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Alamosa Daily Digest Monday, May 18, 2026

Ty McDuffey

18 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Crys Matthews is coming to Society Hall, and if you've been paying attention to what's happening in music and politics these days, you know that matters. The folk singer's been building a reputation as one of the few artists willing to write straight about working people, climate, and the kind of inequities that hit rural places harder than most folks want to admit. In a valley with our history—where water rights and land use have always been tangled up in who holds power and who doesn't—that kind of honest songwriting tends to resonate. Worth clearing your calendar if you're tired of music that pretends the world's doing just fine.

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Crys Matthews, acclaimed singer for the times, at Society Hall

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Crys Matthews, known for blending country, Americana, and folk music with socially conscious lyrics, will perform at Society Hall in Alamosa on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Matthews is recognized as one of the leading voices in contemporary social justice music,...

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