Fotw: Bass Fiesta Bass Fiesta A Culkin in a wizard costume is the mascot of the all-ages, $1 Bass Fiesta, happening at Synchro Studio (512 Yale SE) on [...] Alibi \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Gift Rapping: Blackalicious’ Gift Of Gab Comes To Burt’s For A Free Show The Voice Behind Blackalicious Blazes On Don’t let money change ya. That’s the message of "Deception," arguably the most well-known and anthemic track by Bay Area duo Blackalicious. It’s [...] Sam Adams \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Album Reviews The Rad Times Express never needed former Royal Trux member Neil Hagerty’s songwriting so desperately. There’s some cool ambient acid noises on here [...] Alibi \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: The Glass Menageries Rock Literary The Glass Menageries Reflects All Of Us Good literature is a conversation between the author and the characters, or the author and the subject—but the best draws readers into a [...] Captain America \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Jazzed: Life Is A Carnaval Frank And Pilar Leto Host A Music And Dance Spectacular Composer/educator/musician Frank Leto and his wife, dancer Pilar Leto, will get their house back this weekend. For weeks, it’s been the staging site [...] Mel Minter \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Heart Set: Songs About Love, Loss And Lust Songs About Love, Loss And Lust Love is a many-splendored thing, and music reflects this complexity. Songs are written about first love, obsessive love, unrequited love, heartbreak and so [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Music Reviews In his first outing as a leader, bassist Josh Ginsburg has assembled a collection of original compositions whose intelligent architecture incorporates several engagingly [...] Alibi \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Serpentine Serpentine A trio of snakes suggestively swarming a red, scantily clad cartoon girl calls attention to an interesting lineup at Low Sprits (2823 Second [...] Alibi \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Babyzillas, Moldspores And Filthy Zines Twangy thrash trio Leeches of Lore, self-described “high desert rock” threesome Night Terrain, experimental duo Teetotum and punk group Baked appear on Friday [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More Moldspores (COURTESY OF MOLDSPORES)
Flyer On The Wall: Russophile Russophile Comrades: On Monday, Feb. 6, Wildewood, Crimea Crimea and Tom Nevers Field play live alt.country at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW). Five [...] Alibi \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More