by John Bear Daily Lobo Stoic Frame calls many places home. The band first started playing in San Salvador, El Salvador, when its members were teenagers. The group reformed a few years later in Albuquerque, then relocated to the more musically fertile grounds of Los Angeles.
It makes sense that Rudolfo Anaya has been called the godfather of Chicano literature. In the 29 years he's been an author, Anaya has written and published 26 books. His latest work is a murder mystery titled Jemez Spring. Anaya seems incapable of writing about something that is not in, about or concerned with New Mexico and the Southwest.
by David Barnes Daily Lobo Film director Kelley Baker said he's always felt like an outsider. His film "Kicking Bird" is about a high school student who shares these feelings. It is the story of Martin "Bird" Johnson, an isolated high school student from the wrong side of the tracks who's never been part of the in crowd.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Mr. Smolin is a brilliant lyricist and an artful musician. Reading some great poetry is reason enough to check out the liner notes of his debut album, At Apogee. Barry Smolin, whose stage name is Mr. Smolin, lives in Los Angeles, where he hosts and produces a psychedelic radio show called "The Music Never Stops.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Renada Rochon has one flashy outfit. "Somebody went blind making this for me," Renada Rochon said of her dance costume weighed down with sequins. Rochon is the president of the UNM Middle-Eastern Dance and Theatre Association.
by Karina Guzzi Daily Lobo Dancer Jailton Macedo doesn't want to get rich. The leader of the Afro-Brazilian troupe Ologundà said he dances to keep the culture alive. "I don't do it for the money," said Macedo, also known as Dendà. "I want to show the roots.
Anodyne isn't your typical pool hall. Go there in the day, and it's easier to notice the intricate handmade tables created by owner George Roman. The tops of the bars and tables became a canvas for the artist. Classic treasures and toys are stuck inside the tables.
by Maria DeBlessie Daily Lobo The band Norma Jean has no expectations. "Sometimes when you decide to be something, you have to force yourself into it," said singer Cory Putman. "We don't do that. We don't try to force ourselves to be anything for anyone." Norma Jean will play Saturday in Albuquerque.
Prog-rock, long declared dead and gone, managed to drag its rotten corpse off the morgue slab and stumble back into the music world. And You Will Know us by the Trail of Dead's latest album, Worlds Apart, is a result of this trend. The musical and lyrical density of Mars Volta's debut album and the sublime, headphone-friendly Secret Machines, provided the defibrillating shock that revived the concept album and the heavily instrumented rant - at least among record companies that hadn't signed a prog-rocker since Pink Floyd was selling out stadiums.
Politically conscious hip-hop and Valentine's Day will merge in this year's third annual Breakin' Hearts Festival. Cyrus Gould, a member of the League of Pissed Off Voters, had an idea for a Valentine's Day show three years ago. "Three years ago, before Valentine's Day, there wasn't really any jams happening," he said.
The movie "Constantine" sticks to its comic-book roots. Films such as "X-Men 2" or "Spiderman" express a strong sense of human emotion throughout. Yes, these are superheroes, but at the same time, viewers can relate to them. Peter Parker can climb walls, but he still can't talk to his dream girl.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo There's something about foreign films that make us watch them in earnest, even when the movies really aren't good. We are captivated by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yet one foreign film people tend to overlook is "Rashomon.
by John Bear Daily Lobo Narlan Matos Teixeira is coming up in the world. Narlan is a graduate student at UNM working toward a degree in Portuguese. He is also becoming a respected poet. But things haven't always been easy. He grew up in Itaquara, a city in one of the poorest areas of Brazil.
Long before singer Joanne Shenandoah was nominated for a Grammy, she was winning Nammy awards. The Native American Music Awards is in its seventh year, and Shenandoah has been nominated for best short or long film video, which was produced by KUNM. Last year KUNM gathered Shenandoah, flutist R.
Three decades of being deeply rooted in southern Creole and Cajun music has kept Ida Guillory's band alive. Today Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band will play at Popejoy Hall for fat Tuesday. "The style of music is actually more on the folk side," Guillory said.
Not everyone who watched the Super Bowl tuned in to see how Terrell Owens would play, or who would be the first person to call the Patriots a dynasty, or were part of a select few praying for a wardrobe malfunction from Paul McCartney. Most of us tuned in to see this year's crop of commercials.
It was a television moment of unprecedented magnitude when Mini-Me, completely naked and slop-faced drunk, steered his mini motorized scooter into a corner just outside Peter Brady's room and started peeing. Da Brat was the first to see him, and her shocked, wide-eyed smile made her look like she'd been lit on fire and liked it.
By chewing the rulebook up and projectile vomiting it onto its dissenters, the Blood Brothers' album was an adverse reaction to the close-mindedness of the Seattle punk scene. Formed initially as a side project in 1997, the Blood Brothers blends high-pitched pop vocals with obscurely mellow beats that suddenly delve into hard-edged metal riffs.
It started with a couple of guys who were nuts about beats. Now Lester Fernandez and Jerry Tineo are seven albums deep and respected by both the underworld and commercial hip-hop. Tonight, The Beatnuts will perform in the SUB Ballroom. The duo said doing shows on college campuses is an old habit.
Sarah Manguso didn't think she had a career in poetry until her last semester in college. Now she is a published poet and helps college students fine-tune their craft in New York. "I actually didn't decide to be a poet until I was 25," she said. "Before that I wanted to be a doctor.
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