Events at Tiny's
The Santa Fe All-Stars
Every so often my friends and I play this game where we try to think of what musicians would be in our dream band. The game is harder than it sounds because you start to think that maybe David Bowie wouldn’t get along so well with the guitar player from math-metal band Botch. It’s with this in mind that my jaw hit the floor the first time I heard The Santa Fe All-Stars. The band is the ultimate pick-up project, which is to say its members spend most of their time on other projects. But every so often, when the timing is just right, a show comes together. Ben Wright, Joe West, Sharon Gilchrist and Susan Hyde Holmes are all some of the finest musicians Santa Fe has to offer. Though the whole band was voted Best Country or Alt.Country Band by SFR readers in our Best of Santa Fe competition in 2008, the different members bring in lots of styles, which results in a mash-up of bluegrass, country, rock and even punk (sort of). The Santa Fe All-Stars appears at Tiny’s on Thursday nights through November (not counting Thanksgiving), so you’ll have plenty of chances to check it out. (Alex De Vore)
