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1
A local fast-food restaurant chain called
____________________ that spent the past
24 years contracting by closing
locations, is set to expand again with
plans to open a second location in Rio
Rancho.
a) Goody’s Coffee Shop
b) Sweetwater’s Café
c) Mac’s Steak in the Rough
d) The New Chinatown
2
New Mexico State Attorney General
Hector Balderas publicly criticized the
___________________________ for its handling
of an investigation of Bernalillo County
District Attorney Kari Brandenberg.
a) Federal Bureau of Investigation
b) Ministry of Love
c) Albuquerque Police Department
d) Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
3
An Albuquerque woman posed as a
_______________________, entered a local
Home Depot and proceeded to steal
$1,000 in merchandise.
a) Sad-eyed circus clown
b) Firefighter
c) Gelatinous alien entity
d) Giant crawfish
4
In a move designed to reduce
automobile traffic in the city, you can
now rent a ____________________ in 13
locations throughout Burque.
a) Bicycle
b) Hoverboard
c) Horse
d) Segway
5
Despite a plateful of unfinished
legislative business, Gov. Susana
Martinez says she has no intention of
calling for _____________________________this
year.
a) Martial law
b) The Red Hour
c) A chicken in every pot
d) A special session of the legislature
Answers:
1) C. Open in one form or another for nearly 67
years, Mac’s Steak in the Rough is set to begin a
new stage of expansion after years of only offering
their unique menu at one location on Menaul.
2) C. In a summary of his own investigation of the
matter, Balderas said APD’s decision “raises
questions” about the department’s motivations.
3) B. Ashley Smith allegedly misrepresented herself
as a Santa Fe firefighter while stealing stuff from
Home Depot.
4) A. Bike-sharing company Zagster is now offering
its services in the city!
5) D. Although a huge capital improvements bill and
tax reform efforts remain on the legislative agenda,
La Tejana said no to a special session this year. a
AND
ODDS
ENDS
WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: Saudi Arabia
A jilted Saudi Arabian bride apparently stole
her husband’s pickup truck and drove it
through dozens of red lights, racking up some
$80,000 in tickets—all because he chose to
take a second wife. Reports say the truck
owner’s wife was angry at her husband for
getting married a second time. According to
Ajel newspaper, the unnamed woman waited
until the night of her husband’s second
wedding ceremony—at which point she
recruited her brother to help take the truck.
The brother and sister drove the vehicle
though numerous red lights outfitted with
traffic cameras and later posted a video of the
traffic crime spree to YouTube. Dajiworld.com
reports the wife managed to ring up more than
300,000 Saudi riyals ($80,000) in automated
traffic tickets.
presumably not the macaroni salad—was
recovered inside one of the suspect’s
residences.
Dateline: Oklahoma
A grudge-holding woman is accused of
slashing the face and cutting body parts off the
corpse of her romantic rival. The Tulsa District
Attorney is seeking an increased bail and has
added the charge of “unlawful removal of body
parts from deceased” against Shaynna Sims
after she showed up at a viewing of the body
carrying a folding knife, scissors and a box
cutter. Initially, it was thought Sims simply
slashed the dead woman’s face. But when the
body was taken for cremation, it was
discovered the woman’s breasts and one of her
toes were “crudely cut and removed.” Sims
now faces six criminal counts including
interrupting a funeral and “unauthorized
dissection” for allegedly attacking the dead
body of the woman—identified only as
“Tabatha”—as it was displayed in a coffin at a
funeral home in Tulsa. CBS affiliate KOTV
reports Sims is also accused of stealing the
dead woman’s shoes. It has been reported the
woman whose body Sims is accused of
mutilating was an ex-girlfriend and longtime
friend of Sims’ husband. According to
Tabatha’s family, she died of natural causes
stemming from a long illness.
Dateline: Massachusetts
The North Adams Police Department has
issued a very specific request on Facebook. A
post dated May 11 announces that local
authorities are “urging everyone to NOT chase
bears through the woods with a dull hatchet,
drunk.” The post goes on to state that “if you
see a bear, LEAVE IT ALONE and call us. We
certainly don’t need anyone going all Davy
Crockett chasing it through the woods drunk
with a dull hatchet. It is just a bad idea and
not going to end well.” Without naming
names, the department advised that such
actions will “certainly end you up in jail ...
which it did. The hatchet man was taken into
protective custody due to his incapacitation
from the consumption of alcoholic beverage.
We are still trying to figure out what his end
game was.” a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
news to devin@alibi.com.
Dateline: Pennsylvania
State police say a New York man became
enraged when he couldn’t get macaroni and
cheese at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop.
The Star-Telegram reports 47-year-old Kevin
Nelson strolled into a Roy Rogers restaurant in
Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, on
the night of May 11. The hungry traveler
became “angry and agitated and began to
curse” after learning the restaurant was out of
mac and cheese. Police say Nelson left the
restaurant and got coffee from another vendor
at the rest stop. He returned to the Roy Rogers
and tried to order potatoes. Unfortunately for
everyone involved, the restaurant was out of
those too. Livid over the lack of side dish
choices, Nelson reportedly became enraged
and started “throwing condiments over the
counter.” He was later cited for disorderly
conduct.
Dateline: New York
In other macaroni-related crime news, police
in western New York say they apprehended
three burglary suspects by following the trail of
macaroni salad they left behind while making
their escape. The Livingston County Sheriff’s
Office said in a Facebook press release three
thieves broke into the Build-A-Burger
restaurant in the town of Mt. Morris around
6:30am on Sunday, May 10. The thieves stole
a cash register as well as the establishment’s
entire surveillance system. According to the
sheriff’s office, investigators were able to follow
“a steady trail of macaroni salad” from the scene
of the crime. The Facebook post clarified: “It
was later discovered that the suspects stole a
large bowl of macaroni salad, which they took
turns eating along the escape route.” Matthew
Sapetko, 34, James Marullo, 35, and Timothy
Walker Jr., 23, were all charged with burglary
in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 3rd
degree and grand larceny in the 4th degree.
Most of the missing property—though
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NEWS | EdiTorial
The Need for Change
The mayor’s anti-panhandling initiative is a
distraction from the real problem of homelessness
BY SAMANTHA ANNE CARRILLO
ayor Berry’s new anti-panhandling
campaign consists of 30 blue street
signs directing people in need to dial
311, and those who want to help to go to
United Way website donateABQ.org. After
dialing 311—during the hours of 6am to
9pm Monday through Saturday and 9am to
6pm on Sundays—a representative will read
the City’s website to you. Introducing this
initiative, Berry used this analogy: Hand $5
to a panhandler, and they can buy a
hamburger and fries at a fast-food joint; but
giving that same $5 to Roadrunner Food
Bank via the United Way of Central New
Mexico funds dinner for 20 people. Buying
in bulk does save money, and maximizing
resources is a noble goal. But if the past few
years have highlighted anything, it’s the
real, constant danger that Albuquerque’s
homeless population faces on a daily basis.
And a sign suggesting a phone number is a
poor substitute for meaningful change.
In March of 2014, police officers fatally
shot mentally ill homeless man James
“Abba” Boyd, ostensibly for the crime of
camping on private property in the Sandia
Foothills. Just four months later, three
teenagers brutally beat two homeless Navajo
men, Allison Gorman and Kee Thompson,
to death on West Central. The boys
confessed to having perpetrated 50 other
attacks on the homeless in the last year.
These examples are the tip of the perilous
iceberg. People who live on the street are
unlikely to report being physically or
sexually assaulted, fearing arrest, law
enforcement harassment or further violence.
The visibility of Albuquerque’s transient
population and its perceived impact on
businesses has been on the City’s radar for
some time now. Last fall the City funded a
walkability study by urban designer Jeff
Speck. Page 96 of Speck’s report notes, “The
presence of the homeless, and those who
appear to be homeless, on the streets of
downtown Albuquerque contributes
measurably to the discomfort of people
walking there. They are not that many in
number, but they seem ubiquitous because
they form such a large percentage of the
people who are walking.”
Why does the very existence of the
homeless Downtown discomfit people?
Being confronted with the ugly reality of
human suffering is distressing. And it should
be. If a city doesn’t exhibit the larger,
economic segregation in our society, it’s a
fairy tale. If we’re not happy with the
reflection in the looking glass, we should
alter the object of its gaze. Speck then
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states, “Short of draconian and inhumane
measures, there is little that can be done to
limit homelessness in cities, except for
providing the homeless with housing.”
Speck’s other suggestions include providing
one-way bus tickets to recently released
prisoners and adding a waiting area (with
a TV) to the county probation office. As
long as we cling to an “out of sight, out of
mind” obscurantism, homelessness and the
attendant problems will exist.
Housing every Burqueño/Burqueña is a
prelude to solving homelessness in the Duke
City. Providing research-based treatment for
addiction, access to behavioral health
services and a system of education and
training to housed individuals would
comprise a worthy effort. But the money,
right? How can we fund this utopian vision?
Here’s the thing. We’re already spending in
excess of $20 million annually for services
accessed by the homeless; that figure is low,
based as it is on federal HUD Continuum of
Care data, and not inclusive of funds paid
out by churches, emergency shelters and
privately funded organizations. Touting
Albuquerque Heading Home’s success a year
ago, Berry himself acknowledged the
economic sense that giving homes to the
homeless makes, saying, “The research [by
UNM Institute for Social Research] shows
that we save $3.2 million by housing the
homeless.” This study of the City’s Housing
First program took into account associated
costs like inpatient hospital stays and detox,
ambulance service, emergency room visits,
shelter subsidies, imprisonment and
outpatient medical, mental health and
substance abuse treatment.
We are headed in the right direction, but
the work has just begun, and an antipanhandling campaign only serves as a
distraction from the momentum and progress
our community is already making in
combating homelessness. The solution to the
panhandling problem in Albuquerque is
simple: End homelessness. Nothing short of
that will resolve the “discomfort” of seeing
homeless people Downtown or elsewhere—
including a PR offensive that is intended to
embolden our baser human instincts to turn
away from those in need. If anything, what
we must do is double-down on efforts to
house the most vulnerable, chronic and atrisk homeless people—and ultimately all
human beings—walking our streets. The
results of putting housing first are verifiable
and readily available to us. As we reduce
homelessness in Albuquerque, that will be
reflected in the human landscape of a city
shaped by both compassion and vision. And
that’s gotta be good for business. a
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: Why do white people love
Marco Rubio and cry at his speeches?
Rubio was in my town
selling his vision for American
mierda to his gabacho
constituency, and they drank
it up like Tía’s fresh
jamaica. They laughed,
they cried, they wondered
why we Mexicans can’t get
behind the Great Brown
Hope. Do we know if
Rubio even talks to the
kitchen help and waitstaff
when he’s finished talking at
banquets? “Oh my God! He’s so
inspiring!” Fuck that.
D
—Mark Blondie
Dear Pocho: The great thing about your
pregunta was that you attached a tweet of some
PR hack essentially ejaculating while tweeting
that Rubio was “speaking to Spanish-speaking
employees post-fundraiser.” Hell, Democratic
politicians in the Southwest have given shoutouts to the help during their speeches for years
now, but you don’t see Dems freaking out about
it, mostly because they realized Mexicans were
humans long ago. I won’t elaborate too much on
why Mexicans don’t like Rubio here—go find
my columna in the Guardian from last month for
a more thorough explanation; the Mexican
promises that essay won’t give you a pain in the
gulliver—but why gabachos like Rubio is easy:
They think he’s their brown bullet to make
more Mexicans conservatives. The more
interesting trend I find is what you pointed out:
how gabachos try to shame Mexicans into liking
Rubio, just like they’ve used Clarence Thomas
and Ben Carson into claiming liberal AfricanAmerican voters who don’t appreciate them are
traitors to the race. Only in America do
gabachos have the audacity to tell minorities
they’re not minority enough because they don’t
embrace a token—and if you don’t believe me,
witness the campaign to make Carlos Mencia a
likable person.
ello, Mexican! My wife and I are gabachos
living in a 99-percent Hispanic
neighborhood. We are very tolerant folks
and actually chose where we live because of its
diversity (lots of people of every type—long
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story). Unfortunately, our immediate
neighbors are putting us in an awkward
situation. One neighbor has four pit bulls
tethered in his back yard, and they bark loudly
all the time (whether he is home or not).
They never go inside his home;
just stay outside and bark. The
other neighbor has a boomin’
system in his car and loves to sit
in his driveway at the end of his
day and clean the car while
blasting gangsta rap. (I’m not
kidding; this rattles the dishes
in our cabinets!) Normally,
this wouldn’t be a problem, but
we work out of our house, and
the incessant noise greatly affects
our ability to converse with clients
over the phone.
I’m totally understanding of the need to be
loud every now and again, but not so much
when it comes to blatant disregard for
neighbors. Do you have any suggestions for
addressing the problem without my being shot
by gangsta-man or alienating my pit bullloving neighbor? I want to avoid having them
see this as a white-on-brown thing; it’s more
of a “I live right next to you, and you are
ruining my life by your inconsideration”
thing. Or is it just con estos bueyes hay que
arar? Any suggestion would be greatly
appreciated.
—¡Yo Estoy Como Perro en Barrio Ajeno!
Dear I’m Like a Dog in a Strange
Neighborhood: Don’t give me this “Plow with
the oxen you have” bullshit. If you bought into
your neighborhood not knowing that Mexican
dogs bark a lot, that cholos like to blast music
(and don’t forget the comadres cranking up
Marco Antonio Solís to 11 every Saturday
morning) and that Mexicans also work out of
their houses (where do you think bathtub
cheese comes from?), I’m marking you as a
gentrifier who deserves no pity. Your only solace
is that other gentrifying pendejos will no doubt
also move into the neighborhood, and all those
loud Mexicans you complain about will be gone
in five years. Congrats on being the Cortés of
the barrio! a
Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net. Be
his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
W!LD MOON COUTURE™
W!LD MOON COUTURE™
Owner
It was a hot August night in 1965 when
Sally Moon climbed a ladder to the roof of her
family’s home in Compton, California. What
she witnessed was a red sky, created by flames of
nearby businesses burning to the ground. It was
the Watt’s Riots in south Los Angeles, City of
Angels.
Just 17 years old, Sally’s life was in total
flux; she graduated high school in June, married
in July, and was pregnant. What goes through a
young woman’s mind as she stands there
paralyzed in the present—the unknown? Could
she possibly imagine that 30 years later she
would be sitting on the hill, gazing at Mt.
Shasta during the Summer Solstice—praying for
a “vision”?
In June 1995, after giving up a life in
corporate America, Sally embarked upon a
Vision Quest Ceremony, four days without food
or water praying for a vision, guidance, or
perhaps a glimpse into what the future might
hold. On the third day, she “saw” herself in a
boutique fitting a woman in a leather dress.
This was totally mind-boggling to her because
only a month earlier she had made her first
leather bag for her Sacred Pipe/Chanupa.
Sally was busily preparing for the release of
her new leather fashion designs for the
Sauvage! Salon Show last fall; she was fitting
one of her models in an Egyptian blue lamb
suede dress and had a flash of her “vision,” just
as clear as it was at Mt. Shasta. This realization
validated her experience and confirmed an even
deeper trust in her visions and her purpose.
Sally Moon honors and blesses all the
hides she uses which are mostly deer, lamb, and
elk. She receives inspiration from dreams,
visions, and listening to the leather talk to
her—telling her what it wants to become. She
loves designing and is filled with joy with every
piece she creates. Every aspect of the process is
done by hand in the Couture House. Sally
personally signs and blesses each piece, turning
it into an honored piece of Wearable Art.
When asked about her life’s journey from
an overwhelmed 17-year-old to the self-made
designer and entrepreneur she is today, Sally
responded candidly:
“Looking back at myself standing on top of
that roof and looking at the realities of my
environment, I recognize now, that it was a
pivotal turning point for me. I was driven by the
events of that day to be exactly where I am
today. Every milestone in my life has taught me,
strengthened me, and given me the courage to
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Sally Moon
Business Address
2061/2 San Felipe NW Suite 7
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Business Phone
(505) 247-2475
Business Email
wildmoonbiz@gmail.com
Website
wildmooncouture.com
wildmoonmarketplace.com
take leaps of faith and follow my heart with
passion. I truly believe, ‘Everything is Perfect
and in Divine Order!’ We need only walk in
beauty and realize our destiny.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today, Sally Moon, American Couture,
owns the W!ld Moon Boutique™—Where the
W!ld WoMan Shops! and W!ld Moon
Couture™—Design House & Showroom
located across from each other in the quaint
Patio Market courtyard in Old Town
Albuquerque.
You are invited to Sally’s 20 Year
Anniversary Celebration. It will be located at
the W!ld Moon Couture™ Design House &
Showroom and in the Patio Market. She has
nine beautiful models lined up in all shapes,
sizes and ages. During the Celebration there will
be the Sauvage! Past ~ Present ~ Future Salon
Show.
$600 Gift Certificate Drawing
Enter for a chance to win $600 Gift
Certificate (No cash value.) at
www.WildMoonCouture.com for custom leather
designs, apparel or bags. The winner will be
randomly selected electronically. No need to be
present, but how exciting would it be if you
were!
