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VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 9 | FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2015 | FREE
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FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI
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VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 9 | FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2015
EDITORIAL
MANAGING EDITOR/MUSIC EDITOR:
Samantha Anne Carrillo (ext. 243)
[email protected]
FILM EDITOR:
Devin D. O’Leary (ext. 230) [email protected]
FOOD EDITOR/FEATURES EDITOR:
Ty Bannerman (ext. 260) [email protected]
ARTS & LIT EDITOR/WEB EDITOR:
Lisa Barrow (ext. 267) [email protected]
CALENDARS EDITOR/COPY EDITOR:
Mark Lopez (ext. 239) [email protected]
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Cecil Adams, Steven Robert Allen, Captain America,
Gustavo Arellano, Rob Brezsny, Shawna Brown,
Suzanne Buck, Eric Castillo, David Correia, Mark
Fischer, Erik Gamlem, Gail Guengerich, Nora Hickey,
Kristi D. Lawrence, Ari LeVaux, Mark Lopez, August
March, Genevieve Mueller, Amelia Olson, Geoffrey
Plant, Benjamin Radford, Jeremy Shattuck, Mike
Smith, M. Brianna Stallings, M.J. Wilde, Holly von
Winckel
PRODUCTION
ART DIRECTOR:
Jesse Schulz (ext. 229) [email protected]
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
Archie Archuleta (ext. 240) [email protected]
COUNCIL WATCH
BY CAROLYN CARLSON
Bulldozers and the Bosque
Earning and keeping public trust is a tricky thing.
This message was loud and clear when more than
200 people attended the Wednesday, Feb. 18,
Albuquerque City Council meeting. They let the
council know they have lost trust in Mayor Richard
Berry’s administration for the callous treatment of
the homeless at Tent City/Camp Faith and because
they feel betrayed by the unexpected construction
of a rock path through the Bosque.
During discussion of the city’s homeless,
Councilor Ken Sanchez said there were 3,000
families on the Albuquerque Housing Authority’s
slow-moving waiting list. “We are in a crisis
situation,” Sanchez said. A number of people spoke
in favor of setting up a basic service homeless
community similar to one recently set up by the city
of Las Cruces. “If you give us a piece of dirt, we will
handle the rest. As a city we are better than this,”
Emma Sandoval, a member of the SouthWest
Organizing Project, said garnering applause.
Bernalillo County Commissioner and former
Albuquerque City Councilwoman Debbie O’Malley
urged council members to support the county in its
effort to implement the new mental health tax
approved by county voters in the November 2014
election. “No one likes to raise taxes, but there is
just not enough money for housing and resources,”
O’Malley said.
EDITORIAL DESIGNER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
The Issue: Crushing the Bosque Trails
Tasha Lujan (ext. 254) [email protected]
ILLUSTRATOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
Robert Maestas (ext.254)[email protected]
Councilors Isaac Benton and Ken Sanchez asked the
council to order Mayor Berry to stop work on a sixfoot-wide, crushed rock path along the east side of
the Rio Grande Bosque between Central Avenue
and I-40. Camilla Feibelman from the Sierra Club
told the council the city administration pulled a fast
one when it started bulldozing the path before the
public process was completed. City Chief Operating
Officer Michael Riordan said the Bosque plan had
been up for public comment for two and a half years,
public meetings have been held, it has been studied
and vetted by environmental experts, and in the end
will benefit the Bosque.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:
Eric Williams [email protected]
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:
Ben Adams, Eva Avenue, Cutty Bage, Max Cannon,
Michael Ellis, Adam Hansen, Jodie Herrera, KAZ,
Jack Larson, Tom Nayder, Ryan North
SALES
SALES DIRECTOR:
Sarah Bonneau (ext. 235) [email protected]
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John Hankinson (ext. 265) [email protected]
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Sasha Perrin (ext. 241) [email protected]
ADMINISTRATION
CONTROLLER:
Molly Lindsay (ext. 257) [email protected]
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE :
Courtney Foster (ext. 233) [email protected]
FRONT DESK:
Constance Moss (ext. 221) [email protected]
Renee Chavez (ext. 221) [email protected]
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER:
Carl Petersen (ext. 228) [email protected]
SYSTEMS MANAGER:
Kyle Silfer (ext. 242) [email protected]
WEB MONKEY:
John Millington (ext. 238) [email protected]
OWNERS, PUBLISHERS EMERITI:
Christopher Johnson and Daniel Scott
CIRCULATION
Council Take
Councilors approved ordering the Mayor to cease
construction until further public process concludes.
The vote was 5-3, split along party lines with
Democrat Councilors Benton, Sanchez, Rey
Garduño, Klarissa Peña and Diane Gibson voting in
favor. Councilors Trudy Jones, Brad Winter and Don
Harris opposed it with Dan Lewis absent. Councilor
Trudy Jones said she has received many emails and
calls from people who support the Mayor’s
designated trail. Councilor Garduño said the Bosque
is an ancient treasure and needs to be treated
carefully and allowed to be wild. Councilor Peña said
the city fell short on the public process, but
everyone agrees it is in the best interest of the
Bosque to have a trail plan. The bill goes to Mayor
Berry, who has said that he will veto it and proceed
with the trail project because it will protect the
Bosque in the long run.
CIRCULATION MANAGER:
Geoffrey Plant (ext. 252) [email protected]
Reporter’s Take
INFORMATION
This should not be a partisan issue. All of this could
have been avoided if the Mayor and his minions
would have had some patience and respect for the
often-long public input process. Riordan said the
work had to be done now or be postponed another
year because of spring bird nesting patterns. This is
not a good enough reason to disregard promises
made, or implied, to those passionately involved in
the public process. If the construction had to wait a
year, so be it. That stretch of the Bosque is not
going anywhere, so patience is an option that would
have garnered trust instead of outrage among so
many people working on a process to do things well.
Both sides agree it is better for the overall Bosque
ecosystem to have a designated path to keep
people from walking all over willy-nilly, thereby
destroying habitat underfoot. The details of how,
what and where sound like the key issues that need
to be worked out. Democrats will need a Republican,
like Councilor Dan Lewis, on their side to overturn
the Mayor’s veto.
The next regular meeting of the City Council is
set for Monday, March 2, in the Council Chambers in
the basement of City Hall. You can also view it on
GOV TV Channel 16 or at cabq.gov/govtv. a
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WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: London
A pushy passenger on the London subway got an
instant lesson in karma after he was reunited with
the man he insulted—at a job interview. Matt
Buckland, the head of recruitment for investment
firm Forward Partners, told BuzzFeed, “At
Monument Station, I stood to one side to let
someone else off the train first, and I think he
thought I was standing in his way. He pushed and
I turned. I explained I was getting off too, but he
pushed past and then looked back and suggested I
might like to fuck myself.” Later that day the two
men were reunited when Buckland interviewed
the angry commuter for a web development job at
his firm. Buckland said the man did not recognize
him at first, but a few questions about his morning
commute jogged his memory. “By the end of the
interview, we laughed it off and were both happy,”
said Buckland. The man did not get the job, but
Buckland insists that had nothing to do with the
incident on the Tube.
Dateline: India
A fight broke out at a wedding ceremony after the
bride ditched her husband-to-be and married one
of the guests. It happened at a ceremony in
Rampur, northern India. Jugal Kishore, 25,
suffered an epileptic fit just as he was about to
place the garland on his would-be wife. Rather
than becoming concerned about her future
husband, 23-year-old bride Indira became angry
that her family had been kept in the dark about
Kishore’s medical condition. She announced that
she would happily marry a guest at the wedding.
According to the Times of India, she chose Harpal
Singh, her sister’s brother-in-law. The new groom,
wearing jeans and a leather jacket, hesitated for a
moment before agreeing to the proposal. The two
were married as Kishore was rushed to the
hospital. After he was treated and released, the
original groom and his family returned to the
reception and pleaded with Indira to reconsider
her actions. When she refused, a scuffle broke out,
with guests wielding plates and cutlery as
weapons. Complaints were lodged with local law
enforcement by both sides, but were eventually
dropped. “Both families have amicably resolved
the matter,” a police spokesperson later said.
“Kishore and his family have now returned in
peace to Moradabad.”
Dateline: Iowa
A woman undergoing cancer treatment at a
hospital was overjoyed to receive a surprise
visitor—her own runaway dog. Nancy Frank, 64,
had been at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar
Rapids for two weeks following surgery for uterine
cancer when her miniature Schnauzer Sissy
disappeared from her home. Frank’s husband,
Dale, and her brother Barney were at the house
looking after the dog. Mr. Frank searched the
neighborhood for Sissy but was unable to locate
her. Eventually, he got a call from the hospital
saying they found Sissy nosing around the hospital
lobby, located about 20 blocks from the Frank
family home. The Franks’ contact information
was printed on the dog’s collar. “She was on a
mission that night to see her mom, but she
couldn’t find the right elevator to take,” Mr.
Frank told ABC News. After Mr. Frank arrived,
the hospital staff allowed Sissy to visit her owner
for a few minutes. “That was great just being able
to see her,” Mrs. Frank told KCRG. “I’m glad she
thought of it.” According to Mr. Frank, Sissy had
never been to the hospital before.
Dateline: Kansas
A piano-playing animatronic clown has been
found some seven years after it was stolen from a
defunct amusement park—in the home of a
convicted sex offender. Louie the clown was
officially reported missing from Joyland
Amusement Park in 2010. It was assumed the
mechanical man disappeared sometime after the
park was shuttered in 2004. Investigators in
Wichita say the case has been kept alive by social
media interest in the whereabouts of the missing
robo-clown. Officers served a search warrant on
Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Wichita home of Damian
Mayes. Mayes is a convicted sex offender
currently serving a prison sentence for aggravated
indecent liberties with a child and aggravated
criminal sodomy, and he is not eligible for parole
until 2028. According to local officials, Mayes
used to work at Joyland. “Like Lazarus rising from
the dead, we have Louie the clown recovered,”
Greg Kite, president of the Historic Preservation
Alliance of Wichita and Sedgwick County, told
the Wichita Eagle. “We have been working on this
for months, accumulating information,
photographs and statements.” Police said two
other people are likely to face felony charges in
connection with the theft of the $10,000
clown. a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
news to [email protected].
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: As I’ve been doing a lot more
business in the city of Santa
Ana (one of the most
Mexican cities in the US), I’ve
realized that a shitload of
Mexicans are the FOX Newstype conservatives, yacking
out the same kind of shit
you hear at a Glenn Beck
conference, except for
immigration (probably
because Tío Juan has no
papers). But I’ve also met a
ton of anti-immigrant
Latinos who look like they
just hopped the border
themselves. In fact, I hear more
crazy shit from Latinos in Santa Ana
about Mexicans than from gabachos in
Laguna or Newport (probably because the
only time they see them is when they are
getting some kind of manual labor service). I
know Mexico is inherently conservative and
racist, and I wasn’t surprised to encounter
conservative fanaticism from Latinos, but
hearing such pendejadas so consistently has
been a bit shocking. Is there any scholarly
evidence backing up my observations, or am I
just being paraoico!
D
—Your Former Student Julio
Dear Wab: Refry this: A 2014 Pew Hispanic
Center survey showed that 11 percent of
Latinos surveyed identified as libertarian—
almost as many as gabachos! As I’ve been writing
since you were in high school, Mexican
immigrants from the countryside and their
descendants (the majority of Mexicans) are
natural libertarians, what with their up-by-thebootstraps mentality, skepticism toward
government of any kind, hatred of the police
and love of liberty (let us play our tamborazo in
the backyard and raise chickens in peace!)—but
they also bring with them social mores from the
days of having sex through a hole in the sheet.
It’s those pesky chilangos and Chicano Studies
yaktivists like myself who push our cousins and
parents toward modernity, toward them
accepting the primo in the closet and explaining
why words like joto and puto just aren’t cool
anymore. Needless to say, the struggle es real ...
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ear Mexican: I would just like an answer.
As I’m sure you are well aware, there
isn’t much letup on the whole
“immigration” debate. And whitey (being as
white as he can) continues
whining about how “the
Mexicans took my job” and
“non-English speaking
this” and “I can’t
understand Spanish” that.
So how do I get people to
knock it off? I’m just
your average, everyday
white guy, which nobody
really listens to anymore.
