Ok here is our last post for this year, and what an interesting one it was…Thanks for joining us in celebrating Underground Culture as we continue onward! Lets look at our wrap up of shows to get us into 2012.
First up is one of the many ‘ugly sweater’ parties this year, this one at Hurricane Alley Pub with Moleman and TRiST. We are also taking in any clothing donations you would like to bring, so please remember to do so if you make it out with us. More info here
Here is a wonderful gift from our friends at Always Moving People. Christian Martin is playing a FREE show (that’s right, FREE!!!) on December 16th at Soho Lounge in El Paso. This is a great opportunity to head out to catch some amazing music at an incredible deal! Big thanks to A.M.P. More info here
Also look out for Loco Dice playing at Nova Luna on Dec 16th. With Gabriel I and Cesar Acosta opening up you can expect a night of top notch music. More info here
Here is a big one going down on Dec 23rd. DJ Rap, Habersham, British Lizard, Supafly and many others make up this extensive lineup. With plenty of local talent and also unique attractions like a fashion show, piercing and concessions expect this and more to keep the vibes high. More info here
Here is a good one to get you going once the new year starts! Wolf + Lamb are headed to El Paso to play at the Lowbrow on Jan 13th. Some serious innovators from New York whom always seem to get nods from top DJs and critics alike. A definite must see – more info here
Ok well that wraps up our final post for this year! Thanks again for all your support and we look forward to bringing you the best in 2012! Have a safe, happy Holiday and New Year! Cheers
Static Thursdays at Soho Lounge is bringing Martin Eyerer on July 28th. Martin brings a distinct Tech-house sound that will fit right in at Static Thursdays with opening talent Brian Ephew PD vs Cesar Acosta as well as Vinn-ePD vs Deftech, so get ready for a memorable night at Soho. More info 
The Night Creatures series from Pastilla Digital has Mr. C lined up to play at Spice on July 30th. Mr. C has worked with such luminaries as Adultnapper and Layo from Layo & Bushwacka, working in and influencing the Tech house sound for quite a while. Currently he holds a residency at Superfreq in London and on the 30th he will be bringing the party to El Paso and Vinn E PD is opening up so make sure to make it out! More info 
Clint Stewart from Steve Bug’s seminal label Poker Flat will be making an appearance in El Paso on July 30th at Mbar. With 2 stages and a ton a of great local talent such as Noevol, Johan, and Spy&Che this looks like a very exciting show. More info 
That same night Dfault Gallery presents Exquisite Dorks from 7-11pm with some fresh new pencil drawings from dope local talent. This is not too far from La Parada so it’s gonna be great for meeting up before the party. More info 
We always want to remind everyone about the awesomeness that is Darkroom Saturdays! They always bring it fresh with a great vibe and excellent selectaz! Big ups these guys and make sure to head out to enjoy the sounds of DJ Rich, Noevol, Greg Marquez, Izzy and Dar-C! Choice! More info 
Here comes AMP and H.A.U.S. again to bring more exciting talent for this month! Den Ishu from Desolat records in Germany is a hot producer right now and he is expected to bring the heat! Aler and Paolet as well as Spy and Che are warming up the night. For more info 
Ok one more this week, and it’s a great one – Anthony Pappa is heading down March 26th and the location is yet to be determined. We love the sets he drops ever since the first Nubreed CDs with him and of course he has only got better. Stay tuned for more details on this one and check 
Hope everyone stayed nice and warm for the big snow that just hit! With power going out, closed streets and ice everywhere it was a major change for the area. Alot of events got closed or postponed due to the weather so now that things are looking brighter and warmer – it’s time to look at what we got coming up! First AMP’s Sinfulness Night with Nestor, Manny G. and Alex N. is rescheduled for tomorrow night with Spy & Che warming things up for a night of sin – don’t miss it! More info 
We wanted to give the Worthy show another shout because damn, the dude is producing some sick tracks right now! Check out his new release on Discobelle – ‘Big Perm’ 
One we mentioned at the end of last week’s post was the amazing M.A.N.D.Y. coming through on the 19th as well. From the legendary Get Physical Label, these two have been rocking the dope remixes, deep sets and all around bad ass-ness that has led them to their current state of well due popularity. This one is at Wet Ultra Lounge and it looks pretty promising! More info 
Wax Wednesdays are celebrating their 3 year anniversary with Habersham coming back through with local heavy hitter Bionic playing at Soho Lounge on the 23rd. Their anniversary celebration continues into March and they will be announcing a second part to this event so I recommend staying tuned and seeing what they got up their sleeves! You can keep up 
