1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: The deserts of America have to be where songs are born, 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: where isolation gives way to desolation, All things have to 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: fight for survival, and a glaring beauty and madness glints 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 1: off the midnight sun in that white hot sun. This 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: has to be where songs come from, or maybe just 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: the best ones. Neil Young knew this, even if Zuma 7 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: captured his attention with its waves and moody beaches right afterwards. 8 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: It was Albuquerque where he sought comfort, a place of 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: respite to test his own survival when the glare of 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: fame was deflected in remote towns and fly over cities, 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: and he could drive and drive and drive movement for 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: the purpose of feeling in order to process the tragic 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: overdoses of two of his closest friends and the grief 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: that followed. On his underrated yet still classic nineteen seventy 15 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: five album Tonight's to Night, Young captured the beauty, wilderness, 16 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: and majesty of this particular desert in Albuquerque, track eight 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: on the record, It's not so much a destination as 18 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: an escape from the easy reality of the lowlands, a 19 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: place to check back in with yourself and return to 20 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: who you really are, or with a version you'd like 21 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: to be. It's a sky city, a literal and physical 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: attempt to climb somewhere higher. But also when you visit 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 1: the city, you just might feel what I feel, a 24 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: spiritual urge to connect with what it really means to 25 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: be part of the long melody of civilization, to sing 26 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: your own desert song, or join with the ancient hum 27 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: buzzing underneath the wind, dancing along the sand. I've been 28 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: flying down the road, and I've been starving to be 29 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: alone and independent from the scene that I've known Albuquerque. 30 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: So I'll stop when I can find some Friday and 31 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: country him. I'll find somewhere where they don't care who 32 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: I am. 33 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,639 Speaker 2: Oh Albuquerque. 34 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: Integral to being an American is to know how much 35 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: we ignore within our own country, especially when the cultural 36 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: signifiers aren't white. But Albuquerque thrusts all of its rolling 37 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: century old history to the surface and demands to be seen. 38 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: It is the first real community in America. How can 39 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: you ignore that? And yet a lot of us do. 40 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: Albuquerque is an underrated but nonetheless essential music town. It's 41 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: what has been known in the tourist world as a 42 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: stopover city, a place where bands can count on an 43 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: audience to show up, even if it's a smaller or 44 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: more intimate show, and they'll play Albuquerque because they've got 45 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: to stop anyway. On the trek towards bigger hubs on 46 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: the West coast, must hit cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, 47 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: San fran and the rest, the ones that pay the 48 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: bills and put gas in the van. But that means 49 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: there's actually a surprisingly great bevy of artists be seen 50 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: at venues in and around the area. So as much 51 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: as the higher end wellness and luxury travel types might 52 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: tout Santa Fe, Goop and Conde Nast and Vogue and 53 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: all them, it's Albuquerque where most things, especially for live music, 54 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: are actually taking place. This is the city with grit, 55 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: with hole in the wall bars where a stage just 56 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: appears in the corner some nights, or where local breweries 57 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: frequently host both in town and traveling musicians for some 58 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: live tunes to go along with the on tap beer, 59 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: because why not, everybody likes it and it's weird to 60 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: have beer without music, which, by the way, is another 61 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: similarity between Denver and Albuquerque. The local brewery scene here 62 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: has taken off in a way that's almost hard to 63 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: fathom unless you're on the ground. 64 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: What is it about high altitude cities and brews? 65 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: Maybe your taste buds can get a better sense of 66 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: the hops and yeast when you're high up. If that's 67 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: not reason to stay at this elevation, I don't know 68 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: what is. The science checks out though, because Baker's working 69 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: in high altitude have to change their proportions and baked times. 