Music

Last Chance to Vote for Renegade Mountain Band!

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Renegade Mountain Band of Los Alamos played in the Clint Black Country Cares Competition at the Dirty Bourbon Dance Hall and Saloon in Albuquerque July 14. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

Online voting for the Clint Black Country Cares Competition is set to end at some point today and a winner will be announced this evening.

The exact cut-off time for voting is unknown, but fans are encouraged to cast their vote as early as possible at the following link: https:////www.clintblackopeningact.com/vote-now-2

The Renegade Mountain Band, a Los Alamos country band, performed against three other New Read More

Paula Nelson Brings Austin to Los Alamos

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Paula Nelson. Courtesy photo

By RUSS GORDON

Friday, the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series stage will return to Smith’s Food & Drugs in the Mari Mac Shopping Center in Los Alamos.

Tuesday, July 23, Smith’s will break ground for the new Smith’s Market Place at the Trinity Site. Most of LA has been anxiously waiting for this new shopping center. Folks, it’s coming. It will be the largest supermarket and the only Smith’s Market Place in the state.

I hope you enjoy it, because it should be tremendously beneficial to the town. Let me say this again, shop locally. It’s so tremendously important Read More

Local Band Seeks Support As Online Voting Begins

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The Renegade Mountain Band. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

Online voting has begun for the Clint Black Country Cares Competition.

Local country band The Renegade Mountain Band, is set to battle it out against three other New Mexico bands in the live finals of the competition at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at The Dirty Bourbon Dance Hall and Saloon in Albuquerque.

The winner will open for Clint Black Aug. 3 at Sandia Resort. In addition to crowd applause the night of the competition, an online voting component will help determine the winner. Fans wishing to cast their support for the local band can vote once Read More

Fun Flies at Friday’s Summer Concert

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Community members waved balloons and kids to the music of the West Africa Highlife Band at Friday’s summer concert at Ashley Pond. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
The music of the West Africa Highlife Band drew audience members to dance at Friday’s summer concert at Ashley Pond. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
West Africa Highlife Band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
 
West African bass player. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Kids play with light sticks at the concert. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Local Country Band May Open for Clint Black; Bus From Los Alamos to Albuquerque a Possibility

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The Renegade Mountain Band. Courtesy photo
 

MUSIC News:

The Renegade Mountain Band, a local country band, is set to battle it out against three other New Mexico bands in the finals of the Country Cares Competition at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at the Dirty Bourbon Dance Hall and Saloon in Albuquerque.

The winner will open for Clint Black at Sandia Resort Aug. 3.

Los Alamos locals James Carothers (lead vocal, guitar), Dave Hemsing (vocal, bass) and Trent McCuistian (drums), as well as Albuquerque musicians JR Ross (steel guitar), and Dean Rimmer (banjo, guitar) will perform at approximately Read More

Live the Highlife at Friday’s Summer Concert

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The West African Highlife Band brings an African beat to Ashley Pond Friday. Courtesy photo

By RUSS GORDON

The Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series will be back at Ashley Pond with the West African Highlife Band at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12.

“Highlife music” is the music from the western African club scene of the 50s, 60s and 70s. In those years when young African musicians and students would go to college in Europe, they’d return with a love of the fusion of the music of the cultures. The young people would go to the clubs of their homeland and celebrate the “highlife,” the good times and the parties, Read More

Beautiful Chamber Music & Decadent Desserts Equal One Sweet Deal at Summertime Coffeehouse!

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Cellist Joel Becktell and Violinist and violist Kay Newnam will perform at the Summertime Coffeehouse. Courtesy photo

LAAC News:

What could be better than spending an evening listening to beautiful chamber music? How about if desserts were thrown into the mix? Now that is one sweet deal!

The Los Alamos Arts Council presents the Summertime Coffeehouse July 20 at Fuller Lodge. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and music begins at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at CB FOX.

Seating is limited so people are encouraged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.

Violinist and viola player Kay Read More

Hannemann’s Music Corner: And Now, A Word From Your Instrument

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Hannemann’s Music Corner: And Now, A Word From Your Instrument
 
By RICHARD HANNEMANN
 
First, for purposes of discussion, there are five levels of instruments, to wit: beginning, student, intermediate (also referred to as step-up or performance), professional and custom. 
 
Generally, the first three are “production” meaning that they are manufactured to consistent specifications. They are essentially supposed to be peas in a pod with no difference one from the other (within the level category). If you recall our earlier discussion on how innate
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Rain Didn’t Dampen Enthusiasm at Friday’s Concert

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Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band’s Mary Frances rocks it out as JP Miller makes his guitar sing during Friday’s summer concert at the Los Alamos Food Co-operative Market sponsored by the Co-op, Holiday Inn & Suites and the New Mexico Consortium. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Playing their nu funk style music from left, Derrick Johnson on trombone, Lee Allen on drums and Al Ingram on guitar of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

The crowd gets in the groove at Friday night’s summer concert featuring Yo Big Fat Mama’s Booty Read More