ALBUQUERQUE GREEN ROOM

Full interview can be found in the first issue of DEATHTRAP. Pick up your copy here. MITE. Photos by Jake Larntz. You’ve been a band now for 15 years—what’s something you’ve learned along the way that only time could’ve brought you? There is a pause that feels like my wrists are being slit and then everybody fucking laughs. Michael, to Miles: Maybe—to start—talk about how writing has changed. What have you learned about writing these songs—because we’re all players here, righ

By August Edwards Today there’s a new album in the world. Two things I want you to understand from the get-go: Polybomber are a duo, and they absolutely rip. Adam Johnstone and Martin Wiederholt Adam kept asking me, “How are you gonna write a non-biased review?” The answer was obvious. I’m not, and I don’t want to. It feels like a waste, especially when I’ve had a front-row seat to the thing itself taking shape. There was something disorienting about watching a band identit

Launchpad July 4, 2025: Weedrat, Oroku Saki, ESPER, Wavelengths By August Edwards I arrived downtown around 7:30. I could see the city blocked off traffic on Central like usual—Friday, plus the 4 th of July—but I never bothered to park or even drive on Central anyway. From Lead I turned onto 5 th then turned onto Gold where I hoped to get that good street parking behind the Launchpad. Record label Chapter House, documenting the Southwest Native music scene since 2014, w

August Edwards If it’s not the price of gas, it’s the price of food or rent or health insurance or whatever. It’s feeling time slipping away, it’s losing touch with faraway friends. In feeling bad about everything, it’s become common to romanticize persistent survival—it’s romantic to imagine a different world. In their debut EP Skulljuice, Dazeyrot don’t mince words about everything sucking, but they’re unafraid to long for something more. Crushed!? vets Joel Sheets (bass, b

By Zach Ulibarri Anyone who walked into the music side of Sister on a whim this past Friday might have been in for just a bit of a surprise. No, it wasn't an assault of noise from Wolf Eyes or Chat Pile or the frenetic energy of Boris, but rather the Eurasian smörgåsbord of whatever the hell local ABQ act A Hawk and a Hacksaw even is. Founder Jeremy Barnes is perhaps best known as the drummer of legendary indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, but tonight the Albuquerque good

By Zac Russi Kaleidoscope Crux is a band from Lafayette, Louisiana. This August, they are jointly releasing Through the Portal with...

By August Edwards For almost ten years, Prism Bitch have been shredding stages across the nation. With their whimsical costumes,...