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Former Albuquerque Police Chief Ray
Shultz—who retired just as the APD
excessive force debacle was heating up—
has been accused of ___________________ by
state auditor Tim Keller.
a) Ethical violations
b) Taking the “donut-eating cop”
concept to the extreme
c) Running away to Texas
d) Wearing a natty uniform
2
Conventional taxi competitor and ridesharing service ______________ has
announced it will soon cease operating in
Albuquerque.
a) Johnny Cab
b) Lyft
c) Google Drive
d) Trans-Burque Express
3
Recently, Ellen DeGeneres and P. Diddy
rewarded Albuquerque kindergarten
teacher Sonya Romero for her spirit of
community service with
____________________.
a) Some bitchin’ flows
b) A treatise on third-wave feminism
c) A cash prize and two years worth of
gasoline
d) Pizza
4
The FBI is hot on the trail of a local
criminal gang accused of stealing over
68,000 _____________________.
a) Kittehs
b) Federation credits
c) Jackalope horns
d) Oxycodone tablets
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Albuquerque has a triple-A ball club
called the Isotopes. Salt Lake City has a
triple-A baseball team officially referred
to as ___________________.
a) The Joyful Polygamists
b) The Lakers
c) The Dukes
d) The Bees
Answers:
1) A. Keller’s investigation revealed certain alleged
improprieties related to Shultz’ connection to the
Taser corporation, among other questionable acts by
the former head of APD. Now the New Mexico
Attorney General is investigating too.
2) B. Last week Lyft announced it would cease
operations in our city on May 14, 2015, due to
pressure from state regulators.
3) C. On a recent iteration of “The Ellen DeGeneres
Show,” Degeneres—having already awarded a Lew
Wallace Elementary School teacher and her campus
$20,000—added a new car to the booty. P. Diddy
threw in a couple years’ worth of petrol to the haul.
4) D. The long arm of the law is after a quartet of
locals accused of terrorizing pharmacies around town
with their unwholesome demands for oxycodone and
other narcotic painkillers.
5) D. The Albuquerque Isotopes bested the Salt Lake
City Bees 5-4 on Sunday afternoon. Isotope Joey
Wong contributed two RBIs late in the game to put
the Isotopes out front for the win. a
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Diaperin’�Is Easy!
Dear Alibi,
Editor’s note: This letter has been edited for
length. The week of April 23, the Alibi
featured an article titled "Diaperin' Ain't
Easy" where Amelia Olson looked at ecofriendly options for diapering your child. But
Olson's article was filled with misinformation
and only surface-level investigations into
cloth diapering. Her article feels akin to
saying, "You better not have a child unless
you have $12,000 to spend on baby items
because you'll need the best crib, the most
expensive car seat and stroller, the highestend baby clothes, that expensive high chair,
etc." She lists the prices of expensive options,
everything new, and at full retail cost, and
makes it appear that you need to re-buy
everything every few months. I have been
cloth diapering my 14-month-old son since
the day he was born and have only fallen
more and more in love with cloth diapering.
I, as well as other moms in Albuquerque's
cloth-diapering community, have found this
article underrepresents the true value and
ease of use of cloth diapers, and are
thoroughly disappointed in the
representation it offers.
Where to start? Well, locally, Buy Buy
Baby does carry a selection of major brand
cloth diapers at full retail cost. It's a great
place to go and look at them, but don't be
scared of the numbers! Looking at full retail
cost diapers can get scary quickly, but that's
not the best way to build up your stash. Also,
Inspired Birth & Families here in
Albuquerque offers cloth-diapering classes for
only $15 per couple, as well as a variety of
other services.
Olson did not even look at the possibility
of buying used, which would be the most ecofriendly way to go. Many people sell off their
stash for great prices once their child pottytrains, and you can get a great, full stash for
about $200. With a mineral strip and diluted
bleach soak followed by a couple heavy
washes to sanitize used diapers, they are
perfectly safe to use. To buy used, there are a
variety of ways to score great deals. For one,
you can keep an eye on Craigslist. But also,
Facebook is a huge avenue for the mom
markets of the world where people buy and
sell diapers, diaper bags, baby carriers and so
much more. Locally, there is a Facebook
group called Cloth Diapering Moms of
Albuquerque. There are also dozens of other
national groups like the "Cloth Diaper Swap"
as well as specific brand Buy/Sell/Trade
groups like "Bum Genius B/S/T," "Ella Bella
Bum B/S/T" and so many others where you
can buy and get the diapers shipped to you.
Recently though, I have fallen in love with
WAHM (Work-At-Home-Mom)-made
diapers because they tend to be of great
quality and resell at very close, if not more,
than what I initially paid for them. Plus, I can
support a mom and her family through her
work. Although they do cost more, I buy one
once in a while to spread out the cost and
know that I can resell for the same price I
paid.
Most diapers nowadays are "one size,"
meaning they fit from around 11-12 lbs. up to
35 lbs. This is possible because a system of
snaps on the diaper allow you to snap the
diaper into different sizes. This also means
that you only really need one stash for the
child's entire diapering life, as well as being
able to reuse the diaper collection for any
subsequent children.
But the cost of diapers can vary far and
low. With a budget of $200-$300, you can
easily get started cloth diapering, and it's not
too hard to spread that over the nine-month
period of pregnancy.
I was intimidated to cloth diaper at first,
but I quickly realized how easy it was. While
baby is breastfed, the poop is completely
water soluble and doesn't need anything
extra. A soiled diaper went right into the pail
liner, and then on wash day, the pail liner full
of dirty diapers could go right into the
washing machine. It’s that easy. I discovered
laundry wasn't too difficult as it was only a
couple extra loads a week. Since I was using
prefolds and covers, no folding was necessary,
as I just stacked the prefolds on one side of
the changing pad with the covers stacked next
to it. Since I was already cloth-diapering, I
found it was harder to use disposable wipes as
they went into a separate pail. I started
making my own cloth wipes by buying old,
cheap flannel receiving blankets and cutting
them up and keeping a bottle of wipe solution
I made myself next to the wipes. I also
quickly learned that there was no need for
"cloth diaper-safe detergent" and that it was
just a crock to get parents to buy an
expensive detergent. Most of the time, those
detergents don't actually have anything that
actually cleans the diaper. So
recommendations are actually to use any
regular detergent as long as it doesn't have
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fabric softener in it. By the time my son was 4
or 5 months old, I "broke even" through the
cost of what I would have been spending on
disposables.
The few times I did need to use disposables
for trips, I discovered something that
solidified my decision to use cloth: In cloth
there are rarely poop "blowouts" like there are
in disposables. On a long trip last summer, I
tried three different brands of disposables in
two different sizes, and I had poop blowouts.
Every. Single. Time. Those infamous baby
poop blowouts that get everywhere rarely
happen in cloth diapers. When you have a
young baby, they poop almost a dozen times a
day. I was covered in more poop, touching
more poop and washing more poop off his
clothes than I ever had in recent months. It
was disgusting, and I felt like the extra couple
washings a week were worth it if I didn't have
to touch the poop blowouts that happened in
disposables. I also have never dealt with a
diaper rash or had to buy diaper ointment
with cloth. Diaper rashes are not that
common with cloth diapers. It is also noted
that children potty-train earlier when in
cloth diapers because they are more aware of
the wetness than in disposables.
When all is said and done, I have found
cloth diapers so much easier than I thought,
really affordable in the long run and a great
investment that I can resell for later, and
most of all cute!
—Alyx Hodges
Olson responds
First off, I want to thank you and the Cloth
Diapering Mamas of Albuquerque for taking
the time to read the article, comment and, in
some cases, give specific resources. As a
journalist I hoped this article would open a
dialogue and that, just like anything else I
write, some would disagree. The information
some of CDMOA offered was really useful for
me and other new families hoping to cloth
diaper. I say families, because I'd like to
remind you and the Cloth Diapering Mamas
of Albuquerque that it is not moms alone
who change diapers. Dads, uncles,
grandparents, aunties and so many more are
involved in raising our children.
I am especially thankful for the
information you and a few others moms from
the group provided regarding services and
organizations that offer assistance to families
who are economically vulnerable. You stated
on a Facebook comment that if “while
pregnant, you put aside exactly what you'd
spend on disposables, you'd have more than
enough money to buy a stash before baby
comes." Actually, many families cannot afford
to prioritize saving money for cloth diapering
over things like electric bills, insurance
payments, rent and meal planning. To assume
that all families have “extra” money to set
aside, or that they have access to laundry in
their home, is presumptuous. Personally, my
family is lucky, and we rent a duplex with a
washer and dryer. But when we relocate in a
year or so, laundry is not a given.
Several members of CDMOA alluded to
laundry being easy. One commenter said,
"(Throw it in, add soap, press button) that
was exhausting! (Oh machine done, switch it
to next machine, press button) OMG this is
SOOOOOooo hard!" Well if you have to
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walk to do laundry at a laundromat, you've
got a squirmy infant saddled to your chest,
you have work in 45 minutes and you are a
quarter short for the next load, yeah—that is
hard! Also, you are seriously underestimating
how lazy I am about my own laundry. Ask my
husband— my laundry abilities are equivalent
to that of an 8-year-old.
My goal in writing the article was to find
the resources my family and I would need in
order to successfully pull off something we
wanted to do for the sake of the environment,
not our child. The article was not a broad
examination of cloth diapering, but instead a
specific and intimate guide to what our family
wanted and needed in order to feel confident
about cloth diapering. Is a diaper sprayer a
luxury? Yes! Are prefolds a miracle? Yes! And
as two out-of-home working parents, one a
PhD student and the other a journalist, we
need all the help we can get. And the sheer
fact that we have the privilege to debate what
type of thing will collect our baby's poop is
amazing and not to be taken for granted. As
far as used cloth diapers go, that is a very
economically reasonable approach that many
families can take advantage of, but not one
my husband and I are interested in.
One concern I have with many of the
comments I received on FB from CDMOA
was how discouraging, assuming and
condescending they were. As a first-time
mom, pregnant lady and human being, it was
really hurtful and sad to think the first local
group of moms I had the opportunity to
interact with publicly were so exclusionary
and harsh. I'm a journalist; people disagree
with me. I write advice pieces for teenage
girls at HelloGiggles.com, and believe me,
they disagree with me all the time. Accepting
criticism is part of my job, even very harsh
criticism. But I never thought that the first
public declaration of my confusion and
vulnerability as a new parent would garner
such nasty comments on Facebook from
fellow moms.
Remember when you were first pregnant?
Were you scared? Scared you weren't ready?
Scared you couldn't do it? Scared you’d drop
the baby? Scared you wouldn't know how to
do the right stuff? I'm feeling all of that right
now. And according to my amazing sisterhood
of other mothers in my life, I will probably
always question my decisions. Luckily, the
support, love, understanding and openness of
my family and friends (moms and dads alike)
give me the courage to believe in my ability as
a mother. It's amazing what type of sisterhood
and community is possible through
motherhood. I hope to be that bright,
sunshiny spot of support and knowledge to
new parents. Our job is not easy, and there is a
lot of guilt and shaming that is unfortunately
part of the discussions we have about our
children. I’d really like to change that.
I do want to take this time to remind
readers that there is a local diapering service
that offers pickup and delivery at a very
affordable price called Rio Grande Diapering
Services. Of all the people I spoke with about
our honest attempt to cloth diaper, they were
the most encouraging and assuring!
Again, I appreciate the resources some of
the folks at Cloth Diapering Mamas of
Albuquerque provided, and hopefully when we
interact again, we can keep in mind that we
are all parents trying to do the best we can. a
—Amelia Olson
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Dateline: Canada
A lawyer in Quebec says police overreacted
when they issued his 91-year-old client a
$122 ticket because she was making too
much noise with her rocking chair. Lawyer
Charles Cantin said the Saguenay woman’s
downstairs neighbor complained to police
on April 17 about the noise from the
woman’s rocking chair. Police investigated
and issued a ticket. Cantin called it
“embarrassing” and alleged the officers used
unnecessary intimidation against the
woman. “I don’t think it’s a good way to
settle the matter,” the lawyer told CBC
News. Cantin is trying to have the fine
overturned. Saguenay police officials say
they are looking into whether a warning
should have been issued rather than a
ticket.
Dateline: New York
A prominent graffiti artist has taken
vandalism to new heights, using a remotecontrolled drone to spray paint over a
billboard in Manhattan. The artist known
as KATSU posted a video online of himself
using a flying drone to spay paint squiggles
over the face of model/reality show star
Kendall Jenner on a six-story high Calvin
Klein billboard. “It turned out surprisingly
well,” KATSU told Wired magazine. “It’s
exciting to see its first potential as a device
for vandalism.” The street artist did admit
that the device is difficult to control and
promised to unveil a modified graffiti drone
with better control “very soon.”
Dateline: California
Police say a would-be burglar broke into a
house in Petaluma—but instead of stealing
anything, he made some tater tots and took
a nap. James Adams, 44, of Placerville,
allegedly broke into the house on the
afternoon of Thursday, April 23, cooked up
a snack and fell asleep on the sofa while the
homeowner was upstairs. Around 2pm, the
homeowner came downstairs and spotted
the man on her couch. She snuck back
upstairs to a bedroom and called police,
who advised the woman to flee for her
safety. While she was racing out the front
door, Adams woke up. According to the
police report, he fled out the back door and
tried to make an escape through a
neighbor’s yard. But police were waiting the
next block over and tried to arrest him.
Adams allegedly fought with officers and
had to be shocked twice with a Taser.
Officials quoted in the San Francisco
Chronicle said Adams has a lengthy criminal
history including arrests in California and
Oregon for being under the influence of a
controlled substance, possession of weapons,
battery on a peace officer, felony DUI, drug
possession and resisting arrest. They
speculate Adams came into the house to
burgle it, but got distracted by the frozen
tater tots.
Dateline: California
A California Division of Occupational
Safety & Health investigation has revealed
details of a 2012 incident in which a food
processing worker was cooked alive
alongside five tons of tuna fish. Jose
Melena, 62, was performing routine
maintenance on a 35-foot pressure cooker
at a Bumble Bee Foods plant in Los Angeles
when coworkers dumped 12,000 pounds of
tuna on top of him. Staff at the plant
apparently thought Melena was in the
bathroom at the time, which is why they
turned on the industrial pressure cooker
and heated it to 130 degrees Celsius for two
hours. Melena’s charred remains were only
found when another worker opened the
oven. Former safety manager Saul Florez
and director of plant operations Angel
Rodriguez have now been charged with
willfully ignoring safety rules. Late last
month the Los Angeles County district
attorney’s office officially charged each man
with three counts of “committing an
occupational health and safety violation
that caused a death.” The two men are due
in court on May 27. They could face up to
three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Bumble Bee Foods could also be fined up to
$1.5 million. A spokesperson for Bumble
Bee said, “We disagree with and are
disappointed by the charges filed by the Los
Angeles District Attorney’s Office.”
Dateline: Virginia
A suspected drug dealer skipped out on the
terms of his bail by strapping his courtordered GPS monitor to his pet cat. WTVR
in Richmond reports Diego MartinezEspinoza was arrested in Chesterfield
County for trying to manufacture, sell, give
or distribute more than 10 kilograms of
cocaine. He was ordered by a judge to go to
trial on May 6 and was required to wear a
GPS device until then. Espinoza quickly
figured out that if the device stopped
moving, police would be notified. So he
strapped it to his cat and fled. The device
had been in place since February, and local
police had received several “strap tamper”
alerts from the unit. Police followed up on
those alerts, but the device finally went
silent on March 1. When a landlord
entered Espinoza’s apartment in Highland
Springs, the tenant was gone. A cat was
there, however, wearing the GPS bracelet.
Police believe Espinoza, a Mexican
national, has fled the country. a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: I work with mostly young,
progressive, educated white folks at an
institution of higher
education in Southern
California. The other day, I
mentioned buying a shirt
that reads “Illegal
immigration started in
1492.” We had a good
laugh, and my co-worker,
whom I like a lot, said
that it actually began in
the Ice Age, suggesting
that no one kind of
human has claim over
“land” or geography. While
I get her argument, I was
stunned. A flippant response
like that diminishes the struggles of
people trying to make a life here, under
adverse conditions, having fled other adverse
conditions, and the systematic historical
exceptionalism mythology, jingoism,
xenophobia and racism that has created the
current state of affairs. Can you give me a
good comeback for when an otherwise cool
gabacho says some similar bullshit?
D
a stretch Hummer, a mariachi band, etc.).
Although her parents don't have much
money, they try very hard to do special
things for their kids and make their lives
really happy. Today, her mother
told me that they are not
going to have the money
to throw my little sister a
quinceañera party.
Instead, they want to take
an inexpensive trip to the
beach (she loves the
beach) and save the rest
of the money for her
education. Her mother
wants me to help her
discuss the situation
with my sister. Her
parents have decided to tell
her now so that she doesn't
spend three years planning a
party that isn't going to happen. I
would like to do something special for my
sister which captures the spirit of a
quinceañera celebration, but without the
traditional party. However, being a white
lady, I have no idea what that might be. Can
you help me figure out what a girl needs on
her quince to feel special and celebrated? I
love her so much, and I want to make her
feel happy.
—A Chicana in the Hallowed Halls of
Learning
—Happy to be a Güera Hermana
Dear Pocha: You can point out that
attachment to a vanquished homeland is a
fundamental part of the human experience—
witness the Garden of Eden, Israel, Palestine,
Aztlán, Camelot and even The Sandlot—but
did you try “Check your privilege”? How about
“We didn’t cross the border; the border crossed
us”? Maybe “Who’s the illegal alien, pilgrim”?
Perhaps “Vete a la chingada, pinche sucia pendeja
babosa”? Or the classic “Chinga tu madre”? I
know you’re looking for an intellectual retort,
but even Kant knew that a well-thrown verbal
chingazo every once in a while makes the best
possible point.
enjoy your column, and I need advice on
how to handle a difficult situation with a
very special Mexican in my life. I am in Big
Brothers Big Sisters, and my little sister is a
smart, kind, beautiful, 12-year-old Mexican
girl. Since we became sisters three years ago,
she has been telling me all about what she
wants for her quince (a beautiful blue dress,
I
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Dear Gabacha: Primeramente, can you
throw the chingones parents a party for
breaking the chains of quinceañera nonsense?
Not spending tens of thousands of dollars on
one day of a teenager’s life in order to save for
their daughter’s educational future? What a
novelty! That said, a beach party quinceañera is
not only feasible, but would be more
memorable than any rented VFW hall or
community center. Check into reserving a big
section of sand, tell the parents to invite her
friends and family, and watch how happy your
hermanita will be. And don’t be surprised when
all the Mexicans go into the ocean with their
clothes on ... a
Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net.
Be his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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Hell on Skates
Roller derby enters the new millennium
BY SONJA DEWING
n the big, bad, 1970s-black-and-white
photo days of roller derby, you’d see elbows
flying into faces, women flinging
themselves into a brawl, inventive skater
names and a total lack of rules. But this is
2015. Some of those things have changed.
Roller derby is still about skills and
strategy. But many derby leagues are now
members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby
Association (WFTDA) and/or Modern
Athletic Derby Endeavor (MADE). Being a
member of these associations automatically
sets up requirements for skaters and codifies
the rules of the game. For example, since
2013, all WFTDA players must pass a written
test and a rigorous physical skills test.
Imagine jumping over a six-inch obstacle and
landing safely on your quad-wheeled skates.
For newbies that’s just one of the many tests
that can be daunting, but training and
passing the lengthy test pay off in the end by
having skaters less likely to become injured or
injure others.
Take newbie skater, Amber Cadaver, of
Duke City Derby. She joined about the same
time I did, in April 2014. She was inspired by
the 2009 film Whip It, starring Ellen Page,
whose misfit character finds a home in roller
derby. After the movie, Amber was left
thinking, “Why have I never thought to try
this before?” She found the sport much more
difficult than the film had depicted, but she’s
I
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Derby name: Clips, Affiliation: Albuquerque Roller Derby, Position: Blocker/Pivot
glad of the required skill test. It makes things
safer for the skaters. She comes back because
of the people, the exercise and because she
enjoys challenging herself to do better.
Another change is that as the 1970s’ “no
holds barred” mentality faded, roller derby
has become more about clever strategy. That
might include: one team rushing in front so it
will take longer for the opposing team’s
jammer to score; knocking the jammer off the
track and forcing them to move backwards; a
jammer moving quickly in side steps like
football players to make blockers think they
are going one way, but quickly stepping the
other to get through.
And local skaters definitely know their
strategy. Max the Arctic Blast of
Albuquerque Roller Derby is amazing to
watch. She’s what you call an evasive jammer.
She evades hits, barrels through blockers and
dances around the tiny spaces that people
barely leave between them. She can also
make legal hits on blockers and jammers like
any pro (the legal hitting zone starts at the
thighs and goes up to the chest—not
including the center of the back). She
understands not only the skills of derby, but
also the strategies and the myriad rules and
ideas. I’d compare her to Yoda.
These days, more men are joining the
historically woman-dominated sport. This has
led to more coed and men’s-only teams in
recent years. In addition, roller derby seems
to be in a resurgence of sorts. In 2013 there
were over 40,542 active skaters registered,
and even here in Albuquerque we have two
leagues. The oldest league is the 10-year-old
Duke City Derby, affiliated with WFTDA and
its travel team, Muñecas Muertas. Duke City
Derby also has a B team, Juggernaughties, as
well as a junior team, Marionettes.
Albuquerque Roller Derby was established by
a group of veteran skaters in January 2015 as
a nonprofit. It has one team and is in the
process of deciding on an affiliation but
currently follows WFTDA guidelines.
Many of the players are drawn to the
transformative and empowering world of
derby. We appreciate the supportive
teammates, leagues run as intelligent
businesses and the badass athletic challenge.
Our occupations range from professional
business owners to baristas to teachers to fulltime students. In the current Albuquerque
league’s adult teams, you’ll find ages 18 to 47,
men and women of different ethnicities and
sexual orientations. Some are married with
kids; some are single with kids, or just plain
single.
There are a lot of tough players. Take
Doom De Doom of Duke City Derby. She
started in 2005 before the more advanced
skills requirements and passed within a
month to play derby in bouts where she had
no breaks. Tough as nails, she admits she had
no idea what she was doing in the beginning.
After a shaky start, she had to work her way
back after giving birth to her daughter. Not
that you could tell she was ever anything but
an expert from watching her now. She hands
out hits like a linebacker, and players whisper,
“Have you ever been hit by Doom? She hit
me five feet off the track. I want to be just
like her.”
Other local legends include: Heisenberg,
LakeN’ Loaded, Psycha Dalek, Mock One,
TamTrum, Ivy A. Nightmare, Jerk of all
Skates and, someday, the Author of Pain (my
own future derby name). We share photos of
our derby bruises, aka derby kisses; we
commiserate over super-stinky gear; we get
excited over new wheels or our next tattoo;
and we always have duct tape on hand to
repair worn kneepads or layer on our leather
skates to protect them from skidding stops.
Just like any sport, people build
camaraderie; they feel themselves getting
stronger and better. More specifically in roller
derby, many fans and participants love the
diversity of the players. The physical work
required to be good enough to play derby
sounds hard, and it is. But with perseverance
feature | derby o’gill and the roller people
From left: Clips, Wench, Big Wheels
and practice, there are payoffs like losing
weight, great physical conditioning and the
ability to show off in roller skates.
But I have to admit that after watching a
fellow newbie break her ankle during a
scrimmage, I had to reflect on how I felt
about continuing to play. Truthfully, the sight
of someone’s ankle hanging off their leg was a
bit gruesome. I’m sure it was tougher on her
husband, our coach; and I worry about my
own health as I’m not sure how I’d deal with
a broken bone. But it’s true: you can get hurt
doing anything, and at least I enjoy derby,
and I love my teammates in Albuquerque
Roller Derby. Even my fellow newbie is
planning on coming back as soon as she can,
and she still comes to practice to cheer us on.
Tough it out!
There are two leagues in Albuquerque:
Duke City Derby (dukecityderby.com) has
newbies join them on Mondays from 6:308:30pm at the Heights Community Center
(823 Buena Vista SE). Albuquerque Roller
Derby (albuquerqueroller.com) meets at
Wells Park (500 Mountain NE) Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm, as well as
Saturday 10am-noon, and newbies can meet
up and join at any of those times. If you want
to watch these skaters use their skills and
strategy, check out these websites for info on
future bouts. Both leagues welcome men to
join and hope to have male and/or coed
teams in the future. a
Roller Derby Primer
BY SONJA DEWING
Two teams travel clockwise around the track
and field the following three positions:
Jammer: Think of them like a human
football—one person who attempts to get
past the opposing team. They score one point
per opposing team member they pass. They
wear a star on their helmet.
Blockers: Four teammates bent on keeping
the other team’s jammer behind them, and if
they can, helping their own jammer through.
Pivots: One of the blockers who sets the pace
for the others. The jammer is also allowed to
pass the star to a pivot so the pivot can take
up the jammer position. This is generally done
if a jammer is having trouble getting through.
The pivot has a stripe on their helmet.
Other terms:
Pack: The group of blockers from both teams.
They must stay within 10 feet of each other,
or members can be called out for being “out of
play.”
Bout: A one-hour roller derby game divided
into two 30-minute periods.
Jam: The actual game-play of roller derby. It
lasts 2 minutes at a time, unless it is called off
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Community
Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 7
ALIGN UP’S CORE BREATHING RESTORATION CLASS
Restore your body’s miraculous wiring that syncs deep
internal core movements with your breathing. Orange
Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW). $7-$15 sliding scale.
5:30-6:30pm. 933-5211. alibi.com/e/137780.
DANCING FOR BIRTH: PRENATAL EXERCISE Class
combines relaxation and visualization exercises with
fabulous doula tips and gentle dance moves. Inspired
Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). $12.
6-7:15pm. 850-3425. alibi.com/e/129510.
D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Featuring pet adoptions, along with
donated art, jewelry, sports-related items, unique pet
items and more. Hispanic Arts Bldg @ Expo New Mexico
Fairgrounds (300 San Pedro NE). Noon-7pm.
alibi.com/e/141815.
HEALING ANXIETY Class teaches Buddhist psychology and
meditation with Buddhist nun Kelsang Lhadron.
Kadampa Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE).
$10. 7-8:30pm. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/138876.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY
Join the resurgence of roller derby and get trained. For
men and women of any skill level. Wells Park (6 and
Mountain). 6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426.
alibi.com/e/127816.
NOB HILL OPEN LATE Have an early dinner, or shop and
have a late dinner. Participating retailers have weekly
promotions and events. Nob Hill Main Street (on Central
between Washington and Girard). Noon-8pm.
alibi.com/e/135900.
STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE CLASS A superrelaxation circuit training that releases fascia with
internal alignment sequences. Orange Yoga
(7528 Fourth Street NW). $7-$15 sliding scale.
6:45-8pm. 933-5211. alibi.com/e/137793.
THURSDAY NIGHT KUNDALINI YOGA Work with breath,
movement, sound (mantra) and meditation. Wellspring
Yoga (5500 San Mateo NE). 5:30-7pm. 881-2187.
alibi.com/e/124949.
VIPASSANA MEDITATION AND DHARMA TALK Forty-minute
meditation followed by a Dharma talk. Albuquerque
Vipassana Center (200 Rosemont NE). Donations
accepted. 6:30-8pm. alibi.com/e/128724.
