L.A. brother-sister, dark wavy-ish duo Io Echo made a cool video for its song "When the Lilies Die." Watch it here.

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King Tuff’s eponymous second album (his first on Sub Pop) has all of my new favorite songs. I missed the spooky rock and roll record when it was released back in May. Stream in full here, or at right. The band plays at the Launchpad on Aug. 20.

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Local blues rock guitar hero Ryan McGarvey—who's shared stages with legends of the genre and toured Europe multiple times in the past year—revels in the release of his second album, Redefined, at Santa Fe Sol (37 Fire Place, Santa Fe) tonight at 8 p.m. Go to the show—admission only $10—so you can say you saw the globe-trotting musician before he was super famous.

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McSweenys’ John Peck devised a list of bandwiches. Here are some examples:

Pink Floyd: Amethyst-rubbed pork, asparagus jelly, moon-dried tomatoes, pumpernickel.

Bruce Springsteen: Cheesesteak, peppers, grilled headband, ketchup, seeded bun.

Rush: Seagrams-marinated grilled flank steak, carbonated pineapple-jalapeño cheese spread, maple-wasabi aioli, hand-milled laser-cut 37-grain flatbread.

Find the full menu here.

 

Last week I compiled a little mix of songs about the heavens in honor of our “Sign Language” feature. Read about mix and link to it here, or go directly to the music on 8tracks here.

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This week’s Flyer on the Wall featured ZoneFest 2012, happening tonight at the Launchpad. The all-ages event features eight bands for $10. The show starts at 6 p.m.

• zonefest 2012
• acid king
• supergiant
• anesthesia
• shadow and ash
• torture victim
• skulldron
• the conjuring
• jah branch
• tenderizor

Paul Blackburn

Glitter Dick

Glitter Dick performs at a benefit for Amy Clinkscales tonight at the Launchpad. Read Captain America’s article about the show here: Wham, Glam Thank You Ma’am.

• glitter dick
• glam
• red light cameras
• icky and the yuks
• mother death queen
• the demons
• pancakes!
• launchpad
• amy clinkscales
• albuquerque music

 

This is a reminder to keep sending in photos of the places where you practice, enjoy or obsess over music. Find out more about music chambers here. Send images to cassyle@alibi.com with “music chambers” in the subject field or post them to the Weekly Alibi’s Facebook page.

 

This week’s Song Roulette column peered into the music library of Ken Cornell. See him perform tonight with The Handmaidens and Alchemical Burn at Synchro Studios (512-B Yale SE). The all-ages show is $5 and begins at 9 p.m. Basement Babies, Grenadrian and Cinik also play.

• ken cornell
• tripping dogs
• diverje
• cranial smash device
• alchemical burn
• the handmaidens
• death convention singers
• basement babies
• cinik
• grenadrian

Sarah Cass

Clockwise from top: John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez, Satomi Matsuzaki and Greg Saunier

Bay Area avant pop act Deerhoof plays at Sol Santa Fe this evening with Portland’s AU and New Mexico’s own Raven Chacon. Get details and read about the band and its Burque connection here.

• deerhoof
• john dieterich
• au
• raven chacon
• powerdrove
• a hawk & a hacksaw
• sol santa fe
• bay area
• live music