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FLYING HAPPY SINCE 1992 VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 22 | MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 | FREE [2] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [3] alibi CRIB NOTES BY AUGUST MARCH Crib Notes: May 28, 2015 VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 22 | MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 EDITORIAL FILM EDITOR: Devin D. O’Leary (ext. 230) devin@alibi.com FOOD EDITOR: Ty Bannerman (ext. 260) ty@alibi.com CALENDARS EDITOR/COPY EDITOR: Mark Lopez (ext. 239) mark@alibi.com STAFF WRITER/SOCIAL MEDIA GURU: Amelia Olson (ext. 224) amelia@alibi.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Cecil Adams, Sam Adams, Steven Robert Allen, Captain America, Gustavo Arellano, Rob Brezsny, Shawna Brown, Suzanne Buck, Eric Castillo, David Correia, Mark Fischer, Erik Gamlem, Gail Guengerich, Nora Hickey, Kristi D. Lawrence, Ari LeVaux, Mark Lopez, August March, Genevieve Mueller, Geoffrey Plant, Benjamin Radford, Jeremy Shattuck, Mike Smith, M. Brianna Stallings, M.J. 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Association of Alternative Newsmedia WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 Although they are a fairly common sight in Albuquerque, there are no ____________________ in Old Town. a) Hipsters b) Panhandlers c) Replicants d) Smoke shops 2 Recently, Albuquerque public school educators burned their ___________________ to protest allegedly unfair evaluation systems. a) Draft cards b) Anatomical support devices c) Evaluation reports d) Beatles albums 3 In the midst of Albuquerque’s International district, there is a __________________ for sale. a) Heap of trouble b) Ton of junk c) Gently used Suburban with huge chrome wheels that spin d) Castle 4 A local man has been honored for his most excellent _____________________. a) Mustache b) Stash of Fantastic Four comic books c) Cache of automatic weapons d) Trash 5 Last Thursday a man wearing a big wig and fake beard entered an Albertsons supermarket in the Northeast Heights and attempted to _________________________. a) Perform vocal works by Benjamin Britten b) Eat lots of meat c) Rob the bank at the front of the store d) Smoke a menthol cigarette Answers: INFORMATION PRINTER: The Santa Fe New Mexican IN LOVING MEMORY: Doug Albin, Martin Candelaria, Michael Henningsen, Eric Johnson, Greg Medara, Mina Yamashita INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER: Southwest Cyberport (232-7992) info@swcp.com NATIONAL ADVERTISING: VMG Advertising (888) 278-9866 www.vmgadvertising.com [4] 1 1) B. Due to the intervention of private security firms, there are no panhandlers working the streets of Old Town. 2) C. Teachers who are unhappy with the evaluation system used to judge their effectiveness burned copies of their report outcomes in front of APS headquarters last week. 3) D. John Cosgrove built the 4,000-sq.-ft. home and castle for his wife many years ago. Now it’s up for sale. 4) A. Troy Rivas, a local realtor has stepped up to fill the position of “Robert Goulet Mustashed American of the Year.” 5) C. Local police are on the lookout for an individual who allegedly attempted to rob the Wells Fargo branch inside Albertsons on Lomas late last week. a BY NIKKI KNOW-IT-ALL D ear Nikki: How do I break up with my best friend? We were close for many years, but we’re not anymore, and I need to move on. —Best Friends Forever Is a Long Time Dear Friend Without Benefits, This one is a toughie, and no doubt something we all go through at some point in our lives. Maybe your “best” friend is kind of a mooch or dishonest or embarrasses you, or maybe you simply don’t enjoy his or her company much anymore. Maybe you’ve known each other for over a decade, and as teenagers you had a lot in common like getting high and listening to Soundgarden— and now you just don’t seem to jive anymore. Though you may feel a bit of sadness over a relationship that’s gone south, I imagine the guilt you are feeling over the prospect of having to reject this person is more upsetting to you. There are potentially two distinct ways to go about this. If your friend lives far away or if you see them only on occasion, the task is a bit more manageable. I suggest the “drift away” approach. Stop returning calls. Stop accepting social invitations. Just be busy. This person will eventually get the hint. You will stop calling to wish each other happy birthday or happy anniversary. Social media can get a bit tricky in general with these sorts of things regardless. If your friend is constantly “poking” you and commenting on your Facebook page, ask them via Facebook or email to cool it, as you’re trying to maintain a more professional cyber persona and just don’t have the time for such trivialities. Then block them from seeing your comments and feed. If your friend lives next door or rendezvouses with you on a regular basis, a direct approach may be necessary. Before you drop the ax, make sure you’ve retrieved all of your belongings previously lent to your friend. If you know the break-up is imminent and you find yourself at their house, you can say, “Hey, can you find my Cannibal Corpse t-shirt I lent you awhile back? I want to wear it to the monster truck show Friday night.” Anything you have that belongs to them can be tucked in a box and sent via the trusty United States Postal Service. Try not to be harsh, but don’t be a pussy either. As someone random once said, “The kindest gesture is a swift blow to the back of the head.” Do it quick, and be honest. It’s okay to do it over the phone. Otherwise, try a public place. This goes for romantic break-ups too. I once had an ex crying uncontrollably on my couch for some inordinate amount of time, and I had to say, “Alright, gather your stuff, and say goodbye to the dog.” You don’t need that kind of soap opera bullshit. Simply tell your old buddy that there were good times together, but you’ve drifted apart, and the friendship you once had is gone. Tell them you truly wish them well and that you’d like to focus on your: marriage, kids, knitting circle, church group, heroin habit, etc., but you’re sure you’ll see them around. Don’t let them take you on a guilt trip of pleading and questions. Just say that you’ve given this a lot of thought, and it’s the right decision for you in your life right now. You’re obviously not trying to hurt someone’s feelings here. This is a choice that requires a tremendous amount of courage on your part, and you should commend yourself for that. People often stay in relationships that no longer work because they believe it’s easier than making the changes necessary to move on. You will be a happier person and enjoy your life more fully when you gravitate toward people who are like-minded, and free yourself up to focus your time and attention on those who feed your soul. a Please send your conundrums to herecomestrouble@alibi.com. BY RYAN NORTH MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [5] AND ODDS ENDS WEIRD NEWS Dateline: England How dumb are today’s teenagers? So dumb that they’re actually being cautioned by officials not to light themselves on fire. The London Fire Brigade recently issued a warning cautioning teens not to attempt a “stupid and dangerous” stunt called the “fire challenge.” The craze, which has apparently spread like wildfire on Facebook and YouTube, encourages a person—“usually a teenager”—to pour flammable liquid on their body and then ignite themselves. “This is a stupid and dangerous craze,” said a London Fire Brigade spokesperson. “You’re almost certain to seriously injure yourself, and fire can easily spread to furniture and other flammable household items which is a risk to others.” The viral trend has been blamed for numerous injuries, including the death of a 15-year-old in Buffalo, N.Y., who passed away after attempting the stunt last year. Dateline: England Animal rights organization PETA is asking England’s oldest pub to change its name to something that is “less offensive to chickens.” Ye Old Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, was built in the 8th century and has had its current name since 1872. Guinness World Records lists it as the oldest pub in the UK. Despite the fact that cock fighting has been banned in England and Wales since 1835, PETA is demanding that the pub change its name to Ye Old Clever Cocks “in recognition of society’s growing compassion for animals and in celebration of intelligent, sensitive chickens.” The building’s landlord, Christo Tofalli, told the Herts Advertiser he had a responsibility for preserving the history and heritage of the venerable pub and would be “replying to PETA respectfully.” Dateline: Colorado An Aspen man accused of violating a protection order has retained a stuffed owl as his lawyer. Aspen Times reports that 67-yearold Charles Abbott was in court on May 19, addressing his violation of a protection order put in place after he was accused of assaulting his former roommate, Michael Stranahan, at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting earlier this month. Instead of bringing a live, human lawyer to defend himself, Abbott placed a taxidermied horned owl named “Solomon” on the defense table in front of him. “He’s a very sensitive guy, has law degrees from Yale, Harvard and Stanford,” Abbott told Pitkin County Court Judge Erin Fernandez-Ely. “I think he’ll be able to represent me before a public defender comes online.” According to the Aspen Times, the judge ignored the dead animal’s presence and “moved along with the court’s business.” Stranahan, 75, accused Abbott of violating the restraining order and returning to the home they used to share to collect some items. “I’d like to point out that Mr. Stranahan is wearing one of my shirts, the blue one,” Abbott told the judge. “That is not his shirt; that is mine.” Fernandez-Ely told Abbott his remarks were out of the scope of the hearing and that if he wanted to retrieve his belongings from Stranahan’s home, he needed to have a sheriff’s deputy with him on scene. The judge also expressed hope that Rev. Nicholas Vesey of Aspen Chapel—which Mr. Abbott and Mr. Stranahan both still attend—could bring the two estranged friends together. Dateline: Ohio According to the Northeast Ohio Media Group, an 18-year-old man managed to elude police during a vehicle chase, but was taken into custody later when he returned to the scene of the crime to retrieve his lost hat. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrest report states a deputy tried to stop Otha Montgomery’s car around 2:15am on May 19 after it ran a red light in the town of Willoughby. Montgomery allegedly sped up, turned several corners, pulled into a driveway and bailed from the vehicle. Police lost sight of the driver, but a man in the passenger’s seat gave police Montgomery’s description, including the black baseball cap he was wearing. Montgomery later returned to the driveway where the pursuit ended and gave officers a detailed description of the black baseball cap he was looking for. Police found the hat in a nearby flowerbed and arrested Montgomery. The 18-year-old denied being the driver but later phoned a friend from the police station and described the vehicular pursuit. He is charged with failing to comply with a police order, obstructing official business and various traffic violations. a Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird news to devin@alibi.com. [6] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN! BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO ear Mexican: From what I’ve seen and heard, Mexicans are very familyoriented. They take the names of their mothers and fathers, live with extended family, take carpooling to the nth degree and tattoo the names of their children across their bodies. We recently had a party and invited one of our Hispanic friends. She showed up with her grandmother, mother, sister and her two kids! What the hell was that all about? D What I don’t understand is this: Whenever I see Mexican men and women walking along busy streets or through stores or standing at the bus stops, their little kids are usually more than an arm’s length away, sometimes trailing as much as several feet behind them. It’s also not uncommon to see little kids crawling around in front seats, back seats and beds of trucks, totally unrestrained! I’m quite sure these are the same people that put the “In memory of ...” on the back windows of their vehicles when their kids die from wandering into traffic or an auto accident. Maybe there is some sort of perverse logic that I don’t understand. Perhaps those decals on the back windows are more highly respected by the Mexican community than raising good, healthy, honest kids. What are your thoughts? —Dingo Gringo Dear Gabacho: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2013 study “Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths— United States, 2001–2010” broke down pedestrian death rates for children 1-14 by ethnicity. Findings showed while more niños were involved in fatalities than gabachos, the rate isn’t too far off—2.61 deaths per 100,000 population for Latinos compared to 1.66 for gabas. On the other hand, rates in the same age group for girls favored Latinas—.62, compared to .68 for gabachitas. Do gabacho parents not care for their little girls, assuming their sons are going to marry Mexican chicas calientes anyways? Unlike your pendejo ass, the study determined factors other than race skewed death rates a certain way (the mostkilled pedestrians statistically? Chinitos 75 and older).Your assumptions just make an ass out of you and tu, but perhaps you respect babadas more than good, healthy, honest facts? ear Mexican: Why do Mexicans love to watch American movies with Mexican voices dubbed over the actors when they speak their lines? I find this very irritating. What is this fascination? When Americans watch foreign films, the language is left intact, with only subtitles added at the bottom. There is nothing more amusing than watching Arnold Schwarzenegger speak Spanish. D —Gabacho Confundido Dear Confused Gabacho: In the early days of sound, Hollywood productions would film multiple takes in multiple languages to appeal to their fans worldwide. Moviemakers knew even then that foreign audiences like hearing dialogue in their native language, even if said in a phonetically hilarious tone à la Laurel and Hardy, or dubbed completely to ludicrous results (you think Ah-nuld is funny? You gotta here “Homero” on the Latin American broadcast of “The Simpsons”). Nowadays, only the biggest foreign films or television shows get dubbed in Mexico, taking into account that children and the poor might not yet have the reading comprehension to understand subtitles. Besides, you’ve never seen The Lion King until you hear it dubbed in Spanish, the way my family did with a piratería copy again and again and again. 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! MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [7] [8] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 feAture | person in your neighborhooD Dr. Anne Key ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT MAESTAS Occupation: Former High Priestess name means “powerful woman,” and she’s a defender and protector in a very forceful kind of way. She’s also very powerful in that she brings life and death—she’s associated with healers and doctors as well as pestilence. Why did you create Goddess Ink, and what ideas are you contributing to the spiritual genre of publishing? In the ’90s a lot of mainstream publishers were publishing books on goddesses and spirituality. Then when publishing really crashed in the 2000s, they didn’t pick that thread back up. This study of goddesses and women’s spirituality was just being handled by publishers like Llewellyn. I really felt like this field of women’s spirituality was being defined by some of these smaller publishers who aren’t so much interested in moving the field forward as in selling books. I didn’t want this field that I took very seriously—and within which there is really beautiful academic work—to be unrealized. Do you feel that belly dancing and burlesque can be forms of feminine empowerment? I do because both use the body. Dance always keeps me from being in my head too much—it reminds me that I am flesh and blood, female—no denying it. I think all of these forms of dance give me, as a woman, an opportunity to face a lot of things about myself that culture has imposed on me. Like, “You shouldn’t move like that, shake like that, put yourself out like that.” It allows me to look at that and say, “Oh really? I shouldn’t? I don’t think I buy that anymore.” It brings all these cultural ideas out in a very physical way. It’s sort of a continual breaking of barriers. PHOTO CREDIT: JEFF BIDEWELL BY RENÉE CHAVEZ r. Anne Key, 51, is the editor and owner of Goddess Ink Publishing, a university professor of Women’s Studies and Religious Studies, a burlesque and belly dancer, and was the high priestess at the Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet. Alibi: When did you first realize you had a spiritual calling? I grew up as a Southern Baptist in a very intellectual church in Fort Worth. It was connected with the Western Baptist Theological Seminary, so many of my teachers were professors and biblical scholars at the seminary. I grew up with an academic connection—as opposed to an emotional connection—to religion. That suited my mindset a lot better, and I really loved it. I was a very passionate Christian. At one point I D thought about going into ministry, but when I went to the seminary, I was basically told I could be a children’s minister or a minister’s wife. I didn’t want to be either. There are not many places for women in the main religions in the United States. I had a real passion for religion, but I just didn’t feel like I had much of a place in it. I became introduced to a more Pagan lifestyle and found that Paganism really has a place for women in spiritual authority. It’s not unusual at all for women to be spiritual leaders in different Pagan and Wiccan groups. Then I sort of moved into goddess spirituality, which looks at the divine feminine and looks at the divine as feminine. With this I could see myself as part of the divine. So I’ve always had an interest in it, but it has taken me a long time to find a place where I, as a woman, could find a leadership position and a place where I felt like I fit. What was the best part about being the high priestess at the Temple? One of the best parts was being able to lead public ritual. It’s really amazing to be able to lead an open ritual and have anywhere between 20 and 100 people show up and really be able to be out in the elements—like to have an open-air temple and a fire in a fire pit. They were very embodied ceremonies out in the Nevada desert. What is something you learned while you were out there? One of the best things I learned was that being in silence is one of the best teachers. The more I was in silence, the more that I was open and able to surrender and understand the cycles of nature and life. The Temple is dedicated to Sekhmet. What does she embody? She’s a very old Egyptian deity. She was often used by kings and queens as a warrior. Her full Does your spirituality sometimes come through in your dance? Oh absolutely. I think being one with yourself sexually, spiritually, emotionally—it’s like being a whole human. Spirituality is about being whole. It’s about saying, “This body is me. This heart, this soul, this drive, this desire is me.” And I think being able to bring all that together is something I really love doing through dance. You have a six-foot boa named Asherah that you dance with. What does she bring to your dancing or your life? One of the most amazing things about her is that when she wraps around me, I feel like she just pulls out everything that I don’t need and just washes me clean in this amazing way. And then she’ll shed her skin and be done with it. She’s just very healing in ways that I didn’t really expect. Advice for the world? Be exactly who you should be. Just don’t worry about what society tells you you should be, but be exactly the amazing, beautiful human being that you’re here to be. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [9] Community Calendar THURSDAY MAY 28 ABQ BEER WEEK A barley-filled celebration with something for everyone, including microbrew tastings, exciting tours, incredible food events and live music. Multiple Locations (Albuquerque). Prices vary. alibi.com/e/140733. ALIGN UP’S CORE BREATHING RESTORATION CLASS Restore your body’s miraculous wiring that syncs deep internal core movements with your breathing. Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW). $7-$15 sliding scale. 