Armando Ortega said the first time he played the Zimbabwean gourds he felt odd. That was more than 16 years ago. Now Ortega is a member of Wagogo, a local band that has been together since 1993. Wagogo will play at OFFCenter Community Arts Studio on Friday at 6:15 p.
Lisa Marie Barren uses fat the way a painter would use a canvas. Her photo show "Fat" premieres at 6 p.m. Friday with a reception in the John Sommers Gallery. "Fat is just my medium. It's what I work with. I don't have paint," Barren said. Nick Angelo will provide live music.
It was not a love of music but attraction to a girl that made senior Karles McQuade want to start taking violin lessons. "It sort of worked, and then I got to see her every week because we ended up taking (lessons) from the same teacher," McQuade said. "I would just carpool with her every week.
It was the right combination of a "rock song, a chill song, a pop song and an ill song" that earned Asper Kourt the crown in Saturday's battle of the bands, the band's guitarist said. Nate Boitano, a UNM student, said the band's rock/folk sound gave the band an edge over the competition.
Downloadable content is a wonderful idea - when it works. On consoles, it works great. Every system is exactly the same, and the system of delivery for content is consistent and unified. When people buy "The Lost and Damned," they know it will work with their copy of "Grand Theft Auto IV.
In a world where most films middlingly muddle within a single genre, "Duplicity" achieves a near-impossible feat: It manages to be a sweet romantic comedy, an intelligent crime-caper and an eye-opening social commentary all at the same time. This inspired genre-balancing, combined with exceptional performances, makes "Duplicity" a tremendously entertaining film.
The ruckus, fracas, ready to rock us is back again. On Saturday, the SUB ballrooms will be filled with pure aural ecstasy when UNM hosts the Battle of the Bands. "There are no restrictions on any styles," said Paul Spella, cultural director of Student Special Events.
Entering The Agency is like stepping into a piece of modern art. Blue and gray spirals decorate the resin floor, and elaborate paintings line the red brick walls. "You kind of forget you are in Albuquerque when you see this wall," owner Jason Wolf said. "It's like something you would see in the warehouse district of San Francisco.
On Friday night at the Launchpad, The Porter Draw will likely attract a diverse crowd, according to the band. From hippies to punk rockers, the elderly to rock 'n' roll kids, guitarist Josh Gingerich said everyone will enjoy what the band has to offer at its CD release party.
Art studio major Zane White paints imaginative landscapes and people. He's studying Arita porcelain and said UNM is the only place outside of Japan that teaches this style of porcelain. He longs to paint murals and relishes road trips, which are a source of his inspiration.
"A divorce will make a cat pee out of her litter box faster than anything," said Rev. Kelly Schneid. Schneid is an animal communicator in Albuquerque, as well as a spiritual coach and a Reiki master. She offers classes in animal communication and intuition at Crystal Dove Inc.
Anna Hampton Junior Secondary Education Sunglasses: Borrowed from Mom Sweater: Roxy, gift Dress: Wal-Mart, $10 Shoes: Aldo, $10 "Typically, I shop in bags of hand-me-downs." In the spirit of spring and originality, Hampton dons a sleek black dress. While most of her clothes are gifted, she gives her outfits life by combining them with flashy buys such as her shiny gold shoes.
There's a king snake with part of a whole garter snake shoved down its throat, found in 1958. "They were found this way - they were both dead," said Cindy Ramotnik, a federal worker for the U.S. Geological Survey who helps run the Museum of Southwestern Biology in UNM's Ceria building.
Many students are crossing Mexico off their spring break destination list this year due to rampant violence. Don't worry - not all hope is lost, because New Mexico has a few vacation spots of its own, even ones that will fit the college budget. Ten Thousand Waves - Santa Fe - (505) 992-5025 Ten Thousand Waves is affordable for students who want a spa treatment or a day in the hot tubs.
Is it possible that an Alan Moore comic has finally been turned into a movie Moore will be happy with? That's probably a bit of a stretch, but "Watchmen" is certainly a movie that any fan of the graphic novel should be fairly happy with. It sticks to the comic faithfully, though some changes to the ending were made, probably to make the story more cinematic.
Elliot Laurence, aka Ambassador Junior Lion, said his dream is to spread understanding through reggae music. Along the way, he happened to pick up the title for Reggae Artist of the Year at the St. Martin Music Awards in 2006 and 2007. Laurence will perform outside the SUB at noon on Wednesday and at 5 p.
"Wonder Women, Super Queens" is a drag performance organized by Marshall Martinez, chairman of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. The show is a variety of singing, dancing and dramatic interpretation. Martinez said he has wanted to do a performance like this for more than a year.
The play "Real Women Have Curves" is about five Latinas working in a Los Angeles sweatshop, which blends into an overarching theme of family bonds and women's strength. "They make dresses where they get paid for a dress at $13 apiece, and they're sold for $200," director Salomé Martinez-Lutz said.
A hip-hop-infused modern farce meets ancient Greece in Mars Mraz's "Greek Row Tragedy," which premieres tonight at Rodey Theater at 7:30. The tale, a modern adaptation of Euripides' "The Bacchae," chronicles a frenzy of sorority girls sweeping across the nation at the urging of a lewd choreographer seeking revenge, and the attempts of one man to stop the madness.
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