PERFORMERS

Psychedelic Comic and Artist, host of the Burnout Turnout talk show and Monster Machine front man.

Steven is a local Tucson based stand up comedian. Steven is also an artist and a writer.

Perfect for Southwest Funga Fest vibes he will make us all laugh before we jam and dance the night away.

He will be dosing us with his stand up routine on Friday from 8:00PM-8:30PM. If you don’t follow him make sure to follow him @neopostmodernman and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August.

Compersion is Tucson’s cutting-edge experimental chamber ensemble, weaving ethereal electro‑acoustic soundscapes built on strings, woodwinds, marimba, and percussion.

Known for sublime grooves that evoke hovering above the desert, they blend composed motifs with immersive improvisation to create organic rhythmic worlds. Featuring a dynamic collective of Tucson talents—Beck Turro (marimba & clarinet), C.J. Boyd (upright & electric bass), and Ryvyr Nyx (six‑string violin)—Compersion prioritizes deep listening, transformation, and spatial resonance in their performances. They’ve recently stirred the desert experimental scene with packed shows around Tucson, including performances at Historic Y, Desert Drone, and Blondie’s, as well as tour stops in the Bay Area and Phoenix. Their Desert Drone debut was praised for its eclectic mix of strings, winds, and percussion that create “sublime grooves to help you hover just… above Earth”

Perfect for Southwest Funga Fest, Compersion’s music resonates with the festival’s spirit—boldly exploring sonic textures, embodiment, and community immersion beneath the Sonoran sky.

They will be giving us a show on Friday from 9:30-10:30 PM. If you don’t follow them make sure to follow them @compersionmusic and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August.

The Copper Queens are an immersive live performance so buckle up and be ready for an amazing hour of your life.

The Copper Queens bring you soaring vocals and violin supported by intricate bass lines, colorful guitar soundscapes, and dynamic percussive elements. We traverse a wide range of styles and the struggles we all face within the human experience: social injustice, addiction, loss and grief, surviving abuse, and self-acceptance.

Perfect for Southwest Funga Fest we are excited to feature this amazing five piece performance.

They will be giving us a show on Friday from 10:45 – 11:45 PM PM. If you don’t follow them make sure to follow them at and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August.

Tucson-based composer and producer, PABlo—performing as Phoenixbird—crafts immersive ambient soundscapes that shimmer with ethereal piano, otherworldly textures, and subtle, heartbeat-like rhythms. His performances move from introspective stillness to majestic sonic swells—offering more than music: this is a healing journey through sound.

✨ Featured at Southwest Funga Fest, his set invites you into a dreamlike ecosystem where emotion, nature, and imagination converge.

Phoenixbird will be closing out the day of festivities on Friday from 11:45 PM until we decide to stop dancing.This set will be the Sonic Alchemy for the Soul. Prepare to be transported. If you don’t follow him make sure to follow him at @pablobley and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August and get your groove thing on!

We are here to introduce both a speaker and performer who will be sharing a very intimate performance, The Grief Trip: My After WITH Grief. 

When I lost my son Ian to suicide, I did what most dads do—I tried to be strong. I put on the armor. I showed up for my family. And inside, I was falling apart. Traditional grief support didn’t speak to me, so I took a different path. A path through the psychedelic underground.

This talk is part stand-up, part soul-share, and all about the unlikely way psychedelics helped me stop hiding from my pain and start healing with it. Along the way, I discovered something bigger—how neuroplasticity, set and setting, and sacred integration can reshape our relationship with loss, identity, and joy.

You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll definitely think differently about what it means to grieve—and to live.

In this session, you’ll explore:

• Why mushrooms called to me when nothing else could
• What neuroscience reveals about grief, memory, and healing
• How set and setting apply far beyond the ceremony
• What it means to live your “After” in full color, even after unimaginable loss

If you’ve ever wondered how psychedelics can help us face the unbearable—and find beauty anyway—this is the show for you.

Perfect for Southwest Funga Fest we are excited to cry, laugh and learn with Stuart.

He will be giving us the performance on Saturday from 8:00 -9:00 PM. If you don’t follow him make sure to follow him at @thegrieftrip, and @soundsbystu, and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August.

Pineross is the musical alias of Kevin Larkin, a sound and multimedia artist based in Tucson, Arizona.

Drawing on roots in Celtic, bluegrass, and world music, Larkin blends electronically manipulated field recordings with performance art to create immersive, atmospheric experiences. His genre-spanning career includes touring the Deep South in a bluegrass band, composing ballet scores with the art-folk ensemble Chimney Choir, performing suspended from trees at the Breckenridge International Festival of Arts, and developing an interactive sound installation as Artist-in-Residence at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Pineross’ latest single, Under a Tree, was written for an experimental puppet show exploring artificial intelligence and puppetry that premiered at the Tucson Puppet Cabaret.

This eclectic four-piece from Tucson—Autum, Andrew, Will, and Tim—bring their unique flavor to the stage with a fresh take on indie/alt sounds.

As they say on their Instagram, “We’re a band made up of Autum, Andrew, Will, and Tim and we like to play”. Since bursting onto the scene, Chicken Little has been sharing their infectious energy across Tucson venues—from open‑mic nights to ArtFest, where they’ve been seen delighting the crowd. Their style blends heartfelt lyrics, dynamic melodies, and playful experimentation—making them a perfect fit for the creative, nature-filled vibes of Southwest Funga Fest.

Catch Chicken Little as they light up the festival in 2025 with their signature sound and hometown charm. They will be giving us a show on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 PM. If you don’t follow them make sure to follow them at @chickenlittleband and definitely make sure to buy your ticket right now so you can come say hello in August.

Tax professional by trade, music producer and DJ by passion. Grew up as a hiphop/rap purest then matured into loving many more genres including pop, rock, reggae and many sub genres of Electronic Dance Music. Currently spinning a melting pot of all my favorite genres at a house & bass tempo. Always spinning and blending with a creative ear, to play music that takes you back in time or intrigues and introduces you to a new melodic melody in a music adventure. With this being my 3rd year playing the Southwest Funga Fest, I feel comfortable calling myself a resident DJ.  I am honored to play for all attendees year after year. Let’s keep the good times rolling and dance the night away in the Tucson desert!