5:30-6:30pm. 933-5211. alibi.com/e/137783. AYURVEDA: BEGINNINGS AND BASICS FOR HEALTHY LIVING Heather Vaughan, graduate of the Ayurvedic Institute, teaches the basics of Ayurveda. Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW). 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144811. BENTLEY ZUMBA Whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned dancer, front row or back, everyone has a great time in Zumba. Form Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $5 walk-in. 5:45-6:45pm. 489-9168. alibi.com/e/144623. CAREGIVER RETREAT DAY The retreat offers a supportive group experience where you can meet and talk with other family caregivers. Cathedral Church of St. John (318 Silver SW). 9:30am-3:30pm. 842-8206. alibi.com/e/142833. DANCING FOR BIRTH: PRENATAL EXERCISE Class combines relaxation and visualization exercises with fabulous doula tips and gentle dance moves. Inspired Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). $12. 6-7:15pm. 850-3425. alibi.com/e/129513. D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Featuring pet adoptions, along with donated art, jewelry, sports-related items, unique pet items and more. Hispanic Arts Bldg @ Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds (300 San Pedro NE). Noon-7pm. alibi.com/e/141821. JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY Join the resurgence of roller derby and get trained. For men and women of any skill level. Wells Park (6th and [10] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 Mountain). 6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426. alibi.com/e/127822. KOMBUCHA CLASS Learn more about the health benefits of drinking kombucha. Urban Shaman (6300 Magpie NE, Rio Rancho). $10. 5:30-6:30pm. 382-5275. alibi.com/e/133962. MARBLE SUMMER BREW DINNER Executive Chef Jonathan Perno works with the Marble team to create unique pairings with his culinary creations. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). $65. 5:30-9pm. 938-2186. alibi.com/e/143463. MASSAGE FOR COUPLES Learn hand-saving techniques for couples/friends to explore healing, safe touch with one another in a non-sexual manner. Self Serve (3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30-9pm. 265-5815. alibi.com/e/137761. NOB HILL OPEN LATE Have an early dinner, or shop and have a late dinner. Participating retailers have weekly promotions and events. Nob Hill Main Street (on Central between Washington and Girard). Noon-8pm. alibi.com/e/135903. ROSÈ WINE TASTING Each guest receives three generous tastes and an appetizer prepared especially for this tasting. Slate Street Café (515 Slate NW). $20. 5pm. 243-2210. alibi.com/e/144881. STORIES OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE Mary Davis examines the geography, environment and cultural aspects of Ranchos de Albuquerque y Los Poblanos. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW). 7pm. alibi.com/e/144884. STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE CLASS A superrelaxation circuit training that releases fascia with internal alignment sequences. Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW). $7-$15 sliding scale. 6:45-8pm. 933-5211. alibi.com/e/137796. THURSDAY NIGHT KUNDALINI YOGA Work with breath, movement, sound (mantra) and meditation. Wellspring Yoga (5500 San Mateo NE). 5:30-7pm. 881-2187. alibi.com/e/124952. VIPASSANA MEDITATION AND DHARMA TALK Forty-minute meditation followed by a Dharma talk. Albuquerque Vipassana Center (200 Rosemont NE). Donations accepted. 6:30-8pm. alibi.com/e/128727. WORLD TAVERN POKER LEAGUE Poker tournaments where players earn points and rankings to move on to the Tavern, Regional and National Championship events. SkyLight (139 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe). 6:30pm. (505) 982-0775. alibi.com/e/143503. YINYASATIVE YOGA CLASS Give yourself the gift of guided practice, tailored to you in small group classes combining the best of several styles of yoga. Oriental Medical Arts (2716 San Pedro NE). $15-$40, first class free. 6:30-7:30pm. 506-0136. alibi.com/e/127934. ZUMBA WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW Enjoy Latin-based and international music while doing “exercise in disguise.” Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $5 drop in, $40 for 10 classes. 5:20-6:20pm. 620-0327. alibi.com/e/144366. FRIDAY MAY 29 ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/28 listing. 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/144527. ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK Head through 1.3 miles of Albuquerque’s darker side. Hotel Andaluz (125 Second Street NW). $18-$22. 8-9:30pm. 240-8000. alibi.com/e/139149. ANCESTORS, ORPHANS AND EMBRYOS Ramblings, reflections and poetry exploring Daoism and the shamanic roots of qigong, healing and the present time we are passing through. MogaDao Institute (703 Camino de la Familia, Suite 3103, Santa Fe). Donations accepted. 7pm. alibi.com/e/143605. THE ART OF PAPER FLOWERS Class introduces you to the art of making crepe paper flowers. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). $35. 5:30pm. 344-9297. alibi.com/e/144887. CHILD OF ALL NATIONS FUNDRAISER A yard sale featuring furniture, clothing, jewelry, stones & gems, household items, electronics and more. Child of All Nations (5200 Copper NE). 8am-3pm. 266-5557. alibi.com/e/144505. D.A.T.S. PAWSOME Noon-7pm. See 5/28 listing. FAMILY DANCE BREAK Join Ms. Chrissy and friends in this creative movement class aimed for full family participation. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $5 per child. 3:30-4:30pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/137282. FESTIVAL DJUDEO-ESPANYOL 2015 A weekend of Sephardic music, art, poetry, enchiladas, storytelling, writing, dinner and a concert. Congregation Nahalat Shalom (3606 Rio Grande NW). 7pm. 343-8227. alibi.com/e/141331. FREE COFFEE TASTING Taste all of the coffees roasted at this Albuquerque roastery. Prosum Roasters (3228 Los Arboles NE). 6:30-8pm. 379-5136. alibi.com/e/143764. ID THEFT PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION Learn ways to protect your identity as well as solve issues when stricken with this horrific crime. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). 10-11am. 265-0057. alibi.com/e/141909. PETSTOCK Extended hours in an effort to match 50 pets with loving, new families to honor Animal Humane’s 50th anniversary. Animal Humane (615 Virginia SE). 10am-11pm. 255-5523. alibi.com/e/144577. SHAMBHALA TRAINING LEVEL II: BIRTH OF THE WARRIOR Featuring meditation instruction, periods of meditation practice, one-on-one meetings, talks by senior teachers and more. Albuquerque Shambhala Center (1102 Mountain NW). $150. 7-9pm. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/141081. YIN YOGA Yin poses target the fascia surrounding the muscle and are known for creating intense sensation and equally sweet relief, opening and wellbeing. Oriental Medical Arts (2716 San Pedro NE). First class free, $15-$40 after. 6-7pm. 506-0136. alibi.com/e/127882. SATURDAY MAY 30 ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/28 listing. ADULT LITERACY MOVEMENT OF ALBUQUERQUE MONTHLY ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION SESSION Help promote literacy by attending this event. CNM (525 Buena Vista SE). 10am-noon. 224-4000. alibi.com/e/144661. ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK $18-$22. 8-9:30pm. See 5/29 listing. ALBUQUERQUE OPEN SPACE SUMMER SUNSET SERIES Featuring talks, demonstrations and shows by some of Albuquerque’s best speakers, educators and performers. Elena Gallegos Picnic Area (7100 Tramway NE). $2 per vehicle. 7-8:15pm. 452-5222. alibi.com/e/142293. AWESOME INVESTORS & INVENTORS BANQUET Network with investors, local artists, authors, musicians and many of our greatest who simply know what VIA WIKIPEDIA EVENT | PREVIEW Albuquerque has to offer. Hotel Albuquerque (800 Rio Grande NW). 5pm. 319-9183. alibi.com/e/143162. BIKEABQ COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Join in for a group discussion about bicycling in Albuquerque. Sport Systems (6915 Montgomery NE). 2-4:30pm. 296-9111. alibi.com/e/144743. BUCKET COMPOSTING WITH THE BOKASHI METHOD Learn how to turn food scraps into plant-ready nutrients. Bernalillo County Extension Office (1510 Menaul NW). 3:30-4:30pm. 929-0414. alibi.com/e/139018. CHILD OF ALL NATIONS FUNDRAISER 8am-3pm. See 5/29 listing. COLORES DE VIDA A weekend of healing and celebration to benefit the Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico. Gambei Wellness Center & Spa (1016 Lomas NW). $75. 10am-noon. 255-2555. alibi.com/e/143664. COMPOSTING WITH WORMS (VERMICOMPOSTING) Use red worms to turn organic waste into high-quality compost, and reduce the volume of waste you sent to the landfill. Bernalillo County Extension Office (1510 Menaul NW). 1:30-3pm. 929-0414. alibi.com/e/139017. COOKING CLASSES Try a hands-on cooking class and create delicious dishes with the supervision of a chef. Cinnamon Sugar & Spice Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $40-$75. 5-8pm. 492-2119. alibi.com/e/136366. DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce, local goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson Park (8th & Central). 7am-noon. 252-2959. alibi.com/e/134042. FAMILY YOGA Practice yoga with the whole family. High Desert Yoga (4600 Copper NE). $12. 12:45-1:45pm. 232-9642. alibi.com/e/88857. FESTIVAL DJUDEO-ESPANYOL 2015 6pm. See 5/29 listing. FETCH AND RELEASH PET ADOPTION EXPO Meet adoptable pets from dozens of animal shelters and rescue groups from across the state and beyond. Balloon Fiesta Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway). 10am-4pm. 899-9542. alibi.com/e/142676. FROM BEER TO WHISKEY Tour the facility, and enjoy spirits made by New Mexico distilleries. Distillery 365 (2921 Stanford NE). Noon-10pm. 480-4510. alibi.com/e/144666. GRUET WINERY TOUR Learn the Gruet family’s history, and discover the unique processes involved in champagnestyle winemaking. Gruet Winery (8400 Pan American Fwy NE). $5. 2pm. alibi.com/e/144888. HOME COMPOSTING BASICS Learn the science, materials and methods of drought-proofing your garden soil in order to grow vegetable, fruits and berries. Bernalillo County Extension Office (1510 Menaul NW). 9am-noon. 929-0414. alibi.com/e/139016. JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 10am-noon. See 5/28 listing. MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE OPEN SPACE See performances in the studios, meet teachers and students, purchase t-shirts and food, and find out more about classes. Maple Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). 1-4pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/144613. Dogs on the Catwalk There are few things cuter than dogs. Then again, there are few things cuter than dogs in high fashion. MONDAY So if you want to see a JUNE 1 bunch of canines strutting their stuff to some nice Hyatt Regency tunes, then you might want Downtown 330 Tijeras NW to head to the REEL Dog alibi.com/e/142897 Fashion Show & Reception at the Hyatt Regency (330 5 to 7pm Tijeras NW) on Monday, June 1, from 5 to 7pm. Presented by the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, the event features a full-on runway show exhibiting the pet fashions of designer Ada Nieves, a certified pet fashion designer, stylist and animal talent manager who’s appeared on “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Ice Loves Coco” (!). On top of that, there’ll also be vendors selling different pet products, so if you’re looking to get a new chew toy or pet furniture, this might be a fine opportunity. Oh, and it’s completely free and open to the public. So how’s that for spending your Monday evening? Plus, you’ll also get to see celeb dog models such as Sophia Loren, Baxter and Traveling Jack. Their schedules are pretty busy, so take the opportunity while you can. Head to on.fb.me/1ILVsFG for more info. (Mark Lopez) a MEET THE FARMER: HARVESTING This course shows you how to harvest your own mixed salads by growing a range of leafy salads and vegetables. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). $10-$40. 10am. 344-9297. alibi.com/e/144889. PETSTOCK 6am-11pm. See 5/29 listing. PINKMAN EXPERIENCE BIKE TOUR Head to the streets in search of your next “fix,” or key scenes and locations from the hit AMC show “Breaking Bad.” Routes Bicycle Tours and Rentals (404 San Felipe NW, #B1). $45-$50. 1-4pm. alibi.com/e/144890. POLLY’S RUN Featuring a 5K walk/run and a children’s 1K race. Proceeds go to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Tiguex Park (1800 Mountain NW). $15-$37.50. 8-11am. 362-6047. alibi.com/e/137353. SHAMBHALA TRAINING LEVEL II: BIRTH OF THE WARRIOR $150. 8:30am-6pm. See 5/29 listing. STEAMPUNK TEA PARTY Have tea while dressing in your best steampunk attire. Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW). 4:30pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144813. TRAINS OF THE SOUTHWEST David Westerfield, former APS educator and park volunteer, presents a program on the history of the expansion of the railroads throughout New Mexico. Petroglyph National Monument (6510 Western Trail NW). 10-11am. 899-0205. alibi.com/e/139543. YOGA FOR KIDS Kids learn focus and balance, and develop strength and fitness in a non-competitive environment. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). Noon-12:45pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/142335. SUNDAY MAY 31 ABQ BEER WEEK Prices vary. See 5/28 listing. BILL DUNMIRE: LIVING LANDSCAPES Join in for this overview of our state’s natural beauty. Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center (37 Main, Cerrillos). Donations accepted. 2-4pm. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/139494. THE CITY SHOWCASE AT THE YARDS A fun afternoon of live music, food, drinks, kids’ activities, local artisans and more. Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First Street SW). Noon-4pm. alibi.com/e/144769. FESTIVAL DJUDEO-ESPANYOL 2015 FREE, $20 for dinner and concert. 10am. See 5/29 listing. FETCH AND RELEASH PET ADOPTION EXPO 10am-4pm. See 5/30 listing. MEDITATION FOR KIDS Children learn how to build a space of inner strength and confidence by developing their good qualities. Kadampa Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE). $3 per child suggested donation. 10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/141902. PETSTOCK 6am-6pm. See 5/29 listing. PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring more peace and happiness into our world by learning to cherish others, overcome anger and deal with stress. Kadampa Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE). $10 suggested donation. 10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/141897. Community Calendar continues on page 12 MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [11] Community Calendar continued from page 11 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/131999. THE ROQUE LOBATO HOUSE DISCUSSION Join Chris Wilson, Pen La Farge, Beverley Spears and Mac Watson for a lively discussion on the history of the Roque Lobato House. New Mexico History Museum (113 Lincoln, Santa Fe). Included with admission. 2-4pm. (505) 476-5200. alibi.com/e/144061. SHAMBHALA TRAINING LEVEL II: BIRTH OF THE WARRIOR $150. 8:30am-6pm. See 5/29 listing. MONDAY JUNE 1 CHILDREN’S HULA CLASS Introduction to the basic hand and foot movements of hula, Hawaii’s cultural dance. Farfesha World Dance Studio (9577 Osuna NE). $45. 4:15-5:15pm. 440-5295. alibi.com/e/144548. FREE TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER TOURNAMENTS Don’t know how to play? They’ll teach you. Players of all levels welcome. The Barley Room (5200 Eubank NE). 7pm. (480) 320-0531. alibi.com/e/139861. GENTLE YIN-STYLE YOGA This welcoming, all-levels class provides gentle movements to release tension from the shoulders, back and hips. You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 6:45-7:45pm. 433-8685. alibi.com/e/125330. 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/141102. AN HERBAL TOUR Herbalist Mary Deguero gives a tour of the Xeric Garden Club’s certified wildlife habitat garden. Albuquerque Garden Center (10120 Lomas NE). 10-11am. 296-6020. alibi.com/e/144665. INTRO TO POLE DANCING Learn the athletic art of pole dancing with the best in the Southwest. Southwest Pole Dancing (107 Jefferson NE). $15. 5:30-6:25pm. 967-8799. alibi.com/e/134807. MOMS MOMMIES ON MONDAY CANCER SUPPORT A childfriendly support group meeting twice monthly for moms with cancer. People Living Through Cancer Office (3411 Candelaria NE). 10-11:30am. 242-3263. alibi.com/e/74424. REEL DOG FASHION SHOW & RECEPTION Celebrity dogs and their owners grace the runway in designer pet wear by Ada Nieves. Hyatt Regency Downtown (330 Tijeras NW). 5-7pm. alibi.com/e/142897. See preview box. SOUND HEALING WORKSHOP/CONCERT Join Alexis “Wayah” Holland for a full sensory immersion through vibration as she takes you on a journey through sound healing. Yoga Mike Studio Blue (2205 Silver SE). $20-$25. 7:30-8:45pm. 715-9271. alibi.com/e/142779. TODDLER TIME A chance for toddlers 4 and under to explore early-childhood exhibit areas, enjoy stories and join in a music jam. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW). Included with admission. 9am. 224-8300. alibi.com/e/129383. 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/140375. TUESDAY JUNE 2 ALBUQUERQUE NEWCOMERS CLUB A chance for people who are new to Albuquerque to meet and develop friendships with others who live in the area. Sandia Presbyterian Church (10704 Paseo del Norte NE). 10am. 268-0331. alibi.com/e/144836. ¡BAILE! CASINO/CUBAN-STYLE SALSA AND RUEDA DE CASINO CLASSES Cuban dance classes taught by Sarita Streng, Nick Babic, Adam “El Caballo” Metcalf, Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends. National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth Street SW). $5-$10, pay what you can. 6-8pm. 505-246-2261, ext.189. alibi.com/e/144883. BALLET-AFRIQUE CONTEMPORARY DANCE FUSION Exuberantly graceful and totally accessible movement to express your natural joy and discover your inner strength and elegance. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $15-$12 sliding scale. 5:30-7pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/143642. BEGINNING MODERN DANCE Designed to introduce [12] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 students to the movement and ideas of modern dance. Maple Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $10. 4-5:15pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/139444. BENTLEY ZUMBA $5 walk-in. 4:30-5:30pm. See 5/28 listing. DOWNTOWN KUNDALINI YOGA TUESDAYS Experience the effects of tapping into the positive energy inside you. The Simms Building (400 Gold SW). $7-$50. Noon-1pm. 242-1478. alibi.com/e/128436. JOIN ROLLER DERBY WITH ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 6:30-8:30pm. See 5/28 listing. JOY IN EVERYDAY LIFE This course consists of prerecorded video teachings by Shastri Holly Gayley and is facilitated by Sydney Jones. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center (1102 Mountain NW). $100. 7-9pm. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/141071. MELLOW YOGA For baby boomers, office workers and people who aren’t as active as they’d like to be. Form Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $12-$100. 7-8pm. 433-8685. alibi.com/e/107205. 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/141941. PRENATAL YOGA Explore ways to reduce the aches and pains that accompany pregnancy while preparing for your journey in a nurturing and supportive environment. Inspired Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). $10. 5:30pm. 232-2772. alibi.com/e/129620. ROSÈ WINE TASTING $20. 5pm. See 5/28 listing. 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/137554. WHEN THE WHEELS COME OFF A media relations and crisis communications lunchtime workshop with Tom Carroll of Carroll Strategies. Carroll Strategies (116 Central SW). Noon-1:15pm. 842-6600. alibi.com/e/144555. WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 ALL LEVELS MORNING YOGA Class uses deliberate movements and attention to the breath to reinforce the mind-body connection, while strengthening the body and relieving stress. You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 9:15-10:15am. alibi.com/e/143034. BACKGAMMON INSTRUCTION AND MATCH A terrific opportunity to learn the game, meet interesting, new people and participate in matches. Flying Star Café (723 Silver SW). 6-9pm. (201) 454-3989. alibi.com/e/135298. BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES Learn cha cha, swing, rumba, waltz, tango, country, salsa and more. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $10. 