Music Interview: An Interview With David Bashwiner Pt. I: The Musician David Bashwiner is a professor of music theory at UNM, but you might recognize him as the singer and guitarist for local band [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 10, 2015 Read More David Bashwiner of Cactus Tractor (Kate Burn Photography)
Sonic Reducer: Shovels & Rope • Rare Monk • Cactus Tractor Sonic Reducer: Shovels & Rope • Rare Monk • Cactus Tractor Shovels & Rope surprised us on Nov. 20 with a new album of collaborated cover songs called Busted Jukebox, Volume 1. The ‘Volume [...] Alibi \ Dec 03, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: Swinging For Sensation’s Sake Five Concerts To Shock And Surprise Well, they say it’s kinda frightenin’ how this younger generation swings/ You know, it’s more than just some new sensation/ Well, the kid [...] August March \ Dec 03, 2015 Read More Lindy Vision! (Courtesy of the artist)
Bowie Plays A Dead God If there’s anything predictable in this chaotic world we live in, it’s that, given the chance, David Bowie will do something very strange. [...] Robin Babb \ Dec 03, 2015 Read More David Bowie, circa 1980 (Courtesy of the artist)
Sonic Reducer: Jennylee • Tech N9Ne • Love right on!, the debut solo album of Warpaint bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg, consists of songs written during stolen moments while Warpaint was recording [...] Alibi \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: At Thanksgiving Grateful For This Town’s Sound “I could live in the world just like a stranger/ I could tell you the truth or a lie/ I could tell you [...] August March \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More Heather Trost and Jeremy Barnes of a Hawk and a Hacksaw (Courtesy of the artists)
Aural Fixation: Sirius, Seven Bells And Silence Reflections On Formative Experiences, New Music I listen to Sirius radio a lot. I don’t know if that’s, like, super uncool to admit, but I really like that it [...] Robin Babb \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis of SVIIB
Music Interview: 5 Star Motelles Stun New Record Defines Solid Sound America is a nation that presents itself as an arbiter of culture. Enabled by success in World War II and the rise of [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More Five Star Motelles (Process of Illumination: Photography by Minie)
Aural Fixation: The Year Of The Weedrat Band Equals Social Justice, Cats The last time I saw Weedrat at Launchpad, the front row swayed to the layered melodies and distorted guitar, singing along to the [...] Maggie Grimason \ Nov 19, 2015 Read More Weedrat (L-R): Adrian Burke, Becki Jones and Greg Yazzie (Hotvlkuce Harjo)
Sonic Reducer: Grimes • Beliefs • East West Quintet Last week, Claire Boucher—better known as Grimes—played at the Guggenheim, proving that her music has a tendency to toe the line between pop [...] Alibi \ Nov 19, 2015 Read More
