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Story by NM Tech Performing Arts Series | Sep 7, 2023
Pepper Jam
Photos courtesy New Mexico Tech PAS
With the historic Socorro Plaza as the venue and a loaded lineup of diverse and talented musicians, the annual Socorro Fest Sept. 15 and 16 aims to provide two days of rock and roll, country, folk, oldies, blues, and more for music lovers. The city of Socorro and New Mexico Tech’s Performing Arts Series (PAS) jointly sponsor the annual music fest to entertain and delight residents, students, tourists, and music enthusiasts of all ages. All are invited to attend the free all-ages festival, which also will include a kids’ corner with a bouncy house and imagination blocks, spirits tent, food and arts vendors, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and eSports demonstrations from NMT competitors.
Three music stages – Historic Plaza, Capitol Bar & Brewery, Box Canyon Brewing Company– will feature performers from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The Spirits Tent — operated by Capitol Bar & Brewery, Bodega Burger Company and Wine Shop, Black Smuggler Winery and Box Canyon Brewing Company– offers a classic beer glass for the $10 entry fee. Those who enter on Friday may bring their glass back on Saturday.
A major SocorroFest headliner is The End of the Innocence — A Salute To The Songwriters, a national and international touring act delivering a high-energy, high-level show, performing a full range of chart-topping Grammy award-winning hits from Don Henley, Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Dan Fogelberg, and Glenn Frey. The musical group has opened for such big names as Kenny Loggins, Little River Band, Randy Meisner, America, Three Dog Night, Kansas, Charlie Daniels, 38 Special, and Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles. SocorroFest attendees will hear them perform songs such as: “Hey Jude,” “I Am I Said,” and “Desperado.”
The festival’s marquee performer is Gonzalo, a Spanish dance music star originally from Las Vegas, New Mexico, who, in addition to performing hits such as “Adolorido” and “Sin Sal Ni Limon,” also owns and operates a Taos-based music production company, The New Mexico Music Factory.
“He is a New Mexico fave,” said PAS Director Ronna Kalish. “His Spanish music should get everyone up and dancin’.”
Local talent also will take the stage during the two-day music fest, including (a full detailed schedule of performers, with dates, time, and location of their performances, is online at nmt.edu/pas):
Mesa Blue
Friday, 9.15.23 – Plaza Gazebo Stage
Friday, 9.15.23 – Capitol Bar Stage
Friday, 9.15.23 – Box Canyon Brewing Company Stage
Saturday, 9.16.23 – Plaza Gazebo Stage
Gonzalo
Saturday, 9.16.23 – Capitol Bar Stage
Saturday, 9.15.23 – Box Canyon Brewing Company Stage
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