May

Wednesday, May 1

William Tyler 

Country Music

Doors: 7:00pm • $15/advance $20/door

First Come LIMITED SEATING

Whiskey Creek is proud to present Country Musician, William Tyler Whose 3rd studio album was hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the best country albums of the year. Joined by the amazing Nashville pedal steel guitar player Luke Schneider

This is a First Come LIMITED SEATING Show. Tickets are $15 in Advance/ $20 day of Show!

Please buy in advance to insure a seat and advanced pricing.

“…Like Hannah, William Tyler knows the South—as a crucible of American histories and cultures, an entity capable of expansive beauty and incomprehensible violence, often in the same beat—as his native place, the place that holds him and that he runs from. In the music of William Tyler, the South is not apart from America; the South is America condensed. ‘Goes West’ marks a sort of narrowing of focus for William’s music; it sounds as though he found a way to point himself directly towards the rich and bittersweet emotional center of his music without being distracted by side trips. Perhaps this is down to the fact that William only plays acoustic guitar on the album, a clear and conscious decision considering that he is one of Nashville’s great electric guitarists.”~ Merge Records

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com  / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Saturday, May 4

Poetic Outlaws

Open Mic Poetry & Spoken Word

6:00 – 8:00pm

SILVER CITY POETIC OUTLAWS

OPEN MIC POETRY & SPOKEN WORD

‘The Lodge’ @Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Sunday, May 5

Kayla Von der Heide

Contemporary Country

Music: 2:00pm • by Donation

 American singer Kayla Von Der Heide is a rising star in the Country music industry. Her deep voice and appealing stage presence stand out in the scene of modern country music because she gives the genre a new viewpoint and a distinctive voice, and her music speaks to listeners from different backgrounds.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Wednesday, May 8

Mariee Siou

Folk/ Storyteller

Doors: 7:00pm • $15/advance $20/door

First Come LIMITED SEATING

Mariee Siou, now based in Portland, Oregon, is an abstract story teller of the natural world via a form of deep emotive folk music ushered by her clever wordsmithing and sharp ethereal voice . Through her music she strives to fill a cultural void left by severed connections to her Indigenous Mexican and Hungarian heritage and to thereby address the broader cultural voids felt by Americans today. She has been a fixture in the Neo-folk scene since her 2007 debut breakthrough album Faces in the Rocks, an album now acclaimed as a cult classic that remains one of the true gems of modern-day folk music. She is revered for her delicate finger picking style and poetic mysticism, often drawing immense feeling through a voice of soft potency and haunting sensitivity. Marie deeply values the medicinal qualities of music and believes that gathering to share her songs is ultimately for healing purposes.

She has extensively toured Europe and the US and has shared tours with acclaimed artists like Mazzy Star, Buffy St. Marie, Bert Jansch, Brightblack Morning Light, and Joanna Newsom.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Thursday, May 16

Silver Triplets of the Rio Hondo/ Betty Benedeadly

Psychedelic Western Spaghetti/ Western Surf-Rock Banjo

Doors: 7:00pm • by Donation

Silver Triplets of the Rio Hondo is a Psychedelic Western outfit conceived by William Slater, songwriter & founding member of art-psych heavyweights Grails. Its sound marries sequenced synthesizer/strings, noise collage, & drum programming to a set of barrel-chested crooners, lending the songs of the Triplets an eerie camp that could live as easily on a dilapidated cruise ship as inside a honky-tonk bar. Ghost ballads floating about a dystopian way post. Extra-terrestrial highway jazz. The trio features the dreamy & toothsome embellishments of Haven Multz Matthews on skins and Christopher Cook wielding guitar leads that alternate between Bakersfield country & avant-noise in quick succession, & the samples dancing in and out of the periphery may leave an audience wondering how a sound at times so massive & strange can still feel somehow intimate.

Betty Benedeadly plays twang-edelic, foot-stomping ritualistic rhythms and guitar-driven motifs that draw from Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Westerns, surf, and roots rock.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Friday, May 24

Sangre Gitana

Rumba Flamenco

First Come LIMITED SEATING

Doors: 7:00pm • $15/advance $18/door

Kick Off Blues Fest Weekend with some Rumba Flamenco!

Sangre Gitana is an original Rumba Flamenco band based out of El Paso, “the crossroads of a musical melting pot”. They originated in 1997, spearheaded by local artists who were captivated by the enchanting sounds of Rumba Flamenca. In 2000, during an encounter with the Gypsy Kings, lead singer, Nicolas Reyes, dubbed them SANGRE GITANA. 

Their sound blends rumba and salsa with the lively flair of flamenco.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Sunday, May 26

Roselit Bone!

Mexican Ranchera/ Goth Country

Music: 1:00pm/ $10 Suggested Donation

Finish off Blues Fest Weekend with the Infectious, raucous, soulful sounds of Roselit Bone!

After over a decade of touring, Roselit Bone have perfected an infectious and intense live show that has transfixed crowds in a nightly conversion ritual. Previously described by Oregon Public Broadcasting as “a unique type of gothic country rock that borrows heavily from Mexican ranchera music, rockabilly and the same lonely and wide-open spaces that inspired the classic Spaghetti Western scores of composer Ennio Morricone,” the Portland 8-piece – led by frontwoman Charlotte McCaslin – have deepened, shapeshifted, and outdone themselves on their fourth full-length record, Ofrenda.”

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Wednesday, May 29

Petunia & The Vipers / The Barn Swallows

Country/Americana

Doors: 7:00pm/ • $10/advance $12/door

Two Bands – One Amazing Night of Music!

Petunia & the Vipers is a hillbilly-flavored, swing-inflected, ragtime- rolling, one-of-a-kind – you-don’t-want-to-miss kind of show! Petunia & the Vipers' sound may not sit comfortably in one certain genre, but "Good Music" describes it well. A new music that springboards off of music of the past and jumps into the present day – Something in between 1920's and steam punk. “Petunia and the Vipers glide effortlessly between every Country niche with the greatest of ease…” ~Alan Harrison, No Depression

“Petunia and the mother****ing Vipers. One of the best bands in the world today, of any kind.” ~Phil Alvin

The Barn Swallows will open the show, featuring original compositions and vocal harmonies, ranging from American folk to traditional jazz.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

Thursday, May 30

Songwriter’s Showcase

Sign Up: 7:00pm/ Music: 7:30pm

Last Thursday of the Month. Limited spots.

Must Sign Up in Person

Come showcase songs you’ve been working on.

Each participating writer will get the chance to play 3 original songs.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266

Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

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