Santa Fe Reporter - Music Features http://www.sfreporter.com/articles.sec-24-1-music-features.html <![CDATA[Pian-Whoa? - Play Us a Song, You’re the Piano Men?]]>
By: Alex De Vore
Vanessie (427 W Water St., 984-1193) is packed to the point where I turn to my oddball friend Elektra and mouth the word...]]>
<![CDATA[M-O, M-O-N-D-A-Y…Night! - Eat that, beginning of the week!]]>
By: Alex De Vore
Garfield and I share a few similarities: We love sleeping all the time in an effort to not feel feelings...]]>
<![CDATA[A Method to the Sadness - Santa Fe Bandstand gears up for 11th season]]>
By: Tor Travis
Outside In, the nonprofit responsible for the Santa Fe Bandstand, can’t seem to win.]]>
<![CDATA[Return of the King - Hahaha! I'M BACK, NERDS!]]>
By: Alex De Vore
As I am sure nobody around here had anything better to do in my absence than discuss at great length what I may have been up to, y’all were surely already aware of my return.
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<![CDATA[The Long & Winding Road - Evarusnik explains how to fund, create and promote an album]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Despite all the complaints about the fizzling music industry, it’s still possible to make a multi-thousand-dollar album without official label support or a trust fund.]]>
<![CDATA[Hello Mother, Hello Father - Out with Camp Grenada, in with Camp Rock Band]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
One broken guitar string at a time, the staff at Candyman Strings & Things has been cultivating the next generation of potential rock legends since the 2010 inception of Summer Rock Camp.]]>
<![CDATA[Awards Season - NMMA producer says music matters]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Ever wonder what you receive for winning a New Mexico Music Award?]]>
<![CDATA[Reggae Nation - In pueblo communities, reggae’s popularity remains rocksteady]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
More than 2,800 Native and indigenous dancers filled the floor of the University of New Mexico Pit during the April 27 grand entry of the Gathering of Nations.]]>
<![CDATA[Record Keeping - Old pastime gets new spin]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Like vultures, coyotes, flesh flies and other scavengers, vinyl collectors are omnipresent.]]>
<![CDATA[‘Matli Crüe - A more responsible, cooler Ozomatli returns to town]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Most popular, long-running bands have fan bases that age along with their music.]]>
<![CDATA[Mystic Measures - Santa Fe Harmony Center heals with sound]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
The owners of Santa Fe Harmony Center—husband and wife Jim and Jennifer Kinney—are “Human Potential Practitioners” certified in, they say, “luminous healing” and “energetic medicine.” ]]>
<![CDATA[String Theory - Tony Furtado talks strumming and songwriting]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Tony Furtado is a sculptor working in ceramics and chainmail; a ceaselessly touring singer, songwriter, guitarist and slide guitarist; not to mention one of the best five-string banjo players alive.]]>
<![CDATA[Vote for Pedro - Meet Pedro Romero, Santa Fe’s gypsy accordionist]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
It’s one of the first sunny spring days on the Plaza, and Pedro Romero is out once more, serenading anyone who has the time to stop and listen.]]>
<![CDATA[All Eyes on the Ball - How to cut a rug like it’s 1651]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
“The current rise in popularity of English country dance,” David Millstone believes, has been “fueled in recent years by the popularity of Jane Austen movies.”]]>
<![CDATA[House Rules - For live shows, there’s really no place like home]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Five people, a dog, a cat and a half-grown pig live in Albuquerque’s Gold House.]]>
<![CDATA[Survival of the Flautist - Santa Fe Youth Symphony hosts musical showdown]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Though it rarely involves concussions and broken bones, the world of classical music is harshly competitive.]]>
<![CDATA[SXSF - The world’s biggest music festival strikes close to home]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
For today’s musician, almost regardless of genre, the pilgrimage to South by Southwest has become a rite of passage.

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<![CDATA[Posthumous George - The curtain descends on beloved Santa Fe musician]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
George “GT” Koumantaros, a pianist and singer who arrived in Santa Fe almost 35 years ago, died in his home on Feb. 1.]]>
<![CDATA[Album Notes - Two independent recordings, one High Mayhem release]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
This Saturday, High Mayhem Emerging Arts hosts a dual CD release show that features the latest efforts by former Pitch & Bark frontman Luke Carr]]>
<![CDATA[Are DJs Musicians? - Eleven heavyweights weigh in]]>
By: Loren Bienvenu
Unlike musicians, most DJs don’t need a mic during their sets. This means less banter between songs.]]>