Reserve Seating
The Salon Show will be inside the Couture
House and extend out to the courtyard. There
will be limited reserved seating inside. To
reserve your seat, please send an email to
WildMoonBiz@gmail.com
Community
Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 21
ABQ BEER WEEK A barley-filled celebration with something for
everyone, including microbrew tastings, exciting tours,
incredible food events and live music. Multiple Locations
(Albuquerque). Prices vary. alibi.com/e/140726.
D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Featuring pet adoptions, along with donated
art, jewelry, sports-related items, unique pet items and more.
Hispanic Arts Bldg @ Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds (300 San
Pedro NE). Noon-7pm. alibi.com/e/141819.
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK
RECORD In observance of National High Blood Pressure
Education Month, the campus invites members of the
community to get their blood pressure taken. Carrington
College Albuquerque (1001 Menaul NE). Noon-8pm.
353-3947. alibi.com/e/144037.
HOW TO GROW A LIBRARY A talk presented by the Corrales
Historical Society Speaker Series. Old San Ysidro Church
(966 Old Church, Corrales). 7pm. alibi.com/e/143992.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY Join
the resurgence of roller derby and get trained. For men and
women of any skill level. Wells Park (6th and Mountain).
6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426. alibi.com/e/127820.
NOB HILL OPEN LATE Have an early dinner, or shop and have a
late dinner. Participating retailers have weekly promotions
and events. Nob Hill Main Street (on Central between
Washington and Girard). Noon-8pm. alibi.com/e/135902.
SALUD Y SABOR: BRASIL An evening of food, art and
entertainment to provide families with an opportunity to
connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles and
culture. National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth
Street SW). 5:30-7:30pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/143892.
THIRD THURSDAY: STEAMPUNK EXTRAVAGANZA Put on your
Victorian finest, and join in for an Albuquerque
Steampunk Society-hosted evening of fun in conjunction
with the Rad Gadgets exhibit. Albuquerque Museum of Art
and History (2000 Mountain NW). 5-8:30pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/142096. See preview box.
WORLD TAVERN POKER LEAGUE Poker tournaments where
players earn points and rankings to move on to the Tavern,
Regional and National Championship events. SkyLight
(139 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe). 6:30pm. (505)
982-0775. alibi.com/e/143501.
FRIDAY MAY 22
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK Head through 1.3
miles of Albuquerque’s darker side. Hotel Andaluz
(125 Second Street NW). $18-$22. 8-9:30pm. 240-8000.
alibi.com/e/139147.
BUTTERFLY PAVILION OPENING Enjoy hundreds of butterflies in
this immersive seasonal exhibit, along with a butterfly
slideshow. ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden (2601 Central NW).
Included with admission. 9am-5pm. 768-2000.
alibi.com/e/133169.
D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Noon-7pm. See 5/21 listing.
FAMILY DANCE BREAK Join Ms. Chrissy and friends in this
creative movement class aimed for full family participation.
Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $5 per child.
3:30-4:30pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/137281.
FREE COFFEE TASTING AT PROSUM ROASTERS Taste all of the
coffees roasted at this Albuquerque roastery. Prosum
Roasters (3228 Los Arboles NE). 6:30-8pm. 379-5136.
alibi.com/e/143763.
YIN YOGA Yin poses target the fascia surrounding the muscle and
are known for creating intense sensation and equally sweet
relief, opening and wellbeing. Oriental Medical Arts
(2716 San Pedro NE). First class free, $15-$40 after. 6-7pm.
506-0136. alibi.com/e/127881.
SATURDAY MAY 23
20TH ANNUAL ALBUQUERQUE RAILROAD FAIR Featuring 120
tables with dealers from across the country, each selling
railroad collectibles and antiques, as well as displays and
more. School Arts Bldg. at Expo New Mexico (300 San
Pedro NE). $6, FREE for children under 12. 9am-4pm.
345-0657. alibi.com/e/143028.
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK $18-$22. 8-9:30pm.
See 5/22 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE OPEN SPACE SUMMER SUNSET SERIES
Featuring talks, demonstrations and shows by some of
Albuquerque’s best speakers, educators and performers.
Elena Gallegos Picnic Area (7100 Tramway NE). $2 per
vehicle. 7-8:15pm. 452-5222. alibi.com/e/142292.
ALBUQUERQUE WINE FESTIVAL Featuring vino from the best
wineries New Mexico has to offer, as well as live music and
more. Balloon Fiesta Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway).
$20, FREE for those under 21 with guardian.
alibi.com/e/143797.
BEES + SEEDS FESTIVAL Pack a picnic and take your family to
celebrate pollinators, seeds, farmers and the healthy local
foods that nourish us. Tiguex Park (1800 Mountain NW).
Noon-2pm. alibi.com/e/140246.
CAVEMAN BBQ AND CROSSFIT DEMO Learn what it means to
be a caveman with a crossfit trial workout and delicious and
nutritious grass-fed meats hot off the grill. Natural Grocers
(9261 Coors NW). Noon-3pm. 897-0400.
alibi.com/e/144036.
COOKING CLASSES Try a hands-on cooking class and create
delicious dishes with the supervision of a chef. Cinnamon
Sugar & Spice Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $40-$75. 5-8pm.
492-2119. alibi.com/e/136365.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce, local
goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson Park (8th &
Central). 7am-noon. 252-2959. alibi.com/e/134041.
EAST MOUNTAIN K-9 SEARCH TEAM A presentation and
demonstration involving Bloodhounds and other working
dogs, which also includes their sister team: the NM Working
K-9’s Group. Elena Gallegos Picnic Area (7100 Tramway NE).
$2 per vehicle. 7-8pm. 452-5222. alibi.com/e/143210.
THE ESSENTIAL PHILOSOPHY OF MOGADAO: BEAUTY, RISK
AND HUMILITY Learn how to call manifestation and passion
into your life while maintaining the root of humility. The
MogaDao Institute (703 Camino de la Familia, Suite 3103,
Santa Fe ). 7pm. alibi.com/e/143604.
FAMILY YOGA Practice yoga with the whole family. High Desert
Yoga (4600 Copper NE). $12. 12:45-1:45pm. 232-9642.
alibi.com/e/88856.
HOME COMPOSTING BASICS Learn the science, materials and
methods of drought-proofing your garden soil in order to grow
vegetables, fruits and berries. Highland Senior Center
(131 Monroe NE). 10am-noon. 929-0414.
alibi.com/e/139015.
ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF NEW MEXICO Regional artist Diana
Molina presents an eclectic, multifaceted portrayal that
embodies the spirit of New Mexico’s heritage through
symbols and iconography. Petroglyph National Monument
(6510 Western Trail NW). 6:30-7:30pm. 899-0205.
alibi.com/e/139515.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY
10am-noon. See 5/21 listing.
MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO ALBUQUERQUE People all over
New Mexico and the world gather as part of a Global March
Against Monsanto. Robinson Park (8th & Central).
11am-noon. alibi.com/e/140247.
PURPOSE, PASSIONS AND POSSIBILITIES Take the worldfamous Passion Test to get clear, remove mental obstacles
and get on with your life using what you learn in this
workshop. Institute of American Indian Arts (83 Avan Nu Po,
Santa Fe). $125. 10am-4pm. (209) 923-0502.
alibi.com/e/143457.
SWAMP COOLERS & HOME PLUMBING REPAIRS Learn about
swamp cooler tune-ups and maintenance, as well as ways to
deal with plumbing issues. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for
Humanity ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). 10-11:30am.
265-0057. alibi.com/e/141906.
SUNDAY MAY 24
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE WINE FESTIVAL $20, FREE for those under 21
with guardian. See 5/23 listing.
BEYOND MEDITATION: COMMUNITY HU SONG Actively explore
your inner worlds, experience more divine love, a feeling of
peace and increased awareness by chanting HU with others
of like mind. Eckankar Center (2501 San Pedro NE).
10:30-11am. 265-7388. alibi.com/e/124846.
BIKE & BREW BIKE TOUR Learn about Albuquerque’s top
microbrews, take in beautiful scenery, and meet new people
in the process. Routes Bicycle Tours and Rentals (404 San
Felipe NW, #B1). $50-$60. 1-4:30pm. alibi.com/e/144042.
CHERRY HILLS TOASTMASTERS Event empowers individuals to
become more effective communicators and leaders.
Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living (2801 Louisiana NE).
3-5pm. 298-3682. alibi.com/e/134695.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS Children learn how to build a space of
inner strength and confidence by developing their good
qualities. Kadampa Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE).
$3 per child suggested donation. 10-11:30am. 292-5293.
alibi.com/e/141901.
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring more peace and happiness
into our world by learning to cherish others, overcome anger
and deal with stress. Kadampa Meditation Center
(8701 Comanche NE). $10 suggested donation.
10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/141896.
PUBLIC MEDITATION SITTING Join in for a public sitting.
Meditation instruction is available upon request. Albuquerque
Shambhala Meditation Center (1102 Mountain NW).
10am-noon. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/131998.
RAIL YARDS MARKET 2015 Bring the community together with
food, art, music, fun, learning and creativity. Albuquerque Rail
Yards (777 First Street SW). 9am-1pm.
alibi.com/e/141145.
MONDAY MAY 25
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE WINE FESTIVAL $20, FREE for those under 21
with guardian. See 5/23 listing.
Community Calendar continues on page 12
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BATTLE OF THE BEER GEEKS Pay for a ticket to get your chance
to try a number of special brews and decide who wins.
Tractor Brewery Wells Park (1800 Fourth Street NW). 5pm.
243-6752. alibi.com/e/140350.
FREE TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER TOURNAMENTS Don’t know how
to play? They’ll teach you. Players of all levels welcome. The
Barley Room (5200 Eubank NE). 7pm. (480) 320-0531.
alibi.com/e/139860.
GENTLE YIN-STYLE YOGA This welcoming, all-levels class provides
gentle movements to release tension from the shoulders,
back and hips. You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW).
$10. 6:45-7:45pm. 433-8685. alibi.com/e/125329.
HEART OF RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP A 20-minute sitting
meditation, a reading and group discussion, followed by
announcements and a brief closing meditation. Albuquerque
Shambhala Meditation Center (1102 Mountain NW). $5.
6-7:30pm. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/141101.
INTRO TO POLE DANCING Learn the athletic art of pole dancing
with the best in the Southwest. Southwest Pole Dancing
(107 Jefferson NE). $15. 5:30-6:25pm. 967-8799.
alibi.com/e/134806.
LUNAR MONDAY View the moon close up through the
observatory telescope. New Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science (1801 Mountain NW). 7-8pm.
841-2802. alibi.com/e/144046.
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION Honor the men and women who
have served our country with music, a ceremony with Mayor
Richard Berry and a tour the museum. New Mexico Veterans
Memorial (1100 Louisiana SE). 9am-2pm.
alibi.com/e/144047.
TODDLER TIME A chance for toddlers 4 and under to explore
early-childhood exhibit areas, enjoy stories and join in a
music jam. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW). Included with
admission. 9am. 224-8300. alibi.com/e/129382.
TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE Students learn the core language
of tribal-style belly dance, including footwork, conditioning,
layering techniques and finger cymbals. Maple Street Dance
Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $15. 5:30pm.
alibi.com/e/140374.
TUESDAY MAY 26
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ABQ NOW CHAPTER MEETING A monthly meeting for the
National Organization for Women Albuquerque chapter. Erna
Fergusson Library (3700 San Mateo NE). 6:15-7:30pm.
888-8100. alibi.com/e/132042.
¡BAILE! CASINO/CUBAN-STYLE SALSA AND RUEDA DE
CASINO CLASSES Cuban dance classes taught by Sarita
Streng, Nick Babic, Adam “El Caballo” Metcalf, Larry Heard
and Rueda 505 Friends. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $5-$10, pay what you can. 6-8pm.
505-246-2261, ext.189. alibi.com/e/143823.
BALLET-AFRIQUE CONTEMPORARY DANCE FUSION Exuberantly
graceful and totally accessible movement to express your
natural joy and discover your inner strength and elegance.
Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central).
$15-$12 sliding scale. 5:30-7pm. 366-4982.
alibi.com/e/143641.
BEGINNING MODERN DANCE Designed to introduce students to
the movement and ideas of modern dance. Maple Street
Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $10. 4-5:15pm.
366-4982. alibi.com/e/139443.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY
6:30-8:30pm. See 5/21 listing.
JOY IN EVERYDAY LIFE This course consists of prerecorded video
teachings by Shastri Holly Gayley and is facilitated by Sydney
Jones. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $100. 7-9pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/141070.
MELLOW YOGA For baby boomers, office workers and people
who aren’t as active as they’d like to be. Form Studio
(3001 Monte Vista NE). $12-$100. 7-8pm. 433-8685.
alibi.com/e/107204.
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MIND (& BRAIN) Learn more about
your brain’s reward system and how it operates with or
without your input. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational
Center (7521 Carmel NE). FREE, RSVP required.
6:45-8:30pm. 332-8677. alibi.com/e/143600.
POSTPARTUM GROUP A gathering for new parents and their
babies; older children are welcome too. Inspired Birth and
Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). 10am-noon. 232-2772.
alibi.com/e/141940.
PRENATAL YOGA Explore ways to reduce the aches and
pains that accompany pregnancy while preparing for your
journey in a nurturing and supportive environment. Inspired
Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). $10. 5:30pm.
232-2772. alibi.com/e/129619.
TUESDAY NIGHT SWING DANCE All-ages swing dance with
beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons. Heights
Community Center (823 Buena Vista SE). $4. 7-10:30pm.
710-3840. alibi.com/e/137553.
WEDNESDAY MAY 27
ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/21 listing.
ALL LEVELS MORNING YOGA Class uses deliberate movements
and attention to the breath to reinforce the mind-body
connection, while strengthening the body and relieving stress.
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MAY 21-27, 2015
EVENT | PREVIEW
Steam It
Up!
THURSDAY
MAY 21
Albuquerque Museum
Everyone knows
of Art and History
someone who is at
2000 Mountain NW
least a little
alibi.com/e/142096
preoccupied with the
5 to 8:30pm
aesthetic that is
steampunk. You
know ... basically like
someone’s wearing a cotton gin as a headpiece.
It’s a style and subculture that has seen its fair
share of admirers, and said group of folks will
be convening at the Third Thursday:
Steampunk Extravaganza at the Albuquerque
Museum (2000 Mountain NW) on May 21
from 5pm to 8:30pm. As the description for the
event says, it’s time to “put on your Victorian
finest,” and partake in a night of steampunk
music, videos and an assortment of
performances. It’s also hosted by the
Albuquerque Steampunk Society, so you know
you’ll get your money’s worth. Not that you
have to worry about that because the event is
completely free. It’s also in conjunction with the
Red Gadgets exhibit at the museum, so you get
art, music and cool clothing for nothing. Don’t
you just love this friggin city?! (Mark Lopez) a
You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW). $10.
9:15-10:15am. alibi.com/e/143033.
BACKGAMMON INSTRUCTION AND MATCH A terrific opportunity
to learn the game, meet interesting new people and
participate in matches. Flying Star Café (723 Silver SW).
6-9pm. (201) 454-3989. alibi.com/e/135297.
BREASTFEEDING GROUP Enjoy some light, healthy snacks and
the company of other moms and their babies. Dar a Luz Birth
& Health Center (7708 Fourth Street NW, Los Ranchos).
10am-noon. 924-2229. alibi.com/e/132156.
BUSINESS PLAN TOOLKIT This session focuses on “Business
Modeling.” WESST Enterprise Center (609 Broadway NE).
$139-$159. 5:30-7:30pm. 246-6900.
alibi.com/e/143993.
CAREGIVER RETREAT DAY The retreat offers a supportive group
experience where you can meet and talk with other family
caregivers. Cathedral Church of St. John (318 Silver SW).
9:30am-3:30pm. 842-8206. alibi.com/e/142832.
FINANCIAL WELLNESS: THE BALANCE FITNESS PROGRAM This
class will focus on gathering information for your personal
budget planning to help you on your road to financial
greatness. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity ReStore
(4900 Menaul NE). 10-11am. 265-0057.
alibi.com/e/141908.
HERBALISM SERIES 1 Learn how herbs can treat many acute
and chronic illnesses. The Source (1111 Carlisle SE). $160.
6-8pm. 265-5900. alibi.com/e/132907.
SENIOR YOGA This welcoming practice helps seniors build and
maintain muscle tone, bone density and balance with gentle
standing poses. You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW).
$10. 10:45-11:45am. alibi.com/e/143049.
SIDDHA YOGA MEDITATION Experience your inner self by joining
in for a weekly chanting and meditation program. Siddha
Yoga Meditation Center in Albuquerque (4308 Carlisle NE,
Suite 201). 7-8:30pm. 291-5434. alibi.com/e/136615.
STORIES IN THE SKY Stories, songs and crafts for our youngest
explorers. Anderson-Abruzzo Balloon Museum (9201 Balloon
Museum NE). 9:30am-noon. alibi.com/e/143910.
TASTY WEDNESDAY: JERKY Join in for a taste “Ch’arki”—New
Mexico’s finest jerky. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic
Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). 10am-4pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/144060.
VINYASA LIKE A BOSS: FLOW Get down to the basics with this
challenging, fun series designed to ensure you’re getting the
most out of your yoga practice. Studio Sway (1100 San
Mateo NE). $10. 7-8pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/139990.
