Snow still lingers in the mountain, and the weather has been so volatile. Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in daily and local concerns. I took off a few danys from the computer and missed most of the tornado stories. I was aware of the cyclones, and the China earthquake. So many prayers are needed. So many people have died again. At least aid will get to the places in need…perhaps not the outpouring for local disasters. I watered the garden this morning, answered messages and needed to leave quickly for the next, unexpected event. Got some free stuff discarded by a thrift store, and took a box of books to the nearby senior center. Brought presents to a few friends, and tried to consider ways to help an ailing friend of one of my closest friends. Odd day filled with joy and concern. Thanks goodness for the pool and sauna and Feldkrist class.
We need room for expanded hearts. My minister used to comment when things get so absurd we know what to pray for. Thus I take up the charge one more time. Ever wonder what is enough? Could I be more, give more, etc? The answer is to live each day with compassion to care for those we can and reach out when time is right. Bless all of you whom are active in your community and have time to give joyfully. Also take care of yourself too. Watched some TV with a friend. It so quickly blurs the vision from ways to work or help others. Bit in brain fog. I am glad Hillary won. I admire her stamina. I am glad for irises blooming.
I am glad for the food I eat and my cats, and the brillance of life in nature. I can do only so much. good night.
“I will bet on the horse with less than great odds, for when she wins, the winnings will be greater than all the others. We need some big winnings and great leaders now.”
If you read yesterday’s blog, you might remember my hoping I might get into the Kathleen Edwards concert. My energy somewhat low, I decided to finish the blog, get changed and drive up to the Santa Fe Brewing Co Pub and Grill. Early evening, gorgeous drive, sun blaring in western sky, pre sunset. From the distance I saw the cars, and there were many crowding around the adobe looking complex. I almost turned around to go home. The place looked packed. (Listen to Kathleen’s music as you read)
However I ventured forward, walked in just after a group of “comped” attendees, and made my plea. The guy rolled his eyes and asked this giant, the fan man, what he thought. I heard him sigh, and then I re-explained my vision. He said yes. I was in. This is a two act story and each will get a blog. Credits will be summarized toward the end of the blog. “Scream aloud…you don’t have to be scared of the night…”
I don’t use the best musical description, in a technical way. So this will be a mix of a line from her song and the words that flowed to me in bits and pieces throughout the concert. Thought I give some simple facts about Kathleen Edwards, like how old she might be. Nada.
She is married to her lead guitarist Colin. kathleenedwards.com
Here you’ll discover her style of a bio, and I was/am amazed. She likes Margaritas at the Cow Girls Hall of Fame in Santa Fe. Let’s get to the concert. The first act had everyone happy, more about that later. What seemed like forever (a few minutes) we waited for the band to get ready. Suddenly the floor filled with people. Our view was somewhat obscured: it’s a Monday night and the pub is nearly packed. A few minutes later more people arrived and conversations stopped: full attention on the stage and the music poured out: electricity threw sparks and we were ready. Rock and Roll alive! Now. The crowd, inter-generational soared with unity here the music soared. “Don’t say you’ll the change after the next time”…K.E.
The harmonica pulled heartstrings…evoking a well within full of memories. The rack of guitars kept flying from one song to another. The band was on fire, and with each verse intensified. “We like to play from the heart, as if the company of friends,” K. Edwards. She would turn around totally absorbed in the music and her guitar would go wild, turn again and she was playing body to body guitar to guitar with Colin music boucning off the other and back again. The drummer would speed up, and the rhythm man would crank just a little louder. These guys knew how to have fun.
“Photographs from years past —-i knew I was simple then–going to head up north…” Kathleen Edwards. The pace quickens, and this band is cranking. Who is having more fun? Us or them? They don’t take a break, they drink a little and zoom into the next piece. Poeple are dancing. A man and his wife in their sities or seventies stand up in their corner and start dancing. “Now I’m a face that they’ll never forget…” K.E. Her voice reaches the crescent of the hills, and wanders down rocky paths to the canyon….echoes of the city streets imprisoned by concrete towers. She sings strong and weaves stories that resonate in feelings you may not have uncovered. “When I get old, will my heart bust out?” K.E.
Rocker point of view:
Strong voice. Great lyrics. “Cheeseburgers and chocolate shakes” K.E. Woman thundering loud.
Band blasting with riffs that tie everything together. Lyrics psychologically revealing for her, you, and me. We meet in a twister and can soon sing along. Bodies want to move and jump and clap. And do. Then a turn, the guitars let loose and her voice calls us back to reality: sort of.
SW perspective: we meet northern storm. Lyrics profound poetry which cries to the ethos. The songs are rooted in our/her power within feelings. 21st straightforward rock and roll and the encore goes on and on. A powerhouse band. Read the bio and you’ll catch a glance why.
Credits: drums: Joe Anderson bass: John Ginsmore keys: Jim Brayson (sp?) Guitars: Colin plus the magical: Kathleen Edwards
The Fan Man…visit him at the reporter.com or pick up a copy at many newstands, and JoAnn the Lunch Lady KBAC radio,The ORIGINAL 98.1
KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe,
Megan Hickey presently from Brooklyn NY. She lives in an apt by a subway line, the coney island express Red line I think she said.
