Thursday, March 18, 2010

Santa Fe Nights

Guide to bars and nightclubs in Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Willee’s

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Los Mayas

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Osaka

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CK’s

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Santa Fe All Stars

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Del Charro

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Felonious Groove Foundation

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The Ryan McGarvey Band

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Evangelo’s

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Dating

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Vanilla Pop

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"The duo's intertwined, yearning voices, leave a glow as luminous and bright as moonlight itself." -Austin Chronicle

Web site: http://www.albertandgage.com
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[Thirsty Ear Magazine] The most impressive guitarist of the talented young crop of Santa Fe players... Alex Maryol is uncommonly advanced on his ax, showing both great technical ability - the guy can wail - and the equally important ability to restrain himself where appropriate . . . one to watch in the coming years.



Web site: http://www.alexmaryol.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/alexmaryol
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featuring the dueling jazz guitars of Lewis Winn and George Langston, Susan Holmes on upright bass and Cal Haines on drums and percussion.

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Spanish guitarist and singer.

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Santa Fe rockers Babelshack have produced a quality album in 'Bottomfeeder.' While they stick to very well worn grunge/punk paths, the occasional diversion into the brush-covered side trails of new musical territory creates a diverse and enjoyable album... - Albuquerque Alibi

Web site: http://www.babelshack.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/babelshack
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Traditional Mexican Folk Dance under the auspices of Aspen Ballet.

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An exceptional newcomer is [Bela Karoli], whose smart production is fronted by Julie Davis' snazzy trip-hop vocals. - Ricardo Baca - Denver Post.

Web site: http://www.doublebutter.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/belakaroli
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Jazz versions of music from Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, Disney, etc. Kids & grownups will love it.

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Jazz versions of music from Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, Disney, etc. Kids & grownups will love it.

Web site: http://www.bertdalton.com
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Bill Hearne's Roadhouse Revue was recently voted best Country/Alt Country Band in the Santa Fe Reporter's Reader's Poll!

Web site: http://www.billhearne.com
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Santa Fe’s finest blues artists from the weekly Canyon Rd. jam

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Cumbias, polkas, country, rock and oldies.

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The world's greatest unknown guitar player. He can flat out blow most pickers away. Bugs will fry the skin off your butt with his monster chops and fatback tone." - Guitar One

Web site: http://www.bugshenderson.com
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In the thirty-seven years between his chance meeting with Bob Marley on a country road in St. Ann's, Jamaica and the release of Our Music, Winston Rodney, a.k.a. Burning Spear, has seen reggae experience a lot of growth and change. Styles have come and gone, and Spear's unique brand of roots-oriented reggae has moved in and out of fashion. Through it all, with a singularity of purpose that is staggering, Burning Spear has released dozens of albums, toured the world many times over, and played before more audiences than anyone else in the history of the genre. Indeed, if Bob Marley was the first artist to bring reggae to the attention of international audiences, Burning Spear's relentless recording and touring have kept it there. "Changes in the music are no threat to Burning Spear. When I say that, it's because I'm dealing with something totally different than most people are dealing with. I don't know how other people see music," the reggae legend reflects. "Some people might see it based upon money, some people might see music based upon opportunity and access. But I see music as life. I see music as inspiration."

Burning Spear's music-thus, his life-has inspired people the world over since 1969. From the beginning, his songs have implored listeners to fight oppression in all its forms, to work at improving the lives of themselves and their community and to be aware of the social impact of their actions.

Web site: http://www.burningspear.net
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Singer-songwriter.

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Che

Amazing 8-piece Salsa band based in Santa Fe.

Web site: http://www.nachamendez.com/wst_page3.html
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Corinne's future is bright, and she will take her place among select list of female vocalists like Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Eva Cassidy. - Brenda Hough - California Bluegrass Association.

Web site: http://www.corinnewest.com
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All digital with more than 20,000 songs

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Classical guitar.

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"Well done." - Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Neo-folk, multi-instrumental traveling collaboration.

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"Group of the Year (2005, 2006)" - The Bluegrass Association of the Czech Republic.

Web site: http://www.druhatrava.com
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Gail Robertson on violin and Chase Morrison on cello.

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Ebon is husband and wife electro rock outfit based in Kansas City. Currently they are in the process of recording their first artist E.P. as well as remixing for the likes of Ladytron, Thrill Kill Kult, Dirty Princess, The Roman Numerals, Dirty Desires and Blue Room Project.

Web site: http://ebonmusic.com
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Hot jazz/western swing

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Overall the sound is new musical wine in a new bottle with a powerful vitality that gets a room moving and dancing, strong word that gets an audience thinking, amidst the power of trance. - Sam Libby (author/journalist).

Web site: http://www.itzevolving.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/elephantrevivalconcept
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An exquisite weaver of story-songs that strike at the heart of personal experience. - No Depression

Web site: http://www.elizagilkyson.com
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Acoustic folk and bluegrass.

