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BY AUGUST MARCH
Crib Notes: Sept. 11, 2014
1
How much is the yearly salary of
UNM head basketball coach Craig
Neal?
a) $100,000 per year
b) $200,000 per year
c) $500,000 per year
d) $950,000 per year
2
A restaurant owned by two rocanrol
musicians opened Monday, Sept. 8,
in Burque. Who are the rockers that
founded the Rock & Brews chain?
a) Eddie Van Halen and David Lee
Roth
b) Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
c) Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
d) Thom Yorke and Jonny
Greenwood
3
At this past weekend’s TEDxABQ
event in Albuquerque, Joy Junction
staffers were asked to remove
t-shirts with the name ______________
printed on them.
a) Karl Marx
b) God
c) Shiva
d) Aleister Crowley
4
Mary Hawkes’ death at the hands of
the Albuquerque Police Department
was preceded by _______________.
a) A potentially questionable
search of her cellphone
b) A donut-eating party
c) Discussions about what military
hardware to use in
apprehending her
d) Prayerful meditation for peace
and justice
5
Who beat the Lobo football team
last weekend?
a) The Bad News Bears
b) The Valley High School Vikings
c) Some cartoon characters from
Disneyland
d) The Arizona State Sun Devils
Answers:
1) D. Neal just had his salary increased to the
amazing sum of $950,000 per year.
2) C. KISS founding members Simmons and
Stanley created the restaurant chain.
3) B. TEDxABQ founder Tim Nisly said the “God”
shirts were distracting.
4) A. A warrantless search of Mary Hawkes’
cellphone led police to the fatal encounter with
the teenager.
5) D. The Sun Devils routed the Lobos 58-23. a
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ODDS
ENDS
AND
CRIB NOTES
WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: Austria
Psych! A group of students sitting down to
take university entrance exams had all the
right answers—because they were printed
on the tests. The University of Salzburg
says 144 would-be psychology students were
given the wrong envelopes earlier this
month. Instead of the normal entrance
exams, they were handed copies of the tests
with the answers already filled in. These
copies were supposed to be delivered to the
school’s professors to grade the tests. The
error was quickly noticed, and the tests
were taken back by examiners. A
spokesperson for the university’s psychology
department said the students will be
retested next month.
Dateline: Florida
concluded that the three imagined the
attack while in an “altered mental state.”
During the illusionary standoff, the three
residents armed themselves with a 12-gauge
shotgun and a .22 rifle, and pumped more
than 40 rounds of ammunition into the
home’s walls. The group completely
removed a large rear window from the
second floor of the house and threw the
bathroom sink out of it in an attempt to
ward off the kidnappers. According to
WMBB chunks of sheetrock, wood, firearm
parts and anything they could tear out of
the residence was thrown outside—
including the toilet. In total, more than
$10,000 damage was done to the home.
The trio was taken to Jackson County
Correctional Facility and charged with
possession of methamphetamine, attempt
to manufacture methamphetamine,
possession of drug paraphernalia and felony
criminal mischief.
Dateline: Oregon
Veterinarians were shocked when stomach
surgery on an ailing Great Dane yielded an
unusual find—43 1/2 socks. The 3-year-old
dog was brought in to the DoveLewis
Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland
earlier this year for repeated vomiting. An
X-ray revealed what a hospital
spokesperson described as “a lot of foreign
material in his stomach.” The dog quickly
underwent surgery, and after nearly two
hours, doctors removed an entire garbage
bag’s worth of socks. The dog apparently
survived his bad meal, and the hospital
submitted the story to the “They Ate
WHAT?” contest sponsored by Veterinary
Practice News. It came in second behind a
frog who ate more than 30 ornamental
rocks from its cage.
