A group of women are working hard for social change and women's empowerment. "Our purpose is to build an empowered community of young women of color," said Adriann Barboa, community organizer and development coordinator of Young Women United. The organization, at 120 Morningside Drive N.
Jazz piano guru Stu MacAskie got into jazz in seventh grade after watching a PBS special on Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.ˇ "Then Dave Brubeck performed 'Take Five,' and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever heard in my life," MacAskie said.
When Julia Brown took a tour of Old Town, she decided she wanted to do it every day. "One night I went on the ghost tour, and it was a lot of fun," she said. "And I got involved, and I ended up becoming the manager for the ghost tour, and then a year ago, I actually purchased it and expanded to the history tour."
Robert Downey Jr. was born to play Tony Stark. They share so many similarities: Alcoholic? Check. Rich? Check. Egotistical? Check. Runs around in a suit of powered battle armor? Check - Well, maybe not. After seeing "Iron Man," it wouldn't be all that surprising to discover Downey leads a second life as a superhero.
At one time, the Felonious Groove Foundation had nine members. "We would go to a show, and it'd look like a clown posse getting out of the car," guitarist Cali Soberanes said. "The van door would open up, and it'd be a nonstop line of musicians getting out.
The Jazz Infidels got their name after a month of debate. "It was something we could all semi-agree on," saxophone player Sam Isabel said. "'Infidel' has a connotation that you don't follow the norm. Plus, we wanted to indicate that we are a jazz band." The band also includes Der Baron on drums, Vince Spiak on stand-up bass, Boleszek Osinski on trumpet, and Shawn Umsteau or Paul Mallory on piano.
Tegan and Sara are on tour promoting their latest album, The Con, which is fitting since they basically conned me into thinking they might be good. I had never heard their music before and was excited to see their show, since I'm always in the mood for new, live music.
Basement Films does things a little differently. "We exhibit a lot of films in a mobile, makeshift manner," said Keif Henley, group member and owner of the Guild Cinema. "We don't make films in a traditional sense. We've done things in parking lots. We've done a show inside a used car lot.
For the past eight years, Ya-Ya Boom has been a staple of the Albuquerque music scene. The band's CD release party for its latest album, Isn't Pretty, is this Saturday at 10 p.m. at Burt's Tiki Lounge. Bass player Monica Demarco said the secret to the band's longevity is its love for music.
Dirt City Radio Old Country Blues Available Now 3/5 This album is exactly what its title claims to be. It is country - the style is downright archaic - and it cannot be denied that it is blues. The problem here is it's underproduced. Yeah, a raw sound is usually a good thing, and yeah, no one will deny that too much production will murder an album - but someone really needs to take away Dirt City Radio's echo pedal.
The Blackbird Buvette was opened by a rock band. "Spending a lot of time together traveling, we would always think of different ideas of things to do, and that was one that I think everybody was always intrigued with," Brian Knieriem said. "We all had a background in the service industry - restaurants.
"Grand Theft Auto IV" isn't out yet, but it's already stirring controversy. Granted, this is Jack Thompson's - everyone's favorite frivolous lawyer - crackpot variety of controversy. Unfortunately, there is a respectably large and overly vocal subset of American society that thinks Thompson is worth listening to.
Two students have set forth to change the way their audience sees itself. Artists Robert Rainey and Joseph Mougel will exhibit their works through May 9 at Jonson Gallery. Rainey, a photographer, reproduced several iconic images like Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass" and Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" in his series "His*story.
Panteha Soltani Graduate student "Anything that fits on me nice - I'll buy it." Soltani likes to shop at the mall. She said she doesn't discriminate when it comes to shopping, but her favorite stores are Dillard's, Macy's and The Gap. She said she buys clothes if they fit well, and she doesn't pay attention to the brand.
Lisa Loeb has kept busy since her '90s hit "Stay (I Missed You)." After doing a TV show with Dweezil Zappa, appearing in a reality TV dating show, taking writing workshops, releasing albums, running an advice column and starting a foundation to send underprivileged kids to summer camp, she's on tour to promote her latest album, Camp Lisa.
For Janale Harris, the music business is not all fun and games. "You turn on MTV, you turn on BET and you see all these shows," he said. "It's no disrespect to any of these shows, because there's a market for it, and that's what happens. But you have a whole generation of aspiring artists that come up and think that that's the business, and it's not the business.
As long as Ken Fincke can remember, he has been making art out of trash. "My granddad was a contractor up in Santa Fe, and he had this huge yard as big as this block that had junk in it," he said. "There was welders and torches and everything imaginable. I was like, 'Grandpa, can I make something?' He was like, 'Yeah, you'll cut yourself and get yelled at by your mom.
Long Gone Trio doesn't need drums to get people on the dance floor. "A lot of people are weirded out when they see we don't have a drummer," said Pat Bova, singer and guitarist for the local rockabilly band. "And then they come see us play and say, 'You don't need a drummer.
If it wasn't for the kung fu, "The Forbidden Kingdom" would be a terrible movie. The plot is derivative drivel. Basically, boy dreams of adventure, finds adventure, gets scared, mans up and goes on to save the day. There. That's the whole movie in a nutshell.
Upon walking into 516 Arts, visitors are greeted by a gigantic collage of a lobster. Artist Miriam Wosk made three big collages on paper that hang down like scrolls from the gallery's top wall as part of the show "Alchemy." "They're probably the show-stoppers," program coordinator Rhiannon Mercer said.
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