YINYASATIVE YOGA CLASS Give yourself the gift of guided
practice, tailored to you in small group classes
combining the best of several styles of yoga. Oriental
Medical Arts (2716 San Pedro NE). $15-$40, first class
free. 6:30-7:30pm. 506-0136. alibi.com/e/127931.
ZOO BROWN BAG SEMINAR BioPark staff and field experts
discuss conservation science during this informal
lunchtime lecture. ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th
Street SW). Included with admission. 12:30-1:30pm.
764-6214. alibi.com/e/142196.
FRIDAY MAY 8
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK Head through 1.3
miles of Albuquerque’s darker side. Hotel Andaluz
(125 Second Street NW). $18-$22. 8-9:30pm.
240-8000. alibi.com/e/139143.
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
COLLABORATIVE: MEDIA COMMUNITY Be part of a
collaborative effort to improve relations between the
community and the Albuquerque Police Department.
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
(7521 Carmel NE). Registration required. 5:30-8:30pm.
291-9332. alibi.com/e/142197.
BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES IN EVERYDAY LIFE Lama Dudjom
Dorjee humorously provides practical ways to apply
Buddhist wisdom while living in the modern world. UNM
SUB Ballrooms (1 University of New Mexico). $15.
7-8:30pm. 343-0692. alibi.com/e/141330.
D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Noon-7pm. See 5/7 listing.
FAMILY DANCE BREAK Join Ms. Chrissy and friends in this
creative movement class aimed for full family
participation. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $5
per child. 3:30-4:30pm. 710-5096.
alibi.com/e/137279.
MORE ZEN OF RELAXATION Learn about continued
adventures in hypnosis, trance and tranquility. PEP Office
(149 Jackson NE). $10. 7:30-9:30pm. 280-0116.
alibi.com/e/141307.
PARADE OF PLAYHOUSES Teams of architects and builders
created 11 of the most amazing playhouses you will
ever see, which are available for auction at this gala.
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ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden (2601 Central NW).
$95-$950. 5:30-10pm. 814-1200.
alibi.com/e/129689.
URBAN SHAMAN: LEARNING LODGE A class for spiritual
explorers who are looking to meet each other and grow.
All backgrounds welcome. The Kiva (3096 Rosendo
Garcia SW). $5-$25. 7-9pm. 382-5275.
alibi.com/e/108562.
YIN YOGA Yin poses target the fascia surrounding the
muscle and are known for creating intense sensation
and equally sweet relief, opening and well-being.
Oriental Medical Arts (2716 San Pedro NE). First class
free, $15-$40 after. 6-7pm. 506-0136.
alibi.com/e/127879.
ZACHARY GALLEGOS OF MARS ONE TALKS AT SCI-FI CLUB
The UNM Planetary Science grad student talks about his
experience as one of the 100 finalists for the Mars One
manned mission to the Red Planet. St. Andrew
Presbyterian Church (5301 Ponderosa NE). $1 for
newcomers. 7:30-10pm. 266-8905.
alibi.com/e/142261.
SATURDAY MAY 9
2015 FESTIVAL OF ASIAN CULTURES Featuring Asian food
and entertainment from an array of cultures, including
Korean, Lao, Cambodian, Chinese, East Indian and
more. New Mexico Veterans Memorial
(1100 Louisiana SE). 10:30am-4pm. 293-2322.
alibi.com/e/140758.
2015 GOTR RIO GRANDE 5K RUN/WALK A
transformational, physical activity-based positive youth
development program for girls in grades 3-8. Aperture
Center, Mesa del Sol (5700 University SE). $20-$50.
9-11am. alibi.com/e/138779.
2015 IAIA SPRING POWWOW Featuring a powwow contest,
a drum contest, as well as food vendors and arts &
crafts. Institute of American Indian Arts (83 Avan Nu Po,
Santa Fe). 10am-7pm. (505) 983-1777.
alibi.com/e/142240.
ABQ BREW DASH The only event bringing together two of
New Mexicans’ favorite pastimes, running and delicious
craft beer. Balloon Fiesta Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta
Parkway). $25-$35. 5pm. alibi.com/e/142373.
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK $18-$22.
8-9:30pm. See 5/8 listing.
BABYWEARING BASICS Class covers the types of carriers
on the market, how to choose a carrier, basic
babywearing safety and more. Inspired Birth and
Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). $8 single; $12
couple. 10am. 232-2772. alibi.com/e/141973.
BIRDS OF THE RIO GRANDE BOSQUE Learn about the
natural history of birds of the Middle Rio Grande
Bosque. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW).
5-7pm. 314-0398. alibi.com/e/142213.
BONSAI SHOW Enjoy the Botanic Garden’s final spring
show. ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden (2601 Central NW).
Included with admission. 9am-5pm. 768-2000.
alibi.com/e/142198.
BRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER Buy and donate used
wedding dresses at a huge discount for breast cancer.
Sandia Resort & Casino (30 Rainbow NE). $5-$20.
10am-4pm. 804-8050. alibi.com/e/139046.
FAMILY YOGA Practice yoga with the whole family. High
Desert Yoga (4600 Copper NE). $12. 12:45-1:45pm.
232-9642. alibi.com/e/88854.
FEATHERS, FLIGHT AND FOOD Learn about the plumage,
flying and feeding habits of our feathered friends.
Cerrillos Hills State Park (Santa Fe County Road 59,
Cerrillos). $5. 11am-1pm. 474-0196.
alibi.com/e/139458.
HOME COMPOSTING BASICS Learn the science, materials
and methods of drought-proofing your garden soil in
order to grow vegetables, fruits and berries. Juan Tabo
Public Library (3407 Juan Tabo NE). 1-2:30pm.
929-0414. alibi.com/e/139014.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY
10am-noon. See 5/7 listing.
LIVE PRO WRESTLING Former WWE and ECW superstar
Bully Ray defends the World Heavyweight Championship
against Dom Vitalli. New Mexico National Guard Armory
Building (600 Wyoming NE). $15-$25. 7pm.
alibi.com/e/140700.
LUCKY PAWS VAN ON THE MOVE Off site pet adoption.
PetSmart (10248 Coors Bypass NW). 10am-4pm.
alibi.com/e/142200.
TALK ON MEDITATION BY KHENPO DUDJOM DORJEE The
venerable spiritual teacher humorously provides
practical ways to apply Buddhist wisdom while living in
the real world. ABQ KTC Tibetan Buddhist Center
(139 La Plata NW). $15-$40, FREE to UNM and CNM
students. 10am-3:30pm. 343-0692.
alibi.com/e/141835.
COOKING CLASSES Try a hands-on cooking class and
create delicious dishes with the supervision of a chef.
Cinnamon Sugar & Spice Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE).
$40-$75. 5-8pm. 492-2119. alibi.com/e/136363.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce,
local goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson
Park (8 & Central). 7am-noon. 252-2959.
alibi.com/e/134039.
STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE 2015 An annual food
drive where people can donate bags or boxes of nonperishable food and leave near your mailboxes or take
to a post office. Roadrunner Food Bank
(5840 Office NE). 11am-7pm. 247-2052.
alibi.com/e/140296.
INTRO TO POLE DANCING Learn the athletic art of pole
dancing with the best in the Southwest. Southwest Pole
Dancing (107 Jefferson NE). $15. 5:30-6:25pm.
967-8799. alibi.com/e/134804.
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/129380.
TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE Students learn the core
language of tribal-style belly dance, including footwork,
conditioning, layering techniques and finger cymbals.
Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $15. 5:30pm. alibi.com/e/140372.
SUNDAY MAY 10
BONSAI SHOW Included with admission. 9am-5pm. See
5/9 listing.
CHERRY HILLS TOASTMASTERS Event empowers
individuals to become more effective communicators
and leaders. Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living
(2801 Louisiana NE). 3-5pm. 298-3682.
alibi.com/e/134694.
DRUM JOURNEY: URBAN SHAMAN Experience a powerful
journey through sound, and tap into your own
personal abilities for healing and growth. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $10. 4:30-6pm. 382-5275.
alibi.com/e/108610.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS Children learn how to build a space
of inner strength and confidence by developing their
good qualities. Kadampa Meditation Center
(8701 Comanche NE). $3 per child suggested donation.
10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/141899.
MOTHER’S DAY 5K Featuring a 5K run and fitness walk
and a 1K kid’s fun run. Albuquerque Academy
(6400 Wyoming NE). $25-$30. 9am.
alibi.com/e/137640. See preview box.
MOTHER’S DAY LUAU Featuring a traditional luau buffet on
the beach, a cash bar and live performances. Hotel
Cascada (2500 Carlisle NE). $18.95-$36.95.
11am-1:30pm. 855-6071. alibi.com/e/142372.
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring more peace and
happiness into our world by learning to cherish others,
overcome anger and deal with stress. Kadampa
Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE). $10
suggested donation. 10-11:30am. 292-5293.
alibi.com/e/141894.
PUBLIC MEDITATION SITTING Join in for a public sitting.
Meditation instruction is available upon request.
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). 10am-noon. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/131996.
RAIL YARDS MARKET 2015 Bring the community together
with food, art, music, fun, learning and creativity.
Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First Street SW).
9am-1pm. alibi.com/e/141143.
TALK ON MEDITATION BY KHENPO DUDJOM DORJEE
$15-$40, FREE to UNM and CNM students.
10am-3:30pm. See 5/9 listing.
ZOO MOMS DISCOVERY DAY Learn about the struggles
orangutans face in the wild. ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th
Street SW). Included with regular admission.
10am-2pm. 764-6214. alibi.com/e/131303.
MOTHER’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA Featuring a three-course
“high tea” of savories and sweets. Fragrant Leaf Tea
Boutique (3207 Silver SE). $33. 4-5:30pm. 255-0522.
alibi.com/e/139436.
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH Celebrate Mother’s Day with a
creative brunch from acclaimed chefs. Pueblo Harvest
Café (2401 12th Street NW). $39.95. 10am-4pm.
724-3510. alibi.com/e/140641.
MONDAY MAY 11
ENDANGERED SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK Visit discovery
stations around the zoo to learn about the conservation
of some of the rarest animals on Earth. ABQ BioPark Zoo
(903 10th Street SW). Included with admission.
10am-2pm. 764-6214. alibi.com/e/142202.
FREE TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER TOURNAMENTS Don’t know
how to play? They’ll teach you. Players of all levels
welcome. The Barley Room (5200 Eubank NE). 7pm.
(480) 320-0531. alibi.com/e/139858.
GENTLE YIN-STYLE YOGA This welcoming, all-levels class
provides gentle movements to release tension from the
shoulders, back and hips. You! Inspired Fitness
(1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 6:45-7:45pm. 433-8685.
alibi.com/e/125327.
HEART OF RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP A 20-minute
sitting meditation, a reading and group discussion,
followed by announcements and a brief closing
meditation. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $5. 6-7:30pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/141099.
TUESDAY MAY 12
¡BAILE! CASINO/CUBAN-STYLE SALSA AND RUEDA DE
CASINO Learn a variety of dances from Sarita Streng,
Nick Babic, Adam “El Caballo” Metcalf, Larry Heard and
Rueda 505 Friends. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $5-$10, or pay what you can.
6-8pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/142179.
BDSM 101 A workshop with Saint St. James that teaches
the basics for a person first entering the BDsM scene.
Self Serve (3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30-9pm.
265-5815. alibi.com/e/137759.
BEGINNING MODERN DANCE Designed to introduce
students to the movement and ideas of modern dance.
Maple Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $10.
4-5:15pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/139441.
BREAKING NEWS TODAY A series of discussions on global
news facilitated by Council on International Relations
board member Rob Reider. Council on International
Relations (413 Grant, Santa Fe). $30-$40.
11:30am-1:30pm. (505) 982-4931.
alibi.com/e/133484.
DOWNTOWN KUNDALINI YOGA TUESDAYS Experience the
effects of tapping into the positive energy inside you.
The Simms Building (400 Gold SW). $7-$50.
Noon-1pm. 242-1478. alibi.com/e/128433.
ENDANGERED SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK Included with
admission. 10am-2pm. See 5/11 listing.
JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY
6:30-8:30pm. See 5/7 listing.
JOY IN EVERYDAY LIFE This course consists of prerecorded
video teachings by Shastri Holly Gayley and is facilitated
by Sydney Jones. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation
Center (1102 Mountain NW). $100. 7-9pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/141068.
KIIC BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP SERIES This session
focuses on “Anatomy of a Fraudster in your Arts
Business.” Keshet Center for the Arts (4121 Cutler NE).
$25, FREE for KIIC Arts Members. 1:30-3pm.
224-9808. alibi.com/e/141136.
MELLOW YOGA For baby boomers, office workers and
people who aren’t as active as they’d like to be. Form
Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $12-$100. 7-8pm.
433-8685. alibi.com/e/107202.
POSTPARTUM GROUP A gathering for new parents and their
babies; older children are welcome too. Inspired Birth
and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). 10am-noon.
232-2772. alibi.com/e/141938.
PRENATAL YOGA Explore ways to reduce the aches and
pains that accompany pregnancy while preparing for
your journey in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Inspired Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW).
$10. 5:30pm. 232-2772. alibi.com/e/129617.
THYROID CANCER SUPPORT GROUP An educational
support group for anyone suffering from, recently
diagnosed with or surviving thyroid cancer. Alegre
Clinical/CC Moldings Building (7320 Fourth Street NW,
Los Ranchos). 6:30-8pm. 410-1928.
alibi.com/e/73341.
TUESDAY NIGHT SWING DANCE All-ages swing dance with
beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons. Heights
Community Center (823 Buena Vista SE). $4.
7-10:30pm. 710-3840. alibi.com/e/137551.
WEDNESDAY MAY 13
ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE A digital webinar
with Ad House and Google. Ad House Advertising
(918 Pinehurst SE, Rio Rancho). 9:45am. 896-3388.
alibi.com/e/140020.
BACKGAMMON INSTRUCTION AND MATCH A terrific
opportunity to learn the game, meet interesting new
people and participate in matches. Flying Star Café
(723 Silver SW). 6-9pm. (201) 454-3989.
alibi.com/e/135295.
BREASTFEEDING GROUP Enjoy some light, healthy snacks
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EVENT | PREVIEW
Mama, Let’s Go
Out!
‘Member the day you were born? Of
course you don’t. But you know who
does? Your mother, because I’m sure
she regretted the decision while
writhing in pain and cursing your
father for ever touching her. But you
know how you
can make it up
SUNDAY
to her? By
MAY 10
taking her out
Albuquerque
on Mother’s
Academy
Day for an
6400 Wyoming NE
assortment of
alibi.com/e/137640
activities.
9am
First, try
having a nice
brunch at the Pueblo Harvest Café
(2401 12th Street NW) on Sunday,
May 10, from 10am to 4pm. That costs
around $40. Or, if you’d rather get
some exercise, you can head to a Mother’s Day 5K at Albuquerque Academy (6400 Wyoming NE)
at 9am for a run and fitness walk. It’s $25-$30 to participate, but it’ll be a nice, sweaty memory,
no? If you’re feeling fancy, you can skip over to Fragrant Leaf Tea Boutique (3207 Silver SE) at
4pm for a Mother’s Day-inspired afternoon tea. That’s only a mere $33. Or, if your mama is an
animal lover, take her to the BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW) for Zoo Moms Discovery Day,
during which she can partake in discovery stations and see how other animals nurture and raise
their young. That’s from 10am to 2pm and is included with regular admission. So show your mama a
good time; it’s the least you can do. (Mark Lopez) a
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and the company of other moms and their babies. Dar a
Luz Birth & Health Center (7708 Fourth Street NW, Los
Ranchos). 10am-noon. 924-2229.
alibi.com/e/132154.
ENDANGERED SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK Included with
admission. 10am-2pm. See 5/11 listing.
HANDS-ONLY CPR TRAINING Learn this training for CPR. It
could save a life. Fire Department Station 1
(724 Silver SW). 9-11am. alibi.com/e/142208.
HERBALISM SERIES 1 Learn how herbs can treat many
acute and chronic illnesses. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $160. 6-8pm. 265-5900.
alibi.com/e/132906.
HIGH DESERT PHILATELIC SOCIETY MEETING All ages of
stamp collectors and any skill level welcome. Mesa View
Church (4701 Montano NW). 6-8pm.
alibi.com/e/124808.
INTRODUCTION TO STRAW BALE GARDENS Clarence Mume
demonstrates conditioning, planting and watering straw
bales. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity
ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). 1-2pm. 265-0057.
alibi.com/e/141905.
SIDDHA YOGA MEDITATION Experience your inner self by
joining in for a weekly chanting and meditation program.
Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Albuquerque
(4308 Carlisle NE). 7-8:30pm. 291-5434.
alibi.com/e/136613.
STORIES IN THE SKY Stories, songs and crafts for our
youngest explorers. Anderson-Abruzzo Balloon Museum
(9201 Balloon Museum NE). 9:30am-noon.
alibi.com/e/142207.
VINYASA LIKE A BOSS: FLOW Get down to the basics with
this challenging, fun series designed to ensure you’re
getting the most out of your yoga practice. Studio Sway
(1100 San Mateo NE). $10. 7-8pm. 710-5096.
alibi.com/e/139988.
WHOLE TONING Free your voice, open your heart and
harmonize your whole being with whole toning. Maple
Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $10 suggested
donation. Noon-1pm. 818-8762. alibi.com/e/134957.
OUTSIDE BIKE & BREW FESTIVAL 2015 Take your bike and
scope various locations and taste a wide array of brews.
Multiple Locations (Santa Fe, Santa Fe). Prices vary.
alibi.com/e/141177.
ONGOING
DOULAS OF THE SOUTHWEST DOULA TEA An informal
gathering to meet certified doulas. Learn about what
doulas do and how doulas can help expectant families.
High Desert Yoga (4600 Copper NE). 10-11am.
232-9642. alibi.com/e/132065.
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JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH DUKE CITY DERBY Join
Albuquerques original Roller Derby League, skating 10
years strong! All, shapes, sizes and skill levels welcome.
We will provide training and loaner gear. Have fun, hit
girls, get fit! Heights Community Center (823 Buena
Vista SE). 6:30-8:30pm. 235-9787.
alibi.com/e/128522.
SFAI DESIGN WORKSHOP 2015 SFAI DESIGN WORKSHOP
2015 Santa Fe University of Art and Design (1600 St.
Michaels, Santa Fe). Free to Apply. 9am. 424-5050.
alibi.com/e/139423.
WONDER OF LEARNING NATURE EXHIBIT Featuring the
artwork of families and young students’ explorations of
the Middle Rio Grande. Bachechi Open Space
(9521 Rio Grande NW). 314-0398.
alibi.com/e/142531.
XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE AND FORGIVENESS An
interactive exhibit that explores love and includes circuit
completion, a bubble seesaw and more. Explora!
(1701 Mountain NW). Included with regular admission.
224-8323. alibi.com/e/130885.
ZOMBIE AWARENESS SPECTACULAR! Join us for our
month long art exhibition and fundraiser! Our main
objective is to raise funds to hold our annual ABQ
Zombie Krawl and daytime family friendly and charitable
festival! The Shop Breakfast and Lunch (2933 Monte
Vista NE). Donations accepted. 6-10pm.
alibi.com/e/137808.
NOTICES
ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION DONATIONS Visit
abqrescue.org or call 346-4673 for a list of foods
needed most. Only unprepared food, such as canned
goods, allowed. No prepared foods allowed.
Albuquerque Rescue Mission (525 Second Street SW).
alibi.com/e/3526.
THE AWESOME FOUNDATION FOOD GRANT Accepting
applications for $1,000 microgrants awarded each
month to an awesome idea involving food. Visit
awesomefoundation.org for details and a submission
form. alibi.com/e/3529.
FOOD NOT BOMBS Find a FNB group in your area at
foodnotbombs.net or call (800) 884-1136.
alibi.com/e/3519.
HELP FEED THE HOMELESS Bring nonperishable donations
to Joy Junction (4500 Second Street SW).
alibi.com/e/3521.
NATURAL GROCERS BAG BENEFIT Natural Grocers/Vitamin
Cottage (4420 Wyoming NE). alibi.com/e/3524.
VOLUNTEER AT PROJECT SHARE Project Share relies on
volunteers and donations to carry out its mission of
feeding the hungry. Donations can be made Monday
through Sunday from 1 to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays.
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Swimming Holes, Cement Ponds
and Summer Reading
Get your RDI of sunshine and prose
BY SAMANTHA ANNE CARRILLO
was a clumsy child. Water was the one place
I felt physically powerful, sometimes even
graceful. My after-school dance classes—
ballet, jazz, tap and modern—seemed
somehow to amplify my constant sense of
awkwardness. But I naturally excelled at
swimming, and I enjoyed the lessons and the
practice. My favorite part of visiting the
county pool or our modest, backyard aboveground was floating. Parallel to Earth,
unburdened by gravity, eyes toward the sky, I
felt weightless.
I’m still way into floating—plus soaking,
gamboling and being-here-now. In the high
desert, water is a much more precious resource
than it was in the Deep South of my
childhood. Here in the Southwest, agua is the
closest thing we have to a precious elixir.
Within a hundredish miles of Albuquerque,
there are some swimming holes, cement ponds
(to borrow a Grannyism) and lakes to float in,
dip your toes in, cliff jump into and sun
yourself nearby.
For the sake of your mental health and our
collective cultural IQ, let’s hope you’re not
saving your entire to-read list for summertime,
but the dog days of summer are the perfect
time to curl up and attack that intimidating
novel or nonfiction tome. Statistically, folks
tend to read more fiction during the monthslong heat wave.
For many of us, the transition to adulthood
meant an end to the May-August break. But
it’s worth the time and effort to fit good, clean
fun into your schedule. So here’s the Alibi ‘s
2015 guide to the hottest man-made and
natural bodies of water in or near
Albuquerque. Summer reading suggestions for
each locale are included.
I
At the city pool
In the Albuquerque metro, the city operates
seven outdoor pools and five indoor pools.
West Mesa Aquatic Center (6705 Fortuna
NW) is arguably the star of the show, with its
outdoor Olympic pool boasting two water
slides and an indoor recreation area featuring a
huge water slide and zero-slope beachlike
entry. Highland Pool (400 Jackson SE) is open
year-round, and this large pool is usually set up
for lane swim, so it’s a great place to get your
focused sessions on. Los Altos Pool (10100
Lomas NE), Sandia Pool (7801 Candelaria
NE) and Valley Pool (1505 Candelaria NW)
are all fine indoor pools, and Sandia and
Valley have diving boards.
For outdoor swimming, East San Jose Pool
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(2015 Galena SE), Eisenhower Pool (11001
Camero NE), Montgomery Pool (5301 Palo
Duro NE), Rio Grande Pool (1410 Iron SW)
and Wilson Pool (6000 Anderson SE) are all
relatively shallow and boast wading pools, so
these score high as kid-friendly options. Sierra
Vista Pool (5001 Montaño NW) and Sunport
Pool (2033 Columbia SE) offer both wading
pools for the kids and regular, adult pools.
While the Wells Park Spray Pad (500
Mountain NW) isn’t a pool per se, this play
park is loaded with water features to keep the
young at heart cool. For info on hours,
admission fees, rules and regulations at city
pools, visit bit.ly/ABQpools.
Poolside reading
Nonfiction: Selfish, Shallow &
Self-Absorbed: Sixteen
Writers on the Decision Not to
Have Kids (Picador,
hardcover; $26)—This
anthology of essays, edited
by Meghan Daum, brings the
subject of being childless by
choice further out into the
light. I can’t think of a better
place to relate to this
nuanced, thoughtful book than a crowded city pool
punctuated by the screams of tiny humans.
Fiction: Hill William (Fat
Possum; softcover; $14.95)—
Inevitably drawing
comparison to the work of
Breece D’J Pancake, there’s a
compassion in Scott
McClanahan’s West Virginia
landscape that wasn’t there in
Pancake’s gritty, macho
oeuvre. A communal pool has
the right vibe for the author’s
semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale. And Fat
Possum has teamed with Tyrant Books to present a
special edition of Hill William with a limited-edition
7-inch by McClanahan’s country band Holler Boys.
A turquoise gem
The Blue Hole of Santa Rosa lies 114 miles
east of Albuquerque. This artesian aquifer is
the most popular scuba destination in the
Southwest. But you don’t have to strap on a
tank to enjoy Blue Hole. It’s a popular cliffjumping destination. At a constant 61 degrees,
the water boasts outstanding clarity; that’s why
divers from all over make the pilgrimage to
Santa Rosa, N.M. The surface perimeter of
this desert gem is only 80 feet, but scuba divers
explore 80 feet down at the roomier, 130-foot
circumference of the bottom of Blue Hole.
Within walls of unhewn limestone, this
natural jewel gleams turquoise and burnt
umber. Flashes of bright orange goldfish dart
by in its crystalline depths. For more info visit
bit.ly/santarosaNM.
Poolside reading:
Nonfiction: Rain: A Natural
and Cultural History (Crown,
hardcover; $25)—Cynthia
Barnett’s nonfiction study of
precipitation isn’t the sort of
doom-and-gloom work one
might expect after hearing the
author’s occupation in
environmental journalism.
Leaning more “there will come
soft rains” (both Teasdale’s
and Bradbury’s visions) than disaster reportage,
revel in Rain near a desert spring.
Fiction: The Art of Flight
(Deep Vellum, softcover;
$14.95)—Ask any Latin
American literature grad
student at UNM about
prominent Mexican writer and
diplomat Sergio Pitol
Demeneghi, and you’ll receive
an essay. The first English
translation of Pitol’s 1996
debut El arte de la fuga was
published in March 2015.
Equal parts literary autobiography and critical essay,
travel to the cultural capital of the worlds with Pitol
from the sleepy New Mexican town of Santa Rosa.
On O’�Keeffe country
One-hundred-and-eleven miles northeast of
Burque stands Abiquiú and its attendant lake.
With a surface area of about eight miles, it’s a
place where Georgia O’Keeffe might have
swum. Her second home is nearby, along with
the echo amphitheater—that is totally as cool
as it sounds—the Poshuouinge Ruins and
houses of God like Benedictine Abbey of
Christ in the Desert and Dar Al Islam mosque.
For more info visit bit.ly/abiquiuNM.
Poolside reading:
Nonfiction: Your Band Sucks:
What I Saw at Indie Rock’s
Failed Revolution (But Can No
Longer Hear) (Marian
Wood/Putnam, hardcover;
$27.99)—Post-hardcore outfit
Bitch Magnet’s longtime
guitarist Jon Fine is also an
established journalist and critic
who’s particularly renowned
for his food and wine
journalism. Read his new memoir Your Band Sucks
after visiting the aforementioned echo amphitheater.
Fiction: Black Glass: Short Fiction (Penguin,
hardcover; $27.95)—First published in 1998,
Karen Joy Fowler’s awardwinning collection of surreal
fairy tales takes on
existential and feminist
themes. Marian
Wood/Putnam reissues this
anthology paperback with an
introductory essay by the
author and stunning
minimalist cover design in
June 2015. The alternate
history quality of Fowler’s short fiction should go
well with the storied landscape of Abiquiú.
Infinite reflections
I’m totally breaking my own rule here because
Bottomless Lakes State Park is 211 miles
from my southeast Albuquerque adobe. I’m
sure I’ve injured the reader’s faith in me by
straying from my own formula, but now hear
this: The nine lakes here are well worth the
clicks you’ll put on the ol’ odometer. From
Lazy Lagoon and Lost Lake to Mirror Lake
and Devil’s Inkwell, these glorious bodies of
water aren’t really “bottomless,” despite the
stories you may have heard. But endless
exploration does await there.
