Flyer On The Wall: Holiday Sail Cd Release Party Amalgamation Drop into Black Market Goods Art Gallery (112 Morningside NE) on Saturday, Dec. 19, for the release of Holiday Sail’s debut album Amalgamation [...] Alibi \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Music Quiz: Sonic Reducer: Let There Be Quiz—Special Ac/Dc Edition Special Ac/Dc Quiz Edition While I thought “You Shook Me All Night Long” at full volume was the ultimate AC/DC experience, the folks behind this sonic novelty [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Winner!: Reader Writes A Riddle, Gets A Queen Coffee Table Book Last week, to coincide with my review of Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock by Phil Sutcliffe (Voyageur [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Music To Your Ears: New Honors For Oudist Rahim Alhaj “It’s true, I’m working my ass off,” says Iraqi oudist Rahim AlHaj, on the phone from his Albuquerque home, “composing music and commissioning [...] Mel Minter \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More Rahim AlHaj, posed with an item included in “Stringed Instrument Match Up” in this week’s feature. (Douglas Kent Hall)
Flyer On The Wall: Skavolution Skanks Into Amped Skavolution Could this be the coming of ska’s fourth wave? To find out, put on your bowler and finely tailored pants on Saturday, Dec. [...] Alibi \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Bernadette Seacrest, Phish, Felt 3 With a voice that promises everything, including maybe 20 years in the pen, vocalist/co-producer Bernadette Seacrest conjures a noir underbelly of a world [...] Alibi \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More
Rock Reads: Win A Copy Of Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History Of The Crown Kings Of Rock Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History Of The Crown Kings Of Rock If there is but one truth within the annals of rock ‘n’ roll, it is this: Queen is awesome. Voyageur Press understands this [...] Alibi \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More
Song Roulette: Luis Mota, Talent-Buyer For A Triumvirate Of Local Venues, Shuffles His Tunes Launchpad’s Luis Mota As talent-buyer and manager for not one, not two, but three venues—Launchpad, Low Spirits and Sunshine Theater—Luis Mota is constantly surrounded by music [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More
Dirt City Archives: Scared Of Chaka Tales Scared of Chaka is responsible for me cutting off my hippie hair. Hyperbole perhaps, but after years of raising kids and acres of [...] Captain America \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More Hutch Brown Sayngwich , the way to go for puro Chaka.
Music Interview: Lowlights’ Further/Free Release & Electronic Chat With Dameon Lee An Electronic Chat With Dameon Lee About Further/Free Festivities Alt.country and Western is one of the most honest genres to emerge from America within the past couple of decades. As popular country [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 03, 2009 Read More Dameon Lee, who loves The Eagles (Lindsay Burwell)