kwˈɪkli ðə ɹˈaɪəltˌoʊ ɡˈɑːɹnɚd ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən æz tˈʌksənz pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt mjˈuːzɪk vˈɛnjuː, æz bˈɛɹ ænd skˈuːnoʊvɚ hˈoʊstᵻd ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ʃˈoʊz fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ɐ daɪvˈɜːs ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv ˈækts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə blˈæk kɹˈoʊz, lˈɪŋkɪn pˈɑːɹk, ðə wˈaɪt stɹˈaɪps, mɚɹˈuːn fˈaɪv, dˈeɪv tʃæpˈɛl, mˈɔːɹɪsi, fjuːɡˈɑːzi, ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mjˈuːl, sˈæm bjˈuːɾɚɹə, ðɪ ˈæfɹoʊkjˈuːbən ɔːlstˈɑːɹz, kˈɪŋ sˈʌni ɐdˈɛ, sɛsˈɛɹiə ɪvˈoːɹə, ˈɑːɹtʃɚɹˌoʊ sˈænduːvəl, dwˈaɪt jˈoʊkæm, mˈɜːl hˈæɡɚd, ðə vədʒˈaɪnə mˈɑːnoʊlˌɑːɡz, kwˈɛst fɔːɹ fˈaɪɚ ænd ˈiːvən ðə dʒˈɪm ɹˈoʊz sˈaɪd ʃˈoʊ.
Quickly the Rialto garnered a reputation as Tucson's preeminent music venue, as Bear and Schoonover hosted over 700 shows featuring a diverse range of acts such as The Black Crowes, Linkin Park, The White Stripes, Maroon 5, Dave Chappelle, Morrissey, Fugazi, Government Mule, Sam Butera, The Afro-Cuban Allstars, King Sunny Ade, Cesaria Evora, Arturo Sandoval, Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, The Vagina Monologues, Quest for Fire and even the Jim Rose Side Show.