I really think I should improve my writing after visiting her site. So take a shortcut and visit her site. Megan Hickey is supposedly the warm up act for Kathleen Edwards. She’s an act all on her own! She uses the steel lap slide guitar as I have never heard before and creates an urban legend that howls softly. She did a terrific performance all on her own. Tales report that she has a band back in Brooklyn, and that she just needed to get out of town for awhile. What better way to introduce yourself to new audiences than to travel with Kathleen Edwards and her band and support staff. You’ll see America from a new point of view by listening to Megan and Kathleen.
Megan found an attentive audience Monday night. I daresay people simply stopped talking as she started playing. She crafts the details of deep relationship experiences with a wailing urban verse. Playing with previously recorded tracks, she reaches out to our dreaming and interjects images and sounds from another world. She is soft and yet provides sharp insight into what moves underneath our skin: images and sounds perhaps from a universal sub-conscious. Includes the feelings that itched to be expressed.
Since you may not have been in attendance to the magical evening at SFBC pub and grill, may I suggest that you review the upcoming schedule and see if you can catch Megan Hickey live. If she isn’t coming to a town near you, then perhaps you need to book her at the nearest pub or bar near you. Leap into a new world of listening and dive deep within to connect. She provides a mystical performance and wonderful music all in one.
MAY >>U.S. TOUR SUPPORTING KATHLEEN EDWARDS - More dates added soon!
1st - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
2nd - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
3rd - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
5th - LaSalle, IL - Uptown Grill (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
6th - St. Louis, MO - The Duck Room (Blueberry Hill) (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
7th - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads Saloon (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
9th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre (with Kathleen Edwards)
10th - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Tavern (with Kathleen Edwards)
12th - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
13th - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
14th - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
16th - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour. Tickets here.
17th - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theater (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
20th - San Francisco, CA - The Independent (with Kathleen Edwards). Tickets here.
22nd - Portland, OR - Alladin Theater (with Kathleen Edwards).
SEPTEMBER
UNITED STATES
19th - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live. ‘Lap Steel Summit’ presented by WXPN, featuring The Last Town Chorus, Slo Mo, and the Campbell Brothers.
The Last Town Chorus is booked in North America by Frank Riley at High Road Touring.
Sometimes the world doesn’t go as planned. Today is one of those days, and just a wee bit before the concert, I get the idea to ask for a free ticket. Can’t connect with the right person until the show starts: augh! It’ll be crowded then and… I’d rather be there while the band sets up. My problem, I did not think ahead to make arrangements. Well, I guess I could be there while the band sets up and see what happens. I’ll report back later.
Here’s the schedule this week for the Santa Fe Brewing Co. This week. Go to their site for more great events, or just keep coming back here for updates.
T O N I G H T !
MONDAY MAY 12 7:30 PM $15 ADVANCE / $20 DOOR
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
Downtempo screamo tango! After being hailed as one of the finest and most distinctive singer-songwriters to emerge, Kathleen Edwards is poised to vault to the front rank of contemporary music with her superlative album, Asking for Flowers. The New York Times praised Edwards as a writer whose songs can “pare situations down to a few dozen words while they push country-rock towards its primal impulses of thump and twang.” She can rock hard but also move a listener with heart stopping insights. www.kathleenedwards.com
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST
THE LAST TOWN CHORUS
Breathy vocals and firey lap-steel guitar. www.thelasttownchorus.com TUESDAY MAY 13 7:30 PM $5
Amy LaVere
WEDNESDAY MAY 14 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome!
www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic
THURSDAY MAY 15 7:30 PM $8 ADVANCE/$10 DOOR
SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND
THE STRANGE INVITATION TOUR
Masterful, fun, and energetic bluegrass/newgrass from Austin, TX.
JAKA is a marimba, mbira, and percussion band from Santa Fe, New Mexico dedicated to fostering ecstatic states through their original, funky, exuberant, world beat groove music that moves the body and spirit.
Sunday May 18 7 PM $10
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE
CLASSIC COUNTRY & ELECTRIC HONKY TONK! www.billhearne.com UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
MONDAY MAY 19 7:30 PM $5
The BITTERSWEETS
TUESDAY MAY 20 7:30 PM $5
SHANE WALLIN
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
JENNY GAMBLE
WEDNESDAY MAY 28 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHTS
HOSTED BY JASON REED
THURSDAY MAY 22 7:30 PM $10
THE DERAILERS
FRIDAY MAY 23 8 PM $7 or 2 FOR $10!
PHIL there’s more too. Will add later.
Casa Sena (Santa Fe NM) Taste of Italy Monday night…call them…or go to Alibi.com another fun wine event…and on Monday in case you missed this weekend’s event. Also great to get you in the mood for this weekend’s wine festivals…see previous blog.
All this talk about food is making me hungry!!! Gotta go. Mary
Erda Gardens Get-Togethers — This is what local food looks like! The second Saturday of each month from 10 am-2 pm, Erda Gardens members and supporters gather for a work party and tours of the garden located in the South Valley at 1305 Blake SW (off of Isleta). There will be planting, weeding, working on the childrens area and enjoying the garden. Bring water and a sunhat. For more information please call 610-1538 or www.erdagardens.org info source www.alibi.cim
Santa Fe Farmers’ Market — Soak up locally grown foods and agricultural products Saturdays from 7 am-noon, May through July, at the New Mexico State Government PERA building parking lot (1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe). For more info, visit www.santafefarmersmarket.com or call (505) 983-4098.