Three people barely escaped after being
held hostage by a group of home invaders
for nearly three hours—except that,
according to police, the kidnappers never
actually existed. WMBB-13 reports that at
around 3:45am on Aug. 24, the Jackson
County Sheriff’s office received a 911 call
from a newspaper delivery person on Little
Dothan Road in the northeast portion of
Jackson County. The caller reported three
people yelling for help from the second
floor of a residence. Representatives from
the sheriff’s office arrived and made contact
with 30-year-old Matthew Tyler McDaniel,
Dateline: Massachusetts
21-year-old Damian Joseph Hines and
A 20-year-old woman has been charged
18-year-old Madison Star Douglas. All
with driving with a suspended license and
three claimed they had been shot at and
attaching false plates after a state trooper
held hostage for several hours. Douglas told
spotted her fake license plate. According to
deputies she had been stabbed with a knife,
The Republican, the plate was made out of
and the blade had broken off in her
cardboard, and the numbers were scrawled
abdomen. Paramedics determined Douglas
on by hand in red marker. The word
only had a small scratch, and it was self“Massachusetts” and the phrase “The Spirit
inflicted. Further investigation revealed
of
America” were done in blue pen. “That’s
there was never anyone in the home other
a big no-no,” trooper Nicole Morrell told
than the three individuals calling for help
the newspaper. Jahanna Baez-Rodriguez was
and that they were all hallucinating on
spotted driving with the paper plate on
methamphetamine. The remnants of a
Interstate 391 in Chicopee. She could face
meth lab were found in the residence, along
a fine of up to $100 and no more than 10
with several ingredients used to
days in jail. a
manufacture the drugs. A small amount of
finished product and several straws and
pipes used to injest the meth were also
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: The Mexican-American
community is the most adversely affected
by the influx of illegals. Only the
politicians have any gain from lumping all
Hispanics into the Latino
category. Are proud,
hardworking MexicanAmericans actually
willing to continually
diminish their own
children’s American
future purely to
facilitate the radical
Chicano politician’s
dream of a fearful,
disjointed, Third
World California? So
far, the racist Chicano
politicians are
succeeding at making
fools of the MexicanAmerican community. Where is
the outrage? The Mexican-Americans I
know are exemplary parents. Since when did
the community at large cease to feel an
obligation to its own children?
D
—My Best Friend is Brown
Dear Gabacho: Of course MexicanAmericans are the community most affected
by undocumented folks. They’re our primos y
tíos deported by the migra, as well as the
parents of young children left without mami or
papi. Their hard work shames us pochos into
working harder; their resourcefulness while
living in this country leads to hilarious
Mexican memes that get turned into listicles
by the kids over at Buzzfeed and Pocho.com.
More importantly, illegal immigrants are a
constant reminder to our kids of any number
of Biblical verses—do unto others this,
strangers in a strange land eso—that keep us in
check, keep our culture strong and ensure we
don’t turn into amoral assholes like ustedes
Know Nothings.
ear Mexican: Your column is typically
about culture, society, love, life and
death. But I want to ask about
something more important—beer. Why is
Mexican beer bland? Most of the beer in
Mexico is a variant of a light European
lager. Sure, not all beers are that way. But
why doesn’t the beer follow the
vibrant foods of Mexico? Is
beer just a liquid to wash
down interesting food? A
palate cleaner like a flavored
water? Is beer a gateway to
stronger drinks like mezcal?
D
—Cerveza Sammy
Dear Gabacho: The Mexican
has never favored beer,
probably because he drank too
much of it as a 4-year-old y me
dió asco. But I know enough to
tell usted that nearly all the major
Mexican beer brands are lagers
because of the German, Czech and
Austrian migrants who founded brands such
as Tecate, Negra Modelo and Bohemia
(what—you thought it was named after the
last Aztec emperor?). I also know enough to
turn an aficionado like you onto Mexico’s
burgeoning microbrewery scene in Baja
California, where I’m sure you can find stouts,
IPAs and red ales worthy of Pliny the
Younger. Finally, my cerveza knowledge is
such that I know once-regional Mexican
brands are now invading el Norte to capture
gabacho dollars—Victoria started a mass ad
campaign some years back, and Montejo (a
golden lager most popular in Yucatán) just
made its American debut. But what do I
know? I’m just a humble mezcal borracho,
after all ... a
Ask the Mexican at
themexican@askamexican.net, be his fan on
Facebook, follow him on
Twitter @gustavoarellano or ask him a video
question at youtube.com/askamexicano!
BY RYAN NORTH
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THURSDAY SEP 11
2014 NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR One of Albuquerque’s
biggest events, featuring food, carnival rides, games
and more. Expo New Mexico (300 San Pedro NE).
Prices vary. alibi.com/e/95199.