Darkroom Saturdays are still looking dope as ever with a great lineup this week. They have Chef, Blis, Alfredo Maci, Noevol and Brian Camarena rocking out with the excellent vibe and beautiful people. Looks like a night of top notch house and deep dubby beats from this local lineup and we love supporting such an underground idea. More info 
The incredible techno producer Dustin Zahn will be headed here on the 26th @ M-Bar. With the deep dark, heavy sounds Dustin has been releasing, expect this to be one bangin’ show. As the head of the labels Enemy Records and Abiotic Recordings he is well known for commanding an impressive set garnering respect and accolades with some of the biggest clubs and names in techno. Make sure not to miss this one! More info 
February is turning out to look like an AMAZING month with a ton of top talent coming through, and first we are super excited to see Robert Babicz coming on Feb 12th to El Paso! This is one hell of a headliner with his studio mastery knocking it out of the park anytime he releases a track! If you think you are a good producer, just try to remix one of his tracks and post it on soundcloud – and he will give feedback EXACTLY how he feels. He made a name for himself as Rob Acid – making banging tech and acid tracks for quite a while and now he is regarded as a true studio master. Take some time out to make it to this show, we guarantee an incredible night! Special thanks to Pastilla for bringing out the big guns this year - 
Next we have AMP bringing another big name – Worthy, fromthe DirtyBird Label. Worthy is a super in-demand name in the house circuit right now, alongside major players like Claude Von Stroke and J Phlip. With a string of solid releases on quite a few prominent labels such as Curfew, Om and Utensil as well as his own label Katabatic Records – worthy is destroying dancefloors worldwide with that bangin’ bass sound. Opening they have Aler & Payolet as well as Spy & Che. Make sure to make it out! More info 
One last one real quick that we heard about is legendary lyricist Black Thought coming through El Paso on Jan 29th. The info is kinda slim but it will be at Wet Ultra Lounge and the fliers are already out but no fb page for the event. Really though, what else do you need to know? It’s Black Thought! As if being in the seminal hip hop group The Root wasn’t enough – this major inspiration from Philly has worked with just about all of the best producers in the world and his next level conscious rhymes are always elevating the game. Tickets at ticketbully and more info 
Eli Escobar is coming in from New York to drop a set on the 13th this week at The Garden. His track selections never fails to impress and he has the chops to prove lasting determination in music. They have Cobos from Pastilla opening for Eli as well as Jen and Slowhands putting down tunes that night. Sounds like fun! Check out more 
We want to also shout out local heavy hitters from Dust City Music doing a dope night for AMP at Mbar tomorrow night, Jan 12th! With the tracks these guys produce and style they bring this is a must see event for fans of great tech sounds. They got Borderline Skitzo, Octavio, Dabsound and Dan E bringing it down steady with Spy and Che opening up the night. More info 
Don’t forget about the new Saturday night spot Darkroom Satudays @ 1475George Dieter. We heard the spot was poppin’ last week with great vibes and awesome people. It is BYOB so you can save a few bucks while having a good time with your friends! We really want to catch this and come back with some photos. This week they have badman DLS ripping it up with Parasight, Just Mike and old favorite Darkstarr. Check 
Marc Houle and Magda were both amazing this last weekend at Club 101. The turnout was great, the sound was solid and everyone had an amazing night. Both these techno stars really brought out the big guns, bangin’ out techno with a huge selection of earth shattering beats. J. Bowra opened up the night with nice heavy set that left everyone hungry for more serious techno until Marc Houle started up. Check out more pics and videos:
Amp is still bringing some shows on the December radar including this one Dec. 22nd with John Pridgen and Alain Baylon. John has some great tunes out on some dope labels including Sun City Hustlers and Tango and Alain joins him from San Antonio to bring out the serious tech house sounds. Click 
LNSC is bringing out the brilliant Talib Kweli, but this time he’ll be bringing the DJ set with his legendary flow in El Paso. This one is going down Dec. 30th at the Garden with One Man Jazz and Alfredo Campos opening for Talib. This is a very rare appearance to catch Talib spinning so try not to miss! More 
We have to shout out this show in Albuquerque on Tuesday with the incredible Emalkay dropping through to blow up the spot. This dubstep warrior is all the way from the UK and his crew Dub Police are some of the freshest and most forward thinking minds in that scene. Black Ops has been the go to show for breaks and heavy Dubstep and with headliners like they have coming through lately it looks like Black Ops will only be getting bigger! Big Ups guys! 
