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Band stands out in local Math Rock scene

It's not hard to find good experimental rock bands in Albuquerque, but the three musicians that make up CRTTRZ are bound to make an emphatic first impression. Formed in 2012, the band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Gabriel Fuentes, bassist Tony Rivali and drummer Joel Martin. CRTTRZ, pronounced “Critters”, was created by Fuentes who leads the band lyrically and instrumentally. “When I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a musician,” Fuentes said. “My dad is a painter and sculptor, growing up there were a lot of artistic influences. I would watch YouTube videos and just learn everything I could about guitar and piano.”


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Column: WrestleMania recap

WWE’s biggest annual event WrestleMania came and went this past weekend, leaving most fans with a unpleasant taste in their mouths. The 32nd incarnation of WrestleMania delivered with solid matches but had some of the most questionable booking decisions in quite some time. Let’s breakdown exactly what happened this weekend in Dallas, Texas.


Renee Reeves (left) lunges towards Sonny Christopher Haquani last Thursday night at Johnson Gym. The UNM Fencing Club practices Tuesday and Thursday nights at Johnson Gym.
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Fencing Club offers a unique pastime for novices and experts alike

Fencing offers its practitioners physical exercise and teaches them the beautiful form of swordplay, but the social culture and fun that comes with it is what keeps UNM Fencing Club members coming back. Fencing is a unique hobby that is available to UNM students through the Fencing Club, whose aim is to create a fun, social environment where students can try fencing or improve on it while going to school.


Author Michele Buchanan discusses her new book, "Scotas Harp," Tuesday afternoon at the UNM Bookstore. Buchanan is a New Mexico native, growing up in Los Alamos, and later teaching for Albuquerque Public Schools. 
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Q&A: Author Michele Buchanan

Sometimes the only history we have on an event or a person is in oral stories. This can come in the form of folk tales, folk songs or even folk poems, among other things. Michele Buchanan, a graduate of UNM’s Los Alamos branch, said she came across one of these oral-only legends when she began to research the origins of her recently acquired instrument, the harp.


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Rio Bravo Brewing Company hosts Geographer Tour

Indie bands Geographer and The Crookes are in the midst of their collaborative tour across North America, which brings them to Albuquerque on Wednesday, where they will play at the Rio Bravo Brewing Company. The show will be a midway point in the tour as they continue to travel around America, hitting destinations like New York, Chicago and Nashville in the near future.


Lead singer of Mayday Parade, Derek Sanders, raises his mic in the air while performing Friday night at Sunshine Theater. Mayday Parade headlines the show with opening acts by The Maine and The Technicolors.
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Mayday Parade concludes tour at Sunshine Theater

Sunshine Theater went wild Friday night when pop-punk titans Mayday Parade took to the stage and played their final show of the American Lines Tour. The European version of the tour, Black Lines, began in January and was followed up with the American Lines Tour, which began on March 10 and ended Friday night. Bassist Jeremy Lenzo has toured internationally with Mayday Parade, and called it a unique experience.


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Column: WrestleMania 32 predictions

Somehow the WWE always manages to bring everything together when WrestleMania comes around. Despite the fact that several top superstars are out with injuries, WrestleMania 32 is one of the strongest cards from top to bottom in recent memory.


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Albuquerque bands to play at showcase

Local bands will get a huge opportunity to show off their musical talents this Friday. From noon to 7:30 p.m., Albuquerque based bands will perform at the 2016 Local Band Showcase at Civic Plaza, presented by the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department in collaboration with Civic Plaza.


Lee Sillery, owner of Push Drive Studios, explains some of the equipment he uses. Push Drive Studios is an Albuquerque based recording studio on the corner of San Pedro and Constitution. 
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Recording venue helps local artists craft their sound

Independent music production in Albuquerque has never been more appealing, now that Push Drive Studios is in operation. The recording venue debuted only two years ago and has already garnered a reputation among musicians across the city. Push Drive is led solely by audio engineer Lee Sillery, a local musician and long time contributor to the Albuquerque music scene.


Amidooli “Rainbow” Pacheco speaks about his experience with the education system as a Native American at the Albuquerque TED Talk, held at the African American Performing Arts Center on Friday afternoon. The TED Talk consisted of 13 speakers and two videos on the role of equity in the education system.
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TED Talk addresses equity in education

What is educational equity, and what does it have to do with our education system? This is the question TEDxABQED sought to address at the African American Performing Arts Center on Friday afternoon with the Equity in Education lecture theme. The tagline written on the event brochures read: “fairness is providing each person with the right tools to succeed”.



