Last Month In Music: November/2013 This will be my twelfth “Last Month in Music” column for the Alibi, so that means I’ve been going to local shows and [...] Mike Smith \ Jan 09, 2014 Read More (Compfight cc via Brett Jordan)
2-Up: Go To Sleep, Surfin’ Irl Go To Sleep Seminal stoner doom band Sleep last played Burque in 1994. Touring with the first incarnation of “Nik Turner’s Hawkwind Space Ritual” and Helios [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Jan 02, 2014 Read More
Musical Madness: A Look (And Listen) Back At 2013 A Look (And Listen) Back At 2013 We looked at top albums lists from the following publications to come up with our super-scientific list of the state of music in [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Jan 02, 2014 Read More (Compfight cc via Philippe Put)
Four Up: Down To Hammond, Strauss, Nightmare Ball And Dream-Pop Fête “The Olm” At [H]Ohm Steve Hammond’s metal voice is aural Prozac, and his unaffected vocals are sublime and compelling, too. But the multi-instrumentalist’s trademark is irreverent and [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 26, 2013 Read More Steve Hammond’s Canclo (Courtesy of artist)
Micro Reviews Of Rival Dealer, Love’s Crushing Diamond And Live, Love & Hope Micro Reviews Of Rival Dealer, Love’s Crushing Diamond And Live, Love & Hope William Beven, who records as Burial, has a new EP out. Titled Rival Dealer, the south London electro wiz continues to circumnavigate the [...] August March \ Dec 26, 2013 Read More
Four Up: Avant Jazz Junket, Smashups And Anti-Xmas String Theory Avant Jazz Junket After her Burque gig, NYC free jazz stalwart Mary Halvorson’s next recital finds her keeping company with John Zorn. If that doesn’t clue [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 19, 2013 Read More
Stoned Soul Christmas: Gifting Funk, Soul, R&B, Doo-Wop And Classic Jazz Gifting Funk, Soul, R&B, Doo-Wop And Classic Jazz There are Christmas music aficionados, and then there’s Tahnee Udero. I’ve been listening to her all-purpose and holiday radio shows since her solo [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 19, 2013 Read More (Compfight cc via Rick Harris)
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Canclo, Live At The Cellar Door And Because The Internet Steve Hammond, he of Leeches of Lore, drops a new solo recording titled Canclo on Flying Midget Records on Friday, Dec. 27. This [...] August March \ Dec 19, 2013 Read More
Sweater Soirées, Milk Of The Machine, Surrealist Melancholia And Noise-Punk Festive Sweatery Soirées It’s time to rock that gloriously ugly Christmas sweater you scored at Savers last summer, y’all. The second annual Ugly Xmas Sweater Party [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 12, 2013 Read More
Nihilist Noël: A Bleak Xmas Mixtape A Bleak Xmas Mixtape Every year, the onslaught of saccharine Christmas muzak seems to arrive earlier. I’m no grinch. Several festive comps and albums soundtrack my casa [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 12, 2013 Read More (Ryan Varsi)