Poolside reading:
Nonfiction: The Mausoleum of
Lovers: Journals 1976–1991
(Nightboat, softcover;
$19.95)—Translated by
Nathanaël, this long-awaited
English translation of French
author Hervé Guibert’s
journals was released by
Nightboat last summer.
Inspired by Genet and friends
with Foucault, Guibert is
credited with changing public attitudes toward
AIDS in France. Before dying of AIDS, the Le
Monde critic published Roman à clef À l’ami qui ne
m’a pas sauvé la vie (To the friend who did not save
my life) in 1990. His journals do not pale in
comparison to fiction, and the lakes are a suitable
place to read someone else’s diary.
Fiction: Haints Stay (Two
Dollar Radio, softcover;
$15.99)—Get your indie lit on
with Colin Winnette’s acid
Western Haints Stay,
publishing in early June 2015
on Two Dollar Radio. If you
dig noir-y Westerns but like a
little mescaline in your
campfire coffee, this is your
new favorite book. From bloodthirsty contract
killers to family secrets, Haints Stay lives up to its
title, a colloquial Southern term for “lost soul.” Read
this at the lake. I promise you’ll get lost in the dark,
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The Staycation
Why not be a tourist in your own city?
BY TY BANNERMAN
ne of the best things about any vacation is
getting to learn all about a new locale,
from its hip spots to its architecture to its
history to its ghosts. But you know what sucks?
Having to spend all that money to get to the
new locale in the first place, and then having
to be consigned to catch-as-catch-can dining
and lodging, both of which cost plenty of
money themselves. So this year, screw
dropping a few hundred on airfare, and skip
the should-we-try-a-place-that-might-suck vs.
fuck-it-let’s-just-go-to-Denny’s question.
Instead, why not stick around our very own
city? I guarantee you that there will be plenty
to do within day-trip distance of ABQ (see
Mark Lopez’ guide to festivals in this very
issue), and you already know all the good
restaurants (if not, take a dive into the food
section of our website). But what about
learning the history and all that jazz?
Simple. Become a tourist in your very own
town. With all the money you’ll be saving on
travel, you can afford to hop on board a tourist
trolley, sign up for a walking tour or even
cruise around town in a “Breaking Bad”-style
RV. And don’t act like you already know
everything there is to know about our
beautiful city either. There’s always more to
discover, and when’s the last time you viewed
Albuquerque from a visitor’s viewpoint?
O
Breaking Bad RV Tour
If you’re like us, an integral part of any
staycation includes binge-watching the best
television series Netflix has to offer. And why
not relive the glory days of the 505 by
rewatching “Breaking Bad”? Then, once
you’ve experienced the agony of Heisenberg’s
rise and fall, you can embellish this experience
with a trip to numerous film locations used in
the series on board an authentic Bounder RV
(the very model with which Walt and Jesse
began their criminal enterprise) and
chauffeured by tour guides who actually
worked on the show itself. Check out the
White family home, A-1 Car Wash, the
laundromat/superlab and 14 other locations.
Best of all, you’ll stop for lunch at Los Pollos
Hermanos itself. Just don’t ask to speak to the
owner.
Breaking Bad RV Tours
1919 Old Town Rd.
breakingbadrvtours.com
Tickets: $75 per person (includes lunch).
Reservations required. Check website
for schedule.
Best of ABQ Tour
Go big or go home? Why not go big and
stay home? This large, blue motor trolley is
surely the only one in the world that features a
stuccoed exterior, and co-owner Mike Silva’s
lively banter makes for an entertaining accent
to sites you may think you already know. The
tour goes from Old Town to Nob Hill to
Barelas, and takes about an hour and a half
from start to finish. You’ll visit locations from
various movies and TV shows, learn the finer
points of Burque history, check out Bart
Prince’s spaceship house and parade down old
Route 66. Even better, Silva frequently pauses
his spiel to sling trivia questions to the
passengers, giving prizes for correct answers.
As a local, you’re bound to have an edge.
ABQ Trolley Co. also features a number of
special tours throughout the year, with themes
that range from microbreweries to holiday
lights. Check abqtrolley.com for more
information.
ABQ Trolley Co.
abqtrolley.com
Tuesdays-Sundays, 11am and 1pm,
through Oct. 31
Boards at Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio
Grande NW
$25, $15 for children
was founded over 70 years before the United
States became a country? That it was taken
over by the Confederacy during the Civil War
and was the site of an important Union
victory? Did you know that it was a supply
point for prospectors on their way to the
California gold fields? Or that legendary Wild
West figures like Elfego Baca once walked the
streets? Before you can call yourself a real
Burqueño, you owe it to yourself to sign up for
this walking tour and educate yourself about
Albuquerque’s birthplace.
Or, if you prefer to learn your history while
chills run up and down your spine, maybe the
Ghost Tour will be more to your liking. In the
300 years since it was founded, Old Town has
known its share of murder and mayhem, and
uneasy spirits are said to cluster in darkened
adobe corners. These nightly tours are held as
the sun goes down at 8pm, and are conducted
by lantern-carrying guides. Sign up, if you
dare, and find out about the spooks that haunt
your own backyard.
Tours of Old Town
High Noon History
Tour/Ghost Tour
Yeah, yeah, you already know Old Town,
right? That’s the place you go to buy Native
pottery and eat New Mexican food when your
relatives are in town. But did you know that it
303 Romero NW
toursofoldtown.com
246-8687
High Noon History, Daily, 12pm,
Ghost Tour, Nightly, 8pm
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Festival Guide
plans include re-watching Independence Day
while bingeing on Häagen-Dazs’ dulce de
leche ice cream and pretending I know how to
barbecue. But if you’re the outgoing type who
wants to see some real-life extraterrestrials,
then you might wanna skip on over to
Roswell’s 2015 UFO Festival
(ufofestivalroswell.com). Happening July 3 to 5,
the fest contributes such a massive variety of
events, it’s almost too much to take. There’s
live music, an alien pet contest, an alien
chase, street entertainment, a light parade, a
fireworks show on the Fourth, and that ain’t
the half of it. So do yourself a favor and try for
this one, ya hear?
If you’re still in a festive mood after some
close encounters of the New Mexican kind,
then you can always head back to Cloudcroft
for their July Jamboree arts and crafts show
(coolcloudcroft.com/cool-art_events/julyjamboree). This 33-year-old tradition kicks off
on July 11 and 12 at Cloudcroft’s Zenith Park
and is a favorite for makers of all things. It also
has live entertainment and food. So if you like
to chow down while scoping original works by
fellow New Mexicans, this is the place to be.
Besides motorcycles and art we know what
gets your heart pumping: music and beer, baby!
So do yourself a favor on July 18, and head to
the northwest for the Animas River Blues &
Brews Festival in Aztec, N.M.
(animasriverblues.com). Held at Riverside
Park, you get five fantastic blues bands for the
mere price of $22, and that’s just for starters.
There’ll also be food vendors, artists, crafters
and, of course, some fine brews to sate anyone
who likes a little craft beer with their blues.
Featured musicians include the Michael Lee
Blues Band, Kelly Richey, Harlis Sweetwater,
Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry and the Austin
Young Band. PS: There’s free tent camping at
the park if you wanna stay and make a
weekend out of it.
BY MARK LOPEZ
O
h summertime, when the livin’ is
... well ... hot and summery. It’s
that time to plan for some muchneeded vacation time, hit the road
and head out on an array of leisurely
excursions. According to MerriamWebster, the definition of a festival is
“a special time or event when people
gather to celebrate something.” What
that something is relies solely on a
particular person’s wants and needs.
Do you like motorcycles? Do you like
aliens? Do you like music? Well, the
Land of Enchantment has heard your
plea for that elusive R and R, and it’s
answering your prayers with some
enticing festivities to replenish your
spirit and make the forthcoming
autumn seem less irksome. Here’s a
little rundown of some festivals
happening throughout New Mexico
you can look forward to this summer.
May
First, there’s the Memorial Day Motorcycle
Rally in Red River, N.M., from May 21 to 25
(redriver.org/memorial-day). It’s a mere threehour drive north, which is nothing when you
take into consideration that some folks make
that drive with the wind in their helmets and
bugs splattering their goggles. So no whining,
ya hear? The event features over 20,000
motorcyclists, live music and vendors offering
food and leather (and sometimes both at the
same time). And it’s also an opportunity to
take a cruise through the Enchanted Circle
Scenic Byway, which boasts some of northern
New Mexico’s most beautiful scenery (bugs
included).
If that’s not appealing, you can head south
to Silver City for the 20th annual Blues and
Bikes Festival (mimbresarts.org/blues-festivalhomepage). Happening May 22 to 24 in Silver
City’s Gough Park, it’ll be three fun-filled days
of music and motorbikes. Bands like Dusty
Low, The Pleasure Pilots and The Campbell
Brothers provide some tunes while you indulge
in a bike show, a bike run or the Wall of
Death. I’m not quite sure what that is, but it
sounds deadly (which means cool in some
cultures). Ticket prices vary depending on
what portions of the fest you wanna partake
in, but what’s a little dinero for some mad fun?
May seems to be a-boomin’, as there’s also
the Mayfair in Cloudcroft, N.M.
(coolcloudcroft.com/cool-arts_events/mayfair).
A juried art show happening May 23 and 24,
this is a 42-year-old tradition that features
works from a vast pool of talented New
Mexico artists. The event offers everything
from wood art to photography to pottery to
jewelry to glassworks. And there’s food! And
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with the aural and edible. Yes please!
June
And while we’re on the topic of arts fests, why
don’t you head just a smidgen north toward
the historic Santa Fe Plaza for the Challenge
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Festival
(challengenewmexico.com). Now in its 37th
year, the juried art show displays the work of
over 200 national and local artists. And the
proceeds from the artists’ booth fees go to
Challenge New Mexico, a nonprofit
organization that provides “therapeutic
recreation possibilities for the disabled.” So if
you’re an artist with a charitable heart, get a
booth space and give to a great cause. And if
you’re an art lover, head out to the Fe on
June 13 and 14 to soak up some original works
under the beautiful summer sun.
July
What are your plans for the Fourth of July? My
If you’re not quite ready to quit summer and go
back to the mundanity of school and work
(but you’re also too impatient for Expo New
Mexico’s State Fair), then you can always head
to Lovington, N.M., near the Texas border,
any day from July 31 to Aug. 8 for the Lea
County Fair & PRCA Rodeo
(leacounty.net). The whole week includes
concerts, a carnival, extreme bull riding, arts
and crafts, food vendors (I hope they have
funnel cakes), a Hispanic Heritage
Celebration and much more. The gates open
each morning at 8am, and admission is free
until 1pm every day. If you’re a late sleeper,
prepare to pay $8 for adults and $6 for the
kiddos. Not a bad deal, no?
These are just a few of the many events
happening around New Mexico this summer.
And if you’re a homebody who doesn’t like to
leave the Duke City, be sure to check the Alibi
calendars for events happening in Albuquerque
over the summer. It’s gonna be a good one; can
you feel it? a
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fEaturE | summEr guidE
Hacking the Earthship
Rachel Preston Prinz takes a fresh look at sustainable architecture
BY LISA BARROW
early 8,500 feet up the side of a steep
mountain half an hour north of Taos, a 20acre cluster of slanted-glass-fronted houses
shimmers above the Valdez and Taos Valleys.
Designed by Earthship Biotecture founder and
green-living visionary Mike Reynolds, the Rural
Earthship Alternative Community Habitat
(REACH) has been a vibrant experiment in
sustainability, permaculture and optimism since
the early 1990s.
Ideally, Earthships—structures typically
employing one “light wall” (hence the southfacing windows at REACH) plus three exterior
walls made with used tires that have been
rammed full of dirt—are affordable,
customizable, made of recycled and natural
materials, and act as self-contained systems when
it comes to water, electricity and food. They are
often rich in handcrafted details, from colorful
bottle-glass walls to cozy sleeping nooks, and
they can exude a special sense of being
connected to the natural world.
“[REACH] is one of the most beautiful
Earthship communities in the world,” says
Rachel Preston Prinz, author of Hacking the
Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter That
Works for Everybody (Archinia Press; paperback;
$39.95). Unfortunately, the structures at
REACH—like many other Earthships and
natural homes—fall short of the ideal.
“I love the idea of self-sustainability,” explains
Prinz, an Albuquerque-based designer and
preservationist with a Master’s of Architecture
from Texas A&M. “I love the idea of being able
to grow your own food, capturing your rainwater,
creating a life that’s in relationship with the
land.”
But she’s also a pragmatist who wants “to save
people money and frustration and time” before
they pour their life’s savings into a home that’s
ultimately unlivable. “That the Earthships have
some issues is an established fact,” she writes in
Hacking the Earthship. “What was not fully
established are the reasons or patterns that
explained why.”
Of REACH she writes, “Not everyone wants
to climb stairs in the dark to get to bed, to be
colder than comfortable in winter, overheated in
summer ... Or to listen to your neighbor’s
conversations because the site acts like a natural
amphitheater.” Design missteps have left many
of the REACH homes empty, except when they
can be used by Earthship Biotecture interns or
rented to tourists in the summer.
With their endless sets of steep stairs, they’re
also not usable by anyone who has experienced a
loss in mobility. REACH isn’t alone in this
problem; Hacking the Earthship laments the
regularity with which all designers “build things
that cannot easily be modified” to accommodate
the ill or injured. For that reason, Prinz includes
a section called “Universal Design.” “It’s literally
a checklist of all the things that you need if you
want your house to be fully accessible by
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anybody in a wheelchair, anybody on crutches,
anybody who is differently abled in their ability
to grasp or is differently abled in their ability to
find their way through a space,” she says.
You might not be worried about climbing
stairs now, but what if you break your leg? What
if your elderly parents visit? “Once you’ve
experienced it ... the empathy develops,” says
Prinz, whose Achilles tendon has been
reconstructed twice since a mountain-climbing
accident at age 15 and who also lives with
macular degeneration. “To me it’s a fundamental
aspect that’s missing in the conversations about
sustainability, because you shouldn’t have to
spend $100,000 to make your house workable
when you just found out you have ... cancer ...
[or] you’ve lost your leg in an accident or
whatever it is; the last thing you want to do is
not be able to go home. Everybody wants to go
home.”
And should you ever decide to sell your
house, Prinz points out that aging Baby Boomers
are often willing to pay a premium for homes
designed to be accessible, which aligns neatly
with most people’s motivation for building an
Earthship in the first place. “Sustainability isn’t
just the stickers ... on your appliances—
sustainability is, How am I gonna do this when my
hands don’t work anymore?”
Hacking the Earthship represents an attempt
to answer the many friends who used to visit
Prinz when she lived in Taos and asked what she
would do differently in designing a natural
home. Frustrated by the lack of communication
about Earthship design changes, she wanted
“some kind of legacy document that says, oh,
they did this, but they don’t do this anymore,
and here’s the solution, and here’s why they
need it.” When that never materialized, what
began as a simple list of problems and solutions
on her own website blossomed into an
encyclopedic (though admittedly incomplete)
survey of everything from roofing types to the
academic research on tire off-gassing. (“Nobody
knows if there’s off-gassing,” says Prinz, but
because various carcinogens employed in tire
manufacture have raised concerns about using
them in the walls of your house, she quotes the
science and offers alternatives.)
Despite the book’s meticulous emphasis on
materials, methods, logistics, costs and other
nitty-gritty, its heart centers on questions of
long-term happiness. “Because sometimes we
create spaces—you get in them and you’re not
happy, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
There’s no amount of gluing stuff on the wall
that’s going to make it all right,” she says. “I’m
starting to realize that without that spiritual part
of it connected, it’s like putting a Band-Aid on a
gunshot wound. Like we can fix one little piece
of it—the pragmatic part is one little piece of
it—but the happiness part has to factor in, and
the longevity part has to factor in.”
New Mexicans are in a unique position to
appreciate how architecture that keeps longevity
in mind and incorporates locally sourced
materials with well-chosen sites can make a
place extraordinary. For example, for the
Chacoans, whose first-millennium architectural
genius created the sophisticated complexes still
standing in Chaco Canyon, “It wasn’t just that
the cliffs were facing south; they had an
overhang, so they had a natural roof system—it
wasn’t just that though. It was that the rock
broke in the right way ... so that it was easy to
stack ... with no mortar.” Such innovations “are
responses to their situation, and I think that’s
why New Mexico has so much of this. ... I mean,
the agriculture centers, the acequia systems, all
of that was sweat equity. And they created all of
this out of nothing. Nothing! So I think that’s
why people do it here. We have a long history.”
And we have plenty of opportunities to keep
doing it. She cites nearby resources like the ABQ
Old School run by Leila Salim, earthbag
construction programs at The Hive, and UNM’s
Sustainability Studies Program. There’s also the
permaculture training course offered by the Lama
Foundation north of Taos, the Four Bridges
Traveling Permaculture Institute in Española and
Santa Clara Pueblo’s Flowering Tree
Permaculture Institute. She even says, “I will
absolutely advocate, if you are passionate about
doing Earthships—go to Earthship Central in
Taos, go to Greater World, take the program.”
But Prinz especially recommends the green
technology program at UNM Taos. “They will
cover how to build and install solar panels, how
to make a fireplace, how to do electrical systems,
how to do an earth berm, how to do adobe. They
literally tear apart the building and put it back
together piece by piece—and to me that’s an
incredible program because [of] the breadth of it.”
For many people, Earthships and other
natural homes represent a dream—a way to live
responsibly and beautifully, off-grid and
independent. While Hacking the Earthship
dismantles many of the myths surrounding the
dream, Prinz is indefatigable in her efforts to
replace idealism with practical techniques,
realistic calculations and honest analysis.
Whether you want to plunge into building an
Earthship or simply learn more about what truly
sustainable architecture consists of, it’s a smart
place to begin. a
W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
N’awlins Mardi Gras Cafe
What was your first job?
Why did you choose this business?
My first job was building and painting Mardi
Gras Floats for “Mr. Mardi Gras” Blaine Kern.
It chose me. I was drawn to the hustle and
bustle of making people happy while they’re eating
out, and I was told I had a special calling.
How did you get started in this business?
“Mr. Mardi Gras” Blaine Kern said I might do
well in the restaurant business, and he set up a
interview for me with the Brennan’s French Quarter
Restaurant, where I was hired at 17 years old as a
busboy, then waiter, captain, cook, etc.
What is your business philosophy?
Always treat all customers with southern
hospitality, and make sure they are served hot and
delicious food in a very fun, memorable atmosphere.
That is why I create a fun N’awlins atmosphere in
all my restaurants.
What is your educational background?
Type of Business
Cajun and Creole
Year Established
2013
Owner
Chef Eddie Adams
Age
Experienced
Hometown
New Orleans
Business Address
3718 Central SE
Business Phone
(505) 200-9600
Business Email
chefeddie@nawlinsmardigrascafe.com
Website
nawlinsmardigrascafe.com
Number of Employees
12
The “school of hard knocks”! I am blessed to
have been taught by some of the best there is in
New Orleans. I took all they had and ran with it!
What is your or your company’s greatest
asset?
boils and a few surprise events. As part of the
N’awlins experience in ABQ, we will celebrate as
many Louisiana festivals as possible. We started out
with a Great “ Mardi Gras Celebration” three days
after we opened the doors. We served 300 customers
that day!
What successes in the past year are you
most proud of accomplishing?
Hiring quality employees, getting our beer and
wine license approved and issued, and last but not
least, seeing all my old and new customers coming
back to enjoy some traditional Cajun and Creole
food ... and having a good time!
What do you offer that the competition
doesn’t?
What are your strongest business traits?
We don’t really waste any energy watching our
competition. We are too focused on providing our
customers with good food and a good time. If we do
this consistently and strive daily for improvement,
we are on the road to success. But let’s not forget,
“Laissez les bons temps rouler.” ... Let the good times
roll!
We keep things simple and do everything we
can to help customers have a good time each and
every time they walk in our front door.
How do you maintain your competitive
edge?
Being able to help customers experience the
rich flavor of New Orleans without leaving New
Mexico!
Why did you choose to do business in
Albuquerque?
This will be my sixth restaurant in the
Albuquerque area. I really love the weather and the
people. We have terrific and loyal customers. Over
the years, many have also become close friends.
Made-from-scratch recipes, hard work and
consistent foods that represent my home town of
New Orleans. I also learned from some of the best
restaurateurs in the French Quarter. They all
focused on great food and great service. That is
what I try to do.
What significant changes have you
implemented recently?
How would you define your position
within the marketplace or within your
market segment?
With the nice spring weather, we are opening
two patio areas outside. That will add 65 seats and
double our serving capacity. We now have beer and
wine. Soon we will have live entertainment—
mostly blues and jazz. We are also planning crawfish
As I said before, I don’t worry too much about
competition, market segment or marketplace. I see
myself as kind of an ambassador from the “Big Easy”
who tries to share traditional Cajun and Creole
comfort food with my fellow New Mexicans.
What was your best business decision?
My best business decision was taking that first
job bussing tables at Brennan’s in New Orleans. I
worked my way up and learned invaluable lessons on
every rung of the ladder.
Do you have a hero or mentor-business or
otherwise?
Ms. Ella Brennan, Paul Prudhomme, Emeril
Lagasse and Blaine Kern are all my mentors. I am
eternally grateful for the knowledge they have
shared with me.
What do you look for in prospective
employees?
They need to know how to balance service,
fun, art and individuality, all while maintaining a
seasoned knowledge of traditional New Orleans
cuisine and hospitality.
What inspires you?
People that LIVE every minute of life...they
come from every background you can imagine.
Three passions outside of work?
Blues, Golf, and Beer !
Friend and Family gatherings-
What does it take to stay busy and be
successful
Take care of your customer and employees, as
well as deliver a wide variety of customer driven food
request and execute all food preparation consistently
with a awesome atmosphere that makes people feel
special and they get all 6 senses a treat!
Chef Eddie
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ART | FEATURE
CULTURE SHOCK
Quirky Doesn’t
Begin to Cover It
PHOTO BY J. GRISHAM
Ross Ward’s Tinkertown is really, truly art
"This whole place is like a shrine," says Carla Ward, widow of artist Ross Ward.
BY JOSHUA LEE
rom NM-536, the Tinkertown Museum
(121 Sandia Crest Rd., Sandia Park) is
barely visible behind a row of trees, looking
like something you’d find in an elaborate fish
tank. Flashes of light reflect off the blue and
green glass of a bottle wall, creating
impromptu fireworks that leak between the
leaves.
It took the late Ross Ward, local
painter/sculptor/you-name-it, over 40 years to
build Tinkertown. The museum is often
described in tourist maps and vacation guides
with words like “whimsical” or “quirky”—
words I try never to use—leading me to expect
a bland afternoon of “family fun.” But when I
push open the swinging saloon doors at the
entrance, leaving the feverish sun to enter a
cool and dim corridor, my breath catches in
my throat.
The entire right side of the hall is a
miniature Western town peopled by antique
toys and hand-carved figurines. Stores and bars
and markets come to life as tiny inhabitants
act out a variety of scenes. Every inch of the
F
town seems to sizzle with action.
Pushing one of the buttons found at
intervals along the length of the town causes a
scene to animate. An angry restaurateur
clutching a meat cleaver chases a chicken in
circles. Drunkards at the saloon raise their
mugs.
This is not the dusty kitsch nightmare
designed to bilk passing travelers that I’ve
been expecting. It’s an honest-to-God work of
art. In fact, Tinkertown proper is only one
room of 22 in the museum. Visitors still have
to make their way past a miniature three-ring
circus, Otto the one-man band and a 35-foot
sailboat permanently docked in the side of a
mountain.
Along the route appear cryptic quotes
painted on wood boards, some attributed to
great American thinkers like Mark Twain and
E.B. White, and some attributed to Ross
himself.
“This whole place is like a shrine,” says
Carla Ward, “and I kind of think he was just
channeling his higher self.” Carla is Ross’
widow. She has agreed to take me through the
couple’s former home, which now serves as an
unofficial gallery of Ross’ paintings. During his
lifetime, Ross only had a few formal exhibits,
and I once saw his signature on a mural in a
Madrid bar. Other than that and the handful
of postcards in the Tinkertown gift shop, his
paintings have largely gone unseen by the
general public.
“He never played that art scene,” Carla
says. “You know, I tell people it’s a good thing
he didn’t grow up in my family, because they
would have sent him to the best art school in
the country and probably ruined him.”
As Carla takes me past paintings and
etchings that cover almost every inch of every
wall, I imagine Tinkertown growing up around
her over the last 30 years like coral.
She points to a piece called “White Shoes.”
It depicts a young waitress writing down an
order. “Because he traveled so much, painting
carnival rides, we would eat in diners. And if
the waitress was wearing white shoes, whether
she was 16 or 60, he figured that she would be
a waitress for life. So here she is, crucified on a
Breakfast Special: cross of bacon, crown of
forks and the halo of a fried egg.”
As we walk through the house, the volume
of the collection overwhelms me, and the
different paintings start to swim together. I ask,
“But did it ever get him down that no one was
noticing? Didn’t it bother him that
Tinkertown kind of overtook this?”
Carla raises an eyebrow. “You know, maybe
in the dark nights ... but he was just so busy
working, and he really didn’t care about what
other people thought.”
I’m still chewing on this when she shows
me a series of nudes—each one a woman
posing as a letter of the alphabet. They are
photorealistic, uniform and done in pencil ...
up until the letter L, when they veer off
course, changing medium and style drastically
from piece to piece. “It starts getting a little
wacky,” she says, “because he got Alzheimer’s.”
It seems like tasteless irony that an artist so
obsessed with the past should be struck with
an illness that eats memories. I ask if being in
the museum made it worse, and she tells me
that if anything, it helped. Ross stayed busy
and kept working up to the end in 2002, and
being embedded in his masterpiece surrounded
him with 40 years’ worth of memories.
Carla is obviously a beautiful human being
who doesn’t hold a grudge. She’s Buddhist. I,
on the other hand, think Ross Ward got a shit
deal. The Tinkertown Museum is more than
just a pit stop on the Turquoise Trail; it’s a
state treasure, and the man deserved at least a
hundred parades in his honor.
Carla is as saintly as ever. “Well, he was just
happy that people liked it.” a
Tinkertown Museum
121 Sandia Crest Rd., Sandia Park
Open daily from 9am to 6pm
281-5233, tinkertown.com
Tickets: $3.50 general, $3 “geezers,” $1 children,
free for children under 4
Patron saints and public service
Join in a celebration of art, history, song and
service with the community of Pajarito as the
Gutierrez-Hubbell House History and Cultural
Center christens their brand-new gallery space.
The premiere exhibit Faith and the Gutierrez
Family: The Role of Devotional Art in Colonial
New Mexico features several retablos depicting
the patron saints of the Gutierrez family created
by world-renowned santero Dr. Charles Carrillo.
Dr. Carrillo and historian Felipe Mirabal host
an informal presentation on the exhibit and how
the faith of the family informed their service to
the people of the South Valley. The night
continues with live music from local son jarocho
group Los Jaraneros del Valle and dancing under
the stars. Savor delectable, traditional Spanish
Colonial foods like dulce de membrillo, carne
adovada tarts, biscochitos and jamaica tea while
you explore the exhibit and chat with the artist.