WHOLE TONING Free your voice, open your heart and harmonize
your whole being with whole toning. Maple Street Dance
Space (3215 Central NE). $10 suggested donation.
Noon-1pm. 818-8762. alibi.com/e/134958. a
Bilingual Classroom
Teachers Needed
New Mexico International
School is a state-chartered
public school in Albuquerque.
We are an IB PYP Candidate
School, offering a dual language
program. We are seeking full-time Bilingual
(English/Spanish) elementary classroom teachers
to join our team beginning August 2015. Licensure
requirement: Valid New Mexico K-8 Elementary
License with Bilingual Education Endorsement.
Experience in IB's Primary Years Program a plus.
Excellent pay and benefits. Interested candidates
should apply by sending a cover letter, resume AND
a copy of NM Teaching License to
nmis.personnel@gmail.com, attn.: Todd Knouse,
Headmaster. School information found at:
www.nmis.org
MAY 21-27, 2015
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ART SCENESTER
ART | comedy mATTeRS
BY JOSHUA LEE
Perfectly Sculpted
Quilt Outlaws
Modern quilting takes center stage
at Fiber Arts Fiesta
“Do you like quilts?” asks Linda Hamlin.
“Well,” I say, “there’s comforter men, and
there’s quilt men. And I am definitely a quilt
man.”
Hamlin is a member of the Albuquerque
Modern Quilt Guild. She and one of the guild’s
co-founders, Lois Warwick, have met me at Hip
Stitch (7001 San Antonio NE), Albuquerque’s
first “sewing lounge” and home to the guild.
They’re hosting a collection of 20 quilts selected
at this year’s QuiltCon in Austin to be displayed
at the 10th biennial Fiber Arts Fiesta this week.
The Fiesta will be the first stop on the
collection’s worldwide Modern Quilts tour.
Spread out before us is “For Tanya,” an
improvisational piece by Emily and Miriam
Coffey. Unlike traditional quilts—where a strict
pattern is designed and adhered to—
improvisational pieces start with a patch of
fabric and build from there, allowing the pattern
to grow organically.
This piece is made up of countless little blue
and orange rectangular scraps—some no larger
than your fingernail—coming together to create
the impression of a sunset reflecting off an
ocean. “It’s a tribute to a friend of theirs who lost
her life to cancer. This was one of her favorite
things: sunsets over the ocean,” Hamlin tells me.
I heroically withstand the urge to wrap myself up
in it and take a nap. It looks very warm.
The subject of traditional quilting versus art
quilting brings me back to a conversation I had
yesterday with Judith Roderick, featured artist
at the Fiber Fiesta, whose silk-painted quilts will
be a part of a 40-year retrospective exhibit.
“Most people are relating to the quilts that
people make to put on beds—that their
grandmothers made—and that is still a valid form
of quilt-making. But more and more, art quilts
are becoming just as valid.” The implication is
that there are quilters out there who don’t think
it’s so valid.
To find these Quiltsnob Traditionalists—
bristling with menace and clutching their wicked,
titanium-coated topstitch needles while grinding
their teeth and hemorrhaging from their eyes—
just Google “dumbing down of quilting.”
“It’s not necessarily that there’s a lot of
angst,” Warwick tells me. “It’s that they aren’t
comfortable with [modern quilting] because it’s
so different from what they’re used to. It’s like
everything else. They have to work into it. And
some of them have.”
This gradual conversion of the old guard
seems inevitable because modern quilting is
attracting slews of younger artists. The bright
colors and striking patterns of the modern
pieces have a leg up on traditional quilting
(which is amazing in its own right) when it comes
to captivating an inexperienced audience.
Of course, I say if you can yank it off the wall
when the heat goes out, it’s a quilt. But I guess
you can’t be sure until you see it for yourself,
which you can do this Thursday through
Saturday at the Fiber Arts Fiesta. Just be wary
of violent Quiltsnobs. a
Fiber Arts Fiesta
Thursday and Friday, May 21 and 22, 10am to
6:30pm; Saturday, May 23, 10am to 5pm
EXPO New Mexico, Manuel Lujan Complex
300 San Pedro NE
abqfiberartscouncil.org, hipstitchabq.com
Tickets: $5 one day, $8 two days,
$10 all three days
Eddie Izzard and the political formation of comedy
BY GENEVIEVE MUELLER
s a child of the early ’90s, I found my
dream comedian in Eddie Izzard. Latenight marathons of British comedies on
PBS and Comedy Central burned
themselves into my brain and forged new
comedic synapses. I think I watched Izzard’s
comedy special “Dress to Kill” about a
billion times before I went on stage for the
first time. I did my first open mic, a gong
show at The Comedy Store in Leicester
Square in London, specifically in the hopes I
would see him somewhere. I did not. (I was
gonged off immediately.)
Izzard’s own brand of historical, nonlinear
whimsy is heavily influenced by the absurd
comedy of Monty Python, which he
combines with political undertones. “Most
celebrities want to be political, but they
aren’t because you get active hatred in your
face online in social media,” says Izzard. “But
you just have to deflect it because people are
wrong.”
Izzard, who performs at Kiva
Auditorium (401 Second Street NW) on
Thursday, May 28, aspired to perform at
a young age. “At age 7, I saw a play. My
mother died a year earlier, I remember
that,” recalls Izzard. “I saw a boy
getting a lot of applause, and I
thought ‘I want that,’ so I tried to get
in plays, but they thought I was
crap.” It took him years to
determine what kind of performer
he wanted to be, and it wasn’t until
university that he decided on
comedy. “I didn’t know I could do
this professionally,” he says. “I got
into street performing first, and it
taught me a lot—but it almost broke
me. I started stand-up in 1988, and it
all took off from there.”
As an out transvestite for the past
30 years, Izzard has witnessed a gradual
shift in how people talk about gender.
Izzard often describes his transvestitism as
being a “male lesbian” and a male who
prefers to wear traditionally female
clothing. “You’re an activist for your own
space,” he says, “and what I’ve noticed is
LGBT people have to come out, and they
have to be brilliant. We need to be great
at articulating our sexuality and what we
feel, but we need to be more than that
too.” It’s this public openness that Izzard
sees as the biggest source of change. “Time
magazine gave Laverne Cox the cover. I
think it’s things like that that start to
make these issues more important. I’m
running for Mayor of London or MP in
A
2020. And I’ve done some campaigning all
in girl mode, and no one is batting an
eyelid,” says Izzard. “People have gotten
more used to it and are relaxing because we
are being relaxed about it.”
In the past few years, Izzard has been
public about his political goals. “I am
definitely going into politics and pulling an
Al Franken,” says Izzard. “It’s a difficult
transition. The cameras are in your face, and
the questions are getting harder and harder.
You can’t have stock answers. You have to
put your humanity into it.” The focus on
humanity helps Izzard intertwine his two
sides: comedy and politics. “My politics are
about having a fairer country, fairer Europe,
fairer world. If someone says, ‘No, I’ve
worked hard for what I have and everyone
else can just die’—well stuff them, they’re
wrong,” he says. “The world should be fair,
and if someone disagrees, they can piss off.”
This has been a common theme in Izzard’s
comedy.
Izzard creates his shows from a process he
calls “verbal sculpting.” “I developed this
show by doing two shows nightly for about
six nights a week in San Francisco, LA and
New York for three months,” says Izzard. “I
would just go out with notes I’d written
down, work on it and stretch it out. Really,
it’s all an analysis of humans, and I take that
into my politics. It’s all connected.”
Izzard is profoundly aware of the
condition of the world, and he combats the
hardships he sees through comedy and
through a need to create change politically.
“The only way of going forward is that the
entire world needs to work together. If we
don’t, we won’t get out of this century. A
billion people are struggling to feed
their families, and we have to get
that right.” And so he uses his
shows to talk about the reality
of the world.
“We need to give people a
good foundation. It’s fairer
than the right-wing
economist’s trickle-down
theory,” says Izzard. “They
muck up in their metaphor
because they still don’t call
it a ‘flow down.’ They call it
a trickle, and that doesn’t
carve a river. That’s just
drips.”
Izzard’s social awareness seeps
into his shows, which are often
embedded with important lessons
about our not-so-pretty history as a human
species. “I start my show talking about
human sacrifice,” says Izzard. “The Vikings
did it, and that was only about a thousand
years ago. For centuries, people were saying
‘The crops are failing, we’re starving, God
must be mad at us, let’s kill Steve.’” a
Force Majeure World Tour
starring Eddie Izzard
Thursday, May 28, 8pm
Kiva Auditorium
401 Second Street NW
768-4575, albuquerquecc.com/kiva
Tickets: $44.50-64.50
All-ages
PHOTO CREDIT: AMANDA SEARLE
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WEEKLY ALIBI
MAY 21-27, 2015
Arts & Lit
Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 21
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Story Time! Outer Space. Read stories, and
do a craft devoted to space. 10:30am.
alibi.com/e/143968. Also, Zig Zag Zen. A book signing
and talk with editor Allan Badiner. 7pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/143567.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 100 Things to Do in Albuquerque
Before You Die. A reading and signing with author Ashley M.
Biggers. 6:30-8pm. 294-2026. alibi.com/e/142674.
ART
MANUEL LUJAN BUILDING AT EXPO NM 10th Biennial
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. A wide array of fiber
arts exhibits, classes, fashion shows, vendors and
special events. $5-$10. 10am-6:30pm. 764-4444.
alibi.com/e/139991. See “Art Scenester.”
STAGE
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. Newcomer Vincent CarlsonBrown directs this Hitchcock spoof that finds a man on
the run and accused of murder. Runs through 5/24.
$12-$22. 8pm. 766-9412. alibi.com/e/142368.
SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES!
Preview. John Flax and Kent Kirkpatrick’s new production
embraces the theatrical simplicity of performer and
space. Runs through 6/7. Pay what you wish. 7:30pm.
alibi.com/e/143974.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo David Koechner. The
comedian and actor, known for roles in “The Office” and
Anchorman, takes to the stage for a special show.
$15-$40. 7pm, 9:30pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/140005.
SONG & DANCE
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe ARTSPRING
2015. An annual year-end student performance
celebrating a passion for the arts, featuring dance,
music and theater. $10-$15. 6-7pm. (505) 988-1234.
alibi.com/e/140496.
LEARN
ART SANCTUARY, Santa Fe Paint Moment: Santa Fe Art
Classes. A two-hour, step-by-step, guided painting class
to inspire your inner artist. $45. 6-8pm. (575)
404-1801. alibi.com/e/133341.
JUBILEE ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITY, Los Lunas Legends of
Folk Music: Peter, Paul and Mary. A lecture by recording
artist and composer Jane Ellen. 2-4pm.
alibi.com/e/135111.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Pretty in Pink (1986). The film revolves
around Andie, a not-so-popular girl, as she falls for one
of the rich, popular guys in school. Part of the ’80s
Chick Flix film series. $6-$8. 7-8:45pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/142407.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Una Pistola in
Cada Mano. A showing of Cesc Guy’s bittersweet
comedy that won a Goya award. In Spanish with English
subtitles. 7pm. 724-4771. alibi.com/e/143825.
FRIDAY MAY 22
ART
ADOBE GALLERY, Santa Fe One Hundred Years of Pottery
and Paintings from San Ildefonso Pueblo Opening
Reception. A large collection of early 20th-century
paintings and pottery from the historic through the
contemporary periods. Runs through 6/30. 5-7pm.
(505) 955-0550. alibi.com/e/143986.
CHIAROSCURO, Santa Fe John Garrett: Solo Exhibition
Opening Reception. New mixed media works by the
artist. Runs through 6/20. 5-7pm.
alibi.com/e/143987.
EYE ON THE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, Santa Fe Two Women &
One Show: Contemporary Plein Air Colorists Closing
Reception. A last chance to see a colorful showing of
works by Rachel Houseman and Paula Swain. 5-9pm.
(928) 308-0319. alibi.com/e/143205.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center Mural Discovery Tour. Reflect on nine of the
IPCC’s murals, and uncover new and unexpected layers
of meaning in each. $3-$6. 1-2pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/144070.
MANUEL LUJAN BUILDING AT EXPO NM 10th Biennial
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. $5-$10. 10am-6:30pm.
See 5/21 listing.
PIPPIN CONTEMPORARY, Santa Fe Into the Wind Opening
Reception. New works by artist Greg Reiche. Runs through
6/2. 5-7pm. (505) 795-7476. alibi.com/e/143077.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Curtains. A send-up of backstage murder
mystery plots, set in Boston, Mass., in 1959, written by
Rupert Holmes. Runs through 6/7. $18-$20. 7:30pm.
898-9222. alibi.com/e/143100.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. Lovingly ripped
from the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
this play retells the legend of King Arthur and his
knights. Runs through 6/14. $12-$24. 7:30-10pm.
242-4750. alibi.com/e/142149.
AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True
Story of The Cockettes. Take an LSD trip to 1969 with
The Dolls in a brand-new play about the infamous,
psychedelic, gender-bending drag troupe The Cockettes.
Runs through 5/31. $20. 8pm. 620-6316.
alibi.com/e/143081.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. Live comedy and improv. $8-$10. 8-9pm.
alibi.com/e/142631. Also, Comedy? Albuquerque’s DIY
comedy troupe provides improv, sketch and music. $8.
9:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/135336.
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 8pm. See 5/21
listing.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show
Murders. Dinner theater following a group of game show
contestants who will do anything to win. $57.
7:30-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/131854.
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Amy Schumer
LIVE! See the freshest, funniest face on television,
known for her hit show “Inside Amy Schumer” and
stand-up career, live and on stage. $39-$92.
8-9:30pm. 352-7925. alibi.com/e/142630. See
preview box.
SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES!
$10-$25. 7:30pm. See 5/21 listing.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY An Iliad. Lisa
Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s retelling of the Trojan War
that turns the heroic classic into a bitter personal
struggle marked with loss and uncertainties. $10-$15.
7:30pm. alibi.com/e/142034.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. A fast-paced noir
comedy about love and espionage during the Cold War.
Runs through 6/13. $12. 7:30-9:30pm. 247-8600.
alibi.com/e/141874.
SONG & DANCE
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe ARTSPRING
2015. $10-$15. 6-7pm. See 5/21 listing.
FILM
HARRY E. KINNEY CIVIC PLAZA Movies on the Plaza.
Catch a screening of the Disney favorite The Little
Mermaid. 8pm. alibi.com/e/144041. See “Reel
World.”
SATURDAY MAY 23
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Hoe, Heaven, and Hell. A reading and signing
with writer Nasario Garcia. 1pm. alibi.com/e/143969.
Also, More Voices of New Mexico. A reading and signing
with writer Ruth Francis. 3pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/143970.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Los Alamos: A
Whistleblower’s Diary. A reading and signing with writer
Chuck Montano. 2pm. 245-2261. alibi.com/e/143824.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Grave Consequences.
David Thurlo discusses and signs the latest Charlie
Henry mystery. 1-3pm. 242-7204.
ART
MANUEL LUJAN BUILDING AT EXPO NM 10th Biennial
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. $5-$10. 10am-5pm. See
5/21 listing.
TORTUGA GALLERY The Beatlick Sisters Poetry Theater. The
group combines spoken word with guitar, drums, flute,
dance, scat and graphics to create multimedia poetry
theater. Donations appreciated. 7-9pm. 988-8840.
alibi.com/e/143895.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Curtains. $18-$20. 7:30pm. See 5/22
listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. $12-$24.
7:30-10pm. See 5/22 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True
Story of The Cockettes. $20. 8pm. See 5/22 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. $8-$10. 8-9pm. See 5/22 listing.
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 8pm. See 5/21
listing.
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EVENT | PREVIEW
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show
Murders. $57. 7:30-10pm. See 5/22 listing.
SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES! Gala
Performance. $100. 6pm. See 5/21 listing.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY An Iliad.
$10-$15. 7:30pm. See 5/22 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. $12. 7:30-9:30pm. See
5/22 listing.
SONG & DANCE
ZOO AMPHITHEATER Stars & Stripes Forever! Celebrate
Memorial Day Weekend with a true musical salute to the
red, white and blue with Roger Melone (conductor),
Ishan Loomba (piano) and more. $7-$125. 8-10pm.
alibi.com/e/142662.
LEARN
OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER Contemplative Collage with
Dante Jericho. Students create their collages then delve
into the messages nestled within. $50. 1-4pm.
897-8831. alibi.com/e/140019.
PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT Turkey Feather
Blanket Weaving. Learn some tips on turkey feather
weaving from cultural demonstrator Caroline Lovato of
Santo Domingo Pueblo. 10am-4pm. 899-0205.
alibi.com/e/143430.
SOL ACTING ACADEMY The Artist’s Way Workshop. A twoday workshop with international bestselling author Julia
Cameron. $150-$225. 10am-4pm. 881-0975.
alibi.com/e/141930.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound. A
documentary film by Katrina Parks, followed by a Q&A
with Dean Staley of KRQE TV. FREE, registration
required. 1:30pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/142654.
See “Reel World.”
SUNDAY MAY 24
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Queen of the Professions. A reading and
signing with writer Charles McLelland. 3pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/143971.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Malignancy. Writer J.L.
