The Year 2014 In Abq: On What We Lost ... And Gained On What We Lost ... And Gained “When I was young and full of grace/ and spirited, a rattlesnake/ When I was young and fever fell/ My spirit, I will [...] August March \ Jan 01, 2015 Read More
Show Up!: Beginning To See The Light Six Shows To Banish The Winter Darkness “We have come for light/ Wholly, we have come for light/ It’s true/ I am the sun/ I am the new year/ I [...] August March \ Dec 25, 2014 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Geocidal, Berkley To Bakersfield And 36 Seasons Geocidal is a new album of experimental music made by rock heavyweight Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) in collaboration with composer [...] August March \ Dec 25, 2014 Read More
Aural Fixation: Five Christmas Tunes That Don’t Nauseate Us Anyone who’s suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune—all of humanity, I’m looking at you—knows that part and parcel of those bruising [...] August March \ Dec 18, 2014 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of The Art Of Mccartney, Doolittle 25 And Classics Paul McCartney is my least-favorite Beatle. Ironically, some of his compositions are among my all-time rocanrol favorites―see “Things We Said Today,” “Here, There [...] August March \ Dec 18, 2014 Read More
Show Up! Bah! Hum-What?! Great Concerts Hit Burque ... Again?! “There’s a party in my mind/ And I hope it never stops/ I’m stuck here in this seat/ I might not stand up/ [...] August March \ Dec 18, 2014 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Monuments To An Elegy, A Better Tomorrow And Ethnic/Cleansing There was once a band called The Smashing Pumpkins, and Billy Corgan was an integral part of that glittery and ultra-cool entity. Their [...] August March \ Dec 11, 2014 Read More
Streaming The Holidaze: Screen Docs About Backup Singers, Muscle Shoals And Metallica Screen Docs About Backup Singers, Muscle Shoals And Metallica The midst of the holiday season—post-concert, pre-shopping or party-time plateau—is a perfect time to tune your video-viewing contraption to the rock and roll [...] August March \ Dec 11, 2014 Read More ( Porsche Brosseau )
Causes For Celebration: Five Festive Gigs That Engender Joy Five Festive Gigs That Engender Joy “Lather was 30 years old today/ And Lather came foam from his tongue/ He looked at me, eyes wide, and plainly said/ Is [...] August March \ Dec 11, 2014 Read More From left, John 00 Fleming & Christopher Lawrence and Mariachi Aztlán
Color Me Curious: Jenny Lewis Brings Magic To Abq Jenny Lewis Brings Magic To Abq Beneath the shadows cast by a consummate singer-songwriter lies their body of work. Between the folds and scattered sheet music lies a hidden [...] Mark Lopez \ Dec 04, 2014 Read More Jenny Lewis (Courtesy of artist)