Dr. Carrillo’s works reside in the permanent
collections of several prominent museums
including the Smithsonian. You have the
opportunity to add works from this exhibit to
your collection Friday, May 8, from 6 to 8:30pm
at the GHHHCC (6029 Isleta SW). Tickets cost
$25 through gutierrezhubbellhouse.org. (Mark
Fischer)
Developing on the fringe
Two listless souls on crates surrounded by booze
bottles in an alleyway toss cards into a bowler
hat. “You think this will ever get old?” one asks.
Jump to: the once-hip chicks stooped over in
sunhats and reading glasses, still flipping cards.
“Eh?” comes the senile response from the other.
Having properly experimented with the comedic
characters of Ellie and Ida at UNM’s Theatre X
last fall, senior performers and playwrights
Rhiannon Frazier and Katie Farmin will stage
their original production EllieIda: Two Lives in
One Act at The Box Performance Space (100
Gold SW, 404-1578) this weekend.
Playing multiple roles, Farmin and Frazier
took inspiration for their two main characters
from such legendary comics as Lucille Ball,
Phyllis Diller and Carol Burnett, as well as
contemporary jokesters Tina Fey and Amy
Poehler. The result is a fast-paced, quickchange, physical-comedy portrayal of Ellie and
Ida’s 80 years of shenanigans together. Tickets
are available for $10 (plus a $2 service charge)
at theboxabq.com, but act quick: Only two
fundraising performances on Saturday, May 9,
at 9:30pm and Sunday, May 10, at 6pm offer
chances to help launch the comediennes on the
fringe festival circuit. (Blake Driver)
East meets Deco
Change up your Mother’s Day traditions this
year with the swinging sounds of vintage
Japanese big-band and jazz while expert
Andrew Connors presents “Japanese Art Deco
and the Global Aesthetic.” Connors, curator of
art at the Albuquerque Museum (2000
Mountain NW), dishes on the way Art Deco’s
distinct use of symmetry, geometry and
modernism throughout the world found
expression in Japan 1912-1945, a time of highstakes political change. Take this chance to
explore Japanese Art Deco design in the context
of the style’s enormous worldwide influence on
everything from architecture to jewelry. Moms
pay just $10, while students under 26 are free
with ID. It’s $15 for Albuquerque International
Association members and $20 for everyone
else—but register soon, since space is limited.
The talk runs 3 to 5pm; for more info, check out
abqinternational.org. (Lisa Barrow) a
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ART | book RevieW
Just Say No
to Prohibition
Johann Hari challenges a devastating
100-year experiment
BY RENEE CHAVEZ
Chasing the Scream: The
First and Last Days of the
War on Drugs
by Johann Hari
(Bloomsbury USA, hardcover, $27)
2015: Kicked out of an abusive home at the
age of 14, you got ahold of heroin to numb the
pain of reality. It’s the best thing you ever felt
in your life, the only peace you’ve ever had.
Years later, you get caught dealing adulterated
heroin to feed your own habit and now face
4th-degree felony charges as well as fines of up
to $5,000 and 18 months in prison. You go
through withdrawal alone in prison and
receive no support or rehabilitation when you
leave. Now you can’t get a job, your PO is just
waiting for you to relapse, and most of society
sees you as vermin that deserves to die behind
a dumpster, preferably before you spread HIV
or Hep C to the children who pick up used
needles at the park.
2035: A bell rings as students file into a
state-of-the-art classroom built off the profits
from the Schedule I & II Drug Tax. None of
the kids are in gangs. Any with traumatic
home lives are already receiving help as part of
the government-funded Addiction Prevention
Program that replaced that wildly outdated
D.A.R.E. nonsense. A history teacher stands
at the front of the room holding a copy of last
night’s required reading. “All right everyone.
Today we’re discussing Billie Holiday, racism,
poverty and Senator McCarthy as the roots of
Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs, as well as
its consequences for your parents before the
end of The 100-Year Prohibition.”
From the ghettos of NYC and Juarez to the
peaceful streets of Geneva, Switzerland, the
world has become a battlefield. Millions of
victims are piling up between the pages of
history—a history that shows how
manipulated and wrong our knowledge of
drugs really is. Johann Hari’s Chasing the
Scream is a vast and probing look at the history
of the War on Drugs—its “founding fathers,”
its devastating results after almost a century,
the science and psychology of addiction, the
stories of addicts, gangsters and cops, and the
countries and American states currently
changing the script by decriminalizing and
legalizing drugs. Hari travels through space
and time, digging through forgotten archives
and jet-setting from one continent to the next
to discover the truth about the War on Drugs,
and how it has thoroughly and cruelly shaped
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the modern world and the booming drug
economy.
Hari displays an incredible talent for
storytelling, bringing ghosts of history to life
and respectfully humanizing the killers,
victims and warriors scattered throughout the
modern war-zone of prohibition. Through
interviews with an ex-gangster activist, a
Mexican mother in search of justice, a poetic
Canadian addict, the ultra-liberal president of
Uruguay and many more, he looks at the drug
question from all sides to deliver balanced and
extremely well-researched information. While
Hari himself never tells you what to think, the
evidence speaks for itself, spitting in the face
of more than 100 years of misinformation,
political bullying and media fear-mongering.
With the help of multiple scientists,
sociologists, nurses and activists, Hari shows
how “problem drug use is a symptom, not a
cause, of personal and social maladjustment”
and that “addiction isn’t a disease. Addiction
is an adaptation. It’s not you—it’s the cage you
live in.” Rather than the sinister “chemical
hooks” that hijack your brain, childhood
trauma, isolation and dislocation are actually
the biggest factors in drug addiction.
Therefore, because “addiction ... is a disease of
loneliness,” it makes sense that it is through
compassion, connection and support that
addicts can best be aided—as opposed to the
current model of humiliation, punishment and
rejection.
There is so much to learn from this book,
and it should be required reading for every
government official who makes foreign policy
decisions or drug laws. Though Portugal,
Uruguay, Switzerland, Washington and
Colorado have only taken the first steps, the
end of the War on Drugs is coming—and with
it a new era of rational logic, science and
compassion. a
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 7
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Story Time! Thanks Mom! Stories about
moms to help celebrate their big day. 10:30am.
alibi.com/e/142374. Also, Necklace of Stones: A
Memoir of Poetry and Place. A reading and signing with
writer Alice Lee. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/142375.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 60 Hikes within 60 Miles:
Albuquerque. A reading and signing with New Mexico
outdoor guide Stephen Ausherman. 6:30pm. 294-2026.
alibi.com/e/142238.
ART
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ¡Happy Arte
Hour! Adult art-making with Catalina Salinas inspired by
Mother’s Day. $5 suggested donation. 5:30-7:30pm.
246-2261. alibi.com/e/142184.
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Santa Fe Glass & Clay
Student Clubs Mother’s Day Sale. Featuring affordable,
professional, functional and decorative student artwork
in glass, clay and other media. 10am-6pm. (505)
428-1000. alibi.com/e/142247.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Also, Night of the
Arts. Featuring a reception for the art exhibit Vantage
Points, a screening of Karen Hipscher’s short film
“Can’t Get Through This,” and a screening of Tim
Burton’s Big Eyes. 6pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/142771. See “Reel World.”
STAGE
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. Newcomer Vincent CarlsonBrown directs this Hitchcock spoof that finds a man on
the run and accused of murder. Runs through 5/24.
$12-$22. 8pm. 766-9412. alibi.com/e/142353.
HOTEL CASCADA Dark Reign Male Review. Have the
ultimate ladies’ night out with this all-male review, as
featured on “Bridezilla” and VH1. $20-$30. 8-11pm.
888-3311. alibi.com/e/140615.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino
Theatre Festival: The Sad Room. Patricia Crespin’s
powerful drama about a woman who finds herself
homebound and anxiety ridden after the death of her
daughter. Runs through 5/17. $15-$18. 7:30pm.
724-4771. alibi.com/e/142186.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy
Thursday. Featuring three of the country’s best stand-up
comedians: Grant Lyon, Ben Evans and Jessica
Osbourne. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/140000.
LEARN
ART SANCTUARY, Santa Fe Paint Moment: Santa Fe Art
Classes. A two-hour, step-by-step, guided painting class
to inspire your inner artist. $45. 6-8pm. (575)
404-1801. alibi.com/e/133339.
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
Blancanieves/Snow White. A striking, visually stunning
silent film about the story of Snow White, written and
directed by Pablo Berger. 7pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/142194.
FRIDAY MAY 8
WORDS
ALBUQUERQUE MENNONITE CHURCH The Day the Angels
Fell. A reading and signing with writer Shawn Smucker.
$5 requested donation. 6-7:30pm. 254-1824.
alibi.com/e/139525.
ART
EXHIBIT/208 S(and): An Introduction Opening Reception.
Featuring photography, sculpture, paintings and
works on paper. Runs through 5/30. 5-8pm.
450-6884. alibi.com/e/141257. See preview box.
GUTIERREZ-HUBBELL HOUSE Faith and the Gutierrez
Family: The Role of Devotional Art in Colonial New
Mexico Art Opening. See works by renowned santero
Dr. Charles Carrillo, followed by a presentation, live
music by Los Jaraneros del Valle and Spanish
Colonial food. $25. 6-8:30pm. 244-0507.
alibi.com/e/142770. See “Culture Shock.”
MATTHEWS GALLERY, Santa Fe New Landscapes, New
Vistas: Women Artists of New Mexico Opening
Reception. Stories and artwork by Janet Lippincott,
Agnes Sims, Doris Cross and more. Runs through 5/31.
Free. 5-7pm. (505) 992-2882. alibi.com/e/139679.
STAGE
AUX DOG THEATRE Comedy Debate Show: Alien vs. Sexual
Predator. Teams of experts in phobias (Albuquerque
comedians) debate great mysteries inside and out.
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Featuring Jason Green, Tony Santiago and more. $8.
8:30-10:15pm. 259-9552. alibi.com/e/142023.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. Live comedy and improv. $8-$10. 8-9pm.
alibi.com/e/141984. Also, Comedy? Albuquerque’s DIY
comedy troupe provides improv, sketch and music. $8.
9:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/135334.
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 8pm. See 5/7
listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Rabbit Hole. The Pulitzer Prizewinning dramatic play by David Lindsay-Abaire dealing
with loss, grief and forgiveness. Runs through 5/17.
$12-$15. 8pm. 881-0503. alibi.com/e/137107.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show
Murders. Dinner theater following a group of game show
contestants who will do anything to win. $57.
7:30-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/131850.
HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER NMCAN Open Mic Night.
Christy Waite, Miss New Mexico 2015, emcees this
special event, during which performers are given 10
minutes on the mic. $2-$4. 7-10pm. 217-0220.
alibi.com/e/140893.
JAMES A. LITTLE THEATRE, Santa Fe Mary Poppins!
Pandemonium Productions presents Disney’s and
Cameron Mackintosh’s family favorite. Runs through
5/17. $6-$10. 7-9pm. 920-0704.
alibi.com/e/140554.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino
Theatre Festival: The Sad Room. $15-$18. 7:30pm. See
5/7 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play).
Sarah Ruhl’s witty, provocative play set in the 1880s
after the invention of electricity. Runs through 5/10.
$22. 7:30pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/139620.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Star Trek IV Benefit Screening. Bubonicon
47 presents this screening of Leonard Nimoy’s film,
which benefits the Albuquerque Public Library
Foundation. $8. 10:30pm. 266-8905.
alibi.com/e/140442. See “Reel World.”
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe Revisiting
The Civil War. Film editor Paul Barnes shows clips from
Ken Burns’ landmark 1989 series and talks about
recent efforts to re-master it for contemporary
audiences. $10 suggested donation. 6pm. (505)
988-1234. alibi.com/e/142236.
SATURDAY MAY 9
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Turning Points in Women’s Lives. A reading
featuring stories from the La Vida Llena anthology. 1pm.
alibi.com/e/142377. Also, Further Out Than You
Thought. A reading and signing with writer Michaela
Carter. 3pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/142378.
EXPLORA Storytelling Event. Hear stories on the theme of
love and forgiveness in this half-hour presentation.
Included with regular admission; FREE for members.
2-2:30pm. 224-8300. alibi.com/e/142384.
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts David Sedaris.
The NPR humorist and bestselling author reads from his
works. $49-$59. 8pm. 277-8010.
alibi.com/e/120535.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Blood Sweep. Steven
F. Havill discusses and signs his latest Posadas County
mystery. 1-3pm. 242-7204.
ART
ART SHACK, Madrid Trunk Show. Featuring work by jeweler
Lucy Barna. 1-6pm. 660-2923. alibi.com/e/142239.
THE OCTOPUS AND THE FOX Spring Octofair. Local artists
and crafters share their creations, accompanied by food
trucks whipping up gourmet deliciousness and live
musicians. 10am-5pm. 203-2659.
alibi.com/e/142209.
PLACITAS STUDIO TOUR, Placitas 18th Annual Placitas
Studio Tour. Discover the art of 57 Placitas artists as
they open their doors for this annual tour. 10am-5pm.
867-2450. alibi.com/e/135948.
SANDIA RESORT & CASINO Legacy Art Albuquerque.
Featuring a cocktail hour, dinner and a live auction with
entertainment. $50. 5pm. 890-4695.
alibi.com/e/135384.
TAPESTRY GALLERY, Madrid Fractured Squares & More
Artist Reception. Fine art tapestries by Donna Loraine
Contractor. Runs through 6/30. 1-4pm. 471-0194.
TORTUGA GALLERY EarthTribe-Gather: Mythopoetic
Alignments Opening Reception. Oil paintings and
woodcut prints by John Ashbaugh. Runs through 5/30.
6-9pm. 506-0820. alibi.com/e/141903.
STAGE
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. $8-$10. 8-9pm. See 5/8 listing. Also, EllieIda:
Two Lives in One Act. Inspired by legends of comedy
like Lucille Ball and Phyllis Diller, this play tells the
story of two fictitious female comedians, Ellie and
Ida. $10. 9:30pm. 480-3654. alibi.com/e/139103.
See “Culture Shock.”
EVENT | PREVIEW
THEATER) NDI New Mexico Albuquerque Gala. See
nearly 600 children in this end-of-year performance,
followed by an evening of dinner, dancing and a live
auction. $250-$500. 4:30pm. 340-0205.
alibi.com/e/134462.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Choreographer
Showcase. Balanchine, Chavez & Others present the
finest in beautiful international and local choreography.
$18-$32. 2-3:30pm. 296-9465. alibi.com/e/141926.
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Santa Fe Spring Choral
Concert. Performances by chorus and chamber music
students who have participated in choral classes and
rehearsals during the past semester. 2pm. (505)
428-1000. alibi.com/e/142241.
ZOO AMPHITHEATER Hollywood Heroes & Villains! Stuart
Chafetz conducts a special concert that celebrates
Hollywood’s biggest, best and baddest. $20-$125.
8-10pm. alibi.com/e/140720.
LEARN
ALBUQUERQUE MENNONITE CHURCH The Power of Story
and Our Power to Write a New Story. A writing workshop
with writer Shawn Smucker. $20. 2-4pm. 254-1824.
alibi.com/e/139537.
FILM
Go With the Grain
Put Exhibit/208 on your dance card for
Friday, May 8. From
5 to 8pm, they’re
hosting the
FRIDAY
opening reception
MAY 8
for s(and): an
Exhibit/208
introduction, a new
208 Broadway SE
group show
alibi.com/e/141257
featuring 13 local
5 to 8pm
artists. The visual
feast ranges from
the bright, bold
biomorphic forms of Lea Anderson to Dana
Kleinman’s hard-edged aluminum and oil on
canvas. Meanwhile, Stephanie Lerma’s “Dusk”
is the kind of abstract line and color work that
comes across a bit like a textile design at first
glance, but evolves into a complex
composition of line and color with deeper
examination. Of particular interest is the
mixed media work of Kelly Eckel. Eckel’s
knack for combining the processed visual
artifacts of photography with the expressive
breadth of gestural media really engages the
imagination. She is keenly interested in
exploring intersections of nature. Specifically,
viewers will contemplate human nature
juxtaposed with non-human nature, especially
the animal and geometric forms in the world.
Eckel’s work seems to draw one in with a
visceral tension that stops just short of
macabre. If you can’t make the reception, find
another time to check out this contemporary
show held at 208 Broadway SE. It’s already
open, and you can get in to see it Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.
Attending the reception is just a great way to
meet the artists and discuss the work with
them directly. (Holly von Winckel) a
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 8pm. See 5/7
listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Rabbit Hole. $12-$15. 8pm.
See 5/8 listing.
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL 2015 Mother-In-Laws Day
Komedy. Featuring comedians T.A. Burrows, Sidney
Smith and Roger C. Blair. $15-$75. 8:15-11:15pm.
alibi.com/e/140721.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show
Murders. $57. 7:30-10pm. See 5/8 listing.
JAMES A. LITTLE THEATRE, Santa Fe Mary Poppins!
$6-$10. 7-9pm. See 5/8 listing.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino
Theatre Festival: The Sad Room. $15-$18. 7:30pm. See
5/7 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play).
$22. 7:30pm. See 5/8 listing.
GUILD CINEMA Joan Crawford Mother’s Day Weekend
Double Feature. The Dolls present screenings of
Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway, and What
Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, starring Joan
Crawford. 2:45pm, 8pm. alibi.com/e/142772. See
“Reel World.” Also, Star Trek IV Benefit Screening. $8.
10:30pm-midnight. See 5/8 listing. 255-1848.
KIMO THEATRE King Kong (1933). Classic film starring
Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot. Part of
the Sci-Fi Sequels film series. 2-3:45pm.
alibi.com/e/141049. See “Reel World.” Also, King
Kong (1976). A rendition of the King Kong story,
starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin and Jessica
Lange. Part of the Sci-Fi Sequels film series.
4-6:15pm. alibi.com/e/141050. See “Reel World.”
Also, King Kong (2005). A modern take on the King
Kong story, starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and
Adrien Brody. Part of the Sci-Fi Sequels film series.
$6-$21. 6:30-9:30pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/141051. See “Reel World.”
SUNDAY MAY 10
WORDS
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Travelin’ Jack the
Bulldog. The famous bulldog and Jill Lane sign Jack’s
books. 1-3pm. 242-7204.
ART
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
Contemporary Issues Series: Gary Paul Nahban. A
monthly lecture series in conjunction with the museum’s
new history exhibit Only in Albuquerque. 1-2pm.
243-7255. alibi.com/e/142072.
PLACITAS STUDIO TOUR, Placitas 18th Annual Placitas
Studio Tour. 10am-5pm. See 5/9 listing.
STAGE
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE
EllieIda: Two Lives in One Act. $10. 6pm. See 5/9
listing.
CELL THEATRE The 39 Steps. $12-$22. 2pm. See 5/7
listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Rabbit Hole. $12-$15. 2pm.
See 5/8 listing.
JAMES A. LITTLE THEATRE, Santa Fe Mary Poppins!
$6-$10. 2-4pm. See 5/8 listing.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino
Theatre Festival: The Sad Room. $15-$18. 2pm. See
5/7 listing.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Thunder From Down
Under. Don’t miss the ultimate girls’ night out with
Thunder from Down Under, the top male revue show in
Las Vegas. $20-$50. 7pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/140002.
THE VORTEX THEATRE In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play).
$22. 2pm. See 5/8 listing.
SONG & DANCE
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday: Varsity Variety. Featuring
musicians Walker Durell (voice, varsity), David Felberg
(violin), Natasha Marin (piano), Paul Roth (piano) and
poet Mary Oishi. $5-$15. 10:30-11:30am. 307-9647.
alibi.com/e/139066.
LEARN
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Santa Fe
Operas Spotlight: Novel Ideas. Oliver Prezant gives
themed talks based on the Santa Fe Opera’s
upcoming season. 1-2pm. alibi.com/e/142073. Also,
Japanese Art Deco and the Global Aesthetic. A talk by
Andrew Connors, curator of art at the Albuquerque
Museum of Art & History. $15-$20, $10 for moms.
SONG & DANCE
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3-5pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/141361. See
“Culture Shock.”
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Joan Crawford Mother’s Day Weekend
Double Feature. 2:45pm, 8pm. See 5/9 listing.
KIMO THEATRE The Band Wagon (1955). Classic film
starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Oscar Levant.
Part of the Movie Musicals 3 film series. $6-$8. 2-4pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/140745.
MONDAY MAY 11
LEARN
CORRALES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Corrales Acting
Techniques and Scene Study. Acting for beginners
includes reading monologues and acting with fellow
students. $60 a month. 6-7pm. 897-3351.
alibi.com/e/125161.
MCM ELEGANTE HOTEL Local Publishers Tell What They
Look for in a Manuscript. Barbe Awalt, publisher and
managing editor of LPD Press, and John Byram from
UNM Press give a talk. $16-$21. 11:45-1pm.
720-7821. alibi.com/e/139473.
TUESDAY MAY 12
WORDS
BOOKWORKS The Heir. A reading and signing with writer
Kiera Cass. 6:30pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/142379.
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Poetry and Beer. Soak
up some variety at this open mic. 7pm. 243-6752.
alibi.com/e/140327.
SONG & DANCE
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Albuquerque Civic Chorus
Rehearsals Begin. If you love to sing, join others who
share your passion. 7-9pm. 981-6611.
alibi.com/e/126195.
LEARN
AUX DOG THEATRE Getting Into a Monthly Magazine.
Teresa Ewers speaks with Rogue Writers on the
business of how to get in a monthly magazine.
5-6:30pm. 830-6034. alibi.com/e/141977.
WEDNESDAY MAY 13
ART
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Art Fusion For A Cause.
The NM Guild of Ethical Tattooists provides some live
art to benefit CLN kids, accompanied by an open mic.
7pm. 243-6752. alibi.com/e/140328.
LEARN
APPLE MOUNTAIN MUSIC Guitar Workshop. Dennis Cahill
conducts a guitar master class demonstrating chord
structure and the rhythmic aspects of tunes in Irish
music. $49. 6:30-8:30pm. alibi.com/e/141186. Also,
Irish Fiddle Workshop. World-famous fiddler Martin
Hayes conducts a master class for all levels
demonstrating bowing techniques, melody
interpretations and more. $50. 6:30-8:30pm.
237-2048. alibi.com/e/141185.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE The Breakfast Club (1985). John Hughes’
classic film about five teens with nothing in common
spending a day in detention. Part of the ’80s Chick Flix
film series. $6-$8. 7-8:45pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/141839.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Unforgiven. See
this classic Western starring Clint Eastwood en
español. $5. 6:30-8:30pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/142077.
ONGOING
ART
ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
Retrospective: Spencer Walaitis. Impressionist art
prints of Jemez, Santa Fe, and the Sandia mountains.
884-1094. alibi.com/e/140764.
APRIL PRICE PROJECT GALLERY Views From the Beach.
New works by Laverne Harper, Marietta Patricia Leis,
Mary Ann Strandell, Allan Paine Radebaugh and more.
alibi.com/e/138663.
ART HOUSE SANTA FE, Santa Fe Luminous Flux: Digital
and Geometric Art from the Thoma Foundation.
Luminous Flux, the inaugural exhibition at Art House,
presents innovations in computer, digital, interactive,
video, and electroluminescent art from the Thoma
Foundation collection. 4pm. 995-0231.
alibi.com/e/127438.
DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Not That
Obsessed. A solo exhibition of works by Stacy
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Hawkinson.Runs through May. 363-3870.
alibi.com/e/141725.
EYE ON THE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, Santa Fe Two Women &
One Show: Plein Air Contemporary Colorists. Eye on
the Mountain Art Gallery Announces Spring Art Event:
5-9pm. (928) 308-0319. alibi.com/e/135799.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Wanderlust and Fanciful
Food and Southwest Art. New works by Terry Lawson
Dunn and Leona Rubin. 348-4518.
alibi.com/e/137517.
KALM YOGA Apto. UNM Advanced Interdisciplinary
Portfolio class invites the public to an exciting art show
featuring bodies of work from semester long projects
by ten artists. 554-2228. alibi.com/e/138573.
MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE, Santa Fe
Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning. The
Stone and Its Meaning, opening April 13, 2014 at the
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, highlights the
Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern
turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the
stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of
authenticity and value.People in the Southwest have
used turquoise for jewelry and ceremonial purposes
and traded valuable stones both within and outside
the region for over a thousand years. Turquoise, Water,
Sky presents hundreds of necklaces, bracelets, belts,
rings, earrings, silver boxes and other objects
illustrating how the stone was used and its deep
significance to the people of the region. This
comprehensive consideration of the stone runs through
March 2016. (505) 476-1250. alibi.com/e/77879.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER AfroBrasil: Art
and Identities. Brazilian designer and photographer
Paulo P. Lima, Ph.D. debuts his first national exhibition
including a number of photographed images and
dressed figurines that feature elements of the AfroBrazilian religion Candomblé. $3/adult, $2/senior,
$0/kids under 15, $0/Sundays. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/123903.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART, Santa Fe Colors of the
Southwest. Paintings, photographs, prints, watercolors
and ceramics from the early 20th century to the
present. (505) 476-5072. alibi.com/e/133710.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
SCIENCE Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution.
This NatGeo traveling exhibition highlights the
importance of birds of paradise to New Guinea. Runs
through 8/16. Free with admission. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/130676.
PACIFIC EXHIBITS Pacific Exhibits: Jane Gordon. Pacific
Exhibits is a micro-gallery located in the storefront
window of the historic Pacific Building in downtown
Albuquerque, NM. The purpose of Pacific Exhibits is to
champion remarkable contemporary visual art, and to
help support the local artists who create it, by
providing an alternative venue for exhibitions and
sales. 24 hour viewing, street-side only; please do not
disturb the building tenants. 6pm. (575) 737-8261.
alibi.com/e/140266.
RICHARD LEVY GALLERY Coordinates. Richard Levy
Gallery is pleased to present Coordinates, a group
exhibition that showcases gallery artists working in the
middle Rio Grande Valley area. This exhibition reflects
the diverse range of media and artistic voice that
exists in our community and is in partnership with On
the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design.
Coordinates includes work by an anonymous artist,
late 20th c., Thomas Barrow, Xuan Chen, Katya
Crawford and Susan Frye, Jenna Kuiper, Emi Ozawa,
Mary Tsiongas, Jennifer Vasher, and Tom Waldron.
11am. 766-9888. alibi.com/e/140579.
TAI MODERN, Santa Fe Ramona Sakiestewa: Tangram
Butterfly and Other Shapes. New artworks by the
contemporary Native American artist. (505)
984-1387. alibi.com/e/87044.
TAMARIND GALLERY Foodie: On Eats, Eating, and Eateries
in Albuquerque. New lithographs that celebrate
Albuquerque’s unique food scene. Runs through 5/15.
277-3792. alibi.com/e/133651.
TOMÉ GALLERY, Los Lunas Jewelry & More
Show/Personal Adornments. Just in time for Mother’s
Day, Tome Gallery hosts its Jewelry and Personal
Adornment Show from May 3rd through May 31st.
Jewelry by the talented Tome Gallery artists will feature
creations using sterling silver, cast pewter, hammered
copper, fused glass, handmade beads, crystals, bottle
caps and other media.Necklaces, earrings, bracelets,
hair barrettes, rings and more will be presented, both
traditional and funky. 10am-5pm. (505) 565-0556.
alibi.com/e/140652.
