Photo courtesy of Cal Productions Anne McCue hits Tucson tonight with her guitar in tow. Her bluesy, acoustic rock sound will easily complement the showâs main attraction, Lucinda Williams.

Forget Silverchair and Kylie Minogue, something good in the music world has finally come out of the land down under.

Australia native Anne McCue plays her bluesy, poppy, jazzy rock songs, bringing them to the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., tonight, opening for Grammy award-winning Lucinda Williams.

Independent solo singer-songwriter McCue moved to Los Angeles a few years ago when her former band, Eden Aka, was signed to Columbia records.

The band toured with the Lilith Fair before McCue quit and the group disbanded.

ãAfter I quit the band, I just never really went home,ä McCue said. ãI quit because I found it really frustrating. Working with a major label, you know, they didnât care about us or music or integrity. It gets to where if you arenât one of their top 10 artists, you might as well not be on a label at all.ä

McCue created her first solo album, Amazing Ordinary Things, with Joni Mitchell and producer Larry Klein. It is currently unavailable in the United States.

ãWorking with a major label has drawbacks,ä McCue said, ãbut working independently can be frustrating, too. You arenât granted the same kind of financial backing.ä

Last year, McCue met Williams in a Nashville bar and was asked to join her on tour.

ãLucinda has a lot of sympathy with what Iâm trying to do,ä McCue said. ãIâve been listening to her music for a long time. I have all of her albums, and I used to listen to them back in Australia, so itâs really very exiting.ä

McCue and Williams are now in the fourth week of their tour.

ãWe started out in San Diego, and weâve been through Montana and Vancouver and Iowa ... ä McCue listed a whirlwind of national venues. ãThe reaction has been really great everywhere weâve been so far.ä

ãI think itâll be a good show for all types of people,ä said David Rothschild, history senior and Rialto employee. ãFor most groups of music listeners, itâll be enjoyable.ä

Williamsâ recent Grammy has generated popularity for the artist and helped to regenerate interest in country music.

ãShe bridges the gap between rock, country and folk,ä Rothschild said of Williams.

ãLucindaâs band is really smokinâ,ä McCue said. ãI wouldnât want to miss it.ä

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Zia Records locations. For more event information, contact the Rialto Theatre at 798-3333.