Five New Yorkers are stuck in the proverbial mud at a local Bronx dive in the '80s. The play "Savage in Limbo" takes place one night in which some local slackers, all 32 years old, question what they've done with their lives and how they might make something of themselves.
Crime Mob Hated on Mostly Available Now If you want to listen to great hip-hop beats, look no further than Crime Mob's latest album. But if you want lyrical substance on top of those beats, you'll have to keep looking. Even though it has been almost three years since its last commercial hit, "Knuck ...
From Elvis to Robin Thicke, our fairer friends have never had a problem adopting the music of their more pigmented brethren.
There is no place like home for Stoic Frame. "For us - the Launchpad, Albuquerque, N.M. - it doesn't get any better for us, because that's our hometown, and that's what feeds the soul of this band," guitarist and vocalist Keith Sanchez said.
Philadelphia's MÅtter Museum is one of the last medical museums from the 19th century.
Tourists! Come to New Mexico! Come to the Land of Enchantment. Come, spend a weekend on the world-famous slopes of Taos Ski Valley. Marvel at the vibrant colors of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Explore the shops of Santa Fe's historic plaza. And stand at the very door of hell itself - with nothing between you and all its tortured souls but a gentle breeze and the juniper-scented air.
A couple years ago, the Family Dollar stork delivered a brand-new bundle of corporate joy to my hometown of Cuba, N.M. It's true what you see on television - small-town people don't like strangers coming in and taking advantage of the land their grandfathers tilled.
A Monday night of barhopping is usually a forgettable experience. But the Hodgepodge Entourage is out to change that.
Ezra Buchla and Ericka Anderson made out in a bush and then started a band. The Gowns, a trio from the Oakland-Bay area, played at a house at 1400 Wilmoore Drive S.E. on Monday as part of their tour across the U.S.
Oh, MySpace.com, let me count the ways I loathe thee.
The band Someday proves Christian hardcore isn't clean, wholesome fun. "I'm really sweaty and gross, so that means it was a good show," singer and guitarist Chris Rose said after the band's show Sunday at the Launchpad.
Every console generation has a game that will forever define how that console will be remembered when it is finally eclipsed by its successor. The original Nintendo had "Super Mario Bros. 3." Super Nintendo had "Chrono Trigger." The PlayStation peaked early with "Final Fantasy VII." And finally, the PlayStation 2 has its defining moment in "God of War II." One might even say "God of War II" is the defining moment of video games overall.
Looking at a James Black mural is like walking through a crowded Downtown Albuquerque street. Faces scrawled in black on clean, white walls look at you from a thousand perspectives, each one an improvised portrait of urban life in Albuquerque. Smeared strokes and dripping ink give the exhibition an aesthetic that only a longtime graffiti writer can bring to a gallery.
Waking Ashland The Well Available April 17 We all know about rock 'n' roll, punk rock, grunge rock and indie rock, but is there really such a thing as piano rock? Waking Ashland is, by far, one of the best candidates since Billy Joel to prove that 88 keys and strong vocals can have mass appeal. And ...
Skull Control Records is not a typical record label. "My brother and I started it," MC Illson Serif said. "It's ours as a whole with everyone else (on the label), because we aren't anything without them. It's definitely not a one-sided thing. Everyone is not signing some major contract and that type of stuff."
When El-P got his start in hip-hop, the world was a different place. Never mind the label he helped bring to prominence, Rawkus Records, suffering its demise, or his group Company Flow splitting due to artistic differences, the primary catalyst for El-P's shift in tone was Sept. 11, 2001.
"Eye to I," an exhibit of female artists' works, fulfills the viewer like a hearty three-course dinner. The women use the concept of self-portraiture to define and disassemble themselves. They span their flaws and perfections, embrace or challenge their gender, explore their sexual roles within their cultures and remark upon the absurdity of it all.
Long before Dunkin' Donuts and Little Debbie, Latino families were perfecting the art of making pastries. Flour, eggs and heaps of sugar were whipped together to produce breads, cookies and cakes - confections to complement a morning cup of cafe con crema or an afternoon snack.
Trust me - this small, locally owned cupcake shop will change your life. Cake Fetish sells only cupcakes, and with more than 35 kinds - not counting ones created for holidays - this is not the place for the calorie-counter.
Marcella's favorite movie sucks. She assigned me to write a column on "Adventures in Babysitting," a forgettable movie from the "Uncle Buck" era of late-'80s, family-friendly comedies.
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