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  Best Musician/Hillary Smith-2007 Albuquerque the Magazine

 

Best Vocalist/Hillary Smith- 2008 Albuquerque the Magazine

 

"Soul Kitchen" was well represented at the

2009 Best of Albuquerque Awards!

Best Vocalist/Hillary Smith- 2009 Albuquerque the Magazine

Best Musician/Chris Dracup- 2009 Albuquerque the Magazine

 

"Soul Kitchen" sweeps 2010 LOCAL IQ Smart List

     Best Blues Band/Soul Kitchen

   Best Solo Artist/Chris Dracup

Best Vocalist/Hillary Smith

 For more info about Chris Dracup: www.chrisdracup.com

 

 

For info about New Mexico's music scene:

  http://www.nmmusic.com/

EVERYTHING you  need to know about talented NM!

 

March 11th, Thursday

6:00-9:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

 

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

March 13th, Saturday

Live music, dancing, dining, silent auction.

6-11:30

Soul Kitchen set

8:30-11:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

Mikey Chavez-Drums

ABC

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

Snow Ball

Fundraiser for Adaptive Ski Program

Santa Fe Hilton Ballroom

For more info:

http://www.adaptiveski.org/

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!

March 17th, Wednesday

6:00-9:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

March 20th, Saturday

All day event!

Details coming soon!

SOUL KITCHEN TRIO

is proud to join

Albuquerque's local favorites in an effort to raise funds for Haiti Relief

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

 

Haiti Relief Benefit Concert

Bookworks

4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW Ste H Albuquerque
(505) 344-8139

 

March 25th, Thursday

School show 11:00 AM

Evening Show 6:00 PM

NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE
Elementary School Performance

March 26th, Friday

6:30-9:30

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

Mikey Chavez-Drums

 

ABC

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

March 27th, Saturday

Soul Kitchen Opening:

for

Model T Ford

Details coming soon!

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

Mikey Chavez-Drums

 

ABC

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

Southwest Roots Music Presents:

PRESENTS

SANTA FE BLUES

Blues, Brews and BBQ!

  T MODEL FORD

March 27th, Saturday

8-11 PM

Old school funk, groovy R&B with:

HILL AND HIP POCKET

Dimi Di Santi- Guitar

Milo Jaramillo-Bass

John Bartlit-Drums

Steve Figueroa-Keys

 

New Venue!

Andaluz Hotel

(formerly la Posada)

Phone: 505-242-9090
Address: 125 Second Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

April 2nd, Friday

8-11 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 



Scalo Northern Italian Grill and Il Bar
3500 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque
(505) 255-8781
www.scalonobhill.com

April 3rd, Saturday

6:30-9:30

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

April 10th, Saturday

Hill is honored to perform with the

SANDIA PREP JAZZ BAND

 directed by Pat Rhoads

 

Tribute to Dick Heath-

Sandia Prep Headmaster

Sandia Casino and Resort

For tickets and info:

http://www.sandiaprep.org/philanthropy/philanthropynews-celebracion.php

April 15th, Thursday

6:00-9:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

 

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO

April 17th, Saturday

Opening for killer

singer/ guitarist/songwriter

and a wicked, cool, home girl from

Albuquerque.

Doors open at 7:00 PM

Show- 8:00 PM

Historic El Rey Theatre

$12 in advance

 $15 at the door

( more details on flier below)

 

 

 

 

     

April 20th, Tuesday

School show 11:00 AM

Evening Show 6:00 PM

NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE

Elementary School Performance

April 21st, Wednesday

School show 11:00 AM

Evening Show 6:00 PM

NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE
Elementary School Performance

April 23rd, Friday

5:30-8:30 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

Prairie Star

Opening of the Patio Wine Bar

288 Prairie Star Rd Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004 (505) 867-3327

April 24th, Saturday

Founder's Day Entertainment

Schedule

 

12: 00 to 1:00 pm

United Native Council

Drumming and Dances

1:00 to 2:00pm

Los Colonials de Santa Fe

1800s Spanish Dances and History 

2:00 to 2:30 pm

Mariachi Nuevo Mexico

3:00 to 3:30 pm

Parade and Proclamations

3:30 to 4:00pm

Alma Flamenca

4:00-5:30 pm-

SOUL KITCHEN

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

Bill Veitch -Drums

Founder's Day

Old Town Gazebo

Ole TOwn Albuquerque, NM

April 24th, Sunday

Live Music all day!

