Friday, February 6
Midwife w/ Amulets
Metal/ Experimental
Doors: 6pm • $15/adv • $20/door
Madeline Johnston is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern Colorado by way of Denver, where she spent the last decade developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community. Midwife began while Madeline was a resident of the beloved DIY space Rhinoceropolis in 2014. On stage, Johnston is known for her sparse, emotionally charged experimental pop music that can silence a room. On record, she produces intricate and lush sonic environments in her own little corner of the heavy music scene. She describes her sound as "Heaven Metal," AKA emotional music about devastation. Johnston writes primarily about grief, and the many faces it can inhabit.
Amulets is the solo project of Portland-based audio + visual artist Randall Taylor. Amulets
employs handmade cassette tape loops and live processed guitar loops to create live, lush
soundscapes and immersive drones. Through the re-contextualization of cassettes, sampling,
field recording, and looping, these long-form compositions blur the genres of ambient, drone,
noise, and electronic music.
All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Saturday, February 7
Jeffrey Foucault
Gritty, Poetic Americana
Doors: 6pm • $15/adv • $20/doors
The Legendary Jeffrey Foucault returns to the Zócalo Stage!
In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most
distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable
for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed
studio albums– "Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape
of his native Midwest" (The New Yorker), "Beat-up troubadour folk whittled todolorous perfection" (Uncut), "Songwriting Brilliance," (Irish Times)
– he's built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one
that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley.
All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday, February 11
Mama's Broke w/ Red McAdam
Folk/ Country
Doors: 6pm • $12/adv • $15/door
Mama's Broke is a Halifax-based folk duo—Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria—formed in 2014 after a chance road-trip meeting. Known as tireless road warriors, they've toured extensively across North America and Europe, carrying a "folk without borders" ethos wherever they go. Their award-winning debut Count the Wicked (2017) earned a Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year, followed by Narrow Line (2022), nominated for both a CFMA and a Juno Award. Rooted in old-time, Celtic, and Québécois traditions, their sound expands to include blues, punk, Balkan and Eastern European influences, and experimental edges. Built around haunting dual harmonies, emotional rawness, and rich instrumentation—fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and foot percussion—Mama's Broke blends tradition and innovation into dark, visceral folk songs that linger long after the final note. They write for the spaces between heartbreak and hope, offering music that lingers like a memory you're not quite ready to let go of.
Red McAdam is a genre-defying storyteller and roots musician whose music blends traditional honky-tonk and Western swing with indie rock, R&B, and wide-open Americana. Red's songs are built from richer, stranger, and more honest terrain—tales of life on the road, unforgettable characters, hard luck and hard truths, all delivered with raw, expressive vocals and fearless songwriting. His dynamic performances—frenetic, heartfelt, and a little delirious—have made him a standout on stages from dancehalls to dive bars across the country. With rich instrumental textures and a refusal to be boxed in by genre, Red McAdam offers a fresh, inventive take on roots music that both honors tradition and breaks new ground.
All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, February 12
Performer's Showcase /Open Mic
Hosted by Black Phillip
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome.
Step into the spotlight and showcase your talent!
From music comedy to spoken word and performance art —this open mic is your stage.
Bring your voice, your story, and your energy.
All talents welcome. All voices heard.
15-minute spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
This Weeks Open Mic will be hosted by
Black Phillip – a local Silver City funk, rock, jam driven funk built on deep grooves, dirty bass lines and hypnotic improvisation.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, February 14
MRAC Presents Frontera Bugalú
Doors: 6pm • Free
We are excited to welcome Frontera Bugalú back to the Zócalo for this year's MRAC's Chocolate Fantasia After Party!
Get your fill of Chocolate in downtown Silver City by sampling chocolates from over 20 chocolatiers. Then come dance it off with a free community performance by Frontera Bugalú !
Frontera Bugalú is an El Paso, Texas-based band that plays a unique style of "música fronteriza," blending cumbia, mambo, and traditional borderland folk music. Their sound is heavily influenced by the cultural exchange between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and incorporates elements of traditional Mexican music with Latin rhythms.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Sunday February 15
Jazz Brunch with the John Mitchell Trio
1pm • by donation
Come listen to the jazz stylings of the John Mitchell Trio.
