Please join ALMA for a rousing good time at the San Luis Valley Pizza Co. as we present Les Nouveau Antiquarians on Saturday, February 27, at 7:30 PM.
As Chipper Thompson explains, “Les Nouveau Antiquarians is myself, my wife Kim Treiber-Thompson, and cellist Mark Dudrow. We play a pretty eclectic, mostly acoustic mix of all that we’re capable of: my original folk-n-roll songs, Kim’s country honky-tonk numbers, Mark’s classical and multi-ethnic ‘cello, a few choice cover tunes, and weird experimental mish-mashes of all the above.
We formed as an expedient group to do a couple of lightweight gigs last autumn, and we had such a good time that we decided to keep on doing it…”
Yep, it’s true. ALMA is proud to announce that Sarah Siskind will be in Alamosa on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:30 PM in Leon Memorial Hall on the ASC campus. In October of 2009, her album “Say it Louder” was named Americana Album of the Year in the Nashville Music Awards, where the other nominees were Buddy and Julie Miller, Justin Townes Earle, Chuck Mead and Todd Snider. Watch the video below to find out more about Sarah, and stay tuned here for a full press release shortly.
It’s the most wonderful time of year, as the song says, and the Alamosa Live Music Association (ALMA) invites the community to celebrate by joining in or just watching and enjoying as Don Richmond and friends host a sing-along featuring traditional carols and other music of the season, Wed., Dec. 23, 7pm in Milagros Coffeehouse on the corner of State Ave. and Main St. in Alamosa, CO. Songbooks will be provided to facilitate singing!
Although Richmond is a virtuoso of many instruments, enthusiasm and good cheer are more important than musical ability to join in the fun on this night. A willingness to participate and have a good time is the only admission requirement for the event, but attendees are encouraged to join in the seasonal spirit of giving by donating canned goods or money for the Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley.
Folks in the San Luis Valley have long taken part in celebrations this time of the year when the nighttime stops getting longer and the days finally once again start to lengthen, as have cultures around the world and through the years. Likewise, local people have traditionally joined together to make music as a community. This event is opportunity for area residents and visitors to joyfully participate in and carry forward winter traditions by joining together in song.
ALMA is proud to present Grammy-nominated songwriter Eliza Gilkyson, accompanied by highly acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber. We are incredibly fortunate to have them as they make a swing through Colorado.
A long time stalwart of the folk-roots music scene, Eliza brings her socially and spiritually conscious music to our wonderful acoustic venue at Leon Memorial Hall on Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $13 for ALMA members and $5 for students with ID.
She’ll be accompanied by Nina Gerber, guitarist extraordinaire, who easily transitions through an eclectic range of styles, including folk, country, bluegrass, rock, or blues. Nina has performed and/or recorded with: Nanci Griffith, Greg Brown, Lucy Kaplansky, Mollie O’Brien, Dave Alvin, Karla Bonoff, Mollie O’Brien, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Terry Garthwaite, Tom Paxton, and many others.
This promises to be a truly “Don’t Miss” show. Make sure to tell and invite all your friends!
These gals played out at Wildwood Sounds in Del Norte recently. generating such comments as “This is the best concert I’ve seen since I’ve lived here” from a music faculty member at Adams State.
Voted #1 a cappella band in the U.S. in 2007, the four members of Moira Smiley and VOCO create post-folk, improvisation-built songs while digging into old Americana and Eastern European sounds, and they are coming to Alamosa, Col. on Wed., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., courtesy of the Alamosa Live Music Association (ALMA) and the Adams State College music department. Admission is $14 for the general public, $12 for ALMA members, and $5 for students with ID.
Moira Smiley & VOCO sing powerful, emotional music with lush harmony and the delicious vaudevillian combo of cello, accordion and banjo. Sprinkled throughout their songs are rompin’ stompin’ body percussion sets – always a show-stopping pleasure. VOCO is the energy of street singing and the elegance of a string quartet; joyous, magnificent, hair-raising harmonies – music that mourns and dances at the same time.
Please join ALMA for a rousing good time at the San Luis Valley Pizza Co. as we present Les Nouveau Antiquarians on Saturday, February 27, at 7:30 PM.
