Week 7 (Last Week)

Monday, 15^th August (Brazilian Night)

The Brazil Project

Their music is a blend of traditional, contemporary, and original Brazilian jazz. Samba and bossa nova rhythms, the excitement of carnival, sensuous songs in Portuguese and English, fiery percussion, and top-flight jazz and Latin improvisations.

Nation Beat

Inspired by the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of maracatu, the foremost diasporic band of the Mangue Bit movement of Northeast Brazil, Nation Beat has created an incredible, fresh new sound. Which nation, and which beat? What makes this group special is that it offers no simple answers. They are rhythm gatherers, harvesting the fruit of 500 years of cultural cross-breeding, which is why the sounds of the northeast of Brazil and the southern United States blend together so seamlessly; NPR music writer Banning Eyre calls them "the most original and alluring fusion group I have heard in years." In 2005, Nation Beat became the first North American group to collaborate and record with an authentic maracatu "nation," the legendary Estrela Brilhante of Recife led by Mestre Walter and rhythm master Jorge Martins. 

Tuesday, 16^th August

Gary Farmer and The Trouble Makers

Gary Farmer, a long time actor appearing on both stage and screen for thirty-five years is the driving force behind Troublemaker's entertaining style of contemporary and traditional blues music.  The Troublemakers started out by playing the music that influenced them-- John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Freddie King while also playing the contemporary blues of Keb Mo, Dr. John, Taj Mahal and Robben Ford until they  started developing our own blues music. Farmer, a harmonica player and vocalist fronts the four to six piece band rounded out by lead guitar, rhythm guitar, sax, piano, drums and bass with lead and backup vocals.

Native Roots

Native Roots was formed in 1997 by musician John L. Williams (Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux) and lyricist/vocalist Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia (Santa Ana Pueblo) to reach out with a message of pride, unity, and respect among all nations, through the universal language of music. This dynamic and award winning combination has produced three CD's that have propelled Native Roots into the Native American and Reggae music scene as the premier Native American Reggae band whose music is 100% Native American written, produced, and performed. Native Roots contributes their solid reggae foundation to the influence it has had on Native American communities. Native Roots is a natural extension of growing up, living and loving reggae music. John Williams' extensive musical background in working with different styles of music has allowed him to incorporate various elements into the music without compromising the essential reggae feel.  In addition, "Shkeme's" singing style reflects not only a variety of reggae styles, but also relects years of experience singing both traditional pueblo and pow wow music. The blending Native influences such as traditional drums, rattles, chants, language and flute, with a variety of reggae styles including ragamuffin, one drop, rockers, and dancehall, makes Native Roots music unique. 

Wednesday, 17^th August

Antonia Apodaca y Trio Jalapeno

This vibrant band plays traditional northern New Mexican music and is backed up by accordion player Antonia Apodaca

Felix y Los Gatos

Felix Y Los Gatos is one of the most entertaining party bands in New Mexico. They play a variety of music from the south and southwest including Zydeco, Americana, Blues, Funk, Rancheras, and Cumbias. A great night of zydeco swing. 

Thursday, 18^th August (the last night)

Clan/Destine

Clan/destine introduces a new sound, by blending contemporary influences to their heritage and creating a balance of new with the old. This earned Clan/destine a Native American Music Award (NAMMY) in the Best Pop/Rock category for “Deeply Rooted”; the group's second self-produced album. They create a tasty blend of musical flavors with a splash of funk, a twist of country, and a pinch of reggae all mixed into a gelatinous rock base. 

Levi & The Plateros

Levi & the Plateros is an award winning three piece native band from Navajo nation in eastern New Mexico that specializes in a mixture of Texas blues, 70’s Rock & Roll, and funk.

Week 5

Monday, 8^th August

Anthony Leon and the Chain

In an era where most music is formulaic, disposable, and ordinary, Anthony Leon is an artist that brings new meaning to the word “original”. Their music although hard to describe, is closest too alternative Country with hints of Americana and Rock.