Greger signs her latest medical thriller. Noon-3pm.
242-7204.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Curtains. $18-$20. 2pm. See 5/22
listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. $12-$24. 2pm.
See 5/22 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True
Story of The Cockettes. $20. 2pm. See 5/22 listing.
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 2pm. See 5/21
listing.
MARIA BENITEZ CABARET @ THE LODGE, Santa Fe
Between Fire and Ice. Kick off the Santa Fe Jewish Film
Festival with a special performance by Berlin Kabarett
and cabaret artist Adrienne Haan. $30-$40. 6:30pm,
8:30pm. alibi.com/e/143989.
SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES!
$10-$25. 2pm. See 5/21 listing.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY An Iliad.
$10-$15. 2pm. See 5/22 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. $12. 2pm. See 5/22
listing.
SONG & DANCE
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday: Violin + Percussion.
Featuring musicians Mark Rush (violin), Rachel
Hargroder (percussion) and poet Ed Mabry. $5-$15.
10:30-11:30am. 307-9647. alibi.com/e/139068.
MARRIOTT PYRAMID Memorial Day Escape with Marc
Antoine. An amazing night of dining, dancing and
entertainment with global contemporary jazz guitarist
Marc Antoine and saxophonist Will Donato.
$47-$74.50. 7pm. 821-3333. alibi.com/e/144043.
ST. FRANCIS AUDITORIUM, Santa Fe Inspirations. Featuring
compositions by Steven Bryant, Frank Ticheli, Norman
Dello Joio, Johann Sebastian Bach and more. Donations
accepted. 2-3:30pm. 913-7211. alibi.com/e/143532.
LEARN
PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT Turkey Feather
Blanket Weaving. 10am-4pm. See 5/23 listing.
SOL ACTING ACADEMY The Artist’s Way Workshop.
$150-$225. 10am-4pm. See 5/23 listing.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Silk Stockings (1957). The classic film
starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Janis Paige. Part
of the Movie Musicals 3 film series. $6-$8. 2-4pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/142689.
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WEEKLY ALIBI
MAY 21-27, 2015
MONDAY MAY 25
Hate Me Now
Do you like jokes about racism? Or maybe riffs
on abortion? Then you’ll most likely find Amy
Schumer a hilarious
beacon in these
sad, serious times.
FRIDAY
Schumer performs
MAY 22
live at the Legends
Legends Theater @
Theater at Route
Route 66 Casino
66 Casino (14500
14500 Central SW
Central SW) on
alibi.com/e/142630
Friday, May 22. In
8 to 9:30pm
her hit show “Inside
Amy Schumer,” the
comedian tackles such topics as sex,
homosexuality and AIDS—but always with an
off-kilter, cutesy and self-deprecating style
that provokes unbridled laughter … assuming
you have a well-kempt sense of humor. And
the thing that makes Schumer such a hoot is
that she doesn’t mind making herself the
punchline of her own jokes. Take, for instance,
a skit in her Comedy Central show during
which she dates a guy because he adores her
perm. But once her straight locks grow back,
he vomits all over her, rescinds his
engagement ring and runs for his life as she
stands there crying her eyes out. Now
Schumer’s returning to her roots—back to
that good ol’ stage, baby! The doors open at
7pm, and the side-splitting laughter
commences at 8. Tickets range from $39$92. For more info head to rt66casino.com.
(Mark Lopez) a
LEARN
CORRALES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Corrales Acting
Techniques and Scene Study. Acting for beginners
includes reading monologues and acting with fellow
students. $60 a month. 6-7pm. 897-3351.
alibi.com/e/125163.
PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT Turkey Feather
Blanket Weaving. 10am-4pm. See 5/23 listing.
TUESDAY MAY 26
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an EarthShelter that Works for Everybody. A reading and signing
with writer Rachel Preston Prinz. 7pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/143972.
SONG & DANCE
KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Niv Sheinfeld and Oren
Laor Dance Projects: Ship of Fools. A staged work that
uses movement and text to examine the fragile
encounter between human distinction and interpersonal
contact. $10-$20 suggested donation. 8-9pm.
224-9808. alibi.com/e/141095.
WEDNESDAY MAY 27
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Magic Treehouse Book Club. Midnight on the
Moon is the book for this month, followed by a craft
activity and snack. 4:30pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/143973.
SONG & DANCE
KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Niv Sheinfeld and Oren
Laor Dance Projects: Two Room Apartment. This staged
work examines boundaries in various contexts, physical
and non-physical borders alike. $10-$20 suggested
donation. 8-9pm. 224-9808. alibi.com/e/141096.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Betsy’s Wedding (1990). The story of two
families who come together for a wedding, starring Molly
Ringwald and Alan Alda. Part of the ’80s Chick Flix film
series. $6-$8. 7-9pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/143201.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Clint Eastwood en
Español: Invictus. A screening of the dramatic film that
chronicles the story of Nelson Mandela. $5.
6:30-8:30pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/142105.
ONGOING
ART
ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
Retrospective: Spencer Walaitis. Impressionist art prints
of Jemez, Santa Fe, and the Sandia mountains.
884-1094. alibi.com/e/140774.
APRIL PRICE PROJECT GALLERY Views From the Beach.
New works by Laverne Harper, Marietta Patricia Leis,
Mary Ann Strandell, Allan Paine Radebaugh and more.
alibi.com/e/138677.
ART HOUSE SANTA FE, Santa Fe Luminous Flux: Digital and
Geometric Art from the Thoma Foundation. Luminous
Flux, the inaugural exhibition at Art House,
presents innovations in computer, digital, interactive,
video, and electroluminescent art from the Thoma
Foundation collection. 4pm. 995-0231.
alibi.com/e/127441.
DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Not That
Obsessed. A solo exhibition of works by Stacy
Hawkinson.Runs through May. 363-3870.
alibi.com/e/141739.
EYE ON THE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, Santa Fe Two Women &
One Show: Plein Air Contemporary Colorists. Eye on the
Mountain Art Gallery Announces Spring Art Event:
5-9pm. (928) 308-0319. alibi.com/e/135813.
MATTHEWS GALLERY, Santa Fe New Landscapes, New
Vistas: Women Artists of New Mexico. Stories and
artwork by Janet Lippincott, Agnes Sims, Doris Cross and
more. Runs through 5/31. Free. 10am-5pm. (505)
992-2882. alibi.com/e/139692.
MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE, Santa Fe
Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning. The
Stone and Its Meaning, opening April 13, 2014 at the
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, highlights the
Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern
turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone,
from geology, mining and history, to questions of
authenticity and value.People in the Southwest have
used turquoise for jewelry and ceremonial purposes and
traded valuable stones both within and outside the
region for over a thousand years. Turquoise, Water, Sky
presents hundreds of necklaces, bracelets, belts, rings,
earrings, silver boxes and other objects illustrating how
the stone was used and its deep significance to the
people of the region. This comprehensive consideration
of the stone runs through March 2016. (505)
476-1250. alibi.com/e/77893.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER AfroBrasil: Art and
Identities. Brazilian designer and photographer Paulo P.
Lima, Ph.D. debuts his first national exhibition including
a number of photographed images and dressed
figurines that feature elements of the Afro-Brazilian
religion Candomblé. $3/adult, $2/senior, $0/kids under
15, $0/Sundays. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/123915.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART, Santa Fe Colors of the
Southwest. Paintings, photographs, prints, watercolors
and ceramics from the early 20th century to the
present. (505) 476-5072. alibi.com/e/133722.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
SCIENCE Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution.
This NatGeo traveling exhibition highlights the
importance of birds of paradise to New Guinea. Runs
through 8/16. Free with admission. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/130690.
PACIFIC EXHIBITS Pacific Exhibits: Jane Gordon. Pacific
Exhibits is a micro-gallery located in the storefront
window of the historic Pacific Building in downtown
Albuquerque, NM. The purpose of Pacific Exhibits is to
champion remarkable contemporary visual art, and to
help support the local artists who create it, by providing
an alternative venue for exhibitions and sales. 24 hour
viewing, street-side only; please do not disturb the
building tenants. 6pm. (575) 737-8261.
alibi.com/e/140280.
RICHARD LEVY GALLERY Coordinates. Richard Levy Gallery
is pleased to present Coordinates, a group exhibition
that showcases gallery artists working in the middle Rio
Grande Valley area. This exhibition reflects the diverse
range of media and artistic voice that exists in our
community and is in partnership with On the Map:
Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design. Coordinates
includes work by an anonymous artist, late 20th c.,
Thomas Barrow, Xuan Chen, Katya Crawford and Susan
Frye, Jenna Kuiper, Emi Ozawa, Mary Tsiongas, Jennifer
Vasher, and Tom Waldron. 11am. 766-9888.
alibi.com/e/140589.
TAI MODERN, Santa Fe Ramona Sakiestewa: Tangram
Butterfly and Other Shapes. New artworks by the
contemporary Native American artist. (505) 984-1387.
alibi.com/e/87056.
TOMÉ GALLERY, Los Lunas Jewelry & More Show/Personal
Adornments. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Tome Gallery
hosts its Jewelry and Personal Adornment Show from
May 3rd through May 31st. Jewelry by the talented Tome
Gallery artists will feature creations using sterling silver,
cast pewter, hammered copper, fused glass, handmade
beads, crystals, bottle caps and other media.Necklaces,
earrings, bracelets, hair barrettes, rings and more will be
presented, both traditional and funky. 10am-5pm. (505)
565-0556. alibi.com/e/140666.
UNM ART MUSEUM Multiple Exhibits. Featuring works by
Raymond Johnson, Peter Walch and works from the
Jonathan Abrams and Fay Pfaelzer Abrams collection.
alibi.com/e/131770.
SONG & DANCE
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday. Our one-hour program of
ensemble music every Sunday morning. Includes ten
minutes of poetry, free espresso, and homemade
goodies. $5-$15. 10:30am. 307-9647.
alibi.com/e/127289. a
MAY 21-27, 2015
WEEKLY ALIBI
[17]
TALKING DRUMS
African and Caribbean Cuisine
New Mexico Int’l School
Quality of Education
2015 Survey Results
SA= Strongly Agree, A= Agree, D=Disagree, SD=Strongly Disagree
My child is safe at school: 66% SA, 33%A, 0%D, 0%SD
Building in good repair 50% SA, 33%A, 8%D, 8%SD
High student expectations 66% SA, 33%A, 16%D, 0%SD
Encourage participation 58% SA, 41%A, 0%D, 0%SD
Up to date technology 25%SA, 50%A, 8%D, 0%SD
Consistent discipline 33% SA, 58%A, 0%D, 1%SD
Adequate extracurriculars 75% SA, 8%A, 16%D, 0%SD
Teacher provides sufficient information on academics
58% SA, 33%A, 0%D, 8%SD
9. Various instructional methods 75% SA, 16%A, 0%D,
0%SD
10. My child takes responsibility for learning 75% SA, 25%A,
0%D, 0%SD
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WEEKLY ALIBI
MAY 21-27, 2015
Serving Injera Daily!
Open Tues - Sat 11:00 - 8:00PM
1218 San Pedro Dr SE
(505) 792 - 3221
UNM/VA Discounts!
MOVING SOON TO
1606 Central Avenue SE
FOOD | restaurant review
MEDITATIVE MEAL
BY AMELIA OLSON
Pregnant at Chipotle
Fish tacos
Dine with the Fishes
Shark Reef Café
BY ARI LEVAUX
f you’ve ever taken children to a restaurant
with a fish tank, you probably know what a
double-edged sword that can be. A fish tank
can be a good distraction, especially if it’s close
enough to your table that the kids can enjoy it
from their seats. Otherwise, they will leave their
seats and crowd the tank, and even attempt to
communicate with those poor fishes via crude
means. I know from my own personal research,
conducted when I was 8 years old, that if you
pound hard enough on the side of a fish tank, it
will break, and the room will flood. This memory
puts me on edge when my kids bang on
restaurant tanks in hopes of attracting the
occupants’ attention.
Part of what makes the Shark Reef Café so
refreshing is it has a fish tank that takes this
principle to an extreme at the good end of the
spectrum: all the upside of a tank, without the
downside. The entire 20-ft.-tall east wall of the
dining room is a solid pane of glass. There are
many tank-side tables, and the tank is visible
from anywhere in the room. Also, the glass is a
foot or two thick, which is a good thing
considering the number of hungry looking sharks
prowling around on the other side.
The Shark Reef Café is located at the
Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium and positioned
so you don’t need a ticket to the park to get in.
In addition to the large shark tank wall, there are
smaller tanks, filled with fish that wouldn’t last
long in a shark tank, sunken into the other walls
of this beautiful dining room.
These tanks aren’t the only kid-friendly
virtue of the Shark Reef Café. There are crayons
to use on the butcher-paper tablecloths, sippy
cups with reef designs, an extensive kids’ menu
and lots and lots of kids running around. And
I
Shark Reef Café
2601 Central NW
Albuquerque Biopark Aquarium (accessible off the
plaza and parking lot, no entrance ticket necessary)
848-7182
Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday
9am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday
Booze: No
Vibe: Kid-friendly
Extras: Fish, and lots of them
The Alibi recommends: Fish ‘n chips, fish tacos,
kale salad
the service is provided by mere kids as well, just a
few years older than the ones writing on the fish
tank glass with crayons. This results in situations
like a line of people waiting impatiently by the
“Please wait to be seated” sign at the entrance,
the staff nowhere to be found. Finally, an
impatient diner at the front of the line walked
into the kitchen to get some service, and we
were then all seated. The waiter proceeded to
take four tables’ worth of orders, chatting
amiably at each stop, without bringing the orders
to the kitchen in between. Meanwhile, another
server stood curiously by the kitchen door
observing and doing nothing.
But as amateur as the service was, it was
nonetheless friendly and well-intentioned. And
most importantly, the menu was clearly designed
by a grown-up, as evidenced by all of the kale
available. There is a fantastic chopped kale
salad, flavored with crumbled cheese and roasted
red peppers, a kale-laced hamburger “with a
twist,” shredded kale on the fish tacos and even a
side of kale that consists solely of naked, raw
pieces of kale, as if it were some condiment that
you dump on your food to make it taste better.
The kale was cool, but the star of the show
was the large, beer-battered chunks of cod,
which were found in the fish and chips and the
fish tacos. These flaky, juicy morsels were good
enough to make me wonder how they came to be
so well-preserved and prepared so far from the
sea. But, being an aquarium it seems right that
the Shark Reef Café might have good
connections with fishmongers.
Underneath their blanket of shredded kale
and carrots, the fish tacos were packed with
more of that beer-battered fish and drizzled with
a chile aioli. They were large and delicious, and
there were three of them.
Another salad, which did not contain kale,
nonetheless demonstrated a culinary touch that
suggested an ecological and geographical
sensibility that I appreciated. It was a New
Mexico-style caprese salad that featured a
generous scattering of pine nuts atop the olive
oil-drizzled tomato, basil and mozzarella. Sure,
the pine nuts were probably from China, but
they could have been New Mexican, and that’s
worth something. And there was plenty of good
green chile available for your needs.
I also appreciated the cardboard take-out
boxes—it’s distressing how many restaurants use
Styrofoam. At a place that is tuned into nature
and ecology, this shouldn’t be a surprise, but it’s
nonetheless reassuring to see ecological priorities
in action, and it’s a good example for the
children, even if they’re focused on the turtles,
lionfish and sharks passing inches away from
their dessert sampler.
The Shark Reef Café is a place where the
parental units can relax and eat their kale, secure
in the knowledge that their children won’t break
anything or disturb anyone. And if you show up
at the Shark Reef Café without kids, you’ve been
warned. You’re a visitor in this ecosystem; it’s on
you to respect the local customs. a
Don’t ever go to Chipotle when you’re
depressed. Also don’t ever go if you’re in a really
good mood. Basically, the only time it’s safe to go
to Chipotle is if you’re in a meh-mood and you are
only kinda hungry and it’s Mother’s Day and you’re
running errands with your husband near Menaul
and Louisiana.
The process of ordering food at Chipotle is very
discouraging. Particularly, if you’re pregnant and
your feet are swollen and you hate standing. There
aren’t enough seats for the number of people in
line, which only adds to the uncomfortable
desperation of trying to eat there. This
awkwardness is doubled by this particular
location’s perpetually long line that sometimes
even spills out into the outdoor patio. It’s hard to
imagine why this homogenized, overpriced chain is
so damn busy when we live in a place where
Mexico is literally in the name. Aren’t there any
other places to get a taco? Carnitas? We’re all just a
bunch of dummies waiting 45 minutes to order a
$9 burrito that’s a little too limey.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not above Chipotle. I
eat at crappy chain restaurants all the time. I find
them comforting, and I appreciate their almost
guaranteed ability to ration soda and syrup in the
soda machines impressive. I grew up eating at
Applebee’s and wearing Wal-Mart brand clothes,
and no matter how many four-table fine dining
restaurants I’ve enjoyed, city art openings I’ve
attended or bands I’ve seen, I still feel like the
clumsily tall, chain-enjoying, weirdo blond girl I
grew up as.
My husband and I sit at an unnecessarily long
table with barstool seats, and I adjust my changing
body and growing belly to sit comfortably.
