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Stoic Frame gets back to roots to test new material
Ron Gonzales | March 7Just prior to Stoic Frame's recent move from Albuquerque to the West Coast, the band was near the top of its form.
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Cliff's to debut new roller coaster
Andrew Webb | March 7With the nearest major amusement parks at more than six hours' drive away, the teeth-grinding terror, clavicle-crushing foam bars and 48-inch height requirements of roller coasters have been merely daydreams for most New Mexicans.
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There's always a catch
Clay Holtzman | March 7The supposedly sane are actually crazy, absurdity is reality and everything has this pesky little catch attached to it. No, this is not our government's proposed energy policy or the Enron scandal, its Joseph Heller's classic novel, "Catch-22," adapted to the stage by the author himself, performed this month at the Vortex Theatre.
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Imbruglia's new CD is folkier pop
Jessica Minturn | March 5Remember "Torn," the Natalie Imbruglia song that was played every three minutes on one radio station or another a few years ago? Of course you do. Well, the former Australian soap star has a new album out, White Lilies Island, but don't expect to find any more eternal pop melodies on it.
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Costa's grooves celebrate empowerment
Kenn Rodrguez | February 28Nikka Costa doesn't consider herself a sex symbol. If you've seen any of Costa's videos, such as the sassy one for her tasty breakthrough single "Like a Feather" or her publicity photos - the one featuring the top of her derriere peaking above her low-rise jeans is an Internet favorite - you're probably thinking to yourself, "Yeah, right."
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Word Movement
Angela Williams | February 28UNM is going to get slammed with poetry tonight. Performance poetry is set to make a riotous stop in Albuquerque when WordCore, a band of national slam poets, kicks off its spring college tour at UNM.
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'Living' acquired, but good taste
Clay Holtzman | February 28Art often serves as the preferred vehicle for self-expression. Some want the flashy sports car type while others desire the sensible and long lasting Goodyear Blimp.
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Outpost to welcome spring with diverse acts
Andrew Webb | February 28Ahh, spring. The Outpost Performance Space rings in this time of rebirth with a hot March calendar of Jazz, folk, chorale and world beat music - just the thing for a warm weekend evening.
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'Dragonfly' is 'Message' redux
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 26Kevin Costner has done it again. With the release of "Dragonfly," he has officially agreed to reprise his role from "Message in the Bottle" - the grieving husband who can never get over the loss of his wife and is always thinking that she is trying to reach him from beyond the grave.
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Breast-cancer survivors offer healing art
Marissa Jurez | February 26As a woman, there are many challenges I face daily: proving myself to a patriarchal world, living freely yet still remaining to some extent, "lady-like" and - this one's for the boys, too - making my parents proud. Yet, after attending a matchless art show on Sunday, I realized there is something I don't worry about too often - my health.
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LETTER: Pro-choice about freedom, not encouraging abortion
February 22There is nothing like the issue of abortion to get people all riled up, including myself. Before I begin I would like to praise everyone, pro-life and pro-choice, for writing in and getting his or her opinions heard on this very touchy subject. Now, on with the debate.
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Folk musicians to discuss death penalty alternatives
Angela Williams | February 21Through the power of their music, folk artists Charlie King and Karen Brandow will commemorate the anniversary of two Italian immigrants' 1927 execution while attempting to educate people about the potentially dangerous consequences of the death penalty.
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A Dream Deferred
Marissa Jurez | February 21In his poem, "A Raisin in the Sun," Langston Hughes poses the question: "What ever happens to a dream deferred?" The answer to this lies within personal speculation - in a realm far beyond what most of us conceive to be real.
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Chambers mixes country, blues
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 20Australian country singer Kasey Chambers made a name for herself with her debut album The Captain and the hit single of the same name.
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Metheny magic mixed on new CD
Jessica Minturn | February 20My first introduction to the Pat Metheny Group came at age 9, on one of many mind-numbing car trips my family took to California.
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Skateboarder Guerrero unveils smart, versatile CD
Jesse AckerJohnson | February 19San Francisco native Tommy Guerrero has returned from skateboarding and relative obscurity with this year's offering of Junk Collector. Guerrero, who became a poster child for Powell Peralta in 1985 when he began his professional skateboarding career, eventually became a member of the Bones Brigade - a sort of a mid to late '80s skateboarding dream team - and was cast in vintage skate films such as "The Search for Animal Chin."
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Damian takes on Marley legacy
Marissa Jurez | February 15Most of us will never know what it is like to be the progeny of an icon. It could be either good or bad, perhaps resembling a type of euphoric pride or a festering inequality in regard to the parent.
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Heart of Azatlan
Iliana Limn | February 14The heart of Aztlan, the Aztec mythic homeland, has been captured by The Albuquerque Museum's latest exhibit that chronicles life from the 1300s to that of the modern Chicano.
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A cinematic weekend trip underground
Andrew Webb | February 14OK, it's the weekend after Valentine's Day, and unless you've already made plans to go check out Britney Spears' new flick, you're probably looking for something to do with the person for whom you bought those paper roses and Walgreen's candy.
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Artscrawl gallery features art by local elementary students
Valerie Jo Medina | February 14Young Albuquerque artists will get a taste of the professional art world as they showcase their work this weekend in an upcoming Artscrawl gallery tour.
