Aural Fixation: Damned If You Doom Art And Music From The Netherworld Crystals, demons, gnarled trees, muscular men, wizards, misty mountains, eyeballs, snakes, skeletal parts and rainbows in the dark are among the sinister imagery [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Albuquerque Acoustics Acoustics Locals Carlos the Tall, The Real Matt Jones and Kimo perform live at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW) on Friday, Jan. 27, [...] Alibi \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and Cuban pianist Omar Sosa go deeper into territory explored by Sosa on his previous release, Calma , a [...] Alibi \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Song Roulette: Random Tracks From Low Life’s Derek Caterwaul Deluxe Derek Caterwaul is a longtime promoter of local, underground culture. He’s a DJ on 89.9 KUNM FM’s “Music to Soothe the Savage Beast,” [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Aural Fixation: R.i.p. Natural Sound Albuquerque's Oldest Independent Record Store Closes Shop It’s true, music fans. After decades of peddling CDs, tapes, videos, DVDs, vinyl records and other merchandise, Natural Sound is going the way [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: Albuquerque Is For Lovers But Not The Kind You’d Imagine Three things about The Deadtown Lovers that make the band cool:1) The Lovers has a theme song. Just like The Monkees. Or The [...] Captain America \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Show Up! The Infectious Vintage Revisionings Of Dengue Fever The Infectious Vintage Revisionings Of Dengue Fever There is no band like Dengue Fever. Despite the Los Angeles sextet’s inspiration being an obscure but distinct form of music—’60s Cambodian rock—the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Album Reviews This lively collection of O’Connell compositions, plus one each from Thelonious Monk and Kurt Weill, offers an innovative twist on the jazz trio. [...] Alibi \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Zap Zap A disturbing, somewhat R. Crumbian take on the Morton Salt girl calls attention to a performance headlined by local Americana act The Saltine [...] Alibi \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Le Chat Lunatique Unveils Nouveau Vintage Video Filmmaker Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle is used to working spontaneously. Her projects tend to be free-flowing art films, on-the-road documentaries or video loops. As director [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More