BEST OF ABQ CITY TOUR Take a ride and see why
Albuquerque is one of the coolest, most unique cities
you’ll ever see. ABQ Trolley Co. @ Hotel Albuquerque at
Old Town (800 Rio Grande NW). $25. 11am-12:30pm.
240-8000. alibi.com/e/108036.
COMPOSTING WITH WORMS (VERMICOMPOSTING)
Learn how to use red worms to turn this organic waste
into high quality compost. Los Volcanes Senior Center
(6500 Los Volcanes NW). 5-6:45pm. 929-0414.
alibi.com/e/105836.
GIZMO GARAGE Get one-on-one help downloading ebooks and e-magazines to your device, or learn
beginning computer skills. North Valley Public Library
(7704 Second Street NW). 5:30pm. 897-8823.
alibi.com/e/106206.
KICKSTART YOUR BUSINESS A two-hour experiential
learning opportunity for anyone interested in making
their business idea real. South Valley Economic
Development Center (318 Isleta SW). 1:30-4pm.
877-0373. alibi.com/e/108270.
MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMB Join Albuquerque area fire
fighters in climbing the north stairwell of City Hall.
Albuquerque City Hall (400 Marquette NW). $20.
8:30am. alibi.com/e/107425.
NM WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY LUNCH Join in for lunch as
this panel provides some unique perspectives on
women and entrepreneurship. Part of Tech Fiesta
2014. Albuquerque Convention Center (401 Second
Street NW). $35. 11:30am-1pm. 768-4575.
alibi.com/e/108037.
TALK ABOUT OLD SCHOOL! Memories and recollections
by members of the class of 1956 of their time at the
Sandoval School in Corrales. Old San Ysidro Church
(966 Old Church, Corrales). 7pm.
alibi.com/e/109738.
TECH FIESTA ABQ Ten days of presentations, panels and
gatherings from the brightest minds in tech in the
Albuquerque area. Multiple Locations (Albuquerque).
227-1086. alibi.com/e/109503.
TOUCHPOOL VOLUNTEER TRAINING For those interested
in becoming a volunteer at the BioPark. Must apply
beforehand. ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
(2601 Central NW). 9:30am-3:30pm. 768-2000.
alibi.com/e/97165.
YOGA FOR ATHLETES Ideal for runners and cyclists, class
focuses on opening your hips, healing your lower back
and stretching major muscle groups. Studio Sway
(1100 San Mateo NE). $5. 7pm. 710-5096.
alibi.com/e/101694.
FREE BREWERY TOURS! Get behind the scenes and learn
about what exactly goes into making delicious craft
beer. Marble Brewery (111 Marble NW). 5:30pm.
243-2739. alibi.com/e/109754.
FRIDAY SEP 12
2014 NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR Prices vary. See 9/11
listing.
AHCC 2014 HISPANIC HERITAGE LUNCHEON Join the
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in
recognizing the enormous contributions by Hispanics
in all aspects of our culture. Crowne Plaza
Albuquerque (1901 University NE). $40-$400.
11:30am-1:30pm. 539-0036. alibi.com/e/109850.
BEGINNING AFRICAN DANCE African dance for beginners
taught by Rujeko Dumbutshena. Rhythm Dance
Company (3808 Central SE). $12-$60. 5:30-7pm.
(718) 427-0421. alibi.com/e/106839.
BENTLEY ZUMBA Fitness class for newcomers and
seasoned dancers where everyone has a great time.
Form Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $5. 7-8pm.
730-6122. alibi.com/e/108948.
BEST OF ABQ CITY TOUR $25. 11am-12:30pm. See
9/11 listing.
BETWEEN THE PAGES Tweens, ages 8-13, join Ms. Alison
and build their own BristleBot, then race their
creations against others. Cherry Hills Library
(6901 Barstow NE). 4-5pm. 857-8321.
alibi.com/e/107428.
A GOOD YARN If you enjoy knitting, crocheting or other
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needle craft, join this drop-in stitch group. Taylor Ranch
Library (5700 Bogart NW). Noon. 897-8816.
alibi.com/e/98846.
KITCHEN HERBS AS PLANT MEDICINE Learn how to use
kitchen herbs for health and healing. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $15. 6-7:30pm. 228-2356.
alibi.com/e/103367.
LIFEROOTS OPEN HOUSE Free screenings and
information for children from birth to age 3 and more.
