"Let's get cool in the pool."

Good enough for government work?

In case y'all missed it, Vice visited well-armed house of worship New Life Baptist Church.

A.V. Club wonders if indie-rock reunions are becoming de rigueur.

Planning to camp—or BBQ—for Memorial Day? Know before you go.

Diamonds may be forever, but this titanium-LED engagement ring is rad.

Get yourself a Yayoi Kusama action figure.

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Lawrence, Kan.-based post-rock foursome The Appleseed Cast is relentlessly touring in support of their latest full-length, Illumination Ritual. While the work produced by the group doesn't exactly break new ground, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Making music together since '97, the Appleseed boys have damn near perfected the experimental indie/post-rock formula. Judge for yourself tonight at Launchpad (618 Central SW). Fellow Kansas crew Hospital Ships (who are signed to Graveface Records), sci-fi riffin' foursome Ghost Circles and acoustic indie-rock outfit Bellemah open the 21-and-over gig starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are only $10. Launchpad • Tue May 21 • 9 pm • $10 • View on Alibi calendar

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Godfather's Pizza is slated to return to Burque, yo.

Peep the Alibi's first-ever Homebrew Issue, y'all. Mixed Drink Tape included.

Is Bigfoot hangin' in the Jemez?

Jal, a wee New Mexico town, is facing a peak water crisis.

David Beckham is gettin' out of the game.

Dada Tumblr OTD: Baguette-Me-Nots.

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Dairyland dark wave

Everyone needs to get out of the house—no, work doesn't count—every now and again. I personally plan to do some R&R creepin' at Synchro Studio (512-B Yale SE) this evening. What could lure a dyed-in-the-wool recluse like me out and about? Samantha Glass. I've been a fan of Madison, Wis.-based synth hunk Beau Devereaux's work for a month of Sundays, and tonight he brings Burque "synthetic melodies remind[ing] one that moonlight can illuminate space in as striking a manner as any old mass of incandescent gas." Devereaux is touring with stellar Milwaukeean one-woman minimal synth/cold wave act Stacian. Highway dream-pop duo Dripping Rainbow and the inimitable Alan George Ledergerber rep our enchanted local scene. Peep related A/V below. Synchro Studio • Samantha Glass • Stacian • Dripping Rainbow • Alan George Ledergerber • Wed May 15 • 9 pm • $7 • ALL-AGES!

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HuffPo hypes Burque.

Following public outcry, Disney withdraws request to trademark Dia de los Muertos.

Peep depressing photographic evidence of New Mexico's drought conditions.

V.B. Price praises Mora County's decision to ban fracking and drilling.

Writing in the New York Times, Charles M. Blow denounces the rebranding of the Republican party as a "renaming of intolerance."

In 1997, Jacques Derrida interviewed Ornette Coleman. Read all about it here.

Cole Bee Wilson

I often feel that the wonder inherent in the New Mexico music scene is an amazingly well-kept secret. This week’s live music forecast supports that hypothesis. Whether you’re in search of avant-garde/magic realist/aural alt.history, gothic Americana, alt.country/indie pop or twangy indie rock, Music to Your Ears has you covered. Peep related A/V below. Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe • H Thunderbolt (Cole Bee Wilson) with Laura Goldhamer • Fri May 3 • 8 pm • $15 • ALL-AGES! • ccasantafe.org

H Thunderbolt at Annie St. Arts Collective Secret Show, 12/11/12

Laura Goldhamer - “Humpty Dumpty”

E. Christina Herr & Wild Frontier - “Little Blue House”

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Built to Spill - “Time Trap”

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Alibi ace reporter Barron Jones takes an active look at the glacially-paced investigation into the shooting death of Jonathan Mitchell.

Fire season returns.

Drought continues, and we're officially the hardest-hit state.

La Jicarita shares a poignant photo essay of International Workers' Day happenings in Burque.

APD debuts The Daily 49 newscast, but it's for officers' eyes only.

The Sandoval Country Fire Department halts issuing burn permits for unincorporated county land.

Le Café Miche reopens Downtown.

Mora County becomes the first county in the country to ban drilling and fracking. Way to be, Mora!

Thomas Dolby is coming! Thomas Dolby is coming!

This is not a Magazine cover.

Linda Hubbard's propagand-art rules.

And, now, your daily moment of teddy bear operation.

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In an attempt to economically cover eclectic shows, we shook the music section format up a bit. This week’s Shows Up! proffers aural sweets for music lovers of all stripes. Whether they’re into Native rock and roll, jazz, post-punk or marrow-melting psych rock, live music fans have no reason to be bored this week. Tonight, check out Nativity in rock at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW) during Rock the 9 or cruise to The Fe for the touring version of the Monterey Jazz Festival. If you head north on Friday, there’s more yummy punk to lap up, and, on Tuesday, Canadian psych-rock fivesome Black Mountain hypnotizes at Launchpad. Peep related A/V below. Low Spirits • Rock the 9 • Dawa • I Conscious • Ed Kabotie • Jim Ruel • Thu Apr 25 • 9 pm • $10 • 21+ • lowspiritslive.com

Dee Dee Bridgewater - “Love for Sale”

Low on High - “Melt”

Black Mountain - “Wucan”

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Music writers M. Brianna Stallings and Derek Caterwaul listened to new releases from Depeche Mode, We Drew Lightning and Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa. Read all about it in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Peep related A/V below.

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 Sonic shaman Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa project is trance-punk or “trans-utopian world music for a world that exists in fever dreams and hallucinations.” This ambitious, heady project combines bass clarinet, guitars, percussion and de Dionyso's distinctive throat singing; while he typically emotes in Indonesian, his latest album, Open the Crown, explores lyricism in English. Learn more about its sound by scoping Derek Caterwaul's micro review. Malaikat dan Singa headlines the so-called 4/20 Wyrd Musik Festo at Synchro Studio (512-B Yale SE) tomorrow, along with local acts Fando, The Happiness of Lovemaking, Uranium Worker and DJ Muffins the Magician. Experimental, rock, punk, free jazz and industrial fans of all ages can experience far-out sound starting at 8:30 p.m., and $7 gets you in.   Synchro Studios • Sat Apr 20 • 8:30 pm • $7 • ALL-AGES! • View on Alibi calendar

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