Anyhoo, whitey
complains too much about
his job being given away,
but it’s been shown on
television, radio and other
media that a lot of people can’t
handle, let alone keep up with a lot of
the jobs that the migrant workers and
immigrants get. That, and Mexico has such a
diverse and rich culture that everyone just
tosses aside (except for the ever-popular Taco
Hell). Spanish is also one of the easier
languages to learn and is considered to be one
of the Romance languages.
D
So my question, again: How do I get whitey
to stop being so, well, white? How can I
open up the doors to a more peaceful
community between our people? I know as
just one loner, I can’t do much, but the
Buddha said, “If only one will listen.” So
please: Help me help others end the pointless
feuding and realize we’re all in this together.
America can’t just say one thing and enforce
another (although we’re really good at it).
Thank you for your time.
—Just a Whitey
Dear Gabacho: How do you stop gabachos from
being gabachos? Make ‘em Mexicans—and
we’re working on that, one taco and gabachita
at a time. a
Ask the Mexican at [email protected].
Be his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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Community
Calendar
THURSDAY FEB 26
BDSM 201 Class covers the more practical applications
of BDsM, including how to play safely. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30-9pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/125502.
CAREGIVER RETREAT DAY A supportive group experience
where you can meet and talk with other family
caregivers. Includes lunch and refreshments.
Cathedral Church of St. John (318 Silver SW). FREE,
reservation required. 9:30am-3pm. 247-1581.
alibi.com/e/132542.
COMPOSTING WITH WORMS (VERMICOMPOSTING)
Learn how to reduce the waste you send to the
landfill and use it to enrich the soil. Highland Senior
Center (131 Monroe NE). 9:30-11:30am. 929-0414.
alibi.com/e/126575.
LAW-LA-PALOOZA! FREE LEGAL FAIR A free legal fair
where attorneys are available to provide legal
consultations to the public. Raymond G. Sanchez
Community Center (9800 Fourth Street NW). 3-6pm.
797-6040. alibi.com/e/131435.
SCIENCE IN THE SKY: SCIENCE OF FLIGHT Exciting live
science presentations for young people, combined
with Balloon Museum tours. Anderson-Abruzzo
Balloon Museum (9201 Balloon Museum NE).
$1-$3, reservations recommended. 10am-noon.
880-0500. alibi.com/e/132484.
FRIDAY FEB 27
CAREGIVER RETREAT DAY FREE, reservation required.
9:30am-3pm. See 2/26 listing.
FAMILY MOVIE Sing along and celebrate the classic
story of a magical nanny who goes to work for an
unhappy family. Esther Bone Memorial Library
(950 Pinetree SE, Rio Rancho). 1pm. 891-5012.
alibi.com/e/132544.
HOW A MILLION CHINESE MIGRANTS ARE BUILDING A
NEW EMPIRE IN AFRICA The Albuquerque
International Association hosts speaker Howard
French of the Columbia University School of
Journalism. UNM Continuing Education Building
(1634 University NE). $15-$20. 3-5pm.
alibi.com/e/130582.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO OPEN HOUSE Join
in for an official open house to celebrate the revival
of the beloved National Institute of Flamenco at their
new home. National Institute of Flamenco
(1620 Central SE). 5-7pm. alibi.com/e/132592.
SPIRITUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
K. Karma Tenkyong, a Tibetan Buddhist “Khenpo,”
shares his enthusiasm and concern for the
environment. Zen Center Albuquerque
(2300 Girard Southeast). $10. 7-8pm. 343-0692.
alibi.com/e/132490.
SATURDAY FEB 28
4TH SATURDAY DOUBLE DANCE Take two dance lessons
for the price of one. Refreshments provided.
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
(4915 Hawkins NE). $5-$8. 7-10:30pm. 345-9797.
alibi.com/e/132538.
ABC SEED LIBRARY FAIR Join in for a celebration of
seeds with guest speakers, activities, a closed seed
swap and more. Main Library (501 Copper NW).
10am-2pm. 768-5131. alibi.com/e/128951.
CANNING FOR BEGINNERS: CHUTNEYS &
CONDIMENTS Class covers formulas and guidelines
for hot water bath canning. El Buen Samaritano
United Methodist Church (700 Granite NW). $25.
9am-1pm. 242-5775. alibi.com/e/132605.
CLARIFYING MEDITATIVE WORK: A FRESH LOOK A
workshop for people from any meditation tradition or
no tradition at all. Wat Center (145 Madison NE). $2
suggested donation. 2-3:45pm.
alibi.com/e/132545.
COMING OF AGE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION UNM
history professor Dr. Richard Melzer surprises with a
fresh and positive look at the Great Depression. Loma
Colorado Public Library (755 Loma Colorado NE, Rio
Rancho). 10:30-11:30am. 891-5013.
alibi.com/e/127783.
NEW MEXICO BIRD WEEKEND Meet New Mexico bird
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experts, and learn about the bird groups working to
protect our New Mexico birds. New Mexico Museum
of Natural History and Science (1801 Mountain NW).
Included with admission. 11am. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/132596.
SCIENCE CAFE Learn about the BioPark’s work with
African animals. Talking Drums Restaurant (1218 San
Pedro SE). 6-9pm. 768-2000. alibi.com/e/132487.
TAX CONTROVERSY FAIR Third-year law students,
supervised by licensed attorneys, consult with lowincome taxpayers who have disputes with the IRS.
UNM Law School (1117 Stanford NE). 10am-2pm.
277-2146. alibi.com/e/132547.
TRAIN HUMANE: TEACH YOUR PET GREAT MANNERS
The behavior specialists show you a rewards-focused
curriculum for you and your pet. Animal Humane
(615 Virginia SE). 3-4pm. 255-5523.
alibi.com/e/132086.
WINTER WOOL FESTIVAL Watch artisans at work, learn
about natural dyes made from plants and follow the
process used to turn Navajo Churro sheep wool into
sweaters and blankets. ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
(2601 Central NW). Included with admission.
10am-2pm. 768-2000. alibi.com/e/132600.
GALICIAN DINNER Join Carlos Núñez and the band for a
delicious Galician feast prepared by Chef Rosa from
Andalucia, Spain. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $30. 6-8pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/128952.
MEET THE FARMER WORKSHOP: SEEDS This hands-on
course shows you how to start seeds for five simple
plants just in time for spring. Los Poblanos Historic
Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW).
$10-$40. 10-11:30am. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/132594.
SUNDAY MARCH 1
GEOLOGY HIKE Decode the ancient past through the
eyes of a geologist; Scott Renbarger is your guide.
Cerrillos Hills State Park (Santa Fe County Road 59,
Cerrillos). $5 per vehicle. 11am-1pm. 474-0196.
alibi.com/e/129071.
MEDITATION RETREAT A special opportunity to receive
extensive teachings on Shamata Meditation by
meditation master Khenpo Karma Tenkyong.
Albuquerque Karma Thegsum Choling (139 La Plata).
$40. 7am. 343-0692. alibi.com/e/132513.
NEW MEXICO BIRD WEEKEND Included with admission.
11am. See 2/28 listing.
VOLUNTEERS TO THE RESCUE!: A HISTORY OF THE
CORRALES FIRE DEPARTMENT Corrales Fire Chief
Anthony Martinez and Commander Tanya Lattin give a
talk. Old San Ysidro Church (966 Old Church,
Corrales). 3pm. alibi.com/e/132548.
MONDAY MARCH 2
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION Join
together to honor accomplished and outstanding
women in New Mexico. UNM Student Union Building
(Ballroom C). 7-9pm. alibi.com/e/132467.
MORE HIP TO HYPNOSIS Join Nancy to learn more about
relaxation, meditation and trance. PEP Office
(149 Jackson NE). $10. 7pm-9:15am. 280-0116.
alibi.com/e/132457.
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/129370.
TUESDAY MARCH 3
ALBUQUERQUE NEWCOMERS CLUB A chance for
people who are new to Albuquerque to meet and
develop friendships with others who live in the area.
Sandia Presbyterian Church (10704 Paseo del
Norte NE). 10am. 268-0331. alibi.com/e/132541.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4
BEAR CANYON’S HEALTH FAIR Have your blood glucose
and pressure checked, get a manicure, find out how
to care for your hearing aid and more. Bear Canyon
Senior Center (4645 Pitt NE). 8am-1pm. 291-6211.
alibi.com/e/132259.
BREASTFEEDING: RETURNING TO WORK AND SCHOOL
Join in and discuss ways to facilitate breastfeeding in
the community, including information, tips on
pumping, LGBTQ breastfeeding and more. Sheraton
Uptown Hotel (2600 Louisiana NE). 11am-5pm.
881-0000. alibi.com/e/132075. a
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ARTS | feATuRe
STAGE WHISPERS
CRED: GEROME OLONA
Staged seduction
Ever imagine you’d find yourself utterly
engrossed in a story about incestuous pedophilia?
Well, sure, we all have. But if a Pulitzer Prizewinning drama about a WWII veteran molesting his
11-year-old niece isn’t seductive enough to lure you
to your nearest experimental college theater, then
the premise of student director Gerome Olona’s
adaptation of Paula Vogel’s 1997 smash hit—that
empathy requires intellect, bravery and love—
should be. Anyone familiar with Vogel knows that
theatrical seduction is imminent in spite of, or
perhaps because of, the taboo subjects she treats.
Whether it’s AIDS, prostitutes, pedophiles or
incest, Vogel makes audiences swoon not for her
troubled characters’ untouchable novelty, but
rather for their intoxicating realness and humanity.
Before you know what’s up, you’re invested up to
your eyelids and can’t peel them from the disaster
unfolding on the stage, no matter how hard you
scrape.
Set to an improvised Motown score on a
rotating stage with breakable props, SCRAP
Productions’ experimental version of How I
Learned to Drive, opening Friday, Feb. 27, at
7:30pm in UNM’s Theatre X (in the basement of
UNM’s Center for the Arts, Redondo and Cornell
NE), promises to make you care. Tickets are $8$12 at the UNM box office (925-5858) or
unmtickets.com, and the show runs through March
8. (Blake Driver)
CRED: RANDY TALLEY
The monarch and me
The song titles give a sense of what you’ll be in
for: “Shall We Dance,” “Something Wonderful,”
“Getting to Know You.” It’s that old-school, elegant
feelgoodery of the Rodgers & Hammerstein
variety. The King and I sashays across the stage at
the Albuquerque Little Theatre (224 San Pasquale
SW), featuring a big cast of over 30 children and
adults. Running Feb. 27 through March 22, shows
are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at
2pm, plus an extra performance on Thursday,
March 12, at 7:30pm.
The king brings Anna in to tutor his many
children and wives. (It’s good to be the king.) He’s
also hoping she can improve his PR since the rest
of the world views him as a bit uncivilized. Cultures
clash and complications ensue. So does singing and
dancing. Tickets are $12, $18, $22, $24 for
children, students, seniors and the general public
respectively. Call 242-4750 to purchase. First
performed in 1951, it’s been a staple of musical
theater ever since, not to mention a bonanza for
the lavish costume industry. (Randyn Charles
Bartholomew) a
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTIST
BY HOLLY VON WINCKEL
Two peas in a raging pod: Derek Sheen (L) and Bryan Cook
PHOTO BY SHEREEN YOUNES
Brothers in Smarm
Comics Bryan Cook and Derek Sheen transport odd-couple dynamic
to the Guild
BY SAM ADAMS
he onstage personas of journeymen
comedians Bryan Cook and Derek Sheen
are as diametrically opposed as oil and
water. In their case, perhaps diesel fuel and
honey-balsamic vinegar would be more fitting
descriptors.
Cook’s routine is that of a brash,
adrenaline-filled outsider whose vitriolic
distaste for modern society conjures thoughts
of Bill Burr on PCP. Sheen, meanwhile, is a
foul-mouthed, huggable teddy bear of a
comic—akin to a more congenial version of
the titular character in Seth MacFarlane’s Ted.
Hailing from the harsh climes of rural
Maine and now based out of Los Angeles,
Cook rages through sets with veins protruding
from his forehead. He finds ways to link
Klondike bar commercials to domestic
violence, and explains why letting one’s baby
die of typhoid would be the ultimate act of
ironic hipsterism. Born and based in Seattle,
Sheen prefers to riff on the glories of “gay male
yard sales” or his destructive love for medicinal
marijuana and blush-colored boxed wine.
The two will headline a 90-minute show on
Thursday at the Guild Cinema (3405 Central
NE, 10:15pm, $7, 18+). It’s part of their Pains,
Complaints and Comedy Clubs tour and just
another leg in eight years of comedic kinship
and endless buddy road-tripping.
