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CRIB NOTES
BY AUGUST MARCH
Crib Notes: Sept. 10, 2015
1
Two city councilors plan to introduce
legislation aimed at reducing penalties
for the possession of
_____________________.
a) kittehs
b) Amanita Muscaria
c) marijuana
d) time travel devices
2
According to published reports, 35.5%
of Albuquerque residents have little or
nothing to do with ______________________.
a) banks
b) jumping spiders
c) chrome wheel rims
d) green chile
3
The University of New Mexico football
team began their season last
weekend, beating the
_________________________ 66-0.
a) Alabama Crimson Tide
b) Auburn Tigers
c) New Mexico State Aggies
d) Mississippi Valley State Delta
Devils
4
The one-time site of Eclipse Aviation
is now slated to be a plant that
manufactures ___________________.
a) tortillas
b) replicants
c) Soylent Green
d) flying saucers
5
Our state legislators are currently
gearing up to _______________________.
a) order lunch from The Bull Ring.
b) face off with the governor over
concerns about public education
c) dance merrily about the
Roundhouse
d) impeach Secretary of State Dianna
Duran
Answers:
1) C. Councilors Isaac Benton and Rey Garduño are
convinced that Albuquerque’s citizens have spoken
clearly about reducing penalties for possession of
marijuana and are pursuing the matter.
2) A. There are more than 120,000 unbanked and
underbanked households in the metropolitan area,
according to a newly released FDIC survey.
3) D. The Lobos brutalized the Delta Devils, giving
up only 74 yards and causing three turnovers and
nine punts as they rolled over the hapless team
from Mississippi.
4) A. The former aircraft hanger has been
purchased by New Mexico Foods LLC. It’ll make a
great tortilla plant.
5) D. A legislative committee will meet next week
to consider impeachment proceedings for the
beleaguered secretary of state, who is accused of
gambling away campaign donations at area
casinos. a
AND
ODDS
ENDS
WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: China
In order to keep a military parade
commemorating the end of World War II
bird-free, Chinese leaders have turned to
some unusual exterminators—a gang of
monkeys. The trained macaques are being
used to drive birds away from designated
areas in Beijing. The worry is that common
city birds like pigeons could strike airplane
engines during the many flyovers scheduled
to take place during the parade. “We bought
two monkeys in April last year from Henan
Province. After one month’s training, the
macaques mastered the skill of taking apart
birds’ nests,” air force official Wang Mingzhi
was quoted as saying by China News Service.
Three more monkeys have been added to
the team since then. Wang estimated the
monkeys, who work for treats, can dismantle
up to 60 nests per day. Other measures
designed to keep the skies free include a ban
on kites, balloons and “sport pigeons.” Local
airports will also be shut down during the
festivities. This September marks the 70th
anniversary of Japan’s official surrender
during World War II. No word on how
Beijing will now get rid of its monkeys.
Dateline: Illinois
According to the Chicago Tribune, a 23-yearold Aurora man sent naked selfies of himself
to the human resources manager of a St.
Charles company where he had been offered
a job early last month. The HR manager
contacted police on Aug. 14 to report that
the man had sent her two nude photographs
of himself via text. “There was a conditional
offer of employment made to this particular
applicant,” Elmhurst Police Chief Michael
Ruth told the Tribune. “My understanding is
they’ve rescinded the offer of employment.”
The victim received the texts while at home
in suburban Elmhurst. The texter told police
the nude selfies were all a mistake.
According to the police report, the offender
was contacted and “admitted to sending the
photographs, explaining they were actually
meant for another individual and were sent
to the victim in error.” Police advised the
job seeker to “cease any contact with the
victim.” Although the victim did not pursue
charges, the unnamed company has decided
not to hire the sexting jobseeker.
Dateline: Texas
In other selfie-related mishap news, a 19-
year-old Houston man accidentally killed
himself while posing for a selfie with a gun.
KPRC News-2 is reporting Deleon Alonso
Smith, a father of two, was struck in the
throat with a bullet as he took a picture with
his cell phone in one hand while holding a
gun in the other. According to relatives
Smith was one day away from starting
community college. Investigators told KPRC
that Smith’s cousin was in another room at
the time the gun went off. The cousin told
police they found the gun earlier in the day.
No charges have been filed, but Houston
Police are attempting to determine the
origin of the gun.
Dateline: Texas
A Texas State University co-ed has become
famous (well, internet famous) after she took
to driving a tiny, pink Barbie Jeep around
campus. Tara Monroe, 20, says her license
was suspended and her father took her car
away after she refused a Breathalyzer test
during a DWI stop following a Waka Flocka
Flame concert. “Riding a bike around
campus sucks,” Monroe told the San Antonio
Express-News. And in case readers didn’t
understand, she added, “Like, really sucks.”
So instead of riding a sucky bike around
TSU campus, Monroe opted for a batterypowered Barbie Jeep she bought for $60 off
Craigslist. Pictures and videos of Monroe
driving around San Antonio in the child-
sized Jeep have gone viral on social media.
“This is the best way I could have gotten my
15 minutes of fame,” Monroe said.
“Basically, it was the best decision I’ve made
in college, yet.”
Dateline: Maine
A little thing like a police chase and a car
crash didn’t stop a suspect from getting his
high on. Topsham Police Sgt. Robert
Ramsay told the Portland Press Herald an
officer saw 44-year-old John Yates pull his
SUV into a breakdown lane on Interstate
295. The officer got out of his cruiser, but
before he could could speak to the motorist,
Yates pulled suddenly back into traffic,
nearly hitting a semi tractor-trailer. Ramsay
said a slow-speed pursuit ensued, ending
when Yates hit a guardrail and crashed into a
ditch. According to the police report,
Officer Randy Cook approached Yates’
vehicle and witnessed him pull a can of
Dust-Off keyboard cleaner from under his
seat and begin huffing it. At that point Cook
removed the keys from the ignition and
arrested Yates. He was charged with
operating under the influence of drugs,
driving to endanger, failure to stop for a
police officer and civil possession of
inhalants. a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
news to devin@alibi.com.
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BUGS! | THE BUGMAN
Potential Hazards of Pesticides
UC Davis study may link poison to autism
BY RICHARD “BUGMAN” FAGERLUND
believe it is time that we get a handle on
how we use pesticides in public areas. Right
now, any pest control company can use any
registered pesticide in public buildings and on
public property. Because of the potential
hazards of the pesticides, we need to control
this. There are several issues that are very
important. First, just because a pest control
person is licensed by the State of New Mexico
does not mean he/she is competent. There are
a number of different pesticide categories,
including structural pest control, vertebrate
pest control, fumigation, wood destroying
organism control, lawn and ornamental pest
control, weed control and vector control.
These are only a fraction of the categories.
The state requires the pesticide applicator to
get four Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
every year. They can get four CEUs in any
category (except wood destroying organism
control) and be recertified in all of the
categories.
This is ridiculous. Everyone should be
required to get CEUs in every category on
their license. So just because your
exterminator has a license in a category,
I
doesn’t mean he has taken any CEU classes to
update his knowledge in that category.
Secondly, and this is very important,
research published recently in Environmental
Health Perspectives supports the theory that
children whose mothers are exposed to some
pesticides during pregnancy may be at
increased risk for autism spectrum disorders.
Researchers at the University of California,
Davis, looked at the medical records of 970
participants. They found pregnant women who
lived within a mile of an area treated with
three different types of pesticides were at a
two-thirds higher risk of having a child with
ASD or developmental delays. These types of
pesticides include synthetic pyrethroids,
organophosphates and carbamates. These
pesticide-treated areas included parks, golf
courses, pastures and roadsides. This would
include spraying for mosquitoes. The study
discovered that women exposed to pesticides
during their second or third trimesters were
even more likely to have a child born with
developmental delays or autism. The findings
add to the mounting evidence linking autism
and developmental delay to pesticide exposure
during pregnancy.
Third, herbicides that contain glyphosates
are frequently sprayed on public areas, in
parks, along roadways and other areas where
people can unknowingly become exposed to
them. There is a study published in Entropy, a
peer-reviewed journal that exposes the health
hazards of glyphosates. The conclusion below
says it all:
Given the known toxic effects of glyphosate
reviewed here and the plausibility that they
are negatively impacting health worldwide,
it is imperative for more independent
research to take place to validate the ideas
presented here, and to take immediate
action, if they are verified, to drastically
curtail the useof glyphosate in agriculture.
Glyphosate is likely to be pervasive in our
food supply, and, contrary to being
essentially nontoxic, it may in fact be the
most biologically disruptive chemical in our
environment.
I believe that the studies definitely show
that synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphates,
carbamates and glyphosates should not be used
in public areas without the knowledge of the
public. They should definitely never be used in
schools, day care centers, medical facilities and
similar places. I would urge the state
government to pass legislation that prohibits
the use of these pesticides in public areas. If
people want to use these toxic chemicals in
and around their homes, that is fine, but
nobody should be unknowingly exposed to
them. If the legislators do not want to prohibit
the use of these chemicals in public areas, then
they should absolutely require pesticide
notification so the public is aware of the
pesticides before they enter a building or
public area. The notification should include
the name of the pesticide, the pests being
treated for, the name, address and phone
number of the company applying the
pesticides and where people can get copies of
the pesticide label and Material Safety Data
Sheet.
I also recommend that Albuquerque and
Bernalillo County require the same regulations
as mentioned, either totally eliminating the
pesticides mentioned from use in public
buildings and on public property, or require
pesticide notification.
I ask that legislators make pesticide
applicators get yearly training in all the
categories on their license. To get training in
one category and re-certified in many
categories is patently ridiculous. a
If you have any pest questions, you can contact The
Bugman at askthebugman2013@gmail.com or call
him at (505) 385-2820. You can also go to his
webpage at www.bugmansbugclub.com and join the
Bug Club. You will get a lot of information on ants
and all other household pests.
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
D
ear Mexican: Why is it that Mexican
immigrants like my parents, who have
done well enough in this country to
provide a home (a house, paid off in 10
years, in white Orange County}, an
education, food, clothes and toys for their
children (namely, myself and my brother),
can complain about El Hombre Gringo and
his stupid immigration laws, but when they
go down to Tijuana, or to visit family in La
Barca and Zacatecas, they complain about
the prices of things: the blankets, the
jewelry, the food; about how it’s “tan
caro”? Call me a commie, but goddamn,
these people are making shit profit on their
wares. Shouldn’t more affluent people such
as my parents be happy to spread their
money around and help out their fellow
country men and women?
Why do my parent’s complain about
how El Hombre Gringo treats us like shit
even though we work hard at the jobs even
they wouldn’t do, but when they see one of
“our people” selling roses on the freeway
off-ramps, they ignore him/her, and never
even think about buying one? At least
they’re not just standing there with a
cardboard sign that says “Will wurk fur
food,” so why make a big stink when I
want a damn blanket at the border crossing
(one of those fabulous, warm, fuzzy ones,
you know) that costs $32 there, and would
most certainly cost me more than twice
that even in Westminster? ¿Qué mendiga
mierda es eso?
I don’t exactly consider myself Mexican;
call me a traitor if you will, but since I was
born in the US, raised around nothing but
whites and went to school with a majority
of whites, I don’t identify with the Chicano
culture. But I see what people like my
parents do, people who were born in
Mexico and know what it’s like to live in
poverty, and I wonder what mierda their
brains are made of that they wouldn’t try
to help out with something so piddly as
buying the stupid chicletes that the
children at the border sell. Sure, you can’t
buy from all of them, but why refuse to let
me buy the blanket, saying, “Oh, he’ll
come back and lower his price.” Well, he
didn’t come back, and I never got my
blanket. And he never got the $32 I was
more than willing to fork over; I was
actually, going to give him $40 (but don’t
tell my dad that, he’d mess his pants)
because, who cares?
—Too Many More Issues to
Mention
Dear Pocho: Loco, you’re nothing but a
Chicano. Chicanos are the only people on
Earth who care about poor Mexicans.
Mexicans in Mexico don’t give a shit;
Mexican immigrants in the United States
not brainwashed by progressive do-gooders
(SARCASM ALERT to said progressive dogooders, who only laugh at jokes that
involve Republicans getting ISIS-ed) talk
nothing but shit about the paisas and nacos
and chúntaros in their neighborhoods. So
God bless you for caring about poor
Mexicans and word to the wise: Stop being a
Linus. The Paramount Swap Meet sells
blankets for cheaper than $32.
D
ear Mexican: Does Mexico have a
problem with illegal immigrants
coming into their country for free
healthcare and welfare?
—San Miguel de Allende
Asshole
Dear Gabacho: No, because we’re smarter
than that—and look at how great our
immigration policy has worked for us! 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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ALIGN UP’S CORE BREATHING-SPINE RESTORATION CLASS
Class merges gentle, helpful and hands-on work to soothe
and progress your body with guidance on how to do
breath-work. Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW).
$10-$15 sliding scale. 5:30-6:30pm. 933-5211.
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ALIGN UP’S STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE
CLASS A super-relaxation circuit training helpful for
recovery from long-term stress, PTSD and chronic pain.
Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW). $10-$15 sliding
scale. 6:45-8:30pm. (917) 535-9530.
alibi.com/e/158895.
BENTLEY ZUMBA Whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned
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dancer, front row or back, everyone has a great time. Form
Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $5. 5:45-6:45pm.
489-9168. alibi.com/e/162717.
HERBALISM SERIES 2 Learn how to use herbs for a variety of
conditions including stress, chronic pain, insomnia, mood
imbalances, immune issues and more. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $160. 6-8pm. 265-5900.
alibi.com/e/139088.
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE PSYCHOLOGY Karuna
Training is an extended training program in Contemplative
Psychology that teaches how to heal oneself and work
skillfully with others through the innate potency of the
heart. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $65. 7-9pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/161390.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY Join the best way to get
in shape: roller derby! Loaner gear and skate lessons are
provided for newbies. Wells Park (Sixth Street &
Mountain). 6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426.
alibi.com/e/158563.
TOUCHPOOL VOLUNTEER TRAINING Offer Aquarium visitors a
hands-on learning experience. If you are interested in
becoming a BioPark Volunteer, complete an online
application (adults and teens). ABQ BioPark Botanic
Garden (2601 Central NW). 9:30am-3:30pm. 768-2000.
alibi.com/e/149344.
VIPASSANA MEDITATION AND DHARMA TALK 40-minute
meditation followed by a Dharma talk. Albuquerque
Vipassana Center (200 Rosemont NE). Donations
accepted. 6:30-8pm. alibi.com/e/128742.
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/108566.
SATURDAY SEP 12
FRIDAY SEP 11
GENTLE WALKS Explore easy trails of less than two miles and
under 300 feet elevational change, meandering from one
item of interest to another. Pajarito Environmental
Education Center (2600 Canyon, Los Alamos). 8:30am.
662-0460. alibi.com/e/161570.
ROCOCO SPORT HORSES Visit Corrales, home to Romance
Arabians and now, Rococo Sport Horses—a lighter, livelier
version of the Baroque—truly the best of both worlds. Palo
Duro Senior Center (5221 Palo Duro NE). $2.50.