UNM ART MUSEUM Multiple Exhibits. Featuring works by
Raymond Johnson, Peter Walch and works from the
Jonathan Abrams and Fay Pfaelzer Abrams collection.
alibi.com/e/131760. a
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FOOD | restaurant review
James, Jennifer James
Undercover at Jennifer James 101
Grilled pickled beets with raw goat feta, mache and pistacios
BY ARI LEVAUX
uring my foosball career, it was common
among my fellow competitors to bestow
the title of “James” upon whoever had the
hot hand that evening. This tradition was a
nod to James Bond, who was by definition
flawless. Coincidentally, flawless is how I
would describe two recent dinners at Jennifer
James 101. It’s no surprise to me that
owner/Chef Jennifer James has been
nominated for six consecutive James Beard
awards for Best Chef in the Southwest. But I
wouldn’t call her cooking Southwestern by
any means. I’d call it James.
My wife is generally skeptical of the value
of a farm-to-table restaurant like this. “You’re
a good cook,” she suggested. “Why not go to
the farmers market, get some fresh, local,
high-end ingredients, and cook me dinner
yourself?” Halfway through the first course of
our first meal, she changed her tune.
It was the roasted veggies atop a puddle of
green hummus that did it. Green hummus. As
in, hummus made from fresh garbanzo beans, a
verdant purée sprinkled with black sesame
seeds beneath a pile of veggies, each one of
which was roasted to its own individual point
of perfection. We used these veggies to mop
up the green hummus. The plate was so clean
afterwards, I worried we had removed a layer
of glaze.
With one notable exception, which I’ll get
to in a moment, a dining experience at
Jennifer James 101 does not come cheap. But
value shoppers can take comfort in the fact
that the restaurant’s inglorious location,
inches away from bustling Menaul, and simple
décor suggest that a good portion of the check
isn’t going toward rent or gold-plated
wallpaper. The service, attentive and
D
professional without being obsequious, was
worthy of a generous tip. A good portion of
our check, however, went to bubbles.
Hey, the wife wanted bubbles. On the
drink menu was a list of “bubbles,” the
cheapest of which, an Italian prosecco brut,
cost $8 a glass, and was her favorite—she
preferred it to the $16 Duval Leroy classic
brut, bless her heart. The waiter gently
suggested that the Ruinart blanc de blancs
brut, at $25 a glass, had so many bubbles the
liquid would barely touch her tongue, but we
took his word for it.
The drink menu also includes a list of
unnamed aperitifs that are only identified by
their ingredients. The one with “Rocha white
port, Fever Tree Indian tonic, fresh lime” was
a splendid cross between a gin and tonic and a
Caipirinha.
Electronic trance jazz was percolating softly
through the dining room, giving a
sophisticated yet groovily urban feel to the
scene as we sipped our bubbles and whatnot.
My wife, a nurse, counted three doctors she
knew around the small dining room. I counted
three James-like chefs in the kitchen, which
was so open I felt like I was in it. I could hear
the sizzle of my flash-fried morels being
prepared (they were amazing). I watched my
Painted Hills ribeye get grilled to an exact
state of medium rareness. I then savored the
meat, which was accompanied by a pile of
lusty, tallow-roasted shiitakes, with a smooth
red wine from the Italian Piedmont, and
drifted steadily into a trance of my own.
We also enjoyed a pasta dish that was
practically pure parsley. Delicate, angelic
pappardelle noodles were tossed in a brilliant
parsley pesto, with extra parsley leaves for
good measure, and thin slices of parsley root
that could have easily been mistaken for
Flash-fried soft shell crab with tabasco aioli, dill pickles and celery salt
noodle shards until you bit into one. Every
component of that glorious dish—garlic, black
pepper, nuts, cheese and parsley—even the
salt and olive oil—was as vivid as the dish’s
neon green hue.
A lemony custard topped with berries and
a French press of Michael Thomas coffee
sealed the meal, and the deal. We made plans
to return the following Thursday to try the
$25 three-course prix fixe special.
Each of these Thursday night prix fixe
meals has a theme, and it just so happened
that on the Thursday we chose, a meal of
supposed aphrodisiacs was to be served in
honor of International Lovers Day. We
ordered one of those meals and a few dishes
off the menu.
The lover’s meal started off with a trio of
fried oysters on a bed of minced lettuce and
aioli. The oysters had a clean, non-fishy taste
of the ocean. They were followed by a large
slab of grilled chicken paillard with chive
potato salad that wasn’t the highlight of my
eating career. Nor did it get me all hot and
bothered. But it was a solid, delicious dish,
and a load-bearing part of a great meal at a
great value, a meal that was probably a better
use of one’s cash than a glass of blanc de
blancs (but since I didn’t try it, I’ll never
know). The three-course meal was capped by
a rich, dense and basically orgasmic pot de
crème. Seriously, if this dessert couldn’t get
you in the mood, you might need to have your
hormone levels checked.
But it was two other dishes we ordered that
truly got my juices going that night (in
addition, of course, to my lovely wife). One
was a dungeness crab cake special that was
easily the best crab cake I’ve tasted, and I’ve
had my share. The damn thing was solid crab,
with maybe the occasional kernel of corn or
Jennifer James 101
4615 Menaul NE
884-3860
jenniferjames101.com
Hours: 5pm to 9pm, Tuesday-Saturday
Booze: uuurp
The Alibi recommends:
The menu changes regularly, so recs are tough. But
those chickpea fries are apparently regulars, so
order them.
some such, and flanked with shredded parsley
root dressed in aioli. We were sitting at the
community table, as there were no intimate
tables for two available that night. My
apologies to the other diners who had to sit
through my repeated attempts to say “wow
wow wow” with my mouth full of crab lumps.
And then there were the über-James-like
chickpea fries. The good news is that,
according to our server, they often appear on
the ever-changing menu. The fries were long
rectangular prisms of what I guessed were
something of a buttermilk chickpea pancake
batter, stacked like cordwood on the dish
alongside two sauces: a chipotle ketchup and a
feta-based cream sauce. Each sauce took the
fries to a very different place—the feta cream
made them decidedly Mediterranean, while
the ketchup, thanks to the spices, took them
to India. If you happen to visit Jennifer James
101 and see the chickpea fries on the menu,
don’t let those fries get away.
Before and during our visits, we mused over
the name Jennifer James 101. Obviously, it’s
based on the universal code for an intro-level
college course. We took the class. We learned
a lot. And we have a question.
Where do we sign up for Jennifer James
201? a
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FOOD | FlaSh in the pan
Will Sail for Food
Transoceanic shipping has a huge carbon footprint, but what if goods came via sailboat?
BY ARI LEVAUX
he question of how far food should travel
between where it is produced and where it
is consumed has become a frequent matter
of passionate debate. The popular rule of
thumb is that the more local the food, the
better it is, and we’ve all heard of the many
purported benefits that eating locally has on
local economies, the environment and even
one’s health.
The discussion is often framed in terms of
the greenhouse gas emissions created by food
transport, with the presumption that local
foods result in less carbon being burned, but
there are many instances where importing
something from a faraway market is more
climate-friendly than trying to produce it
locally.
But if you want to do right by the climate
without getting bogged down by details, there
are a few simple rules that can help cut
through the nuances and guide your
purchasing decisions.
One category of food that’s pretty hard to
justify shipping is food from a different
hemisphere that’s out of season at home, such
as tomatoes and berries during the wintertime.
This isn’t simply a matter of the carbon
footprint of these goods. In demanding to eat
them year-round you are abandoning your
relationship to where you are. This
relationship is one of the most important
benefits of eating locally, and it influences
other important choices we make.
Climate activist Bill McKibben once told
me his personal rule-of-thumb for making
food purchasing decisions. It’s called the
Marco Polo Exception, and it states that if a
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food is nonperishable enough that Marco Polo
could have brought it home from China in a
sailboat, then we don’t need to worry about
eating it, even if it’s not local. But if a food is
so perishable that it must be shipped
refrigerated, and shipped quickly, then it’s off
the table.
We can’t know, of course, whether or not a
package of dried noodles was flown across the
ocean by plane. Most likely, it was carried by a
cargo boat, which burns a lot less carbon than
a plane. Even so, maritime shipping is
responsible for about 4 percent of global
carbon emissions, on par with the carbon
footprint of Japan. But the pasta could have
been shipped by sailboat with virtually no
carbon cost.
Pursuing a local foods diet with flexibility
provided by the Marco Polo Exception
prepares your eating habits for a day when
certain foods from around the world might be
shipped carbon-free by boats. That day might
be closer than you think.
Jorne Langelaan co-owns a shipping
company with a fleet of two vessels, and plans
for two more. For someone whose income is
derived from shipping and trade, Langelaan
has a surprising take on the practice.
“It is complete nonsense that we are
transporting anything and everything across
the planet,” he said in an interview with Port
of Rotterdam’s Perspectives. But Langelaan,
whose company is called Fairtransport
Shipping, would also be the first to point out
that not all ships emit equally. One of his
ships, the Tres Hombres, is currently en-route
to Europe laden with coffee, rum and
chocolate from the Caribbean. No carbon will
be burned in the transport of these
indulgences, because the Tres Hombres is a
sailboat—the only engine-free transatlantic
cargo ship in the world.
But while the Tres Hombres and its sister
sailboat the Nordly are inspirational and
beautiful ways to ship cargo, Langelaan and
his partners at Fairtransport harbor no
illusions that such old-fashioned technology is
the key to countering global warming. The
sailboats are reminders that fuel-based
shipping isn’t the only game in town, and are
useful for motivating and educating people, as
well as in delivering small amounts of cargo.
But the folks at Fairtransport have their sights
set on a goal that’s both more realistic and
more ambitious. They are designing a new,
hybrid cargo ship that will run primarily on
wind-filled sails, but will also have an engine
for use when necessary. Dubbed the Ecoliner,
the boat will travel as fast as a conventional
cargo ship, while using only half the
petroleum.
Despite these promising improvements,
Langelaan looks at the Ecoliner as more of a
crutch than a real solution. He fears that a
more fuel-efficient vessel would simply
encourage more long-distance shipping.
“Only products that are not available
locally should be transported,” he said, “and in
a sustainable way.” The rum, chocolate and
coffee on board the Tres Hombres are perfect
examples of such products. They can’t be
produced in Europe, and they can handle a
slow passage on a sailboat.
In the grand scheme of things, the
greenhouse gas emissions from food transport
are not a massive threat to the climate.
Transportation of food only makes up between
4-10 percent of the total carbon emissions
created by the food system, and adds up to
much less than the carbon burned in the
production, processing and packaging of food.
Animal products tend to have especially large
carbon footprints, which dwarf the amount of
carbon used in their transport.
Keeping track of the impacts of various
foods on a case-by-case basis can be
overwhelming, but I would argue that
thinking about your food choices like this is
akin to a meditation practice that makes you a
better person, similar to recycling, or riding
your bike instead of driving, or volunteering
on a wind-powered cargo ship. None of these
actions will save the world by itself, but they
add up, are contagious and get you into good
habits.
As you remove some foods from your diet,
they will be replaced by new ones, and
sometimes an accompanying lifestyle shift.
You want strawberries in the winter? Then
springtime, aka right now, is the time to plan
for that. First, figure out how to stockpile a
large strawberry stash this summer, either by
planting a strawberry field, or more
realistically, finding a local farmer to buy them
from. Then, focus on storing those berries.
Dry them. Make jam, leather, sauce or syrup.
Doing so will help you connect with the
culinary texture of where you are and ground
you in traditions that make use of preserved
foods in winter.
And you might end up with some products
that could be transported by the Tres Hombres,
and perhaps traded for a bottle of 10-year-old
balsamic vinegar with which to drizzle on
fresh strawberries next year. At that point the
Marco Polo Exception will become an
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Chowtown
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CORRALES
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY
4908 Corrales, 897-1036 • $$
[AMERICAN] Fritz Allen opened the Corrales Bistro
Brewery five years ago next door to his
Hanselmann Pottery shop in the Corrales Artisan
Center. The menu is full of inventive appetizers,
salads, wraps, sandwiches and burgers. Roasted
garlic and feta bread dippers are replete with
crumbled feta, olive tapenade, balsamic dipping
sauce and toasted pita. Hand-cut fries and an
assortment of sides complete the mix, with good
brews to wash it all down. Stop by for the almostdaily live music, and you’ll feel right at home.
VILLAGE PIZZA
4266 Corrales, 898-0045 • $$
[PIZZA] Located in the heart of historic Corrales
since 1988, this pizza is worth leaving your own
neighborhood. Everyone in Corrales is a regular
here, with a selection of more than 30 fresh
toppings and four types of hand-tossed crusts to
choose from. The enormous patio is great for
people-watching in the spring and summer,
especially with a beer in hand. Open through
10pm weeknights, 11pm weekends.
DOWNTOWN
ADIEUX CAFÉ
420 Central SW, 243-0028 • $$
[AMERICAN] They’re no longer open till late, but
Adieux Café is still serving up excellent beer and
sandwiches in the heart of Downtown. Most days,
they’re open for lunch (with a pint, if you’re so
inclined), but on Saturdays dinner’s on the menu
from 5pm until the customers stop coming. We
recommend that you try the reuben, a colorful
and tangy twist on a classic panini.
FARINA PIZZERIA & WINE BAR
510 Central SE, 243-0130 • $$$
[PIZZA] Farina’s gluten-free pizza is soft and
chewy, unlike a lot of its competitors inedible
variations of gluten-free offerings. Its menu hosts
a variety of indulgent and rich salads. With
ingredients like goat cheese, pine nuts and
beets, Farina knows how to serve up an excellent
meal and offers an excellent selection of craft
beer and wine.
but you’re here for the beer—several varieties
(always with a few seasonals) are brewed fresh in
big vats right on site. Or pick up a growler, sixpack or keg to take home. In the relatively short
time it’s been open, Marble’s taken over the
town, and you’ll find a variety of their brews at
the respectable bars in town.
Q BURGER
301 Central NW, 224-bRgR (2747) • $
[AMERICAN] Most of Q Burger’s long menu of
meats is entirely from New Mexico, even a robust
wild boar burger with citrus sauce. Our favorite is
the mesquite bison burger with pulled pork BBQ
sauce, and of course, there’s the standard, but
excellent, green chile cheeseburger. It’s not all
meat though. Vegetarians are well cared for;
salads are served on a bed of grilled romaine (try
the lentil), there’s gourmet mac and cheese, and
sides like sweet potato tots are a favorite. To
drink, there are loads of regional and local craft
beers and well-priced wines.
EAST MOUNTAINS
GREENSIDE CAFÉ
12165 Hwy 14 North, 286-2684 • $$
[AMERICAN] Next to Triangle Grocery on Hwy. 14,
Chef/Owner Jay Wulf’s Greenside Café is light
and airy with a few hidden booths that are a
refuge from the hustle of the dining room—and
the city below. While you’re up there, sit down to
a lovely spinach salad or a “Sangre de Cristo”—a
sandwich similar to a Monte Cristo with ham,
turkey, Swiss and cheddar cheeses, green chile
and grilled, egg-battered Hawaiian bread. It goes
great with a locally brewed ale. Everything’s
made in-house, including the ice cream.
FAR NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
THE BARLEY ROOM
5200 Eubank NE, 332-0800 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] The Barley Room is a
watering hole in the far Northeast Heights that
fills patrons up with live music, lots of libations
and a surprisingly ample menu. Snack on barfriendly fried things (say yes to the sweet potato
fries!), or have a proper meal with burgers,
salads, pasta, New Mexican dishes and a few
grilled meat and fish entrées. There’s a palpable
sports bar feel to the place, but a diverse
clientele keeps this bar/grill comfortable for just
about everyone. The kitchen stays open until
midnight every night; go ahead and linger.
THE COUNTY LINE BBQ
9600 Tramway NE, 856-7477 • $$$
[BARBECUE/SOUL FOOD] Everyone loves good, oldfashioned barbecue, and you’ll find heaps of it at
the County Line. It has everything you could want:
sweet corn on the cob, coleslaw, brown-sugar
beans, you name it. Oh, and meat, meat, meat.
The baby back ribs are especially good, as is the
homemade hickory barbecue sauce. Wash it
down with a pint and phenomenal city views, and
you’ll be feeling right at home on the range.
JINJA BAR & BISTRO
MARBLE BREWERY
111 Marble NW, 243-2739 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Knock back a Wildflower
Wheat or One Eleven Blonde on Marble’s large,
airy patio, where there’s live music every
Saturday night with no cover charge. A small
menu of panini sandwiches keeps hunger at bay,
8900 Holly NE, 856-1413 • $$
[ASIAN] This Asian-American eatery has a
reputation for retro Pacific Rim decor and the
clink of drinks with little umbrellas in them. If
you’re in the mood for East-meets-West fare like
lettuce wraps, quaking beef or Tokyo crispy tofu,
then load up the Prius and take a drive down
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NEXUS BREWERY
Chicken and waffles. Amen.
Paseo del Norte. You’ll also find a large selection
of fine loose teas and more liquor than you can
shake a limbo stick at. Have a yen for wine? Here
it comes in white, red and plum.
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL
10601 Montgomery NE, 294-9463 • $$$$
[FINE DINING] Wine flights are the best way to try
different selections without going broke, and
Savoy has some interesting choices. They pair
perfectly with the restaurant’s stunning interiors
and lovely New American meat and fish dishes.
In addition to a brilliant wine list, Savoy offers
patios, drink specials throughout the day and a
cordial and well-informed staff.
SCARPA’S
5500 Academy NE, 821-1885 • $$
[PIZZA] Brick-oven pizza may have come to us
from California, but they do it pretty well here in
New Mexico. Well, at Scarpa’s, anyway. The
chicken Caesar pizza is genius, with white cream
sauce and a salad right on top of the pie. And if
the pizzas don’t get you going, there’s homemade
pasta, yummy minestrone and a lineup of
excellent beer. Perhaps the best thing on the
menu is the torta dessert—a mountain of puff
pastry, baked apples and cinnamon ice cream.
Dive in with a demitasse of fresh espresso.
I-25 CORRIDOR
CHAMA RIVER BREWING COMPANY
4939 Pan American Freeway NE, 342-1800 •
$$$
[BREWERY] Chama River has a great beer
selection, including a bevy of their own brews.
The food is approachable, often locally sourced
and delicious American stuff that, coincidentally,
goes pretty damn well with beer. Say yes to yeast.
NEXUS BREWERY
4730 Pan American Fwy NE, Suite D, 2424100 • $$
[BREWERY] This brewery has quite a following,
both for the beer and as a “New Mexican soul
food” gastropub. The menu offers specialties of
Southern-fried po’boys and the delicious
marriage of chicken and waffles. It’s just the
place to take your corn-bread-and-Frito-piecraving friends while still getting your craft beer
fix. And there’s live music too. Nexus has bands
booked several nights a week. Voted Best
Comfort Food for 2014.
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NOB HILL
B2B BISTRONOMY
3118 Central SE, 262-2222 • $
[AMERICAN] Nestled into half of the space
formerly occupied by Vivace, B2B Bistronomy is a
small restaurant with a straightforward goal: to
serve the best damn local-beef hamburgers and
microbrewed beers around. With eight burgers to
choose from—including the delectable Nawlins
with blue cheese—and 33 local beers on tap, the
joint should be a beacon for anyone with a
carnivorous appetite.
ELAINE’S
3503 Central NE, 433-4782 • $$$$
[FRENCH] First off, you might want to dress up a
little so you don’t feel like a total boob in Elaine’s
intimate, hip/luxe dining room. Secondly, make
sure you’ve got a full wallet before going in—we’re
talking $55 a person minimum. And finally, ready
your palate for some spectacular food. We
recommend the yellow fin tuna crudo or the Pat
LaFrieda tartare, but really, it’s hard to go wrong
at a place like this.
GECKO’S BAR & TAPAS
3500 Central SE, 262-1848 • $
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Gecko’s tapas won our
readers’ hearts in BoBR 2014, but it isn’t just the
tapas that draw in a familiar and friendly crowd.
On Mondays the burgers are all $5 each and
come with fries or salad. Watch some sports, eat
a burger and enjoy a seasonal ale.
IL VICINO
3403 Central NE, 266-7855 • $$
[PIZZA] Il Vicino’s thin-crusted, gourmet-topped
pizzas are perennial favorites among Alibi
readers, but the big salads are equally popular.
Order at the register, and a server brings the food
to your table, making weekday lunches speedy.
The open kitchen gives you something to stare at
while you wait. Stop in for a quick lunch or a late
afternoon microbrew at one of the sidewalk
tables.
KASEY’S RESTAURANT AND PUB
400 Washington SE, 241-3801 • $$$
[STEAKHOUSE] Kasey’s is part steakhouse, part
patio dining, but it’s all good. The steaks are
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cooked perfectly, the view from the porch is
peaceful and quiet, and the service is attentive
and friendly. The fact that it’s housed in a kitschy
imitation barn only adds to the charm. Open for
Sunday brunch!
KELLY’S BREW PUB
3222 Central SE, 262-2739 • $
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Besides the late-night menus
and 20-odd house-brewed beers, Kelly’s has an
enormous, dog-friendly patio that somehow
manages to be packed to the elbows, lively and
laid-back all at the same time. The food is
decidedly geared toward the bar crowd, with
shades of cow, ostrich, turkey, buffalo or veggie
on the burger menu. Get one with a side of sweet
potato fries.
KOREAN BBQ HOUSE
3200 Central SE, 338-2424 • $$
[KOREAN] For a full course of fine lunchtime
cuisine, try the tofu kimchi appetizer, ginger tea
and spicy chicken box plate. Nothing in Nob Hill
goes down better. For dinner, go big on the
appetizer list for the taste, but if you’re cutting
costs, the box plate menu offers more than
enough chow for a starving midday appetite. And
you can use the extra pennies you saved to
splurge on a sake.
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION
3201 Central NE, 255-2424 • $$
[AMERICAN] With sometimes too-loud live music
and a party-hard crowd, it’s usually best to avoid
this place on the weekends. But stop in for a late
lunch or weeknight burger and a beer, and you’ll
get a different experience. The beef here is grassfed, New Mexico-grown, and steroid- and
antibiotic-free, and the cooks at Monte Vista
deserve praise for what they do with it. The
freshly ground burgers are juicy and big, the
steak frites hit the spot, and the beef skewers are
tender and one of the best deals on cow in town.
And if you do brave the weekend crowd, you’ll be
rewarded by bowls of mussels served with your
choice of several sauces, including coconut curry,
Mexican and classic French. Served with a grilled
baguette to soak up a small sea of broth, it’s a
great way to fill a belly for $10.
NOB HILL BAR & GRILL
3128 Central SE, 266-4455 • $$$
[AMERICAN] If you like your comfort food with a
gourmet twist, it’s here. Nob Hill Bar & Grill
boasts meatloaf (crowned with smoked bacon)
and burgers (American kobe). The appetizers and
classic cocktails alone are worth the visit. Cheese
sticks encrusted in nuts and miso-seared ahi
tuna on wontons go down swimmingly (did we
mention the saltwater aquarium?) with a
signature cocktail or an organic ale. A few
vegetarian entrées, decent hours, a full bar and
comfy but chic atmosphere make Nob Hill Bar &
Grill a solid addition to the neighborhood.
SHADE TREE CUSTOMS AND CAFE
3407 Central NE, 200-0777 • $$
[DELI/SANDWICHES] If you’re into meat and motors,
you should check this place out. The back half of
the building is reserved for customizing
motorcycles, while the front half is a rollicking
restaurant with a great beer selection. The menu
revels in heavier fare like burgers and fried
chicken.
TWO FOOLS TAVERN
3211 Central NE, 265-7447 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Deep-frying may well be a
Scottish national pastime, pursued with the
same extremist zeal as soccer hooliganism and
pub patronage. Sink your teeth into one of the
breaded and fried items Two Fools Tavern offers
and you’ll understand why. This British Isles-style
pub is the brainchild of successful restaurateur
Tom White (Scalo and Il Vicino). Highlights
include perfect fish and chips, buckets of beer,
scads of Scotches and Saturday and Sunday
brunch with, of course, live Celtic music.
NORTH VALLEY
CASA DE BENAVIDEZ
8032 Fourth Street NW, 897-7493 • $$$
[NEW MEXICAN] One of the most beautifully green
patios in town. Benavidez is way the heck up
there in the North Valley, but if you’re looking for a
good breakfast burrito or simply someplace to sit
and have some chips, queso and a margarita,
this place is worth your time. For dessert, the flan
is cinnamony and good, and so are the natillas.
EL PINTO RESTAURANT & CANTINA
10500 Fourth Street NW, 898-1771 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] With a refreshing outside eating
area, an oil painting of a Shih Tzu and an overall
gorgeous North Valley location, El Pinto is
famously known for their margaritas and awardwinning jarred salsa. Go for brunch, lunch or
dinner, and be sure to try a little flan.
FLYING STAR CAFÉ
4026 Rio Grande NW, 344-6714 • $$
[AMERICAN] Flying Star’s blueberry buttermilk
pancakes are a guaranteed silver bullet for your
behemoth-sized sweet tooth. They’re friggin’
enormous, fluffy and filling. Throw in a side of
green chile turkey sausage and a beautiful North
Valley patio, and your crudo is history. Or come
back in the evening and sample the new lineup
of burgers, which you can wash down with a beer.
OLD TOWN
DRAFT STATION
1720 Central SW, 247-0193 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] This is Chama River’s beercentric younger brother, and it’s poised to make
an impact on the local pub scene. Naturally,
plenty of Chama brews are on tap, but the lineup
also features selections from other Albuquerque
and Santa Fe breweries. Our favorite is the
Scotia, a strong, sweet Scottish ale that’s perfect
for sipping while you watch the Central traffic go
by from the Draft Station’s patio.
HIGH NOON RESTAURANT &
SALOON
425 San Felipe NW, 765-1455 • $$$$
[AMERICAN] This Old Town favorite offers
something to suit most appetites, from green
chile cheeseburgers to rock shrimp pappardelle,
and it’s all served up in the adobe warmth of a
200-year-old hacienda. Don’t skip the drinks:
They offer several excellent margaritas to slake
your thirst.
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO
901 Rio Grande NW, 243-9916 • $$
[AMERICAN] St. Clair Vineyards has been operating
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this bistro to local acclaim since 2005. Two
patios and a spacious front, specialty wines and
a well-stocked gift shop bring wine festival flair to
thirsty Burqueños year-round. Enjoy a glass of
Pinot Grigio, and enjoy live music ThursdaySaturday.
PLACITAS
MINE SHAFT TAVERN
2846 State Highway 14 N, 473-0743 • $$
[AMERICAN] A Turqoise Trail classic, the Mine Shaft
Tavern has been slinging burgers and beer to
Madroids and tourists alike for decades. The
service is rarely what you would call “friendly,” but
the burgers are made from locally raised beef,
the taps feature a number of New Mexico brews,
and the building itself is funky, old-school Madrid
at its best.
RIO RANCHO
FAT SQUIRREL PUB & GRILLE
3755 Southern SE, 994-9004 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] From the same folks behind
Turtle Mountain, Fat Squirrel is an English-style
pub and full-service restaurant in the heart of Rio
Rancho. Featuring beyond-flavorful American fare
and some traditional favorites from across the
pond (corned beef ’n’ cabbage year-round
anyone?), Fat Squirrel’s menu is as vast as its
extensive wine and beer selection. The intensely
juicy burger, which you can customize to your
liking, is one of the best in town. Generous
portions and reasonable prices too.