There is a man in a suit taking selfies
shamelessly as he waits in line. “Good for him,” I
think as I remember what it felt like to want to see a
photo of myself. Carrying the combined DNA of
you and your favorite person is beautiful, wild and
rewarding. But it also transforms your body and
your identity in ways that can be terrifying, strange
and shocking. Behind him is an older woman who is
staring out the north-facing window onto a
crowded and busy intersection where a man who is
probably paid minimum wage to wave a sign
around in a gorilla costume dangerously balances
himself upon the tiny slab of concrete nestled
between six opposing lanes of traffic. That type of
advertising is demeaning and makes my stomach
feel weird. My mind begins to wander as my
husband talks about possible places to pick up crib
sheets. What if I was the CEO of Chipotle and I
could hire the gorilla-suited man as a manager? He
clearly has enthusiasm. What if Tupac really is still
alive? What if everyone at this Chipotle suddenly
started singing a Roy Orbison song and people
never drove around in their cars high or drunk?
Whenever people scoff at chains, I worry
they’re so consumed by pretense that they can’t
enjoy the comfort of monotony. I worry that I’ll
become the type of person I’ve seen on HGTV
renovation shows who refuses to have any other
countertop than marble and can’t see past shitty
cupboards. I worry that Barefoot chardonnay will
never quench my one-day insatiable and
sophisticated palate. That Applebee’s and Chipotle
will be forever removed from potential places to
have lunch.
What is pregnancy? What does it mean to
become a parent? What does it mean to be afraid of
everything you’re doing. Five months pregnant and
eating at Chipotle on Mother’s Day, wondering
how your understanding of your identity as a
woman has been shifted around, maybe even a
little hijacked. So much of my life has been selfishly
indulgent. A smoke here. A whisky there. Suddenly,
I’m worried about parabens and which nipple cream
will work the best when I breastfeed. I dip my toolimey tortilla chip into my too-limey rice and try to
imagine what my child’s hands will look like when I
can finally hold them. What color of hair they will
have and if they’ll think too highly of themselves to
enjoy a meal with me at Chipotle one day. a
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Sequels, Remakes, Reboots and More!
Summer Film Guide 2015
Jurassic World
Ted 2
Summer is here, and that means it’s prime
movie-watching season. Hollywood is eager to
feed our need for cinema with three whole
months’ worth of computer-animated
cartoons, ghost stories, dinosaur movies,
disaster flicks, romantic comedies and sooo
many sequels, remakes and reboots. So what
do we have to look forward to this summer?
Let’s dive in!
comedy-drama-romance about a military
contractor who returns to Hawaii, only to find
himself caught between a long-ago lover and
the hard-charging Air Force watchdog
assigned to him.
San Andreas
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in this ’70s
disaster movie throwback in which California
is destroyed by a massive earthquake, and it’s
up to rescue chopper pilot The Rock to travel
across the state to rescue his daughter
(Alexandra Daddario from “True Detective”).
(Note: All opening dates are subject to change.)
June 5
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
May 22
Poltergeist
Producer Steven Spielberg’s popular suburban
ghost story from 1982 gets remade for a new
generation. Of course it does. Instead of Tobe
Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) in the
director’s chair, we’ve got Gil Kenan (who
made the cartoon Monster House).
Tomorrowland
Disney’s popular Tomorrowland exhibit gets
turned into a sci-fi adventure about a teen girl
who discovers a secret land of unlimited
possibility hidden somewhere in time and
space. Brad Bird of The Incredibles fame directs
while Damon Lindelof of “Lost” fame writes.
May 29
Aloha
Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Fast Times at
Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous)
recruits Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel
McAdams, John Krasinski, Bill Murray, Alec
Baldwin and Danny McBride for this all-star
Entourage
The once-popular HBO series about a hot,
young actor (Adrian Grenier) and his dudebro
pals returns as a feature film. Seems our boy
Vince just wants to direct, and it’s up to new
studio head Ari (Jeremy Piven) to make it
happen. Mark Wahlberg drops by to star as
himself.
Insidious: Chapter 3
This prequel to the popular haunted house
series takes us back in time to figure out how
gifted psychic Elise (Lin Shaye) got her start in
the ghostbusting business.
Love & Mercy
John Cusack and Paul Dano split the role of
Brian Wilson in this biopic about the founding
of the Beach Boys and their leader’s eventual
battle with mental illness.
Spy
Melissa McCarthy is a desk-bound CIA agent
who volunteers to become a spy when a deadly
arms dealer exposes all the secret agents in the
field. Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) is
responsible for all the wacky slapstick that
follows.
June 12
June 26
Jurassic World
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic
Park, some idiots are still trying to open that
tourist-eating theme park. Chris Pratt
(Guardians of the Galaxy) is among the people
shaking his head and preparing to fight
rampaging dinosaurs.
Madame Bovary
Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) stars in
this latest version of Gustave Flaubert’s 1856
novel about a small-town doctor’s wife who
engages in extramarital love affairs to advance
her social standing.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
A teenage filmmaker befriends a classmate with
cancer. Based on the young adult novel by Jesse
Andrews. Nick Offerman and Connie Britton
are on mom and dad duty.
Big Game
A young teenager camping in the woods helps
rescue the President of the United States
(Samuel L. Jackson) after Air Force One is
shot down by terrorists. Hey, it could happen.
Max
In this family adventure, a dog that helped US
Marines in Afghanistan returns home to
America and is adopted by his handler’s family
after suffering a traumatic experience. So ...
American Sniper, but with a German Shepherd
instead of Bradley Cooper.
Ted 2
Mark Wahlberg and his talking teddy bear
(writer-director Seth MacFarlane) return for
more raunchy hijinks. This time around, Ted
and his wife want to have kids, but Ted must
first prove his personhood in court. Also, Liam
Neeson is here for some reason.
June 19
Dope
Zoë Kravitz and Forest Whitaker star in this
coming-of-age comedy/drama for the “post hiphop generation.”
Infinitely Polar Bear
A manic-depressive mess of a father (Mark
Ruffalo) tries to win back his wife (Zoe
Saldana) by taking full responsibility for their
two spirited daughters.
Inside Out
Pixar’s newest is a brainy comedy about a girl
whose emotions are churned up after she moves
to a new home with her parents. The action
takes place largely inside her head, where her
emotions (Joy, Disgust, Sadness) are personified
by the likes of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Bill
Hader and Lewis Black (he’s Anger, of course).
July 1
Magic Mike XXL
Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and the
rest of the gang return to shake their funmakers in a sequel to the 2012 hit about hot
male strippers.
Terminator Genisys
Well, he did say he’d be back. Arnold
Schwarzenegger stars in the sixth entry (if you
count the TV series) in the sci-fi action
franchise. This one takes place in a “new
timeline” in which Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney
from the Divergent series) re-teams with Sarah
Connor (Emilia Clarke from “Game of Thrones”)
and an aging terminator (guess who) to stop
Judgment Day from happening.
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Minions
Trainwreck
Summer Film Guide continued from page 21
July 10
Minions
The hilarious yellow blobs from Despicable Me
get their own spin-off film. This time they’re
following a retro-’60s villainess voiced by
Sandra Bullock.
Self/Less
In this sci-fi drama from visionary director
Tarsem Singh (The Cell, Immortals), a dying
billionaire undergoes a radical medical
procedure that transfers his consciousness into
the body of a healthy, young man. Ryan
Reynolds and Ben Kingsley star.
July 17
Ant-Man
The latest Marvel comic to hit movie screens
is this high-tech action flick about a low-rent
thief (Paul Rudd) recruited to become a
diminutive superhero by a mad scientist
(Michael Douglas).
Irrational Man
Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and Parker
Posey are among the stars of Woody Allen’s
latest effort about a tormented philosophy
professor who “finds a will to live when he
commits an existential act.”
Mr. Holmes
Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf himself) stars as an
aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looking back on
his life of crime solving.
Trainwreck
Comedians Amy Schumer and Bill Hader star
in the latest comedy from Judd Apatow (The
40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up). Schumer is a
commitment-phobic career woman who must
face her fears when confronted with the
perfect guy.
July 24
Pan
Hugh Jackman stars as villainous pirate
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Blackbeard in this splashy prequel to J.M.
Barrie’s fairy tale classic Peter Pan.
Paper Towns
John Green (who wrote the young adult
novel/movie hit The Fault in Our Stars) has
another of his books snapped up by
Hollywood. In this one, a young man (Nat
Wolff, who starred in The Fault in Our Stars)
and his friends embark on a road trip to find
the missing girl next door.
Pixels
A group of middle-aged former arcade
champions (Adam Sandler, Kevin James and
Peter Dinklage) are called upon to save the
Earth after invading aliens send old video
game characters like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man
and Centipede to destroy the planet.
Southpaw
A buffed-out Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a
washed-up boxer fighting (see what I did
there?) to regain custody of his daughter. This
hard-hitting drama (see what I did there?) is
directed by Antoine Fuqua (who gave us
Training Day and The Equalizer).
July 31
The End of the Tour
A magazine reporter (Jesse Eisenberg) recounts
his conversations with author David Foster
Wallace (Jason Segel) in this drama based on
the nonfiction book by David Lipsky.
The Gift
Aussie Joel Edgerton (Warrior, The Great
Gatsby) writes, directs and stars in this mystery
thriller about a young, married couple whose
lives are torn apart when an acquaintance
from the husband’s past brings “mysterious gifts
and a horrifying secret to light.”
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation
Tom Cruise offers his fifth outing as one-time
TV spy Ethan Hunt. This time around it’s
written and directed by Christopher
McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects).
Vacation
Ed Helms (“The Daily Show”) stars as all-
growed-up Rusty Griswold, determined to
redeem his disastrous childhood road trip to
Walley World with his parents (Chevy Chase
and Beverly D’Angelo).
Aug. 7
Dark Places
Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz and
Christina Hendricks star in this mystery thriller
about a woman who survived the brutal killing
of her family as a child and is now forced to
relive the events by a “secret society” obsessed
with solving notorious crimes.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco has
an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Did I
mention the boyfriend is Alexander Skarsgård?
Based on the novel by Phoebe Gloeckner.
Fantastic Four
Twentieth Century Fox tries to reboot its
comic book-based superhero series by casting a
bunch of young people and hiring the director
who made the “found footage” hit Chronicle.
Masterminds
From the director of Napoleon Dynamite comes
this comic tale of a hapless security guard who
organizes a $17 million bank heist. Jason
Sudeikis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and
Zach Galifianakis are among the funny cast.
Ricki and the Flash
Meryl Streep and her daughter Mamie
Gummer star in this comedy-drama about a
musician who returns home to make things
right with her family after giving up
everything for rock-and-roll stardom. It’s
written by Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult)
and directed by Jonathan Demme (Something
Wild, The Silence of the Lambs).
Aug. 14
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Armie
Hammer (The Lone Ranger) star as suave spy
duo Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin in this
retro-’60s reboot of the classic TV series.
Straight Outta Compton
Ice Cube, Eazy-E and the rest of seminal LA
rap band N.W.A get profiled in this musical
biopic. Ice Cube’s son stars as Ice Cube.
Ten Thousand Saints
Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee
Steinfeld and Emily Mortimer star in this
dramedy about a teenager from Vermont sent
to live with his father in New York’s East
Village during the 1980s. Based on the novel
by Eleanor Henderson.
Underdogs
This computer-animated cartoon out of
Argentina about the players on a foosball table
coming to life gets an English dub courtesy of
Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road),
Matthew Morrison (“Glee”) and others.
Aug. 21
Sinister 2
Not to be confused with the Insidious series,
this horror sequel features a suburban family
haunted by ghosts that ... huh, I’ve already got
it confused with Insidious.
Sleeping with Other People
Jason Sudeikis (“Saturday Night Live”) and
Alison Brie (“Community”) star in this
romantic comedy about a good-natured
womanizer and a serial cheater whose platonic
relationship helps reform their wayward ways.
Aug. 28
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green
Legend
Hong Kong’s graceful martial arts smash of
2000 gets a belated sequel starring Michelle
Yeoh, Donnie Yen and that kid from “Glee”
(Harry Shum Jr.).
Hitman: Agent 47
Given that it didn’t exactly kill it at the box
office, it seems odd someone would want to
reboot 2007’s based-on-a-videogame actioner
Hitman. But any other flick would have required
Hollywood to think of an original idea ... and we
all know that ain’t gonna happen. a
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REEL WORLD
Far from the Madding Crowd
Gritty, 19th-century English romance finds love and hate down on the farm
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Walk-in movies
The open-air cinema series Movies on the Plaza
picks up this Friday, May 22, at Downtown
Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza. From 4 to 8pm, food
trucks will gather around the Plaza as part of
ABQ Food Fridays. Come early and get some
grub. The film will start at sunset. Admission is
free. Seating is limited, and guests are
encouraged to bring their own portable seats,
blankets and lawn chairs. Parking is available
underneath Civic Plaza for a small fee. This
week’s film is Disney’s animated classic The
Little Mermaid. This is the sing-along version,
and everyone is encouraged to raise their voices
(particularly during “Under the Sea”). Next
Friday (May 29) you can catch The Goonies.
Movies on the Plaza screenings will switch to
Wednesday throughout June to make room for
Shakespeare on the Plaza. (All outdoor shows
are, of course, subject to weather.) For a
complete listing of future events, go to
civicplazapresents.com.
Cinema of the Sea
“Wanna make out and then milk some cows?”
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
n the realm of 19th-century romantic
literature, the works of Thomas Hardy have
a bit more meat on the bone than your
average English melodrama of love and
marriage. In the more typical novels (let’s say,
for the sake of argument, those of Jane Austen
or the Brontë sisters), there’s an awful lot of
sitting around, drinking tea and discussing of
“whomever shall I marry?” It’s not that the
characters in Hardy’s novels never broach the
subject of marriage—but they rarely drink tea.
And they’re just as likely to hurt each other,
betray each other, kill each other and break
one another’s hearts as they are to fall madly
in love. Hardy was more of a realist than his
contemporaries, and his occasionally gritty
take on love and life in the mid-19th-century
English countryside gets its cinematic due in
Thomas Vinterberg’s emotional adaptation of
Far from the Madding Crowd.
The film starts by introducing us to
Bathsheba Everdene (even she thinks it’s a
mouthful), who’s come to stay on her aunt’s
farm in southwestern England for the summer,
circa 1850. Bathsheba (played by the
increasingly essential Carey Mulligan from An
Education and The Great Gatsby) is a mere slip
of a lass—but she’s got a serious pair of ovaries
on her. Headstrong and proud, she’s
determined to learn the ropes of the farm
business. One day, she bumps into her aunt’s
new neighbor Gabriel Oak (Matthias
Schoenaerts from Rust and Bone and The
Drop), a rugged sheep herder with dreamy
eyes. Unversed in the ways of romance,
Gabriel immediately proposes marriage to the
lovely Miss Everdene. Flattered, but figuring
she’s doing just fine without a man, Bathsheba
turns him down. The two remain flirtatious
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Far from the Madding
Crowd
Written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts,
Michael Sheen
Rated PG-13
Opens Friday 5/22
and friendly, however, until a farming accident
(hey, they happen) reverses their fortunes.
Gabriel’s livestock is killed off, and he loses his
farm to his creditors. Bathsheba, conversely,
inherits a massive estate from her wealthy
uncle.
Wandering the English countryside in
search of work, Gabriel stumbles across the
new estate of the now-rich Miss Everdene. He
accepts a job tending her sheep, but his dreams
of marrying her are thoroughly quashed now
that their stations in life are so unequal. Plus,
he’s faced with a number of much more
suitable rivals. There’s Bathsheba’s new
neighbor, the wealthy, handsome but
emotionally bottled-up William Boldwood
(Michael Sheen from Frost/Nixon and
Underworld). Boldwood is immediately smitten
by the independent Miss Everdene, who runs
things a little differently around her farm.
Instead of setting herself up as the lady of the
manor house, she works, dines and socializes
with her farmhands—instincts driven by her
savvy business sense and tough work ethic.
Like Gabriel before him, Boldwood proposes
marriage only to find himself shot down by
Miss Everdene. Good as she is at business,
Bathsheba is terrible at love—mostly because
she has no idea what she wants. As if that
weren’t enough, Bathsheba also crosses paths
with slick-talking soldier boy Frank Troy (Tom
Sturridge, Pirate Radio), who sets his sights on
the wealthy and comely farm owner. (Geez,
lady, leave some man-meat for the rest of
Dorset County.)
Danish-born writer-director Vinterberg
(The Celebration) was one of the founding
“brothers” behind the stripped-down film
movement Dogme 95. With Far from the
Madding Crowd, however, he gives audiences
the sort of lush, beautifully lensed costume
drama they’re expecting. Unlike other BBCbacked films, however, this one appropriately
bypasses a lot of the stuffy drawing rooms,
allowing its drama to unfold amid the rich,
rolling hills of Dorset (or as Hardy fancifully
dubbed it “Wessex”). Though his works were
romantic, Hardy was a realist at heart,
preferring to create accurate, detailed
depictions of rural English life. Vinterberg
does what he can in the allotted time, giving
the film a historical, lived-in feel that sets it
apart from the glassed-in “museum” quality of
so many British productions.