9am-3pm. 888-8102. alibi.com/e/161909.
SHAMANIC DRUM CIRCLE: JOURNEY THROUGH TRANCE A
light ceremony followed by trance drumming, with
Shamanic techniques and teachings offered. World Studio
(6300 Magpie NE, Rio Rancho). $5. 10:30am-12:30pm.
382-5275. alibi.com/e/145028.
6TH ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER The largest fundraiser of
the year for non-profit Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate Pueblo
culture. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (2401 12th
Street NW). $150-$1200. 6pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/161924.
AFRODANSASANA Be prepared for a colorful fusion of
dance/movement inspired by cultures of the African
diaspora and centered in the eastern practice of
mindfulness. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $10.
Noon-1pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/162600.
ALBUQUERQUE WEST FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE This is
a great opportunity to get started with genealogy research
if you are a beginner or expand your skills if you are a
more advanced researcher. Seven Bar Stake Center
(4500 Seven Bar Loop NW). 8:30am-4pm. 898-7583.
alibi.com/e/162189.
BEASTLY BASH: GROWN UP GAMES AND GRUB Party like an
adult and play like a kid. Run through an obstacle course,
ride a mechanical bull, fly down a zip line, play giant beer
pong, sample tequila and more. ABQ BioPark Zoo
(903 10th Street SW). $30-$35. 6:30-10pm. 764-6280.
alibi.com/e/162468.
THE BOSQUE BUZZ: POLLINATORS AND PLANTS Take a close
look at the flowers of the Rio Grande Bosque and their
insect pollinators. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio
Grande NW). FREE with registration. 10-11:30am.
alibi.com/e/162894.
BOSQUE RESTORATION DAY Give back to the Bosque in
support of native plants. Habitat restoration will focus on
removal of invasive Ravenna Grass in prepartation for the
Yerba Mansa replanting. Tingley Beach (1800 Tingley SW).
10am-1pm. 768-2000. alibi.com/e/160317.
DUKE CITY ROLLER DERBY DOUBLE HEADER: ABQ VS.
DENVER Munecas Muertas vs Contenders and
Juggernaughties vs Project Mayhem. Heights Community
Center (823 Buena Vista SE). $5 suggested donation.
2:30-7pm. alibi.com/e/163209.
GARAGE SALE AND DE-CLUTTER FOR A CAUSE All proceeds
benefit El Ranchito de Los Ninos and Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Central New Mexico. Donate gently used items.
Los Lunas Middle School (423 Main SE, Los Lunas).
7am-1pm. 565-4470. alibi.com/e/162832.
GRASS CLASS Retired professor of Biology, park herbarium
curator and volunteer Pete Peterson leads a workshop on
native grasses flourishing in the park. Cerrillos Hills State
Park (Santa Fe County Road 59, Cerrillos). $5 per vehicle.
10am-noon. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/158441.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Volunteers
needed to assist with set-up and take-down, passing out
fliers, etc. for Upcycle Fair/TedxABQ. University of New
Mexico (Cornell Mall outside Popejoy Hall). 8am-4:30pm.
265-0057. alibi.com/e/162427.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 7-9pm. See 9/10
listing.
LAVENDER: A TO Z Learn the basics of growing lavender. Los
Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio
Grande NW). $0-$30. 1-2:30pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/162343.
MARAVILLA “LAST CALL” AFTER PARTY The event will
showcase poetry, live art and music. Performers include
Flo Fader, Keith Sanchez, BuddhaFunk, The 2Bers, Mondo
Vibrations and more. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $50. 8:30pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/163145.
ON YOUR MARK TEDxABQ 2015 highlights 16-20 remarkable
homegrown ideas from New Mexico’s most passionate
innovators, thinkers and doers. Popejoy Hall
(203 Cornell NE). $50-$94. 10am-4pm. 925-5858.
alibi.com/e/149076.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK Walk with the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention to raise money for vital
research and education programs to prevent suicide and
save lives. Hoffmantown Church (8888 Harper NE).
10am-1pm. 263-2085. alibi.com/e/145389.
PATRIOT TRIATHLON This race is staged in honor of fire,
military, police and EMS personnel who on a daily basis
make our lives safer and better. A 400 yard swim, 15.4
mile bike and 5k run. Rio Rancho Aquatic Center
(745 Loma Colorado, Rio Rancho). $15-$220. 8am.
891-5230. alibi.com/e/149077.
PEOPLE CREATE CITIES: THE IRISH COMMUNITY As part of
the Library’s speaker series, Ellen Dowling tells the story of
Albuquerque’s Irish settlers Special Collections Library
(423 Central NE). 10:30am-noon. 848-1376.
alibi.com/e/162890.
XERISCAPE SEMINAR Join Claude Ceniceros, Xeriscape
Incentive Inspector, to learn more about xeriscape
principles, plant selection, design strategies, drip irrigation
and how to get an ABCWUA rebate. Cherry Hills Library
(6901 Barstow NE). 10am-noon. 857-8321.
alibi.com/e/162888.
SUNDAY SEP 13
12TH ANNUAL NM CHIPS AND SALSA HALF MARATHON 10K
run, 5K run, 5K race walk and kids K run located in the
heart of the North Valley. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute (9169 Coors NW). $15-$70. 6am. 586-7474.
alibi.com/e/149078.
3RD ANNUAL 5K REMEMBRANCE RUN A 5K run/walk/stroll.
All of the fundraising done in the Albuquerque chapter of
Blue Star Mothers supports local military and veterans.
Balloon Fiesta Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway).
$15-$40. 8:30am. alibi.com/e/149121.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SERIES David Green discusses the
principles for creating spaces that encourage innovation
and reviews his plan for Albuquerque’s Innovation district.
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
(2000 Mountain NW). Included with regular admission.
1-2pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/161471.
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/108614.
HANOI: POISED BETWEEN IDEOLOGY & REALITY A lecture by
Dr. Monika Ghattas, retired professor of history at CNM,
about Hanoi. Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
(2000 Mountain NW). $0-$20. 3-5pm. 856-7277.
alibi.com/e/163163.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS In this lighthearted and fun class,
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, parents free. 10-11:30am.
292-5293. alibi.com/e/161688.
MEXICAN EXTRAVAGANZA A Mexican rodeo. Tingley Coliseum
(300 San Pedro NE). $15-$30. 4pm.
alibi.com/e/161931.
NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PARISH FIESTA
Celebrate the community feast day with food booths, live
music, games, arts and crafts, a silent auction and a
raffle. Nativity Church Classroom (9502 Fourth
Street NW). 10am-6pm. 898-5253. alibi.com/e/163153.
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring meaning to your Sunday
morning by learning how to practically bring more peace
and happiness into the world. Kadampa Meditation
Center (8701 Comanche NE). $10 suggested donation.
10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/161684.
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/132014.
MONDAY SEP 14
2015 LINK CONFERENCE This year’s Link conference
features national and local speakers including Lt.
Andrea Taylor and Misha Goodman to highlight what
other jurisdictions are doing with demonstrated
success. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). 8am-5pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/162897. See preview box.
FAVORITE XERIC PLANTS FOR AUTUMN The Xeric Garden
Club of Albuquerque gives a guided tour of its certified
Wildlife Habitat Garden with an emphasis on favorite
plants for fall. Albuquerque Garden Center
(10120 Lomas NE). 10-11am. 296-6020.
alibi.com/e/160967.
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/141117.
TODDLER TIME A chance for toddlers four 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/129398.
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/140390.
TUESDAY SEP 15
ABC SEED LIBRARY BOOK CLUB MEETING Join in every
month to discuss seed/gardening/farming/food-related
books. This month’s book is Gary Paul Nabhan’s Desert
Terroir. Holiday Park Community Center
(11710 Comanche NE). 6-7:30pm. alibi.com/e/162899.
EVENT | PREVIEW
AMELIA OLSON
ZENTANGLE FOR ADULTS Do you Zentangle? Enjoy this
relaxing art and practice with other folks who would love
to share their projects with you. Lomas-Tramway Public
Library (908 Eastridge NE). 2-3:30pm. 291-6295.
alibi.com/e/162891.
Loving Humans, Loving
Pets, Loving Communities
Pets are part of my family and like true family members my
relationship with my smaller mammal loved ones can be
complex. Statistics have shown that when an animal is
being abused in a household, a human family member is
also experiencing abuse. By
acknowledging and studying
the link between animal and human violence, we can create new ways of
MONDAY
maintaining a safe and secure household for all of our family members. This also
SEPTEMBER 14
allows for multi-disciplinary public safety and public-service agencies to find
National Hispanic
effective ways to collaborate and cross-report abuse in order to reduce
Cultural Center
community violence. The National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth Street
1701 Fourth Street SW
SW) hosts and the Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Office and the Animal Care
alibi.com/e/162897
Services Department will head the 2015 Link Conference, an event highlighting
8am to 5pm
what other jurisdictions are doing to improve community relationships with
demonstrated success. Anyone from social workers and law enforcement
officers to domestic violence workers and attorneys will be attending this crucial
event. All others are welcome to attend this conference happening on Monday, Sept. 14, from 8am to 5pm.
Registration is $80. For more information visit nationalhispaniccenter.org. (Amelia Olson) a
ANGRY BIRDS IN THE LIBRARY Decorate boxes, work in
groups to stack them in different designs and then try to
knock them down using balls in a life-size Angry Birds
game. Main Library (501 Copper NW). 3:30-4:30pm.
768-5131. alibi.com/e/162898.
CONTENTMENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE Acharya Rosenthal
discusses how, with meditation and contemplation
practice, we can relax with ourselves as we are and
appreciate simple human experience. Albuquerque
Shambhala Center (1102 Mountain NW). $100-$120.
7-9pm. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/161381.
FINANCIAL FRAUD SCHEMES How to avoid identity theft,
lottery and sweepstake scams, telemarketing fraud, credit
card fraud, advance fee schemes, mail theft and pyramid
schemes. Barelas Senior Center (714 Seventh Street SW).
FREE with registration. 10-11am. alibi.com/e/152796.
GLOW AND GROW American Business Women’s Association’s
networking and social event business meeting including
dinner followed by a presentation by Janice Moranz MD.
MCM Elegante Hotel (2020 Menaul NE). $17.
5:30-7:30pm. 681-0235. alibi.com/e/162858.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 6:30-8:30pm. See
9/10 listing.
MASTERING THE BJ: INTERACTIVE SKILLS Bulk up your
blowjob résumé with this hands-on (a dildo) workshop
taught by Self Serve Manager Hunter Riley. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/161358.
NM MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS ALLIANCE Bringing
awareness and education about utilizing medical
cannabis as a medicine and guiding you through the New
Mexico Medical Cannabis Program. North Domingo Baca
Multigenerational Center (7521 Carmel NE).
6:30-8:30pm. 291-9332. alibi.com/e/162371.
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/141956.
PRCA RODEO Cheer on your favorite cowboy, cowgirl, bull or
bronco. Tingley Coliseum (300 San Pedro NE). Included
with regular admission. 6:45pm. alibi.com/e/161941.
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/137569. a
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ARTS | FeATuRe
“Cruel-Apparition” by Ryan Pierce, Knew Normal
“Lemmings” by Cedra Wood, Knew Normal
”exhibition 2” by Gala Bent, Knew Normal
The Art of Saving a Planet
A season for change
BY RENEE CHAVEZ
ow is it that preserving the only known
planet that can sustain human life is still
considered “controversial”? Whether
you’ve seen the tragically low water levels at
Elephant Butte or follow National Geographic
on Instagram and see the images of polar bears
dying as a result of melting sea ice, you can’t
deny that climate change is real. If you persist
in thinking it’s all a hoax(or even if you don’t,)
well, perhaps you should turn off Fox News and
get out into your community for HABITAT:
Exploring Climate Change Through the Arts.
The season long public arts collaboration is
seeking to create a dialogue about climate
change, whether through film, photographs,
music or poems. The following are just a few of
the stellar events in the HABITAT lineup.
H
The Potential Project
Thursday, Sept. 10, at 5:30pm
UNM Keller Hall Center for the Arts
Free for all ages
If international activism is your cup of tea,
show up for keynote presentation “The
Potential Project” with special guest artist Mel
Chin. He discusses his vision for an
independent future for the nomadic people of
Western Sahara—a future where they have
designed their own currency and built an
economy on their greatest (and perhaps only)
resource: solar power. According to Chin,
“This project focuses on economic and
technological innovation as ways to bring
about a new form of independence—for all.”
Whether you think this sounds like a great idea
for that dystopian sci-fi novel you’re writing or
like the solution to real problems across the
world, you’re bound to learn something new at
this event.
groove on to the sound of change with reggae,
Latin, world and rock tuneage produced by DJ
Gabriel Jaureguiberry, Racine Kreyole and Jade
Masque. The physical festivities extend down
Central from Fifth Street to Sixth Street but
the ideas have the potential to spread across
the world.
Knew Normal/Off the Charts
Downtown Block Party
Saturday, Sept. 12, from 4-8pm
Central between Fifth and Sixth Street
Free for all ages
Aug. 29 through Oct. 31,
Nov. 21 through Jan. 9, 2016
516 Arts (516 Central SW)
Free for all ages
What better way to get people involved
than to throw a party? The Downtown Block
Party is an artsy education celebration that will
include interactive art projects, performances,
demos, live music, food and edifying fun for
todo la familia. Exhibitions will address subjects
such as alternative energy, land and water use,
food issues and local environment monitoring
with a focus on positive solutions and opening
the dialogue for the climate change
conversation. Make sure to check out feature
projects like “GhostFood” (which will let
visitors smell food that is not available due to
loss of biodiversity), “Little Sun Pop-Up Shop”
(a social business and global project addressing
the need for light in a sustainable way that
benefits communities) and “Energy
Illuminations” (a collection of lamps made
with bioluminescent materials that are
activated when energy-related keywords appear
on Twitter and Google.) Also get your Gaia
As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a
thousand words” so what better way to join in
the dialogue than to hop over to 516 Arts (516
Central SW) to view gallery exhibits that are
tackling environmental controversy head-on.
“Knew Normal” is a collection from multiple
artists that explores the way climate change
affects both our exterior surroundings and
interior environments—our bodies and
psyches. Also showing is “Off the Charts,” a
local, national and international collection
that examines the visual language artists use to
portray our evolving world. Both shows end on
Oct. 31 to make way for “Bewilderness” and
“Rise.” The former explores the extremes of
pristine wilderness and human
control/exploitation while the latter looks back
at navigational profiling for answers on how we
will navigate the changes occurring in our
world on a physical level. Open your eyes and
your mind to get a glimpse of what the future
might hold. For the full schedule of HABITAT
events which continue into January 2016, go to
http://issuu.com/516artsabq/docs/habitat_guide.
Chasing Ice
Friday, Sept. 18, at 8pm
Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza
in Downtown ABQ
Free for all ages
Trying to plan a romantic date night? What
could be sexier than caring about the Earth?