Monday May 12, 2008
Atomic Cantina — Fourth Yeer Freshman · Andy Eppler (9 p.m.) · FREE
Blackbird Buvette — Buvette Team Trivia (6:45 p.m.)
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, Santa Fe — Jerry Becker Trio · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz (8 p.m.) · FREE
Marcello’s Chophouse — Open Piano Night (6-9 p.m.)
Martini Grille — Move Mondays with native soul DJs Beufie, Zaint, Solution, Zaid and Dave (9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.) · FREE
Tavern — Songwriter open mic (7-10 p.m.) · FREE
I’ll tell you more tomorrow.
If you are in Santa Fe and want a bite to eat, you might enjoy Blue Corn Cafe. I enjoy the one downtown more because afer you have your fill, a strool around the plaza will burn some calories. However, the southern location includes easy parking and is very close to 2 movie locations, both with multiple theatres. The food is medium price and great. Red or Green tonight? Margarita or their own home brew? Dessert will put you over the top, so make sure to leave room. Locals enjoy the cafe/bar section a lot. Great place for gossip and may be….
Outside Rio Rancho, NM, there is a small quiet, old fashioned village called Corrales. This small town has several fine restaurants, a few galleries, several horse farms and much more. Make sure to follow their sped limits because they are due diligent in stopping drivers. Corrales has a pastoral atmosphere and a mix of old businesses and contemporary services. You can still see old farms with fresh vegatables, small orchards mixed among small developments and condos.
The quilt and Wine fair was a success with about 2000 in attendance. A local brewer of old fashioned mead reported it was one of the best ways to kick off the season of wine festivals.
Quoted by Falcon Meadery: New Mexico State Fair Winners 2007
Welcome to the Falcon Meadery and Winery of Santa Fe, New Mexico. (www.falconmeadery.com)
Producing fine meads in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Open M-F 10-Noon and 1-3pm. Weekends by appointment.
Please call for daily schedule information.
Mead is wine made from honey. It may have fruit added. It can be sweet or dry. It is known as “ambrosia”, and “The nectar of the Gods.”
More information about mead
Quilt and Wine Fair — Journey to Corrales for quilts, wines from 11 vintners, food vendors, workshops and entertainment by The Bleecker Street Boys, The Squash Blossom Boys, SOMA, and Jim Jones and Friends. Noon until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Corrales Recreation Center East Soccer Fields, off Corrales Road. Admission is $15 for 21+, $5 youths 13-20, and free for children under 13. (notice from Alibi.com)
Next weekend you can go to either Las Cruces or Albuquerque NM to enjoy their wine festivals.
For more details and links to future happenings go ahead and visit: http://www.nmwine.com/
Most of these companies are small to medium operations and have great stories to tell about their passion for producing local wines. Also when dining out or at your favorite bar ask which local wines, brews, or meade that they are offering. Buy local: your money will go back into our local economies.
Expecting a long mother’s day dialogue? Not today. I’m just getting over a bug, and have a short time to write, and have had what seems to be a long week. Didn’t get much done and have been fatigued a lot. Sometimes I wonder how Mothers’ do all that they do everyday! Here’s some news from ABQ arts about this week’s events. If you want to treat Mom right, you’ll have so many choices. Have fun and be creative. abqarts.org
Give this a listen while you browse. Available live on Saturday night:
Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…
Placitas Studio Tour this weekend
Over 50 artists and artisans open their studios to share their pottery, paintings, prints, mosaics, jewelry, fused glass, sculpture, batik, water prisms and more. Shown is one of Greg Reiche’s sculptures incorporating stone, glass and steel. You can find Greg at Studio #21.Take I-25 to the Placitas exit (242), then 2.2 miles east on Highway 165 to Homestead Village Shopping Center for maps and tour information. This has become a traditional Mother’s Day weekend activity.
Studio Tour Sat. May 10 and Sun, May 11, 10- 5
Throughout Placitas
(505) 771-1006 placitasstudi otour.com Fiber Arts Guild showing at Arts Alliance
In honor of Mother’s Day, the May opening at Arts Alliance Gallery will be on May 9th featuring the Fiber Arts Guild. This is a juried group show limited to members of current co-sponsors of the AFAC activities. Fiber art of all techniques displayed plus a special display of original Baby Bonnets in honor of Mother’s Day.
Reception Friday, May 9, 5-8:30pm
Arts Alliance Gallery
1100 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 10
(505) 268-1920 abqarts.org
A Brush with Life
Beginning tonight and continuing Saturday and Sunday at Ironic Horse Studio is A Brush with Life, recent portraits and landscapes in oil and a collection of figure drawings and sketches by Leo Neufeld. There will also be a figure drawing demonstration and discussion with the artist.