While touring, Cook and Sheen have
learned to love, loathe and understand one
another. Both comics point to their combative
comradery as one of their strongest bonds and
a shared quality that keeps their material
sharp. “What’s fun is [that] Bryan and I push
each other,” Sheen says. “It’s very fun to get
Bryan upset about things and listen to him
rant. It’s also even more fun to not give him
T
Pains, Complaints and
Comedy Clubs Tour
Thursday, Feb. 26, 10:15pm
Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
guildcinema.com / 255-1848
Tickets: $7, 18+
the energy that he wants, because to hear the
wind go out of his sails—it’s almost like a small
victory.”
Sheen relates an anecdote of one of their
first comedic voyages together. For the entirety
of a tour, Cook was hellbent on verbally
accosting Sheen to the point where blows
would be thrown. Instead of retaliating, Sheen
responded by killing his companion with
kindness. Naturally, Cook fumed. “It’s literally
like Ren and Stimpy in the car,” Sheen says.
When interviewed, Cook is notably more
reserved and polite than his onstage persona
would suggest. Still, he wastes no time going to
town on his mic mate. “The funny thing about
Derek is that he comes across as very sweet,
but he’s a miserable sack of shit,” Cook says,
affectionately referring to Sheen as a “tiny
idiot” and “a delightful mess.”
Their friendship began about eight years
ago in Seattle. Amid a dwindling music career
in the Emerald City, Cook was working as a
beer rep for Pabst, which sponsored events
that Sheen would perform at. Sheen says he
admired Cook for being one of the few people
at stand-up shows who had no problem calling
bullshit on sub-par acts—a forthright trait that
would inform his comedic trajectory. “People
use the word edgy too much, but I’d say it
actually applies to Bryan,” Sheen says. “He
talks about things that I don’t think I would
ever have the courage to.” Two years after he
met Sheen, Cook quit music “cold turkey” and
made an abrupt transition into stand-up.
For everything they don’t have in common
temperamentally, the pair share a mutual
tendency toward unabashed liberalism; their
sets are infused with socially and politically
motivated material. The ape-brained politics
of homophobes, for example, are a common
theme in each performer’s routine. “From a
liberal standpoint, it’s funny to hear how
people misconstrue [Cook], because he’s so
smart, but I think people just take the sort of
alpha grumpiness as being aggressive—and it’s
not at all,” Sheen says. “I think we both have
the same endgame, which is to make people
laugh first, but also to make people think and
not just agree with us.”
Cook’s risqué persona bleeds into another
endeavor he’s well-known for—his popular
weekly Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction
podcast, which began in the Pacific Northwest
in 2012. He also worked as a writer on Joan
Rivers’ “Fashion Police” show and freelances
his comedic penmanship across Hollywood.
Eight years Cook’s senior, Sheen has
committed to a full-time career in stand-up
and has become a go-to opener for his idol,
Patton Oswalt.
As for what to expect in Albuquerque,
Sheen says he has a fresh bit for audiences
who caught him at The Box last year. Cook,
of course, will be up to his usual acerbic
hijinks. “I’ve got a nice, long chunk about
serial killers and kidnappers—that’s always a
real crowd-pleaser,” he says. “But who knows?
I’d like to spend the whole time talking about
Derek’s terrible driving abilities.” Genevieve
Mueller will open the Guild show, with
fellow Albuquerquean Danger K Varoz acting
as emcee. a
Arts & Lit
Calendar
EVENT | PREVIEW
THURSDAY FEB 26
STAGE
AUX DOG THEATRE Mothers and Sons. Tony-winning
playwright Terence McNally’s play about a mother coming
to terms with losing her son to AIDS. Runs through 3/15.
$18-$20. 8-10:30pm. 254-7716. alibi.com/e/123319.
GUILD CINEMA Pains, Complaints & Comedy
Clubs Tour. Featuring comedians Genevieve
Mueller (RISK!), Bryan Cook (Nerdist
Network) and Derek Sheen (Savage
Lovecast). $7. 10:15pm. 255-1848.
alibi.com/e/128684. See “Arts Feature.”
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino
Theatre Festival: Xicanos with Guns! Play shows a
humorous taste of life in the barrio—how it is changing
and where it might be going. Runs through 3/1.
$15-$18. 7:30-9:30pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/131456.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY American
Buffalo. David Mamet’s classic play about three smalltime crooks who try to rob a man of his coin collection.
Runs through 3/1. $20-$22. 8pm. alibi.com/e/130280.
FRIDAY FEB 27
ART
SISTER ShowOff 4.0: Curious Concoctions. A
grown-up science fair and talent show
featuring performances and science fair
booth activities. $5. 8pm. 242-4900.
alibi.com/e/131566. See preview box.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Souvenir. Stephen Temperley’s 2005
Broadway production about an aging pianist
remembering the work of Florence Foster Jenkins. Runs
through 3/15. $15-$17. 7:30pm. 898-9222.
alibi.com/e/131577.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The King and I.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic
production heads to the stage in this
rendition helmed by Nancy Sellin. Runs
through 3/22. $12-$24. 7:30-10pm.
242-4750. alibi.com/e/132468. See “Stage
Whispers.”
AUX DOG THEATRE Mothers and Sons. $18-$20.
8-10:30pm. See 2/26 listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Beautiful Thing. A coming-of-age
dramatic comedy featuring music by Mama Cass. Runs
through 3/15. $12-$15. 8pm. 881-0503.
alibi.com/e/131442.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Noir Point Blank. Dinner
theater featuring a detective looking for a murderess and
a gangster on the lam. $57. 7:30-10pm. 377-9593.
alibi.com/e/119474.
Theatre Festival: Xicanos with Guns! $15-$18.
7:30-9:30pm. See 2/26 listing.
Buffalo. $20-$22. 8pm. See 2/26 listing.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the
Arts How I Learned to Drive. Paula Vogel’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a woman’s
exploration into her formative years in the
’60s. Runs through 3/8. $8-$12. 7:30pm.
alibi.com/e/132526. See “Stage Whispers.”
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Whipping Man. Matthew Lopez’
play follows a man who returns from the Civil War and two
former slaves in a dilapidated house. Runs through 3/1.
$15-$22. 7:30pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/129297.
SATURDAY FEB 28
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Souvenir. $15-$17. 7:30pm. See 2/27
listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The King and I. $12-$24.
7:30-10pm. See 2/27 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE Mothers and Sons. $18-$20.
8-10:30pm. See 2/26 listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Beautiful Thing. $12-$15. 8pm.
See 2/27 listing.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Noir Point Blank. $57.
7:30-10pm. See 2/27 listing.
Theatre Festival: Xicanos with Guns! $15-$18.
7:30-9:30pm. See 2/26 listing.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the Arts How I
Adult Experimentation
A cluster of anonymous bodies packaged in a
life-sized red spandex bag writhing around
Civic Plaza: This is what adulthood looks like
to millennials. The quirky kids you had to
compete with every year for that blue ribbon
in the grade school talent show have all grown
up, and the ones who graduated to form
Emerge ABQ continue to dabble in the
unknown. For the first time since its inception
four years ago,
organizers are making
their flagship
FRIDAY
fundraiser completely
FEBRUARY 27
public, mounting
Sister
ShowOff 4.0: Curious
407 Central NW
Concoctions at Sister
alibi.com/e/131566
(407 Central NW) on
8pm
Friday, Feb. 27, at
8pm. Hosted by
Lauren Poole of “Shit
Burqueños Say” fame, the showcase of
grown-up, community projects features
interactive exhibits, live art, taxidermy and
several large installations by Hand Eye
Collective in the science fair-themed gallery in
the front lounge. Simultaneously in back,
performance art pieces like Christopher
MacQueen’s “Shapeshifter” take the stage
with an innovative lineup of aerial, comedy,
dance and musical acts—including Trip the
Light, REIGHNBEAU and Zack Freeman—to
show off their mature skills in the adult talent
show. $5 at the door, 25 percent of which will
benefit OFFCenter, is worth every penny for a
new perspective on the concept of adulthood.
(Blake Driver) a
Learned to Drive. $8-$12. 7:30pm. See 2/27 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Whipping Man. $15-$22.
7:30pm. See 2/27 listing.
SUNDAY MARCH 1
WORDS
UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING Girl in a Band.
Bookworks and the UNM Creative Writing
Program present rock musician Kim Gordon,
who gives a talk about her memoir. $27.99.
7pm. alibi.com/e/131411. See “Get Lit.”
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Souvenir. $15-$17. 2pm. See 2/27 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The King and I. $12-$24.
2pm. See 2/27 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE Mothers and Sons. $18-$20. 2pm. See
2/26 listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Beautiful Thing. $12-$15. 2pm.
See 2/27 listing.
Theatre Festival: Xicanos with Guns! $15-$18. 2pm. See
2/26 listing.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the Arts How I
Learned to Drive. $8-$12. 2pm. See 2/27 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Whipping Man. $15-$22. 2pm.
See 2/27 listing.
TUESDAY MARCH 3
ART
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Public
Opening: Only in Albuquerque. Join in for a new and
exciting permanent exhibit that brings the history and
culture of Albuquerque to life. Included with regular
admission. 9am-5pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/129824.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Women of the World Poetry Slam Showcase.
Albuquerque WOW representative Mercedes Holtry and
local Albuquerque Women of the World poets preview the
big event. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/131415. a
WEEKLY ALIBI
FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2015
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FOOD |resTauranT review
THE MOUTHFUL
Food News: Comings
and Goings Edition
French Revolution
In Frenchified news of a continental bent, the
recent loss of Le Café Miche left a baguettesized hole in Downtown’s culinary heart. The
good news, though, is that yet another French
restaurant is slated to take over the building at
228 Gold SW. Chef Jean Pierre Gozard, owner
of Cafe Jean Pierre (4959 Pan American West
Freeway NE), plans to open a bistro this spring.
If all goes well, it will be the third after Le Café
Miche and P’tit Louis Bistro to sling moulesfrites from the pastoral blue building.
For those who prefer their French-derived
cuisine to carry a bit more cayenne and creole,
and maybe involve alligator meat, N’awlins Mardis
Gras Café has recently taken over the space
formerly occupied by Serafin’s Chile Hut (3718
Central SE) in the eastern Nob Hill district. With
Ragin’ Shrimp only a few blocks away, maybe we
should consider renaming that stretch of Central
“Little Bourbon Street.” (Ty Bannerman)
The Practice and
Pleasures of Zendo
All aboard for the Rail Yards Market
Mixing it up
Since the restaurant space at the National
Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth
Street SW) currently has no permanent
occupant, patrons of the NHCC’s performing
arts programs might feel a little starved for
nearby options. Fortunately, M’Tucci’s Kitchina
(6001 Winter Haven NW) is stepping up to the
plate with a series of menus custom created to
sync deliciously with the performance of the
evening.
The next such event is Friday, March 13,
when the cuisine of Argentina is partnered with
Latin jazz stylings of Sofia Rei. $25 for the meal
(seating begins at 5pm), $22 for the music
(show begins at 7:30pm). Make your
reservations in person at the NHCC box office,
or phone 724-4771. (Holly von Winckel) a
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PHOTO BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
After a
surprisingly
contentious
scheduling
battle, the
popular Rail
Yards Market is
all set to
resume a fourSundays-amonth spring
and summer
season at 777
First Street
SW. The market
operated with
great success last summer, attracting thousands
of visitors every weekend, but in December the
City announced that it would both raise the rent
on the space and limit the market to three
Sundays a month. Supporters of the mostlyvolunteer-run market rallied against the plan,
filing a petition and offering public comment at
City Council meetings. In response, the City
offered a compromise: allowing the market to
run most Sundays except for two dates, and
asking for less rent per date than the original
plan called for.
The Rail Yards Market is set to open May 3
and run every Sunday (except for May 31 and
Aug. 30) through October. (Ty Bannerman)
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
Latte
Coffee at Zendo ArtEspresso
BY M. BRIANNA STALLINGS
n astute observer of Burque will recognize
the many socioeconomic waves of this
city. In Downtown the crests of
gentrification and the troughs of poverty can
be particularly stark. It can be jarring to see a
cluster of our city’s most hungry and desperate
waiting outside of the Albuquerque Rescue
Mission on one block, while on the next,
upscale town houses surrounded by a
whimsical fence that resembles a row of giant
painted popsicle sticks. Another sure sign of
gentrification in an urban neighborhood is the
presence of microbreweries and/or coffee
shops. Such is the reality of Zendo
ArtEspresso, a java joint and art space located
Downtown on Second Street between Lead
and Coal.