Members of Sun Dog play with a projection cast upon them. Sun Dog is a psychedelic rock band based out of Albuquerque.
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Local band using success to promote Albuquerque

The ethereal washed sounds of psychedelic rock band Sun Dog have been permeating Albuquerque’s music scene for almost half a decade. Now with both an EP and album under their belt, the group has been touring out of state to share their music across the nation. Sun Dog is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Colin Roxford, guitarist/organist Jon Deyhle, drummer Maxwell Graves and bassist Luz Allison. It originated four years ago as dddiamonddd, a rock band.


Kriti  Mishra gives advice on getting into medical school during a panel in the Dean of Students Conference Room on Monday afternoon. The panel consisted of six students who are currently in the program.
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Panel helps women prepare for medical school

While there are a number of support groups and services offered at UNM for students seeking advice on their studies, junior biology major Ari Mishra said she wanted to coordinate a more personal group for women who plan to pursue medical school after graduation. For her first event as the coordinator for the Women in STEM collaboration between the Women's Resource Center and STEM Gateway, she chose to organize a panel for undergraduate students to get their questions answered by first year medical students. “The idea came from my personal experience as a pre-med student. I've heard a lot about the adversities that women face, non-traditional paths they take and advice they have for other women,” Mishra said. “I couldn't wait to bring people together to talk about these topics in medicine.”


Members of the band Crushed!?, play at a house venue called the Fly Honey Warehouse. Crushed!? is a five-piece post-hardcore band.
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Band invigorates local music scene

The musicians who make up the band Crushed!? are bolstering the local music scene with energetic performances that keep audiences on their feet. Armed with a powerful and abrasive sound, this 5-piece post-hardcore band is bound to grip your attention in a loud way. Crushed!? consists of guitarists Adam Smith and Jake Snider, vocalist/trombonist Joel Sheets and brothers Jimmy and Jeremy Wallace, who play bass and drums, respectively.


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Wrestling Column: Shane McMahon will deliver at WrestleMania

It’s still hard to fathom that Shane McMahon is in one of the premier matches for WrestleMania 32. When it was announced three weeks ago that McMahon will face the legendary Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania, it came as a complete shock for fans. McMahon hadn’t been seen on WWE television since 2009 and left the company early in 2010.


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Spa offers a unique kind of yoga

The words "live," "breathe" and "relax" hold different meanings depending on who you ask. “Live. Breathe. Relax.” is the motto of The Remedy Day Spa and Wellness Center, which recently opened its doors to the public for the first time. 


A group of Flamenco artists perform at the El Meson restaurant Saturday night in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alisa Alba, a UNM dance instructor, puts the finishing touches on one of the dances as the rest of the ensemble cheers her on.
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UNM alums share passion for flamenco

By Robert Maler   Five talented local artists, including a University of New Mexico instructor, banded together to present a flamenco performance at a Santa Fe restaurant on Saturday.   Alisa Alba, a UNM dance instructor, was among three flamenco dancers to perform with a flamenco guitarist and vocalist at the El Mesón Restaurant & Tapas Bar in Santa Fe.


Teresa Blankmyer Burker teacher of philosophy in ASL at the institution of Gallaudet University   recites one of her poems in American Sign Language during the Woman Empowerment poetry on March 8, 2016 at the Hispanic Cultural Center. the female poets consisted from a variety of ages.
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National Hispanic Cultural Center hosts poetry show to highlight International Women's Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, the National Hispanic Cultural Center hosted Albuquerque’s first International Women’s Day Poetry Show on Tuesday Night. The inaugural event was coordinated and hosted by Liza Wolff-Francis, a poet and member of the Women & Creativity organization. Wolff-Francis said the goal of the event was to bring people together in celebration of International Women’s Day and what it means.


Adam Saidel (right) and Justin Curtner play guitar alongside drummer Chirs Moffatt at Curtner's house Monday evening. The musicians make up the band Sugarmotor, a local Albuquerque rock band. 
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Q&A: Sugarmotor

Sugarmotor is a seven year old local rock band consisting of singer/guitarist Adam Saidel, bassist Justin Curtner and drummer Chris Moffat. Defined by loud, punchy grooves and philosophical lyrics, the band has been making Albuquerque dance and, occasionally, think for almost a decade. The Daily Lobo sat down with Sugarmotor to see how the band came together and find out what lies ahead for them.

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