Spotlight: Ex-Soul Coughing Frontman Mike Doughty Is Keen On Tweeting Ex-Soul Coughing Frontman Keeps It Lean Of course Mike Doughty is keen on Tweeting. First known for defining Soul Coughing with his spare and striking lyrics, 140 characters would [...] Marisa Demarco \ Feb 18, 2010 Read More Mike Doughty imagines his next tweet.
Concepto Tambor Returns To Albuquerque With An Alleykat Cabaret Concepto Tambor Returns To Albuquerque With Vaudeville In Tow In March, it will be a year since “Afro-Latino” percussion ensemble Concepto Tambor bid farewell to Albuquerque, seeking the sunny shores of Long [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 18, 2010 Read More La Flamilia with Concepto Tambor (Sarah Garcia)
Jazzed: Mark Weaver’s Ufo Ensemble Well-Engineered Tunes Support Free, Focused Improvisation Mark Weaver—tuba player, composer and founder of the UFO Ensemble—interlaces written and freely improvised elements to construct sturdy, expressive tunes capable of bearing [...] Mel Minter \ Feb 11, 2010 Read More Mark Weaver’s UFO Ensemble visits the fun house. (Mark Jackson-Weaver)
Eyedea & Abilities Murder The Mainstream Eyedea & Abilities Murder The Mainstream “Playing live is like a drug. It induces a manic state for me,” says hip-hop MC Eyedea. “Usually I vomit uncontrollably afterwards, cry [...] Kyle Eustice \ Feb 11, 2010 Read More Eydea, Abilities and Eyedea
Fotw: Love, Noise And Bacon Are In The Air—Wild Yaks, A Church Is Not A Hospital, Rocket Parlour, Bigawatt And Baby Shampoo Play A Valentine’s Day Breakfast Show. Love, Noise And Bacon Are In The Air Nani Chacon is responsible for this lovely Tex Avery-inspired flyer, filled with titillating information. On St. Valentine’s Sunday, Feb. 14, Speaker Waffle Breakfast [...] Alibi \ Feb 11, 2010 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Monterrey, Mexico’s Mtymx Music And Arts Festival, See Fela! For Free And Klezmerquerque 2010 Is Here. Musica In Monterrey, Mexico Few music festivals really thrill me: Coachella, Lollapalooza, SXSW, New Orleans’ Jazz Fest—despite excellent lineups, they tend to be hot, expensive, impersonal clusterfucks [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 11, 2010 Read More
Music Interview: Riding With Exene Exene Cervenka could care less about resting on laurels. She’s fronted X for more than 30 years, stoking a dynamo of L.A. punk, [...] Laura Marrich \ Feb 11, 2010 Read More Exene Cervenka (Ali Smith)
New Orleans Saints Songs Jessica Cassyle Carr It would stand to reason that the New Orleans Saints, a team named after a song, might inspire more songs. Being one of [...] Alibi \ Feb 04, 2010 Read More My little sister, Elizabeth, and DJ Matty celebrate the Saints’ win at my father’s house on Jan. 24.
Flyer On The Wall: Haiti Benefit Djs Descend On Haiti To help it, of course. On Friday, Feb. 5, DJs Losack, Denise, Maris, Dave 12, Pablo 77 and Burnt Reynolds will mix beats [...] Alibi \ Feb 04, 2010 Read More
Who Are The Radio Alchemists? Poet, journalist, activist and mouth musician Hakim Bellamy is a Philadelphia native who has lived in the Land of Enchantment for five years. [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 04, 2010 Read More Design by Zack Freeman