When my guest and I visited the café in
the late hours of a weekend afternoon, we were
greeted by a little more than a dozen patrons
scattered in and outside of the shop. Once
inside, we discovered scratched, paint-strewn,
industrial floors, brick walls painted white and
illuminated with equal parts natural and track
lighting, and airy, wooden ceiling beams. The
atmosphere was peaceful and mellow, if a little
distant. It didn’t have the frenetic energy of
Winning Coffee Co. or Java Joe’s, but then
again, it was almost 4pm.
Customers have an assortment of seating
options. You can cop a squat outside on a
wooden patio with built-in benches and
planter boxes. Or, pull up a low-seated folding
chair at a simple wooden table built for two,
maybe three people at the most. Inside, you
can snag one of the barstools lining the
counter and watch the barista whip up drinks
for your fellow patrons. Settle in on the sofa
stationed against the back wall, your feet
propped up on the low white coffee table. Or,
sit picnic-style at a long buffet table with two
benches on either side, especially if you want
to be closest to the electrical outlets. The last
A
Zendo ArtEspresso
413 Second Street SW
926-1636
zendo-coffee.com
Hours: 7am to 6pm, seven days a week
Vibe: Espressionist
Plastic: Yes: Thanks to Square
The Alibi recommends: Turkish latte and Aztec latte
was the most popular spot for the multitudes of
Mac users tapping away at separate work
projects.
My companion and I stationed ourselves
at a two-top right next to the front window. It
was the perfect spot to view the scene within
and the larger world without, and to observe
the sometimes jarring juxtapositions between
the two. In terms of the space and its clientele,
Zendo is every bit the 21st-century coffee shop
experience: WiFi password scrawled on a
chalkboard; water served in short, blue Mason
jars; library-quiet conversations; cycling
hipsters wearing hoodies, glasses and cuffed
jeans while carrying messenger bags.
Meanwhile, a (seemingly) homeless man in
glasses with a white cane asked patrons on the
patio-ttachment if they wanted a bottle of
water. It was hard to hear over the chatter,
music and passing traffic if he was offering or
trying to sell it.
The walls were replete with works from
Estate of the Union, an exhibit from artist
Ruben Cantu (on display through March 6).
By far the best pieces were two maps of the
United States at opposite ends of the shop.
Instead of states, they were overlaid with
cartoonish, felt faces, like Charlie Brown with
a jack-o’-lantern head, Boba Fett, Mr. T, Orko
from “He-Man,” and Sesame Street’s Count
von Count. Many had black dot eyes and
square-jawed Domo mouths.
“But what about the freakin’ coffee?” I
hear you ask. One word: exquisite. All of
Zendo’s coffee beans are locally roasted at
Odacrem Coffee Roasters (800 Mountain NE).
The brew of the day was a lightly roasted
Ethiopian coffee. It had a great nose, full of
fruity, flowered honey notes, with a pleasant
nuttiness at the finish.
I ordered the Aztec latte ($4.50), a
combo of robust coffee, milk and dark
chocolate, with a speckle of bright cayenne
pepper. Although the cayenne’s flavor does
make itself known, its heat builds slowly. It
could be mistaken for hot cocoa at first, but
then the coffee and cayenne come in on the
back of the tongue. Still, it all goes down
smooth with little residual mouth burn.
My guest, on the other hand, chose the
Turkish latte ($4.50), made with honey,
cardamom, cloves and nutmeg. She marveled
at the quality of the cardamom, praising it for
“not being dried out, stale or bitter,” and
described the latte overall as “very chai-y.”
Me? I found each of its flavors distinct yet
cohesive, albeit a little watery for my taste.
Neither one of us was brave enough to hazard
the Heisenberg, though. For six bucks, you get
a quadruple-shot cappuccino topped with blue
crystal rock candy. While tempting, both of us
also wanted to be able to sleep, so we passed.
For non-coffee drinkers, Zendo also offers
loose leaf teas like Earl Grey, rooibos,
peppermint and pomegranate; hot tea is served
in weighty metal teapots.
My guest and I split a perfectly
serviceable toasted everything bagel ($3)
covered in dried garlic and onion slivers, as
well as poppy and sesame seeds. Zendo
purchases its bagels from Einstein or, rarely,
Nosh. Other menu options included breakfast
burritos, fruit and pastries (prices vary). Aside
from these, though, there isn’t much in the
way of food. Zendo also offers gift cards for
that special coffee fanatic in your life. The
counter help seemed surprisingly lackadaisical
about collecting money for our orders, but
that’s just because the customer’s needs came
before the cash register’s.
Final assessment: The prices are
reasonable, the portions are decent, and the
space feels open and airy overall. If coffee goes
hand-in-hand with gentrification, then let it
be served at a place with a sense of community,
like Zendo, rather than some chain. a
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FILM | news
Polishing the Old Oscar
A Monday morning wrap-up of this year’s Academy Awards
from out of town winning all the big awards. But
nobody made that joke about all the Brits who
took home statues. So is it racist? Afraid so,
Sean. Also, not funny. Stick to the script next
time, Spicoli.
The “In Memoriam” segment always leaves
somebody off. This year it was comedienne and
fashion critic Joan Rivers and Broadway baby
Elaine Stritch. Both had lengthy careers in
Hollywood and deserved a couple of seconds’
worth of screen time next to all those behindthe-scenes executives you’ve never heard of.
No doubt about it: Lady Gaga’s The Sound of
Music medley was a stunner. The gal can sing,
and she proved it to a lot of her critics that
night. But on a show that ended up running 40
minutes long, why exactly did we need a lengthy
tribute to a film that came out 50 years ago?
Of course NPH wanted to do a magic trick.
But that “Oscar predictions” bit was one long,
confusing build-up to an anticlimactic punch line.
The Weird
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
S
o the 87th Annual Academy Awards—
officially rebranded a couple years ago as
simply “The Oscars”—are a thing that
happened. Those who care watched. Those who
don’t watched “The Walking Dead.” Gold
statues were handed out. Designer dresses were
worn. Wives, husbands and spouses were
thanked profusely. What worked, what didn’t
and what confused the heck out of us? Let’s
pontificate.
The Good
The awards themselves were nicely spread out,
with Oscars going to many deserving films.
Birdman took the top awards (Best Picture and
Best Director), but it tied overall with The Grand
Budapest Hotel. Both films went home with four
awards each. (Whiplash got three.) Although it
was only nominated for Best Picture and Best
Original Song, Selma did claim the Best Original
Song statue. After witnessing Common and John
Legend’s bring-down-the-house duet, it would
have been a crime to deny it the gold.
Sparked by Golden Globes co-host (and allaround awesome lady) Amy Poehler, the hashtag
of the night was #AskHerMore. The goal was to
goad entertainment reporters into asking
actresses something more than the sexist (not to
mention boring) question, “Who are you
wearing?” To their credit, folks from E!,
“Entertainment Tonight” and the like did their
level best to up the game. They still talked
mostly about fashion, but there were follow-ups
about talent, competition, ambition and other
worthwhile topics. Keep it up!
While on stage picking up awards, many
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actors used the opportunity to deliver politically
aware speeches. FOX News hosts had
conniptions about each and every one. But they
were concise, pointed calls to action and not
rambling political rants. Patricia Arquette called
for wage equality for women. Alejandro González
Iñárritu spoke about the need for Mexicans to
push for political reforms in their own country.
Common and John Legend talked about how the
fight for civil rights (for all races, genders,
religions and sexual orientations) continues.
Julianne Moore shined a light on Alzheimer’s
research, while Eddie Redmayne dedicated his
win to people with ALS. Graham Moore, who
won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for
The Imitation Game, mentioned trying to kill
himself as a teenager, urging young people to
hang in there and “stay weird.” J.K. Simmons
told everyone to call their mom and dad. It may
have been the night’s most apolitical stand—but
it struck a nerve nonetheless.
People can argue for the next 12 months how
well or poorly Neil Patrick Harris did as a firsttime Oscar host. (A few silly puns, an
indefatigable smile and an introduction in his
underwear? That’s a solid C+ in my estimation.)
But his opening song-and-dance number was
great Hollywood fun—a fine callback to the
glory days of Billy Crystal.
The Bad
Sean Penn’s last-second ad-lib of “Who gave this
son-of-a-bitch his green card?” before
announcing Iñarritu’s Birdman as the winner of
Best Picture was at worst racist and at best a
terrible idea. It’s doubtful the notoriously liberal
Penn has joined Senate Republicans in their
efforts to block President Obama’s immigration
reforms. He just made a bad joke about a guy
Disney Channel singer/actress Zendaya showed
up on the red carpet with dreadlocks. E! fashion
guru (or whatever) Giuliana Rancic made a joke
about her smelling like patchouli—which might
have worked if Zendaya were a skinny white
theater student at Oberlin. But Zendaya’s father
is black. It’s up for debate whether she grew
those luxurious dreads or purchased them. But
either way, she’s genetically entitled to them. Is
it racist? Yup. Much like asking Rashida Jones at
the Screen Actors Guild Awards how she got so
tan (um, her dad’s DNA), unintentional racism
still counts. Do your research, people!
John Travolta does have the ability to make
fun of himself. It looks like he was trying to do
that the entire night of the Oscar telecast. That
didn’t stop him from being weird and creepy,
however. His aborted and awkward attempt to
kiss Scarlett Johansson while she stood on the
red carpet was captured for all to see. His onstage
reunion with Idina Menzel (née “Adele
Dazeem”) was supposed to be a funny callback to
last year. Instead, Travolta took the opportunity
to get weird again, repeatedly holding Menzel’s
face in his hands. And so we’re left to ponder.
John Travolta: Socially awkward, trying too hard
or on some kind of “those persistent gay rumors
are totally not true—look how much I love
harassing the dames” kick?
While introducing a clip segment for some of
this year’s Best Picture nominees, actor Terrence
Howard got strangely emotional. He took several
long pauses, teared up and declared himself
“blown away right now.” Did he really love
Whiplash that much? Perhaps. He then wandered
into an even more rambling, teary tribute to The
Imitation Game. They’re both great movies, but
Howard’s emotions seemed somehow misplaced.
If I had to guess, I’d say his teleprompter cut out.
I believe, rightly or wrongly, he was trying to get
all misty-eyed about the film Selma—but he got
the timing wrong and kept having to introduce
other films. By the time Selma actually showed
up on the screen behind him, he was a
blubbering, incoherent mess. Either that or he
was super high. a
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Kamikaze Pilot
“The Wheel of Time” on FXX?
T
he Wheel of Time books comprise one of
the biggest fantasy series in publishing
today. Started by Robert Jordan in 1990
and continued by Brandon Sanderson after the
original author’s death in 2007, the series has
swelled to 14 novels, a prequel and a
companion book. What with the massive
popularity of George R.R. Martin’s Game of
Thrones series, you’d think someone would
have snapped up the Wheel of Time for
adaptation. Turns out someone did. Several
years ago, a company called Red Eagle
Entertainment purchased the rights to make
video games, comic books, TV shows and
movies based on Jordan and Sanderson’s
novels. The company evidently failed in all of
those efforts. On the verge of losing the rights
to the property, Red Eagle rushed ahead to
make a TV pilot. It aired earlier this month.
So how come you didn’t hear about it?
Well, it aired at 2:30 in the morning on
FXX. And it didn’t air “on FXX” so much as it
aired during the network’s early morning
commercial time. In other words: The
producers bought a half-hour commercial and
showed their “Wheel of Time” pilot instead of
the vacuum cleaner commercial that would
have been there normally. Why? Shooting a
film or TV show in order to maintain the
license isn’t unprecedented in Hollywood.
Long before 20th Century Fox started shooting
Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four
movies, legendarily cheap movie producer
Roger Corman owned the rights to certain
Marvel characters. Mere weeks before he was
about to lose the rights to Fantastic Four,
Corman shot an infamously cruddy film
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THURSDAY 26
“The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special”
(KRQE-13 9pm) Victoria’s Secret
models show off the company’s new
swimwear campaign. Maroon 5
performs. Way to kill the mood CBS.
FRIDAY 27
“House of Cards” (Netflix anytime) All
of season 3 is available today. Now
we’ll finally get to see what devious,
murdering, backstabbing, bisexual
Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) will
do as President of the United States.
Balance the budget, maybe?
