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Coming FRIDAY, April 3, 2026
DAN BERN
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM | Performance 7:30PM - 9:00PM
If you must put him in a box, make sure it’s a big box! Bern’s songs range from deeply moving to wildly imaginative and hilarious, sometimes within the same song. Often compared favorably to Guthrie, Dylan and Costello, he draws from the great American tradition of songwriting, bouncing between satire and humor, optimism and despair, topical and universal. He has written for many films (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” “Get Him to the Greek,” “Zero Effect”) and TV shows (Amazon Prime’s award-winning kids program “The Stinky & Dirty Show”), and he has made more than thirty albums. A masterful live performer with a loyal, multi-generational following, he has written thousands of songs and played shows across North America and Europe–from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall to opening for The Who.
“If you ever read the name “Dan Bern” give yourself a treat and go see him. He’s been one of my favorite songwriters and musicians for the past 25 years…” —Roger Daltrey
We have NEVER posted two videos for an artist, but we make this exception due to the excellent production and New Mexico focus during the first half of the video. Dan is featured in the second half. ENJOY "Enchanted Artists: Dan Bern"
Coming SUNDAY, April 19, 2026
Griffin House
Solamente Natural Plaster
135 North Camino Del Pueblo
Bernalillo, NM
Doors 6:30PM | Performance 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Griffin House is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller. Touring and making records for over 20 years, House has a discography that includes over 13 albums. His debut record “Lost and Found” (2004) was featured on CBS Sunday Morning by music critic and then VP MTV/VH1, Bill Flanagan, who named House one of the best emerging singer-songwriters of our time.
After forging a loyal fan base through years of grassroots touring as an opener for acts such as John Mellencamp and the Cranberries, House broke through as a national headliner in 2009 with an appearance on Late Night with Craig Ferguson and the release of his underground hit “The Guy That Says Goodbye to You is Out of His Mind.”
The music documentary “Rising Star,” released on Amazon Prime in 2019, chronicles House’s journey through the music business, as he attempts to balance the challenges of life as a traveling modern-day troubadour with marriage, fatherhood and sobriety.
House’s music has been featured on prime time television shows such One Tree Hill, Rescue Me, Party of Five, and Everwood, and reviewed in magazines such as Paste, No Depression and Rolling Stone. American Songwriter writes “if you want to be blown away by raw talent, look no further than Griffin House.” His latest release “The Tides” is a five song EP recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacquire King and is set for release on Aug 29, 2023. House will appear this year at Sisters Folk Festival and will continue his US tour in 2023-2024.
“If you are looking to be blown away by raw talent, then look no further than Griffin House.” —American Songwriter
Coming FRIDAY, April 17, 2026
SAGE & AERA
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM | Performance 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Combining the songs and musical force of Sage Cook (Elephant Revival) with the uniquely captivating voice and upright bass of Aera Fox, this gorgeously harmonic duo lay their hearts bare with nothing but voice and beautifully crafted acoustic instruments. As a principal songwriter, banjo player and guitarist in the Colorado transcendental folk group Elephant Revival, Sage Cook penned fan favorites “Go On,” “Cosmic Pulse,” “Down to the Sea,” and the like. Embarking on a subsistence farming adventure in 2013, Sage and Aera moved to Kansas in hopes that deepening their connection to the land would also lead to greater self-realization. During this period of self-reflection and isolation, they co-founded indie atmospheric folk-pop band WE DREAM DAWN with local drummer Weston Hill. In 2023, rejuvenated and inspired by their work with the land, Sage & Aera chose to strip away all the superfluous layers and emerge from their self-imposed isolation to create spare, organically inspired folk music for the modern era. In August of 2024, Sage & Aera released their first (live) album.
Coming SATURDAY, May 2, 2026
OLD HAT STRINGBAND
Cobb House
unplugged house concert style / doors 7PM / performance 7:30
5903 Padre Roberto Rd., NW • Los Ranchos NM
Drawing from folk, old time, bluegrass, and country, Old Hat’s Whitney Roy (guitar & vocals) and Steve Roy (mandolin, fiddle & vocals) fuse tight vocal harmonies with driving acoustic rhythm. The band’s impressive 2022 debut features 10 originals boasting whitney’s beautiful lilting vocals and pulsing rhythm guitar, which provides the backbone of Old Hat’s sound. Steve is a veteran of New England’s acoustic music scene who has performed and toured with many of the acoustic world’s top acts, and he layers the music with delightful detail. Based in Southern Maine, Old Hat has performed on prestigious stages such as Prescott Park Arts Festival, Ossipee Valley Music Festival, Portsmouth Music Hall, Stone Mountain Arts Center and Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival.
Coming THURSDAY, May 28, 2026
GOLDPINE
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM | All Ages
Goldpine's last Corrales performance sold out weeks in advance, so please purchase well in advance.
Husband-wife duo Goldpine has been offering their own brand of bold harmony-driven Americana to audiences large and small, from Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium to listening rooms throughout the States. Winner of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest, their distinctive harmonies are clearly a channel for their sometimes-raucous, sometimes-reminiscent compositions. With an incredible collection of stories about life, love, and purpose, their live performance is a powerful projection of everything Goldpine is about: striking vocals, bold harmony, and introspection into the human experience. After a decade of honing their sound, the duo recently released their third album, Three, showcasing Kassie’s powerhouse of a voice and continuing their ongoing musical conversation about real people and real situations, told through candid and passionate songwriting. Goldpine is an energetic weave of cathartic, moody, dissonant and relevant.
“A sound that’s cast in honesty, emotion and homespun sentiment…” —Goldmine Magazine
Coming SATURDAY, August 15, 2026
CROW and GAZELLE
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM | All Ages
To my ears, they are the best new folk/Americana duo working in music today.” – Greg Johnson, The Blue Door, OKC
Crow and Gazelle, the musical partnership of Mike McClure and Chrislyn Lawrence, is a hymnodic, moving collaboration borne out of the connection between two people healing, loving, and growing together. Their songs are built around entangled, close harmonies and sparse, reverent acoustic instrumentation. Their 2024 debut, As Above Now So Below, centered on acceptance and growth in the face of pain, and on embracing the sacred nature within.
Mike and Chrislyn’s musical and personal histories reach back decades. Mike was a staple of the Oklahoma Red Dirt Country scene, producing early records for the likes of Turnpike Troubadours, Kaitlin Butts and Jason Boland. Chrislyn at one point was his booking agent, and they drifted in and out of each other’s lives over the years. Then one night in Austin, while waiting for him to arrive, she drew two cards from a tarot deck—one crow, one gazelle. The name fit just right. Both Mike and Chrislyn were raised in small conservative towns, where religion was foundational. But for them, the messages of original sin, and the lack of women’s voices—let alone power—never quite felt right. The ongoing deconstruction of those messages, of spirituality and of truth, inform the record.
The duo’s sophomore album, Truth Be Told was recorded mostly at home, along with parts done in Nashville and an island in Canada. It will be released in May 2026.
Some Crow and Gazelle highlights:
Mike McClure – Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee 2022.
CG Debut album received reviews and kindness from American Songwriter, Twangville, Americana Highways, No Depression & more.
Chrislyn was a Woody Guthrie Festival featured poet in 2022; performed her poem with David Amram accompanying.
Garth Brooks cut one of Mike’s songs in 2005; reissuing that song in 2024.
Supported Steve Earle, American Aquarium, The Droptines, Paul Thorn, Melissa Carper, Reckless Kelley.
• • Mike’s last solo album, Looking Up, top-25 on the Americana Charts, 2020.
Coming SATURDAY, June 6, 2026
Noah Guthrie
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM
GA $20 advance / $25 door / unplugged house concert style.| All Ages
A South Carolinian from a musical family, Noah Guthrie’s unique blend of country, Americana, and rock first gained widespread attention with his viral YouTube covers, which showcased his genre-bending vocal range—from smooth falsetto to bluesy rasp—and garnered millions of views. Three critically-acclaimed albums—2013’s Among the Wildest Things, 2017’s The Valley, and 2022’s Blue Wall—led to 110M digital streams, 400k monthly Spotify listeners, and half a million YouTube subscribers. Guthrie’s talent soon caught the eye of television producers, leading to his appearances on popular shows such as America’s Got Talent and Glee, where he was cast as the character Roderick Meeks after producers discovered his viral YouTube videos. He has opened for Ed Sheeran, Ben Rector, Corey Smith, Sister Hazel, Dwight Yoakam and Willie Nelson. He has performed on the TODAY Show, the Tonight Show, and Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family. For his Corrales performance, Noah will perform unplugged house concert style.
Coming SATURDAY, September 12, 2026
Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM
GA $20 advance / $25 door / unplugged house concert style.| All Ages
Since 1992, Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin have established themselves as a pre-eminent songwriting and acoustic music duo with a particular interest in the American Southwest. Their performances include sibling-like harmonies, intricate arrangements, and stunning instrumental virtuosity. Though steeped in bluegrass tradition, they perform many original songs inspired by western landscapes, history and wild rivers. Peter is a National Flatpicking Guitar Champion, as well as an acclaimed songwriter, vocalist and music instructor. Based in Tucson, he plays many genres and styles, and specializes in acoustic flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. Chris is a talented vocalist and songwriter, and a versatile instrumentalist on fiddle, mandolin and guitar. He performed for two years in Italy as violinist with the Maurizio Geri Swingtet and toured for many years with Robin & Linda Williams and Jim Watson, and more recently with the Piedmont Melody Makers. The duo continues to write, record, produce and concertize in a variety of contexts. They serve as musician hosts on guided trips on both the San Juan River in southern Utah and the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. New projects include a short film inspired by Glen Canyon and river journeys as well as a 2026 album of new songs with the working title When the Desert Smells Like Rain.
Coming FRIDAY, November 13, 2026
Damn Tall Buildings
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM
Doors 7PM
GA $25 advance / $30 door / unplugged house concert style.| All Ages
If you go to one bluegrass show this year, make it Damn Tall Buildings. “The Carter Family for the millennial generation” is how the Boston Globe describes this bluegrass trio, which dips its musical toes into swing, ragtime, jazz, and country. The influences are old as the hills, but the infectious dance energy is decidedly young. In their early days, Damn Tall Buildings didn’t rehearse – they busked. Now, whether live or on record, the trio—Max Capistran, Sasha Dubyk, and Avery Ballotta—still radiates the energy of a crew of best friends playing bluegrass on the street. Anchoring that energy is their instrumental chops and rock solid songwriting. Whether sharing lead vocals and instrumental solos or blending their voices into high-spirited harmony, Damn Tall Buildings is a tight unit equal parts competence and joy. Their choruses are the kind you sing along to with a glass raised into the air.
In 2013, then students at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, the band took their instruments to nearby street corners and jammed for hours on old bluegrass and blues songs, traditional fiddle tunes, and eventually their own original music. Busking, a continuous test of one’s ability to command an audience’s attention, cemented their closeness and fostered their infectious performance style. Since then, Damn Tall Buildings have recorded four albums, toured widely, and appeared at top roots festivals like Freshgrass, Walnut Valley Festival and Merlefest. We’re jazzed to welcome Damn Tall Buildings for their first-ever performance in Corrales.