Reception Friday, May 9, 6-9pm
Ironic Horse Studio
416 Iron Ave. SE (east of Broadway)
(505) 924-2161
ironic- horse.com
A Standard Debut opens at 105 Studios
Photography, paintings, sculpture and works on paper by 105 Studios artists Kip Malone, Janet Yagoda Shagam, Wes Naman, Benjamin Winters, Cay Garcia, Derick Montez, Yeshe Linda Helander, Gayle Van Horn, Margaret Evangeline and Stacy Hawkinson as well as work by invited artists Mike Certo, Augustine Romero, Gabe Jaureguiberry, Barry McCormick, Mary Carter, Aaron Bass, Nancy Wiedower and Diane Orchard. The opening reception will include music by guitarist and singer Seth Hoffman.
Reception Saturday, May 10, 5-8pm
105 Studios
105 Fourth St. SW
(505) 363-3868
8th Annual Legacy Art Fundraiser
This fundraising auction and dinner is presented by St. Pius X High School Foundation and J.B. and Amado Pena’s Art has Heart Foundation. Funds educational scholarships.
Special Event Saturday, May 10, 6-10pm
Sandia Resort and Casino
Tramway and I-25
(505) 263-7063
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls at N4th
Following the lives of friends and lovers, acquaintances and strangers, the play’s characters wander through Alaska, Hawaii, New York and Inner Borneo. Along the way, seemingly arbitrary encounters with an Incan mummy, Komodo Dragons, pinatas and other oddities, propel this bewildering but thought provoking story that has the lone common thread of an astrological occurrence known as Saturn’s Return. (Local IQ). Directed by Rebeca Mayorga and performed by In Strange Company. Runs through May 18th.
Performance Fri-Sat May 9-10 at 8pm, Sun May 11, 2pm
N4th Theater
4904 Fourth St. NW
(505) 344-4542 vsartsnm.org
Matachines at NHCC
The first ever gathering of Matachines dance groups from the southwest will take place at the NHCC, performing on both Friday and Saturday on the Plaza Mayor. There will also be workshops and panel discussions about the dance in the Wells Fargo Auditorium on both afternoons.
Special Event Friday, May 16, 11am-6pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 246-2261 nhccnm.org
Congratulations KUNM!
For the 7th year in a row KUNM has been named Station of the Year by the NM Associated Press. KUNM News also won an impressive 17 AP awards in a division that includes the largest and most competitive stations in the state.
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festive & Highland Games
This is a celebration of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Manx and Galician culture. Experience the food, dance, music (including a harp gathering), athletics, costume and history of the Celtic heritage. I may go just to find out what Celtic dog demonstrations are all about!
Saturday, May 17 9am-5pm
Balloon Festival Park
700 Alameda NW (east of I-25)
(505) 453-0696
Cowboys are my Weakness at UNM
This sensually wild ride adapted from the critically- acclaimed novel by Pam Houston is a collection of strong, shrewd and very funny stories that is getting great reviews. (What else would you expect from Ticklock?) Presented by Tricklock Company. Continuing through May 18
Rodey Theater, UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 254-8393 tricklock.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Wilco at Popejoy
Based in Chicago, Wilco has released a slew of CDs, each of which stretches the boundaries of outlaw country and good, old fashioned Americana folk-rock. Wilco’s musicianship is among the best and tightest in their genre. Opening for Wilco is the Retribution Gospel Choir, featuring Alan Sparhawk and Matt Livingston from the band Low. An AMP production.
Performance Friday, May 9, 8pm
Popejoy Hall
UNM Center for the Arts
UNM’s Ticketing Service
Lo Maduro de La Cultura 15th Anniversary
One of Albuquerque’s cultural treasures, Lo Maduro is celebrating 15 years of bringing cultural entertainment to Albuquerque with a special performance by Los Reyes de Albuquerque at the Historic Kimo Theatre. For nearly half a century, Los Reyes de Albuquerque has brought audiences traditional Hispanic music. Co- founders Roberto Martinez, Sr. and Ray Flores created Los Reyes in 1962. In 2003 Roberto and his son, Lorenzo, received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award. General admission tickets only $5.
Performance Saturday, May 10, 7-9pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
Mother’s Day Band Concert in Old Town
Celebrate Mothers on their special day with a free concert at the Gazebo. The Ambush Brass Band, a trombone group, will perform ragtime, marches, classical, American ballads, jazz and oldies to entertain all generations.
Concert Sunday, May 11, 10am-4pm
Old Town Plaza
Call 311 for more information
Annual Mother’s Day Symphony Concert at the Zoo
One of the most popular Mother’s Day events in Albuquerque, the annual Symphony Concert on the lawn features the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roger Melone performing works by Mozart, Sousa, Borodin and more.Each year, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra invites the winner of the Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition to perform with them at the Mother’s Day Concert. The winner this year is 10-year-old Gregory Martin who lives in Farmington. The concert is included with regular zoo admission and there is no charge for children two and under. Lawn seating, so bring chairs. Food will be available for purchase; No alcoholic beverages. FREE Park & Ride will be operating. Call 311 for more detailed information.
Concert Sunday, May 11, 2-3pm
Rio Grande Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW
(505) 764-6200
Creative Soundspace 2008 at the Outpost Check out some fine jazz at the Outpost next weekend with Oluyemi Thomas & Henry Grimes Friday night and Chris Jonas and Nakatani/Weaver/Balistreri on Saturday night. Presented by Outpost Performance Space in partnership with High Mayhem.