“Sex Box” (WE 11pm) In WE’s new
“extreme therapy” reality show,
couples discuss their relationship
with a panel of three “sexperts”
before climbing into a soundproofed
box on stage and having sex. ... No,
really. ... No, really.
SATURDAY 28
“Good Witch” (Hallmark 7pm) After
seven movies, Hallmark goes ahead
and makes this supernatural
version. This turdblossom of a movie was
never intended to be released, but it allowed
Corman to retain the rights and forced Fox to
pony up a lot of dough down the road.
Red Eagle appears to have done the same
thing with its “Wheel of Time” pilot. Titled
“Winter Dragon,” the 30-minute episode
covers exactly six pages of the prologue of the
first book. It all takes place in the front
entrance hall to someone’s very nice mansion
somewhere in Europe and looks like it was
shot in an afternoon. In it, aging, senile,
mostly insane hero Lews Therin Telamon
(Max Ryan, Death Race) wanders around his
palatial home, chasing what we can assume are
the ghosts of his dead family. He bumps into
bearded, dressed-in-black villain Elan Morin
(famous overactor Billy Zane, who will clearly
work for cigarettes and baloney sandwiches in
these post-Titanic days). The two have a
mysterious, go-nowhere conversation. That’s
pretty much it. Apparently, Telamon fought
and defeated the devilish source of all darkness
and evil known as “Shai’tan” years ago. (We
don’t get to see that part.) Now Morin is
pulling a Last Temptation of Christ on the guy,
trying to get him to switch sides. After 22
minutes of jabber, Telamon wanders upstairs,
and some narrator comes on to spout a bunch
of gobbledygook about the world ending and
“the living envying the dead.” We don’t get to
see that either.
Red Eagle insists it’s going into production
on a “high-budget” version of the show any
day now. But if this boring, inscrutable
abortion of a pilot is any indication, these guys
are living in a fantasy world. Judge for yourself
by checking out the “Winter Dragon” pilot,
available in all its no-budget glory on
YouTube. a
romance about a small-town witch
(Catherine Bell) a weekly series.
“Shania: Still the One Live From Vegas”
(KOAT-7 8pm) Remember when
Shania Twain was a thing? Turns out
she’s alive and well and performing
on the Vegas Strip. This concert
special serves as proof of life.
“2 Fat 2 Fly” (OWN 8pm) A reality show
about obese flight attendants? Nice
try. It’s a reality show about a food
truck that serves chicken wings.
SUNDAY 1
“The Last Man on Earth” (KASA-2
8pm) “Saturday Night Live” alum Will
Forte is the creator, writer and star of
this dark comedy about an ordinary
man who wakes up one day to find
that a virus has wiped out all of
humanity, leaving him as the titular
dude. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
(the guys behind The Lego Movie)
direct this pilot episode.
“Secrets & Lies” (KOAT-7 8pm)
Broadcast TV continues to try to prove
to us it can do the sort of short-form,
star-driven storytelling that pay cable
does so well. Like most previous
attempts, this is just a remake of a
foreign (Australian, in this case) TV
show. Ryan Phillippe stars as a family
man who discovers the body of a
young boy and quickly becomes the
prime suspect. Juliette Lewis is the
detective hounding him.
“Battle Creek” (KRQE-13 9pm)
Transformers star and Fergie
spouse Josh Duhamel partners with
Dean Winters (Dennis Duffy on “30
Rock”) as a couple of mismatched
police detective partners. (Is there
any other kind?)
MONDAY 2
“You Can’t Lick Your Elbow”
(National Geographic 8pm)
Looking for some “body hacks” to
unlock hidden skills, master your
body’s responses or just freak out
your friends? NatGeo has got the
biological data for you.
TUESDAY 3
“Born in the Wild” (Lifetime 8pm)
Desperate to find something in
Alaska to take advantage of those
sweet state tax breaks, Lifetime
settles on this show, which will
“follow expectant women as they
give birth completely unassisted in
an outdoor location.” ... OK, then.
WEDNESDAY 4
“CSI: Cyber” (KRQE-13 9pm) CBS’
various “CSI” shows are already
some of the most far-fetched
police procedurals in existence. But
how can they be made even more
unrealistic? By introducing all sorts
of magical computer elements. a
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OPENING THIS WEEK
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
This “unconventional” biography takes a look at the Hindu
swami Paramahansa Yogananda, who brought yoga and
meditation to the West in the 1920s. George Harrison and
Deepak Chopra are interviewed. There’s a lot of archival
material and “metaphoric imagery.” 84 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Wednesday 3/4 at Guild Cinema)
Beloved Sisters
German filmmaker Dominik Graf (A Map of the Heart, The
Invincibles) directs this high-tone, discretely erotic tale based
(somewhat anyway) on the true story of sisters Charlotte and
Caroline von Lengefeld, who both fell in love with postEnlightenment writer and philosopher Friedrich Schiller. The
idealistic (and rather emblematic of its late-18th century time
period) ménage à trois devolves, as expected, into some
third-act jealousy and betrayal. But the director mounts a
lush, literate period romance, and his actors are committed to
the emotional intensity of it all. In German and French with
English subtitles. 138 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 2/27
at Guild Cinema)
Charade
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn get all romantic and
suspenseful in this 1963 Hitchcock-style mystery about a
woman being chased around Paris by a bunch of dangerous
men who want to get their hands on a fortune her late
husband stole. Director Stanley Donen (Singin’ in the Rain)
adds some welcome wit to the sophisticated screenplay. 113
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Sunday 3/1 at Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio)
Dalai Lama Awakening
This “newly edited director’s cut” adds more footage to
director Khashyar Darvich’s look at the “profound and lifechanging journey of innovative Western thinkers who travel to
India to meet with the Dalai Lama.” Shot over a period of 15
years, the film has won 12 awards and been screened over
1,000 times. Among the “thinkers” are the people behind The
Secret and What the Bleep Do We Know!? The director will be
on hand for a brief post-film Q&A on Thursday and Friday
night. 120 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Wednesday 3/4 at Guild
Cinema)
Focus
Will Smith is a big-money con man who hires a new “intern”
in the form of sexy but naive Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall
Street). Years later she returns as an accomplished femme
fatale to throw a monkey wrench into his best-laid plans. 104
minutes. R. (Opens Friday 2/27 at Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX)
A La Mala
From Mexico comes this lightweight rom-com about an
attractive, aspiring actress (popular TV star Aislinn Derbez)
who promises to help a friend with a little domestic problem—
pretending to flirt with her boyfriend in order to test his fidelity.
This leads our heroine to a whole new, lucrative career. As is
the nature of these things, she eventually falls in love for real
with one of her “marks.” In Spanish with English subtitles. 99
minutes. (Opens Friday 2/27 at Century Rio)
The Lazarus Effect
From the director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (really?) comes this
inexpensive, Insidious/Sinister-esque horror flick about a
bunch of med students who discover a way to bring the dead
back to life—with predictably ghostly repercussions. The
atypical cast includes “The O.C.” babe Olivia Wilde,
mumblecore director/actor Mark Duplass and Evan Peters
(from “American Horror Story”). 83 minutes. PG-13. (Opens
Friday 2/27 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16, Winrock
Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX)
Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin’s most inventive comedy gets a re-release.
Chaplin (in his immortal Little Tramp persona) tries to surive in
today’s (or, at least, 1936’s) industrialized world with the help
of a beautiful homeless girl (Paulette Goddard). The story is
less sentimental than most of Chaplin’s films and features
some truly inspired sight gags in a highly mechanized factory
setting. Double-featured with À Nous la Liberté. 87 minutes.
Unrated. (Thursday 2/26 at SUB Theater)
À Nous la Liberté
This famous “left-wing satirical comedy” came out of France
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in 1931. In it, an ex-convict (Raymond Cordy) works his way
up from a salesman to the owner of a highly-mechanized
factory—and then gives it away to the workers. This was
embroiled in a lawsuit for more than a decade on the claim
that Charlie Chaplin plagiarized many ideas from it for his film
Modern Times. Appropriately, it’s double-featured with Modern
Times. 97 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Thursday 2/26 at SUB
Theater)
Song of the Sea
From Oscar-nominated Irish animator Tomm Moore (The
Secret of Kells) comes this gorgeous, storybook cartoon
about a young girl named Saoirse, who turns out to be the
last of the selkies, a mythical race of people who can
transform from human to seal. The simple, unhurried story is
aimed mostly at small children. But the mystical atmosphere,
ethereal music and painstaking imagery will appeal to
fantasy fans of all ages. 93 minutes. PG. (Opens Friday 2/27
at Guild Cinema)
STILL PLAYING
American Sniper
Reliable but rarely more than workmanlike director Clint
Eastwood helms this biopic based on the biography of Navy
SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper is excellent, running
through all the emotions of our main character as he goes
from front-line shellshocked to home-front rehabilitated. But
Eastwood waffles too much between gung-ho patriotism and
a more reasoned examination of the horrors our modern
military men and women are asked to endure. It wants to
tackle some big moral issues, but unlike Eastwood’s
Unforgiven, it can’t break the Hollywood formula long enough
to find the metaphorical weight behind the story. 132
minutes. R. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century 14 Downtown, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of
Ignorance)
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, 21 Grams) directs Michael
Keaton (Batman) in this winkingly meta farce about a
washed-up action movie star who tries to mount a comeback
on Broadway. Shot in what looks like a single, breathless take,
the film swoops and soars through the corridors of a
venerable Broadway theater watching its manic, self-loathing,
hallucination-prone protagonist face crisis after crisis. Dark
and funny, cynical and empathetic, this oddly experimental
gem offers viewers this year’s most original cinematic vision.
Reviewed in v23 i45. 119 minutes. R. (Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Black or White
thing. From Fanny Hill to Story of O to Fear of Flying to Exit to
Eden, these books have been snapped up and hidden in
bedside tables for decades. Today, we’ve got E.L. James’
smash hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey. This ripe bit of “mommy
porn” started out life as a piece of Twilight fan fic written
under the pen name “Snowqueen’s Icedragon.” The author
changed the character names, got a better nom de plume,
and the rest is history. The movie may be slightly more literate,
but it’s sadistically boring. Nothing happens. At some point
nothing stops happening and the credits roll. 125 minutes. R.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16, Winrock Stadium 16
IMAX & RPX)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
When their pal Lou (Rob Corddry) gets in trouble, Nick (Craig
Robinson) and Jacob (Clark Duke) fire up the old hot tub time
machine. Unfortunately, they end up in the future with Adam
Jr. (Adam Scott, replacing John Cusack) trying to fix their timetraveling screw-ups. Expect more raunchy humor with cameos
from Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase and Thomas Lennon. 93
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
The Imitation Game
America’s British boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch stars as
famed mathematician Alan Turing in this real-life biopic about
Turing’s efforts to decipher the infamous German Enigma
code during World War II. The film is very tasteful and
“Masterpiece Theatre”-ish. But Turing’s story of professional
triumph and personal tragedy is terribly compelling stuff.
Based on the book by Andrew Hodges. 114 minutes. PG-13.
(Century 14 Downtown)
Jupiter Ascending
The filmmakers formerly known as the Wachowski brothers
(The Matrix, Cloud Atlas) are responsible for this madly overconceptualized, pulp sci-fi doohickey. Mila Kunis is a poor,
Chicago house cleaner who finds out the Earth is just an
“estate” built and populated by an ancient alien dynasty—and
that she’s the long-lost queen of the galaxy. The story is a
transparent fairy tale about a missing princess in (frequent)
need of rescuing and the dashing knight (Channing Tatum)
who protects her from her evil royal family. On top of that
familiar framework, the Wachowski siblings have added bits of
Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Dune, The Matrix, Brazil and The
Fifth Element. It’s entirely ridiculous, but damned if it isn’t eyepoppingly pretty and filled with zippy, zappy entertainment.
127 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX &
RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kevin Costner stars as a widower lawyer fighting for custody of
his biracial granddaughter. Octavia Spencer is the equally
righteous paternal grandmother of the little girl, who wants
her to be raised by African Americans and not the guy from
Dances with Wolves. This is a seriously well-intentioned family
drama, but the liberal-minded ideals of writer-director Mike
Binder (The Upside of Anger, Reign Over Me) get lost in TVmovie-of-the-week courtroom melodrama. 121 minutes.