7:15-8:15pm. (801) 842-9731. alibi.com/e/144668. BREASTFEEDING GROUP Enjoy some light, healthy snacks and the company of other moms and their babies. Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center (7708 Fourth Street NW, Los Ranchos). 10am-noon. 924-2229. alibi.com/e/132157. BUSINESS PLAN TOOLKIT This session focuses on “Market Research.” WESST Enterprise Center (609 Broadway NE). $139-$159. 5:30-7:30pm. 246-6900. alibi.com/e/144837. HERO BINGO Bingo with superhero flair for the whole family. Esther Bone Memorial Library (950 Pinetree SE, Rio Rancho). 2-3pm. 891-5012. alibi.com/e/144839. HOME COMPOSTING BASICS Learn the science, materials and methods of improving your garden soil in order to grow an abundant garden. Palo Duro Senior Center (5221 Palo Duro NE). 10am-noon. See 5/30 listing. HOT TO PREPARE AND MONITOR A BUDGET TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT Learn an introduction to the budget process, industry statistics and more. Breakfast and beverages provided. Moss Adams (6565 Americas Parkway NE). $30. 8am-9:30pm. 238-3004. alibi.com/e/144663. KEEPING IT HOT IN A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP Join Self Serve co-founder and sexuality educator Molly Adler for a workshop in keeping it hot, or getting there again. Self Serve (3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815. alibi.com/e/144430. SENIOR YOGA This welcoming practice helps seniors build and maintain muscle tone, bone density and balance with gentle standing poses. You! Inspired Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 10:45-11:45am. alibi.com/e/143050. THOUSANDS OF DEITIES OF THE LAND OF JOY PUJA Featuring chanting, music, a ceremony and a Q&A with a traditional Tibetan Puja. 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Others might think of Criss Angel hanging from a helicopter in the Nevada desert and denounce it as a magic trick. Either way, people always have a visceral reaction to body suspension. Suspension is the art of hanging your entire body weight from a few steel rods or hooks freshly pierced through your skin. Modern body suspension derives from a movement in Western society during the late 20th century called Modern Primitivism. The father of the movement is a man called Fakir Musafar. From the age of 12, he experimented on himself with a wide variety of body modification techniques. He eventually formed the first body piercing school. From there, one of his apprentices, Allen Falkner, went on to develop the art of body suspension. Since then, body suspension has continued to evolve and spread across the globe. Local business owner Steve Truitt has been piercing professionally for 20 years and facilitating suspensions for almost as long. He formed the traveling performance troupe Ascension Suspension in 2001. Truitt has since overseen hundreds of suspensions and has traveled the world promoting this art form. As I sit down with Truitt at his shop, Ascension Body Modification (1916 Central SE, Suite A), my first question is, naturally, “Why would anyone want to try this?” He says there are as many reasons as there are people. “We don’t really have any rites of passage anymore. You can drive when you’re 16, smoke when you’re 18, drink when you’re 21. What kind of milestones are those? I think people are looking for a type of experience to get them through different things in their lives. If they think suspension is the way to do it, I want to provide that for them.” First-time suspendee Karen Verow is 33, a wife and mother from Indianapolis, Ind., who works in the veterinary field. “I had heard about suspension before but never seen it,” she says. “I never thought it would be something I would ever do.” Then she saw it done at a Jane’s Addiction concert where Truitt and his troupe were performing on stage. “When I saw it, I thought it was amazing,” she says. “It was a beautiful piece of art that went with the music. It was a multisensory experience.” After that, [14] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 F Verow sought out a suspension convention and saw people of all body types performing suspension. “That was when I realized it was something that I could do too,” she says. I ask her what drove her to give suspension a go. “I have anxiety. Forcing myself to walk through [suspension] is a way of working through that.” “But doesn’t it hurt?” I ask. Steve Truitt chuckles a bit at my obvious question. “Everybody’s pain tolerance is different,” he says. “We don’t numb the skin first.” He explains that the pain is an integral part of the experience. As you progress through a suspension, as with every trial of endurance, your brain releases endorphins, your body’s natural opiates. Truitt says there is a point where most people no longer feel the pain. “People can suspend for hours,” he says. “It’s all up to them.” Karen Verow contacted Truitt and scheduled her first suspension at a tattoo convention in Chicago where Ascension was performing. She says she did a four-point suicide, the standard for first-timers. This type involves piercing four hooks through the skin of the upper back. According to Truitt, this is the easiest to endure because the body is upright, and the person can move around a lot if they want. He tells me it’s called a suicide suspension because, if you don’t move, it looks like you just hung yourself by the neck. In the early DIY days, you didn’t have facilitators. You just threw your ropes over a tree branch, stood on a chair and stepped off of it. “So what was it like?” I ask Verow. “I was a little apprehensive about the piercing. It was fine though. I felt deep pressure, but that was it.” She goes on to explain that she walked out to the lobby where the rig was set up. “I don’t enjoy being the center of attention, so I was kind of worried about that, it being a convention,” she says. “I waited until the end of the night, so there weren’t so many people left to watch me, and I just blocked them out.” Truitt then attached her hooks to the rig, and a member of Ascension slowly worked the pulley system and began to put tension on the ropes. Truitt says some people lift their feet off the ground right away. Others take their time. Verow spent several minutes walking back and forth, holding on to Truitt as he guided her to relax, and she adjusted to the stretching of her skin. “I just stared straight through him,” Verow says, “until I was up. Then I immediately told Steve, ‘I Love this!’” She doesn’t recall feeling pain at that point, but soon after, she started to spin and became nauseated. “I had to come down after that. I was only up for a minute or so.” That happens to a lot of first-timers, Truitt says. He told Verow to take deep breaths and asked if Ascension performer Saskia Sharp We don’t really have any rites of passage anymore. You can drive when you’re 16, smoke when you’re 18, drink when you’re 21. What kind of milestones are those? I think people are looking for a type of experience to get them through different things in their lives. —Steve Truitt she wanted to go up again. “Looking back, I wish I had, but I didn’t,” she says. Still, Verow considers her first suspension a success. “I felt grounded, mentally clear, satisfied and happy.” Many might think suspension will always be a fringe pastime for “freaks.” But some people in the suspension community are concerned that the ritual is actually becoming too mainstream, thanks to people like Truitt bringing it to the masses. They believe suspension is a way to define themselves as separate from dominant Western society, forming a bond with a small community who utilize body modification as a defining outsider characteristic. Truitt thinks differently. “I don’t see suspension as an act of resistance against society. It could be for some people. But others do it to fit into a society, to test themselves, as a rite of passage or to commemorate something.” He says people who suspend tend to develop a bond with the people who facilitate it for them. There is always a sense of community. As for Verow, she thinks that it is important for people who want to try it to have access to reputable professionals. She’s glad that people like Truitt are on the convention circuit to provide this service. She has already scheduled her next suspension with Ascension in Louisville, Ky. “I think I’m going to do the suicide again, conquer that. Then maybe I’ll try a different one. Who knows?” a Arts & Lit Calendar EVENT | PREVIEW THURSDAY MAY 28 WORDS BOOKWORKS Story Time! Polly Want a Story? This week’s storytime has gone to the parrots! Join in for stories, a craft and a snack. 10:30am. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144810. STAGE ADOBE THEATER Curtains. A send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in Boston, Mass., in 1959, written by Rupert Holmes. Runs through 6/7. $18-$20. 7:30pm. 898-9222. alibi.com/e/143103. KIVA AUDITORIUM, Albuquerque Convention Center Force Majeure: Eddie Izzard Live! See the legendary comedian live and on stage. $44.50-$64.50. 8pm. 768-4575. alibi.com/e/145223. LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour. See one of the world’s funniest comedians as she delivers her signature deadpan wit and brilliant observations. $25-$30. 7pm. 795-3748. alibi.com/e/144064. SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES! John Flax and Kent Kirkpatrick’s new production embraces the theatrical simplicity of performer and space. Runs through 6/7. Pay what you wish. 7:30pm. alibi.com/e/143978. STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy Thursday. Featuring three of the country’s best stand-up comedians: Bob Meddles, Heath Arthur and Goldie Garcia. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680. alibi.com/e/140008. SONG & DANCE ST. FRANCIS CATHEDRAL BASILICA, Santa Fe In Honor of Memorial Day. The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus presents a concert of uplifting and consoling music. Pay what you wish. 7-8:30pm. 983-3530. alibi.com/e/143070. 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/133342. FILM NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Carmina O Revienta. A screening of Paco León’s distinctive debut feature about larger-than-life mother Carmina Barrios. In Spanish with English subtitles. 7pm. 724-4771. alibi.com/e/144765. SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Movies and Meaning Film Festival. Featuring an array of films, from classics to overlooked to brand new, as well as workshops and more. $299. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/145126. See “Film News.” FRIDAY MAY 29 WORDS DRAFT STATION 100 Things to Do in Albuquerque Before You Die. A book signing with author Ashley M. Biggers. 5-7pm. 247-0193. alibi.com/e/142675. ART INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Mural Discovery Tour. Reflect on nine of the IPCC’s murals, and uncover new and unexpected layers of meaning in each. $3-$6. 1-2pm. 843-7270. alibi.com/e/144071. JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY, Santa Fe Miles & Miles Opening Reception. New works by Stuart Arends. Runs through 6/20. 5-7pm. alibi.com/e/144895. PHOTO-EYE GALLERY, Santa Fe Emergent Behavior & Home by Nightfall Opening Receptions. New works by Thomas Jackson and Angela Bacon-Kidwell. Runs through 7/4. 5-7pm. alibi.com/e/144896. ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART, Santa Fe Creating Shape Opening Reception. Featuring new works by artist Karen Yank. Runs through 6/19. 5-7pm. (505) 982-8111. STAGE ADOBE THEATER Curtains. $18-$20. 7:30pm. See 5/28 listing. ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. Lovingly ripped from the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this play retells the legend of King Arthur and his knights. Runs through 6/14. $12-$24. 7:30-10pm. 242-4750. alibi.com/e/142153. AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True Story of The Cockettes. Take an LSD trip to 1969 with The Dolls in a brand-new play about the infamous, psychedelic, gender-bending drag troupe The Cockettes. Runs through 5/31. $20. 8pm. 620-6316. alibi.com/e/143084. Disco, Glitter and Roller Skates Few things welcome the beginning of summertime like glitter, roller skates and disco. And who better to dance, sing, glitter and dazzle the stage than Albuquerque’s own? In this adaptation of the FRIDAY ’80s movie MAY 29 classic Xanadu, Cardboard N4th Theater Playhouse takes 4904 Fourth Street NW the whirling and alibi.com/e/144818 dizzying story 7pm originally portrayed by Olivia NewtonJohn and Gene Kelly, condenses it and casts local actors ages 13-18 for each role. The original Xanadu follows the life of a struggling freelance artist who, after failing to make enough money to pay bills, returns to his job painting large-scale album covers for record advertisements. Crushed by the possibility of giving up on his dreams, Sonny’s life is about to get strangely exciting. As he plugs away at what was once a monotonous job, he’s introduced to a group called The Nine Sisters, and what happens next is part Greek goddess, part sci-fi, part musical and all around effeminate glory. Xanadu Jr. is a glittery way to support local children’s theater and encourage confidence-building experiences for some of Albuquerque’s littlest community members. The play happens at the VSA N4th Theater (4904 Fourth Street NW) from May 29 to June 7. It shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets are $10. For more info, head to cardboardplayhousetix.org. (Amelia Olson) a BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE SHOW. Live comedy and improv. $8-$10. 8-9pm. alibi.com/e/143482. Also, Comedy? Albuquerque’s DIY comedy troupe provides improv, sketch and music. $8. 9:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/135337. FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show Murders. Dinner theater following a group of game show contestants who will do anything to win. $57. 7:30-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/131856. KIMO THEATRE On Broadway. Catch the Reignite Studios spring recital. 6:30-9pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/143474. N4TH THEATER Xanadu Jr. A Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world’s first Roller Disco in this 1980s glitter explosion of a play. Runs through 6/7. $10. 7pm. alibi.com/e/144818. See preview box. SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES! $10-$25. 7:30pm. See 5/28 listing. Arts & Lit Calendar continues on page 16 MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [15] Arts & Lit Calendar continued from page 15 TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Cassandra. The story of the Trogan princess who fights for the survival of her family and her nation. Runs through 5/31. $10-$15. 7:30pm. alibi.com/e/144744. THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. A fast-paced noir comedy about love and espionage during the Cold War. Runs through 6/13. $22. 7:30pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/143902. SONG & DANCE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Classical In Bloom: A Concert and Art Preview. Featuring pianist Hui-Mei Lin and cellist Peter Seidenberg. $25. 6-9pm. 293-5034. alibi.com/e/144140. FILM HARRY E. KINNEY CIVIC PLAZA Movies on the Plaza. This week’s showing is the film The Goonies. 8pm. alibi.com/e/144886. SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Movies and Meaning Film Festival. $299. See 5/28 listing. SATURDAY MAY 30 WORDS PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Darynda Jones & Jeffe Kennedy Signing Event. Paranormal author Jones and Santa Fe fantasy author Kennedy join together to sign their latest releases. 3:30-5pm. 294-2026. alibi.com/e/142252. ART ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Public Opening: Killer Heels. See the high platform chopines of 16th-century Italy to the glamorous stilettos gracing today’s runways and red carpets. Included with regular admission. 1-5pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/142106. HARRY E. KINNEY CIVIC PLAZA Creative 505. A collaborative event celebrating Albuquerque’s art, film, theater, tech, start-up and music communities. 4-9pm. 363-1046. alibi.com/e/144553. ROBIN PASCAL, Edgewood East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour. Visit fiber art studios in the beautiful East Mountain area. 10am-4pm. 286-1783. alibi.com/e/130583. TINKERTOWN MUSEUM, Sandia Park Obscura Day 2015: Behind the Scenes at Tinkertown. Take a special behind- [16] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 the-scenes tour of the home and studio of renowned folk artist Ross Ward. $3.50. 1-2pm. (831) 247-3779. alibi.com/e/144597. ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART, Santa Fe Artist Talk. Artist Karen Yank speaks about her past work, present sculptures in the gallery, personal history with the late Agnes Martin and more. 2pm. (505) 982-8111. STAGE ADOBE THEATER Curtains. $18-$20. 7:30pm. See 5/28 listing. ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. $12-$24. 7:30-10pm. See 5/29 listing. AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True Story of The Cockettes. $20. 8pm. See 5/29 listing. BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE SHOW. $8-$10. 8-9pm. See 5/29 listing. FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown The Game Show Murders. $57. 7:30-10pm. See 5/29 listing. LAUNCHPAD Burlesque Noir Presents 10 Years of Tease! Featuring Jo Weldon and Jonny Porkpie from NYC, Bunny Bee, Mustang Monroe, Mena Domina and more. $15-$20. 8:30pm. 764-8887. alibi.com/e/143525. N4TH THEATER Xanadu Jr. $10. 2pm, 7pm. See 5/29 listing. SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES! $10-$25. 7:30pm. See 5/28 listing. TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Cassandra. $10-$15. 7:30pm. See 5/29 listing. THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. $22. 7:30pm. See 5/29 listing. SONG & DANCE BLUE MOON YOGA, Santa Fe Deep Peace Experience. A sonic meditation immersion of Tibetan bowls, gong, mantras and flutes, featuring RadianceMatrix and Myrrh de Marmion. $15. 7:30-9pm. alibi.com/e/144069. FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Just Give Us a Reason ... To Sing! Join in to celebrate Millennials whose music speaks truth to power. $12.50-$20. 7pm. 750-3038. alibi.com/e/142769. NEW MEXICO VETERANS MEMORIAL A Night in the 40’s: Big Band Swing. Featuring music by The American Legion Band and The Dukes of Albuquerque. 6-8pm. alibi.com/e/144768. RAILYARD PERFORMANCE CENTER, Santa Fe EmbodyDance FUNdRaiser. EmbodyDance Santa Fe celebrates 15 years of ecstatic dance. $15 recommended donation. 7-11pm. (505) 988-3760. alibi.com/e/142767. RIO GRANDE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING Randy Granger. Hear music by the Native American flutist. $12.50. 7-9pm. 224-9405. alibi.com/e/143638. LEARN ALLAN HOUSER ART PARK, Santa Fe Chaos to Complexity: Creative Collaboration. Explore the creative process in art and science through a discussion between Mirta Galesic and artist Raven Chacon, moderated by Valerie Plame. 2-4pm. alibi.com/e/144825. FILM OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Two Worlds Short Film Festival. Showcasing innovative short films written, directed, produced and performed by diverse Native American communities across the US and Canada. $10. 6-9pm. (505) 603-28067. alibi.com/e/143363. SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Movies and Meaning Film Festival. $299. See 5/28 listing. SUNDAY MAY 31 WORDS BOOKWORKS Deathmark. A reading and signing with writer Jann Arrington-Wolcott. 3pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144814. PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Legendary Locals of Albuquerque. A reading and signing with writer Richard Melzer. 2-3:40pm. 294-2026. alibi.com/e/143025. TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Navajo Repo. Jonathan Miller signs the latest in his Rattlesnake Lawyer mystery series. Noon-4pm. 242-7204. ART ROBIN PASCAL, Edgewood East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour. 10am-4pm. See 5/30 listing. STAGE ADOBE THEATER Curtains. $18-$20. 2pm. See 5/28 listing. ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Spamalot. $12-$24. 2pm. See 5/29 listing. AUX DOG THEATRE Angels of Light: The Practically True Story of The Cockettes. $20. 2pm. See 5/29 listing. N4TH THEATER Xanadu Jr. $10. 2pm. See 5/29 listing. SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE, Santa Fe The Moment of YES! $10-$25. 2pm. See 5/28 listing. TEATRO PARAGUAS, Santa Fe The Beatlicks Sister Poetry Theater. The group combines spoken word with guitar, drums, flute, dance, scat and graphics to create multimedia poetry theater. Donations appreciated. 5-7pm. (505) 424-1601. alibi.com/e/143896. TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Cassandra. $10-$15. 