Picture this: it's Germany, 1941, shortly before the United States enters World War II. Two nuclear physicists, one German, one Jewish, have a meeting that goes sour, but no one knows what was really said. From this true-life encounter, playwright Michael Frayn made "Copenhagen," a Tony Award-winning drama.
by Jessica Del Curto and Kathryn Knapp Daily Lobo Ursula Le Guin has traveled through many worlds, but she made a stop in Albuquerque on Tuesday. The Voices of the Southwest lecture series concluded this week with an appearance by Le Guin, the only female author invited to speak this year.
by Rosemary Leahy Daily Lobo The number one comedy club in the nation, Catch A Rising Star, will be bringing laughter to the stages of Puccini's Golden West Saloon and El Rey Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Catch A Rising Star was born in New York City in 1972.
Veteran indie-rockers Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have been touring for two decades and released eight studio records. Saliers and Ray are the Indigo Girls, a group with a huge fan base that refuses to conform to music industry rules and norms and is heavily involved in environmental activism.
Three years ago, a persuasive essay changed the dynamics of local band Ki. Back then, the band was just forming and the members were auditioning singers - male singers - for the lead vocals when they received an essay from Ashlee Ek, a friend from high school.
Jim Terr was starting to get depressed. Terr said he felt sluggish and out of it just before the release of "Fahrenheit 9/11," and the political situation in America may have been the cause. Michael Moore's movie, he said, turned things around. "Seeing the movie, and seeing the success of the movie, gave me an inkling that maybe things could get better," he said.
by Noah Armstrong Daily Lobo Oscar Solis thinks of himself as a comedian and an opportunist. Solis, a recent UNM graduate and regular performer at Laffs Comedy Cafe, describes comedians as opportunists and said they take the optimist glass-is -half-full mentality and make the best of any situation.
Though it is a distant memory, innovation and experimentation in indie-pop are making a come-back. Viva K, the West Coast's latest musical offering, has made it possible to hear computerized beats behind Middle Eastern style sitar or serene femme vocals alongside distorted, punk-influenced guitar.
A woman stands in front of the White House, crying for her fallen son, a soldier killed in Iraq. The camera doesn't turn away as she doubles over with emotion, caught in the moment and pleading that she needs her son. For many who went to see Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" opening weekend, this is when they broke down into tears, overwhelmed with sadness or anger, or both.
by Nancy Chang Daily Lobo Street-style rhythm and soul rolled through Burt's Tiki Lounge in a van fueled by vegetable oil Tuesday night. Patiokings, a band that sprouted out of Northampton, Mass., is currently touring 30 U.S. cities to promote the release of its second album Brand New Bang.
Just when you thought the government was the most hypocritical and unscrupulous institution in this country, the broadcast media comes along and proves they are far more deserving of this unbecoming description. The most recent of the media travesties is that of Clear Channel Entertainment and its plan to gain complete domination over every airwave floating around this corporate-ruled country.
by Manuelita Beck Daily Lobo A long line of people snaked along the length of Woodward Hall to have books signed by award-winning authors, but one UNM class gets those authors all to itself. Tony Hillerman and N. Scott Momaday read from their works Tuesday to a near-capacity crowd.
by Nancy Chang Daily Lobo Folk, rock and blues is the name of the game for Albuquerque band Alpha Blue's album Agave Summer. The band put the finishing touches on the CD, which is folk-rock coupled with an occasional Middle Eastern flavor. The group created a richly complicated and diverse sound with influence from the intoxicating desert sun, while incorporating world-beat, country and pop into the grooves.
by Noah Armstrong Daily Lobo Local music echoed off the walls of the Lobo Theater Saturday night when Jason Daniello, Evading Alastor and Boss Ordinance joined forces to give the crowd a taste of Albuquerque. Daniello, who performed without his band, warmed up with his rendition of "Hell's Bells" behind the closed theater door.
Encounters with Hollywood celebrities could be business as usual for New Mexicans if Gov. Bill Richardson has his way. On May 26 and 27, the governor and officials from the New Mexico state film office went to Hollywood and met with major film executives from Universal, Dreamworks SKG, Warner Brothers, MGM and Paramount studios, in an attempt to bring filming here.
Whether it is a serious poem about culture clashes or an ode to Johnny Cash, the Albuquerque Slam Team knows how to move a crowd. This Saturday and Sunday the group will showcase its talent at the 2004 Southwest Shootout, an exhibition of about 15 teams from around the Southwest.
Sophie Martin may have lost her job Monday. Martin is the director of marketing and operations at Albuquerque's Madstone Theater. The national chain of indie movie-showing theaters announced Monday all nine theaters were closed, and work on the incomplete Baltimore theater would not be finished.
For 18 years the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque has not settled for anything but the best. This year is no exception. The National Institute of Flamenco has booked nearly 40 artists from all over the world to perform, teach and judge competitions for 10 days starting Friday at Rodey Theater.
Aldizorontophoskyphorniostikos believes in happy accidents. Can anyone say it three times fast? Can anyone say it at all? Probably not, but that's the group's point. This group of nine artists wants to have a dialogue about accidents and chaos in everyday life in the South Broadway Cultural Center show, and what they call it doesn't matter.
As with most everything in American society, monopolistic means have long dictated the music industry with a handful of labels that control the scene. For those not into mainstream music or the mongers that control the airwaves, Fitehouse may be a band worth listening to.
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