70 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Maybe all this change and attention to detail is making 71 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: its way into the songwriting too. The longer history, the 72 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: desert sun activated survival mode, the regional pride, and something 73 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: as simple as the chili pepper. It's all part of 74 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: the Albuquerque Way, a sky city in the land of 75 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: enchantment that will win you over after one visit a 76 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: city that harbors and has harbored Demi Levado. The Shins 77 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: exhibit Beiruths, a Hawk and a hacks, the Rondell's Ryan 78 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: bi Al Hurricane and Al Hurricane Junior. But what is 79 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: the point of highlighting the people no longer there? The 80 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,559 Speaker 1: sound of a town is not the music that makes 81 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: a big outside of it, but the music happening within 82 00:04:53,520 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: right now. Sound of Our Town is a podcast about 83 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: the music that shaped the city you are touching down in. 84 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: It is also about finding, hearing, and experiencing the best 85 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: music happening right now. What sounds and places of shape 86 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: the city's culture, and what new sounds continue to define it. 87 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: Sound of our Town is about getting together in a 88 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: room to listen, and why that matters so much right now. 89 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: My name is Will Day. 90 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm an independent songwriter artist out there somewhere in the 91 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: night on one of these stages most likely, so whether 92 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: you are quickly dropping in or landing for a long stay, 93 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: in each episode, I'll introduce you to the real places 94 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: and sonic stories echoing in a particular town so that 95 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: your adventure is enriched with music. 96 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: Your support of this. 97 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: Show, your follows on your favorite platforms for podcasts, and 98 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: especially reviews have gotten this show to episode seven, season two, 99 00:05:52,200 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: as we venture into Albuquerque, New Mexico. So what is 100 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: the Land of enchantment anyways? What makes a tick? Albuquerque 101 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: is a city built on influences from Mexico, Spain, and 102 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: indigenous cultures, and there's a baked in celebration of native 103 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: music and culture here, as well as the hardy appreciation 104 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 1: for when larger more mainstream acts make their way to 105 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: this secluded desert city. Music from the ancestral Pueblonians who 106 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: lived in northwest New Mexico, sometimes called the Anazi, essential 107 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: to the first traditions of sound. 108 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: Here. 109 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: They had the Anazi flute and other wind instruments, chants, 110 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: and drum beats as defining elements of their earliest culture. 111 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: They were also well known for their rock art and petroglyphs. 112 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: The music of this civilization was soon mixed with traditional 113 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: Christian liturgical music in the violin from missionaries, as well 114 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: as the Spanish guitar and Mexican music like mariachi and ranchera. Finally, 115 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: much later in New Mexico's history, when it was made 116 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: a state, which strangely didn't happen until nineteen twelve, the 117 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: frontier music of western and country, as well as zadko 118 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: from Cajun settlers was also thrown in. Which is to say, 119 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: the traditions of art and the importance of creative expression 120 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: has always been part of the lifeblood of this area, 121 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: and it's lived on in Albuquerque. It's made its way 122 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: to the contemporary scene. We can draw through line from 123 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: that history to say the Shins, one of the more 124 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: prominent groups who have actually formed in the city. That 125 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: may seem like a stretch, but they are folksy. But 126 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,679 Speaker 1: it's really that reverb on Jane Mercer's voice that seems 127 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: like it's connected and echoing from a distant time. So 128 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: where do you go to see the next band that 129 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: will be as influential as the Shins playing around town? Well, 130 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: maybe you should start with one of the most historic 131 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: places for live music in town, a landmark an institution 132 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: designed by a beloved local architect. We'll get there, but first, 133 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: let's please you and slowly let your legs and your 134 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: lungs get used to the altitude before it's time to 135 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: buy a ticket, deal with the bouncer padding you down, 136 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: and finding your spot for a seated show. First off, 137 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: why not embrace their beer culture, Grab a pint, get 138 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: a taste of some super casual tunes. This is what 139 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: Albuquerque's local scene is all about, and even better, there's 140 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: more than one of them. Get off whatever steel horse 141 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: you rode in on and locate the closest tractor brewing 142 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: company to your current location in Albuquerque. My favorite is 143 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: the one right by the University in knob Hill, but 144 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: it's one of four locations across town. I'll hold that 145 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: this downtown location is the best introduction to the world 146 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: of Albuquerque. Plus is the name hints this is a 147 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: place to get a damn fine pint of New Mexico beer, 148 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: something you'll encounter all throughout the city. And brewing has 149 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: been an institution in this city since eighteen eighty eight, 150 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: but that's a story for different podcast. You are sandwich 151 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: between the colorful La Monita Food co Op, a great 152 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: local spot to get food if you're planning to cook 153 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: for yourself. 