by Libby Kelly Daily Lobo Cunt is one of the most despised and venomous words in the English language. However, this word was once a term of reverence. Inga Muscio, author of the book Cunt: A Declaration of Independence, attempts to reconcile this grievous mistake.
A perfect way to calm down during finals is to attend the innagural Women of Color- Mixed Race Women Art Exhibit, annual event, Friday from 3-5 p.m. The exhibit will be a celebration for the students of the U.S. Women of Color class and the amazing and intense artwork and poetry that was produced throughout the semester.
Looking for a way to beat your finals-induced blues? Well this Saturday at the El Rey Theatre you'll be able to kill two birds with one stone as you dance to the grooves of some of Albuquerque's best local bands and help the Village Health Project combat the AIDS crisis in Africa.
"The Dead Monkey," now playing at the Vortex Theatre, confronts the audience with uncomfortable situations in a small, intimate setting. The play, written by Nick Dark and directed by Thane Kenny, centers on an aging couple named Hank and Dolores. Hank (Lou Mazullo) lived his youth as a magnificent surfer whose claim to fame was his pet monkey that surfed on his back.
The All-American Rejects aren't the absolute sexiest band in the world, but they are damn close. "Be still my heart" would be a good mantra to repeat while listening to the group's new self-titled album to avoid jumping up and down and screaming like a crazed-teenie bopper.
The man in black is fine with The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, a band from San Diego, appropriating his name. This band - that insists it's not a reinvention - will be playing Saturday at Puccini's Golden West Saloon. Their latest album, Distance Between (Ultimatum Music), is of the crying-in-your-whiskey variety and represents the band's move toward the future.
by John D. Bess Daily Lobo Imagine a band comprised of seasoned veterans with nothing to lose and young guns too green to care. That sums up the latest incarnation of The Allman Brothers Band, and they are once again playing music that reaches far beyond the confines of commercial radio - music that is timeless, inspiring and downright necessary in this age of worthless pop-schlock.
On Friday, the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association held a dance at the El Rey Theatre, commemorating a day that had not yet occurred - Cinco de Mayo. The dance was put on by the graduate students in order to raise money to send fellow students to conferences around the nation to present their studies.
Tom Robbins, the modern day master of the metaphor, was in Albuquerque Friday night to kick off a tour to promote his new book Villa Incognito. About 250 people packed into Bookworks at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. to hear Robbins read selections from Villa and other works and to get their copies of his classics signed.
Following the smash success of "X-Men" in 2000, a rebirth of films based on comic books appeared and naturally, so did a sequel. The original "X-Men" had many downfalls and though commercially successful, the movie did not go down in cinema history. Although an entertaining film, it hardly had the drawing power that fellow comic-book adaptee "Spiderman" packed into the theaters last summer.
by John D. Bess Daily Lobo Over the weekend, Madstone Theaters launched its Film Forward series - six independent films without distributors that can only be seen at Madstone. One of these films, "Te Amo," was made in Chile and examines teenage angst as four friends refurbish an abandoned house in the Chilean countryside, using it as a haven from the troubles in their own homes.
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.
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