Aural Fixation: The Culture Of Cassette Tapes The Culture Of Cassette Tapes Remember when music on vinyl was pronounced dead? That was soon proved wrong when even “hit” groups like Pearl Jam released LPs. If [...] Captain America \ Dec 02, 2010 Read More Captain America’s local tape collection obscures his Bang Tango and Enuff Z’Nuff cassettes. (Captain America)
Flyer On The Wall: The Second Annual Holiday Bizarre Bazaar ’Cause Mall Schwag Is For Squares ... The Kosmos channels the alluring powers of art deco in announcing its second annual Holiday Bizarre Bazaar. Peruse the wares of more than [...] Alibi \ Dec 02, 2010 Read More
Coffin Break: Autopsy’s “The Tomb Within” Is An Unabashed Bloody Gore Fest Old-skool in tha house! When it comes to classic grind, no one did a more Fangora-worthy job back in the day than Autopsy. [...] Michael Henningsen \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More
Song Roulette: Michael Henningsen Phucking Hates Phish Michael Henningsen Phucking Hates Phish Michael Henningsen has played in many a band—Bad Touch Uncle, The Strawberry Zots, Young Edward. He now plays in the David Kurtz Band, [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More
Aural Fixation: Elvis Is Coming Down Your Chimney Tonight How The King’s Christmas Album Saves My Sanity Say what you like about Elvis—culture thief; sad, boozy drug addict; cheese sandwich—but the man had a voice that could soothe volcanoes, particularly [...] Fte Holiday \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More He’s coming down your chimney tonight.
Jazzed: Ravi Coltrane Studies The Ways Opposites Coalesce Ravi Coltrane’s Quartet Ascends To Improvisational Heaven The title of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane’s most recent album, Blending Times (Savoy Jazz), released in 2009, works on two levels. First, harking back [...] Mel Minter \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More Ravi Coltrane studies the ways opposites coalesce. (Michael Weintrob)
Flyer On The Wall: The Dregz Want You Uncle Che Taking a break from the T-shirts of marijuana-steeped college students, socialist icon Ernesto “Che” Guevara calls on New Mexico denizens to do their [...] Alibi \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More
Sonic Reducer: The Debutante Hour, Typhoon, The Silent Comedy Three fine ladies draped in vintage glam sing vaudevillian songs to accordion and tuba. A smoky-voiced vixen croons torch songs about the devil [...] Summer Olsson \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More
Jazzed: Well-Dressed Dutchman Is Ready To Play Anything, Anytime The Fearless Fun Of Benjamin Herman’s Dutch Jazz Don’t let the suit and tie fool you. Alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman, voted the Best Dressed Dutchman of 2008 by Esquire magazine, may [...] Mel Minter \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More
Show Up! Le Serpent Rouge Slithers Onto Stage “Vaudeville” traditionally refers to mixed entertainment on the same bill, and Le Serpent Rouge is just that. A trio of belly dancers, The [...] Summer Olsson \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More The Indigo references late-19 th century performers who brought belly dance into the American consciousness. (theindigo.net)