Sonic Reducer Singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves third record proves once and for all that you don't have to be Texas-born to make pure Texas music. The [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 18, 2004 Read More
Popejoy Hall'S Colorful Past Of all past University of New Mexico presidents, Thomas L. Popejoy ranks among those least likely to be concerned with the construction of [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 18, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer New York City's The Everyothers are what Urge Overkill would have sounded like had they chosen not to jump the Touch and Go [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 11, 2004 Read More
Blue Note Oliver Lake may be the most well-traveled alto saxophonist in history in terms of the countless musical lands he's visited (and continues to [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 11, 2004 Read More
Calexico With The Handsome Family Monday, March 15; Launchpad (21 and over, 9 p.m.): If there was a house band for the indie underground, it would be Joey [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 11, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears Although they weren't officially “invited” to participate, The Foxx (formerly the Sweatband) will nonetheless be representing Albuquerque at South by Southwest in Austin [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 11, 2004 Read More
It Ain'T Easy Bein' Green Neil Young'S Great American Novel Shows with love and affection/Like mama used to say/A little Mayberry livin'/Can go a long way —“Grandpa's Interview” There are two kinds of [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 04, 2004 Read More
Blue Note Although she's been considered a significant presence on the jazz scene for decades, Jessica Williams doesn't enjoy the name recognition she deserves. Following [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 04, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer It would be easy to write “noveau” flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook off as the acoustic guitar world's Kenny G—a Paco de Lucia for [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 04, 2004 Read More
No One Knows This Is Everywhere Neil Young'S Greendale Neil Young's latest turn behind the camera is completely free of name-actors, pretentiousness and, to the delight of fans of Young's music, dialog. [...] Michael Henningsen \ Mar 04, 2004 Read More