Grab bae (and Fido too) for a large, free,
outdoor screening of Jeff Orlowski’s awardwinning Chasing Ice (2012) at Civic Plaza. The
film centers on environmental photographer
James Balog who heads to the Arctic on
assignment for National Geographic to get
undeniable evidence of climate change. Using
“revolutionary time-lapse cameras … [he]
capture[s] a multi-year record of the world’s
changing glaciers.” Balog artfully captures the
frighteningly quick melting of entire icy
landscapes that have withstood the test of time
until now. Bring the whole family for
something that will nourish the brain more
than the latest superhero action flick.
In the words of our President, “We are the
first generation to feel the impact of climate
change and the last to be able to do anything
about it,” so get on out there and let your voice
be part of the conversation that will shape the
future of humankind. a
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 10
WORDS
EL CHANTE: CASA DE CULTURA Voices of the Barrio. Open
mic poetry and music at El Chante. All are welcome. Let
your voice be heard. 7-9pm. 322-1337.
UNM ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY Secreto a voces: Excess,
Vocality and Joteria in the Performance of Juan Gabriel.
Join the UNM College of Fine Arts and the UNM Latin
American & Iberian Institute for a special presentation
with noted ethnomusicologist Dr. Alejandro Madrid.
2-3pm. alibi.com/e/161908.
STAGE
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy
Thursdays. Dan Ellison “The Educated Redneck,” Danny
Serrano and Mary Byrd perform. $10. 7:30pm.
771-5680. alibi.com/e/161209.
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/133357.
FOUR SEASONS, Santa Fe Weaving Legend, Legacy and
Landscape Through Filmmaking. Gala celebrating
filmmaker Jill Scott Momaday includes a cocktail
reception, performances, highlights from the film Return to
Rainy Mountain, plus wine and a gourmet dinner created
by the award-winning chef at the Four Seasons. $125.
6-9:30pm. alibi.com/e/163244.
GEORGE PEARL HALL Unleashing Innovation. Marshall
Monroe gives insight from his past as a Visioning Advisor,
Communicator, Executive Producer and serial Innovator
with the Walt Disney Company. 6:30-8pm. 277-0018.
alibi.com/e/162835.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE The Incredible Hulk (2008). Dr. Bruce Banner
seeks to cure his unique condition which causes him to
turn into a giant, green monster under emotional stress.
Part of the Marvel Comic Heroes Series. $6-$8.
7-8:45pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/161703.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Hospitalité. The
everyday tension in Japanese life between a culture of
hospitality and a fear of intruders forms a central theme
in Koji Fukada’s bizarre black comedy. 7pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/163143.
FRIDAY SEP 11
ART
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Mural Discovery Tour.
Reflect on nine of the IPCC’s murals and uncover new and
unexpected layers of meaning in each. $3-$6. 1-2pm.
843-7270. alibi.com/e/144086.
JOE WADE FINE ART, Santa Fe Passage of Time.
alibi.com/e/163520. Also, Passage of Time Opening
Reception. New works by Santa Fe artist Roger Williams.
5-7pm. 988-2727. alibi.com/e/161070.
SANTA FE CLAY, Santa Fe Brett Freund, Kari Smith & Holly
Walker Opening Reception. New works by the artists.
5-7pm. (505) 984-1122. alibi.com/e/163242.
TAMARIND GALLERY Mementos. Exhibit showcases
memorabilia from the past 55 years. The Tamarind Gallery
becomes the “Smithsonian of lithography,” with amusing,
educational and interactive displays. 5-7pm. 277-3901.
alibi.com/e/161915.
STAGE
ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING And Then
There Were None. Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit where
11 strangers are brought to a mysterious island home and
murdered, one by one. $15. 8pm. 298-3682.
alibi.com/e/161095.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Arsenic & Old Lace. A
comedy that revolves around the Brewster family,
descended from the Mayflower, but now composed of
insane, homicidal maniacs. $12-$22. 7:30-9:30pm.
242-4750. alibi.com/e/158707.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. Using audience suggestions and any absurd ideas
that cross their minds, improvisers create scenarios and
songs that are hilarious and preposterous. $8-$10.
8-10pm. 804-5685. alibi.com/e/163218. Also, Comedy?
Albuquerque’s DIY comedy troupe provides improv, sketch
and music. $8. 9:30pm. 404-1578.
alibi.com/e/135352.
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Joel Ward: Comedy and
Magic. Ward’s high energy, original magic ranges from
comical audience participation to interactive close-up
magic and flashy Las Vegas-style illusions. $15-$200.
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7pm. 466-5528. alibi.com/e/162191.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Sex with Strangers. A grown-up
romance that taps into the world of internet literature as a
21st century alternative to traditional publishing.
$12-$22. 7:30pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/161111.
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Earth.
Dovzhenko’s Earth is universally considered one of the
most important films of the Soviet era. The soundtrack
was created by DakhaBrakha to accompany the new
restoration. $22. 7:30pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/163144.
WITCH’S BREW Dark Matters Film Festival Launch Party.
Music by The Horned God and a photography exhibit by
Guerrilla Photo Group, plus prizes and giveaways. 8pm.
835-5072. alibi.com/e/160569.
SATURDAY SEP 12
WORDS
BOOFY’S BEST FOR PETS Ol’ Jimmy Dollar. A book signing by
Slim Randles, an award-winning author and syndicated
columnist from Albuquerque. Cowboys and cowgirls will
love this simple, cute children’s tale. Noon-2pm.
890-0757. alibi.com/e/163141.
JAMES A. LITTLE THEATRE, Santa Fe PRO: Reclaiming
Abortion Rights. A lecture and book signing by Katha
Pollitt. $15. 7-9:30pm. (505) 471-1799.
alibi.com/e/163241.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Color de Sandia
Writing Series. Two writing workshops featuring Manuel
Gonzalez and Jasmine Sena y Cuffee. 1pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/162887.
NEW LIFE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH One Day Memoir
Conference: Tell Your Story as Only You Can. For anyone
who wants to bring their memories to life for generations
to come. Speakers include professional authors, agents
and editors. $50-$169. 9am-5pm. 918-0240.
alibi.com/e/161925.
OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER Apricots and Tortillas. A book
signing and reading by seven local authors as they launch
their collection of short stories about growing up in
Albuquerque during the postwar years. 2-3pm. 897-8831.
alibi.com/e/163095.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Cowboy Romances. Melissa Cutler
and Katie Lane read and sign their latest releases,
Colton’s Cowboy Code and Deep in the Heart of Texas,
respectively. 3:30pm. 294-2026. alibi.com/e/161501.
ART
516 ARTS Downtown Block Party. A free, outdoor event
featuring interactive art projects, performances, demos
and education opportunities that examine issues of
climate change. 4-8pm. 242-1445. alibi.com/e/161921.
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Making it
Modern Opening Reception. The folk art collection of Elie
and Viola Nadelman with a talk by curator Margi Hoffer
from the New York Historical Society. Included with regular
admission. 1-4pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/161469.
ART.I.FACT, Santa Fe #SimplySantaFe. A juried exhibition
featuring the very best Instagram images of Santa Fe.
4-7pm. 982-5000. alibi.com/e/161810.
LAS PUERTAS Prints Charming Ball, 55th Anniversary &
Retirement Party. Tamarind Institute celebrates its 55th
anniversary, and the retirements of three ‘litho legends’:
Marjorie Devon, Bill Lagattuta, Rodney Hamon. $15.
8pm-midnight. alibi.com/e/161928.
RICHARD LEVY GALLERY Tamarind Institute Win/Win Art
Lottery. Ticketholders will choose a work in the order of a
random number received upon entry. The 100 lots are
online to browse in advance. $300. 4-6pm. 766-9888.
alibi.com/e/161927.
SANDIA HEIGHTS ART Sandia Heights Art Annual Studio Tour.
The artists represent at least 13 different mediums,
including watercolor and acrylic, handcrafted books,
sterling silver and beaded jewelry, wood turning and more.
10am-5pm. alibi.com/e/159087.
STAGE
AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Expo NM
2nd Annual Comedy All-Stars of the Southwest. Get a
sneak peek of future comedy stars before they hit the big
time. $10. 7:30pm. 426-5384. alibi.com/e/162527.
There Were None. $15. 8pm. See 9/11 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Arsenic & Old Lace.
$12-$22. 7:30-9:30pm. See 9/11 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. $8-$10. 8-10pm. See 9/11 listing. Also, Comedy?
Comedy? has made their mark on Albuquerque’s comedy
scene with their unique stylings, bizzare exploration of
every day life and angelic singing voices. $8.
9:30-10:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/162783.
EFFEX Pornotopia Fundraiser & Sexy Variety Show. A fabulous
night in support of The 2015 Pornotopia Erotic Film
Festival. $10. 6pm. 265-5815. alibi.com/e/151623.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. American reporter Elaine Whales is
covering the unveiling of the newly-discovered mummy of
King Knum-Khufu. She finds herself with the story of a
lifetime. $58. 7-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/161645.
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Joel Ward: Comedy and
Magic. $15-$200. 2pm, 8:30pm. See 9/11 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Sex with Strangers. $12-$22. 7:30pm.
See 9/11 listing.
SONG & DANCE
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH A Season of
Song, Concert I. Tenor Derek Chester joins the
Albuquerque Baroque Players in a concert of music by
Rameau, Philidor and Jacquet de la Guerre. $7-$18.
7:30-9pm. alibi.com/e/162885.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. Since time immemorial, Pueblo
communities have celebrated seasonal cycles through
prayer, song and dance. A showcase of dance groups from
19 Pueblos. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/159041.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales Tali Roth. The
extraordinary, internationally renowned classical guitarist
Tali Roth performs a captivating mix of classical, Spanish
and Latin American selections. $22-$25. 7:30pm.
alibi.com/e/162886.
FILM
CHERRY HILLS LIBRARY “The Hobbit” Movie Marathon. Join
in for an adventure into Middle Earth, complete with Orcs,
Wizards, Goblins, a hero’s quest, epic battles and a firebreathing dragon. 10am-6pm. 857-8321.
alibi.com/e/162889.
THE FARMERS MARKET PAVILION IN SANTA FE, Santa Fe
Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Experience stellar filmmaking,
beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to
inform, inspire and ignite. $12-$25. 6-8:30pm.
989-9022. alibi.com/e/158861.
MAIN LIBRARY The Decline of Western Civilization. The classic
documentary that explored the Los Angeles punk scene in
1979-1980. 2-3:30pm. 768-5131. alibi.com/e/162893.
Included with regular admission. 11am. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/161940.
STAGE
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Burlesque is Coming: A
Tribute to the Works of George R. R. Martin. The only
burlesque tribute personally approved by “Game of
Thrones” author George R. R. Martin. “For the night is
dark and full of rhinestones.” $15-$18. 7pm, 9:30pm.
505.466.5528 Jean Cocteau. alibi.com/e/162192.
See preview box.
TUESDAY SEP 15
WORDS
NEW LIFE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Learn to Write to Your
Strengths. Kate Braverman discusses her experiences as
a writer who has won awards in four genres. You must find
out what you can do naturally and avoid what you can’t
do. 7-9pm. 918-0240. alibi.com/e/161942.
STAGE
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Burlesque is Coming: A
Tribute to the Works of George R. R. Martin. $15-$18.
8:30pm. See 9/14 listing.
SONG & DANCE
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Cuban-Style
Salsa/Casino Classes. Dance classes taught by Sarita
Streng, Nick Babic, Adam “El Caballo” Metcalf, Larry
Heard and Rueda 505 Friends. $5-$10 Pay what you can.
6-8pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/163147.
FILM
FANS OF FILM CINEMA CAFE & ROASTER Fret for your Latte.
YouTube Documentary Hour. Come learn to swim! 1-3pm.
934-7592. alibi.com/e/158825.
WEDNESDAY SEP 16
STAGE
SUNDAY SEP 13
ART
AMAPOLA GALLERY Amapola Gallery 35th Anniversay. A
ribbon-cutting, cake and work by featured artists Becky
Oleson, Art Rosenberg, Joyce Scott and Diana Swanson.
10-5pm. 242-4311. alibi.com/e/162521.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Quinceañera: Our
Story, Our Future. The exhibition presents the breadth of
the museum’s art collection and reflects the diversity of
Hispanic/Chicano/Latino art and culture. Noon-4pm.
alibi.com/e/163627. Also, Quinceañera: Our Story, Our
Future Opening Reception. Noon-4pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/163146.
ROBINSON PARK 13th Annual Folk Art Festival. Be in a Giant
Puppet Parade, make art, buy hand-made creations, see
five musical acts, magic, fortune telling, caricature
drawing, tribal belly dancing and Aztec dancers.
10am-4pm. 247-1172. alibi.com/e/161639.
SANDIA HEIGHTS ART Sandia Heights Art Annual Studio Tour.
10am-5pm. See 9/12 listing.
TAMARIND GALLERY Apex of an Era: Breakfast of Champions.
Enjoy a light continental breakfast and historical musing
with Tamarind’s first technical director, Garo Antreasian.
11am-12:30pm. 277-3901. alibi.com/e/161932.
MAX’S MAGIC THEATRE The Comedy, Magic & Mentalism of
Max Krause. Max’s show consists of original effects and
routines to create a family-friendly experience you won’t
soon forget. $15-$20. 7-8:15pm. 255-2303.
alibi.com/e/162465.
LEARN
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Mask Making
Workshop. A two day artist workshop that teaches
students how to make a mask. The first day is mask
construction and the second (9/17) is decorating.
6:30pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/162461.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Indie Q. A quarterly series that celebrates
Albuquerque’s vibrant independent film scene. 7-9pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/162464. a
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STAGE
There Were None. $15. 2pm. See 9/11 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Arsenic & Old Lace.
$12-$22. 2-4pm. See 9/11 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Sex with Strangers. $12-$22. 2pm.
See 9/11 listing.
SONG & DANCE
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH A Season of
Song, Concert I. $7-$18. 7:30-9pm. See 9/12 listing.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. See 9/12 listing.
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday: Serenata of Santa Fe. Works
from Osvaldo Golijov. John Amen, poet. $5-$15. 10:30am.
307-9647. alibi.com/e/162684.
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe Doug
Montgomery. The world-class piano entertainer plays with
the Santa Fe Symphony Joplin Ensemble. $10-$50.
7:30pm. (505) 988-1234. alibi.com/e/163243.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE White Hunter. Black Heart (1990). A famous
movie director becomes obsessed with hunting a
particular elephant in Africa. Part of the Make My Day
Series. $6-$8. 2-3:45pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/162182.
MONDAY SEP 14
ART
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER An Artistic Teller of Tales.
Gary Keene, a visual artist from Acoma Pueblo, blends
bold geometric patterns with line drawings of Pueblo
figures. Keene will discuss his art and inspirations.
“BURLESQUE IS COMING” FACEBOOK PAGE
Sexiness in the Seven
Kingdoms
What’s better than snuggling up and binging on
your favorite sex, violence and dragon-filled
show? Watching sexy
people perform a
MONDAY
burlesque-styled
SEPTEMBER 14
spoof on your favorite
sex, violence and
Jean Cocteau Cinema
dragon-filled show!
