Sonic Reducer Sublimely gorgeous and simple in its elegance, Norah Jones' second record is everything the 8 million people who bought her debut expected and, [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
Blue Note To call French Algeria-born guitarist Pierre Bensusan a new age artist would be a terrible disservice to his extraordinary talent and a compliment [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears Several months ago, Alibi reported that Club Rhythm and Blues, sadly, was closing, at least temporarily. The news set off something of a [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
Neil Young And Crazy Horse Saturday, Feb. 28; Tingley Coliseum (all ages, 7 p.m.): Neil Young has spent nearly 40 years exploring the American Dream on big-picture terms—not [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
Brave Combo A Polka Party Brought To You By The Fine Folks At Kunm. Please Show Up So Mary B. Doesn'T Go Crazy. Friday, Feb. 27; The Paramount (Santa Fe, 21 and over, 7:30 p.m.)/Saturday, Feb. 28; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 7 p.m.): Go ahead. It's [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer Jason Lakis' (a.k.a. The Red Thread) debut was built on understated alt.country pop numbers that flirted with the broad, windswept soundscape tendencies of [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 19, 2004 Read More
Blue Note For the past decade or so, vocalist extraordinary Cassandra Wilson has become most widely known for her “popification” of jazz—gently blurring the chalky [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 19, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears While the name “Friday Night Debut” is something of a mystery, the special show scheduled Friday night, Feb. 20, at Puccini's Golden West [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 19, 2004 Read More
The Dark Star Orchestra With The Spirit Of Jerry Garcia Tuesday, Feb. 17; Stella Blue (21 and over, 9 p.m.): In the spirit of not letting dead Garcias lie, the Dark Star Orchestra [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 12, 2004 Read More
Deep Purple With Thin Lizzy Tuesday, Feb. 17; Kiva Auditorium (Albuquerque Convention Center, all ages, 7:30 p.m.): Laugh out loud all you want, but Albuquerque is nothing if [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 12, 2004 Read More