Performances Fri-Sat, May 16-17, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044 outpostspace.org
Enjoy Lunch and Live Music on Civic Plaza
What are those great sounds coming from Civic Plaza at Noon on Wednesdays? The City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department is making lunchtime a lot more fun for area workers and visitors with with Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza. The one-hour concerts offer anyone in the downtown area the opportunity to brown-bag or purchase food from any of the many nearby cafes and restaurants, then enjoy dining in the outdoors while listening to great music. The David Kurtz Band ends the season on May 14th with melodic pop rock sounds.
For more information, call 311
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Art on Film Series continues at the Guild
Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring a series of Art on Film events at the Guild Theater. Next will be Alice Neel screening May 10-11 at 2pm. All seats are $5. Filmmaker Andrew Neel explores the life and art of his grandmother, celebrated American painter Alice Neel. A single mother whose defiance of convention fueled a dynamic creativity that helped her overcome the limitations imposed on her as a female artist, Alice Neel offers insight into the woman whose remarkable portraits still possess the power to move and inspire. View a trailer
May 10-11, 2pm
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
NM Filmmakers Showcase 2008
The 4th annual NM Filmmakers Showcase is a non- juried, non-competitive series of open screenings designed to expose and celebrate the work of New Mexico filmmakers. The four day event offers local directors, producers and screenwriters a chance to have their short or feature-length work shown publicly on the big screen. All screenings are free and there is no entry fee to submit a film. Narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films will be accepted. Favorite films will be selected by the audience and a panel of local filmmakers, to be shown in three NM cities in the summer of 2008. Guests will be able to meet the filmmakers at a gathering at Laru, 3413 Central NE (3 doors down from the Guild) from 6-7 on opening night, May 15. View the complete line up her e.
Screening May 15-18
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Duke City Shootout accepting scripts for 2008 Duke City Shootout movie competition
Here’s your chance to be part of the world’s longest- running script-to-screen movie competition — The Duke City Shootout. Part script competition, part production festival and totally exhilarating, the ninth annual Shootout will take place July 25-Aug. 2, 2008 in Albuquerque. To become part of this challenge, submit your script of up to 12 pages and you’ll be eligible to be one of seven lucky filmmakers chosen to have their movie shot, edited and premiered in just one week — at our expense. As usual, we’ll be accepting scripts on-line via Withoutabox, or you can fill out forms from our website and submit directly. Visit our website and click on “Submit Your Script” for more information. Get a $5 per script discount if you submit by April 15, 2008. The deadline is May 15, 2008 and 10 finalists will be announced June 4, 2008. The seven winners will be announced a week later.
Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter.
www.abqarts.org
Did you know that the Arts Alliance maintains the only Ethnic Events Calendar in the state? It’s on their web site. Check it out!
a bqarts.org/cultural/culturecal.htm
John Donald Robb Composers’ Competition Call for Composers
What: Entries must be based on themes of Hispanic folk songs from the Robb Archives of the Center for Southwest Research in the UNM main library. Award: Winning composition received $3,500.
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2008 More Info: Call Doris Williams at 277-8967
Blog ideas come in and out of my head. Sometime soon, I’ll get a pad and keep notes. In the meantime, here’s some great news early. The best part about these releases is that you get plenty of time to plan your summer and you have the #1 chance to get tickets where appropiate. I will also do reminders, and perhaps a few features on different musicans. If you call NMJW let them know you read this here. Thanks.
P R E S S R E L E A S E
New Mexico Jazz Workshop 5500 Lomas Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-255-9798 Fax: 505-232-8420
Salsa Under the Stars
Jazz & Blues Under the Stars
2008 Women’s Voices Festival
For event & ticket info, call 255-9798
Or visit the NMJW website at www.nmjazz.org
SALSA UNDER THE STARS – The place for enjoying the hottest Salsa dance music at the coolest dance spot in Albuquerque: Friday nights at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission (EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED): $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. Families are welcome and Children Under 12 are Free. Summer Music Festival Passes and Group Discounts available. The Cooperage Restaurant offers a fine selection of grilled entrees, salads, desserts, and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music.
FRIDAY, MAY 30 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Chino Espinoza y los Dueňos Del Son
In this video the crowd is wild and the band hot, so you can get a sense of what may be the mood in the summer (almost) night. Be prepared to dance…how could you sit still? You might even forget that you are in Alburquerque NM!!
The summer gets real hot here. Can we take more heat? You decide and watch the video. Now grandmas, don’t let the grandkids have all the fun: get out there and show them that you still know the moves. Make everyone else blush. Afterall, how long have you danced to salsa?!
FRIDAY, JULY 11 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Conjunto Colores
FRIDAY, JULY 18 Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual
Son Como Son New Mexico Jazz Festival
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
Calle 66
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Havana NRG
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 ART EDGE of ALBUQUERQUE NIGHT
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Son Como Son
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JAZZ & BLUES UNDER THE STARS: Saturday nights at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission (EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED): $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. Families are welcome and Children Under 12 are Free. Summer Music Festival Passes and Group Discounts available. The Cooperage Restaurant offers a fine selection of grilled entrees, salads, desserts, and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music.
