Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 77

NIGHTLIFE E21 Friday, June 13, 1997 Wed Open Mike Thur. Chris Ravin Band Free Free Variety Sunset GrilleS Bar 6825 Looms NE 265 1604 Samuel Variety free TumbleweedBronco Billy's 10205 Central NW 8)6-29)9 Club Alegria Lower Afua Fria, two bloc ks east ofSikfRoad 471-2)24 No time like today for yesterday's voices Fri. Mezral Misty's Hideaway 1522 lubankN 271-98)9 Sat. Dem Bones Blues Free Mon. Band of Enchantment Country Free Wed.

Memphis P-Tailt Blurt Free Ihur. Jam with Route 66 Variety Free Molly's 31JE.Hwy.66 201-0011 Wed. Prairie Dogs Free S.tt. Band of Enchantment Country Free Tue. Kevin Davis Band Free Thur.

Way Too Santa Fe J.im Free $5 $7 Variety Variety $5 S5 Fri. Pretto Parranda SaKa la Zorra, Flechao Mexican Sat. A) Hurricane by Kenn Rodriguez For thi Journal El Farol Sun. Family Night, Tierra Mala Variety Free Werewolf Cafe 4100 San Mateo NE 880-1625 Wed. Happy Hour.

Sultans Blues Free Wine Cellar 6001 Uimas NE 268-6706 Fri, -Sat. 12 Gauge Classic Rock Free? Fri. Happy Hour: Harvey Prowlers Free YesterDave's 10601 Montgomery NE 293-0033 Happy Hour: Ernie Valerts '50s Free Ernie Valens '50s Free dell's Pub 3211 Central NE Sat. String Cats 256-0564 az Free Irish Free Ui Free A year ago last month, lollapalooza, the music festival that once celebrated all things alternative, booked Metallica, one of the few remaining purveyors of heavy metal, the music form alternative was supposed to have replaced. Now, a year later, two more heavy metal dinosaurs, Ozzy Osbourne and Sammy Hagar, are being featured on MTV, the music channel Lhat deserted them when Nirvana hit big.

What's going on here? Is '80s rock back? Maybe. I mean Pat Benatar is touring with 70s warhorse Styx (which come to the Pit in July), '80s popmetal Ratt has a new album coming out soon and is touring (it plays Midnight Rodeo Sunday), and Night Ranger's original lineup is bac together (it plays Midnight Rodeo Tuesday). Now local radio is reflecting these changes, sort of, thanks to Trumper Communications' purchase of KZRR-FM (94 Rock), KLSK-FM and KTEG-FM (107.9 The Sun. Bo 4 Whistle Thur. Crescent City Our te Leu 808 Canyon Road 081-9012 BigStep fU S5 Sun.

Sara Cover Mon. Butch Crouch Country Rock Cover Tue. Pat Malone Acoustic Blues Cover Wed. LosSerranos Flamenco Guitars Cover Thur. Bermudez Valentine Quintet Cover Eldorado Hotel LobbyLounge, Old House Tavern 309 W.San franc isco 980-4455 John Couch; Ruben Antonio free Sun.

ohn Cooch; Gerard Moreno Man divas free Mon Thur. Frank; Tucker Binkley free Tucs, John Gooch; Gerard Moreno Free Wed. J.J. Prank; Bermudez Valentine Free Inn of the Governors mono aUIIUW 1517CoorsNW 8)1-412) $6 free Free Free lumbre Variety Sun. Mariachi Los Caporales Ha)py Hour: Freddie Chavez Wed.

Happy Hour: Trio Norteno The Zone 120 Central SW Wed. Suicidal Tendencies, Rollover 45 84)7216 $15.50 Outer Limits Bar 1209 Central SE 200-7107 Fri. Todd T. Band Free 1 it Red Carpet Lounge Highway 3 1 4 861-1906 ountry 3-Legged Willie Phil's Liquors 4)12CoorsSW 877-2777 Fri. Ristra Variety $2 S.it.

Surprise Package Variety $2 Sun. Surprise Package Variety free Mariana Bar 214 DnnGaspar Fri. -Sun. Rebecca Ryan Mon. Frank Tues.

