Every year in early September, music fans in our little mountain town gather to celebrate all things bluegrass at the annual Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival. Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music first held the 3-day festival in 2006 and steadily gathered…
**CONTEST CLOSED** Mark your calendar for September 26, 27 and 28! The first annual Summer Ends Music Festival V.1 comes to Tempe Beach Park and promises to be the event of the year. Summer Ends is a three day event featuring top local and national…
The King reigns at Bookmans Speedway. The appeal of Elvis Presley never faded; if anything, he is more popular now than ever. If you yearn for some real rock-‘n-roll and can’t get enough Blue Suede Shoes, head to Bookmans Speedway. We have an entire collection…
If you have visited Bookmans Flagstaff recently you probably noticed some changes to the layout of the store. Gone is the small corner dedicated to Bookmans new and used instruments. In its place you will find our vinyl collection and posters for your favorites movies,…
Everyone knows we are your local resource for back-to-school used English Lit. books, but we are also your musical instrument headquarters! Children who are exposed to music and those who play an instrument do better in school than those who don’t. Exposure to music may…
Your kid wants to learn the cello, but cellos take up space and cost a pretty penny. Plus, there’s a chance s/he won’t stick to it. With a quality used instrument (purchased or rented) from Bookmans and a few pro-shopping tips, you can support every…
Audiophiles delight! Bookmans Speedway has a collection of vinyl unlike any we have had before. We have a collection of original master recordings from Mobile Fidelity Records. These are reissues of the master press recordings. For those of us not already in the know, the…
Once expected to die out by the ’90s, vinyl albums are celebrated for their warmer sound, providing the ultimate music listening experience. Whether you grew up smuggling your parents’ albums of yester-year and greedily listening to them on the floor of your bedroom or you…
Cholla High School students performed at Bookmans Speedway on June 14, but it was no ordinary performance. These extremely talented and brave young musicians lost their instructor, mentor and friend on June 11. David McClung passed away suddenly but the impact he had on his…
*Updated dates and times* Bookmans Speedway is the new practice space for Tucson Open Band. The ‘Band’ plays from 7 to 9 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. In an attempt to write a simple piece on this utterly amazing group…
*Updated dates and times* Bookmans Speedway is the new practice space for Tucson Open Band. The ‘Band’ plays from 7 to 9 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. In an attempt to write a simple piece on this utterly amazing group…
Bookmans reduces, reuses and recycles as much as possible. Every day people dispose of their old CDs, records, books and DVDs because they don’t know what to do with them. Luckily, a scratch on your CD is not the end. Even if we can’t buff…
We love that our customers are passionate about music. Our employees are passionate about music too! We go behind the trade counter with Robert Holcomb, Assistant Manager of Bookmans Ina and music mastermind, to share his philosophy of music.
Warpaint is an indie-rock girl band from Los Angeles. The group formed in 2004. The founding members are childhood friends with a mutual love and talent for music and performing. The group released three studio albums: Exquisite Corpse (2008), The Fool (2010) and their 2014…
The weather may be heating up but June means music to our ears — literally. This month, celebrate music with Bookmans’ free music-themed events. From recycled instrument workshops to outdoor summer concerts, don’t miss the musical fun!
The Great Gig in the Sky performs the music of Pink Floyd at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at The Rialto Theatre. As a hub of live music in Tucson and exemplary community partners, The Rialto Theatre has made two pairs of passes available…
We can say in full confidence that Bookmans has the coolest staff members around. How does one become as effortlessly hip as the average Bookmans employee? We couldn’t tell you. It comes naturally to them and they bring it to our stores. What we can…
Who loves listening to music? Everybody! Who likes playing music? That’s harder to determine. Playing music is something many people like to do in the comfort (and privacy) of their own homes, but many musicians would love to find some people to jam with. That’s…
We have no worries that the Bookmans.com winner of this Ticket Tuesday offering will be happy. We certainly are! Our friends at UAPresents offer two pairs of passes to see Bobby McFerrin at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 27 to Centennial Hall.
Bookmans people rock! We (well, some of us) really, actually rock. Bookmans Speedway’s staff is full of talented and musicians, each with either their own bands or solo projects.