TURTLE MOUNTAIN BREWING
COMPANY
905 36th Street SE, 994-9497 • $$
[BREWERY] They take beer seriously here, and
Turtle Mountain is one of the few places west of
the river where you’ll find house-brewed ale.
Don’t leave without trying the thin-crusted pizzas
or a calzone. Oh, and order some root beer for
the kids—that’s made here too.
SANTA FE
THE COWGIRL BBQ
319 S. Guadalupe, (505) 982-2565 • $$
[AMERICAN] For years, Cowgirl has been our mostvisited restaurant in the capital. It’s easy to find,
there are always enough tables (when the sun
sets, sit out on the large patio), the peoplewatching is great, and the food keeps coming
until midnight. Plus, the barbecue and Southernstyle food is reasonably priced. Do not miss the
Frito pie: a single-serving bag of Fritos, split open
and topped with chili, onions and cheese. Wash it
down with a cold beer or a giant soda. This is a
place for lunch and dinner, but you can also get
simple breakfast burritos to go.
SOUTH VALLEY
MONTE CARLO STEAKHOUSE
3916 Central SW, 831-2444 • $$
[STEAKHOUSE] Come for the Budweiser, stay for the
steak. Or stay for the Budweiser too. This is not
your typical country club steak retreat—velvet
Elvis, model cars and a revolving pastry case
make Monte Carlo your very own Capri Lounge,
right here in the Burque. The green-chile
cheeseburger is on the money.
SOUTHEAST
CERVANTES RESTAURANT &
LOUNGE
5801 Gibson SE, 262-2253 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] Ah, Cervantes. It represents
Albuquerque as we like to think of it: unbound by
trends, adorned in velvet paintings, sometimes
sketchy but mostly just full of good people. Its
1970s-style dining room is the perfect backdrop
for ordering timeless, home-cooked New Mexican
food and eating until you’re stuffed. Be sure to sit
in the bar section and take advantage of their
jukebox to take in the full mood and energy of
this Albuquerque gem.
UNIVERSITY
BRICKLIGHT DIVE
115 Harvard SE C9, 232-7000 • $
[ITALIAN] Parked on Harvard’s prime stretch of
UNM territory, Bricklight Dive is tailor-made for
the University crowd: a short, inexpensive menu
of Italian “street food” (lots of bread-based
snacks with toppings; some nice, filling salads)
and local beers for just a few bucks. The peoplewatching on the patio is excellent if you can can
get a spot. From the same folks behind Q Burger
in Downtown.
BRICKYARD PIZZA
2216 Central SE, 262-2216 • $$
[PIZZA] Brickyard Pizza is known for fast slices and
beers on the cheap. It’s the only full bar directly
across from UNM, making it the prime watering
hole for your post-theater and post- or pre-class
needs. Grab a pie, sip on a beer, and be sure to
check out their open mic on Tuesday nights,
which undoubtedly hosts the city’s most hiddenly
talented folks.
CARRARO’S PIZZA AND ITALIAN
RESTAURANT & JOE’S PLACE
108 Vassar SE, 268-2300 • $
[PIZZA] In the front, it’s a standard restaurant laid
out with a small bar and big window facing the
street. Travel a short way through a blacklit hall
and enter the kind of divey neighborhood
hangout this city needs more of, complete with
TVs, a jukebox, blacklight alien posters, a ping
pong table, air hockey and arcade games. Though
the entire menu is available no matter where you
choose to spend your time, you can’t go wrong
with the twisty-crust pizza. Its foundation is really
more braided golden bread than crust, and it’s
available by the slice or the pie.
THE CUBE BBQ
1520 Central SE, 243-0023 • $$
[BARBECUE/SOUL FOOD] While The Cube’s
presentation is upscale, the portions you’ll get
are of standard barbecue proportions, unlikely to
send you home hungry. Ribs, chicken, brisket,
links and pulled pork are hickory-wood-smoked
and prepared with a spice rub (“dry”) or
drenched in tangy, smoky, sweet, acidic sauce
(“wet”). Both versions are excellent. Hot dog
lovers will have plenty to chew on with Chicago
dogs, bacon-wrapped Guadalajara dogs and 505
dogs (bacon, avocado and green chile). And with
mapley candied yams, mac and cheese and skinon fries, the sides at The Cube are hardly side
notes. To wash down your meal, there’s a wine
and beer list and a hefty menu of house-made
mousses, pies and muffins for dessert. a
KEY: $ = Inexpensive $8 or less | $$ = Moderate $8 to $15 | $$$ = Expensive $15 to $20 | $$$$ = Very Expensive $20 and up
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REEL WORLD
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
The D Train
Bromantic dramedy tries to be edgy, settles for “edgeish”
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
ommercials for The D Train would have
you think it’s just another raunchy
bromance about a middle-aged loser (Jack
Black) who tries to talk a popular jock (James
Marsden) into returning home for a wild, 20year high school reunion. At its absolute most
reductive, that’s what it is. But first-time
directors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel (who
wrote the underwhelming Jim Carrey comedy
Yes Man and Jonah Hill’s unwatched animated
series “Allen Gregory”) have something far
darker and edgier in mind. While it works
quite well in parts—thanks to a game cast and
a surprising central twist on the formula—the
film never quite pushes the envelope far
enough. That seems to have rubbed off on the
film’s advertisers, who have displayed similar
skittishness and opted for the safe route,
labeling it a funny buddy comedy and nothing
more.
Black shows up first on screen as Dan
Landsman, a middle-aged schlub doing his
damnedest to distract himself from the fact
that he’s a nobody going nowhere in a nothing
little suburb of Pittsburgh. He does that mostly
by throwing himself body and soul into his role
as head of his old high school’s alumni
committee. Despite (or perhaps because of)
the fact that Dan takes the assignment so
seriously, few people are actually interested in
attending the school’s upcoming reunion. It
also doesn’t help matters that Dan was a total
zero 20 years ago. Few people can actually
remember his name or face, which is one
reason he spends so much time trying to craft
his own nickname. (D-man? D-slice? D-fresh?)
It’s not working.
Surfing the late-night TV airwaves one
lonely eve, Dan stumbles across a suntan
lotion commercial and recognizes the face of
the pitchman. It’s his old classmate Oliver
Lawless (James Marsden). Oliver was the class
stud, a star basketball player who disappeared
off to Hollywood decades ago. Inspired by the
sighting, Dan hatches a plan to go out to Los
Angeles, find Oliver and convince him to
come to the reunion. This, he imagines, will
both spur on RSVPs and make our man Dan
the hero of the day. Scared to tell his wife or
boss about the hairbrained idea, Dan fabricates
a “business trip”—a ruse that immediately
blows up in his face and finds him traveling to
the West Coast with his boss (the great Jeffrey
Tambor) in tow.
Miraculously, Dan manages to locate
Oliver. Through rose-tinted glasses, Dan sees a
hotshot Hollywood success story. What Oliver
is, in reality, is much clearer to us viewers. He
isn’t all that different from Dan. He’s a faded
pretty boy pushing 40. His “cool” status from
high school has clearly not carried over into
adulthood. His biggest claim to fame in
C
Big Eyes, big art
The South Broadway Cultural Center’s “Night of
the Arts” on Thursday, May 7, kicks off with a
public reception from 6 to 8pm for the opening
of the center’s new group exhibition Vantage
Points. Laurie Egbert, Kelly Eckel, LaVerne
Harper and Ali Baudoin are the featured artists.
Starting at 8pm in SBCC’s John Lewis Theatre,
there will be a screening of Karen Hipscher’s
experimental short film “Can’t Get Through
This.” The Albuquerque-based “image maker”
uses her camera to study windows, doors and
other “intersections of space between interior
and exterior.” Following the five-minute short,
SBCC will show director Tim Burton’s
biographical 2014 film Big Eyes. The film profiles
American artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams),
whose paintings of big-eyed children became a
sensation in the 1950s and ’60s. Adams won a
Best Actress Golden Globe for her work.
Admission to any of these “Night of the Arts”
events is free. The South Broadway Cultural
Center is located at 1025 Broadway SE.
Going ape
OK, now the party can get started!
The D Train
Opens Friday 5/8
Written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul
Starring Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn
Rated R
Hollywood is landing a single TV commercial.
But to delusion-loving Dan, Oliver is a god.
Desperate for a little friendship and a bit of
that unconditional worship he got back in
high school, Oliver takes Dan on a tour of
Hollywood party spots.
A lot of booze, a bunch of drugs and a
touch of soul searching later, and the two are
bonding way, waaay more than either of them
ever thought possible. Oliver even gives Dan
an assist, pretending to be an LA business
mogul for his clueless boss. But when Dan
returns home, more middle-aged crazy than
before, his ever-lengthening trail of lies both
energizes his boring, little life and threatens to
bite him in the ass—hard.
The D Train is a funny film. But it’s got far
more moments of sad, emotional truth. At the
dinner table, Dan ignores both his loving wife
(Kathryn Hahn, currently starring in
Showtime’s “HAPPYish”) and his sensitive
teenage son (Russell Posner). The teen tries to
solicit dad’s advice about asking out a cute girl
who he’s heard through the grapevine likes
him. Dad counsels against it. It could just be a
trick. Classmates could be setting the kid up
for a cruel prank. Probably best to ignore her.
This advice is the opposite of helpful, but it
says volumes about dad’s teenage years.
Black continues the solid, understated work
he did in Richard Linklater’s Bernie four years
ago. He comes across well as the defeated man
who refuses to let the world know how beaten
down and insecure he really is. He does it
mostly by talking a good game, slinging out
awkward dude-bro catchphrases and pasting a
frozen grin on his face no matter the
circumstance. Marsden is even better, though,
turning in what is probably his best role to
date. It’s easy to imagine a cool/crazy role like
this in the hands of someone like James
Franco. But Marsden has always been rather
milquetoast on screen. Here he manages to
turn a self-absorbed, past-his-prime hedonist
into a likable, authentic character.
The film’s plot features a make-or break
twist that isn’t brave enough to be the
transgressive moment it could (or should) be.
It’s enough to elicit a nervous giggle from
audience members but isn’t quite the stopand-think moment its creators were aiming
for. Whenever things get too hardcore, the
film retreats to safe, sitcom-style territory.
Still, the altered dynamic between the main
characters opens up a whole new emotional
territory and pays off well in some third-act
fireworks. I won’t go into details, but indie
film watchers can probably name two or three
films in the last few years that have attempted
similar turns.
It’s hard to be funny and sad at the same
time. Just ask a French clown. There are
moments when this film’s comedy borders on
parody and moments when its drama gets
implausible. But The D Train never fully
derails itself, leaving audiences laughing,
crying and grateful they are no longer the
people they were in high school. a
This Saturday, May 9, the historic KiMo Theatre
offers up a King Kong-sized marathon of ... well,
King Kong. Starting at 2pm, audiences will be
treated to a trio of monster hits. First up is the
1933 version of King Kong starring Fay Wray
and Robert Armstrong. That’s followed at 4pm
by the 1976 remake of King Kong starring
Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges. The evening
closes out at 6:30pm with the 2005 remake of
King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Adrien
Brody. Individual tickets are $8 general
admission or $6 students/seniors. If you want to
watch all three films (and why wouldn’t you,
that’s kinda the point?), passes are $21 general
admission and $15 students/seniors. You can
purchase tickets in advance, if you like, at
kimotickets.com. The KiMo Theatre is located at
423 Central NW.
Live long and prosper
The organizers of this year’s Bubonicon science
fiction convention are sponsoring a special
tribute to late, great actor Leonard Nimoy, This
Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, there will be
a screening of the 1986 hit Star Trek IV: The
Voyage Home. It will take place at Guild Cinema
(3405 Central NE) starting at 10:30pm.
Ticketholders will have a chance to win cool door
prizes courtesy of Lobo Anime & Comics, and
local artist Jon Sanchez (“Jonito”) has produced
a limited-edition Star Trek IV poster that will be
on sale in the theater’s lobby. Admission is $8,
and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will
benefit the Albuquerque Library Foundation.
Mommie ’s day
Just to remind you, this Sunday is Mother’s Day.
If you’re looking for something to do with your
mom, Albuquerque’s premier drag troupe has a
campy suggestion. The ever-fashionable ladies
of The Dolls will be MCing a special Mother’s
Day Joan Crawford Double Feature at Guild
Cinema. First up is, of course, the 1981 biopic
Mommie Dearest starring Faye Dunaway. Then
it’s right into Crawford herself in the 1962
psychodrama What Ever Happened to Baby
Jane? The double feature plays at 2:45pm and
again at 8pm—perfect for after-brunch or afterdinner viewing. For more info, go to
guildcinema.com. a
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What�Daredevil Gets Right
“Daredevil” on Netflix
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
t could be argued that “Daredevil,” the first of
four TV series collaborations between
streaming service Netflix and Marvel Comics,
is the best superhero show ever made. It’s being
praised by longtime fans and newcomers alike for
its gritty action and its down-to-earth drama. Of
the countless comic book adaptations hitting
movie theaters and TV screens these days, it’s
clearly the most reverent to its source material.
Speaking as someone who has been reading
“Daredevil” since about 1978, I’d say this is as
good an incarnation of the Man Without Fear as
anyone could hope for. So what is it about this
show that works so well?
Know your history: At this point in time,
just about any comic book adaptation coming
from big players Marvel and DC has 40 or 50
years’ worth of published material to fall back on.
Why reinvent the wheel? Why come up with
new stories when decades of tried-and-true story
lines are at your fingertips? Netflix’ “Daredevil”
draws a bit from Stan Lee and Bill Everett’s
original run on the series starting back in 1964.
The triangle between main characters Matt
Murdock (Charlie Cox), Foggy Nelson (Elden
Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll)
can be traced directly to those first comics. The
bulk of Daredevil’s season-long battle with
criminal kingpin Wilson Fisk (Vincent
D’Onofrio) comes from the issues written and
drawn by Frank Miller in the ’80s. The heavy
Catholic imagery, the return-to-roots in Hell’s
Kitchen and Karen’s dark backstory are all lifted
from the “Born Again” story line by Miller and
David Mazzucchelli. What producers of the show
did was find the absolute best Daredevil stories
and distill them together into one perfect
version. There’s a reason these comic books are
I
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THURSDAY 7
“Lost in Transmission” (History 8:03pm)
Somebody came up with a new pun,
so it’s time for another car restoration
show.
“Dead End Express” (National
Geographic 8pm) NG’s new docuseries follows people who risk their
lives hauling fuel, ammo, food and
medicine through harsh terrain—
basically supplying the rural weirdos
who star in all of NG’s other docuseries.
FRIDAY 8
Orson Welles Marathon (TCM 6pm) It’s
Orson Welles’ 100th birthday, and
TCM is celebrating with an Orson
Welles movie marathon every Friday
in May. Today, we get Touch of Evil
(6pm), The Lady from Shanghai
(8pm) and Mr. Arkadin (9:45pm).
“Grace and Frankie” (Netflix Anytime)
9 to 5 castmates Jane Fonda and Lily
Tomlin reunite to star in this sitcom
about two longtime rivals who are
brought together after their husbands
(Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen)
announce they are in love with each
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popular. Maybe Hollywood should read more of
them.
If it ain’t broke: Not only did producers,
writers and directors turn to the comic book for
inspiration, they respected what they found
there. If someone had taken this story to
Hollywood 10 years ago, some idiotic midlevel
executive would have immediately recast
downtrodden print journalist Ben Urich (Vondie
Curtis-Hall) as a hip, young internet blogger.
Hollywood’s always looking for ways to update
things. “Daredevil” maintains the status quo.
There are plenty of conversations over the
course of the 13 episodes about how Urich’s
industry is dying and how no one will pay
attention to a newspaper exposé of Fisk’s crimes.
But that only adds to the tragedy of Urich’s
character—which was created all the way back
in 1978 by Roger McKenzie and Gene Colan.
Style and substance: Marvel has really nailed
this aspect. The company knows that each of its
characters are unique. Although they exist in the
same universe, they look and feel different.
(Unlike the folks at DC, who believe Batman
should be dark, brooding and monochromatic—
and so should Superman.) Avengers: Age of
Ultron is an epic, WWE-style beat-’em-up.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a
serious,’70s-style political thriller. Guardians of
the Galaxy is a funny, space-age romp.
“Daredevil” is a pulpy crime drama—like “The
Wire,” but with costumes. “Superheroes” is not a
genre. If all adaptations of comic books were
stamped out of the same template, audiences
would quickly get tired of them. “Daredevil”
provides a perfect lesson in how to keep these
movies and TV shows fresh, exciting and bingewatchable for decades to come. a
The first season of “Daredevil” is available now on
Netflix.
other and plan to get married.
SATURDAY 9
Pitch Perfect Sing-Along (ABC Family
6pm) Pitch Perfect 2 hits theaters this
summer, so why not revisit the original
film (about a college a cappella
group) with this sing-along version. It’s
like “Glee”—only the actors are too old
to be in college instead of too old to
be in high school.
Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Lifetime
6pm) Kidnapped at age 4 by a
stranger, a woman reunites with her
family and tries to adjust to normalcy
after spending 17 years in captivity.
Saoirse Ronan (The Grand Budapest
Hotel), Cynthia Nixon (“Sex and the
City”) and Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows) star.
Just the Way Your Are (Hallmark 7pm)
Candace Cameron Bure stars in her
umpteenth Hallmark Channel movie—
at least half of which have the word
“Christmas” in the title. Seriously, this
girl sees more action in December
than Santa’s sleigh.
SUNDAY 10
“Guy’s Grocery Games: Mother’s Day
Madness” (Food 6pm) Hey, at least
Guy Fieri remembered it was Mother’s
Day. What’s your excuse?
“Kate Plus 8: Mother’s Day Surprise”
(TLC 6pm) TLC continues to try and
convince us that we don’t hate Kate
Gosselin with yet another one-hour
special about her and her eight
damn kids.
MONDAY 11
Thought Crimes: The Case of the
Cannibal Cop (HBO 7pm) And you
thought Baltimore cops were bad.
TUESDAY 12
“How It’s Made” (Science 8pm)
Science Channel’s “industrial
manufacturing porn” series features
a special episode titled
“Misbehaving Advertising Executive
in the 1960s Edition.” I think they’re
trying to say “Mad Men” without
violating copyright. But what they’re
going to do with it, I can’t say. How
cigarettes and scotch are made,
maybe?
WEDNESDAY 13
“American Idol” (KASA-2 7pm) Pay
attention, America. A new idol is
being crowned for your worshipping
pleasure.
“Sing It On” (TV Guide 7pm) And
since it’s against the law to have
less than seven singing competitions
on TV at any given time, TV Guide
adds one just as “American Idol”
disappears for a few weeks. This
one features a cappella singers—so
Pitch Perfect fans, this is a hell of a
week for you. a
W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Richie B’s Pizza
What was your best business decision?
To list ourselves in the Alibi (I hope).
What was your biggest missed
opportunity?
Type of Business
Pizzeria, Subs, Desserts
Year Established
One time I bought an old greyhound bus
with the intention of turning it into a motor
home. On my drive back home, I stopped to get
gas and saw a rock band that had broken down
and needed a ride. By the time I thought about
giving them a ride, it was too late. That could
have been my chance to meet AC/DC, Maroon
5 or the Backstreet Boys!
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What are your growth goals?
505-312-8579
It’d be nice if every single house in
Albuquerque tried our pizza and loved it. To try
our pizza is to love it!
Business Email
What is your company’s greatest
challenge?
Website
Owner
Preston & Jessica Smith
Business Address
7200 Montgomery NE
Business Phone
richiebsabq@gmail.com
www.richiebsabq.com
Getting the word out that we’re open and
that we have amazing food.
What contributions to the community
(charitable or otherwise) are you most
proud of?
What was your first job?
In my younger years, I developed a love for
gaming and pizza. So naturally, I did database
programming for the Air Force for seven years.
How did you get started in this
business?
Well, it all started at the age of 2 when my
mom gave me my first bite of pizza. I knew
instantly pizza would be my life.
Why did you choose this business?
So I could eat the pizza every day.
What is your business philosophy?
To serve outstanding food with amazing
customer service. I try to introduce myself to
every customer who walks through the door.
What is your educational background?
the best possible education to, while showing
them the value of hard work.
How is operating your own business
different than you expected?
We knew it was going to be a lot of work
and long hours, but there are so many little
things we hadn’t consider along the way.
What significant changes have you
implemented recently?
We’re very choosy with our ingredients,
and after a long search for a great sausage, we
went local and decided on Tully’s Italian sausage,
which is a great complement to the Grande
cheese and Boar’s Head meats we use.
What successes in the past year are
you most proud of accomplishing?
I graduated from the University of New
Mexico in 2008 with a degree in Management of
Information Systems.
Having the courage to quit my 9-5 job and
open this Richie B’s! There was a lot of second
guessing and questioning myself, but I’m very
happy I did it.
What is your or your company’s
greatest asset?
What do you offer that the competition
doesn’t?
The recipes! Our recipes are authentic New
York Italian that were passed down for three
generations.
We offer a real NY-style pizza; we hand
make all the sauce and dough. Nothing is frozen
or shipped in bags. Everything is fresh, and fresh
is best.
What are your strongest business
traits?
We take pride in the food we serve.
Why did you choose to do business in
Albuquerque?
We originally tried Richies recipes in
Alabama, so when we moved back to
Albuquerque to be closer to family, we missed it
so much we had to open our own restaurant
here.
What motivates you to succeed
besides the desire to make money?
To pursue the dream of owning my own
pizzeria. This has been something I’ve wanted
to do for 10 years, and now it’s a reality. I
have two daughters whom I’d like to provide
How do you maintain your competitive
edge?
I like to think we offer the best pizza in the
city and great customer service. I believe those
two things will keep us competitive as long as
pizza is still being eaten.
How would you define your position
within the marketplace or within your
market segment?
We’re a small pizzeria with huge pizzas and
bold taste.
What do you think is the biggest
obstacle in operating a successful
business?
My wife and I have rescued over 40 animals
and found them homes over the past 10 years.
We are pretty proud of that!
What book are you currently reading,
or what’s your favorite book?
I always quite fond of The Farside and Calvin
and Hobbes.
Do you have a hero or mentor—
business or otherwise?
How has the internet affected your
business, and how do you think it
might affect your business in the
future?
I’ve always been a fan of the Hulk and his
ability to just get mad and smash everything.
Although it would be pretty cool to have a
skeleton made out of metal like Wolverine.
Reviews are very important in today’s
culture. But to be honest, I’ve been so busy with
making pizzas, I haven’t gotten the chance to put
our website online yet. I hope to have that
finished by the time this is published.
If there is one thing about Albuquerque
or New Mexico that you could change,
what would it be?
In what area of your business do you
invest the most energy?
Running it. Keeping quality food going out
to customers and cleanliness.
If you had to choose another career or
start another business what, would it
be?
The really windy days of spring, road rage,
and I would have given Bill Gates the investment
he was looking for!
What do you look for in prospective
employees?
Honesty and how much weight they can
carry on their back.
What inspires you?
I would have loved be a professional hockey
player.
Comedy: I like making people laugh (if you
couldn’t tell).
What words of wisdom would you
offer to someone starting their own
business?
Three passions outside of work?
First of all, believe in yourself. Don’t let
other people tell you can’t do something. Work
hard, very hard. Don’t be afraid to take risks.
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger says: “You can’t
climb the ladder of success with your hands in
your pockets.”
Hockey, “Game of Thrones,” family.
Anything else you would like to add?
Thanks for reading this. Please stop in and
try our pizza or Philly Cheese-steaks! You won’t
be disappointed; I guarantee it.
What’s your favorite saying or
quotation?
As the owner of a pizzeria I’m quite fond of
hearing this: “That was amazing, can I have
another slice please?”
If you had a chance to live anyone
else’s life, whose life would it be?
I think it would pretty interesting to live as
King Ramses of Egypt so I could finally learn
how the pyramids were built.
One word: time. There’s never enough time.
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OPENING THIS WEEK
dad (Harrison Ford) is one of her old lovers. Awkward.
110 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
The D Train
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Reviewed this issue. 97 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 5/8 at
Century Rio)
Earth’s mightiest mortals are back for a second goaround. Seems that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has
built a super-powered robot named Ultron (voiced by
James Spader) who wants to bring peace to humanity by
wiping it out. Can Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The
Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and newcomer The Vision
stop this metallic madman before his plan comes to
fruition? Probably, otherwise we don’t get any more
movies. Overstuffed? Sure. Exciting. Hell, yeah. 141
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Hot Pursuit
In the proud tradition of Midnight Run (with Robert De
Niro and Charles Grodin) and Witless Protection (with
Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy), Reese
Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara star in this action comedy
about an officer of the law escorting a reluctant witness
across the country while being pursued by cops and
gunmen alike. 87 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 5/8
at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Cinderella
Faye Dunaway stars in this notorious 1981 biopic about
actress Joan Crawford’s abusive relationship with her
daughter Christina. Double-featured with What Ever
Happened to Baby Jane? Local drag troupe The Dolls
hosts a special Mother’s Day screening on Sunday. 129
minutes. R. (Opens Saturday 5/9 at Guild Cinema)
Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Thor) directs this straightfaced, unironic live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1950
animated gem. It looks gorgeous from top to bottom, and
Lily James (from “Downton Abbey”) seems perfectly
appropriate as the ball-going protagonist. But this version
adds nothing whatsoever new to the old story. For Disney
princess completists only. Reviewed in v24 i11. 113
minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Ex Machina
The original crew of the Enterpise is back for this 1986
hit, which sends Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest back to
modern-day America to rescue some humpback whales
so that aliens can ... Yeah, it doesn’t really matter. This
one’s just a fun time-travel romp. Sponsored by
Bubonicon as a tribute to late, great actor Leonard Nimoy.
119 minutes. PG. (Opens Friday 5/8 at Guild Cinema)
British writer Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later...,
Dredd) tries his hand at directing with this sci-fi tale
about a young programmer selected to participate in a
breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by
evaluation the “human qualities” of a female robot. Like
all female robots in movies, she turns out to be both sexy
and dangerous. We’ve seen this sort of high-tech
Frankenstein story before, but Garland’s script is highly
literate and his direction thrilling. 108 minutes. R.
(Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema)
Mommie Dearest
Steel Magnolias
The shameless 1989 weeper—starring Shirley MacLaine,
Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah
and Julia Roberts as the one with tubes up her nose—
returns to theaters for another good cry. 118 minutes. PG.