Of course, you shouldn’t go into Far from
the Madding Crowd expecting a Cinderellastyle, happily-ever-after ending. It’s not that
Hardy’s characters are forever denied happy
endings. It’s just that Hardy was wise enough
to know that even “true love” can leave a lot
of scarred and wounded people in its wake.
Vinterberg’s script sands off a few of the
original’s rough edges, giving Bathsheba an
entirely appropriate proto-feminist sheen and
making characters like Boldwood a touch
more sympathetic. At the same time,
Vinterberg doesn’t pull punches when it
comes to shocking twists of fate and tales of
love gone sour. Bottom line: If you like your
romance rough-and-tumble, the long, hard
road of Far from the Madding Crowd is the sort
of dirty-faced, brokenhearted historical
romance you’ll swoon over. a
Jean-Michel (son of Jacques) Cousteau’s Secret
Ocean 3D opens this Friday, May 23, at the
Lockheed Martin DynaTheater, located inside
the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and
Science (1801 Mountain NW). Mr. Cousteau’s
film takes viewers on a “breathtaking” adventure
underneath the waves. The innovative
documentary features a boatload of underwater
sequences, introducing viewers to over 30
aquatic species. Some of the wildlife behavior is
captured for the very first time on film thanks to
breakthrough technology in 3D, ultra-HD 5K,
slow motion, macro and motion control cameras.
Secret Ocean 3D will be shown daily at 10am,
2pm and 4pm from now through Sept. 4.
Admission for adults is $10, seniors are $8 and
children (3-12) are $6. For more info go to
nmnaturalhistory.org/dynatheater.
Girl power
The historic KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW) is
presenting a special screening of Katrina Parks’
documentary The Harvey Girls: Opportunity
Bound this Saturday, May 23. From the late
1900s through the 1960s, some 100,000
pioneering, young women became a part of
Southwest history by serving as waitresses and
hostesses at the famed Harvey Houses spread
out along the Santa Fe Railroad from Chicago to
California. KRQE-13 anchor Dean Staley will
emcee a post-film Q&A panel featuring
filmmaker Katrina Parks, curator of the New
Mexico History Museum Meredith Davidson,
UNM-Valencia professor of history Richard
Melzer and Carolyn Meyer, author of Diary of a
Waitress: The Not-So-Glamorous Life of a
Harvey Girl. Doors open at 1:30pm, reception
and exhibits in the lobby start at 2pm. The film
screening gets underway at 3pm, and the Q&A
closes out the evening starting at 4pm.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. You must
pre-register by going to
holdmyticket.com/event/201483. a
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Fall Windfall
Nets announce their upfront shows for 2015-16
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
ast week the broadcast networks held their
“upfront” presentations, letting viewers know
what to DVR and what to ignore for the
upcoming fall season. So what do the networks
have lined up for us in fall of 2015? Let’s peruse.
ABC—Ken Jeong (“Community,” The
Hangover) headlines his own sitcom with “Dr.
Ken.” “The Muppets” return to weekly TV for
the first time in almost 20 years with a more adult,
“Office”-esque sitcom. The alphabet net jumps on
the biblical bandwagon with “Of Kings and
Prophets.” Nighttime soaps give it another try
with “OIL.” FBI agents get more representation
on TV with “Quantico.” Midseason (January or so)
will bring with it the ’80s neo-noir “Wicked
City,” Shonda Rhimes’ female fraud investigator
drama “The Catch,” the Joan Allen political
drama “The Family” and a TV reboot of the John
Candy movie “Uncle Buck” starring Omar Epps.
NBC—Neil Patrick Harris becomes the latest
person to attempt a revival of the old variety show
format with “Best Time Ever.” Greg Berlanti
(“The Mysteries of Laura”) produces the FBI
conspiracy thriller “Blind Spot.” Comedian Jerrod
Carmichael stars in the family sitcom “The
Carmichael Show.” “Crowded” is a family sitcom
with Patrick Warburton (“Seinfeld”). David Lyons
(“The Cape,” “ER”) is a lawyer trying to right
some wrongs from his youth in “Game of
Silence.” Medical dramas get their continued due
with “Heartbreaker.” Superhero drama “Heroes”
returns as “Heroes Reborn.” “The Office” alum
Craig Robinson heads “Mr. Robinson.” “People
Are Talking” is a neighborhood sitcom with
Mark-Paul Gosselaar (“Franklin & Bash”). Wesley
Snipes is a “former military operative turned
security expert” trying to stop crimes before they
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“Red Nose Day” (KOB-4 7pm) Celebrities
including Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Sam
Smith, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer
Hudson perform to raise funds for 12
children’s charities. The Brits have been
doing this for years, apparently, but it’s
finally being sent over the pond to us
Yanks.
“What the Fung?!” (FYI 7pm) The Fung
Brothers (Asian-American
comedians/rappers, apparently) travel
the country trying to dine well for just
$50 a day.
happen in “The Player.” “Superstore” is a
workplace sitcom with America Ferrera (“Ugly
Betty”). And for midseason NBC is planning on
reviving “Coach” with Craig T. Nelson—which
has been off the air for 18 years!
CBS—Jane Lynch plays a drunken guardian
angel in “Angel From Hell.” “Code Black” is yet
another medical drama. Dianne Wiest and James
Brolin top the cast list of the family sitcom “Life
in Pieces.” The sci-fi movie “Limitless” with
Bradley Cooper becomes a weekly police
procedural with Bradley Cooper. The comic book
onslaught continues with “Supergirl” starring
Melissa Benoist (“Glee”). Midseason brings with it
“Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” and a spinoff
of the Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan movie “Rush
Hour.”
FOX—John Stamos is a confirmed bachelor
who discovers he’s not only a father, but a
grandfather in “Grandfathered.” The suddenly
hilarious Rob Lowe stars in “The Grinder” as a
TV lawyer whose brother (Fred Savage) is a real
lawyer. The Steven Spielberg sci-fi movie
“Minority Report” gets a weekly spin-off.
“Rosewood” is another crime drama about a
forensic pathologist (but, for hire). “Scream
Queens” is a satirical slasher series from the folks
behind “American Horror Story.” Waiting until
midseason are the relaunch of “The X-Files,” the
DC Comics-based supernatural drama “Lucifer”
(which, like all TV shows has been redesigned as a
police procedural), “The Frankenstein Code”
(also police procedural—with Frankenstein) and
Seth MacFarlane’s new cartoon “Bordertown.”
The CW—The sole addition here is “Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend,” a sitcom starring comedienne
Rachel Bloom as a raucous girl who moves from
New York to West Covina, Calif. It was supposed
to air on Showtime—but it’s obviously not. a
his own wits and observations, a
monster hunter shares what he
considers to be the most dangerous
and wondrous beasts of the world.” ...
See, that doesn’t sound too scientific
either.
SUNDAY 24
The Cannibal in the Jungle (Animal Planet
7pm) This Animal Planet movie is based
on the “real-life adventures” of Dr.
Timothy Darrow who in 1977 was
convicted of cannibalism in Indonesia,
but blamed the crime on a previously
undiscovered species of human-ape
hybrid. ... In case you’re wondering: It’s
also fake.
“National Memorial Day Concert”
(KNME-5 7pm) The 70th anniversary of
the end of World War II is celebrated
from the National Memorial in
Washington, DC. Gary Sinise hosts, of
course.
FRIDAY 22
I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident
(Animal Planet 5pm) You see, it’s
“Monster Week,” that special time of
year when Animal Planet isn’t interested
with real creatures and spends its time
chasing mermaids and the like. This
two-hour special, for example, heads
down to Alabama to investigate “an
unnatural entity that’s attacking people
in the woods outside a small town.”
SATURDAY 23
“Medieval Monsters” Animal Planet
9:02pm) “With the help of journals
handed down by his grandfather, plus
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“American Ninja Warrior” (KOB-4 7pm)
The seventh season of the extreme
obstacle course competition kicks off
with the Venice Beach qualifying round.
Grace of Monaco (Lifetime 7pm) Despite
an impressive cast (Nicole Kidman, Tim
Roth, Frank Langella, Paz Vega, Parker
Posey), this 2014 biopic about actress
Grace Kelly didn’t really make it into
American theaters. Here it is on Lifetime,
though.
Texas Rising (History 7pm) A group of
Texas “patriots” (including Bill Paxton,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Liotta and
Brendan Fraser) seek revenge against
Santa Anna’s troops for that whole
Alamo thing in this history-based
eight-part miniseries.
“The Island” (KOB-4 9pm) If you
guessed “summer replacement reality
survival competition hosted by Bear
Grylls,” you are correct.
TUESDAY 26
“I Can Do That” (KOB-4 9pm) Ordinary
people try to replicate the actions of
talented performers like the Harlem
Globetrotters and Penn & Teller—
because it’s summer, and new
episodes of “The Blacklist” are
expensive, so deal with it.
WEDNESDAY 27
“The Briefcase” (KRQE-13 7pm) From
the creator of “The Biggest Loser”
comes this “amazingly shocking and
emotional” game show-esque
exploitation in which families facing
financial hardship are given a
briefcase containing $101,000 and
must decide whether to keep it or
give it to another family in need.
Since that’s not divisive enough, the
families involved are all on opposite
ends of the spectrum: right-wing
conservatives and gay couples, for
example.
“Bullseye” (KASA-2 8pm) FOX’ latest
slapstick game show finds
contestants attempting to win
$50,000 by hurling their bodies at a
giant target. That’s the long and the
short of it. a
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OPENING THIS WEEK
52 Tuesdays
This Australian drama follows 16-year-old Billie (Tilda
Cobham-Hervey), whose path to adulthood is accelerated
when her mother announces plans for gender transition.
Needing time and space, mom sends Billie off to live with
her father, but the two get together every Tuesday. This
poignant, brutally honest family drama was actually shot
one day a week for an entire year. 114 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Friday 5/22 at Guild Cinema)
Crafting a Nation
This feature-length documentary talks about how
American craft brewers are “rebuilding the economy one
beer at at time.” Director-producer Thomas Kolicko will be
at the screening in person for a post-film Q&A. This
screening is sponsored by Shade Tree Customs & Cafe
and is part of ABQ Beer Week celebrations. 96 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Sunday 5/24 at Guild Cinema)
Far from the Madding Crowd
Reviewed this issue. 119 minutes. PG-13. (Opens
Thursday 5/21 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Full Metal Jacket
Who’s in the mood for Stanley Kubrick’s harrowing,
haunting, Oscar-winning 1987 depiction of the Vietnam
War? Hey, just for fun watch Vincent D’Onofrio’s
performance as the dangerously unhinged Pvt. Leonard
“Gomer Pyle” Lawrence—then go home and catch his
performance as the villainous Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk in
Netflix’ “Daredevil” series. Good times. 116 minutes. R.
(Opens Sunday 5/24 at Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
Tomorrowland
genius (George Clooney) embark on an adventure to find
a place, hidden beyond time and space, where great
minds from throughout history have retreated to build the
perfect, futuristic city. 130 minutes. PG. (Opens Thursday
5/21 at Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine
This long-in-coming documentary explores the life and
tragic death of gay Wyoming college student Matthew
Shepard, who became the victim of one of the most
notorious hate crimes in American history back in 1998.
89 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Frdiay 5/22 at Guild
Cinema)
Poltergeist
The hit 1982 ghost story from Steven Spielberg and Tobe
Hooper gets an amped-up remake starring Sam Rockwell
(Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Rosemarie DeWitt
(Cinderella Man) and Jared Harris (poor Lane Pryce from
“Mad Men”). You can see it in 3D if you want. 93
minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 5/21 at Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Roar
Way back in 1981 actress Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and
her husband, agent/producer Noel Marshall, got the crazy
idea to write and direct an animal-based disaster movie
starring Hedren, her daughter Melanie Griffith and the
family’s huge collection of African lions. (Yup, Hedren ran
a refuge for wild animals in Southern California). No
animals were harmed in the making of the film, but 70
members of the cast and crew were. The film was an epic
disaster, but the fine folks at Drafthouse Films have
dredged up prints of the mind-boggling film and are
sending it back to theaters for awestruck audiences to
witness. 94 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Tuesday 5/26 at
Guild Cinema)
Skin Trade
Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) is a New York City detective
who goes looking for revenge against the Serbian
gangster (Ron Perlman) who murdered his wife and kid.
He ends up in Thailand, joining forces with a local
detective (martial arts master Tony Jaa from Ong-Bak) to
bring down the gangster and his human trafficking ring.
Many asses are kicked in the process. 96 minutes. R.
(Opens Friday 5/22 at Guild Cinema)
Tomorrowland
Like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion,
Disney’s Tomorrowland attraction gets its own movie spinoff. In it a curious teen (Britt Robertson) and a former boy
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The Age of Adaline
Blake Lively (“Gossip Girl”) stars as a young woman, born
at the turn of the 20th century, who is “rendered ageless”
after an accident. In present day, our immortal protagonist
falls in love with a young man (Michiel Huisman, “Game of
Thrones”), only to discover that his dad (Harrison Ford) is
one of her old lovers. Awkward. 110 minutes. PG-13.
(Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Earth’s mightiest mortals are back for a second goaround. Seems that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has
built a super-powered robot named Ultron (voiced by
James Spader) who wants to bring peace to humanity by
wiping it out. Can Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The
Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and newcomer The Vision
stop this metallic madman before his plan comes to
fruition? Probably, otherwise we don’t get any more
movies. Overstuffed? Sure. Exciting. Hell, yeah. 141
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Cinderella
Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Thor) directs this straightfaced, unironic live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1950
animated gem. It looks gorgeous from top to bottom, and
Lily James (from “Downton Abbey”) seems perfectly
appropriate as the ball-going protagonist. But this version
adds nothing whatsoever new to the old story. For Disney
princess completists only. Reviewed in v24 i11. 113
minutes. PG. (Century Rio)
Ex Machina
British writer Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later...,
Dredd) tries his hand at directing with this sci-fi tale
about a young programmer selected to participate in a
breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by
evaluation the “human qualities” of a female robot. Like
all female robots in movies, she turns out to be both sexy
and dangerous. We’ve seen this sort of high-tech
Frankenstein story before, but Garland’s script is highly
literate and his direction thrilling. 108 minutes. R.
(Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Furious 7
The automotive insult to gravity and various related forms
of physics continues, despite the untimely death of star
Paul Walker. Vin Diesel, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and
Ludacris pick up the slack, shooting and/or crashing cars
into countless people, places and things. Seems Evil
British Guy (Jason Statham) is going after car
thief/invincible superhero Dominic Toretto and crew for
killing his brother, Evil British Guy From The Last Movie
(Luke Evans). 137 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Thunderdome), legendary director George Miller returns
to reboot the road-wrecking series. This time around, Tom
Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) is our reluctant, ex-cop
antihero Max, wandering the post-apocalyptic wasteland
looking for peace and quiet. What he finds is a furious
woman of action (Charlize Theron) on the run from a
sadistic warlord and his band of motor-mad psychos. For
this rule-breaking action classic, Miller eschews oldfashioned niceties like dialogue and character
development in order to tell an explosive, operatic myth
through movement, explosions and heroic bloodshed.
120 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Monkey Kingdom
Get Hard
Will Ferrell and the clearly overworked Kevin Hart (six
films last year and two so far in 2015) star in this racial
comedy. Ferrell is millionaire James King, busted for fraud
and bound for San Quentin. On the run from police,
James ends up in the South Central LA home of family
man Darnell Lewis (Hart). Mistaking him for a street thug
(because, you know, racial humor), James offers to pay
the man to school him in the art of being a gangsta—so
he can survive in prison. Needless to say, this
mismatched buddy comedy doesn’t try very hard. 100
minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Home
DreamWorks Animation mashes together E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial and Lilo & Stitch in the hopes that wayward
alien mascot Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons from “The Big
Bang Theory”) will become the next toy/video game/tshirt-generating machine. It’s safe to say he won’t. The
story, about a misfit alien who befriends a lonely Earth
girl (Rihanna), feels awfully recycled. If you’re an adult
who doesn’t find Parsons’ voice grating, you might survive
a screening with your kids. 94 minutes. PG. (Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Hot Pursuit
In the proud tradition of Midnight Run (with Robert De
Niro and Charles Grodin) and Witless Protection (with
Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy), Reese
Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara star in this action comedy
about an officer of the law escorting a reluctant witness
across the country while being pursued by cops and
gunmen alike. 87 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Some 30 years after the the third Mad Max film (Beyond
DisneyNature’s annual Earth Day release concentrates,
obviously, on monkeys this year. The focus is on a troop of
toque macaques struggling to survive in the ruins of an
ancient temple in “the storied jungles of South Asia.”
Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill (Chimpanzee, Bears,
African Cats) produce and direct. Tina Fey narrates. Sure,
why not? 100 minutes. G. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
You brought this on yourself, America. Incompetent but
accidentally heroic security guard Paul Blart (Kevin
James) goes off on vacation to Las Vegas with his teenage
daughter (Raini Rodriguez). But when crime rears its ugly
head in the form of a casino heist, the fat dude on the
Segway fights back. With wacky slapstick jokes. At least
Larry, Moe and Curly had each other to play off of. 94
minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Pitch Perfect 2
After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln
Center, the Barden Bellas (including way-too-old for
college Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson) enter an
international singing competition in order to regain their
status. Goofy hijinks, sassy sisterhood and an a cappella
rendition of “Flashlight” by Jessie J ensue. 115 minutes.
PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema)
Where Hope Grows
A washed-up ex-baseball player (Kristoffer Polaha of
failed TV shows “North Shore,” “Miss Guided,” “Valentine”
and “Backstrom”) finds himself “awakened and
invigorated” when he befriends an inspirational young
man (David DeSanctis) with Down Syndrome who works
at the local grocery store. If this setup sounds
suspiciously “faith-based,” that’s because it’s secretly all
about Jesus. 95 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio) a
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5:10, 7:50, 10:35; Mon-Tue 11:50am, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50,
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7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:05, 10:45, 11:35; Sun-Thu 9:45am,
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Fri-Thu 10:10am
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MUSIC | SHow Up!
MUSIC HISTORY
BY AUGUST MARCH
So High You Go
On wings of sound
Like Moths to Flames
BY AUGUST MARCH
Trip, trip to a dream dragon/ Hide your
wings in a ghost tower/ Sails cackling at
every plate we break/ Cracked by scattered
needles/ The little minute gong/ Coughs and
clears his throat/ Madam you see before you
stand/ Hey ho, never be still/ The old original
favorite grand/ Grasshoppers green Herbarian
band/ And the tune they play is ‘In Us
Confide’/ The winds they blew, and the leaves
did wag/ They’ll never put me in their bag/
The seas will reach and always seep/ So high
you go, so low you creep/ The wind it blows in
tropical heat/ The drones they throng on
mossy seats/ The squeaking door will always
squeak/ Two up, two down—we’ll never
meet”—“Octopus” by Syd Barrett from the
album The Madcap Laughs
“
Good old Syd. He could write a pop song to
beat the band or ramble his way into an insane
confrontation with the words and images that
proved torture as well as inspiration. He does a
little of both on “Octopus,” but the line about
a band playing a song called “In Us Confide”
pretty much gives up the obscure, adroit
conceit of this week’s concert preview. Confide
in me; trust me. Don’t close your eyes, and I’ll
lead you toward something far more
entertaining than ghost towers and seated
drones.
Thursday
Let me be clear: The Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion doesn’t really play the blues. They
may, however, explode in a fiery demonstration
of their ability to wantonly march through a
variety of other genres. But then again, I’m
just an aging hipster who is still convinced
that the blues is sad, boring stuff. Discover
your own truth about the storied trio when
they land at Launchpad (618 Central SW) on
Thursday, May 21.
Comprised of the titular Jon Spencer, Judah
Bauer on guitar and vocals and Russell Simins
on drums, the band has been productive for
nearly 25 years. Drawing on a multitude of
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
influences and a commitment to
experimentation, the Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion defies simple categorization.
Additionally, Spencer’s onstage persona—
which seems to channel an ecstatic James
Brown and a tortured Elvis Presley—adds to
their live performance power. Local rock
experts Get Action! open. Admission to this
gig costs $15. Doors are at 8pm, and the
countdown to explosive rocanrol and its
flaming derivatives begins at 9:30pm.
Friday
Located about a half a mile southeast of Nob
Hill, Ridgecrest is the ultimate suburban
Albuquerque neighborhood. With trafficdefying, tree-lined streets, it’s quiet and almost
Arcadian in presentation. It’s also home to
one of the city’s newest, noisiest music venues,
Duke City Sound Stage (2013 Ridgecrest SE).
I doubt they’ll scare the neighbors, but the
plethora of pets enclosed therein may jump
and whine nervously (but gratefully?) on the
evening of Friday, May 22. That’s the night
when the joint hosts a concert featuring four
local acts and some Tejano troubadours too.
Purple Rock, a prog-rock ensemble
fronted by Bryan Ramsey, headlines a show
that also features New Mexican rockabilly
punks Dead City Radio. DCR shares their
name with bands in Austria and Scotland, as
well as a recording by William S. Burroughs
and a song by Rob Zombie. They’ll be joined
by Drink Me, a quartet whose tune “Bee’s
Knees” lives up to its title, if you like your rock
rollicking and jangly. Expect appearances by
Cynical Bird and Austin duo Voxburn (Edgar
Hernandez and Allante Vanderslice) too.
Entrance to this mad, all-ages mix of music
requires a $10 donation. After paying the
price, you can get in at 6:30pm for the 7pm
show.
Sunday
You weren’t planning on doing anything on
Saturday night anyway, so why not rest up real
good and prepare to bang your head like
there’s no tomorrow on Sunday night at
Launchpad (618 Central SW). That’s right,
folks. Sunday, May 24, is a night of deluxe
metalcore at Burque’s rockingest venue.
Columbus, Ohio, denizens Like Moths to
Flames will flutter around the blazing PARcan lights above the stage while invoking
something vaguely Satanic and totally
thrashed out. Vocalist Chris Roetter and
company do it righteously on tunes like “You
Won’t Be Missed” and “The Worst in Me.”
Those dudes will be joined in concert by
clean and mean advocates Sylar. A quintet
hailing from Queens, Nueva York, Sylar rocks
and revolves around the perversely precise
drumming of Thomas Veroutis. Louder Than
Sirens, Ruins of the Sea and Agony Before
Defeat round out a bill guaranteed to earn
participants a torrid trip to the tension-filled
underworld that metalcore bands oversee
when not shocking surface dwellers with their
blazing riffs and crazy time signatures.
Admission to this 13-plus extravaganza of
hellish hope is only $12. Doors open at 7pm
for the 7:30pm concert.
Tuesday
Shake off the Plutonic nightmares in 7/8 time
that resulted from the above experience by
checking out a groovy night of rap and hiphop at Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW)
on Tuesday, May 26. Benjamin Laub aka
Grieves will be part of a flow-centric recital
that includes fellow Seattle sound-makers
Grayskul.
While Grieves produces and performs a sort
of hip-hop that’s essentially party music,
Grayskul embraces an alternative take on the
genre, having been heavily influenced by
performers like underground East Coast duo
Cannibal Ox. Both Grieves and Grayskul have
earned significant cred as part of the
Rhymesayers label and are considered
progenitors of the Northwest hip-hop
movement. Check out “Apollo 11” from
Grayskul’s 2013 effort Zenith for an acute
example of where musicians like this are going
with their space-age sounds.
Puro loco, local rappers Gaddo Spekktakk
and Solar One begin the night’s diggable
discourse on rhyme and rhythm. A wildly
affordable cover charge of $15 ensures
entrance to the astral plane on offer, and this
all-ages show should be damn good. It all
begins at 7pm, kids.
It can be difficult to make sense of Syd
Barrett’s work. I’ll confide that although I like
most of it, sometimes listening can still be
frightening; the moments of brilliance can be
overshadowed by wild tangents and
uncomfortable lapses. So high, you go, so low,
you creep, as the man himself proclaimed. The
same could be said for going out to a show. Just
like Barrett’s tuneage—just like life itself—it’s
a calculated risk. But it’s a chance well worth
taking. a
An Interview with Kimo, Pt. II
Kimo played guitar, jamming good with Eric
McFadden at the fabulous Dingo Bar.
Rocanrol allusions aside, the artist continued
to riff on her life and work in Burque as we
chatted via telephone. Our talk itself became
a folky, smoky narrative as Kimo discussed
the people and places that have made
Albuquerque a dream destination for a former
cruceña who was once en route to starstrewn Montana skies.
Alibi: Do you think positive attitudes have
contributed to the Burque scene?
Kimo: I think Albuquerque is very lucky. In
23 years I don’t think I’ve met a band or
performer who hasn’t really tried to step up.
Everybody has gotten better and created new
sounds. This town—as finicky as it can be—
harbors a really cool scene. Really awesome
people. In this town that’s not too-too big, we
all have the opportunity to work together.
Sitting at Low Spirits one afternoon, you’ve
got heavy metal and black metal guys hanging
out with blues guys hanging out with a crazy
lesbian folk singer. There’s a mutual respect
among the musicians in this town.
How has the Burque scene changed over
the past 23 years?
Central has really changed. The Downtown
club scene has become a lot more sparse in
terms of live music. Don’t get me started on
the karaoke you hear while walking down the
street. I’ve seen a pendulum-like pay trend in
this town. I started playing a 30-minute gig
for 10 or 20 bucks. In the late ’90s I was
playing UNM festivals for $450 for 45
minutes. I was recently approached to play a
gig in a small venue for one dollar per patron,
with a possible cap. That’s a hard gig for me.
Other places in town may pay $200 for two
hours. There’s not a norm for pay in this town,
and the brand of club has changed. But I
applaud the venue owners who are keeping
live music and a dedicated PA and sound
engineer—they’re all essential to the scene.
Where do you like to play nowadays?
I love playing Low Spirits. It reminds me so
much of the Dingo. I think Joe [Anderson] set
that place up to have an acoustic, bluesy feel
to it. I’ve never once had bad sound there. I’ve
also been playing at the Draft Station lately,
and I’ve been having a good time there.
Favorite gig?
It was about three or four years ago. A friend
of mine, Amy Haltom—we graduated high
school together, and she’s a great cellist out of
the Bay Area—was like, “Hey, I’m coming out.
Do you wanna play?” And I was like, “Okay.”
We had never played together and had
different interests in music. So I asked Chris
Dracup if he wanted to play with me at this
gig. It’s all blind rehearsals, man. Literally—
Chris had no music of mine, but he’s so badass
that he learned it. We performed a whole
damn set at Low Spirits as a trio, and it was
actually pretty cool.
Craziest gig?
Ha-ha! Okay, yeah, this happened when we all
worked at the Dingo Bar, back in the old, old
days. Do you remember the band The Meek?
Ronnie Wheeler was one of my best friends.
Those boys and I ended up being in ... we
created a hard rock band for my music and
called it Kimo’s Trousers. It was my music, but
it was crazy. One day we were going to play in
Socorro. So we loaded up the truck and were
on the way to Socorro. And one of the valves
on the engine blew. The truck caught on fire.
A cop stopped and called the dispatcher—who
called Ronnie’s grandpa at home. He showed
up with a flatbed, got it loaded and hauled us
down to Socorro where we played a dang
show at New Mexico Tech on time. a
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Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 21
BEN MICHAEL’S Latin Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Java Fix • 6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Local Band Weekend • 9pm • $5
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
THE JAM SPOT Vampirates • punk rock • Too Many Humans •
Narcota Infirmary • 7pm • $5 • ALL-AGES!
JUAN TABO PUBLIC LIBRARY Breizh Amerika Collective • 4pm •
ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion • rock,
alternative • Get action • punk • 9:30pm • $15 • See
“Show Up!”
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Triple D Ranch Band with Dawn • 6pm •
FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 8pm •
FREE
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY The Troy Browne Duo • 6pm
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Le Chat
Lunatique • dirty jazz • 6pm • $10
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Swag • jazz, blues, Motown • 6pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
SISTER Hop Along • indie, folk, rock • Field Mouse • post-goth •
9pm • $7
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Latin Night with VDJ Dany • 9pm • Golden
Thursdays • 10pm
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Jazz Brasileiro • bossa nova •
6pm • FREE
SUNSHINE THEATER Twiztid • hip-hop • Kung Fu Vampire • rap •
Davey Suicide • The Damn Dirty Apes • Kissing Candice • DJ
Stigmata • 7pm • $20
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Thirsty Thursday: Keith
Sanchez • rock, blues • 8pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE
WINNING COFFEE CO. Above Average Open Mic • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
ZIA DINER, Santa Fe Trio Bijou • vintage string jazz • 6:30pm •
FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Brant Coucher • Americana •
9:30pm • FREE
FRIDAY MAY 22
BIEN SHUR David & Co. • 9pm • FREE
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Shoulder Voices • death pop • Chicharra •
Leeches of Lore • stoner rock, psychedelic • 10pm • FREE
COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Shane Wallin • soul, pop •
6pm • FREE
THE COOPERAGE Breizh Amerika Collective • 8pm • $12-$17
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Kyle Martin • country •
6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Local Band Weekend • 9pm • $5
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Purple Rock • Dead City Radio •
Drink Me • Voxburn • Cynical Bird • rock, pop,
Americana • 7pm • $10 • ALL-AGES! • See “Show Up!”
ENVY @ ROUTE 66 CASINO The Official Amy Schumer After
Party • 9pm • FREE
GOUGH PARK, Silver City Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
HISTORIC OLD TOWN Breaking Blue • folk • 7pm • FREE
HYATT REGENCY TAMAYA RESORT, Santa Ana Pueblo Jazz
Brasileiro • bossa nova • 6pm
IMBIBE ABQ Beer Week Stouts & Stogies • 10am • DJ
Rotation • 9pm • FREE
ISLETA RESORT & CASINO: THE SHOWROOM The Man in
Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash • 8pm • $10-$20
THE JAM SPOT Major League Blazers Tour: Blazie D aka
Stoner Jordan • Diva Deville • OG Music • RawstyleS with
Knuckleheadz • bsmiley • Jrueh • DreadEye and more • 6pm •
$15 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Econarchy • metal • Burns Like Hell • Laughing
Dog • metal • Torn Between Worlds • metal • YAR • 9pm • $7
LOS CUATES, Sandia Park Swag • jazz, blues, Motown • 7pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vinyl Tap • classic
rock • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Matt Jones • pop,
rock • 6pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Cowboy Scott • 1:30pm • The Rudy Boy
Experiment • rock, blues • 6pm • FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Jake Jones Band • blues, funk •
9pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Dangerous Curvz • classic rock • 6pm •
FREE • Tribute Show: Burning Bridges • Sons of Icarus •
rock • I’m Broken • rock • Die By The Sword • 9pm • $5
PRAIRIE STAR, Santa Ana Pueblo JeeZ LaWeeZ • bluegrass,
folk • 5:30pm • FREE
RAILYARD PLAZA, Santa Fe Ben Lee • indie, pop, rock • David
Berkeley • singer-songwriter • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SISTER Battle of the Golden Ages: Cumbia vs. Hip-Hop • 9pm •
$5
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe The Alchemy Party • 9pm • $7 • Reggae
Dancehall Friday • 10pm • $5-$7
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Escape Friday: DJ
Devin • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $10 for men
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Sage Harrington • 6pm • FREE
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Tyrique &
Jamestown • 9:30pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Whiskey Baby • 9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Calvin Appleberry •
solo piano • 7pm • FREE
WAREHOUSE 508 Gabrielle Jackson CD Release Party •
5:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SATURDAY MAY 23
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: Jose Salazar Guitarist & Composer • 2pm • FREE
THE BARLEY ROOM AOR • 8:30pm
BIEN SHUR David & Co. • 9pm • FREE
CARAVAN EAST Al Hurricane & Al Hurricane Jr. • Latin,
Spanish • 5pm • $10
COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Comedy Showcase
hosted by Danger Varoz • 9pm • FREE
THE COOPERAGE Son Como Son • Cuban salsa • 9:30pm • $7
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Ancient Bones •
6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Local Band Weekend • $5 • Casey Donahew •
country • 9pm • $10
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Los Primos • 9am • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
ENVY @ ROUTE 66 CASINO DJ Soiree • 8pm • FREE
GIG PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe Breizh Amerika
Collective • 8pm • $17-$20
GOUGH PARK, Silver City Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
THE JAM SPOT Dreddmaster • Building Stonehedge •
Holocaustic • metal, classic rock • The Other 99 • When
Darkness Falls • Silent Crush • metal, punk rock • 7pm •
$10-$12
LAUNCHPAD Dread Reunion Show: Blade Killer • Suspended •
metal • Loathe • Genocide • 8pm • $8
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vinyl Tap • classic
rock • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Youngsville •
country, folk • 6pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras H28 • classic rock • 1:30pm • Group
Therapy • blues, rock • 6pm • FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Felix y los Gatos • Americana,
Creole funk • 9pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Shit Happens • rock • 9pm • FREE
OLD TOWN PIZZA PARLOR The Tumbleweed Trio • Western
swing, honky tonk • 6pm
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY Ziatron • 5pm
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Saudade •
Brazilian jazz • 6pm • $10
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 7pm • FREE
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL The DCN Project • funk, soul • 6pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe SO Sophisticated: DJ 12 Tribe • 9pm
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Night: DJ Greg
Lopez • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Sage Harrington • 6pm • FREE
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Tyrique &
Jamestown • 9:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Beer & Boards: Zack
Freeman • The Riddims • roots rock, reggae • Burque Sol •
6pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Whiskey Baby • 9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Lori Michaels • jazz
piano, vocals • 7pm • FREE
SUNDAY MAY 24
CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Keith Sanchez & The Moon Thieves •
alternative, Americana • 3pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Murata •
contemporary • 3pm • FREE
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Hindsight • Shatterproof • Follow
the Call • Zealous Grooves • jazz, funk, rock • CRTTRZ • math
rock • The Hand That Feeds • 6:30pm • $8 • ALL-AGES!
