Four Up: Parliament Of Ovvl, Improv Limelight, Classical Pining And Coltrane Or Cobain Parliament Of Ovvl Bay area rock and roll foursome Ovvl may have adopted witch-house spelling, but their sound is pure early-to-mid-’70s rawk tinged with stoner metal [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Sep 05, 2013 Read More Ovvl (Peyote Gutierrez)
Cold Wave Prayer: Songs For Dreaming Of Winter Songs For Dreaming Of Winter I’ve had enough. It was 11 summers ago when I chose to relocate to this burg over the muggy Texas Hill Country. Maybe [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Sep 05, 2013 Read More (yellowcloud via Compfight cc)
Four Up: In The Key Of Xx, A Flock Of Blackbirds, “Jane Says” Revolt And Alpha Wolfe In The Key Of Xx Google “best songwriters,” and you may be surprised by how few women appear on resulting best-of lists. Mick and Keef get mad cred, [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 29, 2013 Read More AKZOphoto via Compfight cc
Ledger Lines: Lol Version Dos, Piano Bar Swank And Punk Rock Girl Lol Version Dos Leeches of Lorchestra (a nine-piece version of twang-and-trash trio Leeches of Lore) unleashed its sonic fury on Downtown last year at a bittersweet [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 22, 2013 Read More Leeches of Lorchestra
Get Schooled: Study Alibi’s Back-To-School Survival Guide Study Alibi’s Back-To-School Survival Guide Back-to-school used to be synonymous with items fetishized by longhand writing enthusiasts. The definitive snap of a three-ring binder reassures them. They derive [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 15, 2013 Read More Raye Johnston studies at Flying Star (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of To The Happy Few, Imps Of Perversion And Swisher Los Angeleno experimental/shoegaze band Medicine made three fine albums in the early-to-mid-’90s but are best known in the popular culture vortex for their [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 15, 2013 Read More
Do It In Public: Study Like A Burqueño Study Like A Burqueño Let me first greet out-of-state freshmen and transfer and exchange students at UNM. Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! How’s your Spanish? If you explore beyond those [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 15, 2013 Read More The West Wing of UNM's Zimmerman Library (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Four Up: “ ... A Stone Gas, Honey,” Wax Vs. Twang, Baba’s Sunday Roost And Psyched For Sexbeat “ ... A Stone Gas, Honey!” SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) is hosting a ’70s-themed dance party at Sister (407 Central NW) on Thursday, Aug. 15. The Social Justice Soul [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 15, 2013 Read More (Soul Train Holdings, LLC)
Four Up: The West Is The Best, From Post-Punk To Yeehaw, Destroy What Destroys You And Improv Rumbles Roost The West Is The Best The final iteration of Chatter Chamber’s concert collaboration with the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History (2000 Mountain NW) for its “Changing Perceptions [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 08, 2013 Read More (mad-eye p!e via Compfight cc)
Aural Fixation: My Breaking (Bad) Heart A bittersweet time approaches. I’ve been in love with “Breaking Bad” since the first episode aired on Jan. 20, 2008. And I’m certainly [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Aug 08, 2013 Read More (The Candy Lady)