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.
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.
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.
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”.
The WWE has rarely treated the Divas division with any amount of respect at WrestleMania in the past. At WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, Texas, that has the opportunity to change with a highly anticipated triple threat bout for the Divas Championship between three of the most polished divas in years.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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