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Smooth Jazz N’ Blues Brunch •
11am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
GOUGH PARK, Silver City Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
HISTORIC OLD TOWN Summertime in Old Town: Sweet and
Lowdown • 1pm • Rio • bossa nova • 2pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
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SONIC REDUCER
Joanna
Gruesome
Peanut Butter
(Slumberland)
Love: loud, female-fronted
rock groups that deftly
combine defiant screams
with enchanting twee-pop,
embracing all that was good, angry and pure
about ’90s indie music. Oh, and when people take
the piss out of Joanna Newsom (Ugh! So
annoying.). Hate: topical pop culture references
that automatically date your band, no matter how
on point they may seem to those of us with a
wicked sense of humor. Such is the conundrum of
Welsh outfit Joanna Gruesome. Peanut Butter’s
10 tracks, while intelligent and technically solid,
don’t waste time with fluff; the whole thing’s 22
minutes long, and standouts include “Jamie
(Luvver),” “Jerome (Liar),” “Separate Bedrooms”
and “Hey! I Wanna Be Yr Best Friend.” Singer
Alanna McArdle’s voice can do silly, jovial, mopey
or furious, all with equal proficiency. But as with
so many things that even hint at being revivalist—
Joanna Gruesome owes a lot to groups like
Huggy Bear and Tiger Trap—they’re not bringing
anything new to the table through sonic homage
and, instead, teeter precariously close to parody.
(M. Brianna Stallings)
Unknown
Mortal
Orchestra
Multi-Love
(Jagjaguwar)
Unknown Mortal
Orchestra’s forthcoming
album Multi-Love finds the
psych-band issuing a declaration. Here’s what it
says: We play low-fidelity psychedelic music—but
do so in a way that’s sumptuously innovative,
daringly dreamlike and masterfully melodic—in a
time and place wherein the expression of such
values is often based on market research. An
honest recording that features band leader Ruban
Nielson’s father on trumpet, Multi-Love embraces
the essentials of psychedelia without seeming
dated or derivative. Constructed from a sense of
noncompliance that rarely retreats into personal
headspaces—instead expanding outward to
explore the world without—this recording is filled
to the brim with poptastic moments and
instrumental incursions into the fantastic. Tracks
like “Can’t Keep Checking My Phone” and
“Extreme Wealth and Casual Cruelty” add a tasty
sense of reality to the otherwise otherworldly
proceedings produced by UMO. (August March)
Hot Chip
Why Make Sense?
(Domino Records)
Why Make Sense?, the new
album by Hot Chip, actually
makes perfect sense. The
work demonstrates in
precise sonic language how
EDM has seeped knowingly
into the musical mainstream via the avant-garde’s
acquisition by electro wizards of the next
generation. Broadly and sometimes brazenly
affected by rocanrol, this is an album of dance
music that acknowledges the power of melody
and the importance of hardy hooks, even as it
summons listeners to the dance floor with
bangable delight. Frontman Alexis Taylor belts it
out with both fragile and formidable nuance on
this collection of tunes. He also has the disarming
and humbling ability to let the music take
command when mere words simply won’t do, a
conceit that’s reflected in the album’s title track
and throughout a record that juxtaposes the
meaningless chatter of humanity with the equally
human tendency to joyously dance away from all
that noise. (August March) a
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LAUNCHPAD Like Moths to Flames • Sylar • Louder Than
Sirens • Ruins of the Sea • Agony Before Defeat •
melodic metalcore • 7:30pm • $12 • See “Show Up!”
SANDIA RESORT & CASINO Albuquerque Blues & Brews •
3pm • $10-$45
STEREO BAR The Hill Dogs CD Release Tour • 5pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
SUNSHINE THEATER Shadowmaker Tour: Apocalyptica •
metal • Art of Dying • rock • 8pm • $22 • See preview box.
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK I’LL Drink To That: Beer
Week Edition • 4pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo
piano • 6pm • FREE
MONDAY MAY 25
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Frank & Greg • 6pm •
FREE
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Open Mic Jam Night • 7pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Skip Batchelor • 11am • Odd Dog •
classic rock • 2pm • Rockamatics • 6pm • FREE
TUESDAY MAY 26
BEN MICHAEL’S Joe Daddy Blues Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 6pm • FREE
CARAVAN EAST Power Drive Band • country, variety • 5pm •
FREE, ladies night
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Bruce Jennings •
6pm • FREE
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Hollow Tongue • hardcore • Black
Sheep Wall • Columbian Necktie • Loathe • 8pm • $7 •
ALL-AGES!
FIRST TURN LOUNGE, Downs Racetrack and Casino Karaoke
Night • 7pm • FREE
IMBIBE College Night with DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilo
Quinones • 9:30pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Meg Myers • singer-songwriter • Wild Party • pop •
8pm • $5
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Paul Pino & The Tone Daddies • 6pm •
FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Picoso • Latin, motown • 6pm • FREE
POSH NIGHTCLUB Latin Tuesday: DJ Quico • 9pm • FREE
SUNSHINE THEATER Grieves • hip-hop • Grayskul • Gaddo
SpekkTakk • rap • Solar One • hip-hop • 7pm • $15 • See
“Show Up!”
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Music For What ALES You:
Casey Mraz Piano Night • 8pm • FREE
WEDNESDAY MAY 27
THE BARLEY ROOM Karaoke with DJ Scarlett Diva • 9pm •
FREE
BEN MICHAEL’S Sammy Perez Jazz Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales B-Man & the
MizzBeeHavens • rock • 6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Open Mic Night • 6pm • FREE
FIRST TURN LOUNGE, Downs Racetrack and Casino Karaoke
Night • 7pm • FREE
ISLETA AMPHITHEATER Train • pop, rock • The Fray • rock • Matt
Nathanson • 7pm • $40 and up
THE JAM SPOT OC45 • Crushed?! • Bongo Bums • Holocaustic •
metal, classic rock • Coffin Stuffers • 7pm • $5 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD The Business • punk, oi! • Negative Approach • The
Stand Alones • The Lords of Wilmoore • punk • 9pm • $10
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Le Chat
Lunatique • dirty jazz • 6pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras The Holland K. Smith Band • 6pm •
FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Blues Jam with The Memphis P.
Tails • 8pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Ryder Band • dance, variety • 6pm • FREE
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Todd Tijerina •
blues, rock • 6pm • $10
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
SISTER Brothers of the Sonic Cloth • Iceolus • metal • 9pm • $5
SUNSHINE THEATER Action Bronson • hip-hop • DJ Alchemist •
Mayhem Lauren • 7pm • $25
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Art Fight Beer Week
Edition • 7pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Whiskey & Women • 8pm •
FREE
THURSDAY MAY 28
BEN MICHAEL’S Latin Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Island Roots Party ft. The Boom Roots
Collective • 10pm • FREE
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE JE Double F • punk, hip-hop • Creep
Status • Israel Summon • Echoes Of Fallen • metal •
Annihilate • punk • 7pm • $8 • ALL-AGES!
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
THE JAM SPOT Sixteen D • Destroy to Recreate • metal •
Lacerated Faith • metal • Belletrist • Left to Rot • Fatally Dying
Within • 7pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Teenage Bottlerocket • punk • The Copyrights • pop,
punk • The Larimers • The Ill Motion • 8pm • $10
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
LOW SPIRITS The 4ontheFloor • Double Plow • rock • The Pretty
Goods • 9pm • $8
NED’S BAR & GRILL Metal World Radio presents: The Chimpz •
8pm • $15
SISTER Low Life with DJs Caterwaul and Rygar • 9pm • FREE
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Latin Night with VDJ Dany • 9pm • Golden
Thursdays • 10pm
SUNSHINE THEATER All That Remains • heavy metal • Devour
The Day • Illumina A.D. • metal • Sorry Guero! • 7:30pm • $18
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK pLOUD Music Series: Beer
Week • 8pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE
WINNING COFFEE CO. Above Average Open Mic • 7pm • FREE •
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EVENT | PREVIEW
Hell’s Cellos
You know the part in “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” where the Devil and his band of demons play
their screeching, thundering fiddle song? If you agree that was way cooler than Johnny’s farm song,
then grab your rosin and get ready to headbang to the most badass,
classically trained cellists you’ve ever seen. Finnish orchestral rock band
Apocalyptica makes Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW) vibrate on Sunday,
SUNDAY
May 24. The group’s Shadowmaker Tour reps their eighth album, released just
MAY 24
last month. Formed in 1993 Apocalyptica’s style is progressive, symphonic
Sunshine Theater
metal featuring the roaring cellos of members Toppinen, Kivilaakso and
120 Central SW
Lötjönen, and occasional vocals by artists like Franky Perez. Fan favorites
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like “I’m Not Jesus,” “Not Strong Enough” and “I Don’t Care” will surely be on
8pm
the set list. Mixing old with new, get rowdy to brand-new, instrumental track
“Reign of Fear” and waltz with a hesher to “Hole in My Soul.” Tickets to this
all-ages show only cost 22 dead presidents, and Art of Dying starts the ruckus
at 8pm. (Renee Chavez) a
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StraigHt DoPe | aDvice from tHe aBySS
By cecil aDamS
Do Babies Have Super
Powers?
I've read that as babies we have a
super-keen sense of smell, but we
seem to lose interest in smelling
things, and that part of our brain
just shrivels up. If we made the
effort, though, is it possible babies
could keep that part of their brains
sharp into adulthood and become
fit for work as talking dogs, sniffing
out drugs and bombs?
—Lee Walser
Right, because if we really want to achieve
our full potential as a species, what we need to
do is turbocharge our sense of smell. The human
brain is a marvel, capable of tackling such
complex concepts as "What is free will?” and
"How can I best stalk my exes on the internet?”
Why would we want to reallocate finite mental
resources toward performing a task we’ve already
outsourced to less-evolved beings? Americans have
famously fallen behind in the brain game—we’re not
even in the world top 20 for math, science or
reading test scores—and somehow I doubt raising a
generation of human bomb-smellers is what’ll put us
back up where we belong. Honestly, I don’t know much about babies’
olfactory capacity, but if the other senses are any
guide, it’s probably pretty acute. The brain contains
100 billion neurons at birth. While that number
stays the same through adulthood, the rest of the
structure of the brain is more or less dependent on
its reaction with the surrounding environment.
Synapses (the connections between neurons) form
and are strengthened based on external stimuli, and
we go from about 2,500 of them per neuron at birth
to 15,000 or more per neuron by the time we’re 2.
As we grow that number decreases at roughly the
same rate as our cuteness, until we arrive at
adulthood with more pimples than brain chains
(about half as many as at peak). Part of the reason baby brains work in overdrive
is because they haven’t yet developed an efficient
system for filtering the input they receive. By the
time we’re adults, different regions have specialized
for different jobs (vision, hearing, face recognition,
doing taxes, etc.), and we automatically screen out
the information we don’t need, unless it’s on
Facebook. But babies are still processing basically
everything, which means they pick up on things
adults can’t. Language is a great example. From birth, a
healthy baby will be able to start learning any
language spoken by humans: synapses form after
they hear certain phonemes—a language’s basic
sounds that when put together make up words—
over and over again, allowing them to recognize the
contrast between even very similar sounds.
Newborns can tell the difference between two
languages other than the one spoken in their home,
but this capacity is gone within months; soon their
babbling contains only phonemes of their native
language. It's significantly harder for adults to learn
a new language because they no longer have the
synaptic structure to distinguish between unfamiliar
phonemes. Children retain the ability to perceive
phonemic contrasts for several more years, but after
age 6 or so, it’s rare for someone to pick up a second
language without a non-native accent. The whole sensitivity-to-sound thing does give
very young babies some weird abilities. At 6 months,
English-learning babies were found to be apparently
better than adults at distinguishing between the
vocalizations of different rhesus monkeys (as
evidenced by C-Span ratings, this skill is lost in
adulthood). But because so much of this learning and
synapse-making happens based on experience, it
means that a deaf child will have a much harder time
learning a language at all if the initial rules aren’t
acquired within (roughly) the first 10 years of life. Something similar happens with vision, only
earlier. Baby brains are also better than adults at
picking up very small visual differences—between
the seemingly indistinguishable faces of two
monkeys, for instance. Like hearing, vision also can’t
develop without external cues: Babies born blind
from cataracts will remain blind if they’re not
removed by age 2, because the peak of synapse
development in the visual cortex occurs earlier there
than anywhere else in the brain.
So-called critical periods for brain development
are rare, though; generally speaking, our brains are
incredibly adaptable. Children who have had huge
chunks of their brain damaged or even removed can
live almost completely normal lives. One woman in
China has lived her entire life without a cerebellum—
which accounts for only 10 percent of a brain’s mass
but contains 50 percent of its neurons—and no one
noticed until she was 24. People whose primary
visual cortex is damaged may still have “blindsight,”
in which the brain can process visual input to avoid
obstacles and danger even though the brain’s owner
has no awareness of vision.
So, sure, it stands to reason that a person’s
sense of smell might be improved by systematic use
in early childhood. Perhaps somewhat more
usefully, though, a baby could potentially learn
dozens of languages or become wildly proficient in
music. There are already plenty of things your kids
will wind up blaming you for in therapy; a concerted
program of smell-training is only going to give them
more ammo. a
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): James McNeill Whistler was
an influential painter in the latter half of the 19th
century. He advocated the “art for art’s sake” credo,
insisting that the best art doesn’t need to teach or
moralize. As far as he was concerned, its most important
purpose was to bring forth “glorious harmony” from
chaos. But the immediate reason I’m nominating him to
be your patron saint for the coming weeks is the stylized
signature he created: an elegant butterfly with a long tail
that was actually a stinger. I think you’ll thrive by
embodying that dual spirit: being graceful, sensitive and
harmonious and also feisty, piquant and provocative.
Can you manage that much paradox? I think you can.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned author George
Bernard Shaw was secure in his feeling that he did good
work. He didn’t need the recognition of others to
validate his self-worth. The British Prime Minister
offered him a knighthood, but he refused it. When he
found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize for
Literature, he wanted to turn it down, but his wife
convinced him to accept it. The English government also
sought to give him the prestigious Order of Merit, but he
rejected it, saying, “I have already conferred this order
upon myself.” He’s your role model for right now, Taurus.
Congratulate yourself for your successes, whether or
not anyone else does.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Aha!” is your mantra for the
coming weeks, Gemini. Keep it on the tip of your tongue,
ready to unleash. This always-ready-to-be-surprisedby-inspiration attitude will train you to expect the arrival
of wonders and marvels. And that will be an effective
way to actually attract wonders and marvels! With
“Aha!” as your talisman, all of your wake-up calls will be
benevolent, and all of the chaos you encounter—or at
least most of it—will be fertile.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do you chronically indulge
in feelings of guilt? Do you berate yourself for the wrong
turns and sad mistakes you made in the past? These
behaviors may be sneaky ways of avoiding change. How
can you summon enough energy to transform your life if
you’re wallowing in worries and regrets? In presenting
the possibility that you might be caught in this trap, I
want you to know that I’m not sitting in judgment of you.
Not at all. Like you, I’m a Cancerian, and I have
periodically gotten bogged down in the very morass I’m
warning you against. The bad news is that right now you
are especially susceptible to falling under this spell. The
good news is that right now you have extra power to
break this spell.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedy-drama “Jane
the Virgin,” the fictional character known as Rogelio de
la Vega is a vain but lovable actor who performs in
telenovelas. “I’m very easy to dress,” he tells the
wardrobe supervisor of a new show he’ll be working on.
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pop in peach.” What he means is that his charisma
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clothes. Now I want to ask you, Leo: What don’t you pop
in? I’m not simply talking about the color of clothes that
enable you to shine, but everything else too. In the
coming weeks, it’s crucial that you surround yourself
with influences that make you pop.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you willing to entertain
an outlandish possibility? Here’s my vision: You will soon
be offered unexpected assistance, either through the
machinations of a “guardian angel” or the messy
blessings of a shape-shifting spirit. This divine
intervention will make it possible for you to demolish a
big, bad obstacle you’ve been trying to find a way
around. Even if you have trouble believing in the literal
factuality of my prophecy, here’s what I suspect: It will at
least come true in a metaphorical sense—which is the
truest kind of truth of all.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Glory” is the theme song of
the film Selma. It’s an anthem about the ongoing
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getting intimate with an edge-dweller, don’t tell boastful
stories about what you’re doing. For now, secrecy is not
only sexy; it’s a smart way to keep you safe and
effective. Usually, I’m fond of you telling the whole truth.
I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths of your
feelings. But right now I favor a more cautious approach
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a car through Canada’s far north. For example, if you
want to get from Dawson in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik
in the Northwest Territory, you take Dempster Highway.
It’s gravel road for the entire 417-mile trip, so the ride is
rough. Bring a spare tire and extra gasoline, since there’s
just one service station along the way. On the plus side,
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the trees grow in odd shapes, almost like they’re drunk.
You can see caribou, wolverines, lynx, bears and
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Even if you don’t make a trip like this, Capricorn, I’m
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influential novels of the 20th century. The narrative is
both experimental and tightly structured. Its chaotic,
stream-of-consciousness passages are painstakingly
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of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by the rebellious planet
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examine this book for evidence.) Joyce claimed he
labored over Ulysses for 20,00 hours. That’s the
equivalent of devoting eight hours a day, 350 days a
year, for over seven years. Will you ever work that hard
and long on a project, Aquarius? If so, now would be an
auspicious time to start.
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caricaturist Max Beerbohm moved away from his native
land when he was 37 years old. He settled in Rapallo,
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learned to speak Italian. For 40 years, he used his native
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889-2991
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