Show Up!: Calling Fidlar’s Tune Upcoming La Band Performs At Launchpad Two winters ago I wandered over to my neighbor’s garage. I looked over his skateboards. The next day, his wife’s students were going [...] August March \ Oct 15, 2015 Read More FIDLAR: (L-R) Zac Carper, Brandon Schwartzel, Elvis Kuehn and Max Kuehn (Alice Baxley)
Aural Fixation: Heaven Is Albuquerque In November 2014 after Self Defense Family’s show at the old Gasworks venue, Benjamin Tate told me that he was moving here. This [...] Maggie Grimason \ Oct 15, 2015 Read More Self Defense Family (Mitch Wojcik)
Sonic Reducer: Cali Shaw • Leeches Of Lore • Yoko And The Oh No’s Albuquerque has become famous for its breweries, which continue to pop up like mushrooms, but the Duke City should also be recognized for [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Oct 15, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: After Summer, A Beach Four Revolutionary Musical Events “Let the sun burn my eyes/ Let it burn my back/ Let it sear through my thighs/ I’ll feel wide wide open/ Let [...] August March \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More Caspian in concert (Courtesy of the artist)
Aural Fixation: Food And Music Forever A Primer On Combinations I associate food with music. This year’s Best of Burque Restaurants issue gives me a heap of inspiration to indulge in that activity. [...] August March \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Froth • Keep Shelly In Athens • Kevin Herig Combining the melodic sadness of The Smiths with the driving sound and clean-then-distorted guitars of My Bloody Valentine, Froth—a word that affects me [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Oct 08, 2015 Read More
Sonic Reducer: The Quick Brown Fox • Moiré • Lakker The Quick Brown Fox is local multimedia artist—and Weekly Alibi contributing artist—Jeff Drew’s long running solo music project. Like previous releases, Fill in [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Oct 01, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: Dust Of A Grand Wazoo Zappa Legacy Pervades This Week’s Shows “It wasn’t very large/ There was just enough room to cram the drums/ In the corner over by the Dodge/ It was a [...] August March \ Oct 01, 2015 Read More Dweezil and Frank Zappa, circa 1982 (Courtesy of the artist)
Music Interview: An Adventure In Pomo Recording Local Songwriting Duo Jams Making music from the ground up can be a complex yet infinitely rewarding process. Last weekend I had an amazing opportunity to participate [...] August March \ Sep 24, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: Listen Now To What They Play Take Time For Terrific Tuneage! “So, you want to be a rock and roll star?/ Then listen now to what I say/ Just get an electric guitar/ Then [...] August March \ Sep 24, 2015 Read More Spanish garage-pop band Hinds will play Sunshine Theater Tuesday Sept. 29 (Aaron Serrano)