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About Rita O'Connell

Rita has been writing, performing, reading, eating, crafting, and playing in Taos since 2007. She's a co-founder of LiveTaos, and a co-owner of KNCE93.5FM, True Taos Radio. She is pleased that you found your way here. More about her at www.RitaOConnell.com.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Art of Flying & PO.10.CEE

On Saturday, March 23, at the Taos Ale House the soothing yet jagged, avant-garde sounds of the Art of Fucking Flying will be coupled with the gnarly antics of Taos' own Hip Hop acts, Qwhy? and PO.10.CEE. This is sure to...

Mike Clark, live at Taos Ale House

A prolific songwriter and performer whose past projects run the gamut from country-punk (The Jack Trades) to bluegrass (Crow Flies) to gypsy folk (The Ghost of Michael Clark). Clark’s alter ego as one-fifth of the popula...

Wil Burlin Art Show — Eske’s Brew Pub

  Did you love our piece on Wil Burlin?   Well good news — you can catch his current art show (AND have an excuse, not that you need one, to grab some of Wanda’s delicious green chile…) at Esk...

One Billion Rising, Taos

If you were on the internet at all today, you probably saw photos, footage, or commentary about 1 Billion Rising. V-Day, a project to end global violence against women and girls, created this event to demand an end to th...

A Short Chat with Joe Johnson

Mississippi songman Joe Johnson came through Taos a couple weeks ago. We caught up with him for a few minutes between sets to talk music, gear-theft, and Quantum Leap.