Music To Your Ears If you like your punk rock with a generous side of pretentiousness, then Austin's—by way of Paris according to the band's bio—Les Messieurs [...] Alibi \ Jul 22, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer Thus far, I've hated everything that's come out on Steve Vai's virtuoso-only Favored Nations label. Not because I hate the virtuosos, but because [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 15, 2004 Read More
Blue Note There's more to Santa Fe than turquoise jewelry, art galleries, celebrity shoppers and snobbery. Every year for the past 31, the Santa Fe [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 15, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears “Downtown Thursdays” kicks off this week with New Mexico Parks Department Night featuring live, local music courtesy of Boss Ordinance. The event runs [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 15, 2004 Read More
W.a.s.p. Featuring Blackie Lawless With Abominant Race And Requiem Mass Wednesday, July 21; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 8 p.m.): Of all '80s hair metal band leaders, Blackie Lawless ranks among the minute few [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 15, 2004 Read More
These Arms Are Snakes With Murder By Death, Paris Texas And Communique Monday, July 19; Launchpad (all ages, 7 p.m.): These Arms are Snakes are a difficult band to pin down. Formed from the ashes [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 15, 2004 Read More
Dkt/Mc5 With Suffrajett And The Dirty Novels Saturday, July 10; Launchpad (21 and over, 9p.m.): Sadly, it's only now—now that bands like the White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Darkness, [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 08, 2004 Read More
Ellipsis Most of them are barely old enough to be hanging out in bars, but the members of Ellipsis come across like ultra-seasoned veterans [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 08, 2004 Read More
Concert For The Grand Canyon Featuring Bill Oliver And Peter Neils Wednesday, July 14; Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice (212 Harvard SE, all ages, 7 p.m.): Damn that Glen Canyon dam! Since the [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 08, 2004 Read More
Cephalic Carnage With Victimas, Noisear And Nekronemisis Friday, July 9; Launchpad (all ages, 8 p.m.): Forget John Denver, John Elway aspen trees and all that “Rocky Mountain High” crap. Denver's [...] Michael Henningsen \ Jul 08, 2004 Read More