by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo During a symposium for the play "Zoot Suit," writer Luis Valdez called on Hispanics to vote. "We stand on the shoulders of giants," he said. "None of us are alone." Valdez's play about a controversial Mexican-American gang has come to Albuquerque.
by Drew Lyness Daily Lobo It is no secret the United States is a nation that likes its food. In any American city, no matter what time of day or night, you can always find an open restaurant, and the fast-food business is among the most lucrative in the world.
by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo The gripping one-man show "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead" is being produced at the Theatre X, but with one major change. There's a cast of seven. Director Josh Hunt said he decided to use seven performers for the show rather than one to help drive the play.
by Rami Mallis and Matthew Bailey Daily Lobo Rapper Shyne's latest release, Godfather Buried Alive, is a breath of fresh air in the stale, over-commercialized R&B-based world of mainstream hip-hop. He is a rapper with an interesting and enticing background and story to tell, and he tells it a gritty, raw style.
If you provide a stage, flashing lights and a video camera, college students lose all inhibitions. I discovered this yesterday at an event sponsored by Student Special Events and the Students Activities Center that allowed students to create a music video for free.
A stage set with a lifeboat and a half-empty glass atop a lighthouse can be interpreted in a number of ways. "What a Choice," a reoccurring object-theater play by the Loren Kahn Puppet Theater and Object Theatre, allows the audience to decide what various props and absurd contraptions symbolize.
Roberto Martinez recorded one of his most famous corridos for the first time on Tuesday. Corridos are songs about historical events, politics, horse racing and imagination written by Hispanic composers. These songs are not always recorded. Martinez spoke during "Nuevo Mexico, Hasta Cuando?" in the Willard Reading Room at Zimmerman Library.
Tonight artistic expression will shake the walls of the Lobo Theatre. Cru, an organization affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ, will host its first-ever art rumble. Art supplies will be provided, and doors are open to anyone who wants to share his or her artistic side.
Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker has unintentionally paved paths in her lifetime. Parker, who will hold a workshop in Keller Hall today, has made music with legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw and opened doors for other women in conducting. "She is a direct link to some of the really great choral and any kind of musicians in the twentieth century," music professor Brad Ellingboe said.
It is refreshing to find a movie that revolves around actual people and political movements, instead of blatant candidate bashing. "Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train," playing at the Guild, documents the life of Zinn, a WWII veteran, a historian, an anti-war activist and an author.
by Michael Bennett Daily Lobo Green Day's latest, American Idiot, ventures into the Who's territory. The album is an ambitious and seamless rock opera saturated with social rhetoric. American Idiot is a concept album with its roots firmly planted in punk rock that consists of random tempo changes, melancholy melodies and vintage Green Day songs.
Drew is a foreign exchange student from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. His columns will document his adventures in the 505 and the differences he finds in American pop culture. by Drew Lyness Daily Lobo Having left Britain almost six weeks ago, I have settled comfortably into my stay in America and, if popular theories are to be believed, I am well clear of all symptoms of culture shock.
A legendary Indian bansuri flute player will perform at the Kimo Theater on Friday. The India Students' Association is bringing Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia to Albuquerque. Chaurasia received the title pundit because in India, he is considered a master of flute playing.
by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo Joe Forrest Sackett said, "Patriotism is a loaded term," because it has a different meaning to everyone. Sackett explores the term in his play, "Patriots," running at the Tricklock Performance Space. Sackett worked on "Patriots" for about a year after hearing about the provision in the Patriot Act that allows government officials to view library records and makes it a criminal offense for librarians to tell patrons their records were viewed.
Nora White of the Buddha Betties said the women of Savi Fair define the meaning of diva. "You can't be just a good singer and perform a lot," she said. "You have to be empowering the community or I am not going to call you a diva." Tonight, 20 local divas will gather on stage to sing in unison about survival.
by Michael Bennett Daily Lobo In protest and rejection of the Bush administration, punk bands will be coming to New Mexico and other swing states in the "Rock Against Bush Tour." Anti-Flag is part of the eclectic assortment of bands. "Punk rock has always been about dissent and questioning authority," said bassist Chris #2, who declined to give his last name.
With more than 100 appearances under his belt, actor Brad Sherwood knows his way around the "Tonight Show" studio. Raised in Santa Fe, Sherwood is returning to New Mexico for an improvised performance at the Kiva Auditorium. He has also had regular roles on the British and American versions of "Whose Line is it Anyway" and spent a season on "L.
by Aaron Aguilar Daily Lobo Hot Water Music is perhaps the most captivating and robust punk band around. Its latest album, The New What Next, is a creative masterpiece fusing intricate riffs with precise melody and brilliant lyrics. Released on Epitaph, the album is one of the finest punk projects to hit the shelves.
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" is a good show, but more importantly, it may be the new gospel for today's world. Hawaii's first foul-mouthed, ass-kicking-for-the-Lord, mesh-T-shirt-wearing saint has a forum, and this guy is big news. The show airs on A&E on Tuesdays at 9 p.
Welcome to my secret stash. Underground hip-hop may not be a secret to some, and in the following weeks, I will present music that moves me, but people may not have heard of it. Selections will span from the past to the present. I want to spread the word there are quality artists in the world who will never get the exposure they need to appear on MTV.
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