Depicting the essence of the human condition is not a simple task, but Samuel Beckett did just that in a perfect, yet disturbing way when he wrote the play, "Waiting for Godot." In celebration of the play's 50th anniversary, Albuquerque's Tricklock Company is performing the play with four of the company's finest comedic actors.
"When a dog dies," a show of innovative paintings and drawings by Trevor Ryan and James Jimenez will be at [AC]2 Gallery until May 18. Jimenez and Ryan became friends two years ago when they met while working on a construction crew. "We immediately started talking about art because it's nice not to talk about construction," Ryan said.
Sixties retro band Dressy Bessy appeals to the calmer, surreal instincts in all of us. The unadorned rock on the band's latest release, Little Music complete with Tammy Ealom's sweet voice and John Hill's jangly guitar brings to mind simple pleasant moments.
Leave it to Mozart to write a piece of musical theater interesting enough to keep your attention for nearly four hours. Of course, it takes more than just Mozart to make a production wonderful. "The Marriage of Figaro," collaboratively produced by UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance and the Department of Music, provided a full evening of praiseworthy entertainment last Saturday night.
by Kenn Rodriguez Special to the Lobo Ben Harper fans rejoice, our man from Cali has a new CD. He's resisted the temptation to capitalize on his brief brush with the mainstream and created another masterpiece, Diamonds on the Inside on Virgin Records.
Rather than throw your money away on one of the American Hollywood blockbusters coming out in waves as the summer moves along, Ira Jaffe suggests an alternate route. Show up tomorrow to room 122 of Northrop Hall and see excerpts from some of the best films in the world for free.
The digital revolution is upon us and no longer does one need to sell a kidney to have a film screened at the cinema. The monkeys at Primate Memory Factory challenged digital video artists to make a five-minute short movie and the theme is "connect the dots.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo Imagine waking up at five in the morning to haul wood, grind corn or make tortillas for breakfast. Then, going out to a river to wash clothes or tend to a herd of animals. Health care is miles away and education is minimal.
KRT Campus Newservice AUSTIN, Texas - In place of a typical keynote speech, Daniel Lanois kicked off the South by Southwest conference in March with reams of wordy beat poetry that left people wondering what drug the soft-spoken producer had ingested. "Two double espressos," he says, grinning a few days after the speech.
Progressive punk rock is, in a nutshell, the best way to describe the Party of Helicopters' luscious and fiery sound. Picture Green Day without the mania and fronting a more angelic, smooth voice and you've got the PoH. Some have compared the band to My Bloody Valentine, but since the comparison is foreign, let's just stick to calling it a calm metal/punk kind of train wreck.
Ani DiFranco loves New Mexico and in a surprisingly intimate concert performed songs that are 10 years old in addition to her current repertoire with the same intensity at age 30 as she did at 18. On Saturday evening, "Miz DiFranco" played the Paolo Soleri in Santa Fe under a clear and starry spring sky.
by Libby Kelly Daily Lobo Three hours of intense, passionate, explosive poetry rocked the Outpost last Friday, earning the title of the citywide Grand Slam. The poets in the Grand Slam put on an excellent show, preaching about everything from the Chihuahua Revolution to stories about rape, racist cops and prostitution.
With practically every local band performing across 23 stages, how could the Weekly Alibi's annual Spring Crawl be anything but spectacular? The answer is easy because the Spring Crawl is just that - crawling. You crawl inch-by-inch through any jam-packed bar you can get into.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo Behind a desk piled with mountains of papers sits a man intent on teaching students about Latin music. Steve Loza, director of arts of the Americas Institute, currently teaches Chicano/a Latino Music in the Southwest.
OK Go exploded onto the music scene during the last year. Their single, "Get Over It" and its music video got heavy rotation on MTV. Still, lead singer Damian Kulash does not consider them a popular band. "Well, we travel on a bus," he said. "I guess that makes us big.
If you say the word insomnia around here, teens and young adults alike know that you are not just referencing an inability to sleep, but referring to the Insomnia Coffee House - a friendly, alcohol-free and safe place created specifically for the under 21 community.
by Libby Kelly Daily Lobo Anyone looking for the Tori Amos concert on April 21 could have followed the eclectic exodus toward the Kiva Auditorium Monday night. The uninformed bystander would wonder what type of concert could draw such a mixed group, but any Tori fan knows that her music breaks all boundaries.
In slang terminology, the Spanish word pedo translates, put nicely, to "flatulence" and the members of CAMBIO obviously have a sense of humor if their next event is themed ≠PURO PEDO! The evening of performances will feature over a dozen local artists, including poets, actors, storytellers and musicians.
by Libby Kelly Daily Lobo Anyone looking for the Tori Amos concert on April 21 could have followed the eclectic exodus toward the Kiva Auditorium Monday night. The uninformed bystander would wonder what type of concert could draw such a mixed group, but any Tori fan knows that her music breaks all boundaries.
Once that craving for big budget sapecial effects is gone what else it there? Basement Films has answered that question by delivering the most outrageous alternative filmmakers right into the very towns where we live and breathe. For a nominal fee of $5 you can enjoy the visual stylings of Jim Finn and Dean Rank this Wednesday night as The Men and Animals Film Tour, presented by Basement Films, rolls through Albuquerque.
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