Local author and live music fanatic Mike Smith shares reviews of shows and recollections of falling in love-at-first-sight in the December installment of Last Month in Music. Check out A/V from featured artists below.
three string bale

Last Month in Music
December

Song Roulette
Three String Bale’s Random Tracks

Group Hug
All-ages SOS Music Fest is tomorrow! Buy cheap tickets today!
The Alibi’s Group Hug Events presents live music, beer, food, vendors and art at Expo New Mexico’s Spanish Village. Pace yourselves—there’s a lot to do at this all-day, all-ages affair tomorrow. Let the sun worship begin!
You can buy your tickets in advance for only $10 up until noon tomorrow when the gates open. They’re $15 at the door. (Kids 10 and under get in free.)
Check out this lineup:
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Group Hug
Three String Bale on redneck cajóns, guitars as sleds and finding time
Local Americana, old-time country band Three String Bale did an interview with me in preparation for the Alibi's SOS Music Fest on Saturday, May 14. (The band takes the stage at 3 p.m.)
Sarah, Bart and Tom talked about their initial interest in music, where they are headed as a band and what some of their songs are about. They also gave shout outs to their biggest supporters: Bart's wife, other local bands and drunk fans at Marble Brewery. Look for an album from Three String Bale in the coming months full of songs about whiskey, chickens and love.
Come out and support local music at the Spanish Village at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 14. The daylong party is all-ages! Buy advance tickets for $10. (Kids 10 and under get in free with a parent or guardian.)

Show Up!
Cowboys Are My Weakness
A night of disparate local Americana
Years ago Kate Mann traded her New Mexico home for Portland, Ore. She’s just returned to Taos, guitar in hand, packing a songbook full of brilliant lyrics and discreet melody. Often backed by a rotating cast of musicians known as the Calamities, this week Kate plays her welcome-home set as a solo.