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While AMP is dedicated to bringing great music to Albuquerque, we do sometimes succumb to the charms of heading north to Santa Fe. Cooler weather and beautiful outdoor venues makes for a lovely day trip. We'll be working on a series of shows with Fan Man Productions, who have been helping us bring some great acts to Albuquerque as well. We'll be collaborating on shows at the Santa Fe Brewing Company and Paolo Soleri. The Brewing Company is on the south edge of Sante Fe. Take the Cerillos exit, head south, and look for their big sign on the right. Without having to head into Santa Fe proper, it takes only 40 minutes to get there from Albuquerque. They've got their own microbrews and a decent bar menu. Unless otherwise noted, these shows are all ages and outdoors on the huge patio. All shows start early too! Click for ticket outlets. Be sure to check our main page for a list of great shows happening here in Albuquerque!
Although the Yonder Mountain String Band was formed in Nederland, CO, its origins go back to Urbana, IL, where college student and banjo player Dave Johnston met mandolin player Jeff Austin. Austin moved west and settled in Nederland. Johnston joined him there, and the two met bass player Ben Kaufmann and guitarist Adam Aijala at a club called the Verve. In December 1998, they formed the Yonder Mountain String Band to open for a band at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. They developed a following among bluegrass fans and also among jam band fans as they played extensively and worked their way up the bar and club circuit in the West to large venues like Red Rocks and the Fillmore. Using bluegrass as its bedrock, the band has grown like few rock bands even do these days. Read more about this show, watch videos and find out how to buy tickets!
Emmylou Harris has many gifts—as an interpreter, as an eloquent composer, and as an inveterate musical explorer who's been able to discover, rescue, and/or give new life to many a beautiful but overlooked country, bluegrass or folk tune. Emmylou is touring in support of her new album, All I Intended To Be, which has been hailed as "some of the best music she has ever made... The aching compassion with which she sings reveals a voice as real as any in music today." (Crawdaddy) Emmylou has been called by Billboard Magazine a "truly venturesome, genre-transcending pathfinder." Throughout her career, she has been admired for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur. She has won 12 Grammy Awards, including Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2005, and has been named Female Vocalist Of The Year by the Country Music Association. Read more about this show, watch videos and find out how to buy tickets!
Lyle Lovett is one of the all-time great American singer/songwriters. His voice is unique, but his antecedents are recognizable. In his work two roads come together—the trail blazed by the great Texas storytellers of whom Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark are the best known, and the crooked highway navigated by sophisticated wise-asses such as Randy Newman and Tom Waits. Lovett's first gift was to combine these two potent strands of musical DNA into a new genome able to generate songs as brilliant and double-sided as "If I Had A Boat," "God Will," "If I Were the Man You Wanted," "Family Reserve" and "Her First Mistake." That would be plenty for any composer to base a career on, but Lovett was also capable of both flat-out humor ("That's Right (You're Not From Texas"), "Here I Am," "Church") and heartbreakers that were poignant without ever descending into sentimentality ("She's Already Made Up Her Mind," "Nobody Knows Me," "The Road To Ensenada"). What emerged was a picture of a smart and complicated man, whose good humor and generosity of spirit were holding back a darker character. Read more about this show, watch videos and find out how to buy tickets
Since the 1987 release of the international hit single "Bamboleo," from their platinum-selling eponymous debut album, the Gipsy Kings have dominated the world music charts and sold more than fourteen million albums worldwide—more than four million in the United States alone, where they are the biggest-selling French act ever. Their platinum compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings, was on the charts for more than a year. The Associated Press calls their most recent album, Pasajero, "a fresh combination of their signature sound—driving rhythms, skilled guitar work, and the unmistakable vocals of lead singer Nicolas Reyes." Read more about this show, watch videos and find out how to buy tickets Tickets are available in Albuquerque (cash only plus $2 surcharge) at:
Tickets are also available through the Lensic Box Office (505-988-1234) and TicketsSantaFe.org.
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