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Wednesday, February 24,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

So Bad It’s Good

Alex De Vore

During a recent beer-induced conversation about shitty music, my dumb friends and I got to the topic of guilty pleasures. Everybody has that band or record they’re afraid to admit to liking. I figured it would be cathartic to admit some of my own guilty pleasures, and to ask folks from the local scene about theirs.

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Wednesday, February 17,2010
Music Features

A SHARP

Brothers and a Sister

Alex De Vore

I dragged the girlfriend away from a nap to attend the Acoustic Brotherhood Tour at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on Feb. 11. We were ushered to our seats and waited for the show to begin. The few times I’ve attended music performances in theaters with seats, I’ve always felt crestfallen. I really prefer to stand or dance—not that I’m much of a dancer, but the option is always nice.

Wednesday, February 10,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

Blues Travels

Alex De Vore

It’s the darkest night ever, and it doesn’t take me long to discover that the drive to Jono Manson’s studio in Chupadero is no joke. I’m lost out past Tesuque, and a cop car is following me with its flashers on, which makes me freak out.

Wednesday, February 10,2010
Music Features

Silly Love Songs?

Some musicians don’t want to fill the world with them

Alex De Vore

When February comes around, bazillions of people across the globe are forced to recall how lonely they are.

Thank god for music—if anyone feels your pain, it’s musicians.

Wednesday, February 3,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

Know Your DJs IV

Alex De Vore

Joe Ray Sandoval and Dynamite Sol are branching out from their popular Reggae Party with Alchemy, a new event at Milagro 139. Starting Feb. 5, and every Friday thereafter, Milagro plays the host to what is bound to become Santa Fe’s next dance destination.

Wednesday, January 27,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

Suggested Donations

Alex De Vore

Santa Feans did their part at the Have a Heart For Haiti benefit show on Jan. 20 at Cowgirl. A who’s who of Santa Fe’s best musicians donated time and music in order to raise money for the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Crowds, the likes of which are rarely seen in this town, poured into Cowgirl and opened their wallets for the victims of the quake, donating more than $3,200.

Wednesday, January 20,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

The Grass Is Always Bluer

Alex De Vore

Since it opened its Second Street location in 2002, Backroad has quietly been putting on some of the best shows in town. Musicians like indie-queen Mirah, rapper $amwise, my arch nemesis Casiotone For the Painfully Alone and even yours truly have rocked the pizza joint. But the regular bluegrass jam is something special.

Wednesday, January 13,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

Here’s Johnny

Alex De Vore

If you’re a regular at The Matador, you’ve probably seen Johnny Pink, Santa Fe’s only greaser, sporting tattooed arms, a leather jacket and one hell of a pompadour. Pink works the bar during its daytime coffee shop hours and often works the door at night.

Wednesday, January 6,2010
Music Features

A Sharp

We don’t have all night

Alex De Vore

My friends and I attended a recent punk show benefitting Youth Shelters. The cause was just and the bill was promising. All was not well, however.

Wednesday, December 23,2009
Music Features

2009, We Hardly Knew Ye

A loved/hated music writer looks back and ahead

Alex De Vore

Love me or hate me, I’ll be with you in the new year to help you navigate the ups and downs of the scene—and surely to prove my self-worth. Looking back over 2009, I was left with several lasting impressions of Santa Fe and its music scene.

 
 
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