Show Up!: “This Night He Will Be There” Gwar, Skinny Puppy, Doom Rock And Dance Party “Eleven moustachioed daughters, running in a field of fat/ The moon is high, the mandrake screams/ Please come to our Sabbat/ The changeling [...] August March \ Oct 29, 2015 Read More Beefcake the Mighty of GWAR (Courtesy of the artist)
Editorial: Victory And Scandal A Good Victory And A Great Loss UNM held its annual homecoming festivities and I went to the big game. I’ve eschewed the cherry and silver over the years, but [...] August March \ Oct 22, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: The Showz-N-The Hood 5 Legit Gigs, Wouldn’t You Know! “Then I let the Alpine play/ Pumpin new shit by NWA/ It was gangsta gangsta At the top of the list/ Then I [...] August March \ Oct 22, 2015 Read More Toro y Moi (Courtesy of the Artist)
News City: All The News We Refuse To Lose Land And Conservation Fund Expires Four fifths of New Mexico’s congressional delegation, including Albuquerque’s Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), favor continued funding of the Federal Land and Conservation Fund. [...] August March \ Oct 15, 2015 Read More (Robert Maestas)
Show Up!: Calling Fidlar’s Tune Upcoming La Band Performs At Launchpad Two winters ago I wandered over to my neighbor’s garage. I looked over his skateboards. The next day, his wife’s students were going [...] August March \ Oct 15, 2015 Read More FIDLAR: (L-R) Zac Carper, Brandon Schwartzel, Elvis Kuehn and Max Kuehn (Alice Baxley)
Aural Fixation: Food And Music Forever A Primer On Combinations I associate food with music. This year’s Best of Burque Restaurants issue gives me a heap of inspiration to indulge in that activity. [...] August March \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: After Summer, A Beach Four Revolutionary Musical Events “Let the sun burn my eyes/ Let it burn my back/ Let it sear through my thighs/ I’ll feel wide wide open/ Let [...] August March \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More Caspian in concert (Courtesy of the artist)
Crib Notes: October 8, 2015 1) City investigators have determined that $250,000 in ____________________ are missing from Albuquerque’s Transit Department.a) bus faresb) spare tiresc) bicycle racksd) wooden tokens2) [...] August March \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More
Crib Notes: October 1, 2015 1) On Friday Oct. 2 through Wednesday Oct. 7, _____________________ will fly over Albuquerque multiple times.a) a Guild Heighlinerb) Witchiepoo and her Vroom [...] August March \ Oct 01, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: Dust Of A Grand Wazoo Zappa Legacy Pervades This Week’s Shows “It wasn’t very large/ There was just enough room to cram the drums/ In the corner over by the Dodge/ It was a [...] August March \ Oct 01, 2015 Read More Dweezil and Frank Zappa, circa 1982 (Courtesy of the artist)