AMP Concerts - About Us

AMP Concerts became an official business on September 10, 2004 and became a 501(c) non-profit corporation in 2007. Prior to that, AMP founder Neal Copperman spent four years putting on house concerts, sporadic small shows and volunteering everywhere. AMP's goal is to complement the music available around town, providing additional chances to experience world, folk, acoustic and Americana music in comfortable listening rooms.

The AMP logo means several things:

quality music in a suitable environment
no-smoking shows
good sound
concerts that start (and end!) at a reasonable time

AMP's Neal Copperman on the street's of Sevilla, Spain
photo by Rhonda H.

Press

AMP Concerts' series of shows in homes comes to an end after seven years from the Albuquerque Tribune, 8/24/07
Concert promoters bring musical diversity to the Duke City from the Albuquerque Tribune, 6/1/2007
KUNM's Performance New Mexico feature on the Bosque House Concerts. This audio is courtesy of KUNM 89.9 FM, 3/21/2005.
Down-Home Music (PDF) from Albuquerque The Magazine, January 2005
Living room, folding chairs, eats: Welcome to the concert venue (PDF) from the Albuquerque Tribune, 11/5/2004
AMP evolves into music presenter (PDF) from abqARTS, November 2004
AMP House Concerts from XLRadar.org, September 2004
House music: The concert scene is as close as your living room (PDF) from the Albuquerque Journal, 3/31/2002
House concerts open the door to a unique concert experience (PDF) from abqARTS, March 2002

List of Past Concerts

2004:
Flook and Susan McKeown & The Chanting House - South Broadway Cultural Center
(Co-production with MC Productions)
Eliza Gilkyson - Club Rhythm & Blues
Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band - The El Rey Theater
(Co-production with Thirsty Ear)
Lúnasa with Latvian duo ILGI - The Lobo Theater
Samite - Winning Coffee Co.
Prince Diabaté - Airdance Artspace - View photos
Neko Case, The Sadies and Dexter Romweber - The Lobo Theater
(Co-production with Thirsty Ear)

2005:
The Peter Rowan-Tony Rice Quartet with Raising Cane - The Lobo Theater
Casey Neill - Outpost Performance Space
(Co-production with Outpost Productions)
AJ Roach and Nels Andrews - Winning Coffee Co.
Ana Egge - Winning Coffee Co.
The Waybacks - The Lobo Theater
Drum Drum: Music and Dance from Papua New Guinea - Airdance Artspace
Small Potatoes - Relaxations
Old Blind Dogs and The Next Chapter - The Lobo Theater
The Strawbs - The Lobo Theater
California Guitar Trio - The Lobo Theater (See pictures from the show!)
Wendy Colonna and Guy Forsyth - Gorilla Tango Comedy Theater
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer - The Lobo Theater
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions)
The R Carlos Nakai Quaret - KiMo Theatre
¡Globalquerque! (New Mexico's First Annual World Music Celebration)
- National Hispanic Cultural Center
(Co-production with Avokado Artists)
Chicory and Chile: A New Mexico Concert for the Gulf Coast - KiMo Theater
(Co-production with many people)
Anna Wolfe - Winning Coffee Co.
The Greencards - The Windchime Champagne Gallery