2pm. See 5/29 listing. THE VORTEX THEATRE Red Herring. $22. 2pm. See 5/29 listing. SONG & DANCE HOTEL ANDALUZ Chatter Cabaret: Wondrous Winds. Featuring works by Maurice Ravel, Leos Janacek, Irving Fine and Paul Hindemith. $25. 5-6:30pm. 242-9090. alibi.com/e/139070. THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday: Saxophone Quartet. Featuring musicians Paul Nolen, Marcos Colón, Paul Forsyth, Eric Lau and poet Judith Pacht. $5-$15. 10:30-11:30am. 307-9647. alibi.com/e/139069. SANDIA PREP SCHOOL THEATER, Sandia Prep Wearing of the Green. Soli Musica presents a special Celtic celebration featuring traditional songs of Ireland and Scotland. $5-$12, FREE for children under 12. 3-5pm, 7-9pm. 344-1671. alibi.com/e/144753. FILM KIMO THEATRE Finian’s Rainbow (1968). Classic film starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark and Tommy Steele. Part of the Movie Musicals 3 film series. $6-$8. 2-4:30pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/143554. SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Movies and Meaning Film Festival. $299. See 5/28 listing. TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Blood, Sweat and Beer. See a film all about brewing beer. 5pm. 243-6752. alibi.com/e/140348. MONDAY JUNE 1 STAGE GUILD CINEMA No One Asked for This Tour: Chris Thayer. Chris Thayer (You Made it Weird, “Pete Holmes Show”) comes to ABQ for one night only. $5. 10:30pm. 255-1848. alibi.com/e/144504. LEARN CORRALES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Corrales Acting Techniques and Scene Study. Acting for beginners includes reading monologues and acting with fellow students. $60 a month. 6-7pm. 897-3351. alibi.com/e/125164. FILM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Albuquerque Film & Music Experience. Featuring movie screenings, panel discussions, live music, special events and more. Prices vary. alibi.com/e/144828. See “Film News.” NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Dancing in Jaffa. A screening of the documentary, followed by a Q&A with renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine. Part of the ABQ Jewish Film Festival. $5-$25. 7-9pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/142895. See “Film News.” SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER New Mexico Narrative Shorts. Featuring the world premiere of “Descanso,” a screening of “Dollar Night,” “Fixed” and more. Followed by a Q&A. 6-8pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/143619. TUESDAY JUNE 2 WORDS BOOKWORKS In Wilderness. A reading and signing with writer Diane Thomas. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144815. LEARN ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Rio Rancho Heroism in Homer. UNM professor Luke Gorton presents a program on heroes and heroines in the Iliad and the Odyssey attributed to Homer. 6:30-7pm. 891-5012. alibi.com/e/144838. FILM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Albuquerque Film & Music Experience. Prices vary. See 6/1 listing. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi. A screening of Neal Broffman’s documentary about a family’s search for their missing son. $7. 7-9pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/142899. WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 WORDS BOOKWORKS Waldo Wednesdays. Join in for games and a craft activity as they ask, “Where’s Waldo at Bookworks?” 4:30pm. alibi.com/e/144816. Also, Literary Shorts. Albuquerque writer Carolyn Flynn reads recently published and prize-winning fiction, and pays tribute to other authors. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/144817. LEARN HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN Women in Film & Television. A talk with Megan Kamerick, Linda McDill, Catharine Pilafas and Jon Marie Mack. $5. 10am-noon. alibi.com/e/142906. FILM KIMO THEATRE Sequoia and Licht. A screening of a narrative feature by Andy Landen, followed by a narrative short by Charly Wenzel. 5-7pm. alibi.com/e/143954. Also, The Record Man and Imagining Vera. A screening of a documentary by Mark Moorman, followed by a narrative short by Lauren Myers. $7. 8-10pm. 768-3522. alibi.com/e/143962. MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Albuquerque Film & Music Experience. Prices vary. See 6/1 listing. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Bon in Dolpo and A Song for Manzanar. Screenings of a documentary short by Andrea Heckman and a narrative short by Kazuko Golden. $5. 4-6:30pm. alibi.com/e/142904. Also, 24 Days: The True Story of The Ilan Halimi Affair. A narrative feature by Alexandre Aracady about the kidnapping-for-ransom and torture of Ilan Halimi. Part of the ABQ Jewish Film Festival. $5-$25. 7-9:15pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/142902. See “Film News.” SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER International Shorts Program. Screenings of shorts “Blue Blue Sky,” “Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution,” ‘The Amautalik” and more. $5. 1-3pm. alibi.com/e/143949. Also, Trouble with the Curve (2012). A screening of the film starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and John Goodman. Part of the Clint Eastwood en Español series. FREE, registration required. 6:30-8:30pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/143958. ONGOING ART ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Retrospective: Spencer Walaitis. Impressionist art prints of Jemez, Santa Fe, and the Sandia mountains. 884-1094. alibi.com/e/140779. APRIL PRICE PROJECT GALLERY Views From the Beach. New works by Laverne Harper, Marietta Patricia Leis, Mary Ann Strandell, Allan Paine Radebaugh and more. alibi.com/e/138684. DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Not That Obsessed. A solo exhibition of works by Stacy Hawkinson.Runs through May. 363-3870. alibi.com/e/141746. MATTHEWS GALLERY, Santa Fe New Landscapes, New Vistas: Women Artists of New Mexico. Stories and artwork by Janet Lippincott, Agnes Sims, Doris Cross and more. Runs through 5/31. Free. 10am-5pm. (505) 992-2882. alibi.com/e/139699. MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE, Santa Fe Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning. The Stone and Its Meaning, opening April 13, 2014 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value.People in the Southwest have used turquoise for jewelry and ceremonial purposes and traded valuable stones both within and outside the region for over a thousand years. Turquoise, Water, Sky presents hundreds of necklaces, bracelets, belts, rings, earrings, silver boxes and other objects illustrating how the stone was used and its deep significance to the people of the region. This comprehensive consideration of the stone runs through March 2016. (505) 476-1250. alibi.com/e/77900. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER AfroBrasil: Art and Identities. Brazilian designer and photographer Paulo P. Lima, Ph.D. debuts his first national exhibition including a number of photographed images and dressed figurines that feature elements of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. $3/adult, $2/senior, $0/kids under 15, $0/Sundays. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/123921. NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART, Santa Fe Colors of the Southwest. Paintings, photographs, prints, watercolors and ceramics from the early 20th century to the present. (505) 476-5072. alibi.com/e/133728. NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution. This NatGeo traveling exhibition highlights the importance of birds of paradise to New Guinea. Runs through 8/16. Free with admission. 841-2802. alibi.com/e/130697. PACIFIC EXHIBITS Pacific Exhibits: Jane Gordon. Pacific Exhibits is a micro-gallery located in the storefront window of the historic Pacific Building in downtown Albuquerque, NM. The purpose of Pacific Exhibits is to champion remarkable contemporary visual art, and to help support the local artists who create it, by providing an alternative venue for exhibitions and sales. 24 hour viewing, streetside only; please do not disturb the building tenants. 6pm. (575) 737-8261. alibi.com/e/140287. RICHARD LEVY GALLERY Coordinates. Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Coordinates, a group exhibition that showcases gallery artists working in the middle Rio Grande Valley area. This exhibition reflects the diverse range of media and artistic voice that exists in our community and is in partnership with On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design. Coordinates includes work by an anonymous artist, late 20th c., Thomas Barrow, Xuan Chen, Katya Crawford and Susan Frye, Jenna Kuiper, Emi Ozawa, Mary Tsiongas, Jennifer Vasher, and Tom Waldron. 11am. 766-9888. alibi.com/e/140594. TAI MODERN, Santa Fe Ramona Sakiestewa: Tangram Butterfly and Other Shapes. New artworks by the contemporary Native American artist. (505) 984-1387. alibi.com/e/87062. TOMÉ GALLERY, Los Lunas Jewelry & More Show/Personal Adornments. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Tome Gallery hosts its Jewelry and Personal Adornment Show from May 3rd through May 31st. Jewelry by the talented Tome Gallery artists will feature creations using sterling silver, cast pewter, hammered copper, fused glass, handmade beads, crystals, bottle caps and other media.Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, hair barrettes, rings and more will be presented, both traditional and funky. 10am-5pm. (505) 565-0556. alibi.com/e/140673. UNM LAW SCHOOL Student Artist Show. Works by UNM Law School and College of Fine Arts students. 277-8648. alibi.com/e/135549. SONG & DANCE THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday. Our one-hour program of ensemble music every Sunday morning. Includes ten minutes of poetry, free espresso, and homemade goodies. $5-$15. 10:30am. 307-9647. alibi.com/e/127290. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO 16th Annual Flamenco Kids Camp. Flamenco Kid’s Camp is a two-week day camp that introduces children to the full range of flamenco arts and culture. This fun, creative outlet features classes in dance, guitar, cajón (percussion), cante (singing) and literacy. Children study with local artists as well as artists from Spain to obtain a well-rounded education which supports our community. In addition, students will attend world-class performances held during the Festival. The camp concludes with a free performance for friends and family, where students demonstrate all they have learned during the course of the camp. Flamenco Kid’s Camp is the youth component of Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque. Flamenco Kid’s Camp is held at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts located at: 9am-3pm. 242-7600. alibi.com/e/138814. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [17] Bandido Hideout 2128 Central SE ABQ NM 87108 505-242-5366 Open Mic Mondays BU Y EE R F ONE GET ONE *with this coupon [18] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 FOOD | restaurant review Going for the Goat India Grill BY ARI LEVAUX came for the goat. My gifted chiropractor Larry Marrich had told me to eat more connective tissues in order to help heal my rib cartilage. Goat, so sinewy and lean, practically has as much connective tissue as it does meat, so much that the only way to cook it is slowly until the gristle melts. This suits me fine. I have a soft spot for tough cuts of meat that are stewed until the fat melts away and the protein-rich gristle tastes like creamy grease. Goat meat is as musky as it is chewy, a gamey flavor that is more manageable when richly spiced. This also suits me fine. India Grill has three goat dishes on the menu. They are all dazzlingly spiced masterpieces of melted complexity, and also quite similar where it counts: huge mounds of bone-in meat chunks, cut in unfamiliar ways into unrecognizable sections of soft meat and sinew, clinging to bone fragments. Every order of goat comes drenched in a thick sauce that could be called curry in each case, although only the goat curry is named as such. It was defined by a tomato element in the brown, onion-based sauce, with the occasional crunch of pistachio, and the subtle aroma of curry leaf. The kariwala is similar, but with added bell pepper. The bhuna gosht is smoother, with less tomato and lots of ginger. In between bites of goat, I noticed that India Grill is a good little restaurant. Clues to this effect were everywhere. For one, the dining room was full of people who appeared to be of suspiciously Indian descent. They chattered loudly in English and other languages, ignoring the Bollywood dramas on wall-mounted screens while their kids ate take-out from Wendy’s. Some of the waiters have accents so thick it’s hard to hear what they are saying. One waiter even gave me the wagging head response to a request. It’s a gesture you see a lot in India, in which the gesticulator’s head appears to nearly roll off the shoulders. It signifies something like “whatever you say, sir.” The politeness is nice, but the pace can be lackadaisical and absent-minded. On one occasion my dal and garlic naan never made it to the table. But India, it’s important to remember, is a place where the squeaky wheels are going to get more grease. The fact that a little squeaking is necessary at India Grill adds to its authenticity. There are other little ways that the experience at India Grill feels altered I Top: Goat curry, bottom: Channa masala from the norm in a real sort of way. The bathroom sinks appear to have been cleverly created out of carefully positioned sections of countertop, such that a sloped section of counter replaces the basin. The menu is prefaced with an epic tale of culinary adventure that began in Punjab, India, where two brothers named Baldev and Rajinder Singh learned to cook at their father’s restaurant. By way of Iran, New York, California and Texas, they ended up in New Mexico, where they founded India Palace before selling it to start India Grill. I couldn’t help notice the menu’s playful spelling of the word tandoori. At first I thought “t&oori” was a typo, but I quickly realized what they were doing there. I tried the Punjabi lamb chop off this list. It was heavy on the ginger, tender as whipped cream and a joy to eat, especially with a glass of Montes Malbec. Another noteworthy aspect of the menu is the separate vegetarian and vegan categories. Vegans will probably appreciate this PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM India Grill 6501-B Wyoming NE indiagrillnm.com Hours: 11:30am to 2:30pm & 5pm to 10pm Monday through Sunday Booze: Yes The Alibi recommends: Goat curry, channa masala, laccha paratha, dal soup distinction, as many Indian vegetarian dishes contain copious amounts of cheese and butter. Though I’m neither vegan nor vegetarian, I appreciate the distinction as well. I noticed the channa masala on the vegan list and gave it a whirl. This chickpea and tomato dish is one of my favorite veg-based Indian dishes, so I’ve had my share, and this version was distinct. It was less buttery and saucy than usual, with a raspier set of spices. It came garnished with fresh tomatoes, onions and peas, which added sharp raw flavor. Another vegan dish, the baigan burtha, a lightly spiced puréed dish of eggplant and tomatoes, played on the combination of nightshade magic behind ratatouille, and was similarly better the next day as leftovers. The aloo gobi masala, cauliflower and potatoes, and the jalfrezi stirfried vegetables, were chunky, filling and spicy with the customary whirlwind of flavors that make these simple looking dishes inscrutably complex. Other than the telltale whole, toasted spice seeds, of which liberal use is made at India Grill, it can be difficult to discern where one flavor ends and another begins. These vegan items demonstrate the true talents of a chef, especially since all too often butter, cheese and meat are used as crutches to make things taste better the easy way. With vegan dishes, the chef metaphorically stands naked before you, with only his skills to impress. Compared to the vegan dishes, the vegetarian offerings can come across as a bit thick. Some might find this decadent, others distracting. The saag paneer, that perennial mix of buttery spinach and cheese found on virtually every Indian menu, was delicious as always, though not noteworthy. An interesting dish of spinach and chickpeas, called saag cholay, was something like saag paneer with chickpeas in it. It was good, although I didn’t need all of that butter. One place where I appreciated the butter was the laccha paratha, chosen from the extensive list of breads. It was a big, buttery swirl, flaky and soft, that separated into layers when pulled apart. Wrapped around a piece of goat—screened for bones—it was the perfect utensil. The only region of the menu that disappointed were the appetizers, several of which were included in the assorted appetizer plate. They were all battered, deep-fried lumps of a uniform, uninspiring shade of brown. Compared to the nuanced diversity of spices in the other dishes, these fried lumps were unimpressive and boring. The lunch buffet is small, but filling and fast. It has a separate veg/vegan area, a wellstocked supply of chutneys and select desserts. I could have been happy with bowl after bowl of dal, and nothing else. It’s thin, the lentils mostly disintegrated, with dark toasted seeds floating around. The tomato-based butter t&oori chicken was as luxurious as I’d had anywhere. There was no curry goat when I tried the buffet; if that is what you’re after, then call ahead to see if it’s on that day, or be prepared to order it off the menu. Some of the more interesting desserts are not in the buffet, like the rasmalai, composed of several discs of crumbly cheese in a cream sauce, redolent of rose water. It’s definitely worth a try if you have any room left. Whether or not you want to get your goat on, India Grill is a great place to enjoy some northern Indian food in a setting that is different enough to give the sense that you’re in a faraway, yummy place. The menu is intriguing, with many unfamiliar dishes even to the experienced Indian food connoisseur. But if there is somewhere else you need to be in short order, I would stick to the buffet. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [19] FOOD | FOOD FOr thOught Beyond Idaho Revel in the world-changing power of the unassuming potato BY TY BANNERMAN heck your fridge. If you have a potato in there (or one in a dark cabinet), take it out. If you don’t, then stop reading this article, and go out and purchase a potato from your nearest local food market. You’re going to need it. For the best reading experience, find a Peruvian variety, or an exotic all-blue. Once you are back, lift the lumpy tuber to the light and examine it. You hold in your hand a traveler from ancient centuries, the spoils of an empire, a one-time consort of no-less a person than Marie Antoinette, and a creator of the modern world. Perhaps as long as 10,000 years ago, people living in the Andes mountains of South America came upon a hardy little tuber, rich in starch and energy, but laced with toxic solanine. Ever industrious, they discovered, first, that a mixture of clay and water would pull the poison from the tuber, and then that selective breeding could render the solanine a non-factor. When the Incan Empire arose in the 13th century, it was the potato that fueled its conquests and sustained its people. And when the Spaniards overran them two hundred years later, they saw the potato’s value and used them to feed their newly conquered slaves. The potato then came to Europe, and although it was first greeted with suspicion due to its still-poisonous leaves and stalks, the nobility soon came around to its versatility and hardiness. Not to mention the lovely little blue-purple flowers that sprout in the springtime. Marie Antoinette was fond of wearing them in her hair and soon sparked a trend which was followed by a mystique. Some whispered that the plant could cure leprosy, others that it was a powerful aphrodisiac. C 25" and 18" pizzas Pizza by the slice / Philly cheese steaks H d an se -tos d, hand-made Y S t y l e I ta l i a n s a u N h ce wit dou Blvd.NE Montgomery 7200 M ntgomeryy Blvd 505-312-8579 [20] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 gh Within another century, the potato was propping up Europe just as it had the South American empires in its homeland. Its flexibility as a crop, able to be grown in great abundance with minimal land, and its energypacked nature turned the tide against the famines that had beset the continent for centuries. Populations began to explode. Starvation seemed as though it would become a thing of the past. If not for one small problem. The potatoes in the Andes were a variegated stew of genetic diversity, as they still are today (botanists have categorized over 5,000 varieties). The potato in Europe? Not so much. The conquistadores and explorers of the Americas had only brought back a few varieties. What’s more, one of the main advantages of the potato in Europe was that it could be grown easily from a cutting of the tuber itself without having to wait for the plant to go to seed. Farmers relied on this aspect as it simplified the process at several levels. But it also meant that most of the potatoes in Europe were essentially clones. They were remarkably consistent, which means that they had the same advantages and the same disadvantages from field to field; the same strengths and the same weaknesses. The intercontinental traffic that brought the potato to Europe’s shores probably also brought its nemesis: Phytophthora infestans, a nasty little water mold that feeds on nightshades like tomatoes and potatoes. It is most likely that it secreted itself into a shipment of bird guano ironically intended as fertilizer for potato crops. In the New World, the disease’s spread, which results in shriveled, rotten crops, was limited by the sheer variety of potato breeds available, many of which had developed resistance to it. But the European potato had developed no such resistance, and in the ranks of the cloned monoculture of famine-beating tubers, P. infestans found its perfect victim. In the 1840s, P. infestans decimated potato crops across the continent. Population growth slowed as people starved to death by the thousands. In Ireland, where the potato’s versatility had been a godsend for sharecroppers forced to make do with whatever parcels their landlords permitted them, a million people died, and two million more fled across the ocean to the Americas. By the 20th century, enterprising farmers and scientists created the modern pesticide industry to successfully deal with P. infestans (and the potato bug that followed in its wake). Because of that and the guano fertilization invented to increase the potato’s yield, two things happened: The green revolution of the 1960s and ’70s ushered in an era of crop abundance; and an agricultural system dependent on pesticides created an ever growing list of problems that we must deal with. But such is history. For now, things seem relatively quiet with the potato, and most of us now take it for granted. Just one more item to cross off the shopping list and cook up without thinking twice. But our increasingly globalized world and a sudden interest in smaller-scale farming and food diversity has brought more varieties of potato to our American lives than any time in the past. Russian fingerlings, purple majesty, all-blue and various land races from the Andes have joined the ubiquitous russet and red golds at growers’ markets and natural grocery stores. Why not take an extra moment next time you pick one up to wonder at the history in your hands? Papas Rellenas (Adapted from allrecipes.com) As a way to connect to the potato’s glorious history, I suggest trying this Peruvian/Spanish/Caribbean recipe. The end results are savory mashed potato dumplings with delicious ground beef inside. Who could say no to that? Maybe vegetarians, but they can replace the beef with soy or yeast or leaves or whatever it is they eat. Ingredients: 4 large potatoes, cubed and peeled (for best results, use yellow Peruvians. But Yukon gold will work as well) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 green bell pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 Ib. ground beef 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 4 teaspoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 4 eggs 2 cups dry bread crumbs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 quart vegetable oil for frying Bring the potatoes to a boil with salted water in a large pot, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes until tender. Drain and mash in a bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Heat up a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet on low heat, and stir in the onion, green pepper and garlic. Cook them for about 10 minutes or until the onion turns clear. Turn up the heat to medium-high, and throw in the ground beef. Stir it until it’s cooked and crumbly. Add in 1 teaspoon salt, tomato paste, pepper and vinegar. Once the tomato paste is dissolved, dump the mixture into a nearby bowl. While you wait for the potatoes and beef to cool, repare your breading mixture. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Put bread crumbs and flour into two separate bowls, and set all three up near a wax-paper-lined baking sheet. Take the now-cooled mashed potatoes and start making little bowl shapes with it. Fill each bowl with some ground beef (again, make sure it’s cool. I’m not responsible for your impatient blistering). Then take two of the bowls, and stick them together into a lovely little ball. Carefully roll the ball in the flour, dip it into the egg and then roll it in the bread crumbs. Stick them onto the sheet. By the end of this process, you should have about a dozen rellenas. Put the sheet of rellenas in the refrigerator for a few hours (2 to 4). When you’re ready, heat up your quart of vegetable oil in a deep skillet or fryer (you’ll want about 2 inches of oil) to about 350 degrees. Drop the balls in, roll them around with tongs (not your fingers!) until they take on a golden brown luster (about three minutes). Drain them on a paper towel, and serve to your guests as you regale them with stories of the potato’s glorious role in the making of our world. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [21] [22] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 FILM | news BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY Meditate on Movies Life May Be, screening at Movies and Meaning “new kind of festival” is coming to Albuquerque in the form of Movies and Meaning. Described by organizers as a “dream space festival” for people who “love stories and light,” the four-day festival will feature film, workshops and special guests— not to mention “dancing, magic and you.” Films range from the classic (Albert Lamorissse’s 1956 short “The Red Balloon,” Stanley Kubrick’s heady 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey) to the overlooked (Ira Sachs’ elderly gay love story Love Is Strange, the teen poetry documentary Louder Than a Bomb) to the brand-spanking-new (the epistolary discourse between British director Mark Cousins and Iranian actress Mania Akbari titled Life May Be, Jennifer Redfearn’s Cuban dramedy Tocando La Luz). Workshops run the gamut from “Seeing As the Mystics See” to “The Ecology of Healthy Social Movements.” All events will take place between Thursday, May 28, and Sunday, May 31, at the South Broadway Cultural Center (1025 Broadway SE). Passes to all events run $299—and there are only 275 of them available to the public. For complete schedules and info, go to moviesandmeaning.com. A Film Festival. A total of five films will be screened from Monday, June 1, through Sunday, June 7. Screenings will take place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth Street SW) and at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque (5520 Wyoming NE). Things start off on Monday at 7pm with the Jewish/Palestinian ballroom dance documentary Dancing in Jaffa. The film’s subject, celebrated dancer and founder of Dancing Classrooms Pierre Dulaine (Antonio Banderas played him in 2006’s Take the Lead), will be on hand to introduce the film. Other selections include 24 Days: The True Story of the Ilan Halimi Affair (Wednesday, 7pm, at NHCC), Havana Curveball (Thursday, 6pm, at NHCC), Jubanos: The Jews of Cuba (Thursday, 7:10pm, at NHCC) and Deli Man (Sunday, 1pm, at JCC). A complete five-film pass (available though holdmyticket.com) will set you back $25. For more info go to jccabq.org/main/film_fest_2015.php. Film & Music N N W he 48 Hour Film Project is returning to Albuquerque this July 24 through 26. If you’re a director, writer, actor, cinematographer, editor, musician, whatever interested in taking on the challenge of creating and premiering a short film in only two days, then you should get together a team of like-minded individuals and get yourself registered. Registration opens Tuesday, June 2. Early bird registration runs $140 per team, and you have until June 29 to get this special rate. On Wednesday, June 3, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience will be hosting a special “meet and greet” for prospective 48 Hour Film people. Check out the competition, get tips from old-timers, or recruit talent for your prospective project. The event will take place at Adieux (420 Central SW). Admission is free. For more info go to 48hourfilm.com/en/albuquerque. T I Like to Paint Monsters, screening at AFME ot content to have just one film festival this week, Albuquerque is also playing host to the second annual ABQ Jewish More Than 48 ith the Albuquerque Comic Expo going the way of Marvel’s pre-Secret Wars: Battleworld universe (if you don’t get the reference, move along) and replacement comic con Wizard World bowing out of our zip code until 2016, this summer was threatening to be an arid wasteland for fans of comic books, scifi and fantasy. But the fine folks at Black Market Goods Gallery (114 Morningside SE) have cobbled together the BMG Fan Fest. This “small convention of all things comic, art, anime, toys, crafts and more” will take place July 18 at the DoubleTree Hilton (201 Marquette NW). After the convention, plans are underway for a massive afterparty called “Super Heroes at the Bar!” This event will feature bands, burlesque performances of the nerdy variety and a sampling of local films. Organizers are currently searching for some great, genre-based short films to showcase over the course of the evening. If you’ve got a scifi/fantasy/horror/fan film between 3 and 10 minutes in length that you’d like to share with audiences, you have until Monday, June 1, to send an email with a link to your film (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) to information@burlesquenoir.com. If you need more info, search for “Super Heroes at the Bar!” on Facebook. DIY Directing ABQ Jew Dancing in Jaffa, screening at ABQ Jewish Film Festival As always, celebrity guests are part of the mix. This year’s list includes Luke Mitchell (who played Lincoln Campbell on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Leven Rambin (who played Glimmer in The Hunger Games), Annika Marks (who plays Monte Porter on “The Fosters”) and Alicia Witt (who played Wendy Crowe on “Justified”). In addition to all the movies, there are yoga classes, poetry readings, flamenco performances, brunches, lunches, panel discussions, workshops and parties (every night!). Events take place primarily at the South Broadway Cultural Center (1025 Broadway SE), the National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth Street SW), the KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW) and the Hyatt Regency (330 Tijeras NW). Tickets range from $250 for a full-festival VIP pass to $50 for a day pass. To check out the entire, massive schedule, go to abqfilmexperience.com. ot content to have just two film festivals this week, Albuquerque is playing host to a third: the 2015 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (formerly known as the Albuquerque Film & Media Experience). This insanely overstuffed festival will run from Monday, June 1, to Sunday, June 7. The event kicks off—as one would reasonably expect— with a “REEL Dog Fashion Show” in the Hyatt Regency Lobby Atrium starting at 5pm. That’s followed by a collection of New Mexico-made shorts at the South Broadway Cultural Center. The opening night film hits on Tuesday, 7pm, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi is a documentary about a missing Indian-American college student who was mistakenly identified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. The rest of the features, documentaries and shorts are simply too numerous to list, but AFME promises a special showcase on Latin American films this year. Other themes include “military movies” and “teen advocacy.” super submissions Director Jon Moritsugu’s Pig Death Machine fter a brief sojourn out on the West Coast, longtime underground filmmaker Jon Moritsugu (Terminal USA, Mod Fuck Explosion, Scumrock, Pig Death Machine) has returned to Santa Fe to work on some new film projects. (We can’t wait to see what he’s got cooking.) Starting Saturday, June 6, Moritsugu will take time out to teach a course in “Guerilla Film Production” at Santa Fe Community College (6401 Richards Ave.). This “step-by-step immersion workshop” will cover producing and creating the low-budget movie on film or video, from preproduction through publicizing and releasing the finished product. This intensive DIY workshop runs 9am to 3pm on June 6 and 9am to 3pm on June 13. Enrollment is limited and must be completed by May 29. To register call SFCC’s Continuing Education Department at (505) 428-1676. Course fee is $125. Go to sfcc.edu/continuing_education for more details. a A A sneak peek at Super Heroes at the Bar! MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [23] TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX Love and Marriage ...� Oh, and Divorce “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix BY MARK LOPEZ h, the illusion of the happy marriage ... how it sinks its teeth in the fabric of your Chanel cardigan as you sip a dry martini and placate yourself thinking everything is just peaches and cream. That doesn’t sound like you? Oh, right; that’s Jane Fonda’s character in “Grace and Frankie,” currently streaming on Netflix. The comedy show features the aforementioned Fonda and Lily Tomlin (reunited after their filmic foray in 9 to 5; sadly, Dolly Parton isn’t in on the festivities) in the titular roles as two women who’ve just found out their husbands are having affairs ... with each other. Yeah, you read that right. The husbands (played with considerable comedic chops by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston), whom they’ve been married to for decades, have been having a secret affair. Suddenly, the men have realized they’re in love and want to put a legal stamp on the proceedings. So basically, the situation is “We love you, but we’re gay. And we wanna leave you to go live happily ever after. Sorry, ladies.” Obviously, this sends Grace and Frankie in a tailspin, and their only resolve is to seek shelter at the beachside timeshare their husbands bought years ago. Though the show has some seriously hilarious moments (like a pot-fuelled trip for some frozen yogurt), it’s definitely got an added layer of cheesiness (partially because it was created by Marta Kauffman, co-creator of “Friends”). Personally, I like cheese—both the O THE WEEK IN SLOTH THURSDAY 28 “Aquarius” (KOB-4 8pm) David Duchovny stars in this retro-’60s crime series about a Los Angeles detective tracking a smalltime cult leader named Charles Manson. “Smile” (Lifetime 8pm) What could be more fun than dental surgery? Watching a reality show about dental surgery. “Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store” (FX 12:04am) FX celebrates the fifth season finale of “Louie” with a live stand-up special. “3AM” (Showtime 10pm) Showtime’s new docuseries introduces viewers to the drag queens, artists, escorts and other insomniacs who populate “the bizarro world of late-night New York City.” FRIDAY 29 Nightingale (HBO 7pm) David Oyelowo (Selma) is the sole cast member in this dark, psychological drama about a war veteran suffering from PTSD who slowly unravels ahead of a friend’s visit. “Strange Empire: Rise of the Women” (Lifetime Movie Network 7pm) This Western drama follows three “strong [24] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 food and the feel. Case in point: how the two women are polar opposites who play off one another’s differences. Fonda, for example, is the uptight, straight-laced one with good taste in shoes and handbags, while Tomlin is the hippiedippie pot-smoker who meditates and throatsings. (Yeah, I thought that was weird too.) It leaves room for many clichés, but Fonda and Tomlin have been in this biz for years, so they know how to do jokes with a little gusto to avoid the weightlessness of tired tropes. Although Fonda and Tomlin steal the show, it’s got a good assortment of supporting characters to add some depth and truthfulness to the situation. See, both women have got kids— grown children who are trying to come to grips with the fact that their families are falling apart, yet coming together at the same time. On Grace’s side, she and husband Robert (Sheen) have daughters Mallory (Brooklyn Decker) and Brianna (June Diane Raphael). And in Frankie’s corner, she and her husband adopted two boys, Bud (Baron Vaughn) and Coyote (Ethan Embry, Can’t Hardly Wait (!)). With everyone in tow, the show provides some good laughs, a few touching moments (maybe more than a few) and considerable star power that doesn’t bog the series down with “look at me!” moments, ’cause that just gets tired. So if you’re looking for something lighthearted yet heartfelt, this is as good a place as any to start. a The first season of “Grace and Frankie” is currently streaming on Netflix. and independent women” who join forces to seek a new way of life in the perilous world of the North American Frontier, circa 1860. SATURDAY 30 “2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” (HBO 6pm) Ringo Starr, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bill Withers get their own personal display cases. The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (Lifetime 6pm) Really? C’mon. After more than a dozen biopics and countless tell-all books, how many secrets do you think are left for this melodrama miniseries? “Treetop Cat Rescue” (Animal Planet 7pm) A TV show about people pulling cats out of trees? What, was the “Watching Water Boil” show too exciting for you? SUNDAY 31 “Critics’ Choice Television Awards” (A&E 6pm) Seth MacFarlane will be given the Louis XIII Genius Award— which sounds like a joke, but apparently isn’t. MONDAY 1 “UnREAL” (Lifetime 8pm) This seems inevitable. Lifetime’s newest scripted drama goes behind the scenes of an “unscripted” dating competition show where producers actively manufacture drama through manipulation. “The Whispers” (KOAT-7 9pm) This creepy, Steven Spielberg-produced series follows an FBI “child specialist” as she investigates a series of children talked into doing dangerous, potentially deadly things by their “invisible friends.” TUESDAY 2 “Stitchers” (ABC Family 7pm) TV’s getting lazy these days. Instead of plotting out murder mysteries, they’re just giving their fictional detectives the ability to see inside the minds of dead people. Makes solving crimes so much easier. This sci-fi-esque series features a young woman with a talent for technology who “joins a covert government agency to solve crimes and mysteries by entering the minds of recently deceased individuals.” WEDNESDAY 3 “The Grandmother Lovers” (TLC 7pm) Um, I guess it’s better than “The Incestuous Christian Child Molesters.” “The Woman With the World’s Biggest Hips” (TLC 8pm) For most people, a one-sentence description in Guinness World Records. For TLC, an hour-long special. “Craziest Restaurants in America” (Food Network 8pm) I hear there’s a restaurant in Texas where the waitresses wear bikini tops and the patrons shoot at you. That sounds pretty crazy. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [25] Join Great Outdoors Nursery and Wings of Enchantment Butterfly Farm for BUTTERFLY education+ awareness DAY JUNE 6, 2015 9 am - 4 pm Learn about butterfly gardening and the life cycle of the butterfly. Bring the kids for a fun-filled day! For more information contact: Great Outdoors Nursery 10408 2nd St. NW 890.5311 geatoutdoorsabq.com [26] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 FILM | CAPSULES BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY appeal to fantasy fans of all ages. 93 minutes. PG. (Opens Saturday 5/30 at Guild Cinema) OPENING THIS WEEK The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared This absurdist comic romp was a smash in Europe, making it the highest grossing Swedish film of all time. On the cusp of his 100th birthday, a mischievous oldster (beloved Swedish comedian Robert Gustafsson) involved in just about every event from the 20th century, escapes from a retirement home and begins a madcap journey. Some wicked criminals, a suitcase full of money and an elephant named Sonya are just a few of the elements that figure into this silly-sweet fable. In English, French, German, Swedish, Italian and Russian with English subtitles. R. (Opens Friday 5/29 at Guild Cinema) Aloha A celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to the site of his greatest career triumph (Hawaii) and finds himself caught between his ex-girlfriend (Rachel McAdams) and the no-nonsense Air Force officer assigned to babysit him (Emma Stone). This picturesque romantic comedy comes to us from writer-director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire). 