Music

Secret City Summer Concert Series Features Hometown Country Singer James Carothers In Grand Finale Friday

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Country singer James Carothers performs 8-10 p.m. Friday at the Ashley Pond Pavilion. Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Country singer James Carothers headlines the final Secret City Summer Concert of 2019, Firday night at the Ashley Pond Pavilion.

The concert is sponsored by Plateau Property Management and New Mexico Bank & Trust.

Carothers is known for his stone-country originals, spot-on impressions of several of country’s greatest icons, character band mates and a large fan base of fiercely supportive followers who love real country music.

Carothers is listed as one Read More

Enter The Vortex: Taos Vortex Music Festival Review

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Scene from Taos Vortex Music Festival Aug. 16-18 at Kit Carson Park. Photo by Becky Rutherford
 
Scene from Taos Vortex Music Festival Aug. 16-18 at Kit Carson Park. Photo by Becky Rutherford
 
Scene from Taos Vortex Music Festival Aug. 16-18 at Kit Carson Park. Photo by Becky Rutherford
 
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Taos Vortex, Meow Wolf’s interactive music festival, returned for its second year Aug. 16-18.

Glitter, tails, costumes, and whatever else people felt like wearing (or not wearing) made for a diverse and colorful crowd.

The vibe was chill, people were happy, and Read More

Hillstrummers Ukulele Group Director Dan Gerth Conducts Final Performance Friday Aug. 30

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Hillstrummers Ukulele Group Director Dan Gerth will conduct his final performance during the August Birthday Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Call 505.662.8924 for lunch reservations. Gerth, also a professional guitarist, has directed the group of more than 20 performers for the last three years and will be missed. Members of the Hillstrummers gather to practice strumming, front row from left, Diane Little, Darlene Potter, Yvonne Trujillo, KokHeong, Janet Harris, Colleen Hanlon, Ruth Lier and Director Dan Gerth. Back row from left, Silvia Hush, Cathy Read More

Scenes From Last To Know At Summer Concert Friday

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Young dancers groove to the music of Last to Know, a seven-piece band based out of Taos, during the Secret City Summer Concert Series Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Herrmann introduces the band, Last to Know in the Pavilion Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Tom Pryor on guitar and pedal steel. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Randy Morris on drums. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Last to Know band member Dan Irion. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From The Boomroots Collective Summer Concert Performance At Ashley Pond Pavilion Friday Evening

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The Boomroots Collective warms up the Secret City Summer Concert crowd Friday evening with some reggae at the Ashley Pond Pavilion. The Boomroots Collective plays high-level progressive reggae and hip-hop music, which has been described as ‘Jamaican funk with New Mexico Soul.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Zalma AezRock, right, on keyboards and vocals with John Simmons on bass. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A magical evening. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Watch and listen. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Secret City Summer Concert: Last To Know Band & The Boomroots Collective At Ashley Pond Pavilion Friday

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Last to Know plays Friday night at the Ashley Pond Pavilion. Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

The Los Alamos County Secret City Summer Concert Series features Last to Know Friday night at the Ashley Pond Pavilion.

Based in Taos, Last to Know is a seven-piece band blending the heartiest world rhythms with jam-band passion, while muddying the lines between Americana roots music, country, disco, funk and bluegrass.

They have played the Main Stage at the annual Taos Solar Music Festival – a stage graced by Los Lobos, Michael Franti and Spearhead, String Cheese Incident, Richard Thompson, Read More

LAAC Hosts Special Brown Bag Show Wednesday

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Los Alamos Pianist Juanita Madland

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos Arts Council is hosting a special Brown Bag performance noon Wednesday at Fuller Lodge.

This will replace the regularly scheduled show first Wednesay of the month. Join the arts council in welcoming Juanita Madland, a frequent guest of Los Alamos Arts Council, as she performs a selection of pieces from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johannes Brahms.

Madland is an accomplished musician, who has been playing since age 3. She has played hundreds of concerts in the U.S., Caribbean and Europe. Just some of her winning contests were the New Read More

Serenata Concert: Alone With The Water & The Night-Schubert Lieder At Site Santa Fe Aug. 30

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Schubert Lieder ‘Alone with the Water and the Night’ Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe. Courtesy image

Serenata of Santa Fe News:

Experience the breathtaking genius of the greatest pioneering songwriter who ever lived. Franz Schubert merged poetry and melody into a new dimension, allowing for revolutionary conceptions of Nature to be carried out in the arts with effortless spontaneity. True Bel Canto.

Schubert Lieder “Alone with the Water and the Night”, doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta in Santa Fe.

Music of Franz Read More

Scenes From Youth Performance And Opening Band At Secret City Summer Concert Series Friday Night

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St. Michael’s High School seniors Gabriel Biadora, left, and Justin Sanchez wow the crowd during the youth performance Friday evening at the Secret City Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Pavilion. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Austin Van helps kick off the concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Pavilion. According to a Sancre Productions press release, Van has a deep-rooted love and appreciation for country music. He showed that appreciation during the concert, playing covers of songs by music legends such as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From Jimmy Stadler Playing Summer Concert

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Los Alamos welcomed back Jimmy Stadler for a solo show Friday night at Ashley Pond Pavilion. The show was part of the Secret City Summer Concert Series. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Retired and beloved concert promoter Russ Gordon listens back stage to Jimmy Stadler perform. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Pretty ladies having fun. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
 
Awesome music, beautiful summer evening, pure joy! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Two steppin’. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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