PG-13. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, X-Men: First Class) directs
this fast, funny, impossibly kinetic action flick based on the
comic book by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wanted). Newcomer
Taron Egerton stars as a trendy British street kid who gets
recruited to a top-secret spy agency that’s, like, James Bond
cranked up to 11. Colin Firth is the young spy’s perfectly
aloof bad-ass of a trainer. Samuel L. Jackson is the hightech baddie. 129 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood
The Boy Next Door
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Jennifer Lopez stars in this time-wasting erotic thriller about a
divorced teacher who has a torrid affair with the new boy
across the street. Things get complicated when he turns up as
a student in her high school class and then goes all Glenn
Close in Fatal Attraction on her. Oops. 91 minutes. R.
(Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
The DUFF
This feature anime was made to commemorate the 15th
anniversary of the popular Japanese franchise and is the
first to be considered “official canon” in Masashi
Kishimoto’s original manga series. The plot concerns ninjain-training Naruto Uzumaki’s efforts to defeat a
world-threatening adversary who is the last surviving
member of an extraterrestrial clan. 112 minutes. Unrated.
(Guild Cinema)
McFarland, USA
Fifty Shades of Grey
Old Fashioned
Paddington
The beloved British picture book character gets the requisite
CGI makeover for the movies. Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) voices
the raincoat-wearing Peruvian bear who ends up lost and
alone at a London train station. He gets adopted by a kindly
family (led by Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins) and has
some episodic adventures. Nicole Kidman plays the villain,
an evil taxidermist. Because there has to be a villain in
these sorts of things. 95 minutes. PG. (Winrock Stadium 16
IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Project Almanac
Well, we’ve had found-footage monster movies (Cloverfield),
found-footage zombie movies (the [REC] series), foundfootage ghost movies (the Paranormal Activity series),
found-footage devil movies (The Last Exorcism), foundfootage mummy movies (The Pyramid), found-footage
space movies (Apollo 18), found-footage comedies (Project
X), found-footage superhero movies (Chronicle), foundfootage kids’ movies (Earth to Echo) and found footage
disaster movies (Into the Storm). So why not a foundfootage time machine movie? 106 minutes. PG-13.
(Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Seventh Son
This epically troubled fantasy production shed countless
cast members, production companies and release dates
over the course of its creation. It’s based on “The Wardstone
Chronicles” books (known in America as “The Last
Apprentice”) by British fantasy author Joseph Delaney. Ben
Barnes (from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
plays a young lad born with the magical ability to see
ghosts and fight supernatural creatures. He’s soon recruited
by a crusty old knight (Jeff Bridges) for a big-ass training
montage. Eventually, he gets to fight an evil witch (Julianne
Moore). This looks like yet another failed attempt to launch
a young adult fantasy series. (Sorry Eragon, Lemony
Snicket, City of Ember, The Golden Compass, Inkheart, The
Mortal Instruments, The Seeker, The Spiderwick Chronicles,
Cirque du Freak, et al.) 102 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio,
Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of
Water
When the secret formula for Krabby Patties goes missing,
SpongeBob and his pals (Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr.
Krabs) venture into the real world (featuring a mix of liveaction and 3D animation) to recover it from a dastardly
pirate (Antonio Banderas ... no, really). Also, they become
superheroes. Yeah, SpongeBob doesn’t make a lot of sense.
But it’s awesome. 93 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Still Alice
Julianne Moore gives an Oscar-nominated performance in
this straightforward drama about an intellectual college
professor learning to cope with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her
family reacts in different ways, but it’s her estranged daughter
(a bohemian wannabe actress played surprisingly well by
Kristen Stewart) who conjures up the most empathy for
mom’s plight. The film is smart, sensitive to its subject and
exceedingly small in scope. Reviewed in v24 i7. 101 minutes.
PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Taken 3
A young woman (Mae Whitman, “Arrested Development”)
shakes up the social order of high school after discovering
she’s been labeled a “DUFF” (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by
her more popular pals. Naturally, this is accomplished though
the time-honored magic of the cinematic makeover. As in all
Pygmalion-inspired romcoms, this is easily accomplished,
since our “fat” and “ugly” heroine is clearly neither. Think John
Hughes with hashtags ... and you’re trying a lot harder than
this formulaic tween comedy is. 101 minutes. PG-13.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Every couple of years, the publishing industry spits out an
erotic novel to remind housewives that naughty sex is a good
(Elizabeth Roberts from “Days of Our Lives”) try “the
impossible”—an old-fashioned, Jesus-approved courtship in
modern-day America. If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day
romance that includes no sex and no premarital kissing and
doesn’t even allow men and women to be in the same room
alone together, then Old Fashioned is the mood-killing cold
shower for you. 115 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)
This Disney-produced “based on the inspirational true story”
sports flick is pure formula. But it’s a formula that works.
Kevin Costner is a high school coach exiled to a dirtwater
farming community in California. There, he creates a winning
cross country running team with some of the ragtag local
migrant worker kids. It’s all very familiar, but director Niki
Caro (Whale Rider) shows considerable sympathy to the
impoverished farm workers depicted here. Reviewed in v24
i8. 129 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX &
RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
A reformed (read: “born-again”) frat boy (first-time writer,
director, star Rik Swartzwelder) and a free-spirited woman
It really does not pay to be friends or family with exgovernment agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson). Everybody he
knows has been killed or kidnapped by bad guys, whom he is
then obliged to stalk and kill using his “particular set of skills.”
This time around his wife has been killed, and he’s framed for
murder. Oh, somebody’s in for an old man ass-kicking! As
before, French action king Luc Besson pens it, and the
awesomely named Olivier Megaton directs it. 109 minutes.
PG-13. (Century Rio)
The Wedding Ringer
Josh Gad (Frozen) plays a well-meaning, friendless schlub
who hires a fake best man (comedian Kevin Hart) in order to
impress his fiancée (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) at their wedding.
As one does in contrived romantic comedies. 101 minutes. R.
(Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX) a
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fri-Sun
11:30am, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:50; Mon 11:30am, 2:20; TueWed 11:30am, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00; Thu 11:30am, 2:20, 5:10
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55; MonThu 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40
Focus Fri-Sun 11:40am, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00; Mon-Thu
11:40am, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25
The DUFF Fri-Sun 11:50am, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; Mon-Thu
11:50am, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:45;
Mon 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45; Tue-Thu 12:30, 2:55
McFarland, USA Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; Mon-Thu 1:15,
4:15, 7:15
Still Alice Fri-Sun 11:55am, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Mon-Thu
11:55am, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50
KIngsman: The Secret Service Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20;
Mon-Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Sun 12:05, 1:35, 3:05, 4:35, 6:05, 7:35,
9:05, 10:35; Mon-Wed 12:05, 1:35, 3:05, 4:35, 6:05, 7:35;
Thu 12:05, 1:35, 3:05, 4:35, 7:35
Jupiter Ascending Fri 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Sat 1:10, 4:10;
Sun 7:10, 10:10; Mon 1:10, 4:10, 7:10; Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Fri-Sun 11:45am,
2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; Mon-Thu 11:45am, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05
American Sniper Fri-Sun 1:05, 4:25, 7:30, 10:30; Mon-Thu 1:05,
4:25, 7:30
The Imitation Game Fri-Sun 11:35am, 2:25, 5:05, 7:55, 10:40;
Mon-Thu 11:35am, 2:25, 5:05, 7:55
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A La Mala Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fri-Thu 12:45,
3:55, 7:05, 10:15
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:35, 2:50, 4:10, 5:25, 6:45,
8:00, 9:20, 10:35, 12:01am; Sun-Thu 12:15, 1:35, 2:50, 4:10,
5:25, 6:45, 8:00, 9:20, 10:35
Focus Fri-Sat 10:35am, 12:00, 1:30, 2:55, 4:25, 5:50, 7:20,
8:45, 10:15, 11:40; Sun-Thu 10:35am, 12:00, 1:30, 2:55,
4:25, 5:50, 7:20, 8:45, 10:15
Old Fashioned Fri-Thu 1:30, 7:35
McFarland, USA Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Fri 11:05am, 12:30, 1:50, 3:15, 4:35,
6:05, 7:20, 8:45, 10:05, 11:30; Sat 11:05am, 12:30, 1:50,
3:15, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05; Sun 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35, 6:05, 7:20,
8:45, 10:05; Mon-Tue 11:05am, 12:30, 1:50, 3:15, 4:35, 6:05,
7:20, 8:45, 10:05; Wed-Thu 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05
The DUFF Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25
KIngsman: The Secret Service Fri-Sat 10:40am, 12:20, 2:00,
3:40, 5:20, 7:00, 8:40, 10:20, 12:01am; Sun-Thu 10:40am,
12:20, 2:00, 3:40, 5:20, 7:00, 8:40, 10:20
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Sat 11:35am, 1:10, 2:45, 4:20, 5:55,
7:30, 9:05, 10:40, 11:35; Sun-Thu 11:35am, 1:10, 2:45, 4:20,
5:55, 7:30, 9:05, 10:40
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Fri-Thu 10:35am,
11:50am, 1:15, 2:35, 4:00, 5:20, 6:45, 8:05, 9:30
Jupiter Ascending Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:35, 6:55, 10:10
Seventh Son Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:45
Black or White Fri-Thu 10:50am
The Boy Next Door Fri-Thu 11:55am, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25
American Sniper Fri-Mon 10:55am, 12:30, 2:15, 3:50, 5:30,
7:10, 8:50, 10:35; Tue-Thu 10:55am, 12:30, 2:15, 3:50, 7:10,
10:35
The Wedding Ringer Fri-Thu 10:45, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05
Taken 3 Fri-Thu 10:30, 4:30, 10:40
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fri-Thu 12:15,
3;20, 6:55, 9:45
Still Alice Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:50, 7:00, 9:55
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40
Focus Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45
KIngsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 11:55am, 3:15, 6:50,
10:00
The Boy Next Door Fri-Thu 7:25, 9:55
Jupiter Ascending Fri-Thu 3:00, 10:00
Jupiter Ascending 3D Fri-Thu 11:50am, 6:40
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:30, 7:15, 10:15
2:00, 4:25, 6:50, 9:30
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu 12:15,
2:30, 4:55
Project Almanac Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:10, 6:35, 9:40
Paddington Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35
American Sniper Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:05, 6:45, 9:50
GUILD CINEMA
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Beloved Sisters Fri-Tue 12:30, 7:45
Song of the Sea Fri-Tue 3:45, 5:45
The Last: Naruto the Movie Fri 11:00
Dalai Lama Awakening Wed-Fri 3:00, 7:30
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Fri-Thu 11:00am,
1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Fri-Thu 11:20am,
6:20
The Hobbit: The Battle of the FIve Armies 3D Fri-Thu 2:50, 9:50
Into the Woods Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:30, 6:40, 10:05
Spare Parts Fri-Thu 3:40, 10:10
Unbroken Fri-Thu 11:40am, 3:00, 6:30, 10:00
Big Hero 6 Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30
Big Hero 6 3D Fri-Thu 12:20, 6:00
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5:10, 7:45, 10:20
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Fri-Thu 12:00, 6:40,
10:00
The Hobbit: The Battle of the FIve Armies 3D Fri-Thu 3:20
Into the Woods Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00
Spare Parts Fri-Thu 7:30, 10:20
Unbroken Fri-Thu 6:40, 9:55
Big Hero 6 Fri-Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10
Big Hero 6 3D Fri-Thu 1:10, 3:55
Annie Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05
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Focus Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:00, 4:40, 7:25, 10:00
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00,
10:15
McFarland, USA Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:35, 5:40, 8:45
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Fri-Thu 11:05am, 1:35, 4:00, 6:35,
7:55, 9:05, 10:20
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Thu 11:00am, 12:15, 1:50, 3:10, 4:40,
6:05, 7:30, 9:00, 10:20
KIngsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 11:20am, 12:20, 2:20,
3:30, 5:20, 6:40, 8:20, 9:50
Black or White Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:05, 5:00
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu 5:00,
9:50
12:10, 1:45, 2:35, 4:15, 6:45, 7:25, 9:15
Jupiter Ascending 3D Fri-Thu 3:15, 9:05
American Sniper Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:20, 6:25, 9:30
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
A Nous la Liberté Fri 6:00; Sat 8:00; Sun 1:00
Modern Times Fri 8:00; Sat 6:00; Sun 3:00
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00,
7:00; Thu 3:30
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Thu 11:00am, 12:40, 1:50, 3:05, 4:30,
5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30
Focus Fri-Thu 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35
Focus: The IMAX Experience Fri-Thu 10:05am, 1:05, 4:05, 7:05,
10:05
American Sniper—An IMAX Experience Fri-Thu 11:45am, 3:15,
6:45, 10:10
Jupiter Ascending 3D Fri-Thu 11:50am, 6:50
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:30, 5:15, 8:00,
10:45
Kingsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 10:05am, 10:30am,
1:10, 1:40, 4:15, 4:45, 7:20, 7:50, 10:25, 10:55
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Thu 10:00am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35
Seventh Son Fri-Thu 10:00am
2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu
10:15am, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15
The Boy Next Door Fri-Thu 9:30
Paddington Fri-Thu 10:15am, 1:00, 3:40, 6:45
American Sniper Fri-Thu 11:45am, 3:15, 6:45, 10:15
The Wedding Ringer Fri-Thu 10:45am, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35
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Rock �’n’ Roll All Week Long
MUSIC | ShoW Up!