105 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 5/28 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Entourage The Mark Wahlberg-produced sitcom about a suddenly popular young actor (Adrian Grenier) and his dudebro pals from back in Jersey (Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon) arrives on the big screen four years after going off the air on HBO. Now it seems our boy Vinnie Chase (Grenier) wants to direct, and it’s up to his old pal Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) to make the dream happen. Be prepared for movie star cameos galore. R. (Opens Tuesday 6/2 at Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Everything is Terrible! Legends The “video VHS mystics” at Everything is Terrible! return to Guild Cinema for another night of mind-bending media archaeology. EIT! has compiled the best, weirdest pieces of lost VHS imagery from their first seven years of work. Massaging cat ladies, apocalyptic facial exercises and pizza parties in hell are just a sampling of the long-lost (and rightfully so) movies, video lectures, TV commercials, instructional tapes and more lovingly collected and compiled by the mindfreaks of EIT! (Opens Thursday 6/4 at Guild Cinema) Marie’s Story This French drama plays out an awful lot like a remake of The Miracle Worker, but is based on the true-life story of a deaf and blind girl stuck in a Catholic institute in the late 1800s. Marie Huertin (Ariana Rivoire) arrives all but feral at age 10, but is befriended by patient nun Sister Marguerite (Isabelle Carré), who teaches her to communicate. In French and sign language with English subtitles. 95 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 5/29 at Guild Cinema) San Andreas The B-movie disaster flicks of the ’70s get a CGI facelift courtesy of the guy who directed Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars as an emotionally wounded rescue copter pilot who has to race across California and save his college-bound daughter (Alexandra Daddario) when the San Andreas fault splits in two. It’s got all the collapsing buildings and corny one-liners you’ll need this summer. 114 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 5/28 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Song of the Sea From Oscar-nominated Irish animator Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) comes this gorgeous, storybook cartoon about a young girl named Saoirse, who turns out to be the last of the selkies, a mythical race of people who can transform from human to seal. The simple, unhurried story is aimed mostly at small children. But the mystical atmosphere, ethereal music and painstaking imagery will STILL PLAYING Avengers: Age of Ultron Earth’s mightiest mortals are back for a second goaround. Seems that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has built a super-powered robot named Ultron (voiced by James Spader) who wants to bring peace to humanity by wiping it out. Can Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and newcomer The Vision stop this metallic madman before his plan comes to fruition? Probably, otherwise we don’t get any more movies. Overstuffed? Sure. Exciting. Hell, yeah. 141 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Cinderella Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Thor) directs this straightfaced, unironic live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1950 animated gem. It looks gorgeous from top to bottom, and Lily James (from “Downton Abbey”) seems perfectly appropriate as the ball-going protagonist. But this version adds nothing whatsoever new to the old story. For Disney princess completists only. Reviewed in v24 i11. 113 minutes. PG. (Century Rio) Ex Machina British writer Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later..., Dredd) tries his hand at directing with this sci-fi tale about a young programmer selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluation the “human qualities” of a female robot. Like all female robots in movies, she turns out to be both sexy and dangerous. We’ve seen this sort of high-tech Frankenstein story before, but Garland’s script is highly literate and his direction thrilling. 108 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown) Far from the Madding Crowd Carey Mulligan (An Education) stars as Thomas Hardy’s literary heroine Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits a sprawling farm in the English countryside and must decide between romance with the hunky farmhand, the kindly next-door neighbor or the smooth-talking soldier. Director Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration) sticks close to Hardy’s gritty realism, resulting in a film with more broken hearts than happy endings. Reviewed in v24 i21. 119 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Furious 7 The automotive insult to gravity and various related forms of physics continues, despite the untimely death of star Paul Walker. Vin Diesel, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Ludacris pick up the slack, shooting and/or crashing cars into countless people, places and things. Seems Evil British Guy (Jason Statham) is going after car thief/invincible superhero Dominic Toretto and crew for killing his brother, Evil British Guy From The Last Movie (Luke Evans). 137 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio) Home DreamWorks Animation mashes together E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial and Lilo & Stitch in the hopes that wayward alien mascot Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons from “The Big Bang Theory”) will become the next toy/video game/tshirt-generating machine. It’s safe to say he won’t. The story, about a misfit alien who befriends a lonely Earth girl (Rihanna), feels awfully recycled. If you’re an adult who doesn’t find Parsons’ voice grating, you might survive a screening with your kids. 94 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Hot Pursuit In the proud tradition of Midnight Run (with Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin) and Witless Protection (with Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy), Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara star in this action comedy about an officer of the law escorting a reluctant witness San Andreas across the country while being pursued by cops and gunmen alike. 87 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Mad Max: Fury Road Some 30 years after the the third Mad Max film (Beyond Thunderdome), legendary director George Miller returns to reboot the road-wrecking series. This time around, Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) is our reluctant, ex-cop antihero Max, wandering the post-apocalyptic wasteland looking for peace and quiet. What he finds is a furious woman of action (Charlize Theron) on the run from a sadistic warlord and his band of motor-mad psychos. For this rule-breaking action classic, Miller eschews oldfashioned niceties like dialogue and character development in order to tell an explosive, operatic myth through movement, explosions and heroic bloodshed. 120 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 You brought this on yourself, America. Incompetent but accidentally heroic security guard Paul Blart (Kevin James) goes off on vacation to Las Vegas with his teenage daughter (Raini Rodriguez). But when crime rears its ugly head in the form of a casino heist, the fat dude on the Segway fights back. With wacky slapstick jokes. At least Larry, Moe and Curly had each other to play off of. 94 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Pitch Perfect 2 After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas (including way-too-old for college Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson) enter an international singing competition in order to regain their status. Goofy hijinks, sassy sisterhood and an a cappella rendition of “Flashlight” by Jessie J ensue. 115 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema) Poltergeist The hit 1982 ghost story from Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper gets an amped-up remake starring Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Rosemarie DeWitt (Cinderella Man) and Jared Harris (poor Lane Pryce from “Mad Men”). You can see it in 3D if you want. 93 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio) Tomorrowland Like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, Disney’s Tomorrowland attraction gets its own movie spinoff. In it a curious teen (Britt Robertson) and a former boy genius (George Clooney) embark on an adventure to find a place, hidden beyond time and space, where great minds from throughout history have retreated to build the perfect, futuristic city. The film desperately wants to sell audiences on its childlike sense of wonder and its retrofuturistic optimism—but the plot is incredibly convoluted, the action oddly violent and the ending one sanctimonious Al Gore lecture. 130 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio) SECOND RUN American Sniper Reliable but rarely more than workmanlike director Clint Eastwood helms this biopic based on the biography of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper is excellent, running through all the emotions of our main character as he goes from front-line shellshocked to home-front rehabilitated. But Eastwood waffles too much between gung-ho patriotism and a more reasoned examination of the horrors our modern military men and women are asked to endure. It wants to tackle some big moral issues, but unlike Eastwood’s Unforgiven, it can’t break the Hollywood formula long enough to find the metaphorical weight behind the story. 132 minutes. R. (Movies 8) The DUFF A young woman (Mae Whitman, “Arrested Development”) shakes up the social order of high school after discovering she’s been labeled a “DUFF” (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by her more popular pals. Naturally, this is accomplished though the time-honored magic of the cinematic makeover. As in all Pygmalion-inspired romcoms, this is easily accomplished, since our “fat” and “ugly” heroine is clearly neither. Think John Hughes with hashtags ... and you’re trying a lot harder than this formulaic tween comedy is. 101 minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8) Get Hard Will Ferrell and the clearly overworked Kevin Hart (six films last year and two so far in 2015) star in this racial comedy. Ferrell is millionaire James King, busted for fraud and bound for San Quentin. On the run from police, James ends up in the South Central LA home of family man Darnell Lewis (Hart). Mistaking him for a street thug (because, you know, racial humor), James offers to pay the man to school him in the art of being a gangsta—so he can survive in prison. Needless to say, this mismatched buddy comedy doesn’t try very hard. 100 minutes. R. (Movies 8) It Follows In this innovative, flashback-’80s-style horror flick, Film Capsules continues on page 28 MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [27] Film Capsules continued from page 27 teenagers who have sex are hunted down by a nameless, faceless and completely unstoppable monster. The only way to fend it off? Pass the curse on to some other poor victim by ... you know, sleeping with them. It sounds outlandish, but writer-director David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover) has crafted one of the purest, scariest horror films in years with this one. Reviewed in v24 i15. 100 minutes. R. (Movies 8) Kingsman: The Secret Service Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, X-Men: First Class) directs this fast, funny, impossibly kinetic action flick based on the comic book by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wanted). Newcomer Taron Egerton stars as a trendy British street kid who gets recruited to a top-secret spy agency that’s, like, James Bond cranked up to 11. Colin Firth is the young spy’s perfectly aloof bad-ass of a trainer. Samuel L. Jackson is the high-tech baddie. 129 minutes. R. (Movies 8) Little Boy This faith-based parable (produced by Hollywood superChristians Roma Downey and Mark Burnett) ups the ante by hiring a bunch of name-brand actors (including Michael Rapaport, Emily Watson, Kevin James, Ben Chaplin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ali Landry and Toby Huss). It’s set during World War II and concerns a diminutive kid in a coastal California town who worries for his soldier dad’s safe return. The local priest assures the boy that God will end the war if he fulfills the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (stuff like “feeding the hungry,” and “visiting the sick”). Writer/director Alejandro Monteverde (2006’s Bella) is obviously sincere, but the film is way too sugary and sentimental to take seriously. 100 minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8) The Longest Ride Clint Eastwood’s studly son Scott Eastwood stars in this extremely Nicholas Sparks-esque adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel. Eastwood is a rodeo rider sidelined by injury who falls for a sweet, artsy college girl (Britt Robertson from “Under the Dome”). At some point they rescue an old man (Alan Alda) from an auto accident. The sweet, artsy college girl helps the old dude recover in the hospital by reading a bunch of his love letters from the 1940s. So, yup, we get a flashbackfilled B-story with more romance. 139 minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8) McFarland, USA This Disney-produced “based on the inspirational true story” sports flick is pure formula. But it’s a formula that works. Kevin Costner is a high school coach exiled to a dirtwater farming community in California. There, he creates a winning cross country running team with some of the ragtag local migrant worker kids. It’s all very familiar, but director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) shows considerable sympathy to the impoverished farm workers depicted here. Reviewed in v24 i8. 129 minutes. PG. (Movies 8) FILM | TIMES wEEk oF FrI., May 29-ThurS., JunE 4 CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN GUILD CINEMA 100 Central SW • 1 (800) 326-3264 ext. 943# 3405 Central NE • 255-1848 Entourage Tue 7:00, 9:35; Wed call for times Aloha Fri-Thu 11:55am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:25 San Andreas 3D Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:15, 6:05, 8:55, 10:30 San Andreas Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 Far From the Madding Crowd Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:45 Poltergeist Fri-Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Poltergeist 3D Fri-Thu 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 8:50 Tomorrowland Fri-Thu 11:45am, 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:45, 10:15 Mad Max: Fury Road 3D Fri-Thu 3:25, 9:05 Mad Max: Fury Road Fri-Thu 11:05am, 12:35, 1:55, 4:50, 6:15, 7:50, 10:50 Pitch Perfect 2 Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 Hot Pursuit Fri-Thu 7:00, 9:20 Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Thu 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:35 Ex Machina Fri-Mon 11:40am, 2:25, 5:10, 10:40; Tue 11:40am, 2:25 Home Fri-Thu 11:10am, 1:40, 4:20 CENTURY RIO I-25 & Jefferson • 1 (800) 326-3264 Aloha Fri-Sat 10:20am, 11:45am, 1:15, 2:40, 4;10, 5:35, 7:05, 8:30, 10:00, 11:25; Sun-Thu 10:20am, 11:45am, 1:15, 2:40, 4;10, 5:35, 7:05, 8:30, 10:00 San Andreas 3D Fri-Sat 9:45am, 11:15am, 12:00, 3:05, 3:55, 5:25, 6:10, 7:00, 9:15, 10:05, 11:35; Sun-Thu 9:45am, 11:15am, 12:00, 3:05, 3:55, 5:25, 6:10, 7:00, 9:15, 10:05 San Andreas Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:35, 2:20, 4:40, 7:45, 8:30, 10:45 Far From the Madding Crowd Fri-Thu 9:55am, 1:05, 4:15, 7:25, 10:35 Poltergeist Fri-Thu 9:50am, 11:40am, 2:25, 3:15, 5;10, 7:55, 8:50, 10:45 Poltergeist 3D Fri-Sat 12:35, 6:05, 6:55, 9:45, 11:40; SunThu 12:35, 6:05, 6:55, 9:45 Tomorrowland Fri-Sat 10:05am, 10:55am, 11:45am, 12:35, 1:25, 2:15, 3:05, 3:55, 4:45, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 9:45, 10:35, 11:25; Sun-Thu 10:05am, 10:55am, 11:45am, 12:35, 1:25, 2:15, 3:05, 3:55, 4:45, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 9:45, 10:35 Mad Max: Fury Road 3D Fri-Thu 10:00am, 1:10, 3:30, 4:20, 7:30, 9:50, 10:40 Mad Max: Fury Road Fri-Sat 10:00am, 11:05am, 1:10, 2:15, 3:20, 4:2, 5:25, 7:30, 8:35, 9:40, 10:40, 11:45; Sun-Thu 10:00am, 11:05am, 1:10, 2:15, 3:20, 4:2, 5:25, 7:30, 8:35, 9:40, 10:40 Pitch Perfect 2 Fri-Sat 9:45am, 10:45am, 11:40am, 12:50, 1:50, 2:50, 3:50, 4:55, 5:55, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:05, 11:05, 12:01; Sat-Thu 9:45am, 10:45am, 11:40am, 12:50, 1:50, 2:50, 3:50, 4:55, 5:55, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:05 Hot Pursuit Fri-Thu 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Sat 10:05am, 11:50am, 1:35, 3:20, 5:05, 6:50, 8:35, 10:20, 12:01am; Sun-Thu 10:05am, 11:50am, 1:35, 3:20, 5:05, 6:50, 8:35, 10:20 Furious 7 Fri-Thu 7:10, 10:40 Home Fri-Thu 10:25am, 1:15, 4:00 Cinderella Fri-Thu 9:50am, 12:55, 4:00 COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16 Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel gave audiences the exact dose of twee elderly romance, exotic locals and faintly inuendo-filled comedy they were looking for. So everybody from director (Shakespeare in Love’s John Madden) to cast (Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy) have returned for more of the same. Seems the now successful retirement hotel in Jaipur, India, has only one vacancy left, prompting newcomers (including Richard Gere) to fight for space. 122 minutes. PG. (Movies 8) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water When the secret formula for Krabby Patties goes missing, SpongeBob and his pals (Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs) venture into the real world (featuring a mix of live-action and 3D animation) to recover it from a dastardly pirate (Antonio Banderas ... no, really). Also, they become superheroes. Yeah, SpongeBob doesn’t make a lot of sense. But it’s awesome. 93 minutes. PG. (Movies 8) a [28] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. Marie’s Story Fri-Wed 4:00, 8:30 The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Fri-Wed 6:00 Song of the Sea Sat-Sun 12:00 Everything is Terrible! Legends Thu 8:00 HIGH RIDGE 12910 Indian School NE • 275-0038 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. MOVIES 8 4591 San Mateo NE • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1194 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Get Hard Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:30 The Longest Ride Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 Little Boy Fri-Thu 12:30, 6:30, 9:40 It Follows Fri-Thu 3:20, 10:20 Kingsman: The Secret Service Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 McFarland, USA Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:10, 7:00, 10:10 American Sniper Fri-Thu 6:10, 2:50 The DUFF Fri-Thu 12:10, 2:50 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Fri-Thu 11:30am, 7:30 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D Fri-Thu 2:10, 4:50 MOVIES WEST 9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA 1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300 Entourage Tue 7:00, 9:40; Wed 10:15am, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Aloha Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 San Andreas 3D Fri-Thu 10:00am, 12:50, 1:50, 3:40, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20 San Andreas Fri-Thu 11:00am, 4:40, 10:20 Tomorrowland Fri-Thu 11:10am, 12:30, 2:15, 3:35, 5:20, 6:40, 8:25, 9:45 Poltergeist Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:10, 3:05, 3:50, 6:30, 8:10, 9:10 Poltergeist 3D Fri-Thu 12:30, 5:35, 10:40 Pitch Perfect 2 Fri-Thu 10:20am, 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 Mad Max: Fury Road 3D Fri-Thu 12:30, 6:30 Mad Max: Fury Road Fri-Thu 10:40am, 1:40, 3:30, 4:40, 7:40, 9:30, 10:40 Hot Pursuit Fri-Thu 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Thu 10:05am, 1:30, 3:50, 4:55, 8:20, 10:40 Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Thu 12:25, 7:15 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Fri-Mon 1:25, 7:00; Tue 1:25 Furious 7 Fri-Mon 10:10am, 3:55, 9:30; Tue 10:10am SUB THEATER UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX 2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [29] Hold Out ’til Midnite MUSIC | SHOw Up! Four shows to get you there and back Sly and Robbie PHOTO CRED: LUKE THOMAS BY AUGUST MARCH Felonius my old friend/ Step on in and let me shake your hand/ So glad that you’re here again/ For one more time/ Let your madness run with mine/ Streets still unseen we’ll find somehow/ No time is better than now/ Tell me where are you driving/ Midnite cruiser/ Where is your bounty/ Of fortune and fame/ I am another/ Gentlemen loser/ Drive me to Harlem/ Or somewhere the same./ The world that we used to know/ People tell me it don’t turn no more/ The places we used to go/ Familiar faces that ain’t smilin’ like before/ The time of our time has come and gone/ I fear we been waiting too long.”