UNM’s Jonson Gallery is host to art from 20 graduate art students in this year’s annual Juried Graduate Student Exhibition. The show, which had its opening reception March 28 and runs through May 9, is one of the most diverse shows in the gallery’s nine-year history, according to Curator Chip Ware.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Vortex Theatre has taken a chance on a local playwright. UNM graduate student Jason Witter’s “Smith Hall” will run for most of April as part of the Vortex’s 2003 season. Set in a dorm of a public college — think UNM’s Coronado — “Smith Hall” is the theatrical equivalent of movies like “Animal House” and “American Pie.
While the word Evanescence may signify a disappearance, this band is firmly planted in its music. The best way to describe Fallen, the second full-length CD release from the Arkansas quartet Evanescence, would be haunting, melodious and very gothic. Vocalist Amy Lee brings her unique voice to a band that may otherwise be grouped in the nondescript New Metal/Goth genre.
The Motown sound is legendary, turning out artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and The Temptations to name a few. “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” tells the story of the Funk Brothers, a band that never achieved fame or fortune, but played on more hit tracks than the Beach Boys, Elvis, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo Java Joe’s in downtown Albuquerque opened its doors to art fans Saturday, March 29. Lindsey Mound, Ben Cressey and Derrick Montes, a TVI student who presents graffiti-style art, are being showcased. Graffiti art is an underground culture all its own.
It is exceedingly appropriate that porn star Ron Jeremy made his first mark in the "Regular Guy" section of Playgirl Magazine. This is his appeal - he's the regular guy who became a porn star. This is the centerpiece of the Scott J. Gill documentary "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy," which was recently released on VHS and DVD by Docurama.
Martin Sheen does not support the war in Iraq. At www.boycott-hollywood.us, the famous "West Wing" actor is quoted as saying: "We're spending billions on this war while many children in school districts across the country are sharing books in crowded classrooms.
by John D. Bess Daily Lobo When I first started playing bass, I knew this was what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Unfortunately, most artists learn that art doesn't pay. Still, we drive on, devoting our time outside of our so-called normal lives of jobs, school and families to creating.
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in a peace march to celebrate CÇsar Chavez month. The march, like Chavez, was non-violent and strong - only fitting in these turbulent times. After the march, people gathered at the CÇsar Chavez Community Center in honor of the man who inspired so many with grace and humility.
Composers have invaded the UNM campus - the 32nd annual John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium began Sunday, featuring composition seminars, demonstrations and panel discussions with visiting composers and music department faculty. Student composers are encouraged to attend and ask questions as part of the "Meet the Composers" series.
Let's be honest with ourselves - the '70s are dead. Polyester leisure suits are a thing of the past. The era that spawned many of us older students tried to make a comeback over the weekend in the form of an Off-Broadway musical deceptively titled "Saturday Night Fever.
Isabel Allende did not come to Popejoy Hall Wednesday night to address UNM's resident literary snobs. "I never studied literature," she said Wednesday in an interview with the Daily Lobo. "And frankly, I don't care for the way literature is taught in schools.
by Elizabeth Cook-Romero Daily Lobo Printmaker Carol Sanchez's mezzotints, on display at the Coleman Gallery on Central Avenue, use a 17th-century technique to create velvety sensuous images. Sanchez reflects nature, but she does not copy it. Abstracted branches, seedpods, flowers and body parts emerge from seductively dark backgrounds.
On Saturday night the Sunshine Theatre packed hundreds of hip-hop fans between their walls for an amazing night of politically aware music featuring Gangstarr, Common and Talib Kweli, among others. The show lasted roughly five hours and was crammed with amazing performances set back just a bit by some technical difficulties.
The Tricklock Company has produced a play so intelligent and intense that in two hours you will not only be thoroughly entertained, but your perspective on guns and violence may change. "The Glorious and Bloodthirsty Billy The Kid - The Greatest Serial Killer of our Time! Wild West Show and Cabaret," will run until April 13.
The world in "Plunda," a new play by Jim Linnell, walks the line between the surreal and abstract and accessible, straightforward narrative. I've been researching this play for a week now and still have no idea what to expect. But that's the point, and quite an effective one at that, because it sure as hell has got my curiosity smoldering with the flame of anticipation.
What is the artist's role in today's society, especially in the United States after Sept. 11 and now the war with Iraq? I don't know and it seems to me that many artists don't really know either. Art can be political, social, economical, environmental, personal or all of the above, but what can artists do in a time when nothing about the future is certain? While watching the 75th Annual Academy Awards, the most widely recognized awards ceremony on Earth, I was soon consumed by the thought of whether any of the artists being honored would speak out about the war, especially with the backlash that occurred after lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, spoke her mind about President Bush.
The M.C. Hammer mentality that says a music group needs more than 10 members to succeed doesn't apply to the rock/metal/grunge duo Jucifer. In fact, the two, who are actually a married couple, do just fine on their own. Their new album I Name You Destroyer proves exactly that.
Staff Report The UNM 21st Century Speakers Series will get a dose of magical realism with an appearance by acclaimed Latin American author Isabel Allende Wednesday night at Popejoy Hall. With several novels to her credit, Allende is one of the foremost figures in the Latin American feminist literary awakening.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The South West Film Center will show two hard-hitting films about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this weekend. "Gaza Strip," by James Longley, is a documentary about life in the open-air prison in the Gaza Strip.
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