Gwyneth Paltrow sports one of the increasingly popular Hollywood "fat suits" in the new controversial Fox release "Shallow Hal." The Farrelly Brothers' latest film explores societal notions of beauty presented atop a comic landscape.
Who knew classical music could make you belly laugh? This past Friday, the chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque strutted its audience-friendly performance style at the second performance of its 27th season. The concert repertoire included "Serenade for Strings in E Minor" by Sir Edward Elgar, two non-derivative pieces by Charles Ives and "Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Try to imagine a hybrid musical species bred of hip-hop, jazz and Latin music. Pour in equal elements of each, and that's what you get from clarinetist, composer and arranger Don Byron's most recent release with his band, Music for Six Musicians.
"Hey, this sounds like punk rock," smirks a sarcastic friend of mine, as the latest CD by the Bouncing Souls, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, spins in the back of my room. Yes, indeed. What my friend means is that the album, the band's sixth, sounds pretty much like any other punk rock CD we could have thrown into the stereo.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe has unveiled an exhibition titled, "Carr, O'Keeffe, Kahlo: Places of Their Own" that showcases the work of three renowned female artists from each country in North America.
Lead singer Ira Wilson, left, trumpeter John Simms and bassist Adrian Wall of Red Earth perform during the semifinal round of the New Mexico Showcase at Burt's Tiki Lounge Nov. 3. The final round begins at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Got an idea for a historical or cultural play about the Rio Grande Valley? Or perhaps you've been wringing your hands over city politics and want to immortalize your humorous take on baseball stadiums and mayoral races. Well, dig out that typewriter and get started - the KUNM 89.9-FM Radio Play Scriptwriting Competition could be your big break.
Shades of Blue is a local band holding a regular monthly spot at Club Rhythm and Blues, but some of its members are concerned with the well-being of all local artists.
Experimental artist Aphex Twin, also known as Richard D. James, is widely known for his innovative and particularly unique style of creating electronic music. Aside from being known as a groundbreaking electronic musician, James also enjoys collecting expired war machinery such as tanks and living in an old converted bank building.
Loyal Cranberries fans never fear, the band's newest CD Wake Up and Smell The Coffee is here. It couldn't have come at a more appropriate time than now, when the world has dramatically changed and humans are perplexed by love, hate and hypocrisy.
Beautiful Garbage, the oxymoronic title of Garbage's new album, is a perfect description of the popular band's latest experimentation with noise. A rock and pop hybrid flavored primarily with pop hooks but spiced with just a pinch of dark electonica, Beautiful Garbage has achieved new heights in the group's signature sound of thrown-together styles.
Having not been to a recent concert at the glorified cow palace known as Tingley Coliseum, I was a bit nostalgic to know that I'd be seeing the Merry Mayhem Tour there, which featured Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie along with relative newcomers Mudvayne.
Comedian Margaret Cho says her goal when she takes the stage at Popejoy Hall Friday is to make people both laugh and walk away looking at life in a different way.
The Southwest Film Center will present five films from Argentina this weekend during an Argentine Film Festival sponsored by the Latin American and Iberian Institute, SOLAS and the Media Arts Department.
The India Students Association will hold a two-day Indian Classical Music Concert, including a demonstration and lecture Saturday and Sunday.
Singer/songwriter Shannon Gibson says she has come to understand more than ever that each coin has two sides and all things in life usually have both a positive and negative impact.
Certain books just make you want to curl up with them, wrapping yourself in the homemade colcha you've had since you were five. But not this book. Nor should it.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the words "country music?" Do you conjure a beer full of tears, running over your own cow with your truck or dueling banjos?
Meandering Downtown towards the Sunshine Theatre on Saturday night, I was consumed by a jumble of thoughts and expectations.
In response to the letter from Adam Collingsworth published in the Daily Lobo, I have to point out that I said the attacks on the Sept. 11 were the "most vile and cowardly attack one can imagine."
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