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— Catch-19?

NM’s decision to review its gun policies has advocates up in arms

— All Business

Tanti Luce 221 is about more than just food--and that's a good thing

— Under the Wire

Blue Cross Blue Shield pushes for yet another rate hike—its seventh in eight years—before new financial transparency rules kick in

— Bus-ted

For years, local officials used a Texas price agreement to green-light bus purchases. Now they’ve stopped—but the same out-of-state bus company still dominates the market

— Making Enemies

Public Enemy is coming, but can you attend?

Music Reviews

King David

We Will Never Forget David Lescht

by Alex De Vore

Sixty-four-years old isn’t exactly elderly, and I had seen David Lescht around town on many recent occasions, so the news of his death late last week was hard for me to fathom.

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Music Reviews

Take Cover

Every now and then, covers are the way to go.

by Alex De Vore

As bands like Chango will tell you, choosing the right tune to cover is critical. It’s pretty easy to look like a fool when you choose to cover some crap nobody’s ever heard of or a song that’s beyond your means. On some occasions, however, covers outshine the original material.

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Music Reviews

New (Mexican) Radio

You can turn on your radio again

by Alex De Vore

About a year ago, I sat down with legendary (yeah, legendary) Santa Fe DJ Maynard Del Mar to discuss changes to radio station KLBU 102.9 FM [A Sharp, May 1, 2011: “Radioactivity”]. Del Mar, along

Making Enemies

Public Enemy is coming, but can you attend?

by Alex De Vore

Back in November, SFR received an email from Santa Fe University of Art and Design about a free public event featuring legendary hip-hop act Public Enemy. The April 28 “hip-hop symposium” is a part of SFUAD’s Artists for Positive Social Change series, a five-year initiative spearheaded by Director of Photography and Artist in Residence David Scheinbaum. According to the press release, “Artists for Positive Social Change is a groundbreaking, university-wide series of events and performances that highlight one high-profile issue or genre.”

Low-Down Local Music Blues

James T Baker is pissed

by Alex De Vore

James T Baker has a problem. The local bluesman has been trying to make a go of it for 30-some years, but after being relegated to out-of-town shows and farmers markets, then recently losing a r

Mraz-Matazz

Hey Jason Mraz, you suck.

by Alex De Vore

I’m not the type to look a gift disc in the mouth, so when I recently discovered an unsolicited package from Atlantic Records on my desk, I was pretty sure it would be a good day (they’ve got Miss

¡Sick!

How my super-sick girlfriend got me to stop hating her music

by Alex De Vore

When it comes to music—the world’s most universal art form—the lady and I often have what you might call misunderstandings.

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Music Reviews

Man with a Plan

Daniel Werwath wants to help you to help yourselves. Let him.

by Alex De Vore

As a fixture in local networking groups MIX and the http://afterhoursalliance.wordpress.com/, Daniel Werwath’s opinion is highly sought (including by SFR, on occasion). He has some big ideas for rev

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Music Reviews

Word Association

Getting inside the head of teen musician Alix Monasterio

by Alex De Vore

Everybody’s talking about local musician Alix Monasterio, a young dude who has become famous in the teen scene for multilayered soundscapes recorded entirely in his garage. Always down for a good old-fashioned bandwagon, I sat down with Monasterio and gave him a little word association test.

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Music Reviews

Doomsday

Local doom trio Drought basically lives in my brain full time now

by Alex De Vore

As I start listening to “Turquoise Monolith,” the new single from local doom metal band Drought, everything around me ceases to matter, almost melting into nonexistence. My eyes close while I shift to make myself more comfortable. After all, this song is 18-some-odd minutes long, and I can already tell it demands my full attention.

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