
The So Lows
June 30thHeartless Bastards
July 1stThe Mango Cakes | Otro K Libre Band
July 3rdElle King
July 4thJames McMurtry
July 6thWassa Ensemble
July 7thSeun Kuti
July 8thEncanto (en Español)
July 9thKombilesa Mí
July 10thShakey Graves - Sold Out
July 10thThe Suffers
July 11thCharley Crockett
July 11thCon Brio
July 12thThe Gluey Brothers
July 14thHayes Carll and his band
July 15thNeighborhood Nature Festival
July 16thThe Gluey Brothers
July 17thSmooth
July 17thMichael Hearne and SxSW
July 18thDust City Opera
July 19thLa Dame Blanche
July 21stThe Main Squeeze
July 22ndYellow Submarine
July 23rdLone Piñon | AJ Lee and Blue Summit
July 24thThe Dead South
July 24thAJ Lee & Blue Summit
July 25thMetalachi
July 26thSanta Fe Salutes: The Beatles
July 29thBlack Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
July 31stDamien Jurado
July 31stMason Jennings
August 1stNosotros
August 2ndLukas Nelson & POTR
August 2ndKaleidescope Kid
August 4thD Numbers
August 5thMichael Franti & Spearhead
August 5thDog
August 6thDust City Opera
August 7thDetroit Lightning
August 7thCloacas
August 8thThe Iguanas
August 9thCrash Test Dummies
August 11thJohn Moreland (New Date!)
August 11thMary & Mars
August 12thGretchen Peters
August 13thThe Drum is the Voice of the Trees
August 16thMy Morning Jacket
August 19thNeighborhood Open Space Community Concert
August 20thThe New Respects
August 21stHOTH Brothers Band
August 22ndLumbre Del Sol
August 23rdJimmie Vaughan
August 23rdMeow Wolf Monster Battle
August 25thJimmie Vaughan
August 25thEli Paperboy Reid
August 26thNeighborhood Nature Festival
August 27thDune
August 27thSteve Earle & The Dukes
August 28thBig Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
August 29thThe Santa Fe Revue
August 30thYonder Mountain String Band
August 31stNuestra Musica: Mariachi Sonidos del Monte
September 1stFucked Up
September 2ndLittle Big Town
September 3rdLadder to the Moon Festival at Ghost Ranch
September 9thBéla Fleck
September 13thBuddy Guy | John Hiatt & the Goners feat. Sonny Landreth
September 14thWilco
September 15thNeighborhood Open Space Community Concert
September 17thAn Evening with Emmylou Harris & The Red Dirt Boys
September 23rdNeighborhood Nature Festival
September 24thRodrigo y Gabriela
September 24thCimafunk
September 29thKhruangbin - SOLD OUT!
October 2ndWallows
October 3rdMadison Cunningham
October 4thBroken Social Scene - SOLD OUT
October 4thWhitney
October 5thNoah Cyrus
October 5thKevin Morby - Sold Out
October 5thBonobo
October 10thDEHD
October 12thilluminati hotties
October 15thShovels & Rope
October 18thFlor De Toloache
October 25thOs Mutantes
November 3rdMac DeMarco - CANCELED
November 4thAWOLNATION
November 8thBelinda Carlisle
November 8thJuan Carmona
November 16thJuan Carmona
November 18thEric Johnson
March 4thSim Balkey (Moved Inside!)
Hooks and the Huckleberries
Albuquerque Summer Scene
This event has been moved inside!
We'll be in FUSION's cool 708 gallery space, where you can enjoy our two bands, food trucks, beer and crafts in a more comfortable (i.e., dry!) setting!
AMP is excited to collaborate with FUSION in launching an exciting new downtown outdoor performance space on the FUSION arts campus! Albuquerque Summer Scene will take over this space every Sunday from June 19 to August 28. Join us for an outdoor market featuring your favorite local artists, makers, and vintage vendors! Food trucks and Tractor Brewing Company have you covered for dinner and drinks, with live music starting at 5 PM. Each evening will feature two music groups and promises to be a big party! Come ready to dance, and feel free to bring lawn chairs if you want to relax too. Many weekends will feature morning or afternoon theater, dance and music programs, so check each event to see what's in the works!
This week's vendors:
- El Roi Cafe
- The Munchie Truck
- Tractor Brewing
- A Small Batch (fiber art)
- Allison Jones Hunt (paintings, stickers, patches)
- Anka Jewelry
- Itzayana Jewelry
Free! Make a reservation to get event updates and additional details.
SPONSORS!
Rick & Gail Thaler, M'Tucci's and the City of Albuquerque Arts and Culture Department. If you are an individual or local business eager to support a new art scene downtown, let us know!
Sim Balkey, New Mexico's rising star, is a musical genius when it comes to telling stories through melody and lyric. Drawing vocal inspiration from the likes of Justin Moore and Gary Allen, he's created his own sound, putting a modern twist on traditional country music that he describes as "George Strait vocals over an Eric Church track."
Growing up glued to country music from his mother and father's ol' school 8-track player, rock from his his brother's car stereo, and Spanish music on the front porch of his aunt and uncle's homes, Sim credits his family for shaping his love of music. "Music has always been a part of my life. Every morning when I woke up, the first thing I did was turn on the stereo, assuming it had actually shut off from the night before. Heck, I would drive around town and bump to Garth Brooks on my 12" speakers. Music is everything I do."
At 16, he began writing music very similar to what he'd heard on country radio. However, he soon realized that he wasn't communicating anything different. "I knew I needed to create something new, that meant alot to me and those around me. So, I began to write as real as I could. Now, I try to let every chord progression or lyric just... flow. In a nutshell... I used to write words—now I write feelings."
While playing nearly 100 shows a year, Balkey puts the same energy into his live shows as he does writing his music. "Our shows are like taking our home, putting it in front of people and offering it up. We try to make real connections everywhere we go, because the fans are what keep us going; it's an amazing feeling to know that they appreciate what we do. People walk in as fans, and walk out as family."
Hooks & the Huckleberries deliver a powerful blend of country rock and soul music. Based in Albuquerque and founded in 2020 by singer Adam Hooks and guitarist Joshua Lee, the Huckleberries have quickly established a reputation for high-energy shows and hard work on and off the road. Rounded out by the Bonham-esque drumming of Dustin Hoag and passionate bass playing of Ryan Martino, the band immediately connects with fans at venues from road-side honky tonks to downtown rock clubs.