Frank Wed. ay Bailey Thur. Rebecca Ryan 982-411) 'iawyVixals free I'iannVoc als free PianoVix als free PiancvVnc als free Vixals free 8 Corner Bar Sidcr's 2207 Seventh St. 454-9266 Fri. Darren Cordova Calor Spanish 10 Sun.

jimmy Rael Tradicion Variety $2 7601 MenaulNE 29 8096 Back Alley (final perform.) Clav.it Rock Wed. Harvey Acoustic lain Free La Casa Sena Cantina 088 02)2 125 E. Palace Daily Trouliadours Broadway Show funis I tfiii I Free Brio Lounge, 1-40 Carlisle BIM-111 1 Rattlrcats with Chris Drai up Blues T1IA fri. Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 SR. 14 471-0741 Fri.

Billy oe Shaver Country $8 Sat. Chillin' Circuit (1-6) Free Sun. Susan Clark (1-6) Free KLSK has revrted to its original format: best of the 'fiOs. 70s, '80s and a little bit of the '90s. 94 Rock has draped its "Cutting Edge of Rock" approach, leaving the alternative stuff to sister station The Edge.

Instead, 94 Rock has returned to straight-up rock mostly '80s stuff. "We've found the resurgence of the '80s stuff was by demand," said 94 Rock program director Phil Mahoney, "people who grew up on 94 Rock playing ACDC, Van Halen, the Scorpions." Hut corporate maneuvering isn't the only reason for the return of straight-up rock to Albuquerque airwaves. The resurgence of rock is a national phenomenon, according to KLSK program director Rick Anderson. "Nationally, classic rock is still very viable1," he said. "It does very well on a national scale.

In the last year classic rock has gained ground on other formats. Alternative has lost some ground, due to the fact that luster has worn off alternative music. It's just not as good as it was when Nirvana and Soundgarden first came out and they were still unique." Blame the record companies. "When the genuine article comes out, like Nirvana or Pearl Jam, and they have such success, record labels look for bands that sound like them," Mahoney said. "After a while the market is saturated with clones.

The same thing happened with metal and bands like Warrant and Slaughter. The quality starts diminishing. "Those bands might have had a good song or two, but they couldn't hold up." So while the national media trumpets the deaths of grunge and alternative and tries to sell the nation that techno dance (a la the Chemical Brothers and Prodigy) will grab listeners like Nirvana did, it seems Albuquerque will remain devoted to rock. "I don't think you can wait for next big thing," Mahoney said of recent trends. Tou have to listen to the people.

You can't tell people what to like. You have to let people tell you what they want to hear. "Until something great and new comes out, we'll try to supply them with great music." La Fonda Hotel, La Fiesta Lounge, 100 E.San Franc isco 082-551 1 Fri, -Sun. BennudezValentine; Sierra Band free Mm. -Tue.

Yolroso Free Wed. -Thur. Bill and Bonnie Hearne La Posada de Santa Fe 3 10 E. Palace Ave. 986-0000 Fri.

Mananares free Sat. Mananares (7-10) Lalin Guitars rec Anchor Inn Lounge 300 Umcr Blvd. SE Rad'i Comedy Club, Pete Christensen, Keith Hertz, larryAhrens free Happy Hour: tarry Freedmanl'iano Free Rudy's Honky Tonk 62(K) Seagull NE 828 2525 Diamondhack Country Free Sonny's Bar Grille 4214 Central SE Fri. Dudes With Instruments 12 fori 5 Sal. Brother uu Crack Daddies V2 fur $5 Stone Face Tavern 8201 San Pedro NE 822-0107 Woody Woodpeckers Blues Free Wed.

Sultans Blues free Sundowner Lounge 6101 Central NE 255-9610 802 1211 Free Tramp Jack O'Hares Grille Pub 4100 Southern Blvd. 806 0123 Sal. Blues Attack free 2911 Cernllos Road 47141 18 Doug King Country $1 Santa Fe Music Hall i 100 N.Guadalupe 98)1)11 Sal. South by Southwest Country TBA Tue. Pablo Ziegler Quintet New Tango TBA Thur.

Gluey Brothers (all w) Chctsca Street Pub Grill 1214 Villa Linda Mall 473-5105 im Buck Band Variety Fret- Latin S2 SIAacbesfier los Bobemios Thur. los Bohemios.