Sonic Reducer It’s a neat idea. The Section Quartet takes rock ballads and transforms them into classical ones. But, with a couple of exceptions, I [...] Alibi \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More
Scared Of Chaka Reunion Faq Regular readers of the alibi.com blog already know it, and now you do, too. Seminal Albuquerque punk trio Scared of Chaka is reuniting [...] Laura Marrich \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More
Extra! Extra! It’s weirdo battle royale. Aunt Dracula from Philly grapples with Yoda’s House and Olvidese from Burque this Thursday, Feb. 28., at Winning Coffee [...] Alibi \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More
The Everybodyfields Putting The Alt. In Alt.country What is it that separates alt.country from its unpunctuated counterpart? Is "alt." just something new artists attach to their brand of country to [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More The singer/songwriters behind The Everybodyfields (Julia Roberts)
Jonathan Meiburg He's Letting You Into His Room During our phone interview, singer/songwriter and avid bird watcher Jonathan Meiburg asks to halt our conversation. "Hang on just a second," Meiburg says. [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More Jonathan Meiburg (Annie Ray)
Vxpxc Improved Psych Myth-Makers Map Their Way To The Desert It began with a lie.VxPxC created the legend that the band had found all its music in a box hidden away in a [...] Marisa Demarco \ Feb 28, 2008 Read More
Bud Melvin Game Boy With A Twang Bud Melvin is going to South by Southwest (SXSW) to play Game Boy—sort of.With a little help from his favorite portable electronic device, [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 21, 2008 Read More Where’s the Game Boy?
Colourmusic Exactly That In 2005, Colourmusic’s Ryan Hendrix and Nick Turner found a way to overcome the pressure of starting a new band."We’re called Colourmusic for [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 21, 2008 Read More Colourmusic soaks up inspiration.
The Church Of Beethoven Free Coffee, Intimate Space And Seat-Of-The-Pants Presentation Make For A Charming Sunday Morning Communion Don’t bother looking for a steeple. Keep your eyes peeled, instead, for a yellowish surfboard with hand-lettered, coral-colored block capitals that read “B [...] Mel Minter \ Feb 21, 2008 Read More Cellist and Church of Beethoven "Pastor" Felix Wurman during a Sunday morning concert. (Tina Larkin)
Nuff Said Follow the black Sharpie to the Launchpad on Wednesday, Feb. 27, for a bitchin’ over-21 show with Lions from Austin, Texas. SuperGiant and [...] Alibi \ Feb 21, 2008 Read More