Flyer On The Wall: Hark! A Banquet Of 7-Inch Vinyl Hark! With one hand raised against the sublime forces of the sonically mundane, the man in the lizard costume seems to say, “Give heed!” [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 27, 2010 Read More
The English Beat Tonight Dave Wakeling, singer for legendary second-wave ska band The English Beat (known as just The Beat in its homeland), must be one of [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 27, 2010 Read More
Music News: “The Local Edge” Is Back (Cue Wicked-Ass Guitar Solo) “The Local Edge” Is Back (Cue Wicked-Ass Guitar Solo) “The Local Edge,” that venerable half-hour of New Mexico-grown rock on 104.1 FM The Edge, has a new overlord. Since May 2, the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 27, 2010 Read More
Song Roulette: Fox Fletcher’s Random Tracks Fox Fletcher’s Random Tracks Fox Fletcher is the guitar player for and a founding member of Albuquerque’s Leiahdorus (which releases its third full-length album this weekend—see right). [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 20, 2010 Read More
Spotlight: Leiahdorus Releases Ode To The Builders Leiahdorus Releases Ode To The Builders Leiahdorus has been in the business of creating sweet, soaring electro-pop since its formation by Jason Smith and Fox Fletcher back in 1998. [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 20, 2010 Read More Leiahdorus suffers through an interview with the Alibi . (Fox Fletcher)
Aural Fixation: Nob Hill Music Is An Excellent Micro Record Store New Record Store Is Packed With Fine Deals, Fair Prices And Friendly Folks Dear Albuquerque: It is my deepest regret to inform you that there is an excellent new record store in town, and as soon [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 13, 2010 Read More
Song Roulette: Minus The Bear’s Alex Rose Likes R. Kelly Minus The Bear’s Alex Rose Likes R. Kelly Alex Rose grew up in Santa Fe, played in Albuquerque bands, then moved to Seattle to further his audio engineering career. Our native [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 13, 2010 Read More
Show Up!: Heartless Bastards And Hacienda At The Launchpad Erika Wennerstrom’s Musical Osmosis If you were to lasso the simple, heartfelt punk of Patti Smith, mash it together with droning guitars and send it down the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 13, 2010 Read More Heartless Bastards
Spotlight: Anesthesia Cd Release Party Anesthesia Releases Its Self-Titled Second Album It was James Hetfield who said, "There’s always a new generation of angry young men who latch onto Kill ‘Em All ," and [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 13, 2010 Read More Anesthesia
Faith And The Muse Tonight Strap on your big boots, for tonight Faith and the Muse shall purvey it’s Victorian soundscapes and goth rock on a stage near [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 13, 2010 Read More