Albuquerque, NM

Food, a little wine, and a lot of Chile….check links for more details.

OK SO I skipped Friday….I’ll do a part 2 blog…
FROM THE ALIBI that entertainment plus news and review mag, see the above and see below:

Saturday September 1, 2007

Atomic Cantina — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl · $10/$15
Bandido Hideout, Candelaria — DJ Sketch · Hip-hop/reggae (8 p.m.)
Blu, Pulse — Sol Kitchen · Old-school, hip-hop and R&B with DJ Sol
Brickyard Pizza — Acoustic open mic hosted by Chris Dracup (9 p.m.-midnight) · FREE
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, Nob Hill — Steve Figeroa and Friends · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, Santa Fe — John Trentacosta and Friends · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl · FREE
Caravan East — Whiskey Bent · Simpatico · $7
Casa Vieja, Corrales — Ivan Rane · Jazz guitar (7 p.m.) · FREE
[LUCKY 7] Thirsty Ear — The Southwest’s premier roots music event returns to the Eaves Movie Ranch near Santa Fe through Sunday, Sept. 2. Soak in all the best in folk, alt.country, cajun and much more–including Robert Earl Keen, BeauSoleil and The Flatlanders, featuring Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock–plus camping, kids’ activities, awesome local barbecue, microbrews and wine. There’s loads of info at thirstyearfestival.com. Don’t be a fool, now. (LM)

El Rey Theater — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl · $10/$15
Exhale Bar and Grill — Dance Party with Mike T. · Top-40 hip-hop/R&B (9 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Fourth Street Pub and Grill, Ralli’s — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl · $10/$15
Ground Zero — DJ C-Money · FREE
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo — Joanie Griffin and Combo Special (8:30-11:30 p.m.) · FREE
Inn of the Mountain Gods — Iron Chiwawa (8 p.m.)
Java Joe’s Coffeehouse, Downtown — The Josh English Group · Jazz (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) · ALL-AGES!
Joker’s Pub — Trinity
La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe — Los Radiators (8-11 p.m.)
Launchpad — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl
Le Café Miche — Judy Christopher and Tony Cesarano (7-10 p.m.)
Mediterranean Café — Cabaret belly dancing by Sherilyn
Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid — Bone Orchard (8 p.m.-midnight)
Nuts and Bolts — Shit Happens
O’Niell’s Pub — Fast Heart Mart (10 p.m.-1 a.m.)
Ortega’s New Mexican Restaurant — Hector Pimentel · Romantic guitar (5:30-8 p.m.)
Painted Horse Coffeehouse — Jazz and Java with Josh Hanna (9 a.m.)
Pars Cuisine — Traditional belly dancing (7-9 p.m.)
Pranzo Italian Grill, Santa Fe — The Geist of Broadway (7-10 p.m.)
Pulse — Pump featuring dance/house/trance grooves by DJs Leo Matthew and Rev Mitton
Raw — DJ 12 Tribe · Hip-hop (10 p.m.)
Scalo, Il Bar — The Stu MacAskie Trio (8:30 p.m.-midnight) · FREE
Smokehouse BBQ, Rio Rancho — Distant Cousins (5-8 p.m.)
Solid Grounds — Holy Water and Whiskey (7:30-9:30 p.m.) · FREE · ALL-AGES!
Sunrise Springs Lotus Bar, Santa Fe — The Three Faces of Jazz (6 p.m.)
Sunshine Theater, Moonlight Lounge — Weekly Alibi Fall Crawl · $10/$15
The Market Café — The Taylor’s (10 a.m.-noon)
Tijeras Open-Air Arts Market, Tijeras — Aaron Lewis · 10:30 am to 12:45 pm · Dave Schuman · Steve Kinabrew (1-4:30 p.m.)
WilLee’s Blues Club, Santa Fe — Albuquerque Blues Connection (9:30 p.m.) · $5

Saturday September 1, 2007
[LUCKY 7] Crypto Crawl — Add your name to the tome of weird creatures roaming the streets tonight in search of live music, booze, bands and other weird creatures to party with. Whether you’re a giant bat, the mighty Bigfoot, a chupacabra or just a person who mixes well with cryptozoological beasts, get yourself Downtown for tons of the best in the music biz on one gloriously weird night. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 tonight. Buy them at alibi.com. See the feature for maps, band profiles and a schedule. (MD

Now there’s more festivals for jazz and other bands too. Some this weekend and some on the 21st weekend.