Song Roulette: Random Tracks From Ghost Circles’ Dave Jordan Ghost Circles’ Dave Jordan Dave Jordan is a guitarist and vocalist for “nerdy, but heavy” local act Ghost Circles. On Friday the band is throwing a party [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More Ghost Circles
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)
Jazzed: Solo Pianist George Winston Plays Well With Others Solo Pianist Plays Well With Others You can hear Montana in the piano of Grammy-winner George Winston—the open space, the stillness, the wild scents on the wind. Though several [...] Mel Minter \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More George Winston (Joe del Tufo)
Flyer On The Wall: Riff-Pocalypse Riff-Pocalypse Witness epic riffage at Launchpad on Friday, Jan. 28, when Sandia Man and Ghost Circles join forces and simultaneously release albums. Black Maria [...] Alibi \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Dj Caterwaul’s Vinyl Pestilence Vinyl Pestilence A plague befalls the Blackbird Buvette (509 Central NW) on Tuesday, Jan. 25, when DJ Caterwaul debuts a monthly, ochre-colored night known as [...] Alibi \ Jan 20, 2011 Read More
Song Roulette: Dash Rip Rock’s Bill Davis Dash Rip Rock’s Bill Davis Bill Davis is the singer and guitar player for Dash Rip Rock—a New Orleans-based country punk band that’s been at it since 1984. [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 20, 2011 Read More Dash Rip Rock
Aural Fixation: The Flesh-Eating Drone Of Crocodiles In the fall of 2009 I found myself in New Orleans again. I was celebrating a birthday and seeing shows I’d helped book [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 20, 2011 Read More Crocodiles are too cool for school in leather jackets and Wayfarers.
Spotlight: Of God And Science’s Black Rabbit Of God And Science’s Second Album Abounds With Wandering Pop Since the beginning of time, or somewhere around then, the rabbit has been symbolically heterogeneous. Luck, innocence, fertility and trickery are all traits [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 20, 2011 Read More Of God And Science—Jeremy Fine, Julian Martinez and Matt Domiguez (Theo Bott)
Jazzed: Pig Out On New Mexican Food Then Dance It Off At Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge Continues A Santa Fe Musical Tradition Make no mistake. J.R. Palermo, owner of Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge in Santa Fe, is a businessman. He’s the third generation of the [...] Mel Minter \ Jan 13, 2011 Read More Tiny’s lounge on a Friday night (Amy Dalness)
Song Roulette Deluxe: Musician And Visual Artist Jessica Billey Shares Five Random Songs Deluxe Edition Jessica Billey is a talented visual artist and musician. When she’s not making beautifully spooky paintings and prints, she creates music prolifically: Billey—who [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 13, 2011 Read More Jessica Billey