154 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 2: The area is also. 155 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: Teeming with other beloved kitchens, The Flying Star Cafe for breakfast, burgers, 156 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: sandwiches or salads, Frontier for classic New Mexican Mexican fair 157 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: more on this later, or Dion's, a casual pizza spot 158 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: that does indeed have a local green hatch chili and 159 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: pepperoni pizza Dubbed the five oh five after this part 160 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: of Albuquerque's signature area code. 161 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 2: I say that. 162 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: Because you're welcome to bring your own food into Tractor 163 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: while you're drinking, and food trucks roll up outside to 164 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: feed the crowd of locals who stride in and Out 165 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: Tractor is one of those places where people love to 166 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: come and just hang out. And since there's a ready 167 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: and willing crowd, yes, live music does pop up from 168 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: time to time. 169 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 2: It's not all the time, and it's not. 170 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: The main attraction, but the horseshoe bar in the center 171 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: of the room is perfectly positioned to leave space in 172 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: the corner for a stage to appear. 173 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 2: Every Saturday. 174 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: On Fridays, expect the DJ set, but select Thursdays will 175 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: feature live music too, So just ask around once you've 176 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: taken a seat to get a feel for the likelihood. 177 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: Even if there is no music that night, it's still 178 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: a super enjoyable hang The walls are decked out with 179 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: tractor gear with the cheeky tagline get Cloud just under 180 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: the radar enough to kind of slide by with some people. 181 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: And if it's still daylight and you're ready to go 182 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: even deeper into the scene, wander a few streets over 183 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: to knob Hill Music, an excellent record store for anyone 184 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: with a love for vinyl. And now we are one 185 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 1: stop in and you've already got a neighborhood guide. That's 186 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: kind of how Albuquerque works. Behind every door in this 187 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: Sky City is another one. All the nooks and crannies 188 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,359 Speaker 1: give way to even more irreverent, quirky, and esoteric options 189 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: further up and further in. So now let's head to 190 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: an actual event. You got through the first stop and 191 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: it was exactly what it was meant to be, the easy, 192 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: ind the low and slow pitch. But just in case 193 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: you've come to Albuquerque with purpose and you want to 194 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: dive right in with swiftness, in that case, you'd be 195 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: hitting up the historic Chemo Hell maybe even start here, 196 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: and then you go grab a pint at tractor Post show. 197 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: There are no rules. I don't mind if you invert 198 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: this map. Nothing is set in stone. With the best 199 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: kind of traveling, hopefully we know that here at the 200 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: Chemo Theater. It's one of those places that's so iconic 201 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: that editors from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History 202 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: have been involved with helping preserve the full story. It's 203 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: one of the best places to see a show in Albuquerque, 204 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: hands down. It's in a historic building, and it's located 205 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: on the historic Route sixty six. Cheimo is an incredible 206 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: preserved example of a very rare form of architecture. Dubbed 207 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: Pueblo Deco, though it was very short lived. This was 208 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: an attempt to fuse elements of Native American culture with 209 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: the rise of Art Deco, and the results are a 210 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: mix of flamboyant and sometimes head spinning mashups like native 211 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: motifs and murals threaded throughout the building, soaring ceilings, and 212 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: an expansive marquee. Also originally opened as a movie theater 213 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: and now the Chemo hosts bands of all stripes, from 214 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: R and B and pop to Spanish guitarists and comedians. 215 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 2: Like Mark Merrin. 216 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: A very special Albuquerque session dubbed Bands of Enchantment, which 217 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: is a play on the phrase Land of Enchantment, which 218 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: is the nickname for the city in the state. 