(Opens Sunday 5/10 at Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
Furious 7
Frank Capra himself directed this 1926 silent film starring
comedian Harry Langdon as a hapless Belgian soldier
who comes to America after World War I and is led on
series of comic disasters while searching for his beautiful
pen pal (Priscilla Bonner). 79 minutes. Unrated. (Opens
Saturday 5/9 at Guild Cinema)
The automotive insult to gravity and various related forms
of physics continues, despite the untimely death of star
Paul Walker. Vin Diesel, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and
Ludacris pick up the slack, shooting and/or crashing cars
into countless people, places and things. Seems Evil
British Guy (Jason Statham) is going after car
thief/invincible superhero Dominic Toretto and crew for
killing his brother, Evil British Guy From The Last Movie
(Luke Evans). 137 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Tough Being Loved By Jerks
Get Hard
The Strong Man
The incredibly timely history of French humor publication
Charlie Hebdo is recounted in this evenhanded
documentary. Director Daniel Leconte spent months
covering the defamation trial of editor Philippe Val—which
was, of course, rendered moot by the religiously
motivated attacks that left 12 people dead and 11
wounded. In addition to profiling the people behind the
startling headlines, Leconte manages to untangle the
international political, ideological and media-related
issues swirling around the controversial publication. In
French with English subtitles. 102 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Monday 5/11 at Guild Cinema)
Will Ferrell and the clearly overworked Kevin Hart (six
films last year and two so far in 2015) star in this racial
comedy. Ferrell is millionaire James King, busted for fraud
and bound for San Quentin. On the run from police,
James ends up in the South Central LA home of family
man Darnell Lewis (Hart). Mistaking him for a street thug
(because, you know, racial humor), James offers to pay
the man to school him in the art of being a gangsta—so
he can survive in prison. Needless to say, this
mismatched buddy comedy doesn’t try very hard. 100
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Home
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis star in this over-the-top
psychodrama about an aging child star who torments her
crippled sister at a decaying Hollywood mansion. Doublefeatured with Mommie Dearest. Local drag troupe The
Dolls hosts a special Mother’s Day screening on Sunday.
134 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday 5/9 at Guild
Cinema)
STILL PLAYING
The Age of Adaline
Blake Lively (“Gossip Girl”) stars as a young woman, born
at the turn of the 20th century, who is “rendered ageless”
after an accident. In present day, our immortal
protagonist falls in love with a young man (Michiel
Huisman, “Game of Thrones”), only to discover that his
DreamWorks Animation mashes together E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial and Lilo & Stitch in the hopes that wayward
alien mascot Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons from “The Big
Bang Theory”) will become the next toy/video game/tshirt-generating machine. It’s safe to say he won’t. The
story, about a misfit alien who befriends a lonely Earth
girl (Rihanna), feels awfully recycled. If you’re an adult
who doesn’t find Parsons’ voice grating, you might survive
a screening with your kids. 94 minutes. PG. (Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Hot Pursuit
bunch of tests (no, really) in this predictably rote sequel.
119 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)
The Lady from Shanghai
The Guild celebrates Orson Welles’ birthday with a twofilm tribute. This 1947 film noir showcases the legendary
actor/director’s skill in turning cheap pulp material into
complex cinematic puzzles. Here, Welles plays a boat
captain who signs on to a bizarre yachting cruise just to
get closer to the mysterious Mrs. Bannister (Rita
Hayworth—well, who could blame him?). What follows is a
twisty plot full of deception, fraud and murder. Doublefeatured with Magician. 88 minutes. Unrated. (Guild
Cinema)
biographers Joseph McBride and Simon Callow are
among those interviewed—but it’s the patchwork of film
clips that provide the best portrait of the actor/filmmaker.
Double-featured with The Lady from Shanghai. 94
minutes. PG-13. (Guild Cinema)
Monkey Kingdom
DisneyNature’s annual Earth Day release concentrates,
obviously, on monkeys this year. The focus is on a troop of
toque macaques struggling to survive in the ruins of an
ancient temple in “the storied jungles of South Asia.”
Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill (Chimpanzee, Bears,
African Cats) produce and direct. Tina Fey narrates. Sure,
why not? 100 minutes. G. (Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Little Boy
This faith-based parable (produced by Hollywood superChristians Roma Downey and Mark Burnett) ups the ante
by hiring a bunch of name-brand actors (including
Michael Rapaport, Emily Watson, Kevin James, Ben
Chaplin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ali Landry and Toby Huss).
It’s set during World War II and concerns a diminutive kid
in a coastal California town who worries for his soldier
dad’s safe return. The local priest assures the boy that
God will end the war if he fulfills the Seven Corporal
Works of Mercy (stuff like “feeding the hungry,” and
“visiting the sick”). The kid does and is rewarded with a
series of increasingly convenient miracles, leading to a
conclusion that is really disturbing if you think about it.
Writer/director Alejandro Monteverde (2006’s Bella) is
obviously sincere, but the film is way too sugary and
sentimental to take seriously. 100 minutes. PG-13.
(Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
The Longest Ride
Clint Eastwood’s studly son Scott Eastwood stars in this
extremely Nicholas Sparks-esque adaptation of a
Nicholas Sparks novel. Eastwood is a rodeo rider
sidelined by injury who falls for a sweet, artsy college girl
(Britt Robertson from “Under the Dome”). At some point
they rescue an old man (Alan Alda) from an auto
accident. The sweet, artsy college girl helps the old dude
recover in the hospital by reading a bunch of his love
letters from the 1940s. So, yup, we get a flashback-filled
B-story in which young Alan Alda (Jack Huston) romances
Oona Chaplin (jeez, everybody here is descended
someone famous) in picturesque North Carolina. There’s
a lot of flannel and lakes and romantic picnics. 139
minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)
Insurgent
Magician: The Astonishing Life and
Work of Orson Welles
The popular young adult book series about a dystopian
future in which mean old adults won’t let rebellious teens
grow up to be whatever they want returns with the second
outing in the trilogy (which will, inevitably, turn into four
films). Shailene Woodley is back as troublemaking
“divergent” Tris, who’s obliged to run and fight and take a
On the eve of his hundredth birthday, Orson Welles gets
the biopic treatment from Academy Award-winner Chuck
Workman (Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol).
Magician features scenes from just about every existing
Welles film, including clips from his final, unfinished
works. Friend Peter Bogdanovich, lover Oja Kodar and
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
You brought this on yourself, America. Incompetent but
accidentally heroic security guard Paul Blart (Kevin
James) goes off on vacation to Las Vegas with his teenage
daughter (Raini Rodriguez). But when crime rears its ugly
head in the form of a casino heist, the fat dude on the
Segway fights back. With wacky slapstick jokes. At least
Larry, Moe and Curly had each other to play off of. 94
minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Unfriended
For those Millennials who can’t tear themselves away
from their phones, tablets and computers for one freaking
minute comes this unspeakably “contemporary” foundfootage horror film that takes place entirely on Skype.
Seems that a teenage girl was bullied into committing
suicide. One year later, all her social media “friends” find
themselves being stalked and murdered, one by one,
online. ... And for those of you under the age of 15, don’t
worry, a Snapchat horror film will be coming at you
sooner or later. 100 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
The Water Diviner
Russell Crowe directs and stars in this stoic-yet-weepy
drama about an Australian farmer who travels to Turkey
after the Battle of Gallipoli (1916, for you non history
buffs) to try and locate his three missing sons. Think
Saving Private Ryan with lots more family melodrama
mixed in. 111 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Woman in Gold
British treasure Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann, an
octogenarian Jewish refugee who takes on the Austrian
government to recover a Gustav Klimt masterpiece stolen
by the Nazis during World War II. It’s based on a true
story. Unfortunately, it’s a mostly speech-heavy courtroom
drama. And what the hell is Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder,
Green Lantern) doing here playing a Jewish lawyer? 109
minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) a
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FILM | TIMES wEEk oF FrI., May 8-ThurS., May 14
CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN
100 Central SW • 1 (800) 326-3264 ext. 943#
Steel Magnolias Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
Hot Pursuit Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50; Mon-Thu
12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30
Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Sun 11:05am, 11:55am, 1:35,
2:25, 4:05, 4:55, 5:45, 7:25, 9:05, 10:45; Mon-Thu
11:05am, 11:55am, 1:35, 2:25, 4:05, 4:55, 5:45, 7:25
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:15, 6:35, 8:30,
9:55; Mon-Thu 12:45, 3:15, 6:35, 8:30
Ex Machina Fri-Sun 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20;
Mon-Thu 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40
The Age of Adaline Fri-Sun 11:00am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20,
10:10; Mon-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20
Monkey Kingdom Fri-Sun 11:30am, 2:05, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30;
Mon-Thu 11:30am, 2:05, 4:45, 7:15
Unfriended Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00; Mon-Tue
12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45; Wed-Thu 12:55, 3:10
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Fri-Sun 11:20am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05,
9:35; Mon-Thu 11:20am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05
Woman in Gold Fri-Sun 11:10am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 10:05;
Mon-Thu 11:10am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10
Furious 7 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, 10:40; Mon-Thu 1:15,
4:25, 7:35
Home Fri-Sun 11:45am, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25; Mon-Wed
11:45am, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00; Thu 11:45am, 2:10, 4:35
Get Hard Fri-Sat 11:50am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:50 10:25; Sun
5:05, 7:50, 10:25; Mon 11:50am, 2:30; Tue 11:50am,
2:30, 5:05, 7:50; Thu 11:50am, 2:30
The Lady from Shanghai Fri 6:00
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Fri-Sat 10:30
The Strong Man Sat-Sun 1:00
Mommie Dearest Sat-Sun 2:45, 8:00
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Sat-Sun 5:15
Tough Being Loved By Jerks Mon-Thu 4:00, 6:15, 8:30
HIGH RIDGE
12910 Indian School NE • 275-0038
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
MOVIES 8
4591 San Mateo NE • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1194
Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Thu 11:40am, 3:00, 6:40, 9:50
Child 44 Fri-Thu 12:30, 7:10
American Sniper Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:40
Do You Believe? Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:40, 6:50
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Thu 3:50, 10:30
Kingsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:10, 6:20,
9:30
The DUFF Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:00, 10:20
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Fri-Thu
11:30am, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu
12:50, 3:30
Chappie Fri-Thu 10:00
Jupiter Ascending Fri-Thu 6:10, 9:20
MOVIES WEST
CENTURY RIO
9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247
I-25 & Jefferson • 1 (800) 326-3264
Steel Magnolias Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
The D Train Fri-Thu 10:40am, 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 10:10
Hot Pursuit Fri-Thu 9:30am, 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30
Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Sat 10:00am, 10:35am,
11:05am, 12:10, 1:40, 2:15, 2:45, 3:50, 5:20, 5:55,
6:25, 7:30, 9:00, 9:35, 10:05, 11:10; Sun-Thu 10:00am,
10:35am, 11:05am, 12:10, 1:40, 2:15, 2:45, 3:50, 5:20,
5:55, 6:25, 7:30, 9:00, 9:35, 10:05
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Sat 9:30am, 11:40am,
12:40, 1:10, 3:20, 4:20, 4:50, 7:00, 8:00, 8:30, 10:40,
11:40; Sun-Thu 9:30am, 11:40am, 12:40, 1:10, 3:20,
4:20, 4:50, 7:00, 8:00, 8:30, 10:40
Little Boy Fri-Tue 10:45am, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25; Wed
10:45am, 1:40
The Water Diviner Fri-Thu 10:20am, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20
Ex Machina Fri-Thu 10:45am, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45
The Age of Adaline Fri-Thu 10:10am, 1:15, 4:15, 7:25,
10:35
Monkey Kingdom Fri-Thu 10:30am, 4:10, 10:00
Unfriended Fri-Thu 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:40
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Fri-Sat 9:40am, 11:00am, 12:25,
1:45, 3:10, 4:30, 5:55, 7:15, 8:40, 10:00, 11:25; Sun
9:40am, 11:00am, 1:45, 4:30, 5:55, 7:15, 8:40, 10:00;
Mon-Tue 9:40am, 11:00am, 12:25, 1:45, 3:10, 4:30,
5:55, 7:15, 8:40, 10:00; Wed 9:40am, 11:00am, 1:45,
4:30, 7:15, 10:00
Woman in Gold Fri-Mon 10:25am, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25;
Tue-Thu 10:25am, 1:25
The Longest Ride Fri 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:15
Furious 7 Fri-Thu 10:15am, 12:00, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00,
8:45, 10:30
Home Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
Get Hard Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35
Insurgent Fri-Thu 1:05, 6:50
Cinderella Fri-Thu 10:05am, 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
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RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA
1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300
Hot Pursuit Fri-Thu 11:20am, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20
Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Wed 11:00am, 11:45am, 3:15,
4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:45, 10:15; Thu 11:00am, 11:45am,
3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:45, 10:15
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:15, 2:30,
7:30, 8:15, 9:30; Thu 12:30, 1:15, 2:30, 7:30, 8:15
The Age of Adaline Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9:00
Little Boy Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:05, 5:50, 8:35
Ex Machina Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30
Unfriended Fri-Thu 11:10am, 1:25, 3:40, 5:55, 8:10, 10:25
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Fri-Thu 1:10, 3:40, 6:10, 8:40
Monkey Kingdom Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45
Furious 7 Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:50, 6:05, 9:25
Get Hard Fri-Thu 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25
Home Fri-Wed 11:20am, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20; Thu
11:20am, 1:50, 4:20
Cinderella Fri-Thu 8:00, 10:40
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
Closed for the semester
GUILD CINEMA
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
3405 Central NE • 255-1848
2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Fri 4:00, 8:00
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Fifty Shades of Grey Fri-Thu 3:50, 10:05
Child 44 Fri-Thu 12:35, 6:50
American Sniper Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55
Do You Believe? Fri-Thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10
The Lazarus Effect Fri-Thu 7:20, 9:45
Kingsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:50, 6:55,
10:00
The DUFF Fri-Thu 7:45, 10:25
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Fri-Thu 12:05,
2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu
1:50, 4:20
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Fri-Thu 12:00,
2:35, 5:10
Paddington Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
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MUSIC | ShoW UP!
MUSIC HISTORY
BY AUGUST MARCH
Pride and Joy
Five gigs to make your heart sing
Beats Antique’s Zoe Jakes
Friday, Pt. II
BY AUGUST MARCH
The blonde waitresses take their trays/
They spin around and they cross the floor/
They got the moves/ You drop your drink,
then they bring you more/ All the school kids
so sick of books/ They like the punk and the
metal band/ When the buzzer rings/ They’re
walking like an Egyptian.”—“Walk Like an
Egyptian” written by Liam Sternberg and
performed by The Bangles on the album
Different Light
“
“Walk Like an Egyptian” was one of my
mother’s favorite pop tunes. Otherwise, she
favored The Beatles and Billy Joel. Mom liked
the song because it’s happy. She used to blast it
on the car stereo as she drove to Coronado
Mall. One supposes the activities described
therein are indicative of a certain joie de
vivre. She slipped the bonds of this mortal coil
nearly 20 years ago, but I clearly recall her
musically induced joy. Hearing this song on
the ’80s station makes me smile too, as I look
toward a season of ice cold drinks and punk
and metal bands filling local venues. Follow on
as I walk like an Egyptian toward that lofty
goal.
Friday
Melt-Banana, a Japanese band known for
noisy, metallic indulgences relayed through
pop pronunciations, have a gig on Friday, May
8, at Launchpad (618 Central SW). Active
since the early ’90s, the work of surrealist
bananas Yasuko Onuki and Ichirou Agata
evidences an eclectic experimentalism that
verges on the chaotic but maintains a tuneful
bond to essential rocanrol ruminations about
love and life. Agata’s guitar work adds intense
texture to the band’s underlying melodicism.
The lately ubiquitous and always alluring
ICUMDRUMS, starring Kris Kerby, opens the
evening’s descent into loud, lovely longing. It’s
$12 to get through the airlocks at 8pm, and
the 21-plus scene lifts off at 9:30pm.
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Up the road a ways, there’s a dance party on
the roof of Effex (420 Central SW) on Friday
night too. This jam features Los Angeles
electro wizards David Lee Crow aka Ghastly
and Tony Fresch aka Dr. Fresch dueling and
dropping beats in a back-to-back ritual
designed to raise spirits, spill drinks and get
you and yours swaying and shaking as a
springtime starscape cascades overhead.
Ghastly’s ability to spin multiple genres
into believably taut, timeless tirades should be
an awesome contrast to the good doctor’s
percussively glitchy invitations to the dance.
Tickets for this 21-plus trek available through
Red Fish Entertainment
(redfishevents.com).The party starts at 9pm.
Saturday
The evening of Saturday, May 9, presents an
opportunity to check out one of the city’s
grooviest venues, as the historic El Rey
Theater (622 Central SW) hosts Beats
Antique. An amazing tribal fusion outfit,
Beats Antique is fronted by belly dancer and
experimentalist Zoe Jakes. Jakes’ work
combines a hefty dose of enigmatic electronica
mixed with mischief and meditation; the result
is an unforgettable sensory experience.
Accompanists and co-conspirators David
Satori and Tommy Cappel add an intriguing
sense of jazz, psychedelia and worldbeat
conceits to the ensemble. Beats Antique’s
recent recordings A Thousand Faces: Act I and
A Thousand Faces: Act II are notable for their
use of traditional instrumentation buoyed by
high-tech production and electronic
atmospherics. Fans age 16 and older should
arrive at 7pm and enjoy the sights and sounds
until midnight. Tickets are $17 and are
available at electrostub.com.
Monday
Sister (407 Central NW) will be the scene of
a droning clamor on Monday, May 11, when
the venue welcomes Earth and True Widow.
Earth is the progeny of Olympia, Wa., native
Dylan Carlson. For over 25 years, the dude has
been busting eardrums, discomfiting the square
set and worshipping Satan—or some
semblance of the goat-god—while producing
music that is as perplexing as it is compelling.
Dense, dark and full of distorted guitar
gymnastics, Earth has seen its share of
members ascend and fall. Throughout the
fracas, the band has managed to maintain a
precise take on a dark side of drone-inflected
Americana that includes influences as diverse
as Roy Buchanan and Merle Haggard.
True Widow, a Texas trio comprised of
D.H., Nikki and Slim, plays the kind of music
your mother warned you about; she may or
may not have tried to steer you toward The
Bangles instead. True Widow is heavy, guitarcentric and much like the comfort of a
detuned radio when one is trying to outrun the
apocalypse. Though some have branded the
group as shoegaze or ambient pop, their
concert spectaculars rise past such foggy
notions, approaching an alluring and highstrung soundscape. For a winsome way to
spend an otherwise blue Monday, admission is
a superstitious $13. The concert is open to
folks who are at least 21, and it wouldn’t hurt
to be familiar with the dark arts. Doors open at
8pm, and movement toward the lower levels
begins at 9pm.
Wednesday
Speaking of the number 13, revel in raucous
ramblings at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street
NW) on Wednesday, May 13, when Author &
Punisher and Death Convention Singers
invade the North Valley joint to provide a
semblance of something called art rock.
Author & Punisher is the techno-torture
template that artist Tristan Shone uses to
explore music in a disturbing fashion
reminiscent of postmodern boundary dwellers
like Survival Research Labs and Burque’s own
Kris Kerby. A mechanical engineer by trade,
Shone shines rather darkly within the doomencrusted musical machinery of his own design.
Current work includes the erotically charged,
defiantly dissonant release Ursus Americanus.
As for Death Convention Singers, the
name says it all. Doom-tastic, wantonly
experimental and damn satisfying in their
approach to large-ensemble cacophony, Death
Convention Singers brings the vision of
composers and provocateurs like Raven
Chacon, Marisa Demarco, Luke Hussack, Bud
Melvin, Tahnee Udero and many others to
fruition within recitals that resemble the
aftermath of human civilization. Father of the
Flood and Frighten & Amaze open. Not-soaverage listeners can acquire tickets to this
ultra-noisy, semi-divine discourse for $8. Low
Spirits opens at 8pm, and the river roars into
darkness beginning at 9:30pm.
While walking like an Egyptian toward these
hellacious shows, keep in mind that what
happened along the Nile so long ago was
memorable because humans just like us made
it so. Create your own memories in early May
by going out and supporting the local scene.
Maybe a few thousand years from now, a pop
band on Saturn will make a record called
“Walk Like a Burqueño” on your account. a
An Interview with Kimo, Pt. I
It’s impossible to write about the history,
evolution and future of the Albuquerque scene
without mentioning Kimo Licious. A singersongwriter whose work is as boundless and
dynamic as the person behind it, who was born
Sarah Stinnett, she’s a longtime, legendary
force in the local community. The Alibi
conversed with Kimo, and this is what she had
to say about music and life on the muddy banks
of the Rio Grande.
Alibi: Where are you from, and how did
Albuquerque become home?
Kimo: I’m originally from Texas. I moved to
southern New Mexico in ’85. I graduated from
Las Cruces High, and after a strange first
semester at college, I decided I was going to
move to Montana. I got a bus ticket for my cat
and myself, ended up staying in Albuquerque
with a friend for what was going to be a week,
and the rest is history. That was in 1992.
How did you get your musical start here in
Burque?
I’ve always been musical. I was a band nerd and
chorus freak in high school. I found the Indigo
Girls and thought, if these chicks can rock a
guitar, then so can I. When I moved out here, I
was playing in coffee shops. I was in the theater
program at UNM. We had a theater party, and
Eric McFadden walked in. I’d never met the guy.
He heard me play and thought I was pretty
good, said maybe I should come over for a
lesson. He was living at the Crossroads Motel at
Central and I-25. I heard him play later that
night, and I was dumbfounded. So I called him
and took a few lessons at the Crossroads. I
ended up opening for his band Alien Lovestock
with Anton Kozikowski. They gave me 20 bucks
to play happy hour at the Dingo Bar. I played a
few songs there and met Miguel. He and I hit it
off, and they began booking me. I owe Eric and
Miguel my career.
How did those early experiences at the Dingo
impact your music?
I was a young, naïve kid. I played really folky
music. I thought if I liked it, everyone else would
too. That’s not the way it works. I think in 23
years, what I’ve learned is that you’ve gotta
stay true to yourself but also cater to your
environment. One thing I try, and it’s taken me a
while to realize this, is reflected in what Tom
Waits said: “My songs are always sick, and I’ve
got to make them better.” So your song can
start as one thing but in 10 years, morph into
something else. It’s the same song, but certain
things—dynamics, important points—change.
The biggest thing I’ve learned has to do with
dynamics—how to get the story across to my
audience in the correct, dynamic tone.
How has that attitude affected your work as a
musician?
My hope and dream was to always be a rocker.
But I realized you can’t always scream at
people. Some bands can, but for my genre, it’s a
delicate balance between rock and soft
poignancy. My work is folky, but it’s not your
typical girl-with-a-guitar stuff. People see this
little tiny thing [me], and they expect a waif-like
folk singer. And it’s strange, but my main
demographic is straight, rocking dudes. They’re
like, “Man you rocked out!”
So rock and roll is an important aspect of what
you love. What else plays a role in your work?
I can’t sit down and write a song. The songs
come to me. It’s pretty important to find that
moment—to not let that moment slip by, to let
the music come to me. If I don’t write it down,
my headspace doesn’t like to keep ahold of it
for long. The other thing I’ve realized over the
years is that it’s not about me; you get to a
show and see people that are so stoked. The
music is for them.
Next time: Kimo’s recordings, farm, and
future in Burque a
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MUSIC | dIrt CIty arCHIveS
Hey, Joe
The Big River Band
BY CAPTAIN AMERICA
t’s 1978. I’m 20 years old, living in a log
cabin in the East Mountains. A few miles
away on South 14 stands The Blarney Stone,
a bar frequented by bikers, dope growers and
general ne’er do wells—a real local joint. I
hitched a ride over ’cause a bluegrass band was
playing that weekend.
This was when bluegrass music had begun
to drift away from its Appalachian, Celtic and
gospel roots. In the past few years, I had seen
Young Turk bands disregarded or even booed
for hauling drums and electric bass guitars
onstage. Truth to tell, I’m still sort of appalled.
Give me the ol’ acoustic guitar/banjo/fiddle/
mandolin/bass lineup any day, especially when
it’s joined by the keening high harmonies that
Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys made de
rigueur back in the 1940s. At festivals like
Adams County near Denver and Galax, Va.,
and even Telluride (back when it actually was
a bluegrass festival), we kinda dug seeing guys
that looked like us—long-haired freaks—
playing the music we loved. But ee-lectric
guitars? Nah. This was the Mother Earth News,
back-to-the-land era.
How did a kid like me, raised in the New
Jersey suburbs 20 minutes from Manhattan,
have an inkling of what traditional bluegrass
was about? Blame it on my junior high buddy
Mike. Or more accurately, Mike’s big brother
Bill who brought home an acoustic guitar one
day that we all thought was cool—not least of
all because it resembled the one on the cover
of Dylan’s Nashville Skyline. Mike bought a
banjo, and before long our entire group of
friends was sitting on suburban porches
wearing flannel shirts and picking various
Guild and Gibson knockoffs and thumping
washtub basses. We often went to “The City”
to hear authentic pickers like Ralph Stanley
(back when he was just in his fifties), Jim and
Jesse & the Virginia Boys and The Country
Gentlemen. A few years later, on the bum in
New Mexico, I was thrilled to hear Big River
was playing the local watering hole even
though I wasn’t yet old enough to drink. Not
that that really mattered. I mean, the Blarney’s
rival bar down the road was owned by a guy
who got his liquor license before he turned 21.
What struck me about Big River wasn’t
locally renowned banjo guy Wayne
Shrubsall—playing the new and exciting
chromatic “Keith Style” rather than the
arpeggio-based “Scruggs Style”—nor the clean,
flatpicked guitar of Hans Kayser nor the bass of
Lance Quadri or Don Cooke’s fiddle. Truth to
tell, though, these guys’ vocals weren’t even
that hot ... except when a charismatic
mandolin picker named Joe De Mar stepped
up to the mic. Good lord, he couldn’t have
been more than five or six years older than me,
but De Mar’s picking was sweet and clean.
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How did a kid like me, raised in the
New Jersey suburbs 20 minutes
from Manhattan, have an inkling
of what traditional bluegrass
was about?
Most impressive, he could sing like an angel.
He got it. Unlike most of the other “newgrass”
guys back then (and the sadly lacking
Americana kids nowadays), he knew that
those nasal vocals—based on old-timey
gospel—were vital to bluegrass. De Mar had
that proverbial high, lonesome sound.
Too soon, the afternoon parking lot gig was
over, and the band retired inside the bar. Too
young to get in, I walked the few miles back to
my hermit abode without meeting them. I
never saw them again but made sure to
remember Joe’s name.
Nigh on 30 years later, I was reviewing The
Porter Draw. Josh Gingerich and Russell Pyle
got it. They got those sweet bluegrass
harmonies I hadn’t heard live for many a year.
I mentioned Joe De Mar in an article, happy
to drop a shout-out I thought no one would
hear. But I was wrong. It just so happened I
had been generally carousing with a bunch of
ladies that, unbeknownst to me, included De
Mar’s daughter [Michelle]! I was pleased as pie
when Michelle read it and told me who her
dad was—and that he had an LP, a copy of
which was mine if I wanted. If I wanted! Are
you kidding?
Live At The T House is pretty decent
bluegrass, if typical of the era and not quite up
to par with other young’n outfits like Bottle
Hill from New Jersey (!) or City Limits from
Colorado. A few standards, a clever cover or
three, competent and enjoyable. For my
money the solid standout in the band is Joe De
Mar and his voice. Hearing it again is always a
real treat. Full circle and all that, I can now
die a happy boy.
As they say, Joe, thanks for the memories. a
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MUSIC | StraIgHt froM tHe garage
How a Song Is Made
Looking in on The Glass Menageries
t’s a cold Sunday morning.
Storm clouds are rolling in,
the scent of impending
raindrops coating the asphalt.
I’m greeted by Mauro Woody,
singer-songwriter in The Glass
Menageries, among other
projects, at the front door of
her abuelita’s house in
northeast Albuquerque. She’s
in a chipper mood, offering me
coffee before I take a seat and
meet her grandmother and
brother, Dhaveed. While
waiting for the other
Menageries to show up for
practice, Mauro delves into her
history as a musician and her
work with local bands like
Animals in the Dark, Lady
Uranium, Chicharra and the 5
Star Motelles.
