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.
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.
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.
Frank Warren, the founder of a project that allows people to anonymously share their innermost secrets, shared his story with the Albuquerque community when he visited the University of New Mexico on Thursday evening. Warren was introduced to a crowd of about 700 in the ballrooms of the Student Union Building by Claire McNallen, the ASUNM Student Special Events speaker’s director. The chairs were all lined with postcards and Warren shared how his idea got started.
The WWE loves to distort reality. From stretching a wrestler’s physical dimensions to how devastating someone’s finisher is. This kind of talk has been the basis of wrestling since its inception. The problem is that some wrestlers who are to be perceived as a destructive force aren’t portrayed that way at all. One faction in particular has suffered greatly from this is the Wyatt Family.
As bands come and go throughout the indie scene, only a handful devise a unique sound and even less go on to make a name for themselves. Local rock band Treehouse Basement seem to be on the right path though, putting in effort to distance themselves from the rest. Armed with a conglomeration of musical influences spanning over 30 years, among various genres, Treehouse Basement truly bring something fresh to the table of rock.
Movies have become a hobby, a student’s common ritual to enjoy and relax, to learn or find something new, and to analyze through personal critique. Victoria Martinez, a freshman who is working at the Southwest Film Center this semester, shared her top five movies, which she said she finds both entertaining and informative.
Things are going to get hot this week at Sandia Resort & Casino for the 28th annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show is an annual three-day trade show for those in the spicy food industry, including, but not limited to, growers, vendors and cooks.
Every life decision has a minimum of two outcomes. Some have significantly more than that. The multiverse theory, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, states that every one of these decisions at a quantum level creates parallel universes in which each of the different outcomes of those decisions occurs. The plot of “Constellations” by Nick Payne revolves around this idea. For the duration of the play, audience members follow the relationship(s) of Marianne and Roland, two ordinary people whose fates become tied from the moment they meet.
The competition for Fight for Fiestas 2016 came to a head Tuesday night when the judges finally announced the winning band. Five groups, each specializing in a different genre, were given 15 minutes on stage to impress the judges and more importantly, the audience for a spot in Fiestas de Albuquerque, a festival held every spring.
The determination Vince McMahon has to get Roman Reigns over with the crowd is just amazing. No matter how much the WWE fans reject Reigns, it just seems to give McMahon more motivation to try to prove that Reigns is indeed what the fans want. If Monday’s Raw was any indication, Reigns isn’t anywhere close to being the company’s top baby face.
A selection of local bands will battle it out for victory at the annual Fight for Fiestas on Tuesday night in the SUB Ballroom for the honor of playing live at Fiestas in April. The battle features bands spanning multiple genres such as rock, hip-hop, metal, electronic dance music, jazz and more. Fight for Fiestas is organized by ASUNM, specifically by Student Special Events and spearheaded by SSE Cultural Director Tatiana Solis. “In preparation for our big music festival, we have a battle of the bands, Fight For Fiestas, where UNM students who play music can audition to compete," she said. “In this competition, the crowd, along with the SSE directors, votes for who they think is the best. The winner gets a slot in playing during Fiestas.”
Amid a personal struggle between health issues and realizing his own creative vision, artist Aaron Trumm has worked relentlessly over the past 25 years to see his musical ideas come to life. Beginning in the early ‘90s, Trumm studied at UNM under the guidance of music department faculty member Manny Rettinger. At UNM, Trumm worked at Rettinger’s UBIK Studio as a production assistant, and with KNME as an in-house audio engineer. In his free time Trumm would fix up UNM’s basement studio, known then as the “elephant boneyard,” and record his first two solo albums.
The path to WrestleMania 32 is clear, but what will actually happen at the biggest show of the year isn’t. With about six weeks until WWE holds the biggest WrestleMania ever, there is still plenty of mystery of what the card will look like. In years past, most of the matches had been built up to some degree. However, thanks to a rash of injuries up and down the roster the card is still fluid.
Busy students who also work on campus don’t always have time to get through a book during the semester, so many of them enjoy watching movies instead. Marissa Archuleta, a sophomore communications and journalism and criminology double major who works in the Student Activities Center, said she enjoys using that time to watch ‘80s chick flicks, or other “girly movies.”
It's almost a farce in itself, getting settled in to watch "Deadpool" as trailers for upcoming superhero flicks like "Batman v Superman" and "Captain America: Civil War" play, when we feel like we've seen those particular movies a dozen times already. Rest assured, Deadpool is the freshest Marvel entry since "Guardians of the Galaxy," combining the best elements of successful superhero films, with the creative freedom of an R rating and a passion to bring the spirit of Deadpool to the screen. The result is a thoroughly entertaining film that, while it grasps its title character’s unique nature by the horns, doesn’t go overboard with it.
Originating from Albuquerque's indie music scene three years ago, local electronic-rock outfit Ugly Robot are taking venues by storm and exhibiting to listeners a unique take on multiple genres. From behind the curtain, audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist Marshall Broyles meticulously arranges sound for both his band and local artists, as well as for various events around UNM. Broyles works under the student body government as the executive director of Student Special Events. The SSE organizes a variety of affairs around UNM, ranging from the annual Fiestas event held on Johnson Field to more high-profile concerts, such as Jack White's performance at Popejoy Hall in February 2015.
The KNOWHERE Concert focuses on UNM students performing new choreography in flamenco and contemporary dance that sets to inspire audiences in the performing arts and build confidence and professionalism in dancers. KNOWHERE allows students to engage and support their fellow Lobos in the dance department.
The UNM Ronald E. McNair and Research Opportunity Program has helped students with financial need and students who are part of underrepresented groups find opportunities in doctoral studies for years. Now, they are opening applications for an program online. The McNair and ROP Program was installed in 2,000 to help students transition from undergraduate to graduate studies. The program provides students with research opportunities from various mentors. By giving the students resources such as mentors, advisers and support from their peers, the program’s goal is to establish students in various graduate programs around the nation, allowing them to pursue their career. “The program works to narrow achievement gaps for people who don’t have a level playing field,” Sr. Student Program Advisor Kyle Farris said. “It is specifically to help underrepresented people have opportunities in continuing on to these levels of education.”
Everyone’s a Lobo, or at least used to be. Members of alternative rock band Great States are proof of “once a Lobo, always a Lobo,” since all members are UNM alumni and said they’re still fond of their time here. In 2010, a series of coincidences (like random roommate assignments) brought keyboardist Sean Leston, front man Morgan Ching, bassist Eric Jecklin and drummer Ryan Rael together.
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