Diction And Contra Diction With Amiri Baraka And Cecil Taylor Diction And Contra Diction For a country defined by freedom of speech, America can be alarmingly intolerant when people express themselves. Amiri Baraka knows this firsthand. Over [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Nov 04, 2010 Read More Amiri Baraka
Song Roulette: Random Tracks From Diego E. Montoya, Fearless Alibi Intern Random Tracks From Diego E. Montoya, Fearless Alibi Intern Diego E. Montoya is a UNM student and Alibi editorial intern. He has a strong affinity for New Mexican music, which he exhibits [...] Alibi \ Oct 28, 2010 Read More
Jazzed: The Tierney Sutton Band The Tierney Sutton Band Finds The Mystic In The Great American Songbook Gender has nothing to do with cojones . Anybody can have them. Two-time Grammy-nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton has ’em. That’s how she explains [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 28, 2010 Read More Tierney Sutton (tierneysutton.com)
Show Up! Copy, Guidance Counselor, The Gatherers Electronic music has come a long way since Thaddeus Cahill began work on an electromechanical instrument, the Telharmonium, in 1898. Ferruccio Busoni in [...] Captain America \ Oct 28, 2010 Read More The Gatherers (Captain America)
Flyer On The Wall: The Saltine Rambers—Friend Of The Devil Friend Of The Devil On Friday local bluegrass favorite The Saltine Ramblers will express its love for drug-addled hippies and extended guitar solos in a Halloween tribute [...] Alibi \ Oct 28, 2010 Read More
Sonic Reducer: The City Champs, The Suzan, Music Is The Enemy The Set-Up , the second record from Memphis trio The City Champs, conjures a funky, instrumental, Mid-South-style jazz sound. Hammond organ takes the [...] Diego E. Montoya \ Oct 28, 2010 Read More
Jazzed: The New Mexico Django Festival Returns For A Fourth Installment Producer John Sandlin Gives Us The Lowdown On The Low-Down Sounds Of His Django Festival The New Mexico Django Festival returns to Albuquerque in its fourth, nearly annual edition after a layoff in 2009 in deference to the [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 21, 2010 Read More Django Reinhardt and co.
Albuquerque’s Squash Blossom Boys Debuts Outside Lookin’ In Squash Blossom Boys’ Debut Album Is Sneaking Up On You A pioneering band in Albuquerque’s Americana scene, the Squash Blossom Boys brings expert musicianship and rollicking energy to standard and original tunes. The [...] Summer Olsson \ Oct 21, 2010 Read More Squashies squashing around (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Flyer On The Wall: Cap’n Creepy’s Halloween Weddin’ Party Spooooooky! Steve Eiland—of Beefcake in Chains notoriety—and his betrothed observe their upcoming nuptials at Cap’n Creepy’s Halloween Weddin’ Party. Music is to be provided [...] Alibi \ Oct 21, 2010 Read More
Song Roulette: Le Chat Lunatique Vocalist And Violinist Muni Kulasing Has Never Heard Most Of These Songs Le Chat Lunatique Vocalist And Violinist Muni Kulasing Has Never Heard Most Of These Songs Muni Kulasinghe is the talented vocalist and violinist for Le Chat Lunatique. He’s also a friendly, multilingual gentleman who’s always armed with a [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Oct 21, 2010 Read More Muni in his younger days