Albuquerque, NM

This little flower, a poppy supposedly blooms only one day accordingto an older gardener friend. However i grew up with poppies in my yard and I remember longer bloosoms than that. Perhaps it’s all a matter of perspective.

If you were to talk to some people, especially younger folks, “There’s nothing going on in town.” This translates to: They don’t bring in the bands I like.”

However, perhaps we could all learn to expand our openess to listening to music and then there would be more happening than anyone could take in! Take a look at the following from “The Alibi” for today. This is a list for mostly Santa Fe and Albuquerque. This is for one night. Go to www.alibi.com and see all that’s playing all weekend long! Plus there’s music on the plaza in Santa Fe tonight, and a very full weekend of music in Taos. That’s just 3 cities in NM. One could explore Farmington, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, NM, Rio Rancho, Socorro, to name just a few and still find a lot more!

Let me remind you too, there’s plenty being presented in other art productions too. Need more information? Check out: www.albuquerquearts.com and the Paseotempo tomoorw in The New Mexican, The Alibi Paper, Five magazine, New Mexico Kids….the list also goes on. There’ll be reviews and much more.

So once again, since the following is a quote, clip from The Alibi on-line calendar, July 12 2007,
also while you are there, take time to read some reviews, check out where to buy food from local farmers, and enjoy!
Thursday July 12, 2007

Atomic Cantina — Rockabilly round-up with The Long Gone Trio · The Earps (9 p.m.) · FREE
Blu, Pulse — Throbbin’ Thursday with DJ JoJo Pineau (9 p.m.-close)
Blue Jeans — Jam Night with The Rudy Boy Experiment (9 p.m.-1 a.m.)
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — The Universal · Brit-pop/mod/electroclash · DJs Eve and Obenjyo (9 p.m.) · FREE
Casa Vieja, Corrales — Frank Salazar · Country (7-9 p.m.)
Copeland’s Restaurant — Bob Nailer (6-9 p.m.)
Ground Zero — DJ C-Money · FREE
Hunab Hookah Lounge — Belly dancing with Pishkesh (9 p.m.) · $3 · 18+
Java Joe’s Coffeehouse, Downtown — The Old Main (11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
Laffs Comedy Club — Scotty Goff (8 p.m.) · $6
Landry’s Seafood House — SoMA (6-9 p.m.)
Launchpad — Random Order · The Ground Beneath · Revolution Pariah · Coalition
Marcello’s Chophouse — Karl Richardson (6-9 p.m.)
OPM — KGB · DJs Kentifyr, Church and Moniker · ’80s Gothic/industrial/electro · 18+
Ortega’s New Mexican Restaurant — Hector Pimentel · Romantic guitar (5:30-8 p.m.)
Outpost Performance Space — Bus McCarroll’s Science Project · Ron Helman Jazz Ensemble (7 p.m.) · $10/$5
Pars Cuisine — Larry Phillips · Classic piano
Pranzo Italian Grill, Santa Fe — The Geist of Broadway (6-9 p.m.)
Pulse — Graveyard with DJ Screwtape (9 p.m.) · FREE
Q Bar, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town — Terry and the Toons (9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
Rancher’s Club, Hilton — Ben Martinez Project · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Raw — Wired · Drum and bass (9 p.m.) · FREE
Sandia Casino Amphitheater — Lyle Lovett · K.D. Lang (7:30 p.m.)
Santa Fe Brewing Co., Santa Fe — Phil Marshall (7:30 p.m.) · $5 ·ÊALL-AGES!
St. Clair Winery and Bistro — Chris Dracup, Tommy Elskes and Alex Moralez
Town House Lounge — Harvey and the Prowlers · Blues (8 p.m.-midnight) · FREE
Uptown Sports Bar and Grill — Open Jam with Hammerhead (9 p.m.) · FREE
Whisqué Mesquite Grill and Bar, Montaño and Coors — The Hounds (7-10 p.m.) · FREE
Zinc Wine Bar and Bistro — Elizabeth Rose (9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)

Did you notice how many free gigs there are?