  | Weekly Alibi ‹‹ V.16 No.5 | February 1 - 7, 2007
Feature News Bite: Insurance for Domestic Partners Money can't buy you love, but it sure is useful when you're trying to purchase nifty anniversary gifts. Luckily for you, we've got more romantic suggestions than Cupid has dimples! Now all you have to do is scare up some cash. The thought of insurance for domestic partners makes us all hot and bothered, but will our fantasy ever become reality? Not Chicken New Mexico lawmakers say, "Don't abuse your cocks this Valentine's Day!" Spotlight: One For Hope and Labels and Numbers Two local bands love to do it on stage. (Make music, that is.) Smokin' Aces Smokin’ Aces is scattershot, plagiarized love letter to Quentin Tarantino, but it's fun as long as people are either bleeding or pulling triggers. Poetry Review We can't all be poets, but at least we can cultivate their lovely, poetic sensibility. Start with these five recent arrivals from the Southwest. Best of Burque Ballot It's finally here! Our best-ever Best of Burque ballot is signed, sealed, delivered and yours.   Raw posts and updates from our writers with info too timely or uncategorizable for print. What, we said something stupid? Chime in, buddy.Sonic reductions of Shining, Dew Scented and George Strait Alibi alum Michael Henningsen and Mark Lopez, our beloved copy editor and staff writer, listened to new releases from Shining, Dew Scented and George Strait. Read their micro reviews in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Peep related A/V below.
 Shining - “I Won’t Forget” Dew Scented - “Confronting Entropy” George Strait - “Give It All We Got Tonight” Add a Comment Post-rock Ritual: The Appleseed Cast • Hospital Ships • Ghost Circles • Bellemah • rock, indie 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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