SATURDAY, MAY 31 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT
Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith
Plus The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
Michael Herndon Group
Straight Up featuring the Vocals of Giacomo Gates
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Todd Tijerina Band
Los Albuquerque Blues Connection
Paul Brodsky (Solo Blues Guitar, Harp & Vocals)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10 The Jazz of Rob Mullins
SATURDAY, JULY 12 New Mexico Jazz Workshop & Albuquerque Museum Southwest Jazz Orchestra Board of Directors Annual Social
SATURDAY, JULY 19 Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual
Pleasure Pilots New Mexico Jazz Festival
Memphis P’Tails
Chris Dracup (Solo Blues, Guitar & Vocals)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Jeff Brown Trio
Bert Dalton Brazilian Jazz Project
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
Patty Stephens with The Pat Rhoads Jazz Ensemble
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2008 WOMEN’S VOICES FESTIVAL - Women’s Voices, a festival which began in 1993, continues as an annual tribute to the outstanding women vocalists in New Mexico: The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $10 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. Families are welcome and Children Under 12 are Free. A limited number of Gold Circle seats (preferred seating in front of the stage) are available at $30 each. The Cooperage Restaurant offers a fine selection of grilled entrees, salads, desserts, and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music.
Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival
FRIDAY, JULY 25 Hosted by: TBA
Featured performers are:
Charmed / Dianna Hughes / Patti Littlefield / Kari Simmons / Hillary Smith
SATURDAY, JULY 26 Hosted by Nancy Laflin, Executive Director of The New Mexico Music Commission
Featured performers are:
The Buckarettes / Jenny Marlow / Busy McCarroll / Madi Sato / Susan Clark
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SUNDAY JAM SESSIONS at SEASONS ROTISSERIE & GRILL
2031 Mountain Road NW – Old Town Albuquerque
Curated by Maud Beenhouwer – Bassist, Band Leader, and New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music Faculty member
Each Jam Session features a house band made up of local professionals. Jammers are asked to arrive early, sign-up, and listen to the first pro set. We encourage you to support your local scene by purchasing food and beverages at the venue. This is our seventh summer of great jam sessions on the Seasons Rooftop Patio.
All Jam Sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. on the scenic rooftop patio. Seasons generally does not accept reservations for the Rooftop. Early arrival (6:30 p.m.) is highly recommended for choice seating. Seasons is a family-friendly environment, and minors are allowed if escorted by an adult guardian. There is a never a cover charge for Jazz events at Seasons.
Jazz Jammers please call The New Mexico Jazz Workshop at 505-255-9798. Seasons patrons please call Seasons at 505-766-5100.
Sunday, May 4 New Mexico Jazz Workshop Alumni Band
Sunday, May 11 Dan Dowling Quartet w/John Truitt
Sunday, May 18 Dan Dowling Quartet w/Dick Trask
Sunday, May 25 Dan Dowling Quartet w/Robb Janov
Sunday, June 1 Jeff Brown Quartet
Sunday, June 8 Jeff Brown Quartet
Sunday, June 15 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Lee Taylor
Sunday, June 22 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Rodolfo Gonzalez
Sunday, June 29 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Dimi DiSanti
Sunday, July 6 Ed Ulman Quartet
Sunday, July 13 Ed Ulman Quartet
Sunday, July 20 Joan Griffin Quartet
Sunday, July 27 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 3 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 10 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 17 Lee Taylor Quartet
Sunday, August, 24 Lee Taylor Quartet
Sunday, August 31 Hillary Smith Quartet
I know you are in the mood for more musica..and you will find more here throughout the summer. Don’t wait for me, you can start listening to these musicans now, buy their CDs, and of course buy some tickets. Wouldn’t hurt for you to become a NMJW member either to get discounts. If you have a group who wants to celebrate a special occassion why not make your reservations (and buy your tickets) now. The party will be huge, and you can embellish with some food, etc. Perhaps even a few hotel rooms so you can make your fun an all-nighter. Be creative.
SATURDAY, MAY 31 www.nmjazz.org FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT
Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith
Plus The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands
While I am looking…here…
OK so I did not find the band I was loooking for. I know you are thirsting for music so I substituted a little. Here are two links that will give you more information:
Ok, I went to the nmjazz.org site and clicked links. There’s a radio program that features local jazz musicians…so hit it there, or use the links provided above.
I love learning more about the musicians. You can shortcut to there and find your own favs until I do more research. Play! If you would like to be featured on this blog, contact me. Leave a comment and I’ll contact you.
This is a long read. It’s even a longer read, if you go to thesun-news.com and review all the articles. Here’s a few clips to whet the appetite. Here’s a wonderful expresson of free press. This highly politicized rag providing multi viewpoint articles, keep in touch with another aspect of local heartbeat (particularly in this issue) with articles on health, and important news about the high plain prairie-chicken festival.
Fess up you probably know more about the UD Constitution than you do about prairie chickens or gut flora and fungus! Plus the doctor is a member of our Tibetan monk community! How cool is that? This intro to Santa Fe 405…yep this is the behind the scene you won’t hear much about in the town, but hurray for all the thinkers and supporters for this paper.