219 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 2: You'll hear me say it a lot. 220 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: It films the theater because of what a stunning, region 221 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: specific backdrop it makes. It is a prime listening room, 222 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: and I recommend going to bandsof Enchantment dot com to 223 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: get a glimpse and get excited before you go. Known 224 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: either as just Sister or Sister Bar, pretty much anyone 225 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: who lives in Albuquerque will let you know this is 226 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: the coolest spot in town. There's pinball while you're waiting 227 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: for the show or for food, and the kitchen stays 228 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: open to eleven. The cocktails are actually great at a 229 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: music venue. That's pretty amazing. This is so rare that 230 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: even New Yorkers and Angelino's will prick their ears up 231 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: at the sound of it. But these delicious housemade cocktails 232 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: which drain from the boozy and over the top see 233 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: the vapor with gin sak and leechy boba to the 234 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: classic as they come. See the old fashioned with whiskey, 235 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: bitters and sugar will arrive into your possession at the 236 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: completely reasonable price of nine to eleven dollars. See there 237 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: is perks to visiting old landlocked not quite gentrified city. 238 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: Affordable excellent cocktails are. 239 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: Just one of them. 240 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: Once you're settled in with drinks at Sister have maybe 241 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: played a few rounds of pinball, head closer to the 242 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: stage to get a great vantage point when the music 243 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 1: kicks off. 244 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: Listen. Traditionally we do no cover. 245 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: As a well no cover spot, but the truth is 246 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: you will likely have to pay five to twenty or 247 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: so to get a ticket for a show at Sister Bar, 248 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: but that money is going to the band and going 249 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: to the bar itself to keep the drink prices as 250 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: low as they are, and truly there's no spot that 251 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: encapsulates the field. 252 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: Is a local music scene here more than. 253 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: Sister, so it's worth a few dollars out of your 254 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: well tailored out of town or pockets. 255 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 2: You're gonna catch a vibe here. 256 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,239 Speaker 1: We'll call this no cover spot the no hidden fees spot. 257 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: And by the way, you can get a vegan cauliflower 258 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: po boy here. It'll blow your mind if you're not 259 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: a meat eater and warm your soul if you left 260 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: carnivorous ways behind a long time ago. Yes, there is 261 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: a lot of excellent meaty food in New Mexico, and 262 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: yes there's also any of the plant based cooking happening 263 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: here too. Sister also serves up a decade in Kubana 264 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: with the area's signature red chili pork. Let's just say, no, 265 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: matter what you do, Sister is on your list as 266 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: a visitor. Okay, But if you're looking for a more 267 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: formal concert venning where a mosh pit might erupt at 268 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: any moment and the sound system has its own Instagram account, 269 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: not really, but you get what I'm saying. Then there's 270 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: a place for that too, and it's called the Chemo Theater. 271 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: But while we are on the subject of food, which 272 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: keeps working its way in in Albuquerque, let's just do a. 273 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 2: Baseline check in. 274 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: Food is a big deal here and a lot of 275 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: it has to do with a little green chili. So 276 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: let's sidebar. The food in Albuquerque is a renewable resource 277 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: fueled by the locally grown hatch green chilies. To know 278 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: Albuquerque is to understand the history of hatch green chilies. 279 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: Conquisturos from Mexico first brought the chilies to New Mexico 280 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: just before sixteen hundred, and native Pueblo people began to 281 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: grow and nurtured along with the other plants that were 282 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: already part of their agrarian society, which developed further when 283 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: the Spanish settlements put down their roots over the next 284 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: four hundred years. Plenty of local heroes are credited for 285 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: their own part in shaping various varietals and expressions of 286 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: the chili, which have plenty of scientific names and heat expressions, 287 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: but should be noted are overall about one third the 288 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: heat level of a typical jalapino, which makes them much 289 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: more palatable. There is no actual Hatch chili, but the 290 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: town of Hatch, which is in southern New Mexico closer 291 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: to the city of La Cruces, is the central hub 292 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: for production. Hatch green chilies are designated only as chili's 293 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: grown in the Hatch Valley region of New Mexico. Locals 294 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 1: claim that the rich soil climate of the high desert, 295 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: which allows for extreme fluctuations between heat and colder air, 296 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: and of course the pride that the region's farmers take 297 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: in their crop all amount to the best chilies in 298 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: the world. Remember those slobsters in Portland, Maine. You see, 299 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: it starts to matter the places you are, the art 300 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: that's being made, and the food that is being cultivated 301 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: by those that have their hands on it and actually 302 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: