Brotherhood Of The (Sad Baby) Wolf: I Guess We Have To Talk About The Shins Now I Guess We Have To Talk About The Shins Now From the get-go, the publicist just rubs me the wrong way. He calls a couple of times, and I can’t figure out why. [...] Marisa Demarco \ Oct 04, 2012 Read More
Buddha’s Songwriter Gives Voice To Optimism: Chris Smither Takes On The Imponderables—And Wins Chris Smither Takes On The Imponderables—And Wins Singer/songwriter Chris Smither doesn’t need much to cast his spell, just his blue guitar and a miked particleboard so his tapping foot can [...] Mel Minter \ Sep 27, 2012 Read More
Aural Fixation: Breakup Mix I’m not breaking up with anybody. I’m just breaking up with my job, so I made you this mix. We’ll always have the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Sep 27, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Goodbye, Alibi The farewell column: It’s an exercise in self-indulgent sentimentality that’s become a tradition amongst exiting editors of the Alibi. Alas, no amount of [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Sep 27, 2012 Read More
Interview With An Angry Samoan: Gregg Turner Is Alive And Well In Santa Fe, And Playing The Hits Gregg Turner Is Alive And Well In Santa Fe, And Playing The Hits Gregg Turner is known to most as a founding member of the Angry Samoans, a Los Angeles hardcore band that began in 1978. [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Sep 13, 2012 Read More
Aural Fixation: Laurie Anderson’s Shrunk Her Setup And Grown Her Sound Laurie Anderson’s Shrunk Her Setup And Grown Her Sound She’s testing her gear—to see if any of it works, Laurie Anderson half-jokes. She’s packing some backups, too, and thinking about what plan [...] Marisa Demarco \ Sep 13, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Flat Top Art Flat Top Art I can’t think of better imagery to represent DJ Wae Fonkey’s ‘80s disco / funk / R & B / hip-hop-based night. Bust [...] Alibi \ Sep 13, 2012 Read More
Jazzed Reducer—Micro Reviews Of New Jazz Albums With the baseball season reaching its climax and the tomato plants demanding attention, it gets harder to find time for music. Nonetheless, a [...] Mel Minter \ Sep 06, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Shows Of Note This Week Rock (And Otherwise) Around Town What’s happening this week in the sonic realms of New Mexico? Below is a compilation of potentially amazing shows to take in around [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Sep 06, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Black Hand Black Hand Beware The Great Depression, Techtonic Movement, Pumpin’ For Jill, Billy Bellmont and Anna Mall. These five acts perform at the Launchpad (618 Central [...] Alibi \ Sep 06, 2012 Read More
