Kim Trieber and Chipper Thompson at Society Hall - Alamosa Citizen

Oct 22, 2024

Society Hall will welcome Taos singer-songwriters Kim Treiber and Chipper Thompson and their band for a concert on Friday, Oct. 25. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

The Taos musicians will be joined by Alamosa multi-instrumentalist and producer Don Richmond, as well as drummer Gilbert Frayer and bassist Conrad Cooper, and special guest Nicole Hayworth on vocals.

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IF YOU GO:

WHO: Kim Treiber and Chipper Thompson

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Society Hall, 400 Ross Ave., Alamosa

TICKETS: $20, available at www.societyhall.org and at the Green Spot at 711 State Ave in Alamosa. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and YouTube channel

Kim Treiber and Chipper Thompson have performed in Alamosa numerous times over the years in several different musical configurations. They have been living and performing in Taos for more than 33 years (Kim more than 40 years!) and the concert will feature Kim and Chipper’s original songwriting from the span of their local and regional careers. Kim and Chipper will be joined by regional legend Don Richmond on guitar, fiddle, and mandolin, and northern New Mexico rock stars Conrad Cooper on bass and Gilbert Frayer on drums.

Special guests will include Nicole Haworth, daughter of songstress and Kim’s partner in Burning Joan, Kirsten Parsons. Nicole was recently awarded a grant supporting her music from Howlin’ Dog Music Group.

“My job as a songwriter is to not only reflect the joy and beauty of this world, but also reflect on the extremely precarious times in which we find ourselves,” says Kim, who moved to Taos from Chicago in 1983. She has been a member of the legendary Taos rock band Bohiems, as well as Fear No Art, Burning Joan (named for one of Chipper’s songs), and her long-lived and much-loved honky-tonk band Kim And The Caballeros.

Chipper Thompson moved to Taos from north Alabama in 1991 and has been performing locally and regionally since his second night in town. Chipper released his debut solo CD in 1997, and since then he and Kim – both individually and collectively – have released 12 albums worth of music, ranging from honky-tonk country to contemporary folk to rock to old-time mountain music.

Society Hall board member Don Richmond, also performing in the show, says, “Chipper and Kim are two of the most relentlessly creative artists and people I have ever known. This will be a great journey through the width and breadth of their amazing musical catalog.”

Kim says, “For me, playing music is a way to immerse myself and truly be in the present moment, the chatter in my head ceasing, and the anxiety around the challenging times we live in, fade away… even if just for a few hours. And hopefully that extends to the listeners, and we all can have a collective experience of joy and connection.”

In addition to music, Kim is a potter, photographer, and farmer. Chipper has written a novel and a non-fiction art book and designed a coloring book.

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