Show Up!: Peelander-Z On A Super Crazy Mission To Eat Your Smile Few bands combine karaoke parties, bowling, wrestling moves and piggyback rides into an hour-long set. But that’s just how they do it on [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 26, 2009 Read More Take them to your leader. (Courtesy of Peelander-Z)
These Arms Are Snakes Navigating A Touch And Go Economy Sorry, even this tale of post-hardcore math rock is about the economy.In late February, Chicago’s deified Touch and Go Records announced the closure [...] Dan Hinkel \ Mar 19, 2009 Read More TAAS is hard to pin down. (Courtesy of Suicide Squeeze Records)
Fotw: Crazyfool On The Loose Crazyfool On The Loose CrazyFool releases its third album, Corruption Rock , on vinyl, CD and MP3 this week. Preview the funky madness at the Launchpad on [...] Alibi \ Mar 19, 2009 Read More
Sonic Reducer Rave-rap is a strange beast, and few bands highlight the genre’s strengths and weaknesses better than Canada’s Thunderheist. As long as the synths [...] Alibi \ Mar 19, 2009 Read More
Music To Your Ears The Agency Exits Jason Wolf walked by the space that would become The Agency regularly for three years. “I couldn’t believe it wasn’t being used to [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 19, 2009 Read More
Music Interview: No Age Choosing Bridges Over Bars There are two sides to noise-punk duo No Age.The Ramones-obsessed, headfirst slide into power-pop punk bumps up against its yang: layer upon layer [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 12, 2009 Read More Randy Randall rocks the fur cap. (Ed Templeton)
Fotw: Caravan Caravan En route to SXSW, the Not Not Fun showcase/Mega Psych Fest is making a pit stop at 1kind Studios (1016 Coal SW). The [...] Alibi \ Mar 12, 2009 Read More
Sonic Reducer The Santa Fe-Albuquerque area’s Cherry Tempo released its latest record Radiohead-style. You can download it free from the band’s website and fork over [...] Alibi \ Mar 12, 2009 Read More
Music To Your Ears Sxswabq Take your vitamins and go out. Quite a few of the bands you’ll see padding out local lineups in the coming weeks are [...] Laura Marrich \ Mar 12, 2009 Read More
New Pipes On The Block: Mac-Tire Of Skye Not Just Pipe Dreams OK, so it’s time again for high winds, evil leprechauns, disgusting green beer and arming yourself with a stout shillelagh. Lighten up dude, [...] Michael P. DArco \ Mar 12, 2009 Read More