Paris Is Burning Savor the smoke-free taste of freedom as Paris rots in Jail this Tuesday, July 3! San Francisco’s slice of Americana, Sweet Crude Bill [...] Alibi \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More
Freedom Fighters Load Up Your Ipod With Our Frontline Five In honor of Independence Day, we proudly reflect on the Frontline Five: the top musical acts that have fought for our freedom of [...] Justin Hood \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More MC5
Sonic Reducer If you gave a bunch of musicians a crash course on “What Rock Should Sound Like” and then let them make a record, [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More
Vinyl & Verses' Hard-Won Birthday It's Not A Fairy Tale Of Success, But It's A Success Just The Same Four years ago, local hip-hop was hard to find. Clubs wouldn’t book it. The few crews that existed hadn’t yet coalesced into a [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More NobleFlux One DJs while Alberto Rosales breakdances at Burt’s Tiki Lounge’s regular Wednesday hip-hop night. (Xavier Mascareñas)
Music To Your Ears Romeo Has a Name— At long last, the alibi.com contest to rename three-car garage rockers Romeo Goes to Hell is over. Many, many [...] Laura Marrich \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More
“You Never Know Who Might Be Making Noise At The Library” Rio Rancho Library Kicks Off A Music-Themed Summer Reading Program For Teens Teenagers like music. Libraries are beginning to catch on to the idea. In fact, more and more bands are jumping on board with [...] Jenny Gamble \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More Deimosa is responsible for the books and activites in Rio Rancho Library’s teen room. Staffers have affectionately titled the room "The Twilight Zone: Teen Scene." (Xavier Mascareñas)
Little Kiss Print This poster came hand-delivered with a sweet little note: "I submit for your approval a poster myself [Heath Dauberman] and Mancle Anderson of [...] Alibi \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More
The Battles Machine Veteran Musicians Shed Their Egos In The Name Of Math-Rocky, Prog Goodness Battles‘ first full-length album, Mirrored , is a good ride. Dozens of tiny moving parts engage as a motor that runs a little [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More Battles inside the mirror room.
Devil Riding Shotgun A Knicker-Blasting Good Time Devil Riding Shotgun is not out to make stoner rock or a specific branch of metal or anything-core. Instead, this three-piece replaces genre [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More Devil Riding Shotgun (from left): Stroh, Fixico and Edmonts react to the storm in their pants.
Music To Your Ears Down the Rabbit Hole (and Other Underground Things that Hip-hop)— Anyone who’s gone looking for jackrabbits as a kid will attest: You can’t [...] Laura Marrich \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More