Dust City Opera

This curiously unexpected folk-rock orchestra materialized out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, but they might as well have slipped through an intergalactic portal or stowed away on a derelict spacecraft before crashlanding in the desert.

Dust City Opera entwine strands of gothic country, punk, folk, and rock to tell harrowing tales of sadness, madness, and mishaps. With each performance illuminating the space between death and humor, this dynamic ensemble of interdisciplinary musicians—Paul Hunton [vocals, guitar, songwriter], Clara Byom [clarinet, accordion, keys], Travis Rourk [trombone, vocals], Scott Brewer [bass], and Dave Purcell [drums, sound sampling]—create the soundtrack to stories steeped in cosmic horror, transformation, and transcendence

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The Batrays

Freshly and triumphantly returned from a recent west coast tour, they big, they bad, and they Bats riding surfboards down the Rio Grande.
Santa Fe, NM
Kyle Gray - Lead Vox, guitar
Nich Quintero - Lead guitar
Annie Garcia Campos - Bass
Taylor Penner-Ash - Drums