GET LIT
BY SAMANTHA ANNE CARRILLO
Starpower
Kim Gordon returns to UNM SUB on
memoir tour
Celebrities are the saints of the
postmodern world. Humanity emulates and
venerates these somebodies. The marriage of
longtime, quintessential punk-rock, art power
couple Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore
served as the model relationship ideal for
Generation X. When they separated in 2011,
their fans were beside themselves. American
author Elissa Schappell summed up the
sentiments of the masses most succinctly in a
first-person essay published at Salon; she
recalls that stumbling across a tweet
announcing the news of their breakup felt like
“reading an obituary.” Schappell wasn’t alone
in idolizing the testimonial for matrimony that
Gordon and Moore’s relationship proffered.
Their divorce was finalized in 2013, and
Gordon was then interviewed by Elle. She
revealed infidelity as the root cause of their
split. Blogosphere research revealed that a
literary collaborator 20 years Moore’s junior
was the proverbial other woman. Examining
the media response to Gordon’s Elle interview
reveals how far we haven’t come as a culture
in regard to covering the intimate details of
artist’s lives. Hipster blog Brooklyn Vegan
posted an entry with an excerpt and link to
the interview titled “Kim Gordon tells why she
and Thurston Moore are divorcing and stuff.”
The media reception of Gordon’s Girl in a
Band: A Memoir has created a slanted idea of
the book’s narrative and content. Girl in a
Band isn’t Gordon’s first tangle with a
typewriter. She’s a prolific arts critic and music
journalist. Offhand recollections of the moral
shortcomings of other rock stars like Billy
Corgan, Danielle Dax and Courtney Love in
the book were seized upon by media outlets.
Excepting stories about teenage boyfriend
Danny Elfman, Gordon’s color commentary
about celebrities feels like an afterthought.
Facing controversy over blunt appraisals of
Love as a “car crash”and Corgan as a
“crybaby,” Gordon revealed that her Dey
Street Books editor had “nudged” her toward
criticism.
At the heart of this work is a love story.
The dissolution of a marriage plays into it, but
it’s also a love letter to New York City, Hong
Kong and Toronto, to Sonic Youth, Miles Davis
and Bikini Kill, to no wave, noise and postpunk, to grunge, riot grrrl and free jazz, to
tapioca, painting and family. Gordon calls out
major label misogyny while revealing her
calculated decision to front Sonic Youth to
reassure those spooked by their noisy
soundscape. Apart from her bandmates, a
host of characters inhabit Gordon’s memoir,
folks like William Burroughs, Michael Stipe,
Lana Del Rey, Larry Gagosian, Jim Jarmusch,
Kathleen Hanna and so on. Gordon shares her
songwriting and lyrical memories of Sonic
Youth and reflects on the band’s catalog. She
recalls cultivating her own “lowercase rock
star” persona.
Kim Gordon appears at the UNM Student
Union Building Ballrooms B & C on Sunday,
March 1, at 7pm. To gain entry, purchase a
hardcover copy of Girl in a Band for $27.99
from Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW).
With each book purchase, a $5 ticket add-on
option is included at bkwrks.com. And enter
the first person: Yours truly will be
interviewing and moderating the discussion
with Gordon, which will include a 20-minute
Q&A session with the audience. (Dear Kim, I
promise I won’t ask what it’s like being a girl in
a band or a rock ’n’ roll mom.)
This won’t be Gordon’s first time at the
UNM Student Union Building. According to
the internet, Sonic Youth played a basement
show at the SUB on Nov. 22, 1988. A report
on sonicyouth.com states that the band was
instructed 15 minutes into their set to play
just one more song; they then played a 20minute song, and police ultimately escorted
60 audience members out. I’ll be sure to ask
Gordon about her recollection of that SUB
show in 1988 when I interview her at the
present-day Student Union Building. a
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Local concerts offer journey to the stars
BY AUGUST MARCH
ell alright, something’s got you goin’
tonight/ Doin’ all she can, it’s
alright/ Come on can’t you see/ that
when we all let go/ We get high on rock ’n’
roll/ Journey to the stars, rock ’n’ roll guitars,
yeah/ I like to rock/ Some like it hot, baby/ I
like it, you like it/ I like to rock, I like to rock/
I can sing, that’s the kind of life for me/ Want
it loose and fancy free/ Come on then let’s go/
And it’ll be alright/ We can rock ’n’ roll all
night.”—“I Like to Rock” by April Wine,
from the album Harder … Faster
“W
Well, alright, I finally got to the April Wine
lyrics. They’re certainly straightforward
enough, except for the “journey to the stars”
bit, but whatever ... The sentiments expressed
therein are damn near universal if you’re a
music fan. And it turns out these lyrics are
particularly salient this week. If you wanna
know why, read on for details about the “hot
and fancy free” bevy of concerts available for
your consumption this week.
Thursday
There’s a reggae party at Low Spirits (2823
Second Street NW) on Thursday, Feb. 26. So
assemble those natty dreads upon your head,
and dance on down to the North Valley; get
up and stand up, as they say! The jam session
features Beantown-based rockin’ reggae
pioneers Spiritual Rez. The septet is touring
in support of their latest recording Apocalypse
Whenever, an album that features the
engineering efforts of Howie Weinberg, a dude
who’s previously lent his storied ear to works
by Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Produced by Rez bassist Jesse Shaternick,
Apocalypse Whenever is a testament to the
progressive possibilities of reggae. It’s
thoughtful, deeply rhythmic and totally
groovy, with dance instructions cleverly
hidden within the upbeat of every measure of
music these fellas create.
Joining in on the celebratory
circumstances of that evening are high desert
reggae/stoner rockers Jah Branch, an eclectic
outfit comprised of Tuff Lion (guitar/vocals),
Ruben Castillo (drums), Stephen Portillo
(bass/vocals), Big Steve Schmidlapp (guitar),
Thomas Dewers (keys), Steve Thomas
(percussion) and Josh Vigil
(guitars/percussion). Opening act Fools &
Fanatics, who hail from Lake Tahoe, will put
you in the mood to praise Jah all night long.
Tickets for this 21-plus, smoking scene cost
five bucks. Doors are at 7pm, and the uplifting
action begins at 8pm.
Friday
Meanwhile, a daydream nation awaits on Friday,
Feb. 27, at Launchpad (618 Central SW) at the
Expressway to Yr Skull tribute concert. Be
forewarned that this all-star event may cause a
teenage riot, as it highlights the work of a
band called Sonic Youth. The seminal postpunk/no wave oeuvre of Kim Gordon,
Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve
Shelley will be interpreted by notable, local
Kim Gordon
acts like Hounds Low, Death Convention
Singers, Rabid Childs, Shitty and the
Terribles, The Huron Valley Listening Club,
Holy Glories and Wildewood.
These diverse sonic superstars come
together in advance of a public conversation
with goo-ey great guitarist, vocalist and
songwriter Kim Gordon; that event is being
held at the UNM Student Union Building on
Sunday, March 1, at 7pm. The convo and
Q&A session with Gordon will be moderated
by Alibi Managing Editor Samantha Anne
Carrillo. Before that kool thing, get your boots
all dirty at Launchpad for only five American
dollars. Entrance to this experimental jet set
begins at 8pm, and the show starts at 9pm.
Scope this week’s Get Lit column for all the
deets on Gordon’s university appearance.
Saturday
If the wordplay in the preceding paragraphs is
foreign, you may be a prime candidate for
exploring the ancient and arcane assemblage
of baby boomer-based rock on offer on the
outskirts of both Santa Fe and Albuquerque on
Saturday, Feb. 28. Although Saturday’s Blue
Öyster Cult and April Wine concert at Buffalo
Thunder Casino is sold out at press time, you
can still catch Gordon Lightfoot at Route 66
Casino Legends Theater (14500 Central SW)
on Saturday night. Both gigs are sure to trigger
memories and revive your dormant rocanrol
tendencies as we transit into spring.
Led by fearless rock reaper Buck Dharma
Roeser, Blue Öyster Cult still gets loads of
airplay on classic rock channels, as their hookheavy hard rock history tags brightly behind
them. But their best tuneage is pretty obscure;
the group’s work with sci-fi author Michael
Moorcock (“Veteran of the Psychic Wars,”
“Black Blade”) still kills. Plus BÖC now
features Kasim Sulton (Utopia) on bass; that’s
reason enough to go regardless of your
generational inclinations.
And now for the April Wine part. It’s, like,
totally hard rock, dude. The band is from
Canada, eh. Over the years, founding member
Myles Goodwyn has shared the stage with all
sorts of bandmates; the resulting music has
always been a purely simple, straightforward
and effective approach to rock music with
emphasis on soaring vocals and sizzling guitars.
COURTESY OF ARTIST
If you prefer to explore the sounds of the’70s
in a more laconic fashion—say, through darker
but romantically tinted lenses—check out
singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot at Legends
Theater. Lightfoot, composer of folk-rock
masterpiece “The Wreck of the Edmund
Fitzgerald” and elegiac ballad “If You Could
Read My Mind,” appears on the casino’s main
stage as part of his ironically titled 50 Years on
the Carefree Highway Tour. Tickets will run
you between $25 and $55, and Lightfoot trods
on stage at 8pm.
Sunday
Closer to home yet infinitely further out in
space, the Back from the Dead 2015 Tour
lands at Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW)
on Sunday, March 1. This tour shines a light
and pours an ice-cold bottle of Faygo on the
talents of Michigan-born rapper and longtime
juggalo Chris Rouleau. Rouleau is better
known as Blaze Ya Dead Homie. In this
fictional guise, Roleau channels the
reincarnated essence of a hip-hop gangster
buried in blazingly brutal beats. A former
member of the Psychopathic Records crew,
Roleau churns out his obvious ICP and
horrorcore (Three 6 Mafia) influences with
knowing nods to ’80s West Coast gangsta rap
and costume rockers KISS.
David Hutto, who goes by the stage name
Boondox, shares headlining duties. Hutto
began his career as a heavy metal bassist in his
home state of Georgia before evolving a sound
that—while also heavily influenced by the
insane sonic shenanigans of ICP—borrows
brilliantly from country rappers like Bubba
Sparxxx and Moonshine Bandits. Special guests
Trilogy and DJ Stigmata get the party going.
Tickets for this 13-plus trip to the Northern
Peninsula via the Deep South are $20, and
they’re available via zanytickets.com and
holdmyticket.com. The madness begins at 7pm.
I like to rock. If curiosity led you to read this
far, I’m willing to bet that you do too.
Therefore, gentle reader, pick a show or two (or
all of them if you’re that into it), and let’s go.
Of course it will be all right—wait a second,
here it comes—we can rock and roll all night
... or something like that. a
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Music
Calendar
EVENT | PREVIEW
THURSDAY FEB 26
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
KIMO THEATRE Local Band Showcase II: Group
Therapy • blues, rock • Duke City Swamp
Coolers • The Gregg Daigle Band •
Americana, roots • Murata • Cafe Bomba •
Caribbean and more • 11am • FREE • See
preview box.
LAUNCHPAD Luke Wade • folk, singer-songwriter • No Dry
County • 8pm • $12-$15
LOW SPIRITS Spiritual Rez • Jah Branch •
reggae, rock • Fools & Fanatics • 8pm •
$5 • See “Show Up!”
NED’S BAR & GRILL DNA • funk, R&B • 6pm • FREE
NICKY V’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZERIA B-Man & the
MizzBeeHavens • rock • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR DJ Eric Zemo • 9pm •
FREE
SISTER Low Life with DJs Caterwaul and Rygar • 9pm • FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Rio • jazz, bossa nova • 9:30pm •
FREE
FRIDAY FEB 27
CARAVAN EAST Under the Radar • country • 5pm • $5
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE B Wrap Babeh • Sorry Guero! •
Paingwino • 8pm • $5 • ALL-AGES!