LifeROOTS (1111 Menual NE). 3-6pm. 255-5501.
alibi.com/e/109510.
LOS POBLANOS PROPERTY TOUR Join in for a casual
walk and talk around the property that touches on the
history, architecture, agriculture and current
happenings. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
(4803 Rio Grande NW). $10. 10-11:30am.
344-9297. alibi.com/e/109852.
NATIONAL PET ADOPTION Large pet adoption event
featuring cats and dogs. PetSmart (10248 Coors
Bypass NW). Noon-5pm. 764-1164.
alibi.com/e/109680.
RFA 18: MANZANARES VS. PANTOJA Matt Manzanares
takes on Alexandre Pantoja, as well as other fights.
Albuquerque Convention Center (401 Second
Street NW). $35-$100. 6-10pm. 768-4575.
alibi.com/e/108274.
TECH FIESTA ABQ See 9/11 listing.
TECHREV CONFERENCE DAY Featuring tracks for
technologists, entrepreneurs and the business
community produced by the NM Technology Council.
Part of Tech Fiesta 2014. Albuquerque Convention
Center (401 Second Street NW). $75. 8:30am-4pm.
768-4575. alibi.com/e/108271.
URBAN SHAMAN: LEARNING LODGE A class for spiritual
explorers who are looking to meet each other and
grow. All backgrounds welcome. The Kiva
(3096 Rosendo Garcia SW). $5-$25. 7-9pm.
382-5275. alibi.com/e/108554.
FUZE.SW FOOD + FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Featuring food
tastings, guest speakers, chefs, scholars, food truck
lunches, down-home and divine dinners and more.
Multiple Venues (Sanfa Fe). Prices vary. 992-2715.
alibi.com/e/109774.
ZIA-BERNALILLO FARMERS MARKET Fresh, locally grown
veggies and fruits, handmade soaps and salves, fresh
eggs and more. Zia-Bernalillo Farmers Market (335 S.
Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo). 4-7pm. 553-3290.
alibi.com/e/104859.
SATURDAY SEP 13
listing.
BAD TOUR See various sites from the hit AMC show
“Breaking Bad.” ABQ Trolley Co. @ Hotel Albuquerque at
Old Town (800 Rio Grande NW). $65. 1-4:30pm.
240-8000. alibi.com/e/108370.
BARK IN THE PARK Featuring music, food, prizes, a kid’s
area, doggie games, rescue groups and shopping for
all your doggie needs. Olympus Park (500 Quantum,
Rio Rancho). 10am-2pm. 891-4100.
alibi.com/e/100814.
9/11 listing.
CHAKRADANCE: 7 KEYS TO FREEDOM Look deeper into
your chakra, let go, have fun and find meaning with
this special dance. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley
Entrance) (3215 Central). $15. 999-8602.
alibi.com/e/109875.
CITIZENSHIP COURSE Class for people wanting to
become naturalized American citizens. Registration
required. South Broadway Cultural Center
(1025 Broadway SE). 9am-noon. 247-2920.
alibi.com/e/109676.
CLARIFYING MEDITATIVE WORK: A FRESH LOOK A
workshop for people from any meditation tradition or
no tradition at all. Wat Center (145 Madison NE). $2.
2-3:45pm. 281-0684. alibi.com/e/109744.
DUKE CITY ROLLER DERBY DOUBLE HEADER The Duke
City Juggernaughties take on the New Mexico
Chupacabras. Then the Heroes take on the Villains. The
McKernan Event Center (933 Sunset SW). $8.
2:30-7:30pm. alibi.com/e/107247.
FIRST ANNUAL DUKE CITY MOTORCYCLE SWAPMEET
Featuring a live DJ, food, bike washes and vendors.
Caravan East (7605 Central NE). 10am-3pm.
265-7877. alibi.com/e/109640.
GIZMO GARAGE 10:30am. See 9/11 listing.
GPS NAVIGATION BASICS CLASS Learn how to pinpoint
your location, mark waypoints and navigate to distant
points. Albuquerque REI (1550 Mercantile NE).
$30-$50. 9:30am. 247-1191. alibi.com/e/109741.
