Lev Grossman is after your inner child. In his latest novel, The Magicians, Grossman aims to kill that small hope many of us harbor: If magic existed, the world would be a better place.
“The reason I write music is because I want people to start falling in love again,” said Cliff Campbell, a local guitar teacher and performer. Campbell’s new DVD, “Helio Raie,” takes viewers on a supernatural and kaleidoscopic journey that features the acoustic and electric forms of Campbell’s music.
Zombies are out to steal the supernatural limelight this year at the 41st Bubonicon Convention. The literary science fiction convention — whose mascot is a bubonic plague–infected rat — starts tomorrow at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel.
Spicing up your Saturday night could be as easy as adding a little salsa — but not the kind you put on chips. This weekend you can move your hips to Latin music at a salsa dance class at Salsa-Baby.com, aka Salsa Baby dance studios, on 3901 Central Ave.
Motorcycle madness is roaring down the halls of Chroma Studios. The Downtown art center, which opened in May, will exhibit contemporary motorcycle prints until Saturday in a show called “Keeping it Shiny Side Up.” Jacqui Lewnes, a printmaker featured in the show, said she has always loved motorcycles. “I love riding, especially through open mountains,” Lewnes said.
Tapas are rare in New Mexico, so if you’ve never tried them now is the perfect time to head to the newly opened Cosmo Tapas on Central Avenue. Good tapas always present a dilemma for me, because if they are good, I’ll probably want more than a tapas-sized portion, and that was exactly the case at Cosmo. The food fits right in with the atmosphere, with mood lighting and live music in the lounge every weekend.
There are few authors who can make readers laugh out loud, and David Sedaris does just that.
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Micheal Larsen, vocal artist for Eyedea and Abilities, said he and Gregory Keltgen, aka Abilities, are back on the road after taking a couple of years off from touring.
Titles like “musician,” “actor” and “broadcast journalist” could fill just about any résumé, but they’re not enough for Ryan Christopher Montaño.
You don’t have to be afraid to talk about “doing it” at Self Serve. The sexuality resource center on Central Avenue offers help to people who want to improve their sex lives.
Sticking your head in the freezer isn’t the only way to stay cool during these hot summer days. Why not try some more creative activities to help you chill out?
You don't have to be afraid to talk about "doing it" at Self Serve. The sexuality resource center on Central Avenue offers help to people who want to improve their sex lives. The shop is focused on providing information about how to have better and safer sex, said co-owner Matie Fricker.
Sticking your head in the freezer isn't the only way to stay cool during these hot summer days. Why not try some more creative activities to help you chill out? Swimming Jumping in a pool is a sure way to freshen up. The West Mesa Swimming Pool offers indoor and outdoor recreational pools and an Olympic-size pool for a mere $3 admission fee for adults.
Titles like "musician," "actor" and "broadcast journalist" could fill just about any résumé, but they're not enough for Ryan Christopher Montaño. "I never know what's going to happen next, and I want that every single day for the rest for my life," said Montaño, a Berkeley-trained jazz trumpeter.
Fashion Q&A Manuel Perez, Server at Chili's Gauges: Sach's Shirt: Old Town, $10 Shorts: Borrowed Shoes: Ross, $30 "I just wear tight pants. Everything else I just throw on. Shoes kind of matter depending on the shirt, though." With a rosary bracelet on his left hand met by a smiling skull, Manuel's style is one of carefully crafted dissonance, melding the rough edges of punk style with Catholic undertones.
Wild Bill is calling for short films to headline his first-ever film fest at The Box Performance Space this Saturday. The festival is the brainchild of Chris Walsh and Matt Garcia of Amigo Productions, a local film company. Central to the event is audience participation, in that the attendees decide which films to watch and which to skip.
Some people say going to a hip-hop show is like going to church. The "Doggfather" of hip-hop came to Albuquerque's Journal Pavilion last Tuesday with a sermon that fell on more than 1,000 hungry ears. Snoop Dogg got people on their feet, singing along, and he even sang a Tupac Shakur song as a tribute to the deceased rapper.
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