—“Midnite Cruiser” by Steely Dan from the album Can’t Buy a Thrill. “ Here, Donald Fagen writes from the perspective of a shady underworld figure whose associations have nearly led to ruin and certainly to cynical disenchantment. Throw in a tasty hook and more than a few major and minor seventh chords and you’ve got a jazzbo’s fecund fever dream. Ironically, Outre Dan’s time hasn’t come and gone; they’re touring arenas this summer with Elvis Costello in tow, and Fagen’s been writing some arch music criticism for Rolling Stone of late. As for waiting too long, hell, all you gotta do is read this column and pick out a show or two or four, and that fear will surely dissipate. So yeah, let your madness run with mine; it’s nearly show time after all. Thursday Back in the ’90s there was a thing called raprock. Bands like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and Papa Roach played a blend of two genres that was energetic, unrestrained and oftimes perplexingly pompous. As the new millennium dawned, those who took the macho mash-up seriously (Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine) added a sense of postmodern (there’s that word again) deconstruction to it and survived, while the others drowned in the sweat produced by their own backwards baseball caps. Well, not all of them drowned. Case in point, The Chimpz, a City of Angels outfit who’ll be gigging, bigger than life and better than their sodden predecessors, at Ned’s [30] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 (2509 San Mateo NE) on Thursday, May 28. The strictly regulated vocal meter of front man Artimus Prime dances around the grungy guitar gloss of Cary “Scary Cary” Singman in a fashion reminiscent of uh, well rock music laced with hip-hop. But whatever, these dudes can obviously partay; they’ve got the tattoos, mad-dog shades and tuneage like “Home Invasion” to prove it. Plus, they’re from Califas, dig? Tickets for this 21+ excursion to Zach de la Rocha’s darkest fantasies will cost ya $15, and The Chimpz start rocking and rapping (at the same time) at 8pm. Friday As an undergrad at UNM in the late ’80s and early ’90s, I was nearly moved to tears by the then-ascendant popularity of reggae music. It seemed like every house party I attended was blasting wholesome Jamaican sunshine out into the dark and dank confines of the student ghetto. It was groovy, and everyone got to dance. Thirty years on, EDM has captured the hearts of the next generation, yet reggae music continues to soldier on as classic acts take to the road to recapture the glory and ears of youthful and not-so-youthful revelers across America. The El Rey Theater (622 Central SW) gets with the groove on Friday, May 29, when the historic venue welcomes Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, progenitor/innovators of the somewhat smoky genre. Sly and Robbie have been playing together since the 1970s. As a rhythm section, they’ve backed some of reggae’s giants, including Mighty Diamonds, while also developing a sound that defied the conventions of dancehall and roots music by incorporating electronica and hip-hop aesthetics. Of course you can dance to the results, but the intricacy and intimacy of their work makes for great listening as well. And while reggae may never regain the cultural cache among Caucasian college kids it once held, legendary performers like Sly and Robbie remind us why reggae went into supersonic orbit way back when. Admission prices range between $25-$50 for this 18+ upbeat extravaganza, and the show starts at 8pm. Saturday Despite the nostalgic leanings alluded to previously in this week’s Show Up, you can bet the forward-looking and listening part of me will be in tune with the Tannex (1417 Fourth Street SW) on Saturday, May 30. That evening, Marya Errin Jones’ favorite joint lights up with a heavy-heavy instrumental incursion featuring experimental saxophonist Curt Oren as well as local experimental guitarist Ipytor Gavyen Machislav and master of tuba Mark Weaver. Oren, of Minneapolis, uses the technique of circular breathing to birth complex chordal structures. Expansively spacious and technically tenacious, works such as “What Is” and “Good Morning” demonstrate the artist’s commitment to far-out sonic exploration. Meanwhile, Machislav has chops that slay with a weirdly compelling technique that both masters and destroys the structures inherent in modern jazz. As for Weaver, well, he’s clearly the baddest tuba player in town, but beyond that, he brings a tough and tender tonality to the instrument that defies categorization as he turns the bell of the big instrument toward the endless New Mexican sky. The price of attending this tremendous all-ages recital is a mere six dollars. That’s fucking heavenly considering what the listener is likely to get in return. The curtain at Tannex rises at 8pm that night. Monday William Elliott Whitmore, a bluesman of some renown, plays Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW) on Monday, June 1. Usually, I’m not too hep to the blues, but in this case I will relent due to the awesome banjo-fied talent of Whitmore, who has gigged with the likes of Chris Cornell and Clutch, somehow maintaining a delicate balance between the aforementioned genre of self-reflective sadness and pure punk-rock proclivities present in his powerful performances. Whitmore’s got a relaxed stage presence that, when combined with an intense take on the capabilities of the stringed instruments he commands, leads listeners to a veritable wonderland of American music. Local plangent picker AJ Woods is also included in this folk-filled bill wherein multi-genre guitar genius Meredith Wilder opens. This wildly poetic and plaintive production is meant for those over the age of 21 and requires a 10 spot for admittance. The doors open at 8pm, and the music begins rolling toward the mountains and the river at 8:30 that evening. The time of our time has not come and gone, though the folks at Steely Dan would have you believe otherwise. If you fear you’ve been waiting too long to confirm this and other facts made manifest in this week’s column, I’ve got some advice for you. Go see a show; it’s the only way you can possibly buy a thrill, and no time is better than now, old friend. a AURAL FIXATION BY AUGUST MARCH Kirk vs. Rock A brief teleplay Scene: Bridge of United Federation Starship Enterprise. The crew is arrayed at their customary stations. Uhura sits at the communications panel, forever listening. Spock stands at the science officer’s station eying a viewscreen and juggling an obscene amount of data. Meanwhile, Scotty paces back and forth upstage drinking from a bottle of Saurian brandy and muttering something about the engines. A diagram representing facets of early 21st-century Earth culture is displayed on the main viewscreen, cascading through scenes of chaos and redemption. James Tiberius Kirk enters from stage left. He swaggers over to his command chair, sits down abruptly with an air of control and activates the Library Computer. He begins conversing—in a measured, sometimes halting tone—with the disembodied feminine voice floating through the air, all around him: —Computer. —Working. —Who were the great players of that age? Who were the great composers and conductors ... who were the performers and musicians, the instrumental virtuosi that stunned and dazzled? —Working. —I want some names, damn it! —Unable to complete given computation, given Captain’s stated parameters. —Interpretation, Mr. Spock? —Apparently Captain, the triumph of Postmodernism during the latter half of Earth’s 20th century led to a most unfortunate and unforeseen outcome regarding the musical arts. It was replaced by more popular creative formats related to hipsterism that mostly included banjos and mouth-harps. Postmodernism in music utterly vanished by the year 2025. —The entire avant-garde wiped out over the course of a decade. What brutality, eh Spock? —If I may resume, sir, the Vulcan intones gravely. —Fragmentation and, ironically, genrehopping contributed to the demise. Improperly directed forms of technology, in particular a phenomenon called “autotune,” hastened the inter-dimensional winking out of “high music” as well. The end first became apparent when independent music venues, symphony orchestras and private recording studios disappeared, to be mysteriously replaced with sports pavilions, popular music award broadcasts and faster internet connection speeds. —Anything else I need to know before we warp away from this dismal decade, Mr. Spock? —It is fascinating that some complex forms of music from this shadowy era did survive. We have, for example, cataloged a scattering of recordings from a lost art known as rocanrol music, including recordings by artists known as Wiz Khalifa, Katy Perry, Billy Joel and Ween. There is also the entirety of the work of an artist known only to us as Prince Roger Nelson, which somehow survives to this day. It’s quite funky to use the specialized patois of the time period. —Spock, you have the con. Oh, and pipe some of that rocanrol stuff down to my cabin. I might need to do a little research. Mr. Chekov, get us the hell out of here. Kirk swaggers to the turbolift, headed for his cabin. Later on that stardate, as he reads through reconstructed versions of Zap Comix and the collected Sonic Reducers of a mysterious, early 21st-century music critic named Michael Henningsen, Yeoman Rand nervously knocks at his door. The captain does not hear this though, as he has Blacc Hollywood cranked up to 11 on his tricorder, yo. a WORLD TOUR - AMERICA 2015 Being part of our city means embracing these stories. Show some love to Pride celebrants and welcome them into your business by advertising in the Weekly Alibi's Pride issue. In 2015, our annual Pride issue will cover the spectrum of identities and experiences that make up Albuquerque's LGBTQ community. Align yourself with the rainbow by positioning your business alongside meaningful journalism and storytelling in Alibi's Pride Issue. OUT ON STANDS JUNE 11 Ad Deadline: June 5 | Call 346-0660 to buy an ad MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [31] [32] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 Music Calendar THURSDAY MAY 28 BEN MICHAEL’S Latin Jam Session • 7pm • FREE THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Ancient Bones • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Island Roots Party ft. The Boom Roots Collective • 10pm • FREE CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales The Richmond Trio • 6pm • FREE DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5 DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE JE Double F • punk, hip-hop • Creep Status • Israel Summon • Echoes Of Fallen • metal • Annihilate • punk • 7pm • $8 • ALL-AGES! HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES! THE JAM SPOT Sixteen D • Destroy to Recreate • metal • Lacerated Faith • metal • Belletrist • Left to Rot • Fatally Dying Within • 7pm • $10 • ALL-AGES! LAUNCHPAD Teenage Bottlerocket • punk • The Copyrights • pop, punk • The Larimers • The Ill Motion • 8pm • $10 LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! LOS GRIEGOS LIBRARY The Squash Blossom Boys • bluegrass, folk • 5pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! LOW SPIRITS The 4ontheFloor • Double Plow • rock • The Pretty Goods • 9pm • $8 MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Beg, Borrow & Steal • 6pm • FREE MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 8pm • FREE NED’S BAR & GRILL Metal World Radio presents: The Chimpz • 8pm • $15 • See “Show Up!” PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: The Memphis P. Tails • blues • 6pm • $10 RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Step In Blues • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! SISTER Low Life with DJs Caterwaul and Rygar • 9pm • FREE SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Latin Night with VDJ Dany • 9pm • Golden Thursdays • 10pm ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Prisma • 6pm • FREE SUNSHINE THEATER All That Remains • heavy metal • Devour The Day • Illumina A.D. • metal • Sorry Guero! • 7:30pm • $18 TINY’S RESTAURANT, Santa Fe Blues Revue • 8pm • FREE TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK pLOUD Music Series: Beer Week • 8pm • FREE TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE WINNING COFFEE CO. Above Average Open Mic • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! FRIDAY MAY 29 ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Salsa Under the Stars: Nosotros • salsa • 7pm • $12-$14 • ALL-AGES! BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul • 9pm • FREE THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho John Martinez • 7pm • Chile Pi • pop, folk • 9pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Gabrielle Jackson CD Release Party • 9pm • FREE CARAVAN EAST Power Drive Band • country, variety • 5pm • $5 THE CHOCOLATE DUDE Alpha Blue • 7pm COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Jill Cohn • 6pm • FREE CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Roger Jameson • 6pm • FREE DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5 HISTORIC EL REY THEATER Sly & Robbie & The Taxi Gang with Bitty Mclean • Rastafari Works International Sound System • Jamalski • reggae • 8pm • $25-$50 • See “Show Up!” HISTORIC OLD TOWN Summertime in Old Town: Bob Farrell and Brushfire • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 9pm • FREE LAUNCHPAD Red Light Cameras • indie rock • Award Tour • rock • Green Fairy • The Porter Draw • alt.country, Americana • 9:30pm LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Ravin Hill • rock, soul • 9pm • FREE LOW SPIRITS Bandwidth No Name • funk, hip-hop, rock • The Uplift Movement • Jimmy’s FamJamly • Golden Age • 9pm LUCKY 66 BOWL, DEWAR’S PUB Karaoke • 9pm • FREE MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE Sherri and The Ex’s • blues • 8:30pm • $5-$12 • ALL-AGES! MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Jeff Jones • 6pm MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Tom Russell • 1:30pm • Twisted Mojo • rockin’ blues • 6pm • FREE MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Holland K. Smith • 9pm • FREE OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE OUTPOST RENTAL: Scott & Johanna Hongell-Darsee • 8pm • $15-$20 PRAIRIE STAR, Santa Ana Pueblo Todd Tijerina • blues, rock • 5:30pm • FREE PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe David Geist • cabaret • 6pm • $2 PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Raven Rutherford & Her Sweet Potato Pie Band • 6pm • $10 SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Le Chat Lunatique • dirty jazz • 8:30pm • FREE SISTER Ufomammut • metal, psychedelic • Usnea • doom metal • Black Maria • rock • 9pm • $7 SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe The Alchemy Party • $7 • Bella Gigante • 9pm • Reggae Dancehall Friday • 10pm • $5-$7 SNEAKERZ Modus Operandi • alternative, punk • 6pm STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Escape Friday: DJ Devin • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $10 for men ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Swag • jazz, blues, Motown • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! TINY’S RESTAURANT, Santa Fe Chris Abeyta • singersongwriter • 5:30pm • Grateful Dead Tribute: Detroit Lightning • 8:30pm • FREE TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Groove City • 9:30pm • FREE TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Youngsville CD Release Party • 8pm • FREE TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brahma • country • 9:30pm • FREE VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Larry Freedman • solo piano • 7pm • FREE SATURDAY MAY 30 ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the Afternoon: Cali Shaw • indie, folk • 2pm • FREE • Jazz Under the Stars: Matt Marshak • Ryan Montano • 7pm • $14-$16 • ALL-AGES! BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul • 9pm • FREE THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho John M. Band • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! BOOKWORKS Sage & Jared’s Happy Gland Band • folk, indie • 3pm • FREE COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT Comedy Showcase hosted by Dawn Schary • 9pm • FREE THE COOPERAGE Nosotros • salsa • 9:30pm • $7 CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales The Deteriorators • 6pm • FREE DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5 DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Kubatana Marimba • 1pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Get Action • punk • Colossal Heads • The Dying Beds • punk • 8pm • $8 • ALL-AGES! ELENA GALLEGOS PICNIC AREA The New Mexican Marimba Band • 7pm • $2 per vehicle • ALL-AGES! ENVY @ ROUTE 66 CASINO DJ Remainz • 8pm • FREE HISTORIC OLD TOWN Summertime in Old Town: Cowboy Way • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE THE JAM SPOT Left to rot • Goo-Nee-Nees • hard rock, metal • What Lies in Between • Impact Theory • In Dying My Soul • 7pm • $7 • ALL-AGES! LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Ravin Hill • rock, soul • 9pm • FREE LUCKY 66 BOWL, DEWAR’S PUB Karaoke • 9pm • FREE LUCKY’S LOUNGE Karaoke • 8pm • FREE MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Grace Askew • 6pm MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Rock Bottom • 1:30pm • Iron Chiwawa • 6pm • FREE MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Felix y los Gatos • Americana, Creole funk • 9pm • FREE PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY Keith Sanchez • rock, blues • 3pm PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe David Geist & Julie Trujillo • 6pm • $2 PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Entourage Jazz • jazz • 6pm • $10 RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 7pm • FREE THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Earl Poole Ball • honky tonk • 8pm • $10 • ALL-AGES! SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL The Rudy Boy Experiment • rock, blues • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! SISTER Russian Girlfriends • rock • Stellatone • Red Bush • Greenbeard • 8pm • $5 SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe B-Side Players • variety • 8pm • $10 • Replenish with Audio Buddha • Alchemy 2.0 • Above Ground • 10pm STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Night: DJ Miss Joy • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Shane Wallin • soul, pop • 6pm • FREE STONE FACE TAVERN Flashback • variety • 8:30pm • FREE TANNEX Curt Oren • Ipytor Gavyen Machislav • Mark Weaver • jazz, improv • 8pm • $6 • See “Show Up!” TAYLOR RANCH LIBRARY All Around Mota • Latin, pop, blues • 1pm • FREE TINY’S RESTAURANT, Santa Fe Bone Orchard • Americana • 8:30pm • FREE Music Calendar continues on page 34 SONIC REDUCER BY AUGUST MARCH Twenty One Pilots Blurryface (Fueled by Ramen) There are so many musical paths twisting, bifurcating and sometimes appearing seemingly out of nowhere on Twenty One Pilots’ new release Blurryface. The whole damn thing is almost difficult to listen to all the way through. Almost. Due to the high quality of the meanderings held within this recording, most listeners will just about make it. Much like Thom Yorke’s predictive lyric from Kid A, “Here, I’m allowed everything all of the time,” Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun take a maximalist approach to the future. In the good old days, genre-hopping was accomplished track by track or album by album, but now, nearly a fifth of the way through the 21st century, Twenty One Pilots piles it on as minutes pass; each tune juts and stutters and flies off in myriad directions that make the work of Daniel Johnston seem simple in comparison. Check out “Heavydirtysoul” and “Goner” for clues as to how that is accomplished. Graham Parker & The Rumour Mystery Glue (Universal) I’m pretty sure the first time I heard Graham Parker & The Rumour was on the old KRST-FM in 1979. The band had been branded as New Wave by American AOR