Kyle Eustice
Stories by Kyle Eustice
hip-hop to A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
Dinner and a Rap Song is a benefit to send Santa Fe's finest to the World Social Forum in Brazil.
Built For Blues
Indigenous front man Mato Nanji tells it like it is.
CD Review: Sole
Anticon Records founder Tim Holland, aka Sole, is an unstoppable wrecking ball of politically charged energy. His stream-of-consciousness lyrical style has a tendency to deconstruct common hip-hop themes until they are just ashes on the mic.
RECYCLED SOUNDS
Meow Wolf has renewed itself like a resurgent, um, feline-canine-phoenix.
CD REVIEW: Mighty Underdogs
Sometimes when seasoned musicians and lyricists get together the chemistry is instant. Such is the case with Oakland-based super group The Mighty Underdogs.
The Road Conquers All
Boris McCutcheon’s introspective Americana offers a freshness and originality untarnished by mainstream influences. It’s what he describes as “high-road hillbilly desert rat folk."k.
Gypsy Caravan
Armed with a small arsenal of instruments, including violins, violas, trumpets, sousaphones, accordions and vintage theremins, DeVotchKa makes bittersweet songs with whistled melodies and sorrowful tales of lost loves and broken hearts.
A Rebel Yell
With Hollywood heavyweights and a myriad of musicians sporting bags that read “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” and driving the coveted Toyota Prius, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between clever PR trends or a genuine support for global change. Michael Franti of Spearhead is as real as it gets.
DROPPING KNOWLEDGE
There’s plenty of music, heritage and culture in Santa Fe, but an undeniable hunger for more pulses through the community.