Stephanie Hatfield and Hot Mess

Stephanie Hatfield invites us into her life by shoving us head first into the back seat of a speeding car that is her music with Hot Mess. A vessel of unfeigned guitars, vocals, and madness built upon empires of heartache and newfound love. Theses aspects make an interesting mix of Indie “Power Rock & Roll”.

Tuesday, 9^th August

Birds of a Feather w/ Coco Robicheaux

New Orleans legend Coco Robicheaux has faithfully delivered his mojo soul to devoted listeners in tiny joints and massive stages for decades. He has performed across the US and Europe, at every New Orleans French Quarter Festival since 1995, and for ten consecutive years at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Mr. Robicheaux was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame at the House of Blues in New Orleans on Oct. 24, 2009. An evening of Soulful Spiritual Harmonies.

Guitar Shorty

Guitar Shorty is well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Billboard magazine said, “his galvanizing guitar work defines modern, top-of-the-line blues-rock. His vocals remain as forceful as ever. Righteous shuffles...blistering, sinuous guitar solos.”Shorty was born in Houston but grew up mainly in Kissimmee, Florida where he began playing the guitar at an early age and began leading a band not long after. During his time in Tampa Bay, Florida, at age 16 he received his nickname, Guitar Shorty, when it mysteriously showed up on the marquee of the club he was playing as 'The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty. He steadily began to garner accloades from his peers and, soon after, he joined the Ray Charles Band for a year. He recorded his first single in 1957, "You Don't Treat Me Right", for the Cobra label under the direction of Willie Dixon after Dixon saw him playing with the Walter Johnson Orchestra. Eventually, he joined Guitar Slim's band and move to New Orleans, Louisiana. Slim inspired Shorty to incorporate more showmanship into his live performance style. Before long, Shorty was doing somersaults and flips on stage.

While in New Orleans, Shorty also fronted his own band which played regularly at the Dew Drop Inn where he was joined by special guests such as T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. He is also well known as Jimmy Hendrix’s longtime mentor.

Wednesday, 10^th August

Friends of Don Lovato

            In memoriam to the late Don Lovato, a well respected local musician.

Equal Cut

Jazz, Rock, Cumbias and everything in between.

Thursday, 11^th August

The Saltanah Dancers

The Saltanah Dancers of Santa Fe have been dancing together for 4 years. They share a joyful, artistic, collaborative approach to the beautiful, ancient-and modern art of belly dance.

Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited

Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited are a band from Zimbabwe. Influenced by traditional music (traditional instrument called the mbira, or thumb piano) from Zimbabwe and improvised with modern music, the band has come a long way. "Our music speaks for the people. We are influenced by the people who are struggling at home. Their voices have been silenced. Someone has got to talk."-Thomas Mapfumo. Their music is described as Zimbabwe Afro-Beat.

Week 5

Monday, 31^st July

Jennifer Peterson & Creekstone

Jennifer Peterson & Creekstone is a vibrant trio from Taos, New Mexico whose music can best be described as Americana with influences of blues, bluegrass, pop and country.

Bill Hearne’s Roundhouse Revue

Legally blind since birth, Bill took up the guitar when he was seven.  Largely musically self-taught, Bill developed a picking style he calls cross-picking.  "Since I didn't have people to play with, I developed a style that incorporated a percussion rhythm while playing lead riffs. Basically, I tried to be a one man band," he says.  Like fellow cross-pickers Tony Rice and Doc Watson, Bill is improvisational.  "I hardly ever play the same thing twice."  It's not something he thinks about, it simply happens, he adds. And what always happens when Bill lets it happen is just plain fun. Dallas born Hearne finds his way into a song's interior with a baritone as mellow as bourbon and smoky as a Texas pool hall and a picking style that satisfies both your feet and heart.  At its best, country music is elegiac, a meat and potatoes campfire poem about heartbreak and redemption.  It's about truth, the kind that hurts and the kind that heals 

Tuesday, 1^st August

Joe West and Friends

Joe West has won the Santa Fe Reporter’s “Best Song Writer of 2008, 2009, and 2010". It seems that his strange folk/country tales of U.F.O.s, broken hearts and trailer park liberals enthrall audiences wherever he hangs his hat. 

