Sonic Reducer At least a full decade before electronica, techno and ambient were officially declared genres, the music that defined them was lumped in the [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 03, 2005 Read More
Music To Your Ears Several weeks ago, I reported in this column on the formation of another new locally-based regional label, Detach Records, and their “coming out” [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 03, 2005 Read More
Blue Note The music is gentle and meditative, with expansive soundscapes that softly explore the more reclusive aspects of human consciousness. Featuring the cello of [...] Jason Serinus \ Feb 03, 2005 Read More
Michael Tolcher With Gavin Degraw Saturday, Feb. 8; Sunshine Theater (21 and over, 7:30 p.m.): Admittedly, I don't generally consider the Dave Matthews/John Mayer/Matchbox 20 set as my [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 03, 2005 Read More
Music To Your Ears Santa Fe's Red Letter Records has released its first compilation CD and will celebrate that fact by hosting a party at Warehouse 21 [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 27, 2005 Read More
Sonic Reducer Since extinguishing his Bowl of Fire, Andrew Bird has come on strong as a viciously talented singer-songwriter or the Randy Newman stripe. The [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 27, 2005 Read More
Blue Note What is it about siblingdom that intensifies musical collaboration? Its a decades-old phenomenon that has left its mark on nearly every genre imaginable, [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 27, 2005 Read More
Sonic Reducer Canadian-born Harry Manx sounds as if he grew up simultaneously on the Mississippi Delta and the banks of the Ganges, which is actually [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More
Music To Your Ears Time this week for another installment of Gen'esis for the Arts. On Saturday, Jan. 22, the celebration will take place at El Rey [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More
Blue Note Not a single manmade musical instrument exists that can be as colorful, inspiring and versatile as the human voice. Granted, such a voice [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More