Kurt Vile And The Violators
Kurt Vile's tenth full-length album is a love letter to Vile’s hometown, blending meandering balladry, road songs, and nostalgic reflections on his career and life in Philadelphia. Vile describes it as his most personal and organic record to date.
MOMIX
Audience favorite MOMIX returns with Botanica Season 2, a dazzling celebration of nature where illusion, athleticism, and striking imagery transform dancers into a dreamlike world set to an eclectic score.
Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace Recital
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins forces with pianist Enrico Pace for the Festival’s one-night-only, pre-season Gala Recital, which features a stunning selection of violin-and-piano showpieces.
James McMurtry
A supremely insightful and inventive storyteller, James McMurtry teases vivid worlds out of small details, setting them to arrangements that have the elements of Americana—rolling guitars, barroom harmonies, traces of banjo and harmonica—but sound too sly and smart for such a general category.
In Conversation with NPR's Mara Liasson–Supporting KUNM
Show your support for public radio and KUNM at this special conversation with NPR’s Mara Liasson.
Chris Botti
Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades.
Lensic 360 Events
Lensic 360 brings the power of performance outside of the historic Lensic theater, presenting concerts at venues across New Mexico and offering top-quality, free community programs. See all events at lensic360.org.
Kurt Vile And The Violators
Kurt Vile's tenth full-length album is a love letter to Vile’s hometown, blending meandering balladry, road songs, and nostalgic reflections on his career and life in Philadelphia. Vile describes it as his most personal and organic record to date.
James McMurtry
A supremely insightful and inventive storyteller, James McMurtry teases vivid worlds out of small details, setting them to arrangements that have the elements of Americana—rolling guitars, barroom harmonies, traces of banjo and harmonica—but sound too sly and smart for such a general category.
Beach Bunny & The Beths
On 2025’s Tunnel Vision, Beach Bunny is getting back to basics: urgent, guitar-based indie rock with pop melodies. Woven through the album, “Just Around the Corner” echoes dynamic ’90s indie rock courtesy of fuzzed-out guitars and crashing drums, while slashing riffs and precise rhythms propel the melodic “Big Pink Bubble.”
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, founded in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes and Joshua Homme. With a sound that's a combination of “bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals," and a frontman in Hughes who is known for his over-the-top stage histrionics and evangelistic interaction with his fans, the band’s live performances are a sight to be seen.
Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble
Drawing on the wide-ranging influences of his five-decade career, Don Was has assembled his band, the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, and recorded their debut album Groove in the Face of Adversity
Thee Sacred Souls
Thee Sacred Souls highly anticipated sophomore album, Got A Story To Tell, released in October 2024, is filled with immortal grooves, classic vocal harmonies, and sincere, heartfelt lyrics about love and loss.
Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule has galvanized a global fan base with their honest, organic, and daring music and improvisational virtuosity, making them one of the most timeless, revered and active bands today.
Big Thief
Over the last decade, Big Thief has proven themselves to be one of the most exciting live bands of their generation.
Pixies
Founding members; Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, with bassist Emma Richardson - mark four decades of the band by announcing Pixies 40, a new headline worldwide tour.
The California Honeydrops
Formed in Oakland's subway system, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops is an electrifying group that defies convention at every turn. A benefit for Taos Cancer Support Services.
Sammy Rae and The Friends
Tyler Ballgame
With a vibrant blend of alternative indie pop, Tyler Ballgame's sound evokes a sense of nostalgia, joy, and classic song-craft.
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright is a genre-defying singer-songwriter and composer whose GRAMMY-nominated career spans pop, folk, opera, and orchestral works.
Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Our 53rd season begins with a must-see musical moment, when bassist Edgar Meyer, violinist Daniel Phillips, and New York Philharmonic Principal Cellist Carter Brey reunite.
Insights on the Brain & Music 2026
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival’s BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music series includes four fascinating one-hour presentations by top researchers, whose topics range from innovative discoveries about the effects music has on memory and emotions to music’s therapeutic potential.
George Li Piano Recital
Pianist George Li plays two defining works of the solo piano repertoire.
Why Your Brain Hates Losing
Behavioral Economist using methods from neuroscience and psychology explains why your brain hates losing
Berwald Septet
This fascinating program begins with Julian Bliss making his Festival debut in one of the best-known works for solo clarinet.