"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" opened May 16 to the expected record sales and criticism. Since the release of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," the Star Wars franchise, headed by award-winning director George Lucas, has come under intense scrutiny by both fans and critics.
Weezer drove fans batty in Albuquerque May 10 to pump up Maladroit, the band's new bungling album.
The 3 Sided Hole existed from May 23-27 on a privately owned plot of land about one hour west of Albuquerque, overlooking the Rio Puerco Valley. Artists, musicians, poets and performers gathered to celebrate the building of a strong creative arts community and to preserve and restore the landscape of New Mexico.
The summer concert season literally kicked off with a powerful performance by one of today’s most revered So-Cal pop bands. Gwen Stefani of No Doubt burst onto the stage, cursing, kicking and jumping, while the cheers of a roaring sold-out crowd filled Santa Ana Star Casino Monday, May 13.
Christian bands such as Starflyer 59, Six Pence None the Richer, S.S. Bounty Hunter, and solo artists such as Michael W. Smith, have helped open the doors of opportunity for Christian artists such as Ginny Owens.
The winds are blowing for lostprophets guitarist Mike Lewis. Actually they were blowing against him, as the 20-something Welshman's voice was often obscured by the rushing winds outside the Houston venue the band prepared to play last Wednesday.
The sixth issue of Transmission Magazine, New Mexico's exclusive free monthly music review, will be unveiled this week and its creators promise it will be the best issue yet.
Let's face it: summer is the season of film ineptitude. We all have been bombarded by hoards of overproduced, under-acted and uninspired summer blockbusters such as last year's "Pearl Harbor" and "Planet of the Apes," only to wait until late fall when the studios released their surefire Oscar contenders in compensation. While this year's ilk seems to follow in tone and tenor of past summers, a few big names and titles will maybe salvage what many already consider a sunken movie season.
If you think improvisational comedy is all about "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," you really ought to go to the Tricklock Theater this month to check out the "May Madhouse Comedy Fair."
The cover of Luke Templeton's latest CD, ... through the music, shows Templeton's visage reflected on the back of his acoustic guitar.
The Tamarind Institute, a division of UNM's College of Fine Arts, is considered by many artists around the world to be the premiere studio and workspace for an art form that could be called the most popular medium of the 20th century.
The Apex Theory recently released its debut full-length album, Topsy-Turvy, which earned high critical acclaim. The album is the follow-up to an EP that was released earlier this year and is an impressive introductory piece of work.
Last year, I ate a 72-ounce steak with all the fixings. That's right - four and one-half pounds of cow. Let that serve as an indication of my relative inexperience with vegetarian cuisine. For my latest review, I decided to patronize 20 Carrots Cafe, an establishment that is decidedly not carnivore-friendly. However, for that special veggie, it might be the right place.
Poetry shook the Outpost Performance Space Friday as New Mexico's top performance poets battled it out for a coveted spot on the five-poet 2002 Albuquerque Slam Team.
Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. capitalized on the 1997 MIT graduation speech hoax where he was quoted offering the following advice to college graduates: "wear sunscreen."
Carmen Lomas Garza, an internationally acclaimed artist whose work echoed the pride and ownership associated with the 1960s Chicano Movement, will present an impressive retrospective this weekend at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
I must confess that my interview with Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is something I still struggle to understand.
A strange phenomenon is rapidly taking over the world. In 1999, it was estimated to have brought in more than $12 billion - exceeding the gross national product of Cambodia, El Salvador and Jamaica combined. For years, fans have dressed up as space aliens waving glowing swords, and have devoted weeks to stand in line for it. This week, it even graces the cover of Time magazine.
G. Love and the Special Sauce will be pouring it on thick at the Paramount in Santa Fe tonight.
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