Music To Your Ears Brian May Is An Astrophysicist It shocks the rock and scientific communities to no end, but it’s true. Besides originating the butter-smooth guitar licks that were as central [...] Laura Marrich \ Nov 06, 2008 Read More
Jazzed: John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet Composer’s Genre-Blind Music Gently Breaks New Ground Drummer/composer John Hollenbeck admits to being a “mixtape guy.” As a kid, he’d raid his brother’s record collection to create tapes featuring a [...] Mel Minter \ Nov 06, 2008 Read More John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet
The Bellemah Bus Next Stop: Cd Release Party A year ago this month, Billy Bellmont—namesake and auteur of defunct rock band The Bellmont—and Dan Dinning formed the loungy, acoustic, indie operation [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Nov 06, 2008 Read More Noelan (left), Billy and Dan contemplate holiday cinema. (Eric Williams)
Sonic Reducer Whether Perfect Symmetry provides instant glee or a splitting headache depends on how much you like alt.piano rock with a glob of synthesizer. [...] Alibi \ Nov 06, 2008 Read More
Fotw: Presidential Party Presidential Party Vote, then watch the televised results at Burt’s Tiki Lounge (21+, free) on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Music by Danny Malone, The Last Vegas [...] Alibi \ Oct 30, 2008 Read More
Sonic Reducer He may have once labored in a Maine shoe factory, but Ray LaMontagne has had no trouble trading his hammer for a six-string. [...] Alibi \ Oct 30, 2008 Read More
Eva Ave And Carlosaur A Circus, Pirate Melody While I made sure to note the Cocoa Pebbles sitting on the piano, I had failed to realize there was a knife near [...] Simon McCormack \ Oct 30, 2008 Read More Carlosaur (Carlos Ruiz de la Torre) and Eva Ave (Eva Dameron) bring new meaning to “local color.” (Scott Preston)
Music To Your Ears Best. Halloween. Ever. Truly. Downtown’s overall picture of Halloween night is the best I’ve ever seen in Albuquerque (and certainly during my five years at the [...] Laura Marrich \ Oct 30, 2008 Read More
Sonic Reducer You’ve heard his hooks in Lil Wayne’s tracks and possibly seen him fleetingly on episodes of "The Wonder Years" or "Growing Pains" when [...] Alibi \ Oct 23, 2008 Read More
Music To Your Ears An Interview With The Alibi's First-Ever Earwig Playlist Winner Screen Name: grunge Real Name: Nicholas Venaglia Age: 23, Capricorn Day Job: Customer service/cashier Night Job: Artist Winning Earwig Mix: " feels like [...] Laura Marrich \ Oct 23, 2008 Read More Nick is awesome. (Pesya Shmigelsky)