benefit from it being sustainable and rich and authentic. Same 303 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: goes for the music being made. Either way, wherever you 304 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: go in Albuquerque, you will see Hatch green chilies on 305 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: the menu. It's made its way into wine and beer, 306 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: onto burghers at local fast food joints like Blakes, and 307 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: will absolutely be the star ingredient in the area's Mexican food, 308 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: which is some of the best on the content. For 309 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: my money, The best place to get into the chili 310 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: frame of mind is Frontier. It is an absolute must 311 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: visit for anyone who is heading to New Mexico for 312 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: the first time and wants to catch the vibe. It 313 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: is kind of like a Mexican diner, open almost all 314 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: hours of the day and night, seven days a week, 315 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: and even still there will be a line out the 316 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: door almost any time you go. Don't worry, it disappears 317 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: fast and a lot of those ordering will take theirs 318 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: to go. It's not like there's a demand for tables 319 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: as much as there is a demand for the food. 320 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: It's that good. Seriously, now we are versed in the hatch. 321 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: Enough of these delightful local peppers for now, it's time 322 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:51,959 Speaker 1: to get back to the music. The Sunshine Theater is 323 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: so beloved that locals right tributes to it, going over 324 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: the history of the fine toothcomb to make sure nothing 325 00:18:58,640 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: gets missed. 326 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 2: And still it does. 327 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: That's how versatile this theater is, how long it's been around. 328 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: First built in nineteen twenty four and designed by one 329 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: of the area's most prominent architects, Henry C. Trost, who 330 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: designed hundreds of buildings all over the city, the Sunshine 331 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: was originally a movie theater with an orchestra pit and 332 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: one of the last hand operated elevators in New Mexico. 333 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: It made the transition into a music venue around the 334 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: late nineteen eighties, but it also housed a recording studio 335 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 1: into the early nineteen nineties. It's been home to at 336 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: least a record shop or two, a ticket box office, 337 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: a nightclub in the basement called Hell, and though it 338 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: can't quite be proven, there are rumors that David Bowie 339 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: film scenes from The Man Who Fell to Earth inside 340 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: the theater, So I'm just going to say it's true 341 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: and believe it. Currently, Sunshine hosts a venue within a venue, 342 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: Moonlight Lounge. It hosts smaller shows in the same vibe 343 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: as the mother venue. The Sunshine regularly books everything from 344 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: local rock and ear nights to hip hop, metal, and 345 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: pop punk. It leans heavier. But if you get a 346 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: chance to line up a solid act with this historic stage, 347 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: book the tickets without thinking and let the sunshine melt 348 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: your face. Fewer and fewer of these classic one hundred 349 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: year old spaces exist anymore, and it's best to get 350 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: a show at a stage like this one. 351 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 2: In the books, while you can. 352 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: The best time to visit New Mexico will always be 353 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: the fall, because it's not too rainy, snowy, or hot 354 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: during those perfect fall months. Another reason why it's wonderful 355 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: to visit in autumn because the entire city and a 356 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: whole host of visitors from all over the world flood 357 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: into Albuquerque in early October for the world famous Albuquerque 358 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 1: International Balloon Fiesta. If you have any interest in all 359 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 1: in hot air balloons, then you will love the way 360 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: the whole city gets taken over for a week. The 361 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: sky is filled with hundreds of. 362 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 2: Balloons all day. 363 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: However, it also means hotels, flights, car rentals, and other 364 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: fluctuating travel related prices are all at their highest level 365 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 1: during this time, so little maneuvering on either side of 366 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: the festival might be in the cards. But watching balloons 367 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: all day and making your way to any of the 368 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: aforementioned venues this New Mexico bliss. Or if you're more 369 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: intrigued by the area's culinary history and chili obsession, consider 370 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: heading to the Hatch Chili Festival over Labor Day weekend. 371 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: This festival is actually held in Hatch, so it's a 372 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: couple hours drive from Albuquerque, but with a parade, beer 373 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: and wine gardens, and even a chili eating contest, there's 374 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: plenty to do for a day trip before heading back 375 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: to town to catch a show. In a small town, 376 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: the biggest venue tends to at the Spotlight because some 377 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: things are just based on the numbers, and when artists 378 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: are guaranteed to be coming through your town strictly based 379 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: on its geographical location between big cities in the south 380 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: and big cities on the West coast, well, the biggest 381 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: stage is going to be graced with some amazing artists. 