Not Just “Some Joe Schmo Bar" Employees Welcome Back The Launchpad When the Launchpad went out of commission more than four months ago, talent buyer Luis Mota had to scramble to reschedule shows."Right after [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 10, 2008 Read More The Launchpad opens for its first official concert on Monday, July 7. (Tina Larkin)
Damage Control What It Took To Get The Launchpad Back On Its Feet It was anything but a vacation, says Joe Anderson, operator of the Launchpad. "There were people that were making remarks like, Yeah, well, [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jul 10, 2008 Read More “Sunday I don't have a show, so I might sleep in. That's what I have planned in the future.” —Joe Anderson (Tina Larkin)
Letters From New Orleans Tom Mcdermott & Connie Jones Creole Nocturne (Arbors Records) Tom Mcdermott All The Keys & Then Some (Parnassus Records) New Orleans pianist Tom McDermott has to rank among the most fluid, inventive and technically robust pianists radiating the 88s today in the [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 10, 2008 Read More
Swap Rock And Roll If you’ve ever been in a band, chances are you’ve got 900 pressings of your first album stashed away in someone’s closet. That [...] Laura Marrich \ Jul 10, 2008 Read More
Sonic Reducer When G. Love tells you to “wiggle like a worm,” you might turn toward your stereo with a condescending glare. But then you’ll [...] Alibi \ Jul 03, 2008 Read More
Don't Be Scurrred Don't Be Scurrred Five Minute Sin, Left Brain (in an all-instrumental set), Mad Kings and Poor Man’s Ferrari won’t bite you … hard. This Saturday, July [...] Alibi \ Jul 03, 2008 Read More
Ours One Day At A Time In many ways, Ours has made it. The band is signed to Columbia Records. Its latest album, Mercy (Dancing for the Death of [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 03, 2008 Read More Ours isn’t planning any victory parades (Michael Maxxis)
Starving Artists Tour ’08 On The Road Because They Have To Imagine being a rap artist and having the privilege to contact your inspirations and all-time hip-hop heroes for a show in your hometown. [...] Justin Hood \ Jul 03, 2008 Read More
On The Numbers There’s not a lot of cross-pollination between Santa Fe and Albuquerque bands, even though we each have scenes that are uniquely our own [...] Laura Marrich \ Jul 03, 2008 Read More
Sonic Reducer The Fratellis takes guitar rock that’s better after a few pints and makes you drink ’til you puke. The glammy, peach-fuzz guitars and [...] Alibi \ Jun 26, 2008 Read More