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"We were just talking about you with The Hybrid Boys last month when they dropped in to play our night in Edinburgh, and saying what a great DJ you are -Big up yourself!" -The Utah Saints

Web site: http://www.evefalcon.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/evefalcon
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Funky, Electro, Progressive. With subtle elements of Techno.

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fabianbates
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Good Hip Hop with intelligent rhymes, original song concepts smooth beats and fresh scratching. Its what Hip Hop should be, a sound so nice it's guaranteed you'll like it. Just 1 listen is all it takes to understand.

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/flownice
Myspace: http://www.worldrecordsmusic.com
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Roadhouse classics.

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Blues and alternative rock band in Santa Fe led by George Adelo

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[Santa Fe New Mexican] Multi-instrumentalist who includes traditional New Mexican and American music with his traditional Irish repertoire.

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Shimshai's music emanates a divine presence and a quality of peace, a truly 'natural mystic' energy that flows into the hearts of his listeners. His musicality is superb, as is that of his bandmates, and his singing is sublime and transcendent. -Jai Uttal

Web site: http://www.shimshai.com
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"Detroit garageists sound like the gum-popping, guitar-toting granddaughters of Chuck Berry and the Beach Boys..." USA Today

Web site: http://www.goregoregirls.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goregoregirls
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It's difficult to know where to begin with the story of New York City bluesman Guy Davis. Accomplished and acclaimed as a musician, composer, actor, director and writer, Davis somehow makes the term multi-talented seem woefully inadequate. - Jim Musser, Icon Magazine

Web site: http://www.guydavis.com
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Haunting, primal and strangely heroic songs.

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One of Albuquerque's premiere bluegrass bands, they pay a bright, skillful homage to the genre's legends. Higher Ground will prove a satisfying bluegrass fix. - Santa Fe Reporter's "Best of Santa Fe 1999"

Web site: http://www.highergroundbluegrass.com
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"..swings from gritty to gracious, featuring nifty guitar licks, thoughtful lyrics and some fine singin'...flashes of Dylan or Tom Petty in Palmer's voice, and hints of Bonnie Raitt in Fords." - John Arnold Albuquerque Journal

Web site: http://www.hundredyearflood.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hundredyearflood
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Tash & Elena - Navajo/Maori folk duo.

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Santa Fe-based, marimba-led world-beat dance band.

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Guitarist / cowboy music.

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Saxophone, guitar and bass group

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"Bruce Springsteen lists him as one of the four best rock artists in the world. Michael Jackson has sung on his albums. He even had a No. 1 hit in Nicaragua" - Phoenix News Times

Web site: http://www.joeking.com
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Acclaimed Native spoken word artist rocks out!

Web site: http://www.johntrudell.com
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[The Coloradoan] Tough as nails rock 'n' roll and electricity-drenched rhythm and blues, all showcasing distinctive blue-soaked vocals. It's a powerful, energetic and gutsy sound based on the very roots of American popular music.

Web site: http://www.jonomanson.net
Myspace: http://myspace.com/jonomanson
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[Robin Zander - Cheap Trick] Julie Stewart and The MotorKings were one of 32 bands at the Havasu RockFest. To this day I still get asked about the band. Their energy, showmanship and awesome sound certainly kept the crowd on their feet. This group in my opinion is one step away from hitting the big time. It was a pleasure having them at our event and we welcome them back for all future events.

Web site: http://www.motorkings.com
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...a truly mindblowing musician. - San Diego Star News, USA - Nov 2006

Web site: http://www.sridhar.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ksridhar
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[Tempo] This Santa Fe guitar wiz and his band might possibly be the Latino reincarnation of Van Halen. The testosterone was running high, but the heart-stomping bass line and soaring guitar solos were enough to keep those of us with two X chromosomes rocking.

Web site: http://www.kenvaldez.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kenvaldez
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Fun & lively. Solid and impressive show - Gary Soffer, Atlantic Records

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/liquidcheese
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Mariachi without the funny hats! Voted best of Albuquerque in 2006!

Web site: http://www.theserenata.com
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Romantic Latin jazz.

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Variety of golden oldies and Beatle covers.

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"Take some crazy hair dye, tainted conscious love, funky Eastern Euro beats, acid tabs - then take off your clothes - and you have ... electro-pop/hip-hop duo Mad Happy." – Leah Pietrusiak (Time Out Chicago)

Web site: http://www.madhappy.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/madhappy
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Genre-busting. Cinematic. Community-driven. Sonically and visually stunning. Unified and diverse

Web site: http://www.marchfourthmarchingband.com
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Classic Mexicana and traditional American roots.

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Veteran acoustic and electric guitar player, Lead Guitarist & Vocalist with the Jakes as well as acoustic guitarist & Vocalist with Lannis Clayton Loyd in Los Montiels.

