Jazzed: Women’s Voices Festivals 2010 Popular Series Gets A Makeover The 2010 edition of Women’s Voices, the nearly annual concert series that showcases the area’s exceptional female vocal talent, introduces new curators, a [...] Mel Minter \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Ella Fitzgerald
Spotlight: The Prids—The Most Radiant Gloom You’ve Ever Heard The Most Radiant Gloom You’ve Ever Heard Despite relentless recording sessions, not long ago it seemed like no one could keep the Prids away from Albuquerque. In 2003 and 2004, [...] Captain America \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More The Prids are snappy dressers. (Circle23 Photography)
Aural Fixation: Idris Goodwin Is A Hip-Hop Sundae Idris Goodwin Is A Hip-Hop Sundae Idris Goodwin is the Neapolitan ice cream of words. He’s a rapper, an HBO Def Poet and an award-winning writer. His material mixes [...] Summer Olsson \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Mmm, delicious words
Flyer On The Wall: Raw Art Raw Art Done in coarse permanent marker with proletarian flare, this outsider art depicts a blown-out umbrella amidst a downpour. Or does it? Perhaps, rather, [...] Alibi \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More
Show Up! Horse Opera Croons Classic Country Horse Opera Croons Classic Country Austin’s Horse Opera is an honest-to-goodness country band. The quartet’s debut album, Sounds of the Desert , is a two-steppin’ joy chock-full of [...] Summer Olsson \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More This ain’t no Nashville pop. (Ira Weinschel/Seven Star Photo)
Song Roulette: God-Des’ Random Selections God-Des is the divine half of hip-hop/pop/soul act God-Des and She. The duo, which dwells in the Big Apple but hails from the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More
A Festival Of Festivals: 1Ss, Festival Flamenco Internacional, Thirsty Ear, Zoukfest Man, oh, man. Besides this week being the annual big gay party that is Albuquerque Pride (see this week’s feature schedule), a handful [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More Alex Maryol will perform on Thursday, June 10 at Warehouse 508 as part of 1SS
Flyer On The Wall: A Space Western With Leeches Of Lore, Boar Worship And Big Ole Asshole Space Western Travel to a lawless space frontier where the atmosphere is thick with metal. On Saturday, Leeches of Lore, Boar Worship and one Big [...] Alibi \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More
Spotlight: The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus Sings Out The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus Is Beautiful, Funny And Fey Members of the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus say its creation was not unlike an old movie musical where someone suggests, “Let’s put [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More Cats, herded (Max Woltman)
Sonic Reducer: The Love Language, Sugar & Gold, Pete Francis Sonic Reducer: The Love Language, Sugar & Gold, Pete Francis The second release from North Carolina’s The Love Language sounds like lo-fi, effects-laden ’60s pop guided by crooning vocals. Many of the songs [...] Alibi \ Jun 03, 2010 Read More