By Chloe Davis, SFR Intern

With drippy old-school punk sounds, Low On High brings a breath of fresh air to punk rock fans in Santa Fe. While the band’s sound doesn’t fall far from the tree of the prettier of Velvet Underground’s songs, one could say that Low On High is more active and energetic; it induces wild dancing and head bobbing, rather than shoe-gazing.

With LOH, Santa Fe filmmaker Jon Moritsugu and his wife Amy Davis have formed a band that tests its audience but is simultaneously totally listenable. Now this mixture of old-school and nu-wave plays at Corazón on Sunday along with Venus Bogardus, Rainbow Arabia and Broken Water as part of Corazón’s SXSF Transit Music Fest (Rainbow Arabia and Broken Water are on their way to Austin for SXSW).

Learn more about LOH and get the details on the performance below the jump.

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The end of this month marks South by Southwest, the legendary music festival in Austin that brings musicians traipsing from far and wide to play with thousands of other folk-rock-indie-alternative-generally cool artists. Santa Fe, depending on where you’re coming from, is on the way or very close to being on the way to Austin, so each year we get to rope in tons of talent that may not otherwise swing by our neck of the woods.

There are tons of chances to catch SXSW artists in Santa Fe this week; Corazón, for one, is holding the first (annual?) SXSF Transit Music Festival from March 11-15, bringing in tons of stellar acts on their way to Texas. Cowgirl has a bunch of shows this week as well, some of which we were able to feature in this week’s paper, but one of which slipped through the cracks (it got confirmed past our press deadlines): Anamieke Quinn will play the Girl this Friday, March 12, along with ABQ rockers Ants Have Voices.

Quinn is pretty much totally badass. She’s presently based in Phoenix, so she’s really coming out of her way to play for us, and we here at SFR are quite chuffed that she’s making the trip. While she’s played in bands since college and may perhaps be best known as the yodeling cowgirl that played with Phish for the band’s Vegas ‘96 show, Quinn is now a decidedly solo act. Lady-led bands are all well and good, but there are few things hotter than a girl onstage with an acoustic guitar (this, coming from a nothing-but-straight female), and that’s precisely what Quinn is.

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Happy Hour for Haiti

5 pm
Wednesday, Jan. 20

No cover; donations accepted

Cowgirl
319 S. Guadalupe St.
982-2565

This week, in a last-minute fundraiser thrown together by some particularly charitable Santa Feans, a whole slew of local musicians will rock Cowgirl for a good cause. All donations from the cover-free evening are set to benefit Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross in the organizations’ efforts to help Haiti in the wake of a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12.

The lineup is set to include individuals Lydia Clark, CB McCarty, Cozy Ralston, Joe West, Matthew Andrae, Bill Hearne, David Manzanares, Josh Martin, Margaret Burke, Jim Almond, Felicia Quintana, John Kersweg, Susan Holmes and Michael Kott, plus bands The Rattlers, Venus Bogardus and Zenobia & Friends. According to event organizer CB McCarty, more are signing on every day, so by the time Wednesday rolls around, we’ll have quite a billing!

And yes, the evening does take place during Cowgirl’s award-winning happy hour, so if ever there was a reason to down a few margaritas, this would be it.

The Heart of Santa Fe Press Conference

11 am-2 pm
Thursday, Dec. 10

Free

Warehouse 21
1614 Paseo de Peralta
989-4423

This Thursday, Dec. 10, Santa Feans will come together again in memory of the four teens killed in the DWI car accident on June 27. The victims are to be honored with the release of The Heart of Santa Fe, a 2-CD, 28-song collection from musicians all around Santa Fe. Proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the Warehouse 21 music and media arts programs, including a program that raises awareness about the perils of drinking and driving.

At a press conference, members of the media and the community are invited to come out to learn more about the CD from organizers and musicians and to hear Mayor David Coss designate Dec. 10, 2009 “Heart of Santa Fe Day.”

Below the jump, check out a track listing of the collection. Styles run the gamut from salsa to jazz, and the contributors read like a “Who’s Who” of the diverse Santa Fe music scene—and it looks amazing, in our humble opinion. Continue reading »

Ah Holly Fam’ly, Ohioan and Peoplethoughts
concert and potluck

6 pm
Friday, Dec. 4

Free (donations encouraged)

Meow Wolf
1800 Second St.

This Friday at Meow Wolf, there shall be music. The show is to be headlined by touring Portland, Ore. bands Ah Holly Fam’ly and Ohioan, and joining those two will be Santa Fe/Chama’s Peoplethoughts. Michael Rae of Santa Fe (who, along with Nathan Delffs, makes up half of Peoplethoughts) dropped off the band’s new album, Dallas County Potential, and SFR gave it a listen. Read more about our verdict down below this aside.

An aside: It’s probably no surprise that the concert is set to begin at  6 pm; Meow Wolf has encountered some issues with law enforcement and sound ordinances (read more: The Big Loud Wolf). Start a concert at 6 pm and, unless you’ve booked some lame Phish-esque jam band whose every song is 25 minutes long, the show should be over with plenty of time to spare when it comes to Quiet Time.

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