Music

Igor & Red Elvises Bring Russian Rokenroll To Pond!

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Igor and Red Elvises play Ashley Pond at 7 p.m. Friday. Photo by Johannes Andersen

MUSIC News:

The Summer Concert Series continues with Igor and Red Elvises at 7 p.m., Friday at Ashley Pond Park. The Los Alamos Daily Post is sponsoring the concert.

If Igor and Red Elvises aren’t in the middle of a tour, they are getting ready for the next one – this is a group that is constantly in motion and consistently evolving. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and showman extraordinaire Igor Yuzov is perpetually globetrotting and in the process he has found scores of wildly talented, entertaining

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Tuesdays At The Pond Entertainment Series Continues With Savage Wizdom And Future Scars 7 p.m. Today!

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Courtesy/LACDC

LACDC News:

This week Savage Wizdom and Future Scars are headlining Tuesdays at the Pond at 7 p.m. today.

For those that love metal, Savage Wizdom delivers!  Inspired by bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Manowar, Savage Wizdom brings their unique and heavy sound to the masses.  Founded in 2004, surviving many lineup changes they have become a pillar of the metal scene in Santa Fe, NM. 

First releasing No Time For Mercy in 2007 and their latest highly reviewed epic, A New Beginning in 2014, they have grown into a powerhouse of a band.  Now they Read More

Scenes From Friday’s Summer Concert

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The Honey Island Swamp Band performed Friday for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Sam Price of Honey Island Swamp Band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Aaron Wilkinson on acoustic guitar. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Check it out kids! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The crowd. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Concert picnic. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
New to the dance floor. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Open The Door To Understanding Opera

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UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos will offer an Introduction to Opera class starting 6-9 p.m. Monday, June 13 and taught by Dennis Davies-Wilson and Greg Schneider.

For those who are curious about opera, or wishing to understand the allure of the world famous Santa Fe Opera or Bandelier National Monument’s annual Opera on the Rocks, this is the perfect learning opportunity. The initial class will provide an overview of the subject, then each subsequent class will focus on one of the operas of the 2016 Santa Fe Opera season. There will be two opportunities to attend dress rehearsals as well.

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Tuesdays At The Pond Entertainment Series Begins With Los Alamos Community Winds

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Los Alamos Community Winds. Courtesy photo

 

LACDC News:

The Los Alamos Community Winds is opening the 2016 Tuesdays at the Pond, June 7, with a mix of popular music of today and yesteryear, marches and patriotic tunes.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. so bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoys some great music with the Los Alamos Community Winds.

Los Alamos Community Winds is a wind ensemble made up of members of the Los Alamos community. It is comprised of both amateur and professional musicians of all ages and backgrounds from middle and high school students to retirees.

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Aaron Lee Tasjan Band Plays Ashley Pond Tonight

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Aaron Lee Tasjan Band plays the pond at 7 tonight. Courtesy photo

CONCERT News:

Tonight at 7 p.m., the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presents a very special concert starring the fantastic Aaron Lee Tasjan Band. Not only is he a fantastic singer-songwriter but he’s playing at the gorgeous Ashley Pond Park with a hot, hot band AND the show is FREE!

His early inspiration came from the Beatles and seeing Ted Nugent in concert at an early age but wait… after expanding his musical horizons he grew to love the great Texas outlaw singers. Singer-songwriters like Guy Clark, Steve Earl, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Read More

Coro de Camara Presents ‘Circle Of Life’

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Coro de Camara. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

The final Coro de Camara concerts of the season will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3 at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe and at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at the United Church in Los Alamos.  

The program, called “Circle of Life,” is a celebration in sung and spoken word.  It touches upon the complexities, cycles, and ebb and flow that we experience on our journey through life.  

Eric Whitacre’s lovely Five Hebrew Songs will be presented, along with stirring musical selections that deal with aspects of the human condition such as birth, Read More

Pajarito’s Biggest Summer Event Saturday

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Scene from Summerfest 2015. Courtesy photo

PAJARITO News:

  • Beer Festival, Live Music and Mountain Bike Race

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will kick off its summer season this Saturday with Summerfest, one of the mountain’s biggest events of the year.

The festival includes the New Mexico Craft BrewFest, two concerts, a downhill bike race, lift-served hiking and biking, a disc golf tournament and more. Summerfest is the first of several events happening at the Los Alamos ski area this summer.

The June 4 event begins at 9 a.m. with the downhill bike race and lift-served hiking and biking. The New Mexico Read More