Music scene · Portales

Portales, New Mexico, is a small farming and college town on the eastern plains near Clovis. Music centers on school bands, church choirs, and country and Tejano acts at local bars and campus events. Amarillo and Lubbock musicians occasionally pass through for shows.

Venues include the college auditorium, high school auditorium, church fellowship halls, and local bars and restaurants. The county fairgrounds host talent shows and rodeo dances during the summer.

Local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Amarillo and Lubbock scene occasionally passing through.

Join the college or high school music program, connect with church choirs, or attend local bar jams. Driving to Amarillo, Lubbock, or Clovis is the common path for more frequent paid gigs.