Jonny Lang has still got the blues. Lang said his new record is more rock than his previous efforts, but no doubt about it, he's still the same crooning singer/songwriter/guitar playing fool. He just finished writing and co-producing an album that he said he couldn't be happier with.
by Sam Beresky Daily Lobo There is nothing like a good, old-fashioned battle of the bands to get America dancing again. The New Mexico Music Showcase is an annual event that crowns the best band in five categories. The categories -rock, hard rock, rhythm rock, eclectic and Americana.
Once cracked open, Found Magazine is hard to put down. The annual publication is a collection of notes, photos and drawings people find lying around public places. Davy Rothbart, creator of the magazine, said it all came together one cold night in Chicago.
Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, thinks he has gotten "closer" to something with his latest album of digital-techno soup. Who knows what to make of this assertion and for that matter, the entire album. It's not clear about what the album Closer brings a person nearer to, but it sure isn't the dance floor.
by John D. Bess Daily Lobo Openly neurotic, self-obsessed and unabashedly gay, David Sedaris is one of America's most hilarious authors. For one night only, the acclaimed writer and National Public Radio humorist will be reading from his newest works live as part of Popejoy's Ovation Speaker Series.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Nationally known flamenco dancer and UNM professor Eva Encinias-Sandoval understands the value of blending family and art. With five generations of flamenco dancers in her family, she grew up without a distinctive separation between the two.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo According to Albuquerque's Rape Crisis Center, a woman has about a one-in-three chance of becoming a sexual assault victim sometime in her lifetime. In the film "Rape Is," victims tell their stories. The documentary takes a comprehensive look at the rape issue, exploring its meanings and consequences.
UNM art graduate student Tracy Stuckey is very concerned with the human body, formally and conceptually. In his show opening this Friday, "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy," Stuckey will show just how interested he is in the body with his oil paintings of skin, and what lies beneath it - raw meat.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick has been in the music industry for more than a decade. During those 10-plus years, she has been associated with several different labels - record labels and social labels. Record labels Atlantic, WAR and her own label, Right On Records, have all produced albums for the artist.
by Margarita Ortega y G¢mez Daily Lobo Assimilating traditional and indigenous dance forms with European influence was one of many important culture issues presented at a dance conference Wednesday. A panel of dance educators, some from UNM, representing a variety of ethnic dance backgrounds discussed the issues affecting them on personal and social levels at the National Dance Education Organization conference.
by Pamela Herrington Daily Lobo "The Holy Land," is an unlikely love story between an orthodox Jew and a Russian prostitute. The film is making its American debut Friday at Madstone Theaters. It was written and directed by Eitan Gorlin and made in Jerusalem during a four-year period when the area was relatively peaceful.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo The sky is literally the limit for Jonathan Wolfe, an artist who makes his own hot air balloons. Wolfe's art is on display at Winning Coffee for the rest of October. The show includes a fascinating collection of photographs of one of his balloons, framed silk tapestries and vibrant fractal patterns.
Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore is making his way to Popejoy Hall Tuesday. In honor of his visit, "Bowling For Columbine," "Roger and Me" and "The Big One" will be showing at the Southwest Film Center this week. Moore's creative genius won him an Oscar in 2002 for "Bowling for Columbine.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Rodney Branigan can play duets with himself. During his trademark "Schizophrenic Duet" Saturday, audience members shook their heads in disbelief and dropped their jaws to the ground. The 'duet' involves two acoustic guitars played solely by the talented Branigan.
by Michael Sanchez Daily Lobo "Kill Bill: Volume One" is Quentin Tarantino's hyper-kinetic, ultra-aware return to directing that accomplishes what it sets out to do - generate bloody mayhem. The plot is a loose one about a former assassin (Uma Thurman) who was attacked on her wedding day by fellow assassins and left for dead along with nine members of her wedding party.
Shonen Knife is possibly the biggest and baddest Japanese punk-pop band of all time. The all-girl ensemble will be at the Launchpad tonight with The Mindy Set and the Roxiehearts. Shonen Knife is promoting the release of the English version of Heavy Songs - an album that is already a favorite overseas.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo Teatro Nuevo MÇxico has realized its dream with "Sue§o" the theater company's premiere production. "Sue§o" opened on Friday at the KiMo Theatre and will continue this weekend at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Hilariously scripted and brilliantly acted, "Intolerable Cruelty" will have audiences laughing and cringing at the same time. The golden era of Hollywood created a formula. Boy meets girl, something stands in their way but it is ultimately overcome and the couple weds, living happily ever after.
Love (noun): A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities or a sense of underlying oneness. See also: Something that can happen to anyone. "Stop Kiss," is a play about two average, heterosexual women who meet, form a friendship and eventually fall in love.
Representations of hip-hop culture have made their way into the Magn°fico Artspace gallery in the show "Hip Hop: Portraits of an Urban Hymn." The show includes photographs taken by David Scheinbaum at a variety of hip-hop shows in the Sunshine Theatre and "Rain," a theatrical production by Prophet Productions.
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