Kulica, a band hailing from California, has found a groove. But groovy isn't the only word for its music. Kulica's sound encompasses tropical beaches, New Orleans nightclubs and uptown cocktail parties. Slicker than Don Juan, Kulica defines smooth. "Groove," the opening track to their self-titled album, uses silky jazz beats and warm lyrics to set the album up for an enjoyable ride.
by Krista Pino Daily Lobo Members of Las Cantantes will kick off their shoes tonight to celebrate an annual tradition at Keller Hall. Las Cantantes, the UNM women's choir, began the barefoot tradition about six years ago. Brad Ellingboe said it began when the entire choir decided to take off their high heels and hose because it was extremely hot in the auditorium.
by Blair Rinn Daily Lobo Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier said a film should be like a rock in the shoe. His latest harrowing project manages to deliver this feeling of discomfort. The film "Dogville" tells the tale of a rural American community that is given the opportunity to help a woman whose life is in jeopardy.
Mix almost every kind of music to one track and it might come out sounding like Chronophonic. Someone needs to tell this band that sometimes less is more. On the band's new CD, Footwork, Denver-based Chronophonic throws in beats and rhymes, the soul of James Brown, jazz as if Miles Davis were performing with Metallica, the funk of Parliment, a little bit of R & B and even some hippie jam-band sounds.
Local act A Summer Ends is gearing up for a three-week, three-state tour, making a stop at UNM's Fiestas this weekend. But caution to those who are tired of hearing the same tunes on the radio: A Summer Ends isn't much different. "I love it," bass player Doug Herron said.
by Krista Pino Daily Lobo A downpour of rhythm will flood Carlisle Gym during Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company's performances this week. "Flamenco is an expression that's from the human heart, and it's the purest kind of expression of life, love, the first kiss or a mother's death," said Alexa Miton, an apprentice with the company for two years and one of the 15 company members.
It has been a while since a quality hip-hop show came through Albuquerque. The Quannum World Tour on Monday at the Sunshine Theatre was long overdue. Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Lateef and the Chief, Latyrx, Lifesavas, the Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, DJ D-Sharp and Joyo Velarde came together on stage, providing the audience with one of the most dynamic hip-hop shows this city has seen in a while.
Most bands entertain. A few bands educate. Only a minute number do both. It would seem that Arizona-based George Squier Orchestra is in the minority. The band took its name from the man who invented the U.S. Air Force, Muzak and wired signal multiplexing, the technology that allows multiple signals to be transmitted through a single phone line.
There was a time in American history when the radio was the centerpiece for family entertainment and newsgathering. As advances in technology made it possible to transmit and intercept images, the radio lost its importance. News became an industry of entertainment and a means of educating the public on the sex lives of our favorite celebrities instead of giving fair and balanced information about the important happenings in the world.
by Ester Marie Griego Daily Lobo What do you get when you take three gringo journalists and stick them in the heart of Mexico? You get Hat Dance, a new novel by UNM professor Michael Thomas. Thomas, a trained anthropologist, uses his experience with Mexican culture to tell a story of the challenges a group of American journalists face in a small Mexican village.
SWFC's silver screen hasn't ever seen a weekend of all student-made films before now. Thursday through Saturday, the ASUNM Southwest Film Center will host its First Annual Student Film Festival. Roxy Traino, a Media Arts major, entered her experimental film, "Echoes Through the Eyes of Narcissus" into the competition.
Robert Creeley is known for his countless awards and more than 30 volumes of poetry. Gus Blaisdell, who died last fall, is remembered for his 25 years of teaching at UNM, his poetry and essays. Get the two long-time friends together talking about poetry and art, have UNM Media Arts instructor Bryan Konefsky and his class tape the talk, and the film, "Robert Creeley and Gus Blaisdell in Conversation" is born.
by Esther Marie Griego Daily Lobo When one thinks of Shakespeare, sex, scandal and cover-ups are probably not the first things that come to mind. But in the Tricklock Company's upcoming production of "Macbett" directed by Joe Feldman, corruption reigns and devious politicians abound.
Krista Pino Daily Lobo The UNM Orchestra and students from the opera theater course perform a love story in the revised opera, "Thoroughly Modern Martha" at Keller Hall this weekend. "I call it a romp," said Director Marilyn Tyler. "It's very funny." Two friends, Lady Harriet Durham and Nancy, venture off for a weekend at Stately Manor, a hotel and spa.
President Clinton has called her "hostile, combative, and even disrespectful." The Indonesian military has declared her "a threat to national security." Newt Gingrich has advised his "mother to talk to no reporters because of people like (her)." Now, Amy Goodman, the award-winning journalist and host of "Democracy Now!," along with her brother David, is stepping out of the radio studio to expose the lies, propaganda and cover-ups running rampant in the upper echelons of leadership in the new book, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers and the Media Who Love Them.
Alan Moore says all it takes is one bad day to reduce a man to lunacy. Ivanov has several bad days to choose from. "Ivanov," one of Anton Chekhov's lesser-known plays, centers around a fiercely idealistic man at the turn of the century in Russia. Ivanov, though living in a very orthodox Christian state, marries a Jewish woman, teaches serf children to read and believes in organic farming.
UNM film students will be sharing screen time with some of the Americas' most talented filmmakers Saturday at the Sin Fronteras Film Festival. Sin Fronteras, or without boarders, is in its second year thanks to UNM's Student Organization for Latin American Studies.
by James Moore U-Wire The Lantern (Ohio State U.) "The Punisher," the big screen adaptation of a comic book anti-hero, is disappointing and remarkably bad in nearly every way. The film is a mishmash of the character's story of origin, a dozen generic action movies, a liberal cribbing from the far superior comic book miniseries "The Punisher: Welcome Back Frank" by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and a dull plot.
Like the Queen's Royal Guard, the Empire State Building or even a decent light post, New Mexican Erection is standing conspicuously tall. The powerhouse heavy-metal band, made up of guitarist Miguel "Keeb" Romero, vocalist Travis Manning, Bevo on bass and Ray Ryneer on drums, is proof positive that Albuquerque has no claim to the title of New Mexico's music capital.
In 1981, a group of activists in New York City decided it was time to give the public an alternative to mainstream corporate media - Paper Tiger Television was born. Thursday, Carlos Pareja, a video maker with the organization, will show PTTV videos and host a discussion at UNM.
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