2014 Summer Local Music and Dance Events

Summary of Music Events with details below:
June 28 Silver City Benefit Dance (Coming up this Saturday)
July 4th Celebration in Las Cruces (Don McLean)
July 19 KRWG Benefit Concert by Steve Smith and Hard Road
August 15 next Las Cruces Contra Dance, Tropical, Lewis Land and the Muletones
August 22-24 Santa Fe Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival, Santa Fe NM
September 12-14 Pickamania!, Silver City NM
September 12-14 Pickin in the Pines, Flagstaff AZ (Peter Rowan)
Music Jams 1st & 3rd Sundays, DACC
Sparky’s, Hatch, 2nd Sundays, Desperados
White Sands Full Moon Nights, July 12, Aug 10, Sept 8
Music in the Park, Las Cruces, Sundays
Music Under the Stars, El Paso, Sundays
Every Other Tuesday, Las Cruces
New Mexico Contra Dances
Las Cruces International Folk Dance
June 28 Silver City MainStreet Benefit for the Silco Theater Renovations featuring
the Big Ditch Crickets Contra Dance Band !! Time: 7 to 10 pm
Community dance open to all ages, includes many contra dances, waltzes, polkas, northern NM mixers,
fun for the whole family. Location Old Elks Club, 315 N. Texas St, Silver City, NM; Tickets $10, free for
children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. A really fun, friendly evening with all local dance
callers, our new bright spot in southern NM. You will recognize many of the faces in the band from the
L.C. May contra dance.
Big Ditch Crickets Contra Dance Band
July 4th Celebration “Sparkles in July” by City of Las Cruces
All day celebration starting with youth activities at noon, fireworks at 9:30 pm, music 4 pm-11 pm,
Don’t miss 8 pm. Don McLean, legendary American singer/songwriter, and at 6 pm band Yesterday, a
Beatles Tribute band from Las Vegas NV. Did I mention FREE.
Yesterday – Beatles Tribute Band
Don McLean folk/folk rock legend
July 19 KRWG Benefit Concert by Steve Smith & Hard Road
Rio Grande Theatre, 7 to 9:30 pm, 211 N. Main, Las Cruces downtown, with mandolin virtuoso Steve
Smith, songbird Chris Sanders, Anne Luna and Nate Lee on fiddle, 3-part harmonies, original southwest
acoustic blend of Americana and bluegrass music.
Aug 22-24 40th Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival
http://southwestpickers-festival.org/ at the Santa Fe NM fairgrounds.
Weekend of main stage performers, 10 music contests including the fun band scramble, instrument
workshops, informal jams, Saturday Evening Dance, onsite camping. Friday night concert: Paw Coal
and the Clinkers. Main stage talent: The Chapmans, James Reams and the Barnstormers, Higher Ground,
Todalo Shakers, Chirps Smith-Steve Rosen-Fred Campeau from the Volo Bogtrotters, Frank George-Kim
Johnson. If you play a musical instrument, bring it. Our local guys, Jefferson Jones, will be playing
under the name Little Table Contraband at 1:30 pm Saturday on the Showcase Stage. Way to go
guys!!! (See photos online).
Paw Coal and the Clinkers
James Reams & the Barnstormers
Sept 12-14 6th Pickamania! Silver City, NM
Gough Park, 1201 N. Pope Street; A full weekend of bluegrass, Americana and folk music, FREE.
http://mimbresarts.org/6th-annual-pickamania/ for latest information.
Great national talent headliners: SARAH JAROSZ on Saturday 6:30 pm and STEVE RILEY AND
THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS Sunday 5:15 pm. My money is on the Cajun/zydeco dancing.
