Is it Chamber Rock or Art Rock? Post-psychedelia maybe? Like a lot of Taos bands, the trio Art of Flying are just fine making sui generis songs & albums, & with 40 years' experience behind them they know there's no substitute for a well-made tune. For this visit the band brought songs from their latest "Heart Slaughter" -- or is it "Heart's Laughter"? -- plus as-yet unrecorded material.

Tune into an episode of Thursday Afternoon Freeform with host Brandon Kennedy to the fluid improvisational sounds Of Songs Without Purpose, engineered by Roman Garcia in KUNM's Studio A!

Dirtwyrm traveled from Taos to grace us with their mythical sludge metal. Check out their studio session and interview to learn the ways of the Dirtwyrm, screaming tips, and their songwriting inspiration.

Albuquerque based band Nympf sheds goth and synth light onto KUNM studios! Let them bestow their knowledge and wisdom of synthwave and the lesser known ways to channel the dark arts.

Dynamic Garage Rock Duo Castle Doctor came in to debut their new tracks and share their summer adventures! Listen in to check out their newest material, to hear about their travels as professional musicians, and the shared wisdom learned on the road.

Songwriter Jimmy Deveney assembled the latest version of The Hold Fast Union with a specific purpose: to bring R&B flavor to songs that had grown beyond Americana. To celebrate their new vinyl release "High Desert Soul" the band joined Brandon Kennedy's Thursday "Freeform" in Studio A with Roman Garcia at the controls.

Local Black Metal band Spectral Decay got ready for Halloween early with a KUNM Studio Session! Check out their live set, and listen to their interview with highlights on their connection to the local scene, essential Black Metal listening, and the power of D.I.Y.

The Albuquerque quartet Gilead Rises took a common love for dirty Rock 'n' Roll, science fiction & deft lyrics and were ready to hit local stages when covid lockdown laid its grim hand on us all. They quickly formed their own bubble and went to work recasting old songs and working up new ones. The band joined us in Studios A & C just before the release of their self-titled debut album to rip through a set.

Albuquerque's "feminist honky-tonk" band The Merlettes return as a trio to preview songs they'll be sharing at the upcoming WOMAD 2023 Conference in South Africa. For the interview they're joined by a fourth member, South African bassist/songwriter Aus Tebza.

Overwhelm performed their Emo-Doom and Shoegaze set on June 7th. Listen to their interview to follow, sharing insight to how the ever classic Emo genre sounds today, and how the Albuquerque scene has evolved and grown to reflect its community.