Merlettes Band
Albuquerque performers Merlettes headline the
Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse on May 14th
 
Dennis Russell opens the evening!
 
The Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse offers up another great night of family entertainment this month with Albuquerque honky-tonk band Merlettes and California singer/songwriter Dennis Russell!
 
Merlettes are all about the twang. And the girls: five sassy, up-to-date honky-tonk ladies fronted by vocalist Kristina Jacobsen on rhythm and lap-steel guitars, with mandolin and fiddle leads, a slap-happy upright bassist, and a deep-pocketed drummer. Featuring the tunes of Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, and Tammy Wynette, along with Jacobsen originals in a classic C&W vein, they'll have you scorching the sawdust on the dance floor one minute and crying in your beer the next. Their air-tight, high lonesome harmonies captivate the ear and the heart as they celebrate the strength of our connections and the gritty twang of the human spirit.

California based singer/songwriter Dennis Russell opens up the evening with his unique mix of modern folk, rock, roots, and country music that he calls "California-Americana." His music has been compared to fellow Golden State based artists such as Jackson Browne, Dave Alvin, and Ben Harper, as well as established folk and Americana songwriters such as Guy Clark, Paul Simon, and Peter Case.
 
In his long and varied career, he's performed in coffeehouses, clubs, wineries, breweries, bars, backyards, front yards, gymnasiums, stadiums, living rooms, theatres, festivals, street corners, beach fronts, mountain shacks, and railroad tracks. Dennis has opened for major recording artists, such as Cyndi Lauper, Dan Bern, Lili Haydn, Rosie Flores, and Katy Moffatt. His song, "There's a Guy" appeared in the independent film Verses and his instrumental compositions have served as incidental background music for theatre productions of Charlotte's Web and
The Vaudevillians.

 FREE!  Love Offerings will be accepted. 
 
The mission of the Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse is to provide the East Mountains with quality musical experiences in a family-style, listening-room environment.  The events, along with snacks and beverages, are family friendly and free to the public.  The House opens at 6 pm and the performance starts promptly 
at 6:30.
 
Held the second Saturday of each month, the events consist of an Opening Act and a Headliner except for two Open Mics per year.  The CoffeeHouse hosts both professional and amateur musicians and performers of all ages.  The response has been so positive that the event is already booked through 2016.
 
Each month's event is sponsored by a local business, family, or individual.  This month the event has two sponsors - East Mountain Resident Bob Moffat and the New Mexico Music Awards.  A sponsorship is $25 and is a tax-deductible donation.
 
The CoffeeHouse is held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (formerly the Unity Spiritual Center) at 1 Deanna Lane in Edgewood.  It is located just off Dinkle Road, 1.5 miles east of Mountain Valley Road, and 2.5 miles west of Highway 344.
 
To get directions or more information on this or future events, please visit http://www.unityemtns.org/coffeehouse1.html or email CoffeeHouse@UnityEMtns.org. 
Be sure to check out our CoffeeHouse Pages!
  • RSVP to Our Event on New Mexico Music Central Meetup
In addition:
  • Look for our Posters around the East Mountain Community!  Email us if you can help get them out in the community around where you live.
  • Look for our events in The Independent, the MVTelegraph, and the EM Shopper!
  • Share this event with your friends!  There's a FORWARD link at the bottom of this email.
  • If this email was shared with you, or you are seeing it on Facebook, you can sign up to get this monthly e-announcement by clicking the UPDATE PROFILE/EMAIL ADDRESS at the bottom of this email and choosing the CoffeeHouse email.  We don't like spam, either.  You can unsubscribe at any time, and we NEVER share your information.
Call for Opening Acts

We are booked through 2016 with headliners, but we need Opening Acts!  If you or someone you know is interested, please email CoffeeHouse@UnityEMtns.org with the info.  We don't pay our Openers, but we do feed them a home-cooked meal and we've been known to invite Openers to come back as Headliners.  We'd also love to feature some young up-and-coming musicians, so if you know any talented kids, send them our way!  More information can be found  on the musician page of our website.

Many Thanks to Our Volunteers and Sponsors!

The Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse is run completely by volunteers and donations.  Many thanks to Fancy's Photo Solutions, Patricia Vansell, Stargate Healing and The New Mexico Music Awards for sponsoring our first six concerts this year!  Since we are a 501c3 organization, all donations are tax  deductible!

Thanks to all our volunteers!  We couldn't do this without you!

We are grateful and we still need more help with various aspects of running the CoffeeHouse.  Some ways to help:
  • Hang posters in East Mountain areas ~1-2 weeks before concert
  • Like to be on stage?  Be an MC!  We provide a script and you add character
  • Like to run sound equipment?  Assist our Soundman/Host and cover when he can't make it
  • Help with Setup and/or Tear Down
  • Purchase or Make Snacks for event
  • Help work in the kitchen during the event
  • Purchase or make dinner and deliver for musicians and volunteers (you, too)
  • Sponsor a night for $25 - any individual, family, or business can do this (and businesses can promote their stuff and be featured on our web page)
We feed all volunteers (and their families) dinner on concert night.

So the next time that clipboard is passed around, please consider how you would help.  Thank you.

Dennis Russell opens for Merlettes at Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse