Gillian Grisman's documentary "Grateful Dawg" chronicles the friendship and musical partnership between David "Dawg" Grisman and Jerry Garcia from the early 1960s until Garcia's death in 1994.
Equipped with long, greasy hair, beer bottles and simple, ebullient tunes shaded in the aesthetic of '60s Brit rock - among other genres - The Strokes' Tuesday night performance at the Sunshine Theater instilled the audience with the fortunate/unfortunate fact that these guys are hotshot rock stars.
When a reviewer says your production "is hysterically funny, but it makes no sense," it's usually a bad thing.
Complete with the standard plucky heroine, date-from-hell scenes and gorgeous gay best friend, "Me Times Three" is the typical chick-flick in book form. Think Bridget Jones' Diary, with a move from London to New York and Bridget replaced with her Jewish alter ego.
The Dilated Peoples, consisting of two MCs and one DJ, take hip-hop to a new level on their latest album Expansion Team. With group members Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu working together, the product is a seamless album full of rock-hard beats with witty lyrics.
The founder and director of a UNM plastics engineering facility recently received recognition for something one wouldn't expect from a man who teaches students the business and science of materials engineering.
GoMotorCar provides much needed relief from the hoards of the annoying pop-infiltrated songs of the past year with their dark, eerie sound.
Been a while since laughter doubled you over in your theater seat? It might have happened to you again if you attended week one of the shows in the Revolutions International Theatre Festival 2002.
The Breeders, an indie-rock powerhouse that is a spawn of The Pixies, among others, and has toured with the likes of Nirvana, will take the stage Monday at the Launchpad along with local band Mistletoe.
The French film "The Brotherhood of the Wolf" ("Le Pacte des Loups"), directed by Christopher Gans, tells the myth of the Beast of Gevaudan. The film includes the genres of both horror and action, jumping from one to the other, rarely melding the two.
Ridley Scott, director of the latest war epic "Black Hawk Down," has a steady reputation as a good director.
When is it time for a television show to go away? In the case of Fox's "The X-Files," after about nine seasons. And as industry observers note, the time frame may vary, but the signs of impeding doom often remain the same.
The collaboration of one of the greatest musicians of our time and a lyricist who produces instant classics form the enchanting foundation of the Broadway musical hit, "Aida."
The people at the Riverside Theatre are dead-set on revolutionizing the way we see theater, and their upcoming festival will prove it.
Bookworks, will hold a book-signing and discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dan Stober and Albuquerque Journal reporter Ian Hoffman for their new book, "A Convenient Spy: Wen Ho Lee and the Politics of Nuclear Espionage," Friday at 7 p.m.
The Albuquerque Children's Theatre will be presenting performances of the classic children's story "Puss in Boots" - delivered with several new twists - this weekend at the Albuquerque Little Theatre.
If modern art has lost its luster, and progressive voice and postmodernism is overly complex, how can artistic expression retain its individuality?
Adam Freeland? Oh... Adam Freeland!
"Gosford Park," Robert Altman's latest film, intricately weaves from one character to another, setting the groundwork for a murder mystery that is serious, thought provoking and funny.
Upon first listening to the debut album Jukebox Sparrows by singer-songwriter Shannon McNally, I attempted to list the musicians I was reminded of: Aimee Mann, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow . eventually I gave up counting.
Solutions by The State News