382 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: This one is about math, and it's also about the 383 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: draw of seeing a concert under the stars. 384 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: That's right. 385 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: The biggest stage in town is at the isleta amphitheater, 386 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: an outdoor venue, and what could be better for the 387 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: high desert, hot, windy nights than adding a little live music. 388 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: It's not quite Red Rocks, but it's got the kind 389 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: of views that never get old, like when the sunset 390 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: starts to gloam over the horizon and the mountains turn 391 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: purple and pink like they do some nights in the 392 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: Land of Enchantment. The venue is only built in two thousands, 393 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: so it's really not that old compared to some of 394 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: the other arenas around the country, but that also means 395 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 1: it's a bit more spacious and up to date, and 396 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: what it lacks in history, it makes up for with 397 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: a gorgeous outdoor setting. 398 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 2: In great acoustics. 399 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: Initially open to hold about twelve thousand people, the venue 400 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: became so popular over the years that around two thousand 401 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: and nine, the lawn area was extended so shows could 402 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: accommodate up to fifteen thousand. In that area tends to 403 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: be where locals and those who know. 404 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 2: The area well like to hang out. 405 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: It also lends itself well to the venue setup, which 406 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: is more spread out and low instead of stacked in 407 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: high tiers like some arenas and stadium sized spots can be. 408 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: It's actually surprising that Azleta hasn't climbed the ranks of 409 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: best venues in the country yet, and perhaps that's a 410 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: little bit just because it's on the younger side, but 411 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: it also might be due to the fact that Albuquerque. 412 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 2: Has stayed underrated. 413 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: The biggest claim to fame the town is seen in 414 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: its somewhat slanted viewpoint, is as the back dropped a 415 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 1: breaking bad where the creators took liberty with everything from 416 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: the Spanish language itself to what kinds of communities thrive 417 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: in New Mexico. TV shows don't get everything right, but 418 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: it does include a scene from the Isletta's parking lot. 419 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: In season two, episode four, Walt teaches Walt Junior how 420 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: to drive in the parking lot here, and then in 421 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: season four, episode seven, Problem Dog, he destroys a car 422 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 1: Skyler wanted him to restart. We don't really recommend joy 423 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: riding around a lot, but the massive lot has become 424 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: part of the fabric of the neighborhood enough that it 425 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 1: made it into this globally acclaimed show, which says something. 426 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: It also leads us to our next stop, which is 427 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: a venue that many locals swear by, a parking lot 428 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: across town at a little spot called Long Hair Records. 429 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: If you ask a local, the best venue in town 430 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: is a parking lot. Isn't that the beauty of living somewhere? 431 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: The ability to transform a liminal space into a creative one. 432 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: All the best. 433 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: Communities have that kind of magic. That Long Hair Records 434 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 1: is cultivated is no different. In order to get a 435 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: real feel for what the store is all about, i'd 436 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: love to just read you. The about section from their 437 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: Facebook page Glorious grooves and vintage vibes from Needle Drop 438 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: to Dead Wax. We also offer a curated selection of 439 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: vintage cassettes, vhs and genre of paperbacks paperbacks and vhs 440 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: and come on, where are you gonna get that? If 441 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 1: that sounds up your ally, then a show in the 442 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: parking lot probably will too. The shop itself is open 443 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: from Wednesday to Sunday, twelve pm to six pm. 444 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 2: Events happen a. 445 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: Bit sporadically, but can all be found on their website 446 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: and social media if you want to check the dates 447 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: for your trip. Worth noting, Long Hair isn't all that 448 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: far away from Tractor Brewing and knob Hill, so it 449 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: might be the move to fold a visit into the 450 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: same day you're hanging out over there. 