Sonic Reducer Jeannette Kantzalis should be commended for creating a complete album. The Kitten Next Door is her first record, but it oozes the kind [...] Amy Dalness \ Mar 08, 2007 Read More
Sonic Reducer Drummer Wilson’s nimble crew (Terrell Stafford, trumpet, flügelhorn; Gary Versace, piano, organ, accordion; Dennis Irwin, bass, clarinet), with assistance from a female vocal [...] Mel Minter \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More
Debut One hour after Albuquerque alternative-pop sensations Ki broke up, ex-members Orio, Powell and Bradshaw, along with other former "lynchpin" musicians from HATEengine, Aisling [...] Alibi \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More
Red Elvises From Russia, With Love I like to believe that, in my daily life, I exercise at least a small degree of free will and have some say [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More Oleg Bernov
August Spies Local Genre-Benders Release Their Polished Debut Album Search for "August Spies" and you’re not going to come up with an Albuquerque band bent on smart, tight songs—songs that kick over [...] Marisa Demarco \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More August Spies
Finding Her Voices Composer Uses Extended Technique And Layering To Fashion An Orchestra Joan La Barbara hasn’t been nervous about getting up in front of an audience and doing unusual things for many years. In the [...] Marisa Demarco \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More Joan La Barbara
Music To Your Ears The Disco Balls Come Down —The bar door was wide open when I arrived at the Albuquerque Mining Company (AMC) one bright Sunday [...] Amy Dalness \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More
Isis Psychedelia Sans Self-Indulgence After 10 years together, proggish art rock five-piece Isis knows when to expand an instrumental interlude and when to pull it back. They [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 22, 2007 Read More Isis
Music To Your Ears CABQSXSW— The rejection notices have been doled out. Just in case you had any lingering doubts, we regret to inform you that your [...] Laura Marrich \ Feb 22, 2007 Read More
Breakin' Hearts Leave Your Social Stigmas At The Door Quality time with grandma—it’s a beautiful thing. A few hands of pinochle. A game or two of Scrabble. Longs hours of breakdancing to [...] Amy Dalness \ Feb 22, 2007 Read More Members of Albuquerque's UHF Crew are sponsoring the event. At top from left to right: Jacob Sanchez, Rudy Montoya and Marie Aragon. At bottom from left to right: Ron Garcia, Shane Montoya, Cyrus Gould and Raul Gutierrez. (Tina Larkin)