“Joining the 5 Star Motelles
was when things really started
to take off,” Mauro says. “I
guess I have a sickness. I’m like
a vampire. I’m a singersongwriter first and foremost, so
I like being a part of different
projects that play different
kinds of music. I just need to
get better at saying no.”
Soon, bandmates Gena
From left: Mauro Woody, Gena Lawson and Dhaveed Woody
Lawson and Christian Newman
show up, and Dhaveed wakes
music strikes me as ethereal yet forthright. The
up Brahm Woody, his and Mauro’s brother,
musicians feed off one another, Brahm’s
and bassist of the band. As I grab another cup
basslines complementing Christian’s rhythmic,
of coffee from the kitchen and make my way
at times tribal, drumming.
to the practice room on the other side of the
Gena and Mauro’s vocals blend together
house, Mauro’s grandmother says, “Have a
like one harmonious lullaby over dreamgood life. It looks like you are already.”
tapered melodies. It’s almost as if the
Thanks, abuelita.
oncoming storm outside, the dark clouds over
The practice space is littered with gear and
the Sandias, is bringing about a ritualistic
artwork. Guitars, photos and a random
progress to the work, as the band jumps from
assortment of paintings cover the walls, while
one song to the next, pausing only to question
tables and shelves hold amps, tuners and
whether certain notes were off or to name the
notebooks of music. It’s a small room, but the
next song from their oeuvre that needs a runband makes the area work. Dhaveed, the
through. While Gena and Mauro decide
band’s lead guitarist, stands over by Christian’s
whether a vocal shift works, or if a certain
drum kit, and Gena finds a place at the center
guitar part ran a little long, Christian pounds
of it all with a guitar in hand and a mic in
on the drums, in his own world, his own
front of her. Mauro steps behind a keyboard,
reality.
while Brahm stands near me, almost like he,
There’s a sense of camaraderie in the
too, is on the outside of things. It isn’t until
band—ties linking lineages along the songs’
they start playing that I realize how actualized
lilting passages—that makes their sound so
and melodic their rhythms are.
beguiling. Gena and Christian are married
Before the band begins, I ask Mauro how
with a child. And the three remaining
she’d describe their sound to folks who’ve
members (the Woodys) are all siblings.
never seen them play. “I’d say it’s dreamy, but
Together, it’s one family, and it’s that bond
Gena calls it desert shoegaze.” After taking my
that grounds their music and process.
place on the periphery, the band delves right
“We all sort of write the songs,” Mauro
into their tune “Noah.” I realize immediately
says. “How it works, usually, is that one person
that both genre descriptors are spot-on. Their
I
will come in with an idea or
some lyrics, and then
everyone else just kind of puts
their own spin on it until we
have a complete song. Like
this next one,” Mauro takes a
drag off her cigarette, as the
rest of the band is inside
trying to figure out the chord
progression for a new tune,
“on this new one the lyrics are
by Gena. But we all just sort
of add to it, you know?”
After Mauro goes back
inside—and Brahm and
Lawson stand in front of each
other, trying to match the bass
pitch with that of the guitar—
the band decides to give the
tune a shot. The song is
catchy, slower than when they
were outlining its various
chords. It’s an atmospheric
tune; Gena’s vocals echo
through the room, her small
frame loosens itself, getting
lost in the beat, the cadences
of everyone’s instruments
come together. Then the song
is over.
“Whatever that was, I
liked it,” Mauro says.
“I know,” Gena replies. “It
was a little off toward the end,
but it sounded cool.”
“Yeah, the sound was
murky and weird at the end,”
Christian agrees.
After two hours of playing, the band is still
not quite satisfied. “I think we need to do
another practice before the show,” Brahm says.
The band has five days to make sure that all of
their songs are ready for a gig at Burt’s Tiki
Lounge the following Friday. Gena and
Christian need a sitter for their child; Mauro
needs to get off from work. And it dawns on
me that these are real people with real lives.
We often forget that when we see bands play
live, as we’re entertained and dumbfounded.
But these songs don’t just come out of
nowhere. They’re practiced, toiled over and
perfected. The band agrees to an early practice
on Friday afternoon, prior to their show.
After Christian and Gena leave, Mauro,
Dhaveed, Brahm and I have a cigarette outside
while I wait for my Uber to pick me up. The
clouds are growing thicker, their color
changing to a dull gray that indicates rain is
coming. We shoot the shit about “Frasier,” and
Brahm inadequately reasons Kelsey Grammer
dressing as a baby in an episode, but we laugh
as he tries his best to explain. Soon my ride is
there, and the rain comes. As I’m driven away,
a small part of me wonders if they called the
deluge forth. Does their sound have that kind
of power? Shit, I’d believe it. a
PHOTO BY MARK LOPEZ
BY MARK LOPEZ
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Music
Calendar
THURSDAY MAY 7
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Nate Dodge & Andra Taylor •
indie, Americana • 8pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
GREER GARSON THEATRE, Santa Fe An Evening with Pussy
Riot • 6pm • $300-$600, FREE for SFUAD students
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE 1st Thursday Comedy • 7:30pm • FREE
KIMO THEATRE Crazy Life Tour: Home Free • country, a
cappella • 8pm • $30-$100 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Fiend AKA International Jones • Dezert Banditz •
rap, hip-hop • Mat-Dre • IllNickell • Dmize • Eternal Sadizts •
Ya Boi Biz • Wolfgang Paco and more • 9pm • $15
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
LOW SPIRITS Hydrant • Deer In Headlights • Felix & His Flying
Guitar • Russell James Pyle • folk, singer-songwriter • Dan
the Glassman • Jim Phillips • A Band Named Sue • 7:30pm
MARBLE BREWERY Youngsville • country, folk • 7pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Jam Night: Jimmy Jones • 6pm • FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 8pm •
FREE
NOB HILL BAR & GRILL Markland • blues, rock • 7:30pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Tim Berne’s Snakeoil • jazz •
7:30pm • $15-$20
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: InnaState • rock,
reggae • Plateros • 6pm • $10
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Trios Los Bohemios • 6pm • FREE
SISTER Sólstafir • Ancient Wisdom • metal • 9pm • $5
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Golden: Old-school Hip-hop • $5 • Latin
Night with VDJ Dany • 9pm
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Thirsty Thursday: Matt
Jones • 8pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE
WINNING COFFEE CO. Above Average Open Mic • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
ZIA DINER, Santa Fe Trio Bijou • vintage string jazz • 6:30pm •
FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Von Strantz • indie, Americana,
soul • 9:30pm • FREE
FRIDAY MAY 8
BIEN SHUR Street Scene Band • country • 9pm • FREE
COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Oscar Butler •
contemporary, folk • 6pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Claystone • 6pm •
FREE
THE COUNTY LINE BBQ Chile Pi • pop, folk • 6pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia •
Americana • 8:30pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
EFFEX Ghastly • DJ Fresch • electronic • 9pm • See “Show
Up!”
HISTORIC OLD TOWN The Pleasure Pilots • R&B • 7pm • FREE
IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 9pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Melt-Banana • ICUMDRUMS • rock • 9:30pm •
$12 • See “Show Up!”
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo The DCN Project •
funk, soul • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY Felonious Groove Foundation • 8pm •
FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Hello Dollface •
soul, pop, indie • 6pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Tim Meehan • 1:30pm • The Clik • 6pm •
FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 9pm •
FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Ravenous • classic rock • 9pm • FREE
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Roust the House Teen
Performance Night • 7:30pm • $3 • ALL-AGES!
PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe Robert Muller • 6pm • $2
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Chris Dracup •
acoustic blues • 6pm • $10
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Leah Leyva and The Band •
7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SHERATON UPTOWN HOTEL Swag Duo • jazz, blues, Motown •
6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SISTER Today Is The Day • Lazer/Wulf • experimental metal •
Bathhouse • 9pm • $10
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe The Alchemy Party • 9pm • $7 • Reggae
Dancehall Friday • 10pm • $5-$7
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Escape Friday: DJ
Devin • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $10 for men
SUNSHINE THEATER Hollywood Undead • rapcore, screamo •
Cane Hill • 8pm • $22.50
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Rhythm
Nation • 9:30pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brushfire • 9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Calvin Appleberry •
solo piano • 7pm • FREE
SATURDAY MAY 9
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: Frank McCulloch y sus Amigos • 2pm • FREE
BIEN SHUR Street Scene Band • country • 9pm • FREE
COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Comedy Showcase
hosted by Jason Green • 9pm • FREE
THE COOPERAGE Nosotros • salsa • 9:30pm • $7
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Thru Friends • 6pm •
FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe The Dust Jackets • Americana •
1pm • Bone Orchard • Americana • 8:30pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Sage & Jared’s Happy
Gland Band • folk • 9am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
GIG PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe Bruce Dunlap &
Brahim Fribgane • 7:30pm • $20
HISTORIC EL REY THEATER Beats Antique • experimental,
world fusion • 7pm • $17 • See “Show Up!”
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
ISLETA RESORT & CASINO: THE SHOWROOM Montgomery
Gentry • country • 8pm • $50-$60
THE JAM SPOT Galles Chevrolet Battle of the Bands: Destroy
to Recreate • metal • Fatally Dying Within • Rogues Beware •
rock • A Name in the Ashes • Visions of Death • Prosthetic
Fate and more • 5pm • $8-$10 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Expressway To Yr Skull: Hounds Low • doom,
stoner rock • Death Convention Singers • Rabid Childs •
Shitty & the Terribles • Huron Valley Listening Club • 9pm
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO The Moody Blues •
classic rock • 8pm • $39-$92 • ALL-AGES!
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo The DCN Project •
funk, soul • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY The Blue Hornets • ska, reggae • 8pm •
FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Stanlie Kee • 6pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras The Steve Maase Project • blues •
1:30pm • The Blunts • 6pm • FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Jade Masque • Latin, reggae,
rock • 9pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Hartless • rock • 9pm • FREE
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY Mike Hogan • 3pm
PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe Robin Holloway • jazz,
cabaret • 6pm • $2
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Todd Tijerina •
blues, rock • 6pm • $10
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 7pm • FREE
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Professors of Pop • acoustic duet •
6pm • FREE
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 7pm • $8 • We
<3 Tech: Riff • Feathericci • Mayrant • 9pm • SO
Sophisticated • 10pm
SNEAKERZ SnewFest • 7pm • $7
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Night: DJ
KrisCut • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Rhythm
Nation • 9:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK In The Mix: Flo Fader •
9pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWING TAPROOM Setting The Tone: Cali Shaw •
indie, Americana • 5pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brushfire • 9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Lori Michaels • jazz •
7pm • FREE
WAREHOUSE 508 Passion Pride Rave: Kinetix • DJ Cruz • 7pm •
$5 • ALL-AGES!
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO The Porter Draw • alt.country,
Americana • 9:30pm • FREE
SUNDAY MAY 10
CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Soul Kitchen Duo • blues, soul • 3pm •
FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Boulevard Lane •
blues, rock, folk • 3pm • FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe The Return of the Legendary
Dylan Brunch • 1pm • Jacob Furr • singer-songwriter • 8pm •
FREE
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Abiotic • Lord of War • Ruse • Divide
The Foundation • metal • 6:30pm • $7.50 • ALL-AGES!
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Mothers Day Brunch with Live
Music by Casper Gomez • 11am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD D.O.A. • Brassknuckle Boys • punk • The Dying
Beds • punk • Whiskey Driven • 7:30pm • $10
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MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Immortal Bird • Roñoso • sludge, grind •
Echoes of Fallen • metal • 8pm • $5
NED’S BAR & GRILL Danger Zone Karaoke • 3pm • FREE
SNEAKERZ Albuquerque Blues Connection • 3pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo
piano • 6pm • FREE
MONDAY MAY 11
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Cowgirl Karaoke hosted by
Michele Leidig • 9pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Thee Oh Sees • Sun Dog • psych rock • Holy
Glories • 9:30pm • $12 • See preview box.
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Open Mic Jam Night • 7pm • FREE
SISTER Earth • True Widow • rock • 9pm • $13 • See “Show
Up!”
TUESDAY MAY 12
BEN MICHAEL’S Joe Daddy Blues Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Boris McCutcheon & Karina Wilson •
6pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Thru Friends • 6pm •
FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Jim Almand • blues, singersongwriter • 8pm • FREE
FIRST TURN LOUNGE, Downs Racetrack and Casino
Karaoke Night • 7pm • FREE
IMBIBE College Night with DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilo
Quinones • 9:30pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD The Contortionist • progressive metal • CHON •
Auras • 7pm • $12
LOW SPIRITS Cosmonauts • Mr Elevator & The Brain Hotel •
JJUUJJUU • Shitty & the Terribles • 9:30pm • $10
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Mike Linden • 6pm • FREE
MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Sinister Haze • Hanta • stoner rock •
Marsupious • stoner rock • Jah Branch • reggae, rock •
9pm • $5
NED’S BAR & GRILL Picoso • Latin, motown • 6pm • FREE
POSH NIGHTCLUB Latin Tuesday: DJ Quico • 9pm • FREE
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Oh Say, Thee Oh Sees!
Depending on the day (and the listener), San Francisco group Thee Oh Sees gets billed as anything
from garage-rock to psych to art punk; hell, the band even delved into Krautrock with their 2010 song
“Warm Slime.” No matter what label you slap on them, though, one thing’s for sure: Thee Oh Sees are a
helluva lot of fun. For those who long for the Nuggets era of music, this is sonic gold. Founded as an
experimental outlet for John Dwyer in 1997, and crazy prolific as it evolved into his main gig in the midaughts, Thee Oh Sees has worked with Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, and
their songs were featured on “Breaking Bad” and “Grand Theft Auto V.” The
MONDAY
outfit sent fans on a bad trip in 2013 when the group announced during a live
MAY 11
show that it would be their last. Luckily, it seems they were just blowing
smoke. Their latest release, 2014’s Drop, is a brilliant explosion—loud and
Launchpad
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618 Central SW
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The
Mountain
Goats
Beat the Champ
(Merge)
If you wanna rock the
fuck out while
contemplating the meaning of life, the
persistence of memory, the sadness of
nostalgia and the triumph of the will as the
future constantly manifests itself—consider
The Mountain Goats’ latest Beat the Champ.
The band’s 16th studio album demonstrates
an unfaltering attention to melody and
instrumental prowess. Rooted in John
Darnielle’s piquant storytelling and lyricism,
the result teems with chops and keen
introspection. Professional wrestling and
death provide the narrative framework;
within it, the Goats explore life and how to
live it. Tragedies, excesses and heroic
returns laced with existential heaviness are
interpreted with aplomb on “The Ballad of
Bull Ramos,” “Fire Editorial” and “Stabbed
To Death Outside San Juan.” You could even
soundtrack your reading of Darnielle’s debut
novel Wolf in White Van. This is essential
listening.
Blur
The Magic Whip
(Parlophone)
This is a confession.
When Blur was at its
prime, the band
frightened me. I was a
young rocker taking
London by storm, surviving on fish and chips
and cheap ale, and I wasn’t sure how to feel
about a band that had the rock thing down
and chose instead to distance itself with
electronica, pop and nascent hip-hop
references. The advent of the 21st century,
the fall of Oasis and Radiohead’s ascent has
afforded me perspective on the progenitors
of Brit-pop. Here’s what I landed on: Blur is
wildly important. And The Magic Whip, their
eighth release (and first in 12 years), finds
Blur dropping galaxy-expanding tracks like
“Thought I Was a Spaceman” and “Ghost
Ship” and standing at attention at the heart
of the rocanrol universe.
Best Coast
California Nights
(Harvest/Capital)
I got into the SoCal postpost-grunge/pop-punk
sound as much as
anyone, downloading
tunes by FIDLAR and
Wavves. But I somehow
missed Best Coast, the Bethany Cosentino
and Bob Bruno duo. Sun-soaked beach
anthems aside, I felt sure Best Coast rides at
low tide while their peers are busy paddling
out as the sea rolls in. California Nights set
me straight though, with an evocative
darkness and attention to harmony that sets
the band apart from their punked-out
colleagues. On songs like the title track, doowop epic “Sleep Won’t Ever Come” and
closer “Wasted Time,” Bethany, Bob and
producer Wally Gagel push the limits of the
genre to new depths, with great effect. Best
Coast is stepping up to the plate. You’ve
been warned, lackadaisical Orange County
neighbors. a
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When Does It Become OK to
Dig Up a Human Body?
How old do human remains, graves,
etc., have to be before digging them
up is OK? If I go to a cemetery and
dig somebody’s remains up, it will
undoubtedly make front-page
news, especially if I put what I find
on display on my mantel. However,
museums are filled with really old,
dead people and their artifacts. Is it
just that these people’s relatives
are no longer around?
—John E. Riley, Berkeley Heights, N.J.
I’m tempted to ask what prompted this
inquiry, but I’ll leave you and your god to resolve
that between yourselves. One must concede,
though: At this point in human existence, with
more than 100 billion dead people in the ground
(or lying around at varying levels of decomposition
somewhere, anyway), the odds of Spot digging a
hole in the backyard and turning up one of them
aren’t insignificant. As it’s important to be prepared
for these sorts of situations; what follows here are
your basic guidelines for grave-robbing.
It’s not a total free-for-all. The Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation (and Desperate
Attempt to Make Up for Previous Shitty Policies
Regarding Native Americans) Act of 1990 requires
any remains or artifacts be returned to the
appropriate descendants. Perhaps the most famous
related case so far was the 1996 discovery in
Washington State of Kennewick Man, a nearcomplete human skeleton roughly 10,000 years
old—the sort of find that gets archaeologists fogging
up their microscope lenses. Despite uncertainty
about KM’s ethnic origins, a group of Native
American tribes claimed him as their own and wanted
him reburied under the 1990 law, while scientists,
seeing him as a priceless research subject, tried to
stop the Army Corps of Engineers (who had
jurisdiction) from turning the bones over. After the
legal dust settled, no one was all that happy: a 2004
ruling held that the remains weren’t provably Native
American, so no reburial, and the Corps has allowed
only limited scientific testing in the years since.
But that’s as far as federal law goes. (Well, plus
prohibitions against disturbing a crime scene, always
a consideration in cases of unattended death.)
Everything else gets delegated to the states, where
things get a little hazier. There’s a common-law
principle in play under which it’s not OK to disturb a
dead body without proper authorization, although
really that mainly applies to bodies interred in
modern cemeteries with all paperwork accounted for.
Seventeen states explicitly prohibit abuse of a
corpse, which generally encompasses things that
would offend hypothetical loved ones.
True, the possession and sale of human remains
by private individuals is legal in all but three states—
eBay, unsurprisingly, hosts a lively trade in such
things, which can fetch hundreds or sometimes
thousands depending on the body part. This,
however, doesn’t mean it would be wise for just
anyone to take some femur they found (even on their
own property) and slap a Buy It Now price on it.
If you’re a part of a museum or other organization
that’s official enough to claim the aforementioned
proper authorization, though, the random dead
bodies out there not covered by the repatriation act
are more or less up for grabs. According to the Ohio
Archaeology Council, the general idea when
discovering human remains is to determine whether
they belong to anybody still alive. This could be a
relative or heir, or possibly a contemporary group
with a cultural affinity. There must be an attempt to
contact the relevant parties, which isn’t always
simple even when Native Americans aren’t involved;
countless controversies have ensued over millenniaold bones of unclear provenance. (The selfproclaimed chief of modern-day British druids, King
Arthur Pendragon—formerly known as John
Rothwell—has threatened to chain himself to
Stonehenge if the bones found there are displayed).
Finally, the general idea is to avoid activities seeming
“exploitative or insensitive.” But that’s about it.
Antigone (you remember—she was determined to
get her traitorous but dead brother properly interred)
would be appalled.
As for rules about how long you’re required to
leave bodies undisturbed: There aren’t any.
Excavations are already going on at certain World
War I battlegrounds where the slain were just a
couple of generations older than many now in the
prime of life, e.g. me.
The more modern the site, of course, the more
controversial the remains. Last year, for instance,
7,930 unidentified human fragments, most the size
of “a Tic Tac,” as one medical examiner memorably
put it, were transferred to the National September 11
Memorial & Museum, to be placed at bedrock level of
what organizers had called “the sacred ground of the
site.” As respectful as that might sound to some, to
many of the families of the deceased, it meant their
loved ones’ remains were being stored away in a
museum basement. Some victims’ families had earlier
protested against World Trade Center dust and
debris being moved to a Staten Island landfill,
arguing that it certainly contained human remains as
well. I predict many more lawsuits before we finally
lay this issue to rest. And if the police find anything
weird in your house? Blame the dog. a
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Benedictine monks observe
the Latin motto Laborare est Orare. The 19th-century
abbot Maurus Wolter interpreted these words to mean
“work is worship” or “work is prayer.” He was trying to
impress upon his fellow monks that the work they did
was not a grudging distraction from their service to God,
but rather at the heart of their devotion. To do their
tasks with love was a way to express gratitude for
having been blessed with the gift of life. I propose that
you experiment with this approach in the coming weeks,
even if your version is more secular. What would it be like
to feel contentment with and appreciation for the duties
you have been allotted?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here’s one of the best
things you can do for your mental and physical health:
Withdraw your attention from the life that lies behind
you, and be excited about the life that stretches ahead
of you. Forget about the past, and get wildly inventive as
you imagine the interesting future you will create for
yourself. Forgive everyone who has offended you, and
fantasize about the fun adventures you’ll go on, the
inspiring plans you’ll carry out and the invigorating
lessons you hope to learn.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the children’s book The
Little Engine That Could, a little blue engine volunteers
to pull a long chain of train cars up a steep hill, even
though it’s not confident it has the power to do so. As it
strains to haul the heavy weight, it recites a mantra to
give itself hope: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.”
The story ends happily. The little blue engine reaches
the top of the hill with its many cars in tow, and is able to
glide down the rest of the way. As you deal with your
own challenge, Gemini, I recommend that you use an
even more forceful incantation. Chant this: “I know I can,
I know I can, I know I can.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here’s a confession: I have
taken a vow to foster beauty, truth, love, justice,
equality, tolerance, creativity, playfulness and hope. To
do this work is one of my life goals. I approach it with the
devotion of a monk and the rigor of a warrior. Does that
mean I ignore difficulty and suffering and cruelty? Of
course not. I’m trying to diminish the power of those
problems, so I sure as hell better know a lot about them.
On the other hand, my main focus is on redemption and
exaltation. I prefer not to describe in detail the world’s
poisons, but rather to provide an antidote for them. Even
if you don’t normally share my approach, Cancerian, I
invite you to try it for the next two weeks. The
astrological time is right.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The hill where I take my late
afternoon hikes is teeming with the six-petaled purple
wildflower known as the elegant cluster-lily. Every one
of them—and there are hundreds—lean hard in the
direction of the sun in the west. Should I deride them as
conformists that follow the law of the pack? Should I
ridicule them for their blind devotion? Or should I more
sensibly regard them as having a healthy instinct to
gravitate toward the life-giving light? I’ll go with the
latter theory. In that spirit, Leo, I urge you to ignore the
opinions of others as you turn strongly toward the
sources that provide you with essential nourishment.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Am I reading the
astrological omens correctly? I hope so. From what I can
tell, you have been flying under the radar and over the
rainbow. You have been exploiting the loopholes in the
big bad system and enjoying some rather daring
experiments with liberation. At this point in the
adventure, you may be worried that your lucky streak
can’t continue much longer. I’m here to tell you that it
can. It will. It must. I predict that your detail-loving
intelligence will paradoxically guide you to expand your
possibilities even further.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to the three
science fiction films collectively known as The Matrix,
we humans suffer from a fundamental delusion. What
we think is real life is actually a sophisticated computer
simulation. Intelligent machines have created this dream
world to keep us in suspended animation while they
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harvest our energy to fuel their civilization. Now as far
as I can tell, this scenario isn’t literally true. But it is an
apt metaphor for how many of us seem to be half-asleep
or under a spell, lost in our addiction to the simulated
world created by technology. I bring this to your
attention, Libra, because now is a favorable time to
diminish the hold that the metaphorical Matrix has on
you. What can you do to at least partially escape your
bondage? (Hint: A little more contact with nature could
do the trick.)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming weeks, you
may be as alluring and intriguing and tempting as you
have been in a long time. I suggest you capitalize on this
advantage. Proceed as if you do indeed have the power
to attract more of the emotional riches you desire.
Assume that you are primed to learn new secrets about
the arts of intimacy, and that these secrets will make you
even smarter and more soulful than you already are.
Cultivate your ability to be the kind of trusted ally and
imaginative lover who creates successful relationships.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Physicist Frank
Wilczek won a Nobel Prize for his research into quarks,
the tiny particles that compose protons and neutrons.
The guy is breathtakingly smart. Here’s one of his
operating principles: “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re
not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big
mistake.” Let’s enshrine his advice as your meditation,
Sagittarius. I think you’re strong enough and brave
enough to go hunting for some new, super-rich
dilemmas. Yes, they may lead you to commit some
booboos. But they will also stretch your intelligence
beyond its previous limits, giving you a more vigorous
understanding of the way the world works.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1934 Capricorn
baseball player Dizzy Dean was named the Most
Valuable Player after winning 30 games. It was a feat
that no National League pitcher has repeated ever since.
After Dean retired, he was inducted into the Hall of
Fame. Never shy about acknowledging his own prowess,
he declared that “if you can do it, it ain’t bragging.” It is in
this spirit that I invite you to freely expound on your
talents and accomplishments in the coming week. You
won’t be boasting. You will simply be providing
information. And that will ultimately result in you being
offered an interesting new opportunity or two.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There has rarely been a
better time than now to refine the art of being your own
mommy or daddy. You’re finally ready to take over from
the parental voices in your head and assume full
responsibility for raising yourself the rest of the way.
What do you want to be when you grow up? You may
feel a giddy sense of freedom as it becomes clear that
the only authority who has the right to answer that
question is you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The universe has always
played tricks on you. Some have been so perplexing that
you’ve barely understood the joke. Others have been
amusing but not particularly educational. Now I sense a
new trend in the works, however. I suspect that the
universe’s pranks are becoming more comprehensible.
They may have already begun to contain hints of
kindness. What’s the meaning of this lovely turn of
events? Maybe you have finally discharged a very old
karmic debt. It’s also conceivable that your sense of
humor has matured so much that you’re able to laugh at
some of the crazier plot twists. Here’s another
possibility: You are cashing in on the wisdom you were
compelled to develop over the years as you dealt with
the universe’s tricks. a
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47 “Club Can’t Handle Me” rapper
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48 See 20-Across
51 Trier trio
53 Admit honestly
54 See 20-Across
60 1960s Olympic track star ___
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61 A billion years, in astronomy
62 Pampers rival
64 Took a leap
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12 “The Hurt Locker” setting
14 Abbr. in real estate ads
25 See 20-Across
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8 Kind of shutout, in baseball
55 Big Apple enforcement org.
9 Submits
56 Swiper tries to swipe from her
10 Overly excited
57 The next palindromic one won’t
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11 “Man, is it humid in here!”
13 Line former
58 Catch a wave, brah
16 Mao’s middle name?
59 Like a goateed twin?
21 First of four Holy Roman
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63 Secret Squirrel, e.g.
22 “Baywatch” actress Bingham
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52 Comes down heavy
6 Words before “old chap”
31 Hanging in there
38 “Titanic” passenger class
39 Cup of legend
40 Swamp reptile
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43 He can’t be whacked without a
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