Throughout her newest, extremely audacious release, Vespertine, Bjork weaves in and out of her smartly composed progressions with passion while successfully integrating electronics with classic instrumentation.
I think there are two types of singer/songwriters - the down on their luck, rough around the edges and sometimes experimental ilk of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Kris Kristofferson, and then at the other extreme, the almost giddy optimism of crooners like John Denver and James Taylor.
Although rooted in the complexities of classical guitar, Michael Chapdelaine revisits his high school rock band days with the release of his new album, Replay.
If Ian Moore seems happy to have the "guitar god" status stripped off his name, you have to realize that it's been out of necessity for the multi-faceted songwriter.
The Southwest Film Center will present two films this weekend by Hamburg, Germany-based, experimental director and artist Peter Sempel - a renowned documenter of the musicians, artists, filmmakers and poets of the European punk scene.
As the latest successor to the prestigious post of Music Director of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Guillermo Figueroa seems, like others who are seamlessly talented at their careers, perfect for the job.
Silver linings, bursts of light, continually sought but infrequently found, bring hope and enlightenment to the heart when all is thought to be lost. Last Wednesday I found one, tucked quietly away amongst the fifth floor corridors of the Ambilatory Care Center at UNM Hospital.
It's always exciting for a reporter to find an unexposed, fledgling band that possesses all the qualities of a group destined for greatness. That's what I found in the Pregnant Clones.
Red Earth is one of those local bands that just can't be categorized. The eight ethnically-varied members of the band - with a few lineup changes - have been mixing up their politically-charged bouillabaisse of funk, reggae, ska, punk and metal for about five years.
Few actors can make a one-hour monologue bearable, much less a pleasure. Jill Battson is a delightful exception to this rule. Battson's original monologue, "486-8474 Or: How I Learned to Live With Obsession," is nothing short of brilliant. Add to this Battson's heartfelt performance, and one has theater at its best.
Ani DiFranco is back in New Mexico again. Tonight the acclaimed funky folk babe will jam Santa Fe's Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre to celebrate her most recent release, Revelling/Reckoning.
If P.O.D. wanted to make some rock shock waves, they did it with the release of their new album Satellite in early September.
It's not just the acting; it's the acto. The playwriting form called acto is based on theories put forth by Luis Valdez and his Teatro Campesino and is firmly rooted in social commentary; it is on these principles that the multi-play show "Almas" is based.
Once again, master of horror Stephen King takes us to disturbing, yet touching, heights of the human imagination.
So you think your family’s weird, eh? Well, check out Nelson Cruz’s. Though this college graduate himself seems laidback enough and at least mostly sane, the “Our Lady of the Tortilla” protagonist’s genetic pool is another matter altogether.
"How can we better shape the world than with serenity?" This is the last sentence in artist Paul RÇ's exhibit statement, "Shaping Serenity," now on display at Jonson Gallery.
Truth be told, only a good show will have the audience wanting to sing along during the opening number. The Albuquerque Little Theatre's production of "100 Years of Broadway, 66 years off Central" does just that.
Albuquerque's LINKS Ensemble performed "Concert for America: Music of John Cage" to a full-house Friday evening at the Outpost Performance Space.
Once again, Richard Berthold is really telling it like it ain't! I just love reading his incredibly one-sided argument about the Palestinians and all the oppressing the United States does around the globe.
I met a genius boy once strolling down the street Sweet as can be and a driven look tingling in his eyes
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