Aural Fixation: New Music Venue Casablanca Opens Inside Downtown Albuquerque’s Hotel Andaluz New Downtown Music Venue Opens Inside Hotel Andaluz It bummed me out when La Posada de Albuquerque closed in 2005. The lobby bar was one of my favorite places in Albuquerque—it [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More Burqueños got a sneak preview of Casablanca last month before the venue’s grand opening. (Jack Atlantis)
Sonic Reducer: The Dirtbombs, Ryan Cohan, Toro Y Moi Music Reviews In 100 Words Or Less Named after the Detroit area’s ubiquitous party stores (which sound like a place to buy balloons and bubblegum, but run more along the [...] Alibi \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More
Spotlight: Sabertooth Cavity Releases Its Noisy, Artistic Debut En Lak Ech New Mexico Band Releases Noise Freak-Out En Lak Ech Don’t limit it by calling it music, man. Jazz derangements, electronic debris and heaving melts of guitar are just part of it. What [...] Samara Alpern \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More Sabertooth Cavity unleashes its psychedelic sounds on Saturday night. (myspace.com/sabertoothcavity)
Song Roulette: Random Cuts From The Porter Draw’s Russell Pyle Random Cuts From The Porter Draw’s Russell Pyle Russell Pyle is a vocalist and guitar player in the lauded local bluegrass group The Porter Draw. The band will be your Valentine [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More Russell recording The Porter Draw’s forthcoming second album at Frogville in Santa Fe
Flyer On The Wall: Rock Out With Your Heart Out Rock Out With Your Heart Out Red Light Cameras, Ya Ya Boom and the 5 Star Motelles invite you to be theirs on Valentine’s eve eve—that’s Saturday, Feb. 12, [...] Alibi \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More
Spotlight: A Gastronomy Of Rock New Mexico Musicians Talk About The Dishes That Whet Their Appetites Who knew that so many rock-and-rollers prefer their meals served with jazz? In honor of the Alibi’s Winter Dining Guide, I asked a [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 03, 2011 Read More (Julia Minamata)
Music To Your Ears: The Alibi Hosts Heart Strings Heart Strings At one point in time, the Alibi was so cool that it had members of Detroit power pop band The Romantics taking showers [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 03, 2011 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Ground Control Ground Control Anna Reser reveals new drawings and objects on Friday, Feb. 4, at Small Engine (Window) Space, located at 1413 Fourth Street SW in [...] Alibi \ Feb 03, 2011 Read More
Song Roulette: A Peek Into The Music Library Of Ryan Sollee, Front Man For The Builders And The Butchers Guitarist Ryan Sollee Of The Builders And The Butchers Ryan Sollee is a guitar player and the lead vocalist in Portland Americana band The Builders and the Butchers. On Monday, Feb. 7, [...] Alibi \ Feb 03, 2011 Read More The Builders and the Butchers
Spotlight: New Mexico Power Pop Outfit Lousy Robot Releases A Third Album Twice Lousy Robot Releases A Third Album. Twice. Lousy Robot plays power pop wherein the power isn’t always obvious. The songs are catchy but front man Jim Phillips’ lyrics bite harder [...] Captain America \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More Lousy Robot is Joey Gonzales, Dandee Fleming, Jim Phillips, Jack Moffitt and a rockin’ brick wall. (Note that Phillips’ flowing coif is harnessed in back.) (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)