Tyler, the Creator

There are always more boss concerts afoot than we can cover in our print edition, but we do our utmost to inform y’all about gigs that are particularly worthy of your attention. Fans of hardcore/hip-hop, world music, psych-rock, surf, Elvis homage, singer-songwriters or acoustic folk inflected with punk and stand-up comedy should peep this week’s Music to Your Ears for the deets on four rad shows. Scope related A/V below. Sunshine Theater • Tyler, the Creator • Fri Apr 5 • 7 pm • $22.50• 13+ • sunshinetheaterlive.com

Tyler, the Creator - “Yonkers”

Kamalini Mukherji - “Oi Je Jharer Megher”

The Fucking Adventures - “Four”

Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits - “Life is Excellent”

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Albuquerque Boys Choir (from left) Bethany Delahunt, Christy Cook and Stef Graner

Live music hunter-and-gatherer Mike Smith takes us on a trip through his February adventures in live, local music in this month’s Last Month in Music. Scope related A/V below. I particularly recommend watching Boba & Gobi’s performance of “Klaus Klaus Dr. Meatball Dr. Meatball” featuring A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost.

Boba & Gobi - “Klaus Klaus Dr. Meatball Dr. Meatball”

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Jeff Mangum

Neutral Milk Hotel super-fan Mike Smith shares an essay deconstructing the man, the myth, the legend as prelude to Jeff Mangum’s Tuesday concert in The Fe. Read Inside Jeff Mangum’s Aeroplane for all the deets. Peep related A/V below. The Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe • Jeff Mangum with Tall Firs • Tue Apr 2 • 7:30 pm • $20-$32 • ALL-AGES! • lensic.org

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

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Music writer M. Brianna Stallings and I checked out new albums by Marnie Stern, Dani Shivers and Thalia Zedek Band. Read our rave reviews in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Scope related A/V below.

Marnie Stern - “Immortals”

Dani Shivers - “Up!”

Thalia Zedek Band - “Winning Hand”

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The classic date of yore? A cozy supper place featuring a floor show. This Friday Rebekkah Dreskin invites you to a similarly catered affair. Dine on platters from Panda Express (served at 6 pm) followed promptly by her quirky (“Love Is A Stolen Bowling Ball”) and playful (“Dim Sum In Albuquerque”) songs. Picture Jill Sobule moving between keyboards and a programmed synth beats while throwing down rhymes about hooking up with pretty boys and girls or aspiring to be like Liz Phair and Chrissie Hynde (“Girls With Guitarz”). Her latest, sunny self-release, Blame It On Rebekkah, sits in stark contrast to earlier CDs of piano-based love and loss in a low-key Tori Amos vein. But just because Dreskin’s a bit more lighthearted this time around doesn’t mean she’s not putting all of her singular self into the work. Ten bucks gets you dinner and a show while a fiver is good for admission only. Low Spirits • Rebekkah Dreskin CD release • Fri Mar 29 • 6 pm • $5-$10 • 21+ • lowspiritslive.com

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Music writer M. Brianna Stallings and Alibi Staff Writer Mark Lopez listened to new releases from Kopecky Family Band, David Bowie and Youth Lagoon. They share their critical takes in this week’s Sonic Reducer. While David Bowie and Youth Lagoon aren’t visiting Burque anytime soon, Nashville, Tenn.-based sextet Kopecky Family Band bring their “mellifluous banter” to Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW) on Monday, April 8, along with Austin indie rock outfit The Eastern Sea. Scope related A/V below. Low Spirits • Kopecky Family Band • The Eastern Sea • Mon Apr 8 • 9 pm • $6 • 21+ • lowspiritslive.com

Kopecky Family Band - “Heartbeats”

David Bowie - “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”

Youth Lagoon - “Sleep Paralysis”

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Billy Bragg

One of most exciting opportunities afforded me by working as the Alibi music editor is soliciting work from writers/artists whose work I deeply admire. Sure, I would have gotten a kick out of chatting with Billy Bragg, but I know someone with a deeper connection to him. That someone is Tannex midwife, ABQ Zine Fest founder, sound artist and storyteller Marya Errin Jones. Read her poignant essay on him, Bragging Rites, to see what I mean. Check out B.B. A/V below. KiMo Theatre • Billy Bragg • Kim Churchill • Sun Mar 24 • 7:30 pm • $26-$35 • ALL-AGES! • kimotickets.com

Billy Bragg - "No One Knows Nothing Anymore"