IDALIA ROAD MARKET CHILE FEST Partake in roasted
chile, hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, clothing &
VIA PIXELANARCHY
EVENT | PREVIEW
Preserve the
Preserves
Slow down, or you could miss the Open Space
Visitor Center (6500 Coors NW) as you
attempt to keep up with the traffic on Coors
that seems to have pierced the ever-loving
sound barrier. Then
you see it: 144 jetty
SUNDAY
jack angle irons
SEPTEMBER 14
sticking out of the
Open Space Visitor
ground; Robert
Center
6500 Coors NW
Wilson’s homage to
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the flight path of
10am to 4pm
birds guides you in.
Don’t miss the 7th
annual Urban Farm and Harvest Festival on
Sunday, Sept. 14. It’s a great opportunity to
explore nature and partake in the bountiful
harvest of fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables
delivered by local farmers. In keeping with this
year’s theme, “Preserving the Harvest,”
events start at 10am with workshops in fruit
tree selection, basic beekeeping and a wild
plant walk. Stroll the stands of various local
farmers and artisans. Partake in live music and
food demos throughout the day, as well as kid
workshops, juggling, magic shows and other
events like a 3-legged race and a hay-bale
ride for family fun. Have lunch at Soo Bak
Korean BBQ Food Truck, and satisfy your
sweet tooth with ice cream from Pop Fizz.
Event is free. (Marya Errin Jones) a
accessories, bags, wood carvings and much more.
Idalia Road Marketplace (1320 Idalia NE, Rio
Rancho). 9am-10pm. 553-5591.
alibi.com/e/109522.
LIFEROOTS OPEN HOUSE 10am-1pm. See 9/12 listing.
LOST TREASURES Hear the story of how New Mexico
began with a treasure hunt. Cerrillos Hills State Park
Visitor Center (37 Main, Cerrillos). Donations
accepted. 2-4pm. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/109105.
LUCHA LIBRE EXOTICA Live, progressive lucha libre
wrestling match starring Cassandro, the “drag-queen
star of Mexican wrestling.” El Museo Cultural de
Santa Fe (555 Camino de la Familia, Santa Fe). $20.
8pm. 603-4225. alibi.com/e/109396.
NATIONAL PET ADOPTION 10am-5pm. See 9/12 listing.
NEW MEXICO CHILE BIKE TOUR Head into the streets of
Albuquerque to explore the flavorful red and green
chiles for which New Mexico is famous. Routes Bicycle
Tours and Rentals (404 San Felipe NW, #B1).
$45-$50. 10:30am-2pm. alibi.com/e/109856.
PILATES & WINE Enjoy pilates in a beautiful outdoor
environment. Casa Rondeña Winery (733 Chavez NW,
Los Ranchos). $12. 10:30am-1pm. (505) 344-5911.
alibi.com/e/109857.
SANDIA MOUNTAIN BEAR FAIR An overview of current
citizen science projects on bears, a presentation on
bear biology, nature hikes, information booths and live
music. Sandia Mountain Natural History Center
(60 Columbine, Cedar Crest). 10am-1pm. 314-0398.
alibi.com/e/109078.
THE SPANISH COLONIAL ARTS SOCIETY’S 10TH ANNUAL
GALA Event has a silent auction, a buffet dinner and
the hugely popular live auction. La Fonda Hotel (100
East San Francisco, Santa Fe). $175. 6-10pm. (505)
982-5511. alibi.com/e/109743.
STEM CAMPOREE The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails
host this event featuring hands-on science activities, a
water table, solar telescopes and more. Rotary Park
(700 Rotary Park, Bernalillo). $5. Noon-5pm.
343-1040. alibi.com/e/109659.
SUPER SHAOLIN SHOWDOWN Join in for a breakdance
competition of epic proportions, and witness the finest
dancers from New Mexico compete for glory (and
money). Versatile Styles Dance Studio
(4817 Central NE). $10, FREE for kids 5 and under.
5-9pm. 933-2199. alibi.com/e/108871.
THEATER OF WAR: CITIZENS & SOLDIERS TOUR Event
includes a 30-minute dramatic reading, a 15-minute
panel discussion and 45 minutes of discussion. KiMo
Theatre (423 Central NW). 6-8pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/108371.
FUZE.SW FOOD + FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Prices vary. See
9/12 listing.
INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDIC COOKING Partake in a
kitchari cooking demonstration. Other material covered
is basics such as rice, dal and vegetable dishes.