Friday night street dance, 6 to 9 pm
Saturday at Gough Park, 11:30 am to 10 pm:
Bands: Mountainaire Folk Music, Littlest Birds, Higher Ground Bluegrass, hONEyhoUSe, Fishtank
Ensemble, Sarah Jarosz, Steep Ravine
Sunday at Gough Park, 11:30 am to 5:45 pm:
Bands: Lost Howlin’ Coyotes, Homemade Hoedown Kids, Run Boy Run, Steve Riley and the Mamou
Playboys (hear a mix from NPR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PNFkWfZDR8)
Sarah Jarosz
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Sept 12-14 9th Pickin in the Pines, Flagstaff AZ
Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival, awesome lineup, WORTH THE DRIVE.
Details on performers, camping, schedules: http://pickininthepines.org/
My favorite folk entertainer, PETER ROWAN will be there! Also the second generation McCOURYS.
And the CLAIRE LYNCH BAND, and many, many more. If you want to get out of the heat, head north.
Friday night: Contra Dance followed by Square Dance for all levels of dancers. That’s you too.
Complete list: Peter Rowan’s Bluegrass Band, Travelin’ McCourys with special guest Bryan Sutton, The
Claire Lynch Band, Town Mountain, New Reeltime Travelers, The Railsplitters, The Sonoran Dogs,
Burnett Family Bluegrass, Run Boy Run, The Baker Family, Beppe Gambetta, Blue Moon, Jesse
Anderson & Tony Norris, Just Desserts Contra Dance Band, Pick & Holler Square Dance Band, Chuck
Cheesman, Pete Wernick Jam Class, Beppe Gambetta Master Guitar Class. (See photos online).
Folk, Bluegrass and Country Music Jam in Las Cruces
June, July, August, first and third Sundays, 2 to 4 pm, Dona Ana Community College Commons
Area, FREE, players of all levels welcome, bring your music instruments or voice and a tune to share.
For information, call Janet 575-526-5174. See more at
www.zianet.com/lcludeman/contra/snmmds_jams.html
Sparky’s, Desperados (country), Hatch NM
Time: 12:30 to 3:30 pm -- Small dance floor, old country favorites, famous Green Chile Cheeseburgers.
Old general store is like stepping back into the ‘50’s.
White Sands Full Moon Night
Cost $3 per person 16 and older, 575-479-6124
Saturday, July 12, 8:30 pm, Mariachi Fuego del Sol
Sunday, August 10, 8 pm, Randy Granger, Native American flutist
Monday, Sept 8, 7:30 pm, Ernie Dogwolf Lovato, Apache/Spanish-European with stories, songs and
music.
Music in the Park Series, Las Cruces NM
Sundays, 6 to 8 pm
June 29: Young Park, (oldies and variety)
July 13: Klein Park, (variety and Latin)
July 20 Apodaca Park, (country/rock/ blues)
July 27: Apodaca Park, (oldies/lowrider and beach/rock oldies)
Aug 3: Young Park, (jazz)
Aug 10: Young Park, Steve Smith & Hard Road (bluegrass) and Swing Soleil (gypsy jazz)
Aug 17: Young Park, (oldies)
Aug 24: Young Park, (rock & roll and rock)
Aug 31: Young Park, (jazz standards)
Music Under the Stars Series, El Paso TX
Sundays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, Chamizal National Memorial
June 29 - Son Ardiente (Latin)
July 4 - El Paso Wind Symphony / Fireworks.
July 13 - Trailer Band (Country)
July 20 - Los Lonely Boys (Rock)
July 27 - Sobredosis del Sabor (Latin)
August 3 Joshua Tree (U2 Tribute)
August 10 - Son de Mexico (Mariachi)
Every Other Tuesday, Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces downtown mall
FREE 6:30 pm
June 24 Sunlight (folk)
July 8 Dr. Floyd (classic ‘60’s rock)
July 22 Eddie Harrison (cowboy music)
Aug 5 Joshua Saenz (young El Paso singer/songwriter)
Aug 19 Danny Ruley
Contra Dances in New Mexico: check New Mexico Folk Music and Dance (FOLKMADS)
calendar www.folkmads.org
International Folk Dance, Las Cruces Mondays, call Julie 575-522-1691
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER AND STAY COOL !!!
JULIE & LONNIE