ENTERTAINMENT

" Salty Dogs"

The members of the Salty Dogs have been playing together, off and on, for more than twenty-five years. Over that time the name of the group has been changed and the personnel have varied as careers and geographic upheavals have dictated. Retirement, graying hair (or no hair), and the desire to recapture the good times, caused us to reconstitute the band as the Salty Dogs.

"Nuevo Sol"

An explosion of culture right into the face of the poor unexpecting public, Nuevo Sol mixes some of the
progressive cutting edge styles that make southwestern music what it is. The borderlands are so rich with
style and many cultures that come together here at the krux of two countries. Nuevo Sol takes the best of the
latin world, the best of the jazz world and the best of the reggae world and the best of the rock world and
transforms them into a powerful, energetic performance, and a style all their own.

"Dusty Low"

"Genie & the Star Liners"

The group started in 1963 Genie Pettes is the only original star liner and is the founder of this band.
The star liners are the only surveying band in Las Cruces from 1963 -2010 who does oldies.

"Soulshine"

Soulshine is a 2 man acoustic band that plays an eclectic mix of originals and covers that range from blues, folk, pop, southern rock, country, and soul. "Southern Fried Folk", they call it. Ray Johnson- Originally from Brunswick, Georgia with roots to all genres of music from southern rock, bluegrass, to soul, Ray moved to New Mexico after graduating from Florida State in 1992. Playing a little bit of everything and listening to all kinds of music has helped expand his musical vision and create his sound. Rico Smith- The old man in the band and hailing from Hampton, Virginia, Rico keeps Soulshine kickin' it with his own brand of creative percussion. With no formal music training, Rico used various types of cajon drums to create the right rythms for the style of music being played. His sound and uniqueness adds a whole other dimension to what is Soulshine.

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"RAIDIUM"

Raidium is a mixture of different styles that come together to make ONE sound. We live and breathe Las Cruces. We are the guys you see at the parks late at night, hanging out in cars and local stores around town. Our name has changed more times then we can count, but our style has always remained the same. We've been playing on and off since the summer of 08.

"La Cella Bella"

A Las Cruces cello quartet, proves that the classical stringed instrument can make beautiful music playing works by the Beat.

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