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Solo fingerstyle guitar.

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Performing the music of Led Zeppelin!

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mikeybaker777
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[Alibi] Nacha Mendez has explored the farthest reaches of music, resulting in what some would call an experimental sound, while others recognize it as pure innovation. Mendez uses a broad pallete of influences to push the boundaries of Latin music, relying mostly on the incredible strength of her voice. Think Diamanda Gallas-meets-Cesaria Evora.

Web site: http://www.nachamendez.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nachachamusic
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Cumbias, Rancheras, Oldies, Country, and Rock.

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[The Pulse] The band's great blend of Latin-infused music and animated performance is one that is rare...

Web site: http://www.nosotrosmusic.net
Myspace: http://myspace.com/nosotros
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Accordion and vocals.

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Singer-songwriter.

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A beautiful blend of rock, reggae, and world folk music. Vocals in English, Spanish, and African dialects; expressing love, cultural beauty, and spiritual participation. With driving guitar rhythms and poly-rhythmic percussions, a definite POSITIVE VIBE.

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/radiolachusma
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Original bluegrass.

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Original, contemporary Latin & World Music. Fiery, passionate, enchanting.

Web site: http://www.ramonbermudez.com
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RBD

"Rebecca Sanborn plays hushed, minor key ballads...powerful and poignant" - Stan Hall

Web site: http://www.rebeccasanborn.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rebeccasanborn
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This white singer-guitar player speads a more traditional joy: rural blues spun from Mississippi cotton and juke-joint sawdust. He covers Junior Kimbrough, and blues empress Jessie Mae Hemphill shakes her tambourine. But the mule-team muscle in Johnston's picking and the dirt-road fiber in his voice are the real appeal. - Rolling Stone Magazine.

Web site: http://www.richardjohnston.com
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Trumpet player Helman, a Galisteo resident, leads his group in jazz standards of the '50s and '60s.

Web site: http://www.ronhelman.com
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Country and bluegrass with a rock'n'roll twist.

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/santafeallstars
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Savor is an acoustic musical trio. The music includes Cuban and Afro-Cuban songs and rhythms as well as other Spanish numbers.

Web site: http://www.savormusic.com/
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...the most impressive debut by a blues artist since Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood. Shannon sings with the brassiness of Bonnie Raitt, writes liked a funked-up Sheryl Crow and plays guitar as if she's channeling both SRV and Jimi Hendrix…(Shannon is) the best argument for reincarnation aside from the Dalai Lama himself - Vic Garbarini, Playboy Magazine

Web site: http://www.shannoncurfman.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/shannoncurfman
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The singer/songwriter's second full album, following 2002's Jukebox Sparrows, is an alt-country treasure broadened by pop, roots-rock, soul and folk. - Edna Gundersen , USA TODAY

Web site: http://www.shannonmcnally.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/shannonmcnally
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Sol

