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Scavengers tour good junk

Rivkela Brodsky | November 30

Other people's trash is Found Magazine's treasure. Davy Rothbart, creator of the magazine, shared his treasure trove of other people's lost notes, writings and letters Wednesday night at the Guild to an audience of about 130. Rothbart came to the stage, beer in hand, bling-bling around his neck and opened a green briefcase full of lost papers - papers that would entertain the audience for an hour and a half.

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Troubadour travels by train

Dustin Habermann | November 23

Andru Bemis has spent the last year or so on a train. He's not making a political statement or engaging in a semi-masochistic form of performance art - it's just cheaper to tour that way. "I used to strap my guitar to my back and tour on my motorcycle, but when it got cold, that got old real fast," he said.

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Drag icon dresses to challenge taboos

Jessica Del Curto | November 23

In 2001, RuPaul stepped out of the spotlight. The country's iconic drag queen saw the conservative turn society was taking and decided it was time for a break. "Rather than trying to fight all that, I thought I had better sit this one out," he said.

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Shall we dance?

November 18

by Sarah Fayad Daily Lobo It may be the annual faculty dance show, but UNM students will be the ones performing an array of ensembles. "Dancer Dancing Dance" runs in Rodey Theatre Friday to Sunday. It will feature the talents of UNM dance students as they perform pieces by European choreographer Esther Balfe.

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Book chronicles gang life

Jessica Del Curto | November 18

It makes sense Celeste Fremon would be the godmother of two children whose parents were former gang members. The freelance journalist has dedicated the last 14 years of her life to the gangs of East Los Angeles, chronicling the trials and tribulations of Father Greg Boyle in the book G-Dog and the Homeboys.

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Comic Column:Comic targets identity crisis

Manuelita Beck | November 18

Who is Christopher Chance? Anyone he wants to be, anyone at all. But the lead character of Human Target is more than just a master impersonator. Chris becomes his clients - in face, personality and body language - in order to attract the bad guys. It makes for a hell of an identity crisis.

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Plays examine culture, language

Abel Horwitz | November 18

Don Garcia is thrilled to have his plays performed at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. For the first time, the center is aiding in the Words Afire festival. This is the second year Garcia has participated in the festival. "It's great for people like myself who really didn't know if they had it in them to write stories," he said.

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Album rehashes old material

Chris Narkun | November 18

Eminem finally fell into the trap. Usually reliable as an innovator and inventor in hip-hop, the rapper has essentially remade one of his previous albums. This would be a detriment if he hadn't done such a good job of it. Each of his other three Dr. Dre-produced discs was distinctly individual representations of one of Eminem's multiple personas.

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Play explores death, S&M

November 18

by John Bear Daily Lobo So you've been bad, really bad? If so, head down to Tricklock Performance Space to catch "A Couple of Good Copy Editors," written by Sabrielle Sky. The story concerns a couple of copy editors who arrive at work late one night to discover two of their coworkers bloodied and dead on the floor.

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O.D.B. dies a true warrior

Jessica Del Curto | November 17

Hip-hop fans, pour out a little liquor for the original baby's daddy. Ol' Dirty Bastard, one of the most insane figures in hip-hop, collapsed inside a Manhattan recording studio on Saturday. He was pronounced dead shortly after at the age of 35. A founding member of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan, O.

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Plays satirize suburban mores

Marisa Demarco | November 17

It's the relationship we all wish had worked out. That's how Matt Pennington, the writer behind "The Love Bunny," describes the subject matter of his anti-musical. "It's about the semester I spent drinking with my guitarist," he said. "I'm not taking the heat for this one by myself.

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Band infuses blues with new flavor

Noah Armstrong | November 17

The latest effort from Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers will compel any listener to dance and perhaps even grab a harmonica or guitar. Keepin' it Real combines great harmonica solos with equally well-crafted piano and guitar compositions. This dynamic blues quintet is driven by powerful drumming and ranges from walking bass lines to funk-style, slapping riffs on a few tracks.

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Veteran reconnects with past

Katy Knapp | November 17

A replica of the most visited war memorial in the United States is coming to Albuquerque. "The Wall that Heals," - a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. - will be at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on Friday. The exhibit will be part of a larger symposium titled "Vietnam: Voices and Visions Unfiltered," which runs through January.

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Weird Al fans struggle to get satirist in Hall of Fame

Jessica Del Curto | November 17

A group of die-hard fans are on a mission. They are clever in their tactics, and won't stop at no. Musician Weird Al Yankovic has yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and longtime fans say it is time. "Weird Al is rock 'n' roll's premier satirist," said Greg Method, head of the campaign.

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Comic recounts trip to fame

November 16

by Sarah Fayad Daily Lobo Scott Carter took an audience from laughter to catharsis, from the porn industry to asthma over an hour and a half on Saturday. The former writer for Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" and "Real Time" presented a comic solo performance to a packed crowd in Theatre X.

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Originals outshine protest covers

Chris Narkun | November 16

What would an era of scandal, war and political strife be without a soundtrack of protest and peace songs? Luckily, this generation has such albums as eMOTIVe, the new offering from A Perfect Circle, Tool singer Maynard James Keenan's side project. Unfortunately, rather than original protest music like much of Green Day's outstanding American Idiot, most of the tracks on eMOTIVe are covers of classics from the Vietnam War era to '80s punk anthems.

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Red rockers activate the jaded

Marisa Demarco | November 16

The Red Elvises have not lost the art of inspiring a conga line. Saturday at the Launchpad, some aloof hipsters found themselves putting their hands on the shoulders of complete strangers to form a fast-moving line that snaked its way through the audience.

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Few surprises in latest Hawk game

Phil Parker | November 11

It's hard to blame fans of Tony Hawk video games if they're beginning to feel a bit dejected - another year, another $50 for the latest version. In the case of "Tony Hawk's Underground 2," you'll get exactly what you expect - massive levels with a ton of goals, a little tweak or two to the gameplay, a few surprises, and a distinct sense of dÇjÖ vu.

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Dress for success

Jessica Del Curto | November 11

Fontana DeVine is a dominant and powerful woman played by a soft-spoken and humble man. She is the drag character of 37-year-old P.J. Sedillo, co-president of Sinatra-DeVine Productions. This Saturday the company will put on "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are," Albuquerque's fifth annual drag variety show.

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Slam champs to square off

Noah Armstrong | November 11

Two poets will slam humor down your throat tonight at Higher Grounds in the SUB. Local slam poet Tony "The Champ" Santiago and nationally acclaimed poet "Mighty" Mike McGee will perform selections of their poetry this evening for UNM's slam team, Word Revolution.