Seattle-based musician Jason Webley said he's a bigger deal in Russia than in the United States. "I've been going over there for about six years, and people there really like me, and my promoters do a good job," Webley said. "More people come out to see me in Russia than anywhere else that I play."
Gypsy music is coming to town this weekend. John Sandlin, organizer of Django Fest and guitarist for Le Chat Lunatique, said the music will span jazz, gypsy jazz, and gypsy, brought by the band Carute Roma, which translates to "gypsy wagon."
The demise of Irysh Mac's provided an opportunity for Rasoi, an Indian restaurant, to prevail in its wake. Owner Lareesa Agarwal said she opened the restaurant near campus in response to student requests.
When you spend $49.95 on one game, one game is what you get. This isn't so with Valve Software's "The Orange Box."
by Rachel Hill Daily Lobo In 2006, 26 Hopi runners journeyed 2,000 miles from northern Arizona to Mexico City to address world leaders at the World Water Forum. UNM's Department of Native American Studies is screening "Paatuwaqatsi H2Opi Run to Mexico" at 7:30 p.
Trapt Live! Available Now In an attempt to revive its flagging popularity, Trapt has released a live album recorded during a concert two years ago. The album also includes two new studio releases, "Stay Alive" and "Everything to Lose." While live records are excellent additions to the catalogs of ...
Instead of decorating the pavement with spray-paint graffiti, artists are going to the gallery to display their artistic crimes.
The flammability of flatulence was one of the myths Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage confirmed Saturday at Popejoy Hall.
The Best in the Southwest animation and graphics festival explored the art and business of graphic design. "We went to a lot of conferences where we learned some techniques, and we saw some inspiration, but it was always just pieces or things, and we thought, well, what do we really want to know?" festival coordinator Becky Padilla said. "We aren't finding it out there, so let's do it."
John Coltrane died in 1967, but his music lived on at an Albuquerque festival held over the weekend. The Creative Soundspace Fall Festival at the Outpost Performance Space celebrated Coltrane's mark on the U.S. and abroad.
On Friday night, the crowd at Downtown's Cell Theatre danced to the beat of a different drummer - a drummer who banged away on an air conditioner. The Oscillation Electronic Music Festival showcased local musicians specializing in underground electronic music, particularly experimental, industrial and noise.
He used to be "the next president," but now Al Gore travels the world championing the issue of global warming. Gore brought his "An Inconvenient Truth" to the Santa Ana Star Center on Wednesday before an audience of more than 2,000 people.
David Wray is riding his BMX bike across the United States and writing a book about it. "I've got the introduction written," Wray said. "It's kind of hard to be experiencing everything and still find the time and focus to take notes. I'm definitely going to tie in a lot of other angles, like spirituality, politics, art, freedom."
UNM's premier nonfiction review has extended its submission deadline to Oct. 12. Best Student Essays is accepting work from any graduate or undergraduate student. Nonfiction genres include critical analyses, essays, personal memoirs, photo essays and research papers. All submissions must be nominated by a member of UNM faculty, but the papers don't have to be written for the nominator's class. Submissions can include papers from previous semesters.
It doesn't take a Ph.D. to be a drag queen. Yet 40-year-old student P.J. Sedillo is counting on what he has learned in pursuit of the degree to assist him in hosting the Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are show at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Saturday.
Two musicians from Accra, Ghana, are performing in UNM music classes this week. Nii Otoo Annan and Nii Noi Nortey are visiting UNM at the request of music professor Steven Feld.
In mainstream culture, reggae music is commonly associated with smoking ganja, cultivating dreadlocks and speaking in a colorful dialect.
The Botanic Garden unveiled its Sasebo Japanese Garden on Saturday with a ceremony featuring performers from around the world. "The whole thing is just absolutely phenomenal," visitor and Dubai resident Inge Krieger said. "It's very yin-yang." Outside the garden entrance, there's a basin for ceremonial cleansing.
The age gap between Albuquerque residents was bridged Saturday night at Los Altos Skate Park. People of all ages attended the Down to Grind skateboard event last weekend. The event, hosted by Royalty Life Records and New Mexico Xtreme Sports, brought skaters of all skill levels together for a night of music and skating.
This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, but the festival's offerings are anything but wooden.
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