We caught up with Jenny Invert’s Sam Miller this week in To Burque, With Love. The once-Burqueño band performs in its former stomping ground this weekend. Notorious lurker and original Invert member David “Poncho” Schripsema fills in for his Pacific Northwest counterpart, Eva Ave., at the gig. Listen to music from Jenny Invert and other performing acts below. Launchpad • Jenny Invert • Mr. Gnome • the Cherry Tempo • Bigawatt • Sat Nov 10 • 9:30 pm • $6 • 21+

Tar balls are discovered in Texas, meaning that oil has successfully infiltrated all five gulf states. Fuck you, BP!

The Artist Still Known As Prince says the Internet is dead.

The “grand finale” during the fireworks display goes horribly wrong in Palmyra, PA as eleven people are hurt.

Queen Elizabeth to visit New York City for the first time since 1976.

The Feds file a lawsuit today against Arizona’s SB 1070.

Charles Manson follower Leslie “Lulu” Van Houten is up for parole.

Stamps may go up by a 2-cent increase to 46 cents next year.

Michael Astorga appeals his conviction for the murder of Bernalillo County deputy James McGrane in 2006.

A fire broke out at the Mountain Run shopping center early this morning.

Hot summer: temperatures could reach 102 degrees as the east coast gets slammed with a massive heat wave.

A topless woman in Albuquerque slams into a gas line with her car.