My Favorite Venues

By Desiree
August 17th, 2008

Besides the music, another thing that can make or break a concert is, of course, where you go to see a band play. The following list consists of ten amphitheaters, venues, music halls and theaters that are great places to experience live music.

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Live Review: Linkin Park

By Desiree
August 9th, 2008

The Journal Pavilion
8/6/08
Albuquerque, NM
This year on the Projekt Revolution tour in Albuquerque, N.M., Linkin Park headlined (no surprise considering that they formed Projekt Revolution), with opening acts Atreyu, Ashes Divide and Street Drum Corps.

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Live Review: Paper Route & Jack’s Mannequin

By Desiree
August 7th, 2008

August 3, 2008
The Sunshine Theater
Albuquerque, NM
It’s rare that an opening act band can light up a room, or even catch somebody’s attention. However, at the Jack’s Mannequin show last week, that’s what I experienced. Paper Route, an indie/ambient/electronica band from Nashville, blew my mind. This is definitely a band that will (or at least should) [...]

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Album Review

“The Dark, Delirious Morning” by Chris Koza

By Desiree
July 27th, 2008

Chris Koza’s newest album, “The Dark, Delirious Morning,” consists of a mix of indie, folk and pop music that is funky and fresh.
Based in Minneapolis, Koza, who sings and plays acoustic guitar, has various band members that he tours with — all with a variety of instruments including percussion, violins, upright bass guitars, glocks, electric [...]

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Song List

Guilty Pleasures…Here Are Mine, What Are Yours?

By Desiree
July 17th, 2008

OK. Nobody likes to admit they fancy a Britney Spears or a Backstreet Boys song, but the truth is, when a so-called “horrible” song comes on the radio while driving in your car, you roll up your windows, and quietly sing along.
I believe that the following 10 songs are absolutely horrid, but they’re so horrid [...]

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Concert Review: Ours (Albuquerque, NM 7/8/08)

By Desiree
July 13th, 2008

It’s great to get lost in music. All you have to do is put on a pair of headphones, sit back, and let your mind wander to wherever you want to be. This is a wondrous experience. However, what’s even better is watching a great live show.
It makes me wonder sometimes if live shows will [...]

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Album Review

Another look at Sketches for My Sweetheart The Drunk

By Desiree
July 11th, 2008

Writer’s Note: The liner notes in Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk were referenced for parts of this article.
There have been far too many tragic deaths among musicians — one of them being Jeff Buckley, who in my opinion, was one of the most talented people to ever grace the earth. Quite a few people [...]

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Concert Review: Vans Warped Tour, Las Cruces, NM

By Desiree
July 4th, 2008

n. Warped – A mental or moral twist, aberration, or deviation.
This definition of the term “warped” undeniably describes the Vans Warped Tour experience.
While I was at the Warped Tour last week in Las Cruces, NM, I witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly. Perhaps I’m getting old, but I don’t understand many of the [...]

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