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ABQ Green Room
Sep 4, 20213 min read
Book Review: NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME by Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock
By August Edwards Nothin’ But a Good Time is a dazzlingly dirty oral history of hard rock. For those who lived through and loved the...


ABQ Green Room
Aug 31, 20214 min read
Monthly Listening: August 2021
By Albuquerque Green Room Thank you for tuning into the latest installment of our monthly playlist series. We hope you'll check out the...


ABQ Green Room
Aug 12, 20217 min read
Q&A: Pessimistic Minds
By August Edwards Meet Pessimistic Minds: the indie rock band that's doubly based in ABQ and NYC. The band formed in Brooklyn, NY, after...


ABQ Green Room
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Monthly Listening: July 2021
By Albuquerque Green Room This month’s roster is exceptionally vulgar. Just an observation. Here at ABQGR, we don't have an aversion to...


ABQ Green Room
Jul 28, 20215 min read
Friend, For Today: What's In A Mission Statement
By Gote McDonald My favorite new music collectives this year are being glued together by their photographers. Earlier this year I wrote...


ABQ Green Room
Jun 30, 20213 min read
Monthly Listening: June 2021
By Albuquerque Green Room ABQ seems to be back full-force, keeping up with the blistering rate at which life is now operating just beyond...


ABQ Green Room
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Album Review: They Will Arrive by Anesthesia
By August Edwards After 20+ years, a record deal from hell, and a few lineup changes, Anesthesia dominates with their brutal fifth album:...


ABQ Green Room
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Album Review: Every Light Is a Sun by Octopus Tree
By August Edwards In more than one way, Octopus Tree’s Every Light Is a Sun challenges a linear narrative. Distinctly their own while...


ABQ Green Room
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Video Premiere: "Pay No Mind" by Adam Hooks & The Huckleberries
By August Edwards ABQGR is thrilled to premiere the "Pay No Mind" music video for Adam Hooks & The Huckleberries. "Pay No Mind" is the...


ABQ Green Room
Jun 3, 20215 min read
Q&A: pocket elephant
By August Edwards Every musician in Albuquerque fulfills a roll in supplying unique music that's best suited for a particular audience....


ABQ Green Room
Jun 2, 20217 min read
Q&A: Drumming Fiend, Podcast King, Josh Mathews
By August Edwards Sometimes we're lucky enough to come across someone who's similar to us in spirit (community-oriented) and drive...


ABQ Green Room
May 31, 20212 min read
Monthly Listening: May 2021
By Albuquerque Green Room How many shows did you go to this month? Outdoor shows at cafes, parks, and the like started trickling in early...


ABQ Green Room
May 26, 20213 min read
Fly Honey Fest
By Albuquerque Green Room For almost 100 years, Roosevelt Park has been a favorite recreational site and a center for activism -...


ABQ Green Room
May 20, 20213 min read
First Launchpad Show of 2021!
By August Edwards For the first time in over a year, the Launchpad's patio was filled with people who came for the sole purpose of...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Monthly Listening: April 2021
ABQ has been coming through with music of the punk mentality. I mean, pretty much any genre has their own way of saying "f*ck you, I'll...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 16, 20219 min read
Q&A: Micah Thunder
By August Edwards In his own words, Micah Thunder "makes music that reveals unspoken secrets of the heart." Maybe on an individual...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Video Premiere: "Draw The Curtains" by Alter Apex
By Albuquerque Green Room Grunge band Alter Apex has a music video for their latest single, "Draw The Curtains." Alter Apex unabashedly...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Review: So Far Gone by Adam Hooks & The Huckleberries
By August Edwards What's exhilarating about Albuquerque music, and part of what makes it worth a damn to be invested in, are the...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 9, 20213 min read
Review: Alien or Martian? by Jason Paul & the Know It Alls
By Adam Smith It felt like the winter between 2020 and 2021 was never going to pass, and I'm sure many other Americans felt similar given...


ABQ Green Room
Apr 8, 20212 min read
First Friday Show at El Rey: April 2
By Gote McDonald I decided to cover the show behind El Rey last Friday, so let's get into it: Red Panda opened up with his funky...
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