Paula Nelson Band

Paula Nelson was born on October 27th, 1969 in Houston TX. With her father being great musician Willie Nelson, she was born into a family of music and entertainment, she started playing piano and singing at the age of seven. She drew early influences from singers like Jesse Colter and Rita Coolidge, whose bluesy, supple vocal style provided one of Paula’s earliest templates as she found her own voice. Texas Monthly has called that voice “torchy,” and the Los Angeles Times praised, “There’s no missing the unforced power of Paula’s singing.” 

Wednesday, 2^nd August

Baile Espanol de Santa Fe

Baile Espanol de Santa Fe brings boys and girls from around the community to perform traditional Mexican dance.

Los Pinguos

They came to the US from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a mixture of Latin rhythms, performed with Spanish guitars, a Cuban Tres, Peruvian cajón (box-drum) and harmonizing vocals. Vivacious and infectious, the sound of Los Pinguos has claimed fans worldwide. 

Thursday, 3^rd August

The Jimmy Stadler Band

The Jimmy Stadler Band’s music cannot be categorized into a single or even multiple genres. Their repertoire includes over 500 songs that cover most genres and several decades. They have been awarded "Best CD of The Year" by The New Mexico Music Awards and are truly talented musicians.  

Cracker

Cracker is an American alternative rock band featuring singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. They are best known for their platinum-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, featuring the hit songs "Low", "Euro-Trash Girl", and "Get Off This". Founders Lowery and Hickman formed the band in 1991, soon releasing the album Cracker (featuring the hits "Happy Birthday to Me" and "Teen Angst") on Virgin Records. The band has been touring continually ever since, releasing 10 studio albums (plus several compilations, collaborations and live albums). Their most recent album is Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey, released May 5, 2009 on 429/Savoy Records. Cracker mixes influences and sounds ranging from rock, punk, alt-country, psychedelia, blues, and folk. 

Week 4

Monday 25^th July

Boris McCutcheon

Boris McCutcheon is a singer and songwriter of truly unique "Americana" songs. He plays guitar, harmonica and mandolin and he is backed by an band of musicians known as "The Salt Licks".

Shannon McNally

Shannon McNally was born and raised on Long Island, New York but has spent most of her adult life traveling and living all over North America. After graduating college, she followed Los Lobos out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. She quickly signed with Perry Watts-Russell to Capitol Records/ EMI. Rolling Stone Magazine gave her debut album released in January of 2002, Jukebox Sparrows (Capitol Records), 3 1/2 stars. Jukebox Sparrows also spawned the AAA radio hit “Now That I Know,” which appeared on the ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ soundtrack. Her song “Pale Moon” from was picked up by Putamayo Records as the first track on their American Folk Album. In 2000 she moved to New Orleans. It was here that her writing’s innate earthy-end-of-the-world-defiance took on a weight and pathos which ultimately defined the mood and message of her 2005 release ‘Geronimo’ on Back Porch Records (EMI).  Produced by Charlie Sexton, the record got a lot of strong support at AAA radio and on Satelite Radio. McNally toured extensively behind it from 2005-2007, doing national tours with a band and as a solo performer. Unable to return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina Shannon settled into North Mississippi with her husband and daughter. Her newest project is called ‘Coldwater’. It was recorded with Jim Dickinson at his Zebra Ranch Studio just before his passing. The record features Shannon’s regular touring band called Hot Sauce; they are Jake Fussell, Eric Deaton and Wallace Lester. McNally has toured and done shows with Willie Nelson, Stevie Nicks, John Mellencamp, Charlie Sexton, Son Volt, Ryan Adams, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Derek Trucks, Rail Road Earth, Rufus Wainwright, Levon Helm and Lou Reed. She has appeared on NPR, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Mountain Stage and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Her voice has appeared on recordings by Jim Dickinson, Mac Rebennack, John Hiatt, Rufus Wainwright, Hal Wilner, Wardell Quezergue and Son Volt among others 

