Sonic Reducer The musical approaches of pianist Edward Simon and altoist David Binney seem, on the surface, fairly disparate. Binney favors fire, speed and dynamism. [...] Mel Minter \ May 10, 2007 Read More
“Twisted Folk” Duo Charm Their Way Through Love And Death Charmed Splits The Bill With Erika Luckett At The Outpost Local folk duo Charmed—Bambi Jackson (guitar, keyboard, vocals) and Alicia Ultan (viola, guitar, vocals)—regularly take on love and death; and with a turn [...] Mel Minter \ May 03, 2007 Read More Charmed, we’re sure! (courtesy of Charmed)
Spring Crawl Wrap Up We turned photographer Tina Larkin loose on the streets of Downtown to capture Saturday’s Crawl, and these are just a few of the [...] Laura Marrich \ May 03, 2007 Read More Ex-Albuquerque native Eric McFadden, of the Eric McFadden Trio, digs into a riff on the Third Street outdoor stage. (Tina Larkin)
At Last Your Name In Lights‘ all-ages CD release party is Friday, May 4, at the Launchpad! With Someday, One For Hope, Sincerely, Caustic Lye [...] Alibi \ May 03, 2007 Read More
Sonic Reducer Usually, concept albums like Year Zero , especially those with as lofty a goal as predicting the future, falter in spots. Not this [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 03, 2007 Read More
Quadstock And Two Smoking Barrels With the end of the schoolyear fast approaching, students will soon be finished with roughly nine months’ worth of hard work and perseverance. [...] Simon McCormack \ May 03, 2007 Read More Dengue Fever
Post-Crawl Wrap Up One Reporter’s Spring Crawl 2007 Experience If you want to really feel that you’ve gotten your wristband’s worth, it’s probably best to arrive at the Crawl by at least [...] Simon McCormack \ May 03, 2007 Read More A deadhead takes in the show at the Launchpad. (Tina Larkin)
Music To Your Ears On Hos and Hip-hop— Last week in response to Oprah’s two-part Hip-hop Town Hall (which was in response to Don Imus being a [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More
Go West, Young Band Rio Rancho gets a little louder when The Pharmacy, Fiction Onehundred, Built for Dummies and Easier Said Than Done play Thursday, April 26, [...] Alibi \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More
The Hands And The Skeletons Hand Jives And Exorcisms Garage rock is a tricky genre. From listening to the intentionally lo-fi recordings and simple song structures, you might be tempted to think [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More The Hands