2006:
Acoustic Eidolon - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Rodney Crowell - KiMo Theatre
(Co-production with the KiMo Theatre/City of Albuquerque)
Greg Brown - The Lobo Theater
(Co-production with Southwest Roots Music)
Lura - The El Rey Theater
Po' Girl - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
The Kennedys - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
The Karan Casey Band - The Lobo Theater
Tengir-Too - KiMo Theatre
Solas - St. Francis Auditorium (Santa Fe)
(Co-production with Southwest Roots Music)
Solas - Lobo Theater
Son Volt, Drive-By Truckers and Curt Kirkwood - The El Rey Theater
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions and JAW)
Perla Batalla - The El Rey Theater
Harry Manx - N4^th Theater
Slaid Cleaves - N4^th Theater
Toubab Krewe - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
The Greencards - N4^th Theater
Asylum Street Spankers - Outpost Performance Space
¡Globalquerque! Preview Concert - The Lensic, Santa Fe
¡Globalquerque! (New Mexico's Second Annual World Music Celebration)
- National Hispanic Cultural Center
(Co-production with Avokado Artists)
Lúnasa - KiMo Theatre
James McMurtry - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions)
Fred Eaglesmith - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Joan Baez - KiMo Theatre
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández - NHCC's Roy E. Disney Performing Arts Center
(Co-production with the National Hispanic Cultural Center)
Rachael Sage - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Mavis Staples - KiMo Theatre
Anna Wolfe - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Thomas Dolby and BT - The El Rey Theater
Otis Taylor and Boulder Acoustic Society - Puccini's Golden West Saloon

2007:
Greg Brown - KiMo Theatre
(Co-production with Southwest Roots Music)
George Winston - Simms Center for the Performing Arts
Chirgilchin - The Lobo Theater
"An Evening with the Songwriters" featuring Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, and Lyle Lovett - Popejoy Hall
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions)
Dr. Ralph Stanley - The Lobo Theater
The Bills - South Broadway Cultural Center
Lucinda Williams and Heartless Bastards - KiMo Theatre
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions)
Pistolera - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Gangbé Brass Band with Agalu - National Hispanic Cultural Center
(Co-production with Outpost Productions)
Perla Batalla with The Handsome Family - The Lobo Theater
Casey Neill - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Erin McKeown and Melissa Ferrick - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Yonder Mountain String Band - The El Rey Theater
(Co-production with Fan Man Productions)
Kristin Hersh with The McCarricks and Dolorean - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
AMP Concerts Showcase at the Hyperactive Conference & Music Festival, featuring Trilobite, Jenny Marlowe, Jasper Brown, Rachael Sage, Graham Isaacson, Round Mountain, Funky Nashville and Sin Serenade - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Eva Ferrell Benefit with Anna Wolfe, the Hounds of Carlisle, Esme Vaandrager and Black Eagle - South Broadway Cultural Center
John Carty & Roger Landes - Robertson and Sons Violin Shop
The Iguanas - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
James McMurtry - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Over the Rhine - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
¡Globalquerque! (New Mexico's Third Annual World Music Celebration)
- National Hispanic Cultural Center
(Co-production with Avokado Artists)
Fred Eaglesmith with Eilen Jewell Band - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Josh Rouse with Jason Collett - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Druhá Tráva - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Marcel Khalifé - KiMo Theatre
Old Crow Medicine Show - The Lensic
Jim Malcolm - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Po'Girl with Carolyn Mark - The Lobo Theater
Boulder Acoustic Society - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Marc Cohn with Amy Correia - The El Rey Theater

2008:
The Band Of Heathens - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Chuck Prophet - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
Sofia with Jeremy "JT" Lindsay - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
George Winston - KiMo Theatre
Dan Zanes and Friends - National Hispanic Cultural Center
The Orchid Ensemble - South Broadway Cultural Center
Caji & Salomé - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Javier Colis and Perla Batalla - Puccini's Golden West Saloon
the everybodyfields and The Section Quartet - One Up
David Munnelly Band - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Perú Negro - National Hispanic Cultural Center
Arlo Guthrie - KiMo Theatre
The English Beat - Sunshine Theater
Steve Poltz with Po'Girl - The Cooperage
Jim Lauderdale with Shaylor Alley - The Cooperage
Abi Tapia and Beth Wood - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas - South Broadway Cultural Center
Bob Malone - The Windchime Champagne Gallery
Leo Kottke - KiMo Theatre
Asylum Street Spankers - The Cooperage
Wilco with Retribution Gospel Choir - Popejoy Hall

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