Tuesday, 26^th July

Lipbone Redding

Inventive voicestrumentalist and Southern Gentleman, Lipbone Redding, creates original songs that effervesce with New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves and New York City style. Though his songs stand alone, his entire show is greased with uncanny riffs of vocal trumpeting (AKA THE LIP-BONE), booming mouth percussion, hilarious side moments and esoteric lyrics. 

Felonious Groove Foundation

The Felonious Groove Foundation is known for their unique sound, which inspired by deep funk, the pulse of afro-Latin rhythms, and the aural kinesthetics of rock 'n' Roll, can be described as retro funk with a mix of Latin grooves and dance-floor rock. 

Wednesday, 27^th July

Mariachi Buenaventura

Mariachi Buenaventura is Santa Fe's ONLY all-female mariachi and has been together for over four years. The group started with six girls and now has ten members all of which are women! The group has many more accomplishments. They Participated in the 2006 New Mexico Hispano Music Awards where they were nominated for Mariachi song of the year 'Alegre Y Enamorada' 

Havana Son

Havana Son present a rigoursly authentic take on "son", the guitar driven acoustic idiom that is the precursor to the modern salsa sound. Popularized so memorably by the global phenomenon that was BVSC, "son" is the soundtrack to Cuban daily life. Their music spans other genres including but not limited to Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha, boleros, bachata, vallenato, and cumbia. 

Thursday, 28^th July

Broomdust Caravan

Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Broomdust Caravan describe their music as Country, Cosmic American, Outlaw, Juke Joint, Honky Tonk, and Biker Bar Rock n Roll. With Johny Broomdust (string bass & vox), Felecia Ford (vocals & accordion), Justin Lindsey (guitar), and Cozy Ralston (drums), one should expect special guests, improvisation, other unexpected antics, and above all FUN.

The Hot Club of Cowtown

The Hot Club of Cowtown is a hot jazz/western swing trio, comprising of  Elana Fremerman (now known as Elana James) (vocals, violin), Whit Smith (vocals, guitar), and slap bass player Jake Erwin, who sing in three-part harmony. Since their first recording in 1998, Austin-based Hot Club of Cowtown have become a hard-swinging Western swing trio. The first American band to tour Azerbaijan, they have opened for such artists as Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and continue to bring their brand of western swing to a wide range of festival audiences all over the world, but it has always been about staying true to their roots. 

Week 3 (The Must See Week)

Monday, 18^th July

Wagogo

From Memphis to Mozambique to Mexico, Wagogo is an Albuquerque based reggae and world beats band featuring songs in Shona played on authentic instruments, with some modern roots. The band memebers are an ecclectic group of musicians that make a rhythmic cocktail out of their Chicano influences, Northern Mexico folk songs, warm calypso island grooves, and the captivating spirit music of Zimbabwe. Their lyrics possess an equally enriching quality, being composed mostly by lead singer Armando Ortega, in a blend of Spanish, English, and the Shona language of Zimbabwe. With such a diverse repertoire, Wagogo inspires a multigenerational crowd to dance and sing with its dedication to preserving the traditional roots of music, in addition to exploring new sounds. Check out their music at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/wagogo2

Sister Carol

Grammy nominated reggae star, Sister Carol, grew up in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica. Embodying the sounds of her native land, her music crackles with Rasta rhythms and rapping. Jay Trachtenberg from Record Reviews has this to say about her: “In a genre so often awash in a tidal wave of testosterone, it's always refreshing to hear from a woman, and no female reggae artist has more to say or the ability to say it more convincingly than Sister Carol. Also known as Mother Culture, the Brooklyn-based DJ/singer is back with another thoroughly conscious set of roots music that sparkles with witty verbosity and an acute sense of social reality.” 

Pat Malone Trio

Exciting fresh new jazz featuring archtop and acoustic guitars played with soul and virtuosity. Ripping tenor sax solos and an all-star rhythm section. Listen to his music at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/PatMalone1

Mose Alison

Jazz legend Mose Alison is the pinnacle of the Santa Fe Bandstand Music series and is a must see. His music has influenced many blues and rock artists, including Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, John Mayall, J. J. Cale, The Who (who made "Young Man Blues" a staple of their live performances and used it to open their original Live at Leeds album), and Georgie Fame. Blue Cheer also recorded a version of his song "Parchman Farm" on their debut album. The Yardbirds and The Misunderstood both recorded versions of his song "I'm Not Talking".

His song "Look Here" was covered by The Clash on their album Sandinista!. Leon Russell covered Allison's song "Smashed!" on his album Stop All That Jazz. Van Morrison released an album of his songs entitled Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison, and Elvis Costello recorded "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" on his album Kojak Variety and "Your Mind Is On Vacation" on King of America (Bonus Tracks). Frank Black of the Pixies claims that the song "Allison" off the album Bossanova is about Mose Allison. He also states this at the beginning of the video for the song. His song "Monsters of the Id" was recorded by Stan Ridgway on his 2004 album Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads And Fugitive Songs.

The film The Whole Nine Yards begins with Mose Allison's song "I Don't Worry About A Thing" during the opening credits. Americana singer-songwriter Greg Brown wrote and performed the song "Mose Allison Played Here" on his 1997 album, Slant 6 Mind. Alternative rock band Pixies wrote the song "Allison" as a tribute to Mose Allison.

Allison was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006.

Week Two

Monday, 11^th July

Jono Manson

Jono Manson, originally from New York but now based in New Mexico, is a prolific singer/songwriter and seasoned performer, with a long track record that includes major-label releases as both recording artist and producer and extensive touring in the USA and Europe. Manson's songwriting reflects a wide range of styles, and defies easy classification.

Hillary Smith and Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen is a band from New Mexico that along with award winning soul vocalist, Hillary Smith, create a dynamic blues sound. Their newest CD, No Easy Way, was rewarded five 2009 NM Music Awards, including Best of the Year. 

Tuesday, 12^th July

Rhythm & 53^rd

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble, a Zydeco band from SW Louisiana, returns for another great performance on the Santa Fe Bandstand. Valuing the traditional roots of Zydeco, Curley Taylor mixes rap, hip hop with a splash of R&B and soul. For more information, please see http://www.curleytaylor.com/. 

            Wednesday, 13^th July

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddys

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddys is a New Mexican variety band that displays all kinds of local authentic music. They are committed to promoting New Mexican culture and pride through their music.

Thursday, 13^th July

Jaime Michaels

Jaime Michaels is a contemporary folk singer songwriter based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. FAME reviewer Mark S.Tucker writes: “Jaime Michaels occupies a zone somewhere between Paul Simon (Wish on the Moon is pure joyous Graceland — Blues Traveler's John Popper helping in no small degree in that regard), Al Stewart, and Harry Chapin, all silhouetted by a purpling sunset on the horizon drawing down classic prairie, swamp, and Appalachian refrains..." 

Eliza Gilkyson

Eliza Gilkyson is an Austin, Texas-based folk musician. She first recorded as a vocalist on demos and soundtracks produced by her father, who wrote several hits in the 1950s and early 1960s and is also known as a singer-composer for 1960s Disney films. She released Eliza '69, her first album, in 1969 while raising a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico and did not come out with her second, Love from the Heart, until ten years later. She moved to Austin, Texas in 1981 and released the commercial album Pilgrims before moving to Los Angeles in 1987.