RELEASE THEIR NEW CD, “SKIPPIN’ CHURCH” (SANTA FE) – THE SOUL DEACONS, the Southwest’s preeminent R&B/Soul group, release their new CD, “SKIPPIN’ CHURCH” (NEED RECORD LABEL). The eleven-song disc contains a lively mix of both time-tested chestnuts (“Hold Back The Night,” “Stool Pigeon”), and soon-to-be-classic originals (“Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You,” “Trying To live My Life,” “Don’t Knock My Love”). The talented septet (Brother E. Clayton, lead vocals, harp; Steve O’Neill, Hammond B3 organ/piano; Steve Hill, guitar; Jimmy Martinez, bass; Mark Esquibel, drums; Trey Keepin, tenor sax; Bruce Holmes, tenor, alto sax) are known as much for their dapper stage attire as they are for memorable live shows. The band was lauded this past December for donating their cover of “Christmas In Jail” – which tells of a drunk driver spending his holiday in jail -- to New Mexico’s Department of Transportation’ Anti-DWI (driving while impaired) campaign as well as MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). The group’s previous release, UPTOWN, was critically lauded – “The dudes from Santa Fe, New Mexico crank up the intensity and put out a strong batch of soulful blues on UPTOWN, writes BLUES BYTES. “These Deacons are best when they’re collaborating on a classic soul sound, like on the Ollie Nightingale classic from his Stax days, “I Got A Sure Thing.” JAZZ & BLUES REPORT opines, “when all is said and done, the most important thing a record could do is make you feel good, and this (album) does it in spades.” Brother E. Clayton, enigmatic lead vocalist/front person for the Santa Fe, NM-based band, comments on each of SKIPPIN’ CHURCH’s eleven songs: “Hold Back The Night” is ‘a song I fondly remember coming out of my portable radio while laying on the beach at the (New) Jersey shore;’ “Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool Ya” is ‘so true, so true -- especially when she walks away!;’ “Stool Pigeon” is ‘Big Brother, men in black…the beginnings of rap in New York City;’ “She’s Not Just Another Woman,” is ‘one you’ve got to hear and experience live!’; “Sweet Feeling” – ‘I love singing this song…it’s a real bump-n-grind kind of tune…the women love this one.’ “Trying To Live My Life” is ‘a page of my own personal book – truth is often stranger than fiction.’ “The Chicken” is ‘a swell band instrumental…it’s played when the house lights come up and they bring me onstage.’ “Deeper In Love With You” is ‘a great opener that reminds me of South Street in Philly (Philadelphia);’ “Don’t Knock My Love” is ‘probably one of my favorite songs on SKIPPIN’ CHURCH…the band cooks, and I love to act this one out on stage!’ “Just The One I’ve Been Looking For” is ‘a favorite of whomever you happen to be with at the time…everybody would love to have someone sing this song to them.’ “You’ve Got To Hurt” is ‘too truthful, too tender, and touches everyone who hears it with sharp reality and honesty…a classic Brother E. Clayton performance, my personal favorite song on the album. A true, real life soul classic! WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE SOUL DEACONS’ NEW CD SC-Front-Cover-150 “We drove the rest of the way listening to one of the best bands I’ve heard in a long, long, time – The Soul Deacons…the songs are arranged well and the production is excellent…vocals are exciting and fresh, delivered by Brother E. Clayton…the band, all exceptional musicians, hail from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sit back and enjoy…The Soul Deacons…SKIPPIN CHURCH! BLUEPOWER.COM “The Soul Deacons brings us popular songs that focus on storytelling with a backbeat, tight horns, and plenty of genuine emotion…Brother E. Clayton tells it like it is, while his big swing band and backup singerssurround him with comfortable thrills. This is one welcome session that entertains every day of the week.” - ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Web site: http://www.souldeacons.com
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Singer-songwriter.

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I was hooked and drawn in from the first few bars of Choffel's urban and soulful sound. Her music styles are varied from quiet and introspective to politically motivated stories written to a jazz beat with vocal and rhythm arrangements reminiscent of a female version of Sting.

Web site: http://www.suzannachoffel.com/
Myspace: http://myspace.com/SuzannaChoffel
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The finest vintage cowboy western swing! Yee-Hah!

Web site: http://www.sydmasters.com
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Taj Mahal is one of the most prolific blues artists around. His fun style and urgent delivery is just the thing to bring up a mood.

Web site: http://www.tajblues.com
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Native American songstress (Aboriginal Music Award winner).

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Argentine tango and dancing.

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Folk, roots-pop, country and scat jazz.

Web site: http://www.terrihendrix.com
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The Band voted New Orleans best Funk Band three years running (and New Orleans KNOWS its funk!)

Web site: http://www.dirtydozenbrass.com
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Americana variety.

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Joe West is a singer/songwriter from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Some have dubbed him a "trailer park crooner," and others say he's a "time-traveling-Mark-Twain-gone-punk." Whatever you call him, Joe West's humorous, beer-drenched tales of love, life, and UFOs have been winning over crowds from New York City to Austin, Texas.

Web site: http://www.joewestmusic.com
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Equals parts country and rock.

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Rhythm 'n' blues, jump and swing.

Web site: http://www.pleasurepilots.com
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The Rifters are a band playing their own brand of southwestern folk-country Americana and whatever-else-they-feel-like music, based in and around Taos, New Mexico.

Web site: http://www.rifters.net
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It's only Rock and Roll.

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"The Texas Sapphires, are a breath of fresh air in the boiling pot of new music in the country today... Inspired Songs, great vocals and diverse band members that toss their respective musical influences into the ring .. The end result is a great listen." - Lloyd Maines

Web site: http://www.thetexassapphires.com
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Classic jazz piano.

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Todd Snider is a true songwriter, with the heart and humor of John Prine, the wild unpredictability of Roger Miller, and a fresh, original spirit and freedom of imagination that's absolutely his own. - Kris Kristofferson

Web site: http://www.toddsnider.net
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/toddsnider
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A spectacular fire-dance troupe.

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Sounds like strange winds stirring in the canyons... a soundtrack for a Clint Eastwood meets Carlos Castaneda flick... instrumental ballads that take you on a journey to the sunset...

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/almaincreada
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" If pop music is a war, bands like Unit 7 Drain are the secret weapons" -Able Horowitz, Daily Lobo, 1/13/03, Culture

Web site: http://www.unit7drain.net
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/unit7drain
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War

"Her subtle, melting vocals bend and stretch with the album's melodic modern arrangements. In lyrics or in melodies, Colonna appears equally versatile." - Offbeat Magazine

Web site: http://www.wendycolonna.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wendycolonna
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Latino rock world fusion.

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