They might be indie-rock icons; they might be the answer to global pollution; they might be a lot of things, but one thing is for sure, They Might Be Giants embody what a band can accomplish with an idiosyncratic sense of humor and a strong work ethic. When it comes to indie rock, only a handful of bands come to most people's minds.
by Sam Beresky Daily Lobo Pasties, panties and scantily clad dancing girls - sounds like a good time. Sounds like a strip club? Well it's not. It's called burlesque and with local talent, the Lonely Hearts Burlesque Troupe, Albuquerque is in the midst of a burlesque revival.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Acclaimed director Peter Mullan's grim new film "The Magdalene Sisters" set screens across Europe ablaze. Similarly, the film has ignited religious controversy and discussions of social consciences. Nora-Jane Noone, the film's star, has had to handle the heat.
by Chynna Wendell Daily Lobo Tell Us About the Rabbits is a truly eclectic company that combines a mixture of dance, theater and art in an attempt to excite and awaken minds. Tell Us About The Rabbits will be presenting one of its fully themed shows, titled "Post-Apocalyptic Burlesque," at Burt's Tiki Lounge Saturday.
Photographer Gay Block loves stories. Many of her projects involve interviewing, videotaping, photographing and coming to know her subject's stories. But the stories Block tells are not neat with all the threads in place - they are messy; like life. In the show "Bertha Alyce: A Photographic Biography by Gay Block," now at the UNM Art Museum, she tells the story of her painful relationship with her mother and documents how her understanding of that relationship changed after her mother's death.
Filmmaker Paul Espinosa tells tales of the American Southwest's culture and history, from the hunt for Pancho Villa to the U.S.- Mexican War of 1846 and the first successful legal challenge to segregation of Mexican-American children in schools. A selection of his films was the subject of Saturday's film festival at the Southwest Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway Blvd.
Aside from an unexpected turn in the weather, Saturday night's Second Annual Electronic Music Festival at Downtown Civic Plaza was successful in smashing the destructive stereotypes associated with raves. Surrounded by courthouses and police stations, the festival was out in the open, and people were there simply to enjoy the music.
For the last few years, going to see a movie on campus meant squeezing into a classroom in the Center for the Arts and occupying the same uncomfortable chairs students sat in all day during classes. Now it means taking a walk over to the new SUB, grabbing some dinner and heading downstairs to the new theater where the Southwest Film Center is armed with comfy seats, state of the art sound and cheap, but good films.
The Reptilian Lounge, a late night variety show produced by the Tricklock Theater Company, offers members of the creative community a way to get their foot in the door and a great atmosphere to strut their stuff. "We want to make sure that there is a place where artists who don't feel like they have a home can be able to come and perform - a lot of times this ends up being that place," said Kerry Morrigan, one of the lounge's two hosts.
UNM graduate student Ian Van Coller uses dark walls and dim lighting to make viewers slow down as they enter his show, "You Travel Far." As eyes adjust, viewers become aware that his photographs are about time and what is sacred. Aspects of European and African sacred art begin to emerge out of the dim light.
by Pamela Herrington Daily Lobo "The Day They Shot John Lennon," is a powerful play focusing on a tragic event that joined people together and opens this Friday at the Theatre X. The show was written by James McLure, directed by Amber LeRae Earls and features UNM actors Lisa Fenstermacher, Rainy Fields, Derek Sanchez, Brian Dewire, Robert Douglas, Alfred MonDragon, Tyler Kent, Liam Rapson and Brian Lucero.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Rusty Z thinks that hypnotism shouldn't be taken so seriously. In fact, he said this may be the only thing that sets him apart from other hypnotists and he prides himself at having fun at his shows. "I've seen plenty of other hypnotists and I found that a lot were very serious and eerie," he said.
by Marisa Demarco Daily Lobo Eclectic timbres, old-fashioned rock rhythms and a warm recording make up the bar-scene sound of My Morning Jacket's latest release, It Still Moves, due out Sept. 9. The album is the Kentucky-based band's first release on Dave Matthews' ATO Records, but its third album to date.
If you're looking for a chance to get away from campus for a day, have a picnic out in the open air and experience some good writing and art to boot, the sixth annual Poets & Writers' Picnic has just what you're looking for. "Where else can you get blacksmithing, sheep dog herding and other rural high jinx, plus music, art and good spoken word, all in the same festival?" said Dale Harris, founder of the Picnic and co-editor of the local monthly poetry magazine, Central Avenue in an e-mail interview.
by Pamela Herrington Daily Lobo "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," written by Joe DiPietro and produced by SummerWest Productions at the Cell Theatre, is a refreshing look at the world of dating, marriage and loss. This musical is directed by Robb Anthony Sisneros, whose various credits list almost every local theatrical organization.
UNM alumni will be performing in The Tricklock Company's most recent production, "Coax," a collection of unpublished works by renowned filmmaker Neil Labute. Labute, who will be attending the show's opening gala and answering the audience's questions in a Q&A session, is behind movies like "In the Company of Men," "Your Friends and Neighbors," "Nurse Betty," "Possession" and "The Shape of Things.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Here's an interesting oxymoron - punk rock pianist. It's not traditional, but it works, as UNM students will be able to see for themselves tonight when Something Corporate appears in the SUB Ballroom. A piano-playing front man is a far cry from the stereotypical punk rocker - the pierced, tattooed anarchist screaming his condemnations of society to a hormonally charged teenage audience.
by John D. Bess Daily Lobo "The Secret Lives of Dentists" is not your typical Hollywood fare - unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a winner. A slow but steady black comedy about a married pair of dentists coming to grips with an affair, this film trudges through the story line like a three-legged ant through molasses.
Recording an album in a New York City Starbucks is a strange but impressive feat that most musicians will never accomplish, but if you are jazz great Dave Brubeck and have been recording for over 50 years, this is probably the only place you haven't recorded.
Michael Kun's latest novel, The Locklear Letters, is a creepy little novel that delves into the banal and bizarre mind of a Sid Straw, a man locked into Middle America. The story of Straw is told through Straw's personal letters primarily to Heather Locklear.
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