UPCOMING MUSIC

I was very excited to learn just a few minutes ago that the headliner for this year's Quadstock at the College of Santa Fe is Dengue Fever -- a southern California world garage band led by a Cambodia-born singer.

About a year ago, I wrote in Tuneup:

This is one of the most amazing albums I’ve heard all year. It’s an Orange County, Calif., band fronted by Cambodian pop singer Ch'hom Nimol, who comes from a well-known Cambodian musical family. As the story goes, the band, led by brothers Zac and Ethan Holzman, discovered Nimol singing at a Long Beach joint called the Dragon House.The boys play a tasty garage/psychedelic/surf rock, with Ethan standing out on Farfisa organ and Nimol enchanting in her native tongue.

Quadstock will be held Saturday May 5th on the College of Santa Fe Quad 12 noon to 7 pm.

Tickets are $10 in advance -$15 at the Door- (Free for CSF students). Advance tickets are available at the CSF Greer Garson Box Office: 505-473-6511 Open Monday through Friday.

That's the day after the Drive-By Truckers/Alejandro Escovedo show at the Lensic. The Truckers (who unfortunately just parted ways with singer/guitarist Jason Isbelle) are doing an acoustic set. (They call it "The Dirt Underneath" -- CLICK HERE to find out more.)

Tickets are $21-$35 and are available at TheLensic.

TORNADO BENEFIT

Santa Fe Brewing Company next Saturday (May 5, 2007) is hosting a benefit for the city of Clovis, which was hit hard last month tornados.

All door proceeds from the "Caught by the Wind" show will go to the United Way of Clovis. To donate online CLICK HERE.

According to a press release from SF Brewing, volunteers are needed to help stage te event. Email Jeff if you can volunteer.

Saturday's going to be a great day for music here. Dengue Fever is playing at Quadstock at the College of Santa Fe that night. I'm going to try to make both. (And the Drive-By Truckers and Alejandro Escovedo are at the Lensic the night before.)

Santa Fe Brewing has done a great job bringing music to this town. (For example, Robert Earl Keen is tonight and John Hammond, who has a cool new album, is coming May 25). I'm glad they're getting involved with helping people too.

And hell, Clovis was where Buddy Holly made most of his magic. WE OWE THEM! (I believe theb ghost of Buddy spoke to me a coule of weeks ago when I was in Clovis. I was at Twin Cronnie Drive-In eating a chili dog, listening to my iPod on shuffle when "That'll Be the Day" came on. It was a sacred miracle!)

The Caught by the Wind line-up includes:


The JEFF STRAHAN BAND
AMAZING LARRY
BILL HEARNE & Friends
BUSY McCARROLL & the Ambassadors of Pleasure
The GEORGIE ANGEL BLUES BAND
LUNA de PLATA
LOVE LIES BLEEDING

$10 COVER -- ALL AGES
2 PM to Closing