For all of us hardcore gamers in the know, the months of October, November and December are glorious weeks full of nonstop triple-A releases and the death of our non-online social lives. But what are those of you who might not know the industry, despite having gamer friends and family, to do? Easy. I’m going to help you with a few suggestions, and I’ve arranged them into age-appropriate groups.

Well, here it is, nerds—the final column.

In honor of this week’s presidential election, I thought I’d take a look at what playlists Obama and Romney have been using during their respective campaigns and discuss some of the implications thereof.

When a musician like Mike Watt comes to Santa Fe, it’s time to drop whatever you’re doing and get down to some serious ticket buying.

Eric George may be one of Santa Fe’s lesser-known musicians (for now), but with his roots-rock duo, Man No Sober, he’s been steadily making a name for himself within the local scene.

When last we heard from local punk trio These Charming Cobras, they had just released their debut album, Dime Sized Deaths.

Well, Santa Fe, if you haven’t heard the news, I’ve quit SFR (sorry to disappoint you, in case you were hoping I was dramatically fired) in order to move to sunny California. Gasp!

Within a day or so following the early morning OTAB meeting I discussed [music, Sept. 5: “Long Road A-ho”] many of the movers and shakers in our local music scene were beginning to organize the first ever Santa Fe Music Alliance.

Thanks to the dual obstacles of being out of town and a certain punk rock icon not getting back to me in time, I find myself in the super-fun position of trying to pull an article out of thin air, while dealing with the cruel California sun and the realization that I simply cannot drink like I used to. Yikes.

First of all, let’s give a big round of mental applause to the fine folks at Meow Wolf, T-Cubed (and SFR!) for the recent Passion Pit show. It was a pretty killer event that—get this—actually provided something for young people around here. That said, I’d like to discuss one of the openers, a band called Pacific Air.