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May 4thAnn Napolitano - Sold Out!
May 6thThe Kipsies
May 9thJason Joshua
May 9thJake Shimabukuro
May 10thThe Kipsies
May 11thJake Shimabukuro
May 11thMariee Siou
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 13thMike Zito
May 14thEtana
May 15thEtana & Kabaka Pyramid
May 16thNew Mexico Heritage Celebration
May 18thThe Sadies
May 30thEliza Gilkyson
May 31stEliza Gilkyson
June 1stChristopher Paul Stelling
June 6thChristopher Paul Stelling
June 7thJesse Dayton
June 8thLara Manzanares
June 13thRev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
June 19thFelix Gato Peralta
June 20thJim Messina
June 25thTradiSón
July 14thFelix Y Los Gatos
July 17thCarolyn Wonderland
July 23rdLara Manzanares
July 24thCarolyn Wonderland
July 24thWailing Souls
August 15thJD Simo
August 20thAndrea Magee's She Rises
August 31stBlack Uhuru
September 12thAlejandro Brittes
September 20thThird World
October 3rdCeú
October 8thIndigenous Heritage Celebration featuring Innastate
October 19thTopHouse
November 21stThe Kipsies
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Thanks to the New Mexico Music Commission and the Friends of the Public Library for funding these library shows!
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We wanted another dose of The Kipsies after they wowed us during the Bands of Enchantment filming. Look for their BOE episode debuting on KNME on March 2.
Imagine living room conversations with your friends become melodies. The times you've cried and laughed with your community are audible in the instruments and lyrics. That's what the newest record from Albuquerque-based quintet The Kipsies sounds like. After twelve years of playing together, this band has seen it all and found a way to pour both joy and struggle into their art.
Out of the ashes of their previous group Breaking Blue, The Kipsies gathered as long-time friends and collaborators to try something new. They've played at major festivals like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and enjoyed intimate stages in hippie towns in Colorado. It's rare to find a folk band that lists Opeth as an influence over Woody Guthrie or Joni Mitchell. But, The Kipsies are not your average folk band. The band makes modern music on traditional instruments. Though they're from Albuquerque, the instruments that fill the songs on Breathe In Deep are from all over the world. Using the cajon from Peru, the harmonium from India, and clawhammer banjo style originating in Africa, the band composes songs that walk the fine line between technical skill and passion. Guided by Randy Martin's banjo stylings and Cassie Rogers' heartfelt vocals, the band crafted intricate, full arrangements for Breathe in Deep with amazing performances from multi-instrumentalist Tim Engelmann, bassist Shawn Berkompas, and drummer Isaac Sanderville.
Their newest record, Breathe In Deep, captures the group's balance of head and heart perhaps more than any of their previous work.