418 Montezuma
Virginia based troupe,
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Blacklist Burlesque, is
7pm
invading New Mexico
to bring their Game of
Thrones tribute performance, Burlesque is
Coming, to Jean Cocteau Cinema (418
Montezuma) in Santa Fe. George R.R. Martin
himself has given the show his seal of approval
so your favorite dancer will probably die
sometime during the performance. These
hilarious and provocative exploits will take place
on Monday, Sept. 14, at 7pm and 9:30pm, and
also on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 8:30pm. General
admission tickets are only 18 dollars and
everyone 18 years or older is welcome to
attend. (Courtney Foster) a
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Where There’s Smoke There’s Flavor
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
The Cube BBQ
Baby back ribs, corn, green beans
BY TY BANNERMAN
he first thing you notice about The Cube
is the smoke. It’s a fragrant fugue the
moment you walk in the door, a hickory
cloud that envelops you in barbecue pit
perfume. Oh, it can be a little much,
especially when you’re ordering at the
counter and can’t read the menu through
your watering eyes, but fortunately there’s
plenty of space in the dining room away from
the wafting clouds. Some diners—by which I
mean those without a lifetime of pleasant
barbecue memories—might find it off-putting.
To me, though, it’s a smell that indicates
authenticity, and a bit of the rough-aroundthe-edges quality I crave from a BBQ joint,
even if The Cube is actually very genteel
otherwise. The restaurant is arrayed like a
modern fusion café with a stated preference
for local ingredients and handmade meals.
The smoke is there to remind you that for all
the external nicety, it’s getting real in the
back as slabs of meat are slow roasted into
carniphile fever dreams.
Like most BBQ joints, you’ve got a few
options when it comes to the main attraction.
You can order your meat by the 1/2 pound
and pound, mixing and matching brisket,
pulled pork, chicken, links and ribs until you
realize that at about $14 a pound, your bank
account is drained and your wife and children
are buried somewhere beneath a pile of
animal proteins. So, unless you’re prepping an
army for a land invasion of Russia, it’s far
better to stick to the “meals” side of the
menu. I’ve found that the 5-meat-and-twosides sampler ($17.99), with a couple of extra
sides, is enough to feed my two-adult two-
T
Sweet potato praline pie
The Cube BBQ
1520 Central SE
243-0023
thecuberestaurant.com
Hours: 11am to 10pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Noon to 8pm Sunday
Closed Monday
Booze: Beer and wine
Solid? Platonic
Extras: Geeks Who Drink every Thursday at 8
The Alibi recommends: Sausage, sweet potato
praline pie
child family. Though once the kids make it
past the 10-year-old mark, we might have to
throw in a second plate.
The best thing about the five meat sampler
is that you get pretty much all the meat,
except for the ribs (which is a real shame) and
you’ll have to skip one thing of your choice
like the turkey leg, which is fine because who
even wants to eat a giant turkey leg outside of
the Ren Faire anyway? But the brisket is
wonderful, with a touch of blackening on the
edges and fall-apart-in-your-mouth fragility.
The pulled pork and pork loin keep pace with
it and the chicken isn’t bad. But the real star
of this plate is the sausage. The links are hefty
and red with a sweet cayenne punch that
honestly makes me sometimes consider just
getting a plate of them and to hell with
everything else. But no, the smoky succulence
of these links does best with a supportive
ensemble to help it shine.
Of course, an integral component of this
meat-frenzy is the sauce. There are two
varieties in which to drench your meat, an
original and a hot. Original puts forward a
noticeable molasses flavor and, of course, a
tangy tomato base. The hot is, well, pretty
much the same except with a dose of capsaicin
to liven things up. That’s as it should be. No
matter which one you choose to douse your
beef, pork or chicken with, you should be
happy.
Somehow, in the midst of this hedonistic
savaging, you may wish to take a moment to
turn your attention away from the meat.
Sacrilege? Yes, but those sides are just sitting
there and they are actually worthy of your
time. I tried the mashed sweet potatoes and
the smoky baked beans and found myself
shoveling it down, which never happens at
most BBQ joints. If you’re lucky, The Cube
might even have a bushel of locally-grown,
pesticide-free sweet corn available and I can
honestly say I’ve never had fresher, firmer,
sweeter corn in a local restaurant. Obviously,
that’s only seasonably available, but a good
sign all around.
Unlike many traditional BBQ joints, The
Cube offers quite a few options for those who
may wish to avoid the pile of multi-form meat
on their plate. There are several pretty great
burgers, for instance. My favorite is the Lobo,
a topping-ariffic sandwich that neatly
undercuts the Texas-chili vs. green chile
debate by offering both on the same patty,
with a slice of bacon for good measure. The
effect is a spicy punch in the mouth of beans
and cumin with a green chile heat and a
touch of vinegar.
There’s a surprisingly robust hotdog menu
as well, and even some salads, meaning that
it’s not a bad idea to stop in for lunch during
the week even if finishing off a tabletop’s
worth of BBQ doesn’t seem feasible before you
have to run back to work.
Happily, there’s also a great beer menu,
with local favorites like Marble on tap, and a
wide selection of national and international
varieties. It was here, in fact, that I discovered
my favorite beer ever, the Scottish-made
Traquair, a barley-wine like beverage of heavy
malt and subtle hops. It’s pricey, but worth it.
One of The Cube’s specialties is one that
your appetite might not be able to take on
unless you pace yourself. That would be a
shame, so consider this fair warning: Save
room for dessert. The pies in particular are
house-made and wonderful. We didn’t quite
manage to follow our own advice about saving
room, so we wound up splitting a single piece
of sweet potato praline pie thinking we’d have
to force it down for the good of the review.
Instead, the moist, sweet filling and candied
nut exterior reawakened my appetite, and
despite the inevitable stretching of the waist
band, I would have happily eaten the whole
piece by myself. In fact, I want another one.
Right now. If you prefer not to rupture your
gut at the table, or if you just want to have
ready access to The Cube’s desserty
magnificence without leaving the house, you
can always order a whole pie and take it home
for later enjoyment.
In fact, the BBQ oeuvre is one that has
always lent itself to take-out and catering, and
The Cube is ready to load you down for your
next banquet or picnic. With 24 hours notice
you can even ask for any variety of pie, as long
as the filling is in season.
The only downside to doing things that
way is that you’d miss out on the beer
selection. And the smoke. a
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Food
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 10
2015 GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGER SMACKDOWN Some
of New Mexico’s most notorious burgers and world class
chefs compete to be the City Different’s Green Chile
Cheeseburger Champ. Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilon
(1607 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe). $25-$35. 4pm.
COOKIE FUNDRAISER Duke City Roller Derby receives 15% of
all sales of Rude Boy cookies for this fundraiser. Rude Boy
Cookies (115 Harvard SE, #7). 5-8pm.
alibi.com/e/163210.
LOS ALAMOS FARMER’S MARKET Los Alamos Mesa Public
Library (2400 Central, Los Alamos). 7am-12:30pm. (575)
581-4651. alibi.com/e/161573.
NOB HILL GROWERS MARKET Fresh vegetables, seasonal
fruit, local butter, honey, eggs, French breads and pastries
and frequent musical guests. Morningside Park (Lead and
Morningside SE). 3-6:30pm. alibi.com/e/162436.
SALMAN RASPBERRY RANCH The Salman Ranch has been
growing raspberries since 1982, and opened their fields
to the public in 1993. Buy berries at the ranch store or
pick your own in the field. A bus trip for seniors. Bear
Canyon Senior Center (4645 Pitt NE). $17.50. 8am-4pm.
291-6211. alibi.com/e/161905.
share. Enjoy a raffle, music and great company. Please
RSVP. Elena Gallegos Picnic Area (7100 Tramway NE).
FREE. Noon-4pm. 289-0577. alibi.com/e/145256.
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET Locally-grown produce, fresh
bread, preserves and more. (500 Jones, Corrales).
9am-noon. alibi.com/e/162248.
EL LOCO CALIENTE CHILE FEST FREE. 9am-2pm. See 9/12
listing.
RAIL YARDS MARKET Food, produce, art, music and activities
in the historic Blacksmith Shop building with a different
theme each week. Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First
Street SW). FREE. 10am-2pm. alibi.com/e/141161.
MONDAY SEP 14
EL LOCO CALIENTE CHILE FEST FREE. 9am-2pm. See 9/12
listing.
TUESDAY SEP 15
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Presbyterian Hospital
(1100 Central SE). 7am-noon. See 9/12 listing.
WEDNESDAY SEP 16
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET 3-6pm. See 9/13 listing.
TASTY WEDNESDAY: HOUSEMADE RILLETTES Chefs slowcook the meat in its own fat for over five hours before
seasoning and then tamp down the mixture into weck jars.
We recommend serving with local sourdough toast points.
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio
Grande NW). 10am-4pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/163102. a
FRIDAY SEP 11
SATURDAY SEP 12
11TH ANNUAL SALSA FIESTA Watch as contestants make
their homemade salsa on site as you enjoy the rhythms of
Albuquerque’s Historic Old Town. Old Town Plaza
(200 Romero NW). FREE. Noon-7pm. 311.
alibi.com/e/160308.
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Locally grown produce
and locally made crafts. All produce is picked within 24
hours of being available. ABQ Uptown
(2200 Louisiana NE). 7am-noon. alibi.com/e/162849.
COOKING CLASSES Eat, play and learn at this fun and
exciting hands-on cooking class. Cinnamon Sugar & Spice
Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $59. 5-8pm. 492-2119.
alibi.com/e/158668.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce,
local goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson Park
(Eighth Street & Central). FREE. 7am-noon. 252-2959.
alibi.com/e/134057.
EL LOCO CALIENTE CHILE FEST Green Chile is uniquely New
Mexican so ready to celebrate the state’s hottest tradition
with a pepper eating contest, a stew cook off and more.
Idalia Road Marketplace (1320 Idalia NE, Rio Rancho).
FREE. 9am-2pm. 897-6474. alibi.com/e/162862.
LOS RANCHOS GROWERS’ AND ARTS/CRAFTS MARKETS
Fresh fruits and veggies, arts and crafts and live music.
Los Ranchos Growers’ Market (6718 Rio Grande NW).
7am-noon, 8am-noon. alibi.com/e/163245,
alibi.com/e/162837.
PIE TOWN DAY TRIP If you are looking for a good piece of pie,
Pie Town serves the best pies on the planet. Be there for
their annual Pie Town Festival. A senior bus trip. Los
Volcanes Senior Center (6500 Los Volcanes NW). $17.50.
8am-4pm. 836-8745. alibi.com/e/161917.
SUNDAY SEP 13
CELTIC PICNIC Celebrate your Celtic heritage. Hotdogs and
hamburgers are provided. Bring a sidedish or desert to
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JOSHUA S. FRANCO
ABQ FOOD FRIDAYS Enjoy fine food, drinks and music in a
fun and unique atmosphere. Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza
(1 Civic Plaza). 4-8pm. 768-4575. alibi.com/e/144542.
CHILE HARVEST FIESTA Celebrate New Mexico’s chile
harvest at a roasting and recipe-sharing event. Green chile
with homemade tortilla samples and lemonade will be
available. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
(7521 Carmel NE). 9-11:30am. 291-9332.
alibi.com/e/152794.
FRIDAY FARM STAND Purchase fresh, local produce from an
organic farmer. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
(4803 Rio Grande NW). 3-6pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/161414.
TRADITIONS OF NEW MEXICO: AN EXPLORATION OF
DREAMS IN ART, WINE AND CHOCOLATE The preeminent
surrealist artist of New Mexico, Josh Franco, inspires
new desserts and wine pairings in conjunction with La
Bella Vino Winery. Joliesse Chocolates (6855 Fourth
Street NW). $0-$35. 6:30-9pm. 369-1561.
Chocolate Dreams in
Vino-color
If there were a manual on how to adult, I’m
sure every person who is considered one
would be eternally
grateful for the
“do’s and don’ts” in
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 11
life. Being
responsible is
Joliesse Chocolates
stressful and
6855 Fourth Street NW
remembering how
alibi.com/e/163062
to relax is often
6:30 to 9pm
forgotten. You map
out these weekend
scenarios in your head but don’t want to keep
the same routine. Dinner and a movie fit are a
cliché part of the weekend extravaganza.
You’ve already been there and done that
every other weekend and going down to the
bars isn’t that appealing for this weekend
either. But wait—you’re in luck! Joliesse
Chocolates (6855 Fourth Street NW) is
holding a free event full of art, chocolate and
wine and it is just the place for you to be if
you want to change your routine. In
Traditions of New Mexico: An Exploration of
Dreams in Art, Wine and Chocolate New
Mexico artist Josh Franco and La Bella Vino
Winery pair up to unravel an exquisite
collection of surreal art for your eyes as well
as cocoa and vino confections for your
tongue. The dream occurs Friday, Sept. 11,
from 6:30-9pm, so put your pinky up with a
glass of wine and enjoy yourself. (Desiree
Garcia) a
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REEL WORLD
The Visit
What’s the twist in M. Night Shyamalan’s new “old people are
scary” thriller? ... That it’s a decent film.
Grandma, making biscuits. Nothing creepy about that.
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
h, M. Night Shyamalan. We, the
American movie-viewing audience, don’t
know what to do with you. Your
breakthrough film, The Sixth Sense, made you a
superstar thanks to its unexpectedly twisty
premise. Your next film, Unbreakable, is
arguably your best work, due to its pioneering
deconstruction of superhero mythology. After
that, though, you became a punchline.
(Literally, for viewers of “Robot Chicken.”)
You insisted on shoehorning head-spinning
twists and Hitchcock-esque cameos into
stories that simply weren’t strong enough to
hold up the weight (Signs, The Village, Lady in
the Water, The Happening). Even when you
approached other people’s material (The Last
Airbender, After Earth), the films sank in a
morass of poor casting choices and half-baked
sci-fi ideas. And yet, we all knew—deep down
inside—you were a skilled filmmaker. Now,
after an unmitigated string of bombs, you’ve
decided to get back to your roots. To reboot
your career by writing, producing and directing
a small-scale indie shocker. And damned if
The Visit isn’t a tasty little palate cleanser on
the rancid cheese Danish (but it was sour
cherry Danish all along—what a twist!) that is
your Hollywood career.
The Visit finds Shyamalan visiting the lowbudget exploitation realm in a way he’s never
really tried. Turns out the guy has a taste and
talent for ’70s-style grindhouse entertainment.
The gloss and polish and misplaced stardom
(Mark Wahlberg?) he’s ladled onto his
previous projects have only distracted from
their sporadically clever ideas. Here, he wipes
the canvas clean, staring with a low budget, a
single location and a no-name cast. Becca
(Olivia DeJonge, The Sisterhood of Night) and
O
The Visit
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna
Dunagan
Rated PG-13
Opens Friday 9/11
Tyler (Ed Oxenbould, Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) are
our main characters, a couple of tweens being
brought up by single mom Kathryn Hahn
(Tomorrowland, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,
“Transparent”). Since getting pregnant right
out of high school, Mom hasn’t had a lot of
time off. So, when she gets a call from her
estranged parents, wanting to connect with
the grandchildren they’ve never met, Mom
figures maybe this is the break she’s looking
for. Without hesitation, she loads the kids on a
train, sends them off to Nana and Pop Pop’s
rural Pennsylvania farm and heads out on a
Caribbean cruise. (OK, so it’s not the most
responsible of parenting choices, but bear with
us on this.)