TBA

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Tommy Elskes- Guitar, Vocal, Spoons

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

 

Nob Hill 20th Annual

Earth Day Festival

Behind the La Montanita Co-Op on Silver Ave.

Live Local Music, Dance and Vendors. Celebrating the sustainable evironmental movement that began with the first Earth Day celebrated in 1970.

April 29th, Thursday

SOUL KITCHEN QUARTET
Acoustic blues with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes and

Marcus Casman

 

Zinc Wine Bar and Bistro

Downstairs

3009 Central Ave NE

 

April 30th, Friday

5:30-8:30 PM

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

One Up Elevated Lounge

505) 242-1966
301 Central Ave NE

 

May 1st, Saturday

TBA

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

Crawdaddy Blues Fest

Madrid New Mexico

May 7th, Friday

6:30-9:30

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

May 8th, Saturday

 

 

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

Private event

May 14th , Friday

5:30-8:30 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

Prairie Star

On the Patio

288 Prairie Star Rd Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004 (505) 867-3327

May 15th, Saturday

8:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

 

Private event

May 21st, Friday

5:30-8:30 PM

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

-Drums

One Up Elevated Lounge

505) 242-1966
301 Central Ave NE

 

March 27th, Thursday

6:00-9:00 PM

SOUL KITCHEN ACOUSTIC TRIO
Acoustic trio with:

Chris Dracup and Tommy Elskes

Photo by Robin Riekeman

 

St. Clair Bistro and Winery

901 Rio Grande

Located just South of I 40 and Rio Grande exit

May 28th, Friday

9-12 AM

 

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

Tommy Elskes- Vocal, Guitar, Spoons

-Drums

Silver City Blues Fest

Buffalo Dance Hall

The Silver City Blues Festival has become one of the Southwest's premier music festivals, drawing musicians and music fans from around the world.


Set in the grassy confines of Gough Park in May of each year, the Blues Festival is a music event, community celebration and all-around block party, set to an outstanding assortment of blues music. Silver City's terrific late-Spring weather almost always assures warm afternoons and cool, star-lit evenings on the park lawn.

 

For more info/tickets

http://www.mimbresarts.org/Blues_Home.html

 

June 5th, Saturday

Joe Rowell Park Dolores
Gates open from 10 a.m. to dusk

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

Tommy Elskes- Vocal, Guitar, Spoons

-Drums

 

Headlining the Dolores River Fest

This year the Dolores River Festival grows bigger and better with all day events in Joe Rowell Park. This community and family-oriented event features numerous vendors, events in and along our beautiful river, great food and drink and best of all superb music by national and local acts all afternoon and into the evening.

Joe Rowell Park Dolores

Dolores, Colorado
Gates open from 10 a.m. to dusk

http://www.doloresriverfestival.com/

June 11th, Friday

8-11 PM

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

Tommy Elskes- Vocal, Guitar, Spoons

-Drums

Private event

June 12th,Saturday

8:30-11:30 PM

More details soon!

SOUL KITCHEN

Chris Dracup- Guitar, Vocal

Marcus Casman- Bass

Tommy Elskes- Vocal, Guitar, Spoons

-Drums

American Heart Association's

Heart & Soul Ball

Hotel Albuquerque

Old Town, ALb. NM

June 18th, Friday

6-10 PM

Old school funk, groovy R&B with:

HILL AND HIP POCKET

Dimi Di Santi- Guitar

Milo Jaramillo-Bass

Eddie Garcia-Drums

Steve Figueroa-Keys

Glenn Kostur-Sax

 

Private event

Santa Fe, NM

June 19th, Saturday

7-10

Doors open @ 6:30 PM

Rain or shine concert

WOMEN'S VOICES

LADY SINGS THE BLUES

a festival which began in 1993, continues as an annual tribute to the outstanding women vocalists in New Mexico.

Featuring:

Joan Cere, Sugie Padilla,

Hill and Cathryn McGill

Lady Sings the Blues

Women's Voices Blues Show

Sponsored by NMJW

 

The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town .

Admission: $15 Adults; $13 Seniors (60+) and Students w/ID; $12 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members.

Families are welcome and Children Under 12 are Free.

For info/tickets:

http://www.nmjazz.org/Womens_Voices.aspx