Why did I include an article about bearing arms? Especially as I am a pacifist and don’t like guns? Simple I love the constitution. It’s a good reread for all in one. Besides, if America faces too many internal trials, it may be wise to have those guns ready (watched a movie related to the subject). either way, we do have certain rights. Lately few government officials deem it important to uphold and protect the constitution or its citizens.
I am doing random reading and exploration on healthy gut and intestinal systems, so the article feeds those concerns. Did you know after 1 round of antibiotics, you need to take pro-biotics for 3 months? Your immune system depends on it! read on and think and then read the Sun News.
The Redundant Invididual Right to Own and Use Guns
by Brendan O’Brien
“A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the STATE to keep and bear
Arms, shall not be infringed.”
This would be nonsensical, especially
couched in the Bill of Rights.
The first ten amendments list numerous,
specific, and non-specific rights and
powers that individual persons have,
except for one? Yeah, right!
Suppose someday it was decided by a
vote, or even by an executive decision that
America no longer needed the reserve
component of the army known as the
National Guard, and it was then disbanded.
Could the National Guard then sue because
its rights were violated?
LOL! That’s a good one!
The militia, or National Guard is a
government POWER. It is not a right.
If you were to eliminate the subordinate
clause “A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free state”
from the 2nd Amendment, which does not
even mention a right at all, you would still
have an independent clause which still
protects a right:
“The right of the People to keep and bear
Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Even if the American people voted to
disband “Congress” as mentioned in the
1st Amendment, we all would still retain the
“individual rights” of freedom of speech,
religion, etc. mentioned in that amendment,
because a government does not grant
rights, rights are inherent. The same is
true that if we disbanded the “militia”
mentioned in the 2nd Amendment, we
would still retain the “individual right” to
keep and bear arms…..
for the Young at Heart Pt. 3
In the last article Dr. Fitzpatrick
mentioned some of the grim toxicities we,
as a society have created, and how they
are interfering with our health. Today she
talks about the resiliency of our bodies
and some guidelines for us as
environmentalists.
The call to action is to
understand your precious internal
ecosystem and to support and maintain it.
As with any ecosystem, our bodies are
resilient and have built in ways to detoxify
and rebuild.
All healthy living systems have the
capacity to restore and rebuild. By
cleaning, detoxifying and
re balancing our internal ecosystems we
insure the improved health of the next
generation of cells, tissues and organ
systems.
Here are some guidelines for us as
environmentalists to follow as we
approach care and maintenance of our
beings.
First, avoid exposure to any and all
chemicals. Remember that exposure occurs
through what you eat and drink but also
through your lungs and skin. Read labels.
Do not consume through your mouth or
skin anything you cannot pronounce or
spell! If you do not know what an
ingredient is, what it looks like or where it
comes from, avoid it!
Second, we must stop the relentless war
on germs !!
Bacteria and fungi are the very matrix
of life on earth. Our intestines should
contain 8-12 lbs. of bacteria! The GI tract is
home to 100,000 billion bacteria at any point
in time. Considering that the average
person has 10,000 billion human cells in
his or her body, one could say there are
more of “them than us.” These precious
intestinal bacteria cover the intestinal cells
which are the only barrier between what
you take in from the outside and what you
absorb into your many systems. In health,
these bacteria detoxify carcinogens,
produce vitamin precursors, and fully
New Mexico’s 7th Annual High
Plains Prairie-Chicken Festival
by Tish Mc Daniels
hey hear you are going to the prairiechicken
festival is
“You’re going to a
chicken festival? “
Then, lots of silly
clucking sounds and
then “And where is
Milnesand?” Well, it
turns out that
Milnesand is in
southeastern New
Mexico, in the heart of
the Southern Great
Plains, the traditional
breeding grounds of the lesser prairiechicken
(a relative of the sharp-tailed
grouse). Every year in mid-April or so the
males perform a mating ritual on breeding
grounds called “leks” that involves puffing
up bright red air sacs on the sides of their
heads, fluffing up their tail feathers,
stomping their feet, and calling, all in an
attempt to attract mates from the few females
that stroll seemingly uncaring by the
revved-up contenders.
The lesser prairie-chicken was once
abundant in New Mexico, Colorado,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas
panhandle. Its’ numbers have declined an
estimated 90% since the 1800’s primarily
due to alteration of habitat for ranching and
agriculture (www.audubon2.org/ watchlist/
viewSpecies.jsp?id=122 - 25k). The lesser
prairie-chicken is a candidate for listing
under the Endangered Species Act.
Nothing made the bird’s dilemma more clear
than seeing a photo of a lone male
Attwater’s prairie-chicken (an even more
endangered species) performing on a lek
where dozens once would have been, with
not another bird in sight. This could be the
fate of the lesser prairie-chicken.
