The Cowboy Junkies played in Santa Fe Monday and NewMexiKen somehow didn’t find out until today. Rats! (They’re in Tempe tonight, Boulder Friday, Crested Butte Saturday and Telluride Sunday.)
The band, which has a lot of music online, has a tour diary. They had this to say about The City Different:
Santa Fe is a very nice town in which to spend a day-off. Especially in mid-February when the temperature is in the upper 50’s, the sky is cloudless and the air is so darn clean. Although the environment is spectacular, the town has become a bit of a parody of itself, which seems to be inevitable these days. As soon as a town establishes a distinct identity it doesn’t take long for commercial interests to move in and start capitalizing. As a result every second store in Santa Fe sells, Indian-ware, silver and turquoise and every other store sells South West “art” or furnishings. It looks like most of these stores are locally owned and run, which is a good thing, but it’s all a bit much. But as I said, it’s a great place for a quick visit; lots of good food, good coffee, good beer, good weather, beautiful scenery and a very welcoming citizenry.
That’s Margo Timmins with the flowers.