disc jockeys, and the folks at the local radio station that used the god Pan as part of their logo were no exception. Really, Parker and his ensemble came up through a very interesting and underrated British rocanrol subgenre known as pub rock. Their stripped down, bluesinflected, working-class affirmative version of rock and roll music came before punk and new wave. It was a reaction to the outrageous excesses of Brit rock culture in the mid ’70s and took itself fairly seriously. Parker and his gang continue aging with righteous indignation and an intensely accurate sense of what jams with Mystery Glue, the band’s second release since reforming in 2011. I liked opener “Transit of Venus” and number nine track “I’ve Done Bad Things” the best. Holly Herndon Platform (4AD) Platform by Holly Herndon is just one magnificent yet modest example of how the future will sound. Possessing an ability to craftily disguise itself as pop or electronica, this is actually a recording of high art, incorporating musical methodologies that declare the triumph of the human voice over its mechanical and digital successors. Featured vocalist Claire Tolan—an American, Berlin-based programmer and artist who explores human-computer interactions—does an amazing job of describing the complex sonic psychogeographies rendered by Herndon. On pieces such as “Interference” and “Lonely at the Top,” Herndon takes the tuition of likely predecessor Laurie Anderson to levels that might have seemed outrageously avant-garde in 1980, and are still deeply descriptive of things to come—as today becomes tomorrow. In Herndon’s vision of that place, the humans won, though the price they paid is manifested as dissonance and sonic tension. a MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [33] Music Calendar continued from page 33 TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Groove City • 9:30pm • FREE TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK In The SECRET Mix: Flo Fader • 9pm • FREE TRACTOR BREWING TAPROOM Cider Day Night Fever: Nicolatron • 8pm • FREE TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brahma • country • 9:30pm • FREE VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Mary Mayhem • classic rock, acoustic • 5:30pm • Lori Michaels • jazz piano, vocals • 7pm • FREE SUNDAY MAY 31 CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Claudio Tolousse Group • blues, soul • 3pm • FREE CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Next Three Miles • indie, folk • 3pm • FREE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Covenant Series Concert: Finnders and Youngberg • bluegrass • 7pm • $10-$15, FREE for 16 and under • ALL-AGES! DIRTY BOURBON The Band of Heathens • rock • 7:30pm • $17 EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Smooth Jazz N’ Blues Brunch • 11am • FREE • ALL-AGES! HISTORIC OLD TOWN Summertime in Old Town: L@s Otr@s • 1pm • Los Primos • 2pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! O’NIELL’S PUB, Northeast Heights Los Radiators • folk, blues • 4pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF ALBUQUERQUE Concert in the Park: Murata • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo piano • 6pm • FREE MONDAY JUNE 1 ALBUQUERQUE BREWING COMPANY The Draft Sessions Open Mic • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Open Blues Mic with Slim • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Jill Cohn • 6pm • FREE DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE Pillow Talk • Sinai Vessel • CRTTRZ • math rock • Five Mile Float • indie • 6:30pm • $7-$10 • ALL-AGES! LIZARD TAIL BREWING Open Mic Jam Night • 7pm • FREE LOW SPIRITS William Elliott Whitmore • AJ Woods • folk, rock • Meredith Wilder • 8:30pm • $10 • See “Show Up!” LUCKY’S LOUNGE Karaoke • 7pm • FREE MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Garry Blackchild • 6pm SISTER The Peculiar Pretzelmen • Slow Motion Cowboys • folk • 8pm • $5 SUNSHINE THEATER Tyler, the Creator • hip-hop • Taco • 7pm • $27.50 • ALL-AGES! TUESDAY JUNE 2 BEN MICHAEL’S Joe Daddy Blues Jam Session • 7pm • FREE THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Blue Collar Jazz Group • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner • indie, Americana • 6pm • FREE CARAVAN EAST Quarter Moon • country • 5pm • FREE, ladies night THE COOPERAGE Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra • 7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Cloudship • Americana • 6pm • FREE IMBIBE College Night with DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilo Quinones • 9:30pm • FREE LAUNCHPAD Crowbar • Battlecross • heavy metal • Lord Dying • metal • Noctiphetamine • 8pm • $15 LOW SPIRITS Matt Woods • Russell James Pyle • folk, singersongwriter • The Whiskey Priest • indie, folk • 9:30pm • See preview box. ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Annalise Emerick • folk, singersongwriter • 8pm • FREE WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 THE BARLEY ROOM Karaoke with DJ Scarlett Diva • 9pm • FREE BEN MICHAEL’S Sammy Perez Jazz Jam Session • 7pm • FREE CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Jim Jones • 6pm • FREE LAUNCHPAD Hookers • Black Wizard • YAR • Hanta • stoner rock • 9:30pm • $7 LUCKY 66 BOWL, DEWAR’S PUB Open Mic Night • 7pm • FREE LUCKY’S LOUNGE LGBT Night: DJ DraZtiK • 9pm • FREE MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Blues Jam with The Memphis P. Tails • 8pm • FREE PIANO SOURCE Monthly Big Band Performance & Dance Party: Westside Sound Big Band • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE SISTER Natty Vibes • 8pm • $10 SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Singer-songwriter Open Mic with Jason Reed • 7pm • $2 TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Kamikaze Karaoke • 7pm • FREE TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Whiskey & Women • 8pm • FREE THURSDAY JUNE 4 BEN MICHAEL’S Latin Jam Session • 7pm • FREE EFFEX 808 Productions Presents: G Jones • dance • 9pm • $7.99 HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES! IMBIBE 1st Thursday Comedy • 7:30pm • FREE LAUNCHPAD The Supervillains • Mondo Vibrations • reggae, rock • Burque Sol • 8pm • $10 LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Thirsty Thursday: Keith Sanchez • rock, blues • 8pm • FREE ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO The Deltaz • Americana • 9:30pm • FREE a EVENT | PREVIEW Beards, Ballads and Beers It’s a bear! It’s Bigfoot! No—it’s Matt Woods taking the stage at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW) on June 2. All the way from Knoxville, Tenn., this shaggy singer, songwriter and guitarist is bringing his raw and gritty talent to country and Americana. On tour repping his fifth album With Love From Brushy Mountain, Woods has TUESDAY a rough and heartbreaking voice that brings Zac Brown to mind. Don’t be JUNE 2 surprised if you find a tear in your beer during “Deadman’s Blues” and “Ain’t Low Spirits No Living.” Yet, have no fear that this will be a country sob-fest as tunes like 2823 Second Street NW “Beating Down My Door” and “Days of Walking” will have you kicking up your alibi.com/e/143793 heels, and gorgeously remixed covers of favorites like Sarah McLachlan’s 9:30pm “Angel” will have you singing along. This 21+ gig starts at 9:30pm with openers Russell James Pyle and The Whiskey Priest, so get ready for a little bit of country and a little bit of rock ’n’ roll. Check lowspiritslive.com for ticket prices. (Renee Chavez) a [34] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [35] [36] WEEKLY ALIBI MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 bY cecIl ADAMs Is the World More Dangerous for Kids Than It Was 30 Years Ago? Dating Easy made —Peter Stedman No, today’s world isn't more dangerous. You grew up during the most crime-ridden period in modern American history. By objective measures the country is far safer now. But you and countless other parents think the reverse is true. What accounts for this delusion? The facts, as explained in my 2002 column on this subject: A crude benchmark of public safety is the violent crime rate reported annually by the FBI. In 1960 the rate was 161 per 100,000 people. Starting in 1963 the rate began rising sharply, reaching 364 by 1970 and peaking at 758 in 1991. Since then it's dropped steadily: In 2013 it was down to 368, about the same as in 1970. Assuming you’re now 35, you were born in 1980 and were 11 in 1991, the worst year on record. And yet you think it was safer then than now. Possible explanations: You believe everything you’re told by the media (other than me). This is the theory advanced by Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids, who created an uproar in 2008 when she revealed in her syndicated column that she’d let her 9-year-old son ride the New York subway home alone. Skenazy blames cable-news sensation-mongers abetted by child-advocacy alarmists. I don’t buy it. Alarmism is nothing new. In the 1980s, following several cases of children being abducted and murdered, dairies around the country began publishing pictures of missing kids on the sides of milk cartons. Newspapers reported that as many as 2 million children went missing each year. (One 1992 estimate put the actual number of kids abducted by strangers in the low hundreds annually; incidence now is thought to be in decline.) Posting missing-kid pix fell into disfavor late in the decade when child psychologists and the like warned it was needlessly frightening kids. As one such kid, Peter, you probably stared at a fair number of milk-carton abductees over your Frosted Flakes; obviously, that didn’t frighten you. You grew up in the suburbs and now live in a city. You provide no details about your background, but raising a middle-class family in the city is more common now than in the 1980s. If that’s a flow you happened to go with, you’d have some legitimate basis for your rosy view of your childhood— crimewise, cities remain more dangerous than suburbs. For example, despite the crime drop in New York City, as of 2012, the violent crime rate there was 57 percent higher than for New York State. People always think the good old days were better. You were unconscious of the dangers around you as a child; you’re acutely aware of them as a parent. Have you ever asked your parents how risky they felt the world was during the 1980s? The it’s-more-dangerous-today meme had become embedded in the collective psyche by 1970, and nothing that’s happened since has been sufficient to root it out. This gets to the heart of the matter, in my opinion. Lenore Skenazy can argue all she likes that things are no worse now than they were in 1970. The fact remains that in 1970, people thought the world had gone to hell, and statistically speaking it had—crime had more than doubled in just seven years. The case can be made that relaxed childrearing practices prior to 1963 had been made possible by an unusual conjunction of circumstances. First, as I pointed out in 2002, crime in the 1950s may have been exceptionally low by historical standards. Meanwhile, the baby boom was in full swing and families were large; frazzled parents had no choice but to let the kids go out and play without supervision, and anyway there was safety in numbers. By 1970 this was no longer true. The world seemed, and demonstrably was, a more dangerous place. (The turning point in terms of public perception arguably was the widely publicized 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death outside her Brooklyn apartment while her neighbors reportedly ignored her screams. It later turned out several neighbors had in fact stepped in to help, but newspaper editors distorted the story, seemingly to support a grim-city-life narrative.) Smaller families made it easier for parents to hover, and that’s what they’ve done since. In short, Peter, whatever your childhood may have been like, the notion that the world at large is more dangerous than when you were young has no basis in reality. It’s just the conventional wisdom passed along unchallenged for going on 50 years. a Albuquerque 505.268.6666 FREE CODE 3079 For other local numbers call 1-888MegaMatesTM 24/7 Friendly Customer Care 1(888) 634.2628 18+ ©2013 PC LLC I am the parent of two young children. 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MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [37] Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keith Moon played drums for the rock band The Who. He was once voted the second-greatest drummer in history. But his erratic behavior, often provoked by drugs or alcohol, sometimes interfered with his abilities. In 1973 The Who was doing a live concert near San Francisco when the horse tranquilizer that Moon had taken earlier caused him to pass out. The band appealed to the audience for help. “Can anybody play the drums?” asked guitarist Pete Townshend. “I mean somebody good?” A 19-year-old amateur drummer named Scot Halpin volunteered. He played well enough to finish the show. I suspect that sometime soon, Aries, you may also get an unexpected opportunity to play the role of a substitute. Be ready! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The weta is a very large insect whose habitat is New Zealand. It looks like a robotic grasshopper, with giant black eyes on a long red face, enlarged hind legs bearing spikes and floppy, oversized antennae. The native Maori people call it “the god of the ugly things.” Please note that this is a term of respect. The weta’s title is not “the most monstrous of the ugly things,” or “the worst” or “the scariest” or “the most worthless of the ugly things.” Rather, the Maori say it’s the god—the highest, the best, the most glorious. I suspect that in the coming days, Taurus, you will have a close encounter with your own version of a “god of ugly things.” Doesn’t it deserve your love and welcome? GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have successfully made the transition from brooding caterpillar to social butterfly. Soon you will be in your full, fluttery glory, never lingering too long with one thought, one friend or one identity. Some heavy-duty, levelheaded stalwarts might wish you would be more earthy and anchored, but I don’t share their concern. At least for now, having a long attention span is overrated. You have entered the fidgety, inquisitive part of your cycle, when flitting and flirting and flickering make perfect sense. THANK YOU, PERCY SLEDGE You made your mark, and just as you said in your interviews, a woman helped you make it, though not exactly the way you wanted. You sang the truth that many men try to hide from themselves. Rest in peace. Thank you for giving men who know what Love is an Anthem. Unianimem. Your long flowing luxurious hair, your seductive eyes … I stumbled to ask you about the selections. Your beauty was breathtaking! THANKS FOR HELPING ME START MY CAR! I sat across from you at the shop? Would that be Mac’s La Sierra coffee shop? If so, I’m interested to know which corner booth you were in? You guys showed up to the rescue when my car stopped moving on Menaul right off the freeway. You helped drive us to get a can of gas, helped push the car off the street and helped us get the car started even after it wouldn’t start with more gas. This kind of kindness gave me such happiness and hope—THANK YOU! SOMEONE TO PERFORM RITUALS WITH MOHAWK MAN WITH A TASTE FOR ART Saturday the 4th (on the blood moon), at the Blue Eagle metaphysical shop, you: a blonde bobbed-haired young witch dressed in black buying a book about the dark arts; myself: tall, dark and mysterious. I went and talked to you a little but went a little blank. Afterwards I regretted not talking a little more. We may have some things in common; maybe we can learn some things from each other. I want to taste you, mohawk man. I’m so glad I missed the sooner bus this morning as looking at you was a delicious treat before work. I love the messy outgrown ’do you got going on and the retro aviators you’re sporting. I’d like to think that I was secretly eyeing you as you were distracted looking at that lady’s awesome art. But perhaps my stares were obvious to you because I couldn’t really keep my eyes off. I couldn’t help but fantasize about what is under those boxers of yours. SAW YOU AT THE SHOP? SLOW RIDE—I DIDN’T SEE YOU! :O( I watched for you, and I even had the traditional Sapo Verde out to greet you, but you never came by, :o( CAN’T FORGET THAT LOOK You’re a Partridge-in-a-Pear-Tree at Christmas, and an Easter Beaster at Easter. Maybe next Sunday? You came in to RL for lunch on Saturday, March 28th, wearing a yellow shirt, and gave this waiter a look I will not soon forget. You were with a date so I couldn’t approach you, but I hope you’ll come back and give me another chance. I can’t forget you and won’t forgive myself until the situation is rectified. 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And this is crucial: Use your fear to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming nights, try to see your shadow as it’s cast on the ground by the moon. Not by the sun, mind you. Look for the shadow that’s made by the light of the moon. It might sound farfetched, but I suspect this experience will have a potent impact on your subconscious mind. It may jostle loose secrets that you have been hiding from yourself. I bet it will give you access to emotions and intuitions you have been repressing. It could also help you realize that some of the deep, dark stuff you wrestle with is not bad and scary, but rather fertile and fascinating. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes was regarded as a supremely skilled orator. His speeches were so powerful that he was compared to a “blazing thunderbolt.” And yet, as a youngster he spoke awkwardly. His voice was weak and his enunciation weird. To transform himself, he took drastic measures. He put pebbles in his mouth to force himself to formulate his words with great care. He recited poems as he ran up and down hills. At the beach he learned to outshout the pounding surf. Take inspiration from him, Virgo. Now would be an excellent time for you to plan and launch strenuous efforts that will enable you to eventually accomplish one of your long-range goals. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Long-distance flirtations may soon be just around the corner or across the rob brezsny street. Remote possibilities are taking short cuts as they head your way. I swear the far horizon and the lucky stars seem closer than usual. Is it all a mirage? Some of it may be, but at least a part of it is very real. If you want to be ready to seize the surprising opportunities that show up in your vicinity, I suggest you make yourself as innocent and expansive as possible. Drop any jaded attitudes you may be harboring. Let the future know that you are prepared to receive a flood of beauty, truth and help. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect that marriages of convenience will begin to wither away unless they evolve into bonds of affection. Connections that have been fed primarily on fun and games must acquire more ballast. In fact, I recommend that you reevaluate all your contracts and agreements. How are they working for you? Do they still serve the purpose you want them to? Is it time to acknowledge that they have transformed and need to be reconfigured? As you take inventory, be both tough-minded and compassionate. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Petrarch was an influential 14th-century Italian poet whose main work was Songbook. It’s a collection of 366 poems, most of which are dedicated to Laura, the woman he loved. For 40 years he churned out testaments of longing and appreciation for her, despite the fact that they never spent time together. She was married to another man and was wrapped up in raising her 11 children. Should we judge Petrarch harshly for choosing a muse who was so unavailable? I don’t. Muse-choosing is a mysterious and sacred process that transcends logic. I’m bringing the subject to your attention because you’re entering a new phase in your relationship with muses. It’s either time to choose a new one (or two?) or else adjust your bonds with your current muses. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The soul moves in circles,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus. Modern psychologist James Hillman agreed, and added this thought: “Hence our lives are not moving straight ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating.” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you’re now in an extra-intense phase of winding and rambling. This is a good thing! You are spiraling back to get another look at interesting teachings you didn’t master the first time around. 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