Happy Days

You, me, and the Fonz

Have you guys ever noticed that the days of the week come with a certain feeling? It’s sometimes hard to put your finger on, but we sat down and thought about it and came up with these themes:

Monday’s Theme:
Why Did We Go Out Again?

Barring any of those Monday holidays of which we are all devoutly observant, such as Flag Day, Monday tends to be fairly quiet since everyone is just trying to get through the hangovers. Still, if you’re looking for non-Nazareth hair-of-the-dog solutions, the things to do are either Metal Mondays at The Underground with Pascual Romero (9 pm, $5, 200 W San Francisco St., 819-1597) or Cowgirl Karaoke with Michéle Leidig (9 pm, no cover, 216 Guadalupe St., 982-2565). Most of the bigger places (which we say like there’s a lot) save up the real good stuff for the weekend, but you’ll be damned if you stay in. What’s the point of living if you’re not in a bar someplace all the time?

Tuesday’s Theme:
Open Relationships

As the Canyon Road Blues Jam invites certain musicians (read, people who actually know what they’re doing) on board for the business of 12-bar blues at El Farol (8:30 pm, free, 808 Canyon Rd., 983-9912), musician Paul Wagner hosts an open-mic over at the Palace (9:30 pm, free, 142 W Palace Ave., 428-0690) for you bedroom-ers who totally finally have your version of “Hallelujah” right where you want it. Elsewhere, Ben Wright of Mi and D Numbers helms an open-mic every other Tuesday at Second Street Brewery’s Railyard location (7 pm, free, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 989-3278) that opens with intimate full sets from local pros before the signer-uppers get up to play “Wagon Wheel,” and John Rives and Randy Mulkey host their own open thing at Tiny’s (7 pm, free, 1005 S St. Francis Drive, 983-1100), which is a place we love because they do that thing where the tortilla chips are warm. What’s the takeaway? Tuesdays are great for amateur musicians and up-and-comers.

Wednesday’s Theme:
Now You’re Cookin’ with Gas
Things start to happen on Wednesday. Maybe it’s because the realities of work are sinking in, or maybe it’s because you look forward to the print edition of SFR so badly each week that waking up in the morning feels like Christmas. Either way, there’s a lot more to do. Here’s an idea: Grab a copy of the paper or go to sfreporter.com and pick something out for yourself. Word.

Thursday’s Theme:
Repeat Offenders

A lot of recurring events go down on Thursdays. Things like Branden James of the TV show America’s Got Talent and his cello/vocals residency at Vanessie—they’ve got all the wine (7 pm, free, 427 Water St., 982-9966)—or traditional Irish music champ Gerry Carthy and his hat at Bar Alto atop the Drury Plaza Hotel (7 pm, free, 828 Paseo de Peralta, 424-2175). In a shocking twist worthy of Hitchcock himself, Skylight hosts not one but two DJs, Rebel Frog and VDJ Dany, in the main room and Skylab, the smaller upstairs club, respectively (10 pm, $7, 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775). It’ll be bass heavy, and you’ll probably dance.

Friday’s Theme:
Party Like It’s 1999

Whereas other towns might boast touring bands or bigger-name acts on a regular basis, we’re content in Santa Fe to have DJs everywhere. But it’s not about the music, folks, it’s about zoning out to the rhythmically timed “boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants” of house or techno. We’ve actually heard it can be spiritual, a sort of hypnotic means of decompression and meditation. All you gotta do is relinquish control. Easy, right?

Saturday’s Theme:
The World Is Your Oyster

There are usually good daytime things going down, like the year-round Farmers Market (8 am-1 pm, free, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-4098) or a nice tour of the many galleries on Canyon Road, assuming that kind of art is your thing, but let’s get real about how Saturdays were made for partying even harder than Fridays, somehow. Once again, Skylight will be pulling out all the stops and has even hosted some pretty sweet non-DJ events. It’s also a good night for theater events at places like the Santa Fe Playhouse (142 E De Vargas St., 988-4262) or the newly opened Adobe Rose Theatre (1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688).

Sunday’s Theme:
And on the Seventh Day, We Rest

Santa Fe gets super sleepy on Sunday, but it’s a great chance to catch a movie at an awesome beer-accessible theater like Violet Crown (1606 Alcaldesa St., 216-5678) or, if you’re a local, go to certain museums like the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (108 Cathedral Place, 983-1666) or the New Mexico Museum of Art (107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072) for free. We fully recommend brunching at Tecolote (1616 St. Michael’s Drive, 988-1362) or the French Pastry Shop (100 E San Francisco St., 983-6997). Plus, it’s nice outside now, so you could even do something archaic like sit in the shade of a nice tree and read something. Whatever it is, just take it easy. You went nuts this week.

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