Nana (Tony Award-winning stage actress
Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter
McRobbie from “Boardwalk Empire,”
“Daredevil” and Brokeback Mountain) are
tickled pink to see their young grandchildren
for the first time since their daughter ran off
with her skeevy high school boyfriend. Becca
and Tyler are mostly curious, wanting to know
what drove their mother to run away in the
first place. Becca, in fact, is even filming a
“documentary” about it. Here, we encounter
our first “uh oh” sign. The Visit is shot foundfootage-style, all of the imagery coming from
Becca’s eternally handheld video camera.
Shyamalan is awfully late climbing aboard the
found footage train. As a genre/style it’s simply
played out. But, low and behold, the concept
works decently enough here. It keeps the
budget lean and mean, forcing Shyamalan to
concentrate on his story and his actors. And it
adds an air of claustrophobic mystery to the
proceedings that traditional “omniscient”
filmmaking would not.
You see, soon after arriving for their weeklong visit, Becca and Tyler start to realize
something’s not quite right about Nana and
Pop Pop. They’re ... weirder than you’d expect.
Pop Pop eventually admits that Nana is
suffering from some form of senility, but that’s
not enough to explain all the naggingly odd
things the kids are witnessing (an obsession
with food, nightly freakouts and more nudity
than most of us like to see from our senior
citizens). Shyamalan, to his credit, doesn’t
hide his source material. The Visit is obviously
a winkingly funny update on the old Brothers
Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.” Just so
we don’t miss it, Shyamalan even has Nana
ask Becca to crawl inside the oven to “clean
it.”
We spend a lot of the film waiting for the
other shoe to drop, to explain what nastiness
the grandparents have in store for these kids.
And the film builds some tasty tension. It’s
leavened with a good dose of humor, making
this, ultimately, more of a horror-comedy. But
it mostly works. When the shoe finally does
drop, it’s not to deliver a mind-altering “twist,”
but to give us a logical and creepy payoff to all
we’ve anticipated.
Dunagan and McRobbie are fantastic,
steering their characters though whiplash
changes of temperament and appearance.
DeJonge and Oxenbould are decent as well—
although their characters are required to skirt
some rather silly clichés. Becca is ridiculously
precocious, talking about movies like a
postgraduate film student and dropping
phrases like “mise en scene” into ordinary
conversation. Tyler is the opposite, a
cartoonish, 13-year-old “playa” who raps about
his preteen sexual prowess. It’s as grating as it
sounds. In any other movie, these characters
would be hard to swallow. But The Visit treats
them as rather silly, and they fit in just fine
given the “fairy tale” nature of it all.
Pulling off a family friendly, PG-13 horror
film is quite a feat. All too commonly, they
feel watered-down. But The Visit skirts the line
with finesse. In retrospect, it’s all rather tame.
But in the moment, it feels extremely dark and
creepy. Adults will be appropriately spooked,
and kids will emerge relatively trauma-free. It’s
as if Goosebumps did an adaptation of The Last
House on the Left. Kid-friendly grindhouse?
Whodathunk? In the end The Visit is easily
Shyamalan’s best effort in a decade. Not that
there was a lot of competition. But the film is
proof of concept that Shyamalan actually does
know how make a decent movie. ... Now
maybe we can talk about that Unbreakable
sequel. a
The Dark returns
Dark Matters Film Festival—Albuquerque’s
annual celebration of horror, sci-fi, dark
fantasy and black comedy—returns this
weekend. The event kicks off at 8pm on
Friday, Sept. 11, at Witch’s Brew (1517 Girard
NE) with a launch party. Celtic stoner rock
band The Horned God will be performing and
local art group Guerrilla Photo Group will
curate a pop-up “dark” photography exhibit.
The launch party is free and open to the public.
The festival proper starts Saturday, Sept. 12,
at 3pm at Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE) and
continues through Sunday night with six
features and 16 short films from around the
world. Films from Argentina, France, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and the
United States cover a wide range of subjects.
Highlights include Keil Troisi’s urban ghost
story for the 99 percent Human Resources,
the Argentinian pre-pubescent vampire flick
Children of the Night and the “high school
death metal band fights demons in suburban
New Zealand” comedy Deathgasm. Among the
short films is a brand new “Courage the
Cowardly Dog” cartoon from animator/creator
John Dilworth. It’s an incredible line-up, if I do
say so myself—and I do, because I am the
programming director who helped put it
together! Individual tickets are $10 or $8
students/military. Four-film punch cards run
$35 dollars, and full-festival passes are $50.
For more info, including a full schedule of films,
go to darkmattersfilmfest.com.
Soviet cinema score
Avokado Artists and the National Hispanic
Cultural Center will present a special,
fundraising event for ¡Globalquerque!,
Albuquerque’s annual celebration of world
music. This Friday, Sept. 11, at 7:30pm,
DakhaBrakha, Ukraine’s musical “Ambassadors
of Ethnic Chaos,” will be performing a live
score to Aleksandr Dovzhenko’s restored
1930 classic Earth (Zemlya). The silent film
concerns the efforts of rural Kulak farmers to
resist collectivism in post-revolution Russia.
The movie/concert will take place at the
Albuquerque Journal Theatre (1701 Fourth
Street SW). Tickets are $22 and are available
in advance through vendini.com.
Oh, happy Day!
Cult actress and internet icon Felicia Day (star
of “The Guild,” “Supernatural” and Dr.
Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) will be at the Jean
Cocteau Cinema (418 Montezuma) in Santa Fe
this Sunday, Sept. 13. Starting at 6pm Day will
sign copies of her new memoir, You’re Never
Weird on the Internet (Almost). Admission to
the event is $10 or free with hardcover book
purchase ($25.99). To learn more about the
event, go to jeancocteau.com or
feliciaday.com.
Q in the Q
Indie Q, the Albuquerque Film Office’s
quarterly celebration of local filmmaking,
returns to the KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW)
on Wednesday, Sept. 16. From 7 to 9pm, the
KiMo will screen a collection of New Mexicomade shorts, trailers and works-in-progress.
Among this go-around’s offerings are
selections from the recent 48 Hour Film
Project. For more info go to indieq.ning.com. a
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Get Dazzled
“Moonbeam City” on Comedy Central
e’re living an an adult animation
renaissance. From Cartoon Network’s
Adult Swim offerings to Fox’s late-night
Animation Domination block, TV is loaded
with mature, raunchy or just plain weird
cartoons aimed at stoned and/or drunk adults.
Comedy Central buys a ticket on that train
with its newest offering, the comically retro
cop series “Moonbeam City.”
“Moonbeam City” is what you’d get if
1984-era MTV, “Jem and the Holograms” and
“Miami Vice” had a freaky three-way and gave
birth to a cute but rather stupid love child.
The show is set in the neon-soaked Miamideco metropolis of Moonbeam City. Rob Lowe
(on a comic hot streak after “Parks and
Recreation”) voices our main character, police
detective Dazzle Novak. Dazzle is cocky, sexcrazed and cluelessly incompetent. He comes
up with catchy one-liners. (“I hope your brain
is hungry. It’s having bullets for dinner.”) But
he’s a terrible marksman. He’s also constantly
being berated by his boss, sexy Pizzaz Miller
(Elizabeth Banks). On top of that, he’s
regularly humiliated by his office rival, snarky
(but sexy) fellow Moonbeam City PD
detective Rad Cunningham (Will Forte). At
least he’s got help from his new partner, a
nerdy (yet still sexy) forensic lab tech named
Chrysalis Tate (Kate Mara, making this quite
the impressive voice cast).
The show’s angular, eye shadow-heavy art
style apes that of ubiquitous ’80s artist Patrick
Nagel (who did the iconic cover for Duran
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THURSDAY 10
“Longmire” (Netflix anytime) Season 4 of
this shot-in-New Mexico (set-inWyoming) cop series shows up on
Netflix for a change.
“Football Night in America: NFL Kickoff
2015” (KOB-4 6:30pm) The season
starts off with Pittsburgh Steelers at
New England Patriots.
“Under the Dome” (KRQE-13 9pm) After
three seasons, CBS has canceled this
loose Stephen King adaptation. So
tonight, the dome is coming down in a
hasty series finale.
FRIDAY 11
“Think It Up” (KOB-4 7pm) Celebrities
help spotlight stories of teachers and
students working together on important
educational projects. Sounds like a
worthy cause. Also sounds like the kind
of thing networks slap on the air the
week before season premieres.
SATURDAY 12
“Game Shakers” (Nickelodeon 6:30pm)
Kel Mitchell (’90s star of “All That” and
“Kenan & Kel”) returns to Nickelodeon
for this kiddie sitcom about a couple of
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Duran’s Rio). The throbbing synth soundtrack
and airbrushed graphics add to the flashback
feel of it all. The show’s sense of humor is both
goofy and absurdist, poking fun at the genre
and the era. Most of the jokes derive from our
hero’s incompetent attempts to uphold the
law. None of the writing (courtesy of creator
Scott Gairdner, a longtime “Conan” writer) is
particularly clever or pointed. But it’s good for
the occasional laugh. If you’ve spent the last
few years watching “Archer,” you’ve probably
seen this sort of dim-bulb crime-fighter done
with considerably more edge. Still,
“Moonbeam City” gets points for style. It’s
definitely worth a glance if you grew up
watching “Liquid Television,” shopping at
Chess King, listening to A Flock of Seagulls or
generally digesting the pop cultural detritus of
the ’80s. a
“Moonbeam City” premieres Wednesday, Sept. 16,
at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.
schoolkids who turn a 7th-grade
computer science project into a
multimillion-dollar video game.
Ferrell Takes the Field (HBO 8pm) Last
year actor Will Ferrell went to five springtraining ballparks and played 10
different positions on 10 different major
league baseball teams in a single day.
This comic documentary chronicles his
marathon feat.
SUNDAY 13
Welcome Home (UP 5pm) A novelist (Luke
Perry) with writer’s block (because all
novelists have writer’s block) returns
home from a vacation to find a
homeless woman and her children
squatting in his home. I sense a
marriage and a new book by the end
credits.
“The 2016 Miss America Competition”
(KOAT-7 8pm) I thought the one good
thing Donald Trump had done for this
country was kill beauty pageants once
and for all. Apparently not.
MONDAY 14
“#DanceBattle America” (KOAT-7 9pm)
I’m not sure which I hate more: TV
shows with hashtags in their titles or
dance competitions. Now, thanks to
ABC, I don’t have to choose.
TUESDAY 15
“The Mindy Project” (Hulu anytime) You
can’t keep a good TV show down these
days. Not with so many streaming
services desperate for content. So
Mindy Kaling’s canceled sitcom
ditches FOX for Hulu.
“The Bastard Executioner” (FX 11pm)
This bloody historical drama follows a
disgraced knight in King Edward’s
army who finds work as an
executioner. Just don’t ask me what
Ed Sheeran is doing here.
“Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick
Harris” (KOB-4 9pm) I appreciate
Neil Patrick Harris as much as the
next guy. But I’d like it better if NBC
had given him an actual show instead
of this random collection of musical
performances, hidden camera
pranks, sketches, stunts, celebrity
guests and whatever else they can
sweep on stage to fill the timeslot
each week. This joins Ryan Seacrest’s
canceled-after-two-episodes “Knock
Knock Live” in TV’s new, “nonconcept” genre.
“Dirty Rotten Survival” (National
Geographic 8pm) Home builder
Johnny Littlefield, survival expert Dave
Canterbury and engineer Dick
Strawbridge hope to “reinvent the
American roadtrip” by taking lesstraveled roads through each state.
WEDNESDAY 16
“Nintendo World Championships 2015”
(Disney XD 6pm) I’m not about to
suggest, as Jimmy Kimmel did, that
watching people play video games is
boring. Because the internet will want
to kill me. But ... um, I’m gonna watch
something else tonight. a
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OPENING THIS WEEK
2015 Dark Matters Film Festival
The Dark Matters Film Festival returns, bringing with it
scary, funny, thought-provoking genre films from around
the world. Horror, sci-fi, dark fantasy and black comedy
selections this time around include: Children of the Night
(an underage vampire flick from Argentina), Deathgasm
(a splatterrific horror-comedy from New Zealand in which
a high school death metal band battles the “King of All
Demons”), Human Resources (an urban ghost story for
the 99 percent from New York City), Bloody Knuckles (an
over-the-top Canadian import in which a pornographic
comic book artist, his severed hand and an S&M
superhero battle the Chinese Mafia) and End of Days,
Inc. (a hilarious Canadian supernatural comedy featuring
a group of overworked office employees forced to help
bring about the apocalypse). All in all there are six
features and 16 short films to be witnessed over the twoday festival. Go to darkmattersfilmfest.com for a complete
schedule. (Opens Saturday 9/12 at Guild Cinema)
90 Minutes in Heaven
Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the
Clones), Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush) and Dwight Yoakam
(you know, the country singer) star in this (allegedly true)
story of a Baptist minister who is pronounced dead after
an auto accident, but believes he spent an hour and a
half strolling around Heaven before springing back to life.
Weirdly, this heavily Christian drama (aimed clearly at
Heaven Is for Real audiences) is written and directed by
indie oddball Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork,
The Astronaut Farmer). 121 minutes. PG-13. (Opens
Thursday 9/10 at Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema)
Citizenfour
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong to
meet with NSA whistleblower-on-the-run Edward
Snowden. Whether you think of him as a traitor or a
patriot, this even-keeled collection of up-close-andpersonal interviews (recorded over the course of eight
days) will make you think twice about the former CIA
analyst’s narrative concerning abuse of government power
in the data age. 114 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 9/10
at SUB Theater)
local teenage community, it’s soon shut down by local
church and political leaders. A decade later, at the height
of the Depression, Jimmy returns to County Leitrim from
the US to look after his ailing mother. Seeing his old
dance hall boarded up and abandoned, he decides
maybe it’s time to revisit old dreams. This low-key drama
comes to us from dogged English realist Ken Loach (Kes,
My Name is Joe, Sweet Sixteen, The Angel’s Share). 109
minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 9/11 at High Ridge)
Dope
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The life of a black nerd (or “blerd,” as the kids say) in a
tough LA neighborhood threatens to change when he gets
mixed up with a cornrowed beauty, an underground party
and $100,000 worth of stolen drugs. Rick Famuyiwa (The
Wood, Brown Sugar, Our Family Wedding) writes and
directs this stylish flashback comedy, which has as much
in common with the films of John Hughes as it does with
the hip-hop exploitation flicks of the early ’90s. 115
minutes. (Movies 8)
Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Armie Hammer (The Lone
Ranger) take over for Robert Vaughn and David McCallum
in this remake of the mid-’60s spy-fi TV series. Writerdirector Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Sherlock Holmes) gives the
film plenty of style and temporal flair, turning this Cold
War team-up between American and Russian spies into a
witty buddy cop drama. Whereas the Mission: Impossible
films want you to watch them from the edge of your seat,
this one wants you to sit back and absorb the midcentury cool. Reviewed in v24 i33. 116 minutes. PG-13.
(Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Last Tango in Paris
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider star in Bernardo
Bertolucci’s controversial erotic tale from 1972. Brando is
a middle-aged American living in Paris and haunted by
his wife’s suicide. Schneider is the 20-year-old Parisian
beauty he hooks up with for mindless carnal delights.
129 minutes. (Opens Monday 9/14 at Guild Cinema)
The Perfect Guy
A successful lobbyist (Sanaa Lathan, The Best Man)
meets a charming IT expert (Michael Ealy, Think Like a
Man) who appears to fit the title description. After the two
jump into bed for some sexual satisfaction, however, he
turns violent, jealous and vengeful. Basically, this bad
romance thriller is a Lifetime network movie in the
theater. 100 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 9/11 at
Century Rio, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque)
The Visit
Reviewed this issue. 94 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday
9/10 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon
Cinemas Albuquerque)
STILL PLAYING
American Ultra
It’s the summer of superspies, apparently. In this action
comedy we’ve got dork icon Jesse Eisenberg
(Zombieland, The Social Network) as a do-nothing stoner
who just happens to be a sleeper agent trained and then
brainwashed by the United States government. When he’s
deemed a liability and marked for extermination, his
hidden skills take over, turning him into a pot-addled,
super-powered killing machine. 96 minutes. R. (Century
Rio)
Fantastic Four
After a couple of less-than-stellar outings, 20th Century
Fox tries to reboot the Marvel Comics franchise with
director Josh Trank (Chronicle) at the helm. Miles Teller,
Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell are our
quartet of (decidedly younger) scientific explorers who
teleport themselves to an alternate dimension and are
imbued with a wide range of superpowers. Yes, it’s as bad
as you’ve heard. It’s 80 percent boring set-up and 20
percent random bad-guy battle. A decade ago this might
have scraped by. But not today. 100 minutes. PG-13. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
The Mend
David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, “Eastbound &
Down”) presents this acidly comic, slice-of-life indie
about two NYC brothers, loose cannon Mat (Josh Lucas,
Sweet Home Alabama) and put-upon Alan (Stephen
Plunkett), as they stumble toward some semblance of
adulthood. There’s precious little in the way of narrative,
but first-time writer-director John Magary shows promise
in the realm of wickedly observed, no-budget character
studies. 111 minutes. Unrated. (Guild Cinema)
The Gift
Minions
Actor Joel Edgerton (Warrior, The Great Gatsby) turns
writer-director to deliver this mystery-thriller. Jason
Bateman and Rebecca Hall play a married couple whose
lives are “thrown into a harrowing tailspin” when an old
high school acquaintance of the husband’s shows up.
Edgerton takes the plum role of the unwanted house
guest who starts delivering an increasingly extravagant
string of housewarming gifts—all of them hinting at a
nasty secret from the past. The film clearly references
such late-’80s/early-’90s yuppies-in-peril films as Fatal
Attraction and Single White Female, but Edgerton
manages to keep things creepy and surprising
throughout. 108 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
The lovable yellow sidekicks from the Despicable Me films
finally get their own spin-off. History tells us that the
Minions have been around since the dawn of time,
looking for evildoers to whom they can pledge their
slavish devotion. This hectic, anarchy-driven toon takes us
to swingin’ ’60s London where a trio of semi-moronic
Minions try to help the world’s first female supervillain
(voiced by Sandra Bullock) steal the Crown Jewels. The
plot is terribly inconsequential—but it’s hard to deny the
silly fun to be had along the way. 91 minutes. PG. (Rio
Hitman: Agent 47
The 2007 action-movie adaptation of the Hitman
videogame series starring Timothy Olyphant wasn’t very
popular. But Hollywood’s reboot machine isn’t even
slowed down by failure these days. So here’s a
reboot/sequel starring Rupert Friend (who played Mr.
Wickham in the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice)
as a mysterious, gentically enineered killer. It will be less
popular than the original. 97 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation
For a series as star-packed in front of and behind the
camera as these movies have been, the individual films
sure are forgettable. As usual, this fifth installment
features jaw-dropping stunt work ... and some kind of
storyline in which IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and
his team (Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames) are
tasked with stopping an international villain who’s framed
them for something-or-other. Tom Cruise buddy
Christopher McQuarrie (Valkyrie, Jack Reacher, Edge of
Tomorrow) writes and directs. Reviewed in v24 i32. 131
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon
Cinemas Albuquerque, Century Rio)
Inside Out
Pixar mixes up another can’t-miss instaclassic. This
stunningly original, digitally animated toon takes us
inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl and introduces us
to the anthropomorphized feelings at work inside her
head. Chief among them is Joy (perfect Amy Poehler),
who’s stuck working with a bunch of negative Nellies
(Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust). But when Joy and
Sadness get lost in the recesses of the young girl’s mind,
the film warps from an inventive workplace comedy to a
wildly imaginative, Willy Wonka-esque fantasy. It seems
silly to say that a film about emotions is emotional, but
trust me when I say this film has all the feels! Reviewed
in v24 i26. 94 minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, UNM
Midweek Movies)
Jurassic World
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
This animated historical drama from Japan’s Studio Ghibli
(My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke) could be the
most depressing kids’ film ever made. It’s both gorgeous
and haunting to watch. The story follows two small
children, left homeless and orphaned by the Allied
firebombing in World War II, who struggle to survive on the
streets of Kobe. One of the most profound anti-war films
ever made. In Japanese with English subtitles. 91
minutes. (Opens Saturday 9/12 at Guild Cinema)
Jimmy’s Hall
In 1921 Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward, The Claim) builds a
dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the
brink of civil war. Despite the freedom it brings to the
Ant-Man
The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering is smaller
than its fellow superhero movies in a number of ways.
Paul Rudd is fine and dandy as a cat burglar recruited by
an aging scientist (Michael Douglas) to don a powerful
shrinking suit and fight the bad guys. The size-changing
special effects are a blast, but the film is neither fish nor
fowl. There’s not enough humor to make it a comedy, and
too little action to compete with the big boys of summer.
It’s perfectly entertaining in moments, but this one
needed a lot more style and spark to avoid the “generic
Marvel movie” pit it occasionally stumbles into. Reviewed
in v24 i30. 117 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
I’m not upset that Hollywood has decided to make a third
Jurassic Park sequel. Because, you know, money. I am,
however, ticked off that the fictional executives at InGen
thought they could get away with this. Did someone at the
corporation send out a memo saying, “Hey, everybody.
Remember that dinosaur theme park we were trying to
open? You know, the one where the tourists kept getting
eaten over and over and over again? Well, we’re pretty
sure we’ve got all the kinks worked out. Fourth time’s the
charm!” I mean, come on. ... Ah, well, at least we’ve got
Chris Pratt. He’s cool. 124 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque)
Listen to Me Marlon
Late acting icon Marlon Brando relates the story of his
life and career in his own words, thanks to hundreds of
audio tapes rescued from his estate. Around these
insightful flashbacks, director Stevan Riley creates a
beautiful, evocative, appropriately oddball portrait of the
Hollywood legend. Reviewed in v24 i34. 95 minutes.
Unrated. (Guild Cinema)
No Escape
Who’s ready for Owen Wilson, action star? The same ones
who rushed to see him in 2001’s Behind Enemy Lines, I
suppose. Here, the Wes Anderson fave and his wife (Lake
Bell from “Children’s Hospital”) move to a new home in
Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, the family gets caught up
in a military coup, and is forced to race across the bulletriddled country to safety. 101 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Pixels
When space aliens misinterpret video game signals from
Earth as a challenge to war, a group of former arcade
nerds (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Peter Dinklage, Josh
Gad) are recruited by the government to fight off the likes
of Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and Space Invaders. The story
(based on a short film) is loaded with nostalgic potential
... all of which is squashed by bored-to-be-here Adam
Sandler and his pals. 106 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Ricki and the Flash
Jonathan Demme (Something Wild, Silence of the Lambs)
directs and Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) writes this
excuse for mother-and-daughter duo Meryl Streep and
Mamie Gummer to share the screen. Streep plays a failed
musician who gives up her over-the-hill stardom-chasing
to return home (to Indiana) and make things right with
her dysfunctional family. Streep makes for a surprisingly
good wannabe rock star, but the domestic drama is overly
familiar. 101 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)
Sinister 2
Movie-loving demon with a goofy name Bughuul is back
haunting another rural family in this sequel to the 2012
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horror hit Sinister. Ethan Hawke is out. Shannyn
Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale) is in, doing parent duty.
This unimaginative rehash is little more than a
collection of jump-scares. 97 minutes. R. (Rio
Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams star in this
gritty sports drama about a boxer trying to get his life
back on track after losing his wife to a tragic accident
and his daughter to child protective services. Antoine
Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter, The Equalizer) directs.
Gyllenhaal gives it his all, but his greatest opponent
is sports movie cliché. 123 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Straight Outta Compton
F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, The Negotiator) directs
this dutiful biopic relating the origin story of
controversial, groundbreaking LA rap group NWA.
O’Shea Jackson Jr. is particularly convincing as the
young Ice Cube—not too surprising, considering he’s
Cube’s son. The film has generated some serious
buzz; too bad it’s so by-the-numbers. 147 minutes.
R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon
Cinemas Albuquerque)
The Transporter Refueled
After beginning life as a series of BMW commercials,
Luc Besson’s Transporter raced through three action
movies and a French-Canadian TV series. Now it
reboots its way back to theaters with Ed Skrein
(who?) replacing Jason Statham as the fast-driving,
tie-wearing mercenary. This time around he’s stuck
between a femme-fatale and a sinister Russian
kingpin. 96 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque)
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
Evidently popular in Latin America, the Mexican
series “Huevo Cartoon” gets the big-screen CGI
treatment. In it, a literal and figurative “chicken”
(voiced by Bruno Bichir) joins forces with his
farmyard friends (most of whom are eggs—
presumably because they’re easier to draw) to save
his home. In order to accomplish that, our timid hero
must transform himself into a scrappy rooster. ...
Yeah, this appears to be a kids’ cartoon about
cockfighting. The title means “The Rooster with Many
Eggs” or, colloquially speaking, “The Cock with Big
Testicles.” In Spanish with English subtitles. 98
minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque)
A Walk in the Woods
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star in this innocuous
adaptation of Bill Bryson’s equally innocuous
nonfiction book. Redford is the conservative, stay-athome type of guy. Nolte is the troubled ne’er-do-well.
Together these two mismatched old pals reunite and
vow to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. 104 minutes.
R. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
War Room
From the writer-director of such Christian films as
Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous comes
this drama about a “seemingly perfect” AfricanAmerican family who try to fix their problems (hubby
grapples with “temptation”—maybe from Ashley
Madison?) with the help of an older, wiser, Bibleendorsing woman. Spoiler alert: All they need is
prayer. 120 minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema)
The Wolfpack
This weirdly ethnographic documentary unearths a
perfect subject: the Angulo brothers, six artistic
outsiders who spent 17 years locked away from
society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of
Manhattan learning about the world exclusively
through the movies they enthusiastically devoured on
a daily basis. Their childhood was spent reenacting
their favorite films using homemade props and
costumes. Now, aged 16 to 23, these oddly
sheltered, paradoxically pop-culture literate kids are
the subject of their own fascinating/disturbing film.
89 minutes. R. (Guild Cinema) a
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War Room Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:45, 7:00, 10:10
No Escape Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:05, 4:55, 7:40, 10:35
American Ultra Fri-Thu 7:25, 10:05
Hitman: Agent 47 Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15
Sinister 2 Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Sun 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 8:05,
9:50, 11:40; Mon-Thu 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 8:05, 9:50
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fri-Thu 1:15, 4:20, 7:35, 10:40
Fantastic Four Fri-Thu 11:10am, 4:50, 10:10
Ricki and the Flash Fri-Thu 1:55, 7:25
The Gift Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:50,
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Southpaw Fri-Thu 12:40, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25
Pixels Fri-Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25
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Inside Out Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:25
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Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:10,
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MOVIES 8
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Dope Fri-Thu 2:50, 9:10
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:50, 8:20
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Terminator Genisys Fri-Thu 12:20, 7:20
Terminator Genisys 3D Fri-Thu 3:30, 10:20
Paper Towns Fri-Thu 12:00, 6:20
Max Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:20, 7:00, 9:50
San Andreas Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10
San Andreas 3D Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:40, 5:40, 8:40
Mad Max: Fury Road Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:10, 6:40, 9:40
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90 Minutes in Heaven Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:45, 5:50, 8:55
The Visit Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30
A Walk in the Woods Fri-Thu 11:10am, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25,
10:10
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20
Inside Out Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:10, 4:50
War Room Fri-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55
Jurassic World Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:35
No Escape Fri-Thu 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05
Sinister 2 Fri-Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fri-Thu 12:25, 6:05
Fantastic Four Fri-Thu 6:30, 9:05
The Gift Fri-Thu 7:30, 10:15
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:35,
5:50, 9:05
Pixels Fri-Thu 3:20, 9:00
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 11:05am, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45
Minions Fri-Thu 11:15am, 1:40, 4:05
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ROCK READS
BY AUGUST MARCH
PHOTO BY: JAY BLAKESBERG
Dancing Toward Deliverance
Four oceanic outings
BY AUGUST MARCH
he is benediction/ She is addicted to thee/
She is the root connection/ She is
connecting with he/ Here I go and I don’t
know why/ I flow so ceaselessly/ Could it be
he’s taking over me?/ I’m dancing barefoot/
Headin’ for a spin/ Some strange music draws
me in/ Makes me come on like some heroine
… She is re-creation/ She intoxicated by thee/
She has the slow sensation that/ He is
levitating with she/ Here I go when I don’t
know why/ I spin so ceaselessly/ ‘Til I lose my
sense of gravity/ I’m dancing barefoot/ In midair I spin/ Some strange music draws me in/
Makes me come on like some heroine.”—
“Dancing Barefoot” by Patti Smith and Ivan
Kral, from the album Wave by the Patti Smith
Group.
If I was writing concert previews for the
mainstream press, I’d start out with this:
Summer’s almost over; you ought to think
about getting those boots out and ready for the
winter—you wouldn’t want to go barefoot in
the kind of weather that’s coming. Thankfully,
I’m not writing for the dailies; I’m writing for
their alternative. So I begin my weekly tirade
thus: Dude have you listened to Wave!? It’s,
like, one of the most totally rocking records
ever. The pop luster of Todd Rundgren’s
production layered sublimely over the
poetically punk vocalizations of Patti Smith
make for a hell of an album. Don’t even get me
started on Ivan Kral’s snaky guitar. Afterwards,
I’d find a clever way to transition into the
previews like this: some strange music keeps
drawing me into another week of amazing
Albuquerque concerts. Here I go again.
