Acoustic guitarist and one-man band Keller Williams started his career in background music. "It was just a place where people would go to eat, and there would happen to be this dude playing music in the corner - I was that dude," he said. Williams began his solo career performing at small restaurants and bars.
The Pez dispensers on display at the Kimo Theater won't make it into children's hands anytime soon. To get a piece of candy, Pez eaters push back the enormous wooden breasts of a burlesque dancer. The dispensers, customized by folk artist Steve White, are just an example of the artwork showcased at "Burlesque," an exhibit at the Kimo Theater.
Albuquerque's Alliance Franáaise chapter is one of more than 1,000 worldwide. The alliance operates as a cultural center and a school. It will host an open house from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at 2917 Carlisle Blvd. N.E. in Suite 207.
Anyone who hated the camerawork of "The Blair Witch Project" can go ahead and sit this one out. "Cloverfield" takes the cinematic concept of horror from the characters' perspective and applies it to the monster-movie genre. The camera jerks around constantly, as the character filming the action is constantly running, falling, climbing stairs, fending off smaller monsters and generally having a bad day.
Tim Greenli Architecture Greenli knows what he's doing. He knew exactly where he bought all his clothes, and he knew how much they cost. He said he likes to shop online, because it's easier, and there's a bigger selection. And he had the second most interesting hat I had seen all day.
Leandra Holt Music theory Holt has quite a bag. I found its "fuck off" logo endearing. She got her scarf from her grandmother, who got it in southern California. She found her gray, blue and green scarf from the Dollar Store, and she doesn't remember where she bought her Chuck Taylor Converse shoes or how much she paid for them.
Miriam Brown Music education Brown has a colorful Avirex sweater she got at Mervyns. Brown's older sister gave her the Lucky Brand Jeans. She bought them at the Lucky Brand Store. I'd imagine if Brown bought them herself, they would have cost more than $50.
Joshua Triebel Mechanical engineering I spotted Triebel from about one mile away. He had the most interesting hat in the entire SUB. He said one of his friends made him the hat for Christmas, and he didn't know much about where the rest of his apparel came from.
Though the Pajama Men have practiced improv for more than a decade, they still get stuck. "There's always something," said Mark Chavez, one of the Pajama Men. "That's what improv is, though. Whenever something weird happens, something strange or something you didn't expect happens, you just consider that a gift in improv.
For Surf Lords guitarist Tom Chism, a gig at Burt's Tiki Lounge is like playing in his garage. "To me, it's always been our homecourt advantage," Chism said. "When that place first got going, they put the word out for beach stuff to be donated, and I've got a couple surf boards up on the wall down there, some of my old fiberglass boards.
The video game industry had quite a year in 2007. The Wii continued to shatter sales records - and a lot of expectations. PlayStation 3 continued to sell poorly - surprising no one. "Halo 3" was released, and it was the biggest opening weekend of all time.
Florence Pierce was the youngest member of the Taos Transcendental Painting Group in the 1930s. She died in October, and there's an art opening for her early and later works Friday at the Jonson Gallery. Emil Bistram, the group leader and painter theorist, had a handful of students, which included Pierce.
It has been Haytham "Tom" Khalil's dream to open a Middle Eastern restaurant. "I wanted to have the atmosphere of our country," said Khalil, a Jordan native who opened the Sahara Middle Eastern Eatery in December. "I wanted to have our kind of music playing in the restaurant and that kind of food.
The Fusion Theatre Company's annual foray into film started with a sold-out screening of "The Man with a Movie Camera" at Downtown's Cell Theatre on Saturday.
'Twas the sixth day of Christmas, and the Bookstore gave to me $40.50 - for more than $200 worth of books.
One of Albuquerque's oldest Italian deli and meat markets has expanded into the bakery business. The owners of Tully's Deli and Meats added an Italian pastry shop, Saratori's di Tully's, at 1425 San Mateo Blvd. N.E.
If you're looking for dark, surreal, sarcastic theater to satiate your inner Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, "The Santaland Diaries" is for you.
A group of students is working to bring their vision of hip-hop to the masses. They are doing it through the Hip Hop Congress, a chartered student branch of an international organization.
Trade in your bad hairdos for some holiday cheer. Urban Academy is asking people to donate five nonperishable food items in exchange for a shampoo, haircut and style. The food items will be donated to Roadrunner Food Bank.
Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz, an assistant professor of history at UNM, wrote a book that explores the little-known history of American hotels. Yale University Press published Hotel: An American History last month.
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