Home of: John Denver, Neil Patrick Harris, Demi Moore, Xzibit, The Shins, aliens.
Fun Facts: State Flower: Yucca, State Song: “O Fair New Mexico,” State Insect: Tarantula Hawk Wasp.
The Venues:
New Mexico is the 6th most sparsely populated state and, not surprisingly, the music venue population is even less dense. Luckily, for the few bands that do decide to play a show off the beaten path in this beautiful state, there are some legitimate options.
Quite possibly the most fantastically named festival in the entire country, the annual ¡Globalquerque! World Music and Culture Festival in, well, Albequerque has been bringing culturally diverse music to the state since 2005. Continue reading ‘50 States in 50 Weeks… Week 24: New Mexico’