S
Thursday
If you’re still craving an endless summer—the
point’s not moot here with daytime
temperatures still hovering in the eighties—
then you should check out the Surf Lords.
The band washes ashore at Marble Brewery
(111 Marble NW) on Thursday, Sept. 10, after
vigorously paddling out to some of the biggest
breaks available on the Rio Grande. I’m just
kidding about that last part, but it’s true that
this band roars like the ocean, making the
French saying “Sous les pavés, la plage” take on
spectacular meaning when invoked at musical
venues in and around the Duke City. Featuring
the tidal visions of guitarist/vocalist Tom
Chism, the swelling double drum-kits of D.K.
Warner and Polo Garcia as well as the oceanspray sonics of bassist Tracey Lipka, the Surf
Lords bring a eternal sense of the stormy sea—
complete with beach parties and primal
palapas—to their gigs. Their Thursday night
show is free to those at least 21 years of age.
The water’s just fine and the surf’s in at 7pm.
Friday
In case that last paragraph got your
Francophile tendencies to
rise to the surface, follow up
on Friday, Sept. 11, with a
visit to the Historic El Rey
Theater (622 Central SW)
for Madeon. He subscribes to
a type of EDM called French
House that has been widely
influential on the other side
of the pond and is now
finding a place in the hearts
and minds of young
Americans all over this
continent. Madeon, also
known as Hugo Pierre
Leclercq, brings his collection
of MIDI controllers,
sophisticated software and
other complicated electronic
equipment to our little city
by the river for a rave-up of
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
Gordy Andersen loves you!
the most glorious kind. Of
course the dude’s big news on
metallic monster Tenderizor. Also on the bill:
BBC Radio 1. Heck, his collaboration with
SuperGiant, Black Lamb, Shoggoth,
DeadMau5 first made waves on that segment
Anesthesia, Econarchy, Sandia Man,
of the continental airwaves back in 2011 and
Marsupious and Hanta. It’s going to fucking
2012. Lately the European electro-wizard has
rock. And Gordy, bless his pointed head, will
concentrated on work with Lady Gaga in
be there to watch. 20 clams grants one access
addition to designing a web app that allows
to this 21+ rock spectacle for the ages.
listeners to infiltrate and remix his recordings
Launchpad opens at 5 pm that night; the
to their liking. $20 gets one in to this 18+
thunder commences at 5:30 pm, continuing
flowing summation of post-postmodernism. It
into the wee hours of the next morning.
all goes down at 8:30 pm.
Saturday
Sunday
French Disco is cool alright (check out
Stereolab’s Emperor Tomato Ketchup for details
on that conclusion) but back here in America
we’ve got the coolest of them all. Let me tell
you a little bit more about Gordy Andersen.
He was about three years ahead of me in high
school. Back then his veritable creation of the
punk scene in this town with Jerry’s Kidz
cohort Kevin Cruikshank led an entire
generation of Burque rock-heads to a deep
blue baptism with heavy water. Responsible for
bringing just about every skating so-and-so to
the temple of what rock music would become
in this town, Andersen went on to play in
seminal outfits like Cracks in the Sidewalk
and Black Maria. Now, much later, hilt deep
into the twenty-first century, it turns out the
dude’s cancer—originally fought over and
vanquished in the aughts—has returned. So
the local scene is throwing a festival in his
honor. Gordyfest happens at Launchpad (618
Central SW) on Saturday, Sept. 12. Proceeds
from this rocked out super-fiesta will help
Gordy finance his continued medical needs,
making his second slaughter of the big C an
attainable thing. Some of the city’s best,
brightest and burnt rock musicians will be on
hand to bring this vision into fruition. Sets
include performances by doom rockers Sleep—
featuring heavyweight champion of sick sound
Al Cisneros—and Raven Chacon’s modernist
If you were concerned that the band names
Jerry’s Kidz and Black Maria verged on the
darkly irreverent, then what about the
Cloacas? Besides being an orifice peculiar to
non-mammalian animals, the pluralized name
is also employed by an avant-garde folk
orchestra from Santa Fe. They’ll be in recital
as part of the Roost Creative Music Series—
which somehow seems fitting—at the
Tricklock Performance Laboratory (110 Gold
SW) on Sunday, Sept. 13. Joined by a Mark
Weaver (he’s the creator and life-giver of said
series) trio known as The Mighty Bull
Durhams, these two ensembles weave a
complex collection of sounds, rhythms and
ghostly musical reminiscences into a format
that is as formidable as it is fantastic. Weaver
contributes musically on the tuba and the
didgeridoo for this concert and the work of the
Cloacas has been described as “the imagined
folk music of a fictional country.” This all-ages
concert costs $7 and begins at $7:30 in the
evening.
I can’t say enough about the album Wave by
the Patti Smith Group. In fact I’m not going
to say anything more because I don’t want you
to get distracted from the mission. But when
you do get back from concert-land, have a
listen. The title track at the end will surely
take you out to sea. a
Hippie Chicks!
Sugar Magnolia in the modern age
Rocanrol culture is rife with celebratory rites. This
is especially true in it’s most lively manifestation,
the rock concert—a timeless expression of joy that
is sometimes laced with a certain longing for
freedom that is a hallmark of the American
experience. No group of people has been more
successful in realizing that profound joie de vivre
than the hippies.
Photographer Jay Blakesberg captures the
quintessence of all that in his new, vibrantly
realized book of photographs from the scene,
Hippie Chick: A Tale of Love, Devotion &
Surrender, to be released on Oct. 1, 2015 by Rock
Out Books.
The collection of photographs and
accompanying essays by Grace Slick, Edith
Johnson and Grace Potter focuses on the
poignant power of feminine influence upon a
genre traditionally defined and glorified by
patriarchy.
But as the images and text clearly note,
women in audiences across the our nation are
definitive arbiters of the joyous spirit contained
within and without the genre.
Blakesberg’s viewpoint is primarily
anthropological, but his documentation is far from
sterile. His record of women as the center of rock’s
vitality is deeply human, sometimes provocative
and beautifully realized. In conjunction with the
book’s upcoming release, Blakesberg commented,
“These women have blazed a powerful trail, from
the early 1960s through today, and have forever
changed the face of women in pop culture. I hope
these photos and words illustrate the positive
vibes that this scene continues to generate.”
Blakesberg’s vision eschews typical popular
culture depictions of women, presenting images
that, while sensual, are unencumbered by what
we’ve come to expect in the mostly-male directed
mass media. There are no garishly thin, overtly
sexualized images in this book. Instead the
photographer’s subjects are deeply human, alive
with nuance, natural beauty and a sense of
intense individuality that make them interesting
and honest representatives of human culture in
general and the rock and roll subculture in
particular. There’s something intimate yet
universal about the images captured by
Blakesberg.
The writing that goes along with this supersaturated look at a culture on the verge of
freedom from the norm maintains a healthy
connection to the past while embracing the future.
A colorful aplomb elucidates the hippie aesthetic
as a living component of American thought,
especially in Potter’s lucid contribution—that the
values contained therein (and extending past any
sense of gender) are still a moveable feast. They
become clear when Potter explains her
connection to the spirit explored lovingly in
Blakesberg’s photos, “We are the living, breathing
manifestation of every path they blazed, every
war they protested, every song they loved…”
Much more than a picture book of happy
hippies, Hippie Chick: A Tale of Love, Devotion &
Surrender, is an unbound look at a part of
American culture typically dismissed by a society
overly concerned with a false sense of youth and
beauty. It provides an earthy and earnest contrast
to the plastic age and should be required reading
for anyone with a rock and roll heart. a
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Wednesday SEPT 9 7:00pm Doors
NICKI BLUHM
AND THE
GRAMBLERS
DAVID BERKELEY
Thursday SEPT 10 8:00pm Doors
BANDIT LORDZ + KRON JEREMY + EPIC + RENO
JOE BZ + WOLFGANG PACO + G-L.I.F.E + SYG RECORDZ
KID FLOW + AUX + CRYOGENIK + NICKY T + JOE GONZ
INVINCIBLE + KING XERXES + BISHOP UNDURDOG
Friday SEPT 11 8:00pm Doors
SUBROSA
BLACK MARIA + THE DITCH AND THE DELTA + CHICHARRA
Saturday SEPT 12 5:00pm Doors
GORDYFEST!! A BENEFIT FOR GORDY ANDERSEN!!!
SLEEP
TENDERIZOR + SUPERGIANT + BLACK LAMB (CO)
SHOGGOTH + ANESTHESIA + ECONARCHY
SANDIA MAN + MARSUPIOUS + HANTA
Sunday SEPT 13 8:00pm Doors
MOON HONEY + MEGAFAUNA
TRAIN CONDUCTOR + SUN DOG
Tuesday SEPT 15 8:00pm Doors
TURQUOISE JEEP
KRON JEREMY + DJ WAE FONKEY
REVOCATION
CANNABIS CORPSE + ARCHSPIRE + BLACK FAST
HIPPIE SABOTAGE
USELESS G + ONDER + GALAXY
FOUR YEAR STRONG
DEFEATER + EXPIRE + MY IRON LUNG
METALACHI
HOPELESS
JACK
COWBOYS AND INDIAN
Friday SEPT 11 8:00pm Doors
REVEREND PEYTON’S
BIG DAMN BAND
THE IMPERIAL ROOSTER
THE WHISKEY PRIEST
DOUBLE PLOW
THE SHACKS + THE TALKING HOURS
Sunday SEPT 13 7:00pm Doors
AN EVENING WITH
THE BLACK LILLIES
Tuesday SEPT 15 8:00pm Doors
BEARD + SNAILMATE
ADRIAN AND THE SICKNESS + THE VELVET O
DIRTY BROWN JUG BAND
NO DRY COUNTY + THE PORTER DRAW
BEN MILLER BAND
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Music
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 10
BEN MICHAEL’S Gerald Lujan Latin Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE Throwback with DJ Flo Fader • 9pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD F*ck the Swine Hip-Hop Showcase • Bandit
Lordz • Kron Jeremy • Epic • Reno • Joe BZ • 9pm • $10
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
MARBLE BREWERY The Surf Lords • beach rock • 7pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Jimmy Jones • 6pm • FREE
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Chava • R&B • Paid My Dues • 6pm •
$10 • ALL-AGES!
Q BAR Latin Gold Thursday with DJ Aztech Sol • 8pm • FREE
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Memphis P. Tails • blues • 6pm
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Chris Dracup • acoustic
blues • 8:30pm
SISTER Lil Debbie • hip-hop, rap • The Krown • Jungle Ghetty •
DJ Clout • 9pm • $10
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Lulz Comedy • Ben Kronberg and Friends •
8pm • $10 • VDJ Dany • Latin • 10pm
TINGLEY COLISEUM NEEDTOBREATHE • christian rock,
alternative rock • Poema • 7pm • $15-$30 • ALL-AGES!
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE
WINNING COFFEE CO. Above-Average Open Mic • 6pm
FRIDAY SEP 11
BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul • 9pm-1am
CASA ESENCIA Dj Sez • Josh Burg • 9pm • $10-$20
HISTORIC EL REY THEATER Madeon • EDM, french, funky
house • 8:30pm • $20
IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 9pm • FREE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Nosotros • salsa • 6pm •
$10 • ALL-AGES!
THE JAM SPOT Burn Halo • alternative rock • Heartist • Courage,
My Love • Run 2 Cover • 7pm • $12 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD SubRosa • Black Maria • The Ditch And The
Delta • Chicharra • 9pm • $8 • See preview box.
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Carl Silva • rock,
pop, R&B • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band • The
Imperial Rooster • The Whiskey Priest • 9pm • $10
MARBLE BREWERY Pawnshop Poster Boys • reggae, ska •
8pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Matt Jones • folk,
acoustic • 6pm • FREE
MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Adam Wayne • Americana,
country • Bus Driver Tour • folk, country, rock • 5pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras John Wells • 1:30pm • Memphis P. Tails •
blues • 6pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Split Decision • classic rock • 9pm
OLD TOWN PLAZA Jody Vanesky & Groove Time • blues, swing,
jump • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
Q BAR DJ Tommy Gallagher • 9pm • FREE
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo The Gregg Daigle Band •
Americana, roots • 7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Rodney Bowe’s Sweet Life
w/Sina Soul • soul, R&B • 8:30pm
SISTER TNR Anniversary • Aceyalone • Asphate • Working Class •
Sol & Dirty Spoonz • DJ Wae Funky • 8pm • $10
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe EmiArte Flamenco • baile, cante,
guitarra • $13-$20 • ALL-AGES! • Kris Shaw • comedy •
8pm • $10 • The Alchemy Party • DJs Dynamite Sol &
Poetics • 9pm • $7
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo DJ Devin • house,
dance • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $0-$10
TINGLEY COLISEUM Doug Stone • country, folk • 7pm •
$15-$30 • ALL-AGES!
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino JDS •
9pm-1am
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Calvin Appleberry •
solo piano • 7pm • FREE
SATURDAY SEP 12
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Jose
Salazar • guitar, composer • 2-5pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul • 9pm-1am
THE COOPERAGE Nosotros • salsa • 9:30pm • $7
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Shatterproof (CO) • On Your
Doorstep • Right On Kid • 7pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Stratus Phear • classic
rock, variety • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
ISLETA RESORT & CASINO: THE SHOWROOM American
English • Beatles tribute • 8pm • $10-$20
LAUNCHPAD GordyFest • Sleep • Tenderizor • Supergiant • Black
Lamb (CO) • Shoggoth • Anesthesia • Econarchy • 5:30pm •
$20
LAZY LIZARD GRILL, Cedar Crest Scotty and the Atomics •
rock, reggae, funk • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Sparx • Latin •
Antonio Lorenzo • 8pm • $45-$65 • ALL-AGES!
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Carl Silva • rock,
pop, R&B • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY Dorian Vibe • jam rock, dance • 8pm •
FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Last Call • punk
rock • 6pm • FREE
MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Joe West • psychedelic country •
Hogan & Moss • folk • 3pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Rock Bottom • 1:30pm • Group Therapy •
blues, rock • 6pm • FREE
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 7pm • FREE
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Junior Brown • country •
7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Todd Tijerina Band • 6pm
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Charlie Christian Project •
jazz • Michael Anthony • Bobby Shew • 8:30pm
SISTER Baracutanga • Latin, folk fusion • Son Como Son • DJ
Justin Credible • 9pm • $10
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe We <3 Tech • Andrew Bowen • B2B
Mayrant • Justin George • 9pm
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo DJ Finesse • hip-hop,
R&B • 9pm • $5-$10
TINGLEY COLISEUM Los Lonely Boys • blues, rock • 7pm •
$15-$35 • ALL-AGES!