Journeyman improvisational keyboardist, John Mitchell and Friends will be playing a variety of tunes from their vast repertoire. Playing professionally for over five decades, Mitchell has an innate ability to play and lead, an insatiable fire to innovate and grow his craft, and an intensely creative approach to his playing.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Tuesday, February 17
Mardi Gras in New Mexico!
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!
Please Note – This is a day we are normally closed.
Doors: 5:00pm
Join us for our 3rd Annual Mardi Gras in New Mexico!
It's the Year of the Horse and Mardi Gras – so what could we do but throw a big party for you!
With Authentic Cajun Cuisine from our resident Cajun!
Offerings will include: Shrimp Étouffée, Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Crawfish Pie, Red Beans and Rice, Bread Pudding – while it lasts!
We will have FREE Beads, Masks & King Cake to share. Fancy dress and costumes encouraged!
Mardi Gras Playlist by Jeff LeBlanc.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday February 18
Jojo and Jeff w/ Juniper Djinn
Folk/ Gypsy Jazz
Doors: 6pm • $10/adv • $12/door
Joan Silver and Jeff Butler are multi-instrumentalists. Their vocal harmonies accompany witty original songwriting combined with traditional folk tunes in a compelling performance not to be missed. A fun and uplifting combination of vocal harmonies, cello, fiddle, guitar and clawhammer Banjo. Inviting listeners into a fresh, resonant world of folk expression that is hauntingly intimate and vibrantly alive.
Juniper Djinn creates clarinet dreamscapes amongst a sea of melodious waltzes, the billowing sounds of early American jazz, gypsy jazz, and Balkan folk music make up the core sounds of Juniper Djinn. The trio's originals reflect a familiar feeling of 30s & 40s nostalgia and timeless tunes ingrained deep within traditional American and European jazz.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, February 21
Ordinary Elephant
Folk, Americana
Doors: 6PM • $12/Adv • $15/door
Ordinary Elephant is a Texas-based Americana duo known for emotionally rich songwriting, warm harmonies, and a quietly powerful presence. Anchored by Crystal Hariu-Damore's intimate, soul-deep vocals and Pete Damore's lyrical guitar work, their songs explore love, grief, resilience, and everyday grace with honesty and compassion. Blending folk, roots, and subtle country influences, Ordinary Elephant crafts music that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that's earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread critical acclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pair took home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on the strength of their breakout album, Before I Go, and two years later, they returned with the similarly lauded Honest, which the Associated Press hailed as "one of the best Americana albums of the year."
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday, February 25
The Kearns Family Band
Cosmic Country
Doors: 6pm • by donation
The Kearns Family is a husband-and-wife duo whose music blends high-desert folk, cosmic country, and spare, narrative-driven songwriting. Pat Kearns, formerly of Portland's Blue Skies for Black Hearts, writes and sings, while Susan Kearns plays upright bass. The Kearns Family Band is a high-energy roots and folk group known for tight family harmonies, joyful musicianship, and a deep connection to traditional music. Blending old-time, bluegrass, Celtic, and Americana influences, their sound is driven by lively fiddle and banjo, rich acoustic textures, and an infectious sense of fun. Whether delivering heartfelt ballads or foot-stomping dance tunes, The Kearns Family Band brings warmth, authenticity, and a celebratory spirit to every performance—music made to be shared across generations.
"Sharing musical DNA with John Prine, Leonard Cohen, and other kindred balladeers, Together and Alone feels timeless and immediate at once, sure to resonate in any era." - No Depression
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday February 26
Songwriter's Showcase
Songwriters Night hosted by Peter Dahl-Bredine
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Last Thursday of the Month. Limited spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Come showcase songs you've been working on.
Experience talented songwriters performing their own material in a relaxed, up-close setting—where lyrics matter and every note has a story.
Each participating writer will get the chance to play 3 original songs.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Friday, February 27
Poetic Outlaws Open Mic
5:30pm
In 'the Lodge'
Silver City Poetic Outlaws is a recurring open mic event focused on the spoken word.
Poetry, readings from stories and books, monologue, improv...all forms of spoken word are welcome.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
