Music

Scenes Of LAHS Marching Band Opening Summer Concert

Director Ryan Finn of the Los Alamos High School Jazz Band gives a thumbs up as the Hilltoppers Marching Band opens for the Summer Concert series this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Marching Band opens the Summer Concert series this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo Read More

Atomic Follies Cabaret: Summer Camp Extravaganza

The Atomic Follies Cabaret presents ‘The Summer Camp Extravaganza’ adult dinner theater show Aug. 6 at Los Alamos Little Theater. Courtesy/Los Alamos Creative District

Los Alamos Creative District News:

The Atomic Follies Cabaret presents ‘The Summer Camp Extravaganza’ adult dinner theater show 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.

For the first time in Los Alamos history the Atomic Follies Cabaret will have 3 Drag Queens unite on stage.

Summer Camp meets High Camp in this very fun and campy show which will feature many local performers with live music, fun songs, dancing, comedy, and “heart-pounding/cheer-inducing/ Read More

The Wildflowers, America’s Number One Tom Petty Tribute Band Performs Summer Concert Friday At Ashley Pond Park

The Wildflowers will perform Aug. 5 during the Summer Concert Series. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

Los Alamos Summer Concert News:

 A celebration of professional associations, employee federations, and labor unions sponsored by the Los Alamos Federation of School Educators and the New Mexico Federation of Labor.

The Wildflowers sound just like Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in their prime and have the energy and musicianship to bring down the house with every performance. Presenting a stunningly accurate tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Wildflowers band has successfully Read More

Tony Kamel To Play At Fuller Lodge Thursday Aug. 18

Tony Kamel

COMMUNITY News:

The last time Tony Kamel was in Los Alamos he was leading his Grammy-nominated band, Wood and Wire, through two scorching sets of bluegrass music in front of a packed audience in Fuller Lodge. 

That show sold out a week before the band came to town and surprised Jonathan Lathrop, Executive Director of Live in Los Alamos. 

“The band had never been in this neck of the woods before, and I had no idea that bluegrass had such a cross-generational appeal,” Lathrop said. He is confident that Kamel will draw another sold-out crowd as he tours in support of his recently released solo Read More

MRM: 30th National Pastel Painting Exhibition At Millicent Rogers Museum Aug. 5

Courtesy/MRM

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum presents a robust series of events on the first weekend of August to bring together an extended community of arts and culture supporters, many of whom have not visited the museum in more than two years.

This group of events will reunite the museum’s extended community through a weekend of sharing and celebrating the arts and cultures of the Southwest, the museum’s mission. It does so within the context of both national and international arts and cultural practices.

Aug. 5, the 30th National Pastel Painting Exhibition presented by the Pastel Read More

Tuesdays At The Pond Concludes 2022 Season With Performances By DALA & The Blues Revue Band Aug. 2

The Blues Revue Band performs in the final Tuesday at the Pond event Aug. 2. Courtesy/LACD

Los Alamos Creative District News:

Tuesday at the Pond will conclude the 2022 season  5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Ashley Pond Park stage with dance performances by Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) and live music by The Blues Revue Band from Santa Fe.

The Blues Revue Band features Harmonica Mike Handler, Vinnie Kelley, and a few new members as they play some really great dancing music – old timey tunes, originals songs, modern folk and of course some classic blues.

The community is invited to bring some blankets Read More

Scenes From Rainy Summer Concert Tonight At Pond

Rain showered down on the Los Alamos debut performance of Ariel Posen, sponsored tonight by Los Alamos Medical Center at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

Scene from tonight’s rainy summer concert at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

Ariel Posen performing tonight under rainy conditions at Ashley Pond Park. Opening for Ariel Posen is Alex Maryol. Courtesy photo

Scene from tonight’s rainy summer concert at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo Read More

Ariel Posen Performs At Summer Concert At Pond Tonight!

Courtesy/Sancre Productions

Courtesy/Sancre Productions

Summer Concert News:

Tonight the Los Alamos Medical Center sponsors the Los Alamos debut performance of Ariel Posen at the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Park.

Posen’s music occupies the space between genres. It’s a rootsy sound that nods to his influences — heartland rock & roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired pop — while still moving forward, pushing Posen into territory that’s uniquely his own.

After earning international acclaim (as well as a Western Canadian Music Read More

LAFSE Sponsors Free Concert At Ashley Pond Park Aug. 5

LAFSE News:

The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) begins its 29th year of serving Los Alamos Public Schools’ (LAPS) employees by sponsoring a free Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday, Aug. 5 at Ashley Pond Park.

Los Alamos favorites Katy P and the Business will open followed by headliner The Wildflowers, the #1 touring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band in the United States.

This free concert follows most LAPS employees’ return to work Aug. 3 and precedes the return of LAPS students Aug. 10.

“We are excited to welcome all families, students, community members, staff, and Read More

Santa Fe Opera Announces Free Opera In The Park Screenings & More

The Santa Fe Opera hosts the return of free Opera in the Park screenings in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Courtesy/SFO

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) has announced the return of free Opera in the Park screenings in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and Radio Broadcasts with 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio.

The events are part of the opera’s 65th Festival Season celebrations and ongoing commitment to bringing the joy of opera to Santa Fe, Albuquerque and communities throughout New Mexico.

Opera in the Park:

Albuquerque residents can look forward to a free screening of Bizet’s most popular opera, Read More