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He鈥檚 wearing gym shorts that fit him like pants, down to his ankles, and an oversized red jersey. He鈥檚 standing in an overgrown field as kids run in a blur behind him.

Ingram couldn鈥檛 have been more than 10 or 11, which fits his timeline: The Grammy-winning blues guitarist who got hooked on the blues when he was 5 started playing bass before he took up guitar around age 11.

If someone asks you to define prodigy, show them a picture of the now 26-year-old Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues singer who earned his 鈥淜ingfish鈥� nickname from an early teacher, legendary blues guitarist Bill 鈥淗owl-N-鈥橫add鈥� Perry.

Ingram, who brings his to Rialto Theatre on Friday, July 25, was still in middle school when he started playing professional gigs. Coming from a musical family that included his mother鈥檚 first cousin, Charley Pride, Ingram had a background rooted in church music when he started playing nearby clubs.

He also was part of the Delta Blues Museum band, created through his hometown Clarksdale museum devoted to preserving the legacy of and access to blues music. He was just 15 when the band played before then-First Lady Michelle Obama; the called him 鈥渂lues rock royalty in training.鈥�

Ingram has released two studio albums, including the Grammy-winning 2021 record 鈥�662鈥� and one live project, 2023鈥檚 鈥淟ive From London鈥� recorded at The Garage, a North London club that has hosted big-name artists including the Killers, Jack White, Green Day and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

His world tour kicked off in April at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival and will make stops in Australia, Europe and the UK as well as North America through year鈥檚 end.

蜜聊直播 Arts Live, the entertainment arm of the University of 蜜聊直播鈥檚 , is co-presenting Friday鈥檚 8 p.m. show at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St.; Tucson blues guitarist and actor opens. Limited tickets ($43.50-$76.30) are available through .

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is bringing its 鈥淥ne Night of Queen鈥� Freddy Mercury and Queen tribute show to on Saturday, July 26.

Mullen鈥檚 timing couldn鈥檛 be more perfect as we reflect on the recent 40th anniversary of 鈥淟ive Aid鈥� courtesy of a sweeping documentary airing on CNN.

Queen and Mercury not only stole the show in their 21-minute middle-of-the-day set at Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985, Mercury performed arguably his best live show ever. Some will go as far as to say it was the best live rock show ever.

And from the buzz surrounding Mullen & The Works, 鈥淥ne Night of Queen鈥� is the pre-eminent Queen tribute show. Audiences marvel at the musicianship as well as Mullen鈥檚 ability to channel the late Queen frontman.

Saturday鈥檚 show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St. Tickets are $38-$84 through .

Surfing in the desert

This is going to sound weird, but here goes: is hosting a 鈥淪urfapalooza.鈥�

Yes, surfing.

OK, not really surfing.

There is no ocean, but the organizers at Congress say they are bringing 鈥渁ll the fixings for a totally tubular surf party.鈥�

We鈥檙e seeing fruity cocktails with tiny umbrellas in our future and some pretty gnarly tunes being played on the Hotel Congress Plaza Stage, 311 E. Congress St., beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 26.

The lineup features some of Tucson鈥檚 best surf bands, including the 鈥渄esert surf鈥� trio , whose music sounds like a fusion of psychedelic meets Beach Boys with a proper sprinkling of Americana/country.

Also on tap: the punk surf instrumental garage band , the instrumental surf rock band and the all-female surf band .

Tickets for the 16-and-older show is $10 in advance, $15 day of show through .