The festival has
been held for the past
seven years, in an
attempt to educate the
public about the
dwindling population
of prairie-chickens. It
is put on by the NM
Department of Game
and Fish in
cooperation with the
Nature Conservancy
of New Mexico,
Grasslans Charitable Foundation, the
Community of Milnesand, and others. The
cost of the two-day festival includes five
delicious meals and coffee and donuts on
Saturday and Sunday for bleary-eyed
birders who rise at 4:00am or so to climb
into vans to go view the birds doing their
thing on the leks. Also included are late
morning and afternoon field tours like
Ecology of prairie dogs, Ecology of playa
lakes, or guided birding tours. Various
activities and demonstrations are offered
around the community center before the
afternoon tours. Some, (like me) just plain
collapse from exhaustion and instead of
watching knapping demonstrations, decide
to do a bit of the other kind of napping. But
it really is fun, trust me, and it certainly
makes it clear how truly worthwhile it is to
conserve the habitat of the lesser prairiechicken.
For information on next year’s festival
contact the festival co-coordinator, Tish
McDaniel at (575) 762-6997 or
chickenfestival@yahoo.com.
New Mexico’s 7th Annual High
Plains Prairie-Chicken Festival
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Maake sure to visit the previous blog on Kathleen Edwards…have a musical discovery and journey….don’t miss her great music.
SATURDAY MAY 10 7 PM $18 ADVANCE / $23 DOOR
FAN MAN PRESENTS A KILLER TRIPLE BILL
MASON JENNINGS
Minneapolis folk-pop singer-songwriter. www.masonjennings.com
BRETT DENNEN
Laid back folk pop rocker from Oakdale, CA.
www.myspace.com/brettdennen
SUNDAY MAY 11 4 PM $17 ADVANCE / $22 DOOR GATES OPEN AT 3 PM
FAN MAN
KBAC 98.1 RADIO FREE SANTA FE
OUTLAW COUNTRY 107.5
PROUDLY PRESENT THE
2ND ANNUAL SPRING KICKOFF BAR-B-QUE
AT THE PUB & GRILL AT THE SFBC!
FEATURING RED-HOT OKLAHOMA COUNTRY ROCKERS
CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED
also/later
SUNDAY MAY 11 7 PM $5
SYD MASTERS & the SWING RIDERS
Vintage western cowboy swing. www.sydmasters.com
UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
WEDNESDAYS IN MAY 14, 21, & 28 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHTS
HOSTED BY JASON REED
MONDAY MAY 12 - 7:30 - $15 ADVANCE / $20 DOOR
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST
THE LAST TOWN CHORUS
TUESDAY MAY 13 7:30 PM $5
Amy LaVere
THURSDAY MAY 15 7:30 PM - $8 ADVANCE / $10 DOOR
SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND
FRIDAY MAY 16 7 PM $5
J A K A
SUNDAY MAY 18 7 PM $10
MICHAEL HEARNE & SXSW
MONDAY MAY 19 7:30 PM $5
The BITTERSWEETS
TUESDAY MAY 20 7:30 PM $5
SHANE WALLIN
THURSDAY MAY 22 7:30 PM $10
THE DERAILERS
SATURDAY MAY 24 - 7:30 PM - $TBA
The CHERRY PICKERS
SUNDAY MAY 25 6 PM $18 ADVANCE / $23 DOOR
B L U E R O D E O
FRIDAY MAY 30 8 PM
BUGS HENDERSON
MONDAY JUNE 2 6:30 PM $20 / $25
B E I R U T
THE BRUNETTES
THURSDAY JUNE 5 $10 ADVANCE / $12 DOOR GRUPO
Kathleen Edwards is playing on May 12th which is a MOnday. Shed the pretty flowered dresses and favors for MOms, and enter another realm reflecting a free you outspoken self who needs to hang loose and feel the rhythms of your soul meld with her music.
Ok where the flowers but know you will rock and be rocked: loud fast and terrific jam in your mind and be glad you know how to jump out of your skin with nothing but some sweat and darn goood rock n roll. On a Monday: imagine!!!
So before then you have much to enjoy. This group of musicians seem to share a knack for creating haunting, powerful, deep sea fishing or diving lyrics. Much like meeting a bull or wild horse unexpectedly roaming free in the local park. Their words are calling you to open places where wildness rides freely, and you are as you are and somehow that really is OK. Do you want to miss such a communion as that??? A few bucks, a drive to the other side of town on the edge of NM Santa Fe development where the sky still shines full of stars and the brew is a lot better than the fries. That wild stallion and seeking your song, a voice hidden silently years to join theis call. Or is it merely an echo of the night before?
Come on over and change your hat nightly, but confess you love the poetry, and perhaps the beer too. These acts have a lot to offer, like the promise of spring: hope that life is eternal and will sprout every spring. Live thses days madly because all too fast you may be gone floating in another dimension. You have to day and today only to live now, and you might as well stretch your mind and push an edge or too ( but drive safely): live and have fun now. Confess you love the poetry of great and original lyrics. ” you get the glory!”…K.E. lyrics
Also listen up to the videos above. A preview of sorts.
good morning. Another bumpy ride through the night on America’s highways. It’s 8:30am, I’m wide awake, but one step shy of happiness without my morning coffee yet. I woke to find my mind racing about all the things I’ve neglected and the blog seemed like the easiest to attend to, as it involved not moving. The last 6 weeks have been busy and full of wonderful and strange things. The earliest memory I have is at the Black Sheep Inn where it all started. My friends Jeff, Leigh, and Mark bought and run a great spot down the road from the Sheep, and it was there that I realized m