Billy Bragg - "Tooth & Nail" [SXSW]

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Kool Keith

But experimental and classical composition isn't all our fair city has on offer this week. Whether you're into hip-hop, horrorcore, pornocore, strings, Zimbabwean spirituals or songs written by women, Music to Your Ears has you covered. Peep related A/V below. Sister • Kool Keith • Fri Mar 22 • 10 pm • $16 • 21+ • sisterthebar.com

Kool Keith - "Drugs"

Dr. Octagon - "Blue Flowers"

Apple Hill and Dewangga Sakti perform together

Oliver Mtukudzi - "Pindurai Mambo"

Dale Evans and Roy Rogers - "Happy Trails"

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DJ, DIY promoter and music writer Derek Caterwaul joins live music fanatic Mike Smith in providing Alibi readers with 505 music scene reportage. Between these two cats, our readers are getting the best that Albuquerque music journalism has to offer. Read all about it in the inaugural mega-installment of MAXIMUMCATERWAUL. Scope related A/V below.

The Lord Dog Bird - "The Gift of Song in the Lion's Den"

Caethua - "Sons of the Hounds"

James Kalm on Brion Gysin's Dream Machine exhibit at the New Museum

Dungeon Broads at PR Matrix Hex, 2013

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Alibi Staff Writer Mark Lopez, music writer M. Brianna Stallings and I listened to new releases from Devendra Banhart, Waxahatchee and The Men. Peruse our takes in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Peep relevant A/V below.

Waxahatchee - “Peace and Quiet”

The Men - “I Saw Her Face”

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Venus Bogardus

It takes all kinds, and that’s a very good thing. Whether you’re craving post-punk/art rock, electro-industrial, rockabilly, psych-rock, doom or Irish pub songs, you can find your fix right here in Burque. Tonight, literate post-punk act Venus Bogardus—featuring real-life couple James Reich and Hannah Levbarg—lays down a hypnotic sonic swagger at Burt’s Tiki Lounge, along with Lady Uranium and These Charming Cobras. Read all about this and other terrific local shows in Venus Bogardus in the Dominion of the Shadow Men. Check out related A/V below. Burt's Tiki Lounge • Venus Bogardus • Lady Uranium • These Charming Cobras • Fri March 15 • 9 pm • FREE • 21+ • burtstikilounge.com

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“I don’t care, I love it. ...”

Alibi Copy Editor and Staff Writer Mark Lopez shares a treatise on the soundtracking of Lena Dunham’s hit HBO comedy/drama in Girls’ Soundtrack Strikes a Chord. Stage an afternoon dance party with our “Girls”-centric playlist below.

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Yours truly listened to the forthcoming full-length from The Haxan Cloak, the debut of Chelsea Light Moving (Thurston Moore's new vehicle) and the long-awaited solo debut of Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr. Learn what thrilled and what bored me in this week's Sonic Reducer. Peep related A/V below.

Chelsea Light Moving - "Burroughs"

Johnny Marr - "Upstarts"

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The James Douglas Show

If y'all missed last night's sets by Maserati (at Sister) and Sad Baby Wolf (at Launchpad), don't fret, 'cause there's a whole lot more SXABQ goodness from whence that came. Tonight, The After After Show with Steven Michael Quezada house band/alt.soul outfit The James Douglas Show plays itself over Tejas way at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW), along with Lovers & Madmen, Christopher Leyva's Falling Doves, A House for Lions and Jack Littman. Sunday night finds Parenthetical Girls, Decker, Field Tripp, PALMS, Jared & the Mill and Red Light Cameras bringing the fest feel to Low Spirits. For those who find themselves in a midweek slump, Fort Hobo and Roñoso host Seattle powerviolence duo Iron Lung at Synchro Studio (512-B Yale SE) on Wednesday. Scope the deets in this week's Music to Your Ears. Peep relevant A/V below. Low Spirits • The James Douglas Show • Lovers & Madmen • Christopher Leyva's Falling Doves • A House for Lions • Jack Littman • Sat March 9 • 8 pm • $10 • 21+ • lowspiritslive.com

The James Douglas Show - "Wonderfully"

Parenthetical Girls - "Curtains"

Iron Lung - "Cancer"

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Music writer M. Brianna Stallings and I checked out new releases from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Pere Ubu and Petra Haden. Read our analyses in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Peep related A/V below.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - “Jubilee Street”

Petra Haden - “Psycho”

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