EFFEX Mike Mago • house • 9pm • $7.99
IRON HAUS The Savage Blush • Holy Glories • Secret Dads •
9:30pm • $5
KIMO THEATRE Local Band Showcase III: Alien Space
Kitchen • Five Mile Float • indie • Jazz Brasileiro • bossa
nova • Cactus Tractor • folk and more • 11am • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Expressway to Yr Skull: Sonic
Youth Interpretations featuring Hounds
Low • Death Convention Singers • Rabid
Childs • Shitty & the Terribles • The Huron
Valley Listening Club • Wildewood • indie,
Americana • 9pm • $5 • See “Show Up!”
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Tijerina Acoustic
Trio • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS The Cold Hard Cash • The Shadow Men •
rockabilly, country • 9pm
NED’S BAR & GRILL Crystal Inferno • blues, rock • 6pm • Shit
Happens • rock • 9pm • FREE
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE OUTPOST RENTAL: Claire
Lynch • acoustic, singer-songwriter • 8pm • $26 •
ALL-AGES!
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR Ravenous • classic rock •
9pm • FREE
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Friday Night: DJ
Devin • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men
STONE FACE TAVERN Mystic Vic Blues Band • 8:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Calvin
Appleberry • solo piano • 7pm • FREE
SATURDAY FEB 28
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: Frank McCulloch y sus Amigos • folk • 2pm •
FREE
THE BARLEY ROOM deLuX • 8pm • FREE
CARAVAN EAST Under The Radar • country • Al Hurricane & Al
Jr. • Spanish, Latin • 5pm • $10
THE COOPERAGE Son Como Son • Cuban salsa • 9:30pm •
$7
DRAFT STATION Swag Duo • jazz, blues, Motown • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Purple Rock • Follow the Call • On
Your Door Step • A Rose For Emily • punk, grunge,
alternative • Dog Chasing Cat • indie • 7pm • $10 •
ALL-AGES!
ENVY @ ROUTE 66 CASINO DJ Abel Rock • 8pm • FREE
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Hungrytown • folk, pop • 7:30pm •
$15 • ALL-AGES!
GRAVITY NIGHTCLUB AND LOUNGE Beat Wars VII • 7pm •
$15
ISLETA RESORT & CASINO: THE SHOWROOM Don Williams •
country • 7pm • $30-$40 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Anesthesia CD Release Party: Illumina A.D. •
metal • Hate Engine • 9:30pm • $5
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO 50
Years on the Carefree Highway Tour: Gordon
Lightfoot • folk, singer-songwriter • 8pm •
$25-$55 • ALL-AGES! • See “Show Up!”
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Tijerina Acoustic
Trio • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS Dre Z’s Earthlight & Album Release Show:
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The Sound of Burque
In coordination with the fine folks over at the
historic KiMo Theatre, the City of Albuquerque
Cultural Affairs Department presents their
second and third iterations of a series of events
highlighting local musical culture. The Local Band
Showcase II happens on Thursday, Feb. 26, and
the third show is on Friday, Feb. 27, at the KiMo
(423 Central NW).
Both gigs run from
THURSDAY
11am in the morning
FEBRUARY 26
until 9pm at night and
feature a wide variety
KiMo Theatre
of local bands and
423 Central NW
musicians whose
alibi.com/e/130891
talent and dedication
11am
to the local scene
make them noteworthy
and deserving of an appreciative audience. On
Thursday be prepared to jam out to sets by the
likes of Waylaid (jazz and rocking hip-hop),
Three Wise Monkeys (1920s through 1950sstyle jazz) and the eclectic sounds of Yerba
Buena. Friday’s bill is also filled with excellence
and variety, as sets by wunderkind indie
ensemble Five Mile Float, pop-folk disco
enthusiasts Cactus Tractor and Manny
Rettinger’s legendary world beat band Animal
Opera take the stage. These events are free
and open to all ages. A complete list of
participating bands and showtimes are
available at tinyurl.com/ABQbandshowcase.
(August March) a
Dre Z & Greater David Band • Biblical • General Joseph • I.
Conscious • reggae • Walatowa Massive • 8:30pm • $7
NED’S BAR & GRILL Sourpuss • rock • 9pm • FREE
ROUTE 66 CASINO HOTEL, Legends Theatre Split Decision •
classic rock • 9pm
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR Still Rocking • classic
rock • 9pm • FREE
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Nights: DJ
KrisCut • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men
STONE FACE TAVERN Odd Dog • classic rock • 8:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK “In the Mix” Live DJs •
9pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Lori Michaels •
jazz • 7pm • FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk,
soul • 9:30pm • FREE
SUNDAY MARCH 1
LAUNCHPAD Hanta • stoner rock • Spectral Voice • Negative
Degree • YAR • 8pm • $5
NED’S BAR & GRILL Danger Zone Karaoke • 3pm • FREE
SUNSHINE THEATER Blaze Ya Dead Homie •
Boondox • rap • Trilogy • DJ Stigmata •
7pm • $20 • ALL-AGES! • See “Show Up!”
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo
piano • 6pm • FREE
MONDAY MARCH 2
ARNO HOUSE Horrendous Miscreation • Girth • Frighten &
Amaze • Penniless Sneeches • folk, punk • 8pm • $5
LAUNCHPAD La Luz • surf, doo-wop • The Shivas • rock • You •
Shitty & the Terribles • 9pm • $5
TUESDAY MARCH 3
THE COOPERAGE Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra • 7:30pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
NED’S BAR & GRILL Picoso • Latin, motown • 6pm • FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Genna & Jesse • indie, soul •
8pm • FREE
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4
THE BARLEY ROOM Karaoke with DJ Scarlett Diva • 9pm •
FREE
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Frogbelly and Symphony • Modus
Operandi • alternative, punk • 7pm • $8 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Pawn Shop Poster Boys • ska, reggae • Casual
Fridays • ska • Coffin Stuffers • 9:30pm
SISTER Leftover Soul: A Vinyl Only Soul Night • 9pm • FREE a
[21]
Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lately, your life reminds
me of the action film Speed, starring Sandra Bullock
and Keanu Reeves. In that story, a criminal has rigged
a passenger bus to explode if its speed drops below
50 miles per hour. In your story, you seem to be
acting as if you, too, will self-destruct if you stop
moving at a frantic pace. I’m here to tell you that
nothing bad will happen if you slow down. Just the
opposite, in fact. As you clear your schedule of its
excessive things-to-do, as you leisurely explore the
wonders of doing nothing in particular, I bet you will
experience a soothing flood of healing pleasure.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the most
dazzling moves a ballet dancer can do is the fouetté
en tournant. The term is French for “whipped turning.”
As she executes a 360-degree turn, the dancer spins
around on the tip of one foot. Meanwhile, her other
foot thrusts outward and then bends in, bringing her
toes to touch the knee of her supporting leg. Can you
imagine a dancer doing this 32 consecutive times?
That’s what the best do. It takes extensive practice
and requires a high degree of concentration and
discipline. Paradoxically, it expresses breathtaking
freedom and exuberance. You may not be a prima
ballerina, Taurus, but in your own field there must be
an equivalent to the fouetté en tournant. Now is an
excellent time for you to take a vow and make plans
to master that skill. What will you need to do?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you’re a martial artist
and you want to inject extra energy into an
aggressive move, you might utter a percussive shout
that sounds like “eee-yah!” or “hyaah!” or “aiyah!” The
Japanese term for this sound is kiai. The sonic boost is
most effective if it originates deep in your diaphragm
rather than from your throat. Even if you’re not a
martial artist, Gemini, I suggest that in the coming
weeks you have fun trying out this boisterous style of
yelling. It may help you summon the extra power and
confidence you’ll need to successfully wrestle with all
the interesting challenges ahead of you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The prolific and popular
French novelist Aurore Dupin was better known by
her pseudonym George Sand. Few 19th-century
women matched her rowdy behavior. She wore men’s
clothes, smoked cigars, was a staunch feminist and
frequented social venues where only men were
normally allowed. Yet she was also a doting mother to
her two children and loved to garden, make jam and
do needlework. Among her numerous lovers were the
writers Alfred de Musset, Jules Sandeau and Prosper
Mérimée, as well as composer Frederic Chopin and
actress Marie Dorval. Her preferred work schedule
was midnight to 6am, and she often slept until 3pm.
“What a brave man she was,” said Russian author
Ivan Turgenev, “and what a good woman.” Her
astrological sign? The same as you and me. She’s
feisty proof that not all of us Crabs are conventional
fuddy-duddies. In the coming weeks, she’s our
inspirational role model.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It seems you’ve slipped into a
time warp. Is that bad? I don’t think so. Your adventures
there may twist and tweak a warped part of your psyche
in such a way that it gets healed. At the very least, I bet
your visit to the time warp will reverse the effects of an
old folly and correct a problem caused by your past sins.
(By the way, when I use the word “sin,” I mean “being lax
about following your dreams.”) There’s only one
potential problem that could come out of all this: Some
people in your life could misinterpret what’s happening.
To prevent that, communicate crisply every step of the
way.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In English and French
versions of the word game Scrabble, the letter z is worth
10 points. In Italian, it’s eight points. But in the Polish
variant of Scrabble, you score just one point by using z.
That letter is rarely used in the other three languages but
is common in Polish. Keep this general principle in mind
as you assess the value of the things you have to offer.
You will be able to make more headway and have greater
impact in situations where your particular beauty and
power and skills are in short supply.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Learn all you can from
the mistakes of others. You won’t have to make them
all your yourself.” So said Alfred Sheinwold in his
book about the card game known as Bridge. I think
this is excellent advice for the game of life as well.
And it should be extra pertinent for you in the coming
weeks because people in your vicinity will be making
gaffes and wrong turns that are useful for you to
study. In the future you’ll be wise to avoid
perpetrating similar messes yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Love her but leave her
wild,” advised a graffiti artist who published his
thoughts on a wall next to the mirror in a public
restroom I visited. Another guerrilla philosopher had
added a comment below: “That’s a nice sentiment, but
how can anyone retain wildness in a society that puts
so many demands on us in exchange for money to
live?” Since I happened to have a felt-tip pen with me,
I scrawled a response to the question posed in the
second comment: “Be in nature every day. Move your
body a lot. Remember and work with your dreams. Be
playful. Have good sex. Infuse any little thing you do
with a creative twist. Hang out with animals. Eat with
your fingers. Sing regularly.” And that’s also my
message for you, Scorpio, during this phase when it’s
so crucial for you to nurture your wildness.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Don’t worry, even
if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” So sings Modest
Mouse’s vocalist Isaac Brock on the band’s song
“Float On.” I recommend you try that approach
yourself, Sagittarius. Things will no doubt get heavy
in the coming days. But if you float on, the heaviness
will be a good, rich, soulful heaviness. It’ll be a
purifying heaviness that purges any glib or shallow
influences that are in your vicinity. It’ll be a healing
heaviness that gives you just the kind of graceful
gravitas you will need.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “What I look for in a
friend is someone who’s different from me,” says
science fiction novelist Samuel Delany. “The more
different the person is, the more I’ll learn from him.
The more he’ll come up with surprising takes on ideas
and things and situations.” What about you,
Capricorn? What are the qualities in a friend that help
you thrive? Now is a perfect time to take an
inventory. I sense that although there are potential
new allies wandering in your vicinity, they will
actually become part of your life only if you adjust
and update your attitudes about the influences you
value most.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At the turn of the
19th century, Russian laborers constructed
thousands of miles of railroad tracks from the western
part of the country eastward to Siberia. The hardest
part of the job was blasting tunnels through the
mountains that were in the way. I reckon you’re at a
comparable point in your work, Aquarius. It’s time to
smash gaping holes through obstacles. Don’t scrimp
or apologize. Clear the way for the future.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The British rock band
The Animals released their gritty, growly song “The
House of the Rising Sun” in 1964. It reached the top
of the pop music charts in the US, Canada, UK and
Australia, and it was a hit with critics. Rolling Stone
magazine ultimately ranked it as the 122nd greatest
song of all time. And yet it took The Animals just 15
minutes to record. They did it in one take. That’s the
kind of beginner’s luck and spontaneous flow I
foresee you having in the coming weeks, Pisces.
What’s the best way for you to channel all that
soulful mojo? a
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44 Ronnie James band
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46 Accumulate
49 Org. that publishes health
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55 Result of losing equipment
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59 One of Clair Huxtable’s sons
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