The first of two Greg Johnston Summer Concerts for 2009 is set for Friday, July 17 with Shred Factor 9 taking the stage. Shred Factor 9 features a distinct UNM connection with all the band members working in various areas of the UNM Health Sciences Center. The concert gets underway at noon near the Betty Sabo Modern Art located southeast of the SUB and south of the Student Health Center.
Photo: Shred Factor 9
A classic rock band, Shred Factor 9 plays a wide variety of oldies and recent hits from bands including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Credence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, Steve Miller Band, Steppenwolf, the Animals, the Kinks, the Ramones, Wings, Free, and Tom Petty to name a few.
The band features Valerie Darensburg on vocals and bass, Jason Darensburg on drums and Christopher Kallman on vocals and guitar.
Shred Factor 9 has been playing around the Duke City in various incarnations for nearly a decade. Recent gigs include the UNM Faculty Staff Club along and the Old Town Holiday Stroll.
Additionally, the band writes, records and plays original music published by their small production company, Capricorn Music Productions, in Albuquerque.
The second concert that’s a part of this year’s Greg Johnston Summer Concert Series is slated for Friday, August 7 in conjunction with Staff Appreciation Week. The featured band is Soundclub Souperstar. The concert will begin at noon near Modern Art.
The concerts were renamed the Greg Johnston Summer Concerts, in honor and recognition for Johnston’s work as founder of the concerts on behalf of the Staff Council Work+Life committee. The concerts are intended to provide a noon hour respite for UNM employees and students. Johnston, who worked in the University Communication and Marketing Department as a Sr. Communications Specialist, died in February 2007 after a brief battle with cancer. The concerts are sponsored and supported by the UNM Staff Council and its Work+Life Committee and the Division of Student Affairs.
Bring your lunch, shade and a healthy dessert will be provided.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at July 9, 2009 05:09 PM