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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.
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Cope's CD eclectic, memorable
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 14With funky beats, an acoustic guitar, drum machines and most any other instrument,
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'All night strut' musical theater not worth taking
Sarah Hunt | February 14The Musical Theatre Southwest's production of the "All Night Strut" is, judging from the response of at least one audience member, positively soporific.
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In praise of the 'Lummox'
February 13The thought of sharing more than 200 pages with a belching, beer-swigging, football-watching lummox is alarming in the least.
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Angry poetry for the masses
Marissa Jurez | February 12Wilfred Owen once said, "The true poets must be truthful." If ever I have been in the presence of true poets, it has been at an Angry Brown Poets performance. This quadruplet not only speaks truth, but also surpasses the realm of daily thought with profound sagacity.
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'Big Fat Liar' rife with has-been cameos
Dan Meisinger | February 12If you've seen any of the "E-True Hollywood Stories" or Court TV specials on child acting stars, you're aware of the startling epidemic afflicting stars who just couldn't stay cute.
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Angry poetry for the masses
Marissa Jurez | February 11Wilfred Owen once said, “The true poets must be truthful.” If ever I have been in the presence of true poets, it has been at an Angry Brown Poets performance. This quadruplet not only speaks truth, but also surpasses the realm of daily thought with profound sagacity.
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‘Big Fat Liar’ rife with has-been cameos
Dan Meisinger | February 11If you’ve seen any of the “E-True Hollywood Stories” or Court TV specials on child acting stars, you’re aware of the startling epidemic afflicting stars who just couldn’t stay cute.
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Tribute only interesting to Prince fans
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 7If I Was Prince is a compilation album with various artists giving a unique rendition of a different Prince song.
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Greek Role Reversal
Anna Angeli | February 7Greek dramas are all so typical: the chorus chants, blind prophets stumble around screeching omens and a whole bunch of dudes hang out in togas.
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Olympic games to go platinum
February 7Organizers of this year's Olympiad, which kicks off Friday in Salt Lake City, hope that nightly performances by multi-platinum pop music superstars will give the Games new attitude - and lure more viewers to give ratings a big boost.
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'Fences' repetitive, predictable
Sarah Hunt | February 7The Adobe Theatre's adaptation of a classic, racially-charged play was technically sound but fell painfully short in delivery.
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Film chronicles extraordinary tales of women
Andrew Webb | February 7Working at age 7 and married off by her Bangladeshi family by 12, Selina's existence could have been doomed. But a $60 loan with her future as collateral gave her hope and new life.
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Poet shares his 'Fire of Life'
Angela Williams | February 7Michele Dalton is the walking, talking and singing essence of performance poetry.
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'Places' rife with lyrical immaturity
Simon Trujillo | February 5Generally speaking, healthy quotients of singer/songwriters have a reputation as being highly sensitive but emotionally tattered people.
