Max Gomez Hosts’ Livestream Concert “The Road Home” with Live Performances Filmed in Taos, Tucumcari, Red River, & Santa Fe, New Mexico
On May 1st, 2021, singer/songwriter Max Gomez will be hosting the livestream concert The Road Home.
"New Mexico will always be home to me, no matter where I'm living, New Mexico will always be home,” says Gomez. "I'm thrilled to invite friends and fans alike to join me on this musical road trip. We'll wind and curve down the roads of Santa Fe, Tucumcari, and Red River to my hometown of Taos, NM; sharing songs along the way with the band and some very special guests."
The Road Home takes the listener on a journey around New Mexico led by Max and a world class band. The show will start with the band in Tucumcari filming right off of Route 66, then Max takes the listener on a journey up to Taos. From there they go up into the mountains of Red River for a very special performance filmed on the stage of the Motherlode Saloon. The journey concludes in Santa Fe, New Mexico where Max is reunited with world class flautist Robert Mirabel for a very special collaboration.
Singer & songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, the son of a Portuguese-Spanish father and an Irish-Scottish mother. He fell under the influence of country blues early on, and then moved to classic modern singer/songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and John Prine, as well as folk-based rockers like Tom Petty and Neil Young, honing his songwriting skills and developing a style that melded all of his influences but was still uniquely his. Gomez released a debut album, the Jeff Trott-produced Rule the World, on New West Records in 2013. After touring steadily following the release of his debut, Gomez paired with producer Jim Scott for the 2017 EP Me & Joe.
Calling the mountains of northern New Mexico home for many years, Michael Hearne shared his talents as a singer, songwriter, and picker in bars, listening rooms and dance halls throughout the region. In the 1980’s, he toured as a member of Michael Martin Murphey’s band, recording on Murphey’s 1982 self-titled album for Liberty Records. Hearne has penned songs for Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn (“Lesson to be Learned from Love”) and his New Mexico anthem, “New Mexico Rain,” was recorded by country music legend Johnny Rodriguez as well as by his uncle and aunt, Bill and Bonnie Hearne. Michael has also co-written with Mentor Williams, Andy Byrd, Shake Russell, Keith Sykes, and many others.
Robert Mirabal is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. His flutes are world-renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. An award-winning musician and leading proponent of world music, Mirabal performs worldwide, sharing flute songs, tribal rock, dance, and storytelling. Mirabal was twice named the Native American Music Awards' Artist of the Year, and received the Songwriter of the Year award three times. He was featured in Grammy Award winning album, Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth in 2006 for Best Native American Music Album. In 2011 Mirabal joined the avant-garde string quartet ETHEL for a collaborative tour titled Music of the Sun. This is his second collaboration with the group, with whom he performed at BAM'sNext Wave Festival in 2008.