451 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 2: If you choose to. 452 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: Do so, then you can really look at yourself and say, 453 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: I'm really getting a feel for the five oh five. 454 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: If you'd really like to get to know the musical 455 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: history of the area, a book published by the University 456 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: of New Mexico Press called The Hispanic Folk Music of 457 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: New Mexico in the Southwest will blow your mind. And 458 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: it requires some work because the massive Tone is close 459 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: to one thousand pages long. But this book, originally published 460 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty, is packed full of years of field 461 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: research by composer John Donald Robb. He was, as described 462 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: by the publisher, a passionate aficionado of the traditions of 463 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: his adopted state. Rob traveled all over the state, both 464 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: recording and transcribing new music he encountered from the time 465 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: he moved there in nineteen forty one throughout the next 466 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: three and a half decades, which is to say it's 467 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: more of a show don't tell approach, but there's an 468 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: often here to fascinate any music nerd. Even if the 469 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: show you're going to see while in town is something 470 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: more contemporary. Getting a feel for the area's musical roots 471 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: will only enhance your stay in the land of enchantment. 472 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: The mysticism of the desert exists in every generation, in 473 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: every culture. It doesn't matter which patch of this unforgiving 474 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: sandy expanse you land in around the world. The desert 475 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: is just more raw than other places. Our instinctual will 476 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: to live in the fragility of our ability to do 477 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: just that are closer to the surface. Due to the heat, 478 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: to lack of water, and the sheer seclusion, and no 479 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: place on Earth drives at home more than the high 480 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: desert of Albuquerque, long used as a stand in by 481 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: American poets and wanderers and yes, Looney Tunes genius bugs. 482 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: Bunny himself is a trope that represents the middle of nowhere. 483 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 1: New Mexico sometimes gets lost in the shadow of the 484 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: Colorado Mountains, the sunny pool of Arizona, or the notoriety 485 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: of Utah, But really this is one of the oldest 486 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 1: places anywhere in North America where humans first tried to 487 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: build something beyond just a wandering, nomadic lifestyle. About an 488 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 1: hour southwest from Albuquerque, a Coma Pueblo Akasky City is 489 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: recognized as the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States, 490 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: and countless pueblos just like a Coma exist in and 491 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: around New Mexico, plenty of them still inhabited by the 492 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 1: same tribes today, descendants of the first peoples to put 493 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: down roots, coke some water out of the ground, and 494 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: call the desert home. The road that Neil Young probably 495 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: drove on his fateful visit, and that a lot of 496 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: people have been up and down. Is the historic Route 497 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: sixty six, which runs through the heart of Albuquerque and 498 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: was another force that established it as something of a 499 00:28:55,840 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: stopover town in the context of American history. And though 500 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: that might be true for some people, there's a whole 501 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: other swathe of them that it doesn't entirely ring true for. 502 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: You see, there's a joke around town that once people 503 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: come to the land of enchantment, a certain strain of 504 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: person can't leave it all. They are simply sucked in 505 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: by the purple sky, the sweeping desert, the expanse of 506 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: all this elevation. Albuquerque is an escape for some, but 507 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: for others that escape can quickly turn into the whole story. 508 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: This is a peak of what keeps people coming back 509 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: to the song of the desert, and don't be surprised 510 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: if you get swept up in it. And one more thing, 511 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: Sometimes the desert feels like a desperate place, but desperation 512 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: gets a bad rap. What if desperation is the impetus 513 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: for something positive. After all, it builds endurance and creates stamina. 514 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: Desperation is the precur sort of strength and the kind 515 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: of decisions that can alter your course forever. 516 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 2: These days. 517 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: Choosing to live in a desert is more of a 518 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: mindset shift than an actual question of survival. But a 519 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: little bit of that old, strong, desperate feeling still courses 520 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: under the surface here. It's what makes the High Desert special. 521 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: It's what makes it the land of enchantment. All that 522 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: fighting for survival gives way to a little bit of bliss. 523 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: That's Albuquerque, Everybody, Season two, episode seven, Thank you for 524 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: your ears. Thank you to everyone who has followed the 525 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: show on your favorite platform. In an extra extra special 526 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: thanks to those of you who have reviewed it. That's 527 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: how we keep this going. 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