Sonic Reducer Brash, punkish energy, hooks that could snag a whale and sheer invigorating exuberance mark the debut recording of the Neil Cowley Trio (with [...] Mel Minter \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More
Paging Dr. Octagon Triumphant Or Resistant, An Innovator Returns It was your average rabies call. Dr. Octagon was paged to Room 109, unaware of his looming demise. “I’ll tell you what,” spat [...] Marisa Demarco \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More Dr. Octagon
Matt Wilson’s Arts And Crafts Quartet Fashions Serious Fun Drummer Looks To Leave A Good-Time Sonic Residue Behind Good drummers keep time and move things forward. Great drummers also sculpt sonic space, expanding and contracting it, shaping it to the musical [...] Mel Minter \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More Matt Wilson gets crafty.
Bang! Bang! Putting The Sex Back In Sex, Drugs And Rock ’N’ Roll Chicago’s self-proclaimed sex rockers Bang! Bang! write songs that are, to borrow a line from a late-night dating service commercial, fun and flirty. [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More Bang! Bang! is super.
He’s Not Dead Yet! Gordy Andersen celebrates 50 years on the planet Rock with Sasquatch, SuperHeavyGoatAss, Word Salad, Fast Heart Mart and, of course, Black Maria. Friday, [...] Alibi \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More
Vertigo Venus Björk Meets Slayer One review described metal/industrial/punk duo/quartet Vertigo Venus as "What Nine Inch Nails would sound like if Trent Reznor had a sense of humor." [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More Do the zombie with Vertigo Venus.
Sonic Reducer Ozomatli never fails to surprise by chopping up surprising roots and throwing them in the stew pot. This band is more than "eclectic," [...] Marisa Demarco \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More
Music To Your Ears Spank You Very Much, Gordy— Some argue that Gordy Andersen helped launch Albuquerque’s independent music scene as we know it. Way back in [...] Laura Marrich \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More
Music To Your Ears Couldn’t get Shins Tickets?— You’re not alone. In fact, The Shins‘ choice to play the El Rey had a lot of you folks [...] Laura Marrich \ Apr 12, 2007 Read More
Oh, Neko! Neko Case, Of Course It’s easy to get sick of music. You could be that guy who has an immaculate archive of vinyl and always knows about [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Apr 12, 2007 Read More Neko Case (Victoria Renard)
