Albuquerque promoting its music talent

City's showcase gives songwriters the spotlight : Local : Albuquerque Tribune: "Albuquerque's Music Office is setting aside the first Thursday of every month to host a low-key jam session in which a handful of performers will play and talk about their songs...

" ... the goal of the songwriters series goes beyond just a monthly hootenanny.

"'I'm looking at it from more of a business and economic development standpoint than a cultural one," [said Tom Frouge, a music adviser in the city's Economic Development Department.] 'We want to get people to realize there are a lot of craftspeople in the music industry.'"