Feature
‹‹ V.13 No.36 | September 2 - 8, 2004
It's State Fair time in Albuquerque again, and along with the usual bastion of talent scheduled to appear following PRCA Rodeo events at Tingley Coliseum this year, there's a host of local talent booked to entertain you, your friends and families at the Ford Pavilion. Local musicians are getting a giant shove into the State Fair foreground this year thanks to Ford Pavilion Entertainment Coordinator Jennifer Gignac (a.k.a. the artist known as Jenny Gamble) and Assistant Coordinator April Adams, who've lobbied relentlessly to bring some new blood, genres and sounds to fairgoers for the cost of fair admission alone. All events scheduled to take place at the Ford Pavilion are free once you're inside Expo New Mexico, and they're open to audiences of all ages—talk about a great time for the underage among us to check out bands they usually don't otherwise get to see except when they've got an extra $30 or $40 for an Edgefest ticket once a year!
What follows is a complete schedule of events taking place during this year's New Mexico State Fair at the Ford Pavilion. Here, as in life, shit happens, so dates, times and performers are subject—although not expected—to change. Call ahead at 265-1791 just to be sure.
Governor's Day9 a.m. • Opening Day Ceremony by Hawkeye Productions
noon • The Urban Dance Alliance
1:30 p.m. • Lonn Calanca Soloist
3 p.m. • The Eric Mc Fadden Trio
4:30 p.m. • Easy Street Blues Band
6 p.m. • The Empire Family
7:30 p.m. • Liquid Gypsy
9 p.m. • Alex Maryol
Farm Bureau Day
College & Careers Day
Red Ribbon Relay Day4:30 p.m. • Chris Dracup Band
6 p.m. • Frontiersmen
9 p.m. • M-88
Character Counts Day
Gambling Awareness Day3 p.m. • Lega –C Family Band
4 p.m. • Shazamm
4:45 p.m. • Bill Bailey and the Country Classics
6:15 p.m. • One Foundation
7:30 p.m. • Jim Boyd Band
9 p.m. • The Derek Miller Band
Tourism Day 16 p.m. • Mystery School
7:30 p.m. • Silver Tongue
9 p.m. • Follow
Tourism Day 2noon • Sax Works
2:30 p.m. • Tagg and Tic-Tock
4 p.m. • Clout (beatbox sign-up)
4:30 p.m. • Beatbox demo
5 p.m. • DJ demonstration with Shakedown
6:00 p.m. • Freestyle demonstration
6:30 p.m. • a la Faderz and Breakdancers
7 p.m. • Mantis Fist
7:20 p.m. • Garbage Pail Kidz
7:40 p.m. • a la Faderz
8 p.m. • Mental Case
8:20 p.m. • 2bers
9 p.m. • Skinny Fat
Alternative Fuels Day
Women's Day3 p.m. • Quivara Coalition
4:30 p.m. • Debo
6 p.m. • Busy McCarroll Band
7:30 p.m. • Christine V. & The Toons
9 p.m. • Rush's Rock Rumble
Gathering of Counties Day10:30 a.m. • Omni Rootz
11:30 a.m. • Bonnie Greathouse Show
5 p.m. • Maiden Voyage
7 p.m. • Zach Freeman
8:30 p.m. • The Orlandis Band