Now onto some killer gear! First up is the Pioneer CDJ 2000. This beast has been the topic of many DJs lately with several clubs upping the setup with these in the booth. With Pioneer’s unrivaled design housing not only a CD/Media player but also an interface that works directly with Serato without a box. With a host of other features like looping and multiple cue points; you may justify the price tag with epic use. Include a sweet case like the Marathon model pictured here and you have one beautiful piece of gear.
The Denon DN-X1600 is one hell of a good mixer. Based on the design of the insane X1700 model – this mixer features a more affordable, and stylish alternative. Loaded with features including Midi that runs audio and video along with superior audio quality and maximum compatibility with software interfaces this is one mixer for the serious DJ.
If an all in one controller sounds more like your thing how about this new Traktor Kontrol S4? This looks like one mean machine with an impressive design and excellent reviews so far. The layout is compact, yet not crammed and the accessibility of the features with Traktor pro is incredible. Native Instruments have really stepped up the game with their latest software and controllers. Also check out their new Maschine unit: a production, live, and DJ sampling device that is making waves with it’s amazing versatility.
Propellerheads Reason 5 was released recently and it is easy to see why this is one of the best and most popular music production solutions out there. The quality and ease of use has brought a ton of new producers out into the world over the years and this entry brings some interesting new ideas. First is the new Kong drum machine / sampler which borrows from the famous pads of the MPC. Kong also features new drum synth technology allowing analogue style shaping of the drum tones through modules that enhance and add parameters. Also is the new Octo-Rex which basically beefs up the Dr. Rex into a multi-loop unit holding 8 loops at time. Inlcude their new Record software and you have yourself a slew of options to get your creative sounds out.
First off, we gotta shout AMP bringing another solid headliner to their Wednesday Lineup on Jan 8th for a killer show. Residing on the Dirty Bird label Tanner Ross has left an indelible impression in a short amount of time, working with a who’s who list of ‘A’ class talent from around the world. More info 
Quite a bit of the dope talent that has been coming through EP is courtesy of Listen:React and their huge 1 year is scheduled Dec. 17th with JPLS from the M_nus label coming through, and we are really glad to see this one. Cj Tari is about as dedicated as they come, so huge props to him for keeping things locked down! The night has a top class El Paso lineup with sets from Deftech, Roberto Apodaca, Saal and more - 
First Fridays at La Parada is scheduled to be off the hook again this week with DLS joining Rob Bass & System along with house master RayDub! We have been hearing the best about this lately, with live art, and even Frontera Bugalu playing too! So make sure to make it through! More info 
Next is a quick shout to Rik PD & DJ Spy setting up things at 2900 Lounge on Fridays with deep house! This week he joins Ed Chalace and TRiST on the decks so expect some expertly crafted deep sounds on the cut! 2900 is an excellent place for that nice, upscale vibe – check it out 
Next we just had to point to the logic of this next Albuquerque party, Logic Toga! It is a no pants party where you gotta move that rump to stay warm! Lol j/k but this original idea is brought to you by ‘The Chamber of Calmers” and looks to be going off pretty damn proper with a diverse lineup including Adem Joel, J. Bowra, Moleman and more! Don’t miss it this weekend, more info 
Albuquerque, being known for something different and unique approaches to things, brings another awesome idea promoting art, photography, music, fine wine- all within a party format that ups the level of quality. Projection looks to be shaping up very nice for Dec. 9th, so please check out the art, photography and listen to tunes spun by Cappuccino! More 
More Dubstep goodness to look forward to is happening on Thanksgiving with Rob Bass, DLS and System Addict to help work off some of that holiday feast with generous portions of bass! These guys were wrecking shop earlier this year together at Diggs Tavern and now they have been kicking it off again with shows at the Ghost lounge! Major props to these fellaz who keep working hard to bring such quality bass, beats and breaks to the masses RESPECT! More info 
Speaking about underground in Albuquerque we are stoked to see Jantsen make an appearance on the 27th with an innovative sound approach brought to us by the good people at Focus Productions. This one is @ Salsa Baby and the setup will feature a DJ booth in the middle which will be encased in a hulking sound system, hence the name of the party. The lineup for the show is worth a huge party in its own right including local heavy weights; Mittens, Justin O’ Brien & B12, Crix Saiz & Illkid plus more! You can find out more info 
Another show popping up on the radar is Style of Eye coming to EP on Dec. 11 which could be an amazing show! Style of Eye has been producing some incredible tunes lately, landing on top ten lists for top house DJs and Party goers alike. The promoter is Audio Tek, a new group here who could bring some real big news if this turns out proper, stay tuned to find out! You can find out more