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino JDS •
9pm-1am
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK DJ Halcyon • 9pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Lori Michaels • jazz
piano, vocals • 7pm • FREE
VERNON’S OPEN DOOR Mary Mayhem • modern, classic, pop
rock • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SUNDAY SEP 13
THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Tom
Dhanens • 5pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
HYATT REGENCY TAMAYA RESORT, Santa Ana Pueblo Wayne
Wesley Johnson • solo guitarist • 5:30pm • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Moon Honey • rock, pop • Megafauna • Train
Conductor • Sun Dog • 9:30pm
LOW SPIRITS The Black Lillies • bluegrass, Americana • 8pm •
$8
MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Junior Brown • country • 3pm •
$0-$25 • ALL-AGES!
O’NIELL’S PUB, Northeast Heights Los Radiators • folk, blues •
4pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe DakhaBrakha • folk, Ukrainian, ethnochaos • 7:30pm • $18
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Jim Cullum Jazz
Band • classic jazz • 2pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL Nuovi Venti Wind Ensemble • big
band, contemporary • 2pm • FREE, donations accepted •
ALL-AGES!
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK I’ll Drink To That • variety
show • 4pm • FREE
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Mighty Bull
Durhams • improv music • Cloacas • avant-folk orchestra •
7:30pm • $7 • ALL-AGES!
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo
piano • 6pm • FREE
WITCH’S BREW Be Be La La • 7pm • FREE
MONDAY SEP 14
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Open Mic Jam Night • 7pm
SUNSHINE THEATER The Neighbourhood • rock, alternative •
Bad Suns • Hunny • 7pm • $30
TRACTOR BREWING TAPROOM Virginia Creepers • jam •
7:30pm • FREE
TUESDAY SEP 15
BEN MICHAEL’S Joe Daddy Blues Jam Session • 7pm • FREE
FAT SQUIRREL PUB & GRILLE, Rio Rancho Geeks Who
Drink • 6:30pm • FREE
IMBIBE College Night with DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilo
Quinones • 9:30pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Turquoise Jeep • hip-hop, electronic • Kron
Jeremy • DJ Wae Fonkey • 9:30pm • $13
LOW SPIRITS Beard • rock • Snailmate • Adrian And The
Sickness • The Velvet O • 9pm • $5
Music Calendar continues on page 32
SONIC REDUCER
BY GEOFFREY PLANT
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus & Her
Dead Petz
(Self-Released)
While sounding a bit half
baked (pun intended), this
collaboration with Wayne
Coyne of The Flaming
Lips is the most interesting thing Miley Cyrus
has done, musically or otherwise. Recorded on
the cheap and self-released, Dead Petz is
refreshingly real-sounding, somewhat off-thethe-cuff and weird in a relaxing way. The work
is inspired by a series of pet deaths—the ghost
of Floyd, Cyrus’ dog, apparently inhabits
Wayne Coyne now—and her close relationship
with the haunted Flaming Lips frontman. This
album consists mostly of electronic music in
the vein of Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach and a lyrical
focus on sex and relationships. And weed. And
pills. Listeners will find themselves looking
forward to each successive song, wondering
what’s going to spill out of Cyrus’ head next.
Worth a listen for anyone remotely interested
in the phenomenon of American culture, Dead
Petz will either please Lips fans or simply
mentioning it will make them groan.
Big Swing
Theory
Big Swing Theory
(Self-released)
Led by outstanding
guitarist Jackson Price
and upright bass player
Conrad Cooper, this Taosbased four piece manages a big sound with
only a few instruments. Price and Cooper got
together in 2009 and later added Jeremy
Jones on Sax and Max Moulton on drums. Big
Swing Theory performs driving swing music in
the style of Louis Prima, jump music complete
with irreverent and hilarious lyrics. For
inspiration their sound owes a debt to the
electric blues music of Elmore James and
Lightnin’ Hopkins . Cruising through all these
related styles with mucho panache and
without sounding like a parody, Big Swing
Theory boasts a track list of all original
compositions—no small achievement—with
the exception of “I Wan’na Be Like You.” A
great debut from four guys who not only have
major chops but know how to wear suits every
day like it ain’t no thing. Impressive.
Herbcraft
Wot Oz
(Woodsist)
Not wanting to let another
week go by without
reviewing an album
accompanied by a press
release with the phrase
“will appeal to fans of classic Krautrock”, I
present you with Herbcraft’s fourth release,
Wot Oz. The trio do indeed lay out the
repetitive bass and drums of Can and the
abrupt noises of Faust, but there is something
distinctly American about Herbcraft’s
psychedelia, the genre to which Wot Oz
indisputably belongs. This is heavy duty,
distorted wah-wah guitar interspersed with
Grateful Dead noodling and USA-sized
amounts of looped excess surrounding every
note. The mono recording consists of some
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releases—it’s also testimony to the trio’s
talent for the soothingly weird. There are long
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As I hike up San Pedro Ridge, I’m
mystified by the madrone trees. The leaves on the short,
thin saplings are as big and bold as the leaves on the
older, thicker, taller trees. I see this curiosity as an apt
metaphor for your current situation, Leo. In one sense,
you are in the early stages of a new cycle of growth. In
another sense, you are strong and ripe and full-fledged.
For you, this is a winning combination: a robust balance
of innocence and wisdom, of fresh aspiration and
seasoned readiness.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I hope it’s not too late or too
early to give you a slew of birthday presents. You deserve
to be inundated with treats, dispensations and
appreciations. Here’s your first perk: You are hereby
granted a license to break a taboo that is no longer useful
or necessary. Second blessing: You are authorized to
instigate a wildly constructive departure from tradition.
Third boost: I predict that in the next six weeks, you will
simultaneously claim new freedom and summon more
discipline. Fourth delight: During the next three months,
you will discover and uncork a new thrill. Fifth goody:
Between now and your birthday in 2016, you will
develop a more relaxed relationship with perfectionism.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A “wheady mile” is an
obsolete English term I want to revive for use in this
horoscope. It refers to what may happen at the end of a
long journey, when that last stretch you’ve got to
traverse seems to take forever. You’re so close to home;
you’re imagining the comfort and rest that will soon be
yours. But as you cross the “wheady mile,” you must
navigate your way through one further plot twist or two.
There’s a delay or complication that demands more effort
just when you want to be finished with the story. Be
strong, Libra. Keep the faith. The wheady mile will not, in
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In this horoscope, we
will use the Socratic method to stimulate your
excitement about projects that fate will favor in the next
nine months. Here’s how it works: I ask the questions and
you brainstorm the answers. 1) Is there any part of your
life where you are an amateur but would like to be a
professional? 2) Are you hesitant to leave a comfort zone
even though remaining there tends to inhibit your
imagination? 3) Is your ability to fulfill your ambitions
limited by any lack of training or deficiency in your
education? 4) Is there any way that you are holding on to
blissful ignorance at the expense of future possibilities?
5) What new license, credential, diploma or certification
would be most useful to you?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The story of my life
features more than a few fiascos. For example, I got fired
from my first job after two days. One of my girlfriends
dumped me without any explanation and never spoke to
me again. My record label fired me and my band after we
made just one album. Years later, these indignities still
carry a sting. But I confess that I am also grateful for
them. They keep me humble. They serve as antidotes if
I’m ever tempted to deride other people for their failures.
They have helped me develop an abundance of
compassion. I mention this personal tale in the hope that
you, too, might find redemption and healing in your own
memories of frustration. The time is right to capitalize on
old losses.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s never fun to be in a
sticky predicament that seems to have no smart
resolution. But the coming days could turn out to be an
unexpectedly good time to be in such a predicament.
Why? Because I expect that your exasperation will
precipitate an emotional cleansing, releasing ingenious
intuitions that had been buried under repressed anger
and sadness. You may then find a key that enables you to
reclaim at least some of your lost power. The
predicament that once felt sour and intractable will
mutate, providing you with an opportunity to deepen
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Why grab the brainscrambling moonshine when you may eventually be
offered a heart-galvanizing tonic? Why gorge on hors
d’oeuvres when a four-course feast will be available
sooner than you imagine? According to my analysis of the
astrological omens, my fellow Crab, the future will bring
unexpected opportunities that are better and brighter
than the current choices. This is one of those rare times
when procrastination may be in your interest.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Is feeling good really
as fun as everyone seems to think? Is it really so
wonderful to be in a groove, in love with life and in touch
with your deeper self? No! Definitely not! And I suspect
that as you enter more fully into these altered states,
your life will provide evidence of the inconveniences they
bring. For example, some people might nag you for extra
attention and others may be jealous of your success. You
could be pressured to take on more responsibilities. And
you may be haunted by the worry that sooner or later,
this grace period will pass. I’M JUST KIDDING,
SAGITTARIUS! In truth, the minor problems precipitated
by your blessings won’t cause any more anguish than a
mosquito biting your butt while you’re in the throes of
ecstatic love-making.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There have been times in the
past when your potential helpers disappeared just when
you wanted more help than usual. In the coming weeks, I
believe you will get redress for those sad interludes of
yesteryear. A wealth of assistance and guidance will be
available. Even people who have previously been less
than reliable may offer a tweak or intervention that gives
you a boost. Here’s a tip for how to ensure that you take
full advantage of the possibilities: Ask clearly and
gracefully for exactly what you need.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Trying improbable and
unprecedented combinations is your specialty right now.
You’re willing and able to gamble with blends and
juxtapositions that no one else would think of, let alone
propose. Bonus: Extra courage is available for you to call
on as you proceed. In light of this gift, I suggest you
brainstorm about all the unifications that might be
possible for you to pull off. What conflicts would you love
to defuse? What inequality or lopsidedness do you want
to fix? Is there a misunderstanding you can heal or a
disjunction you can harmonize?
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The fragrance from your
mango groves makes me wild with joy.” That’s one of the
lyrics in the national anthem of Bangladesh. Here’s
another: “Forever your skies ... set my heart in tune as if it
were a flute.” Elsewhere, addressing Bangladesh as if it
were a goddess, the song proclaims, “Words from your
lips are like nectar to my ears.” I suspect you may be
awash with comparable feelings in the coming weeks,
Taurus—not toward your country, but rather for the
creatures and experiences that rouse your delight and
exultation. They are likely to provide even more of the
sweet mojo than they usually do. It will be an excellent
time to improvise your own hymns of praise.
fact, take forever. (Thanks to Mark Forsyth and his book
The Horologicon: A Day’s Jaunt Through the Lost Worlds
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “More and more I have come
to admire resilience,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her poem
“Optimism.” “Not the simple resistance of a pillow,” she
adds, “whose foam returns over and over to the same
shape, but the sinuous tenacity of a tree: finding the light
newly blocked on one side, it turns in another.” You have
not often had great access to this capacity in the past,
Aries. Your specialty has been the fast and fiery style of
adjustment. But for the foreseeable future, I’m betting
you will be able to summon a supple staying power—a
dogged, determined, incremental kind of resilience.
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Will Lockheed Martin produce
fusion power in a decade?
Lockheed Martin's claim of fusion
power "in a decade" has my Spideysense tingling. Is there any merit to
their claim? It seems like fusion power
is always just a decade away—is there
reason to hope anyone is going to
create workable fusion power in our
lifetimes?
—Kevin Miller
Depends on how long you plan on living. At the
rate things were going, the timeline for commercial
fusion power was up there with the half-life of
radium. Sure, Lockheed Martin’s bid could crash and
burn, but current efforts don’t seem noticeably more
promising and it’s not my money. So why not?
Lockheed engineers raised eyebrows worldwide
when they announced last October that they were
pursuing a new type of compact fusion reactor. They
planned on testing their design in a year, they said,
with a working prototype in five years. The
skepticism stemmed from the lack of technical detail
provided and the feeling we’d heard this before.
However, enthusiasm in some quarters was also
high—the reactor is being developed by Lockheed’s
Skunk Works research and development team,
responsible for among other things the SR-71
Blackbird (the fastest non-rocket plane ever built),
the F-117 stealth bomber and the F-22 that
replaced it. Lockheed Martin is a public company
with an image and stock price to protect and you’d
think they wouldn’t be foolhardy enough to promise
a breakthrough without something to back it up.
Then again, Microsoft seemed pretty confident
about Windows 8.
The details released by Lockheed are sketchy,
but apparently the company has decided to go with
a smaller-is-better approach to containment design.
In a hot-fusion reactor a mixture of deuterium and
tritium, two heavy forms of hydrogen, are injected
into an evacuated chamber and heated to millions of
degrees to form a plasma in which atoms fuse
together, releasing energy. This insanely hot plasma
must be contained in a small space not only to keep
the reaction going but also to allow safe extraction
of the heat needed for power production.
To date most fusion reactor designs have been
of a type called a tokamak (a Russian coinage),
which suspends the plasma in a superconducting
magnetic field shaped like a giant donut. The
drawback of a tokamak is that it’s huge and
complicated but can contain only a small amount of
plasma. The Lockheed people claim that by
shrinking the reactor they can hold more plasma
relative to the energy required to maintain the
magnetic field, resulting in ten times the power
production. Furthermore, they say their system is
safer and more stable than a tokamak—as the
plasma pressure increases, so does the strength of
the field, containing the plasma even more securely.
Beyond these efficiency advantages, there’s
obvious benefit to having something powerful
enough to run 100,000 homes but small enough to
fit in a semitrailer. On paper at least, the compact
and safe design could make it suitable for powering
ships, airplanes and even spacecraft.
Lockheed isn’t alone in breaking away from the
tokamak herd. General Fusion, for example, uses a
sphere filled with liquid lead and lithium to contain
the fusion reaction. Others have redesigned the
tokamak to look more like a cored apple than a
donut. It’s hoped that, within a decade (a familiarsounding timeframe, admittedly), these so-called
spherical tokamaks will achieve the critical “net
power production” point—that is, where they’re
producing more power than they consume.
We’re not there yet. In 1997 the Joint European
Torus set a record for producing 16 megawatts of
power for a few seconds—an impressive number, but
only 65 percent of the power that went into running
it. In 2014 a laser fusion experiment at the
Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility
managed to generate “fuel gain greater than unity.”
Is that good? Absolutely. Does it mean we’ve
crossed the net power production threshold? Alas,
no.
Still, it’s more progress than some fusion efforts
have made. The current leader in money spent vs.
watts produced—and that’s not a title you want to
hold—is the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor, or ITER. A monster of a
project at ten stories tall and costing more than $18
billion, ITER utilizes a traditional tokamak design
and hopes to produce fusion energy sometime after
2027—which is, I note, more than a decade away.
By reaching its goal of 500 megawatts of power
from 50 megawatts of input energy, ITER would set
the stage for the next phase, called DEMO,
projected to start construction in 2024 and possibly
finish by 2033. DEMO wouldn’t be one plant but
rather a sort of joint venture in which multiple
parallel efforts would somehow produce a single
reactor to serve as the prototype for multiple
commercial-grade utility reactors, which would in
turn begin construction after 2050. Right after that,
Jesus comes back.
The one fusion reactor of demonstrated
practicality is the sun, one of your more plus-size
phenomena, suggesting Lockheed’s small-isbeautiful approach is no sure route to success. On
the other hand, you have to like the idea of a test
design in a year. The tech world has taught us you
learn from your wrong turns. Therefore, fail fast.
Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o
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