After a brief stint in LA, she moved back to New Mexico in the early 90s, releasing several albums of original material. In 1993 she collaborated with New Age artist Andreas Vollenweider on his recording, Eolian Minstrel.

Gilkyson has been with Red House Records since 2000, though she also worked on three albums independently, recording on her own label, Realiza Records. In 2003 she was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Eliza's third album with Red House Records, Land of Milk and Honey was released in 2004 and was nominated for a Grammy.

In 2006, she released Paradise Hotel with the song "Requiem" about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in December 2004. Coinciding with Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, this song found its way to listeners as a song of prayer and comfort. The same year she was recognized with 3 Austin Music Awards and 4 Folk Alliance Music Awards, one of which was for her song "Man of God" about the Bush administration.

Her most recent album of original material is Beautiful World released in 2008. She recently collaborated on a new album entitled Red Horse with two of her Red House Records label-mates John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. 

Week 1

Tuesday, 5^th July

            The Clan Tynker     

The Clan Tynker is a family of siblings who perform a wide variety of talents in a whimsical "Old World/ Vaudeville" style of entertainment. The show is a kaleidoscope of skills from around the world performed to live music. A variety of juggling skills are displayed including balls, clubs, machetes, contact spheres, diabolo, poi and fire. Other highlights of the show consist of stage magic, comedy, Central Asian/Middle Eastern dance, sword swallowing, fire-eating and tight-wire walking. The accompanying musical soundscape is played on an eclectic variety of instruments including concertina, accordion, harmonium, dumbek, Balkan tupon, as well as various horns, bells and whistles. The show culminates with a dizzying array of danger stunts and climaxes with a spectacular fire performance. This fun and lively show is appropriate for audiences of all ages and has been well received by families.  

The Iguanas

The Iguanas are a New Orleans based Roots Rock band formed in 1989. Hailing from New Orleans, where Latin and Caribbean music have a long and glorious history of interaction with R&B, blues and jazz, the Iguanas was formed in 1989 by guitarist/accordionist Rod Hodges and Joe Cabral, who alternates between saxophone and a traditional Mexican stringed instrument known as the bajo sexto. The two also share lead vocal duties. Within a few years, the current longtime lineup that includes bassist Rene Coman and drummer Doug Garrison was assembled. The Iguanas emerged as a popular band in one of the world’s most musical cities. Their sound has been described as combining Chicano rock, R&B, Conjunto and various Latin styles into a deep groove.

Wednesday, 6^th July

            Los Niños de Santa Fe

            Los Niños de Santa Fe is a local program dedicated to preserving traditional dances of Mexico. Students ranging from ages three to adult learn the fundamental techniques of traditional and modern movements, footwork and the history of other ethnic influences that has defined folkloric dance of Mexico. Colorful and vibrant presentations of music and dance are performed bringing styles ranging from the foot-stomping Jarabe Tapatio to the slow, graceful Danzón style of the Gulf Coast, and the polka-influenced dances of northern Mexico.

Nosotros

Nosotros, a local New Mexican band, combines Latin rhythms with the elements of Flamenco, Jazz, Salsa, and Rock, creating an original sound that is unmistakably Nosotros. M.E. Schenck of Hyperactive Music Magazine may have interpreted their sound best by saying “Nosotros’ music is not to be explained, it is to be felt in the pit of our souls.”

Thursday, 7^th July

Curry Springer and Primm

            Curry Springer and Primm is a local New Mexican band. Band members Don Curry, Pete Springer & Andy Primm bring together musical styles from The Four Tops and Simon & Garfunkel to Tom Petty and Def Leppard, Steely Dan to Pink Floyd as well as their own original music culminating in a an interesting, appealing, and above all, very danceable repertoire.

Listen to some of their original songs at http://curryspringerandprimm.com/CurrySpringerandPrimm.com/Music.html

            The Wise Guys

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