Music Interview: Rickey Medlocke Lynyrd Skynyrd Makes Me Feel Right At Home The music of Southern boogie rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd is woven into American culture to the extent that it shows up—the threads become visible—even [...] August March \ Sep 19, 2019 Read More Rickey Medlocke and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd rock out. (courtesy of the artist)
On Assignment: Vigil’s Quest Focusing On Homelessness And Addiction Walking down the street toward Central Avenue and near my office Downtown, I wandered by a local pizza joint and happened to look [...] August March \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More Connie Vigil (Corey Yazzie)
Dancing With Baracutanga A Groovy Movement Forward Through Cumbia And Kindness At some point, you’ve got to dance. Why even the former folks strutting their stuff—or what’s left of it—at the opening of the [...] August March \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More Baracutanga (QQ Jade)
Show Up!: Easy Breezy, See A Show Live Amongst The Concerts In Your Week “Take it easy/ Walk with a light step, baby/ Catch a breezy/ Live amongst the life forms in your day/ Marinate a good [...] August March \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More Smash Mouth (Jay Blakesburg/Courtesy of the artist)
More Data From District 3: Joseph Sanchez Joseph Sanchez On Energy And Infrastructure The idea that the political class has overrun the political process is not a new one. It is however a theme that American [...] August March \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More State Representative Joseph Sanchez (August March)
Sonic Reducer: A New Leaf, Songs For The Strange And We Wasted John Wayne This is an experimental, sometimes exasperating album. But it’s listenable, much in the same way “Revolution 9” or Trout Mask Replica serve as [...] August March \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More
Music Interview: New Mexico Academy Of Rock And Blues After School Program Honors And Educates This story about the local music community goes in two different directions that are remarkably intertwined.From one direction, a music education program designed [...] August March \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More Keith Sanchez (L) leads students from NMARB. (Eric Williams Photography)
On Assignment: Nelson Battles For District 2 Nelson Battles For District 2 Robert Blanquera Nelson is running for City Council. In the heavily contested District 2 race—an electoral contest currently being defined by the work [...] August March \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More Robert Blanquera Nelson (Eric Williams Photography)
Music Interview: Dave Payne And Salt Cedar On Dave Payne And Salt Cedar It’s the perfect name for a crew of genre-busting honky-tonk experimentalists.Think about it: The name Dave Payne and Salt Cedar could be about [...] August March \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More Dave Payne & Salt Cedar (courtesy of the artist)
Revitalizing Our Democracy: Public Financing Will Evolve If Voters Say So Public Financing Will Evolve If Voters Say So This November, residents of Albuquerque will go to the polls to elect City Council representatives, have their say on bond spending and influence [...] August March \ Aug 29, 2019 Read More Dede Feldman (Corey Yazzie)