Aural Fixation: Art Groove Celebrates Life Fundraiser Benefits Mental Health Awareness Month This weekend, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Albuquerque’s Cinder Cone Media is hosting Art Groove: Free Your Mind and Shine, an [...] Robin Babb \ May 12, 2016 Read More Muni Kulasingha (Courtesy Cinder Cone Media)
Sonic Reducer: Born Ruffians • Andrew Bird • A$Ap Ferg On last year’s album, RUFF and this new EP XTRA RUFF, we’re seeing a much more jaded Born Ruffians than we’ve seen before. [...] Robin Babb \ May 05, 2016 Read More
Aural Fixation: Record Store Day Comes Once A Year Now It’s Here, Now It’s Hear Vinyl junkies, recording enthusiasts and music lovers of all stripes rejoice: Record Store Day is upon us once more. On Saturday, April 16, [...] Robin Babb \ Apr 14, 2016 Read More Mecca Records (Eric Williams Photography)
Music Editorial: Kesha Controversy Concerns Music Industry Still A Wasteland Of Misogyny, Shattered Dreams Unless you’ve been completely avoiding the internet for the past week, chances are you have seen some articles about the lawsuit between pop [...] Robin Babb \ Mar 03, 2016 Read More Pop star Kesha (Brittanyanyon/Wikipedia)
Aural Fixation: Only In Oaxaca Alejandra Robles At Teatro Alcalá The Teatro Macedonio Alcalá in Oaxaca was much smaller than I thought it would be. It was also much fancier than I was [...] Robin Babb \ Feb 18, 2016 Read More Alejandra Robles (Tabercil/Wikimedia Commons)
Aural Fixation: Five Mexican Bands You Should Listen To Now! Since I’m a wimp who can’t stand the winters in New Mexico, I decided to treat myself to a little viaje down south [...] Robin Babb \ Feb 11, 2016 Read More Le Butcherettes (Louis Kwok)
Aural Fixation: New Music, New Solidarity 2015 was rough, y’all. Between the attacks in Paris, the death and terror that the Islamic State has inflicted in the Middle East, [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 24, 2015 Read More Under the paving stones, the beach
David Bashwiner: A Theorist Part Ii Of The Interview In last week’s issue, Alibi interviewed David Bashwiner about his musical career with local band Cactus Tractor. On Friday, Dec. 18, at 7:30pm, [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 17, 2015 Read More David Bashwiner, music theorist and rocker (Kate Burn Photography)
Music Interview: An Interview With David Bashwiner Pt. I: The Musician David Bashwiner is a professor of music theory at UNM, but you might recognize him as the singer and guitarist for local band [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 10, 2015 Read More David Bashwiner of Cactus Tractor (Kate Burn Photography)
Bowie Plays A Dead God If there’s anything predictable in this chaotic world we live in, it’s that, given the chance, David Bowie will do something very strange. [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 03, 2015 Read More David Bowie, circa 1980 (Courtesy of the artist)
