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Female collective addresses politics

Marisa Demarco | March 4

“Voces Feministas,” a radio collective focused on political topics surrounding women of color, has been operating out of KUNM for more than 20 years. This remarkable organization, presently comprised of Cynthia G¢mez, Riti Sachdeva, Cindy Hong, Kee Straits, Mar°a Del R°o and Guille Quiroz, has consistently functioned as a training ground for its contributors and an avenue for commonly marginalized political issues and voices.

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Evolve brutally honest, jazzy

Amanda Jackson | March 4

Singer, songwriter, musician, producer and jack of all musical trades Ani DiFranco is back and ready to shock anyone who isn’t prepared with her new album Evolve. The album is an eclectic mix of horns, guitars, piano and DiFranco’s soul-penetrating, sexy, raw voice.

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Rogers taught us value of love

Nathan Jacquez | March 4

“When I was a child and would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” —Fred Rogers In a world of reality television where vacuous supermodels are the ideal, it’s always good to remember a time when things were a little simpler.

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Bad boy juggler graces UNM

Arthur Simoni | March 4

The UNM Unicycling and Juggling Club hopes to drum up interest for the group tonight with a free presentation of world-renowned juggler Jason Garfield at 7:30 p.m. in Woodward Hall. Garfield, the “bad boy” of professional juggling, will bring his act to campus in a performance sponsored by Student Special Events.

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Science fiction cartoon action packed, twisted

March 4

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Southwest Film Center does it again by bringing the work of animator Bill Plympton back to the screen this weekend. Plympton’s animated film “Mutant Aliens” will be featured on a bill with work by Joan Gratz, a contemporary of Plympton’s who works in clay.

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Tap Jam to shake Outpost floor

Cailyn M. Rome | February 27

This weekend the Outpost Performance Space will play host to what has become an Albuquerque tradition -- the fifth-annual Tap Jam. Tap Jam coordinator and choreographer, Bill Evans, began making up dances at age three when his aunt took him to see a musical.

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Chappelle scores local laughs

Mike Sanchez | February 27

For those who think "Half Baked" is their all-time favorite movie, Feb. 25 was a sacred night in the history of our little town -- Dave Chappelle came through Albuquerque on Tuesday as a part of his nationwide tour, "Dave Chappelle is Blackzilla." Gracing the stage a little after 11 p.

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MadCat brings in avant garde action

February 27

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The SouthWest Film Center, always the haven for the cutting-edge, will play host to The MadCat International Film Festival this weekend. Based in San Francisco, the all-volunteer organization provides a forum for experimental and avant garde media makers.

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Musical Mayhem

Marisa Demarco | February 27

A visually stunning production of Alain Boublil's "Miss Saigon" opened last night at Popejoy Hall as part of the Ovation Series. The backdrop, a stylistic drawing of a stereotypical village in Vietnam, set the stage for a night of beautiful vocals, vibrant instrumentation, decent acting and, unfortunately, a problematic story.

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Smooch's more than just burgers, beer

February 27

by Jacque Oldfield Daily Lobo If you're looking for a laid-back alternative to the chromatic bar scene, check out "Smooch's," on the corner of Buena Vista Drive and Central Ave. Prosaic exposed wood ceilings and a massive antique beer cooler lend a casual cantina atmosphere to the place -- picture "Cheers," set deep in New Mexico.

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Universal questions posed

Marissa Juarez | February 26

If you've never driven outside of the city limits in order to experience a star-filled sky minus all the crummy light-pollution, you should. Or, if you're keen on the city life but still love the idea of space-gazing, you can drive an even shorter distance to the Lodestar Astronomy Center, where on display is a new exhibit entitled "Infinity Express.

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Rollins channels intensity, passion

Abel Horwitz | February 26

It's not often that a speaker begins an evening insulting the Sunshine Theater by saying "it's a nice change from comfortable, well-lit venues to go to a cold, dark hall with terrible acoustics." Then again, it's not often that Henry Rollins comes around.

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COLUMN: Video dehumanizes homeless

Dustin Habermann | February 26

Just when you thought American entertainment could sink no further, along comes "Bum Fights" by Indecline productions. Advertised on their Web site as the "world's fastest selling independent video," "Bum Fights" has found a low that even ancient Romans, who threw Christians to lions for popular entertainment, would find disturbing.

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Jazz bands show off talents

Angela Williams | February 25

The UNM jazz program has a deep vein of talent, as was proven Thursday night in Woodward Hall when the jazz band classes I and II showed off their talents. Led by Jazz Studies director and assistant professor Glenn Kostur, the classes went through a variety of jazz tunes that kept the audience tapping their feet.

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Billy Corgan resurfaces in Mary Star of the Sea

Eric Howerton | February 25

A decade ago, a gangly, greasy rocker from Chicago released Siamese Dream and gave millions a feeling of fetal warmth using androgynous vocals and soothing cadence as his vehicle. Then he shaved his head and looked like a fetus. After several multi-platinum albums, Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan dissolved his band, slept with Courtney Love, wrote her an album and then jumped back on the mechanical bull of rock and roll.

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Philosopher recognized, Hollywood style

Mike Sanchez | February 20

Jacques Derrida, one of the most brilliant and well-known living philosophers, is the subject of a new biographical movie, titled "Derrida," in which he reveals to the camera some personal details from his life. Most interesting, though, is what he does not explicitly say.

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Photos display abandonment

Elizabeth CookRomero | February 20

Steve Fitch sees the crumbling schools, churches and dance halls of the high planes with the sensibilities of a photographer and an anthropologist A show featuring his work, titled “Gone: Photographs of Abandonment on the High Plains,” will be at the UNM Art Museum until March 23.

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Intacto Movie Review

February 20

By Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo What are you willing to risk to get what you want? The enigmatic characters of writer-director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's "Intacto" face this question in a film about chance and luck. A well-assembled international cast, anchored by the Swedish Max Von Sydow, is the saving grace of "Intacto.

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Artist to celebrate famous composer with piano piece

Dustin Habermann | February 20

Have you ever had the urge to tear apart a grand piano for no good reason? Don’t worry you’re not alone. John Cage, easily the most famous of American 20th-century composers was there with you too. But he sublimated all that destructive energy into “modifying” a piano to create a new sound space for a performer to play in.

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Hours author raps about Woolf, book

Amanda Jackson | February 20

Author Michael Cunningham wasn’t afraid to take a risk with his novel The Hours — that risk, writing about another book, ultimately won him a Pulitzer Prize and a movie deal with Paramount pictures. In a conference call with the Daily Lobo, Cunningham answered the question every one is dying to know the answer to — how did he write a book about one of the world’s most admired piece of literature, Mrs.