The band Planet O layers the heavy beats of reggae with a trace of blues, a twinkling of jazz, and a heavy dose of funk, and they bring that combination to the Adams State College campus in Alamosa for a free street dance this Sun., Aug. 23, thanks to a collaboration between ASC Student Activities and the Alamosa Live Music Association. The show starts at 4pm with local favorites Atomic Pork, and at 6pm Planet O is scheduled to take the stage at the intersection of First St. and Stadium Ave. in Alamosa. Planet O’s geological origins can be traced to the rural southern Colorado hills of the Huerfano, an area suffused with art and music communes. As a result, Planet O’s musical style is a fusion of the jamming, eccentric, folksy melodies evolved from the hippie movement of the late 60s, and the electric, bright lights and big city band sound of the 70’s funk revolution. Planet O is definitely a jam band, but a jam band unlike others due to early influences of the Oakland Sound, the Jamaican influx and the same forces that formed the Seattle grunge scene. Atomic Pork is an Alamosa-based musical trio that plays their own mix of reggae and ska rhythms, punky energy, and jazz chops with witty, original lyrics. They open the show at 4pm.

ALMA helps sponsor live music at the San Luis Valley Farmers’ Market in Alamosa. Steve Baxter and John Goss are an acoustic duo who travel from Creede this Sat., Aug. 22, playing everything from John Anderson to Warren Zevon from 10 am until noon. Boulder Acoustic Society is appearing courtesy of ALMA as part of the line-up of “Rhythms on the Rio,” a free concert presented Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 by the South Fork Music Association in South Fork. Other performers include Darol Anger, Great American Taxi and the Nershi-Law Trio.
ALMA’s gracious members and business sponsors support the free summer “Sundays @ Six,” concerts and other ALMA events. More information about supporting ALMA and about upcoming concerts is available at http://www.almaonline.org.