Annapurna School of Ayurvedic Cooking
(2209 Silver SE). $45. 9am-noon.
alibi.com/e/109872.
OLD TOWN SALSA FIESTA A homemade salsa competition
where the public tastes and votes for the best. Event
also has live music and more. Historic Old Town
(303 Romero NW). FREE, $5 to be a taster.
Noon-7pm. alibi.com/e/95189.
SUNDAY SEP 14
listing.
5TH ANNUAL SWING FOR JOY GOLF TOURNAMENT
Support the Gynecological Cancer Awareness Project
with this golf tournament. Hyatt Regency Tamaya
Resort (1300 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo).
$145-$540. 7am. (505) 867-1234.
alibi.com/e/109734.
7TH ANNUAL URBAN FARM AND HARVEST
FESTIVAL A celebration of open space,
urban agriculture, local food and
community featuring music, food and
more. Open Space Visitor Center
(6500 Coors NW). 10am-4pm. 897-8831.
alibi.com/e/109678. See preview box.
9/11 listing.
CELEBRATING LOVE Celebrate the work in New Mexico
that is love-funded, love-inspired and which uses love
as a framework for healing our world and
communities. Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First
Street SW). 9am-3pm. 340-5658.
alibi.com/e/109876.
CORRALES HOME TOUR Event showcases six beautiful
homes, two of which appeared in Su Casa Magazine.
Village of Corrales (along Corrales NW, Corrales). $20.
10am-4pm. 934-4116. alibi.com/e/108027.
DRUM JOURNEY: URBAN SHAMAN Experience a powerful
journey through sound, and tap into your own
personal abilities for healing and growth. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $10. 4:30-6pm. 382-5275.
alibi.com/e/108602.
IDALIA ROAD MARKET CHILE FEST 10am-2pm. See
9/13 listing.
K9 KLENZ DOG WASH FUNDRAISER FOR F.A.T. KATZ
Enjoy some of Mama Shay’s delicious deviled eggs
while your pooch gets shampooed, and enter the
fundraising raffle for a chance to win prizes. Boofy’s
Best for Pets (8201 Golf Course NW, #C-2). $10
suggested donation. Noon-4pm. 890-0757.
alibi.com/e/109750.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS FAN CLUB Join fellow Minnesota
Vikings fans to celebrate their favorite team and root
them on. The Fox and Hound (4301 The Lane at I-25).
11am. 344-9430. alibi.com/e/109434.
NATIONAL PET ADOPTION 10am-4pm. See 9/12 listing.
RAIL YARDS MARKET OPENING SEASON Bring the
community together with food, art, music, fun, learning
and creativity. Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First
Street SW). 9am-3pm. alibi.com/e/84355.
SANTA FE THUNDER HALF MARATHON This celebration of
sports and culture benefits Global Running Culture’s
programs. Fort Marcy Park (320 Artist, Santa Fe).
$20-$65. 8am. 577-7477. alibi.com/e/109740.
SOUTHWEST GRAPPLEFEST 15 Various fighters come
together to duke it out. V. Sue Cleveland High School
(4800 Laban NE, Rio Rancho). $40-$70. 10am-5pm.
alibi.com/e/109755.
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TELEMEDICINE & EHEALTH: TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS
OF CARE IN NEW MEXICO AND THE GLOBAL
COMMUNITY A lecture by Dr. Dale Alverson, M.D. UNM
Continuing Education Building (1634 University NE).
$15-$20. 3-5pm. 856-7277. alibi.com/e/109454.
TOUR OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY Event takes riders on
scenic flat roads through the Rio Grande Valley. Los
Ranchos Village Hall (6718 Rio Grande NW, Los
Ranchos). $60. 7am-noon. alibi.com/e/105996.
YOGA FOR STRESS RELIEF Let go of the stress of the
week behind you and prepare for the week ahead with
this vinyasa flow class. Studio Sway (1100 San
Mateo NE). $5. 10:45am-11:45pm. 710-5096.
alibi.com/e/101705.
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET Fresh, locally grown food
and fantastic local music. Corrales Growers’ Market
(500 Jones, Corrales). 9am-noon.
alibi.com/e/81810.
FUZE.SW FOOD + FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Prices vary. See
9/12 listing.
MONDAY SEP 15
2014 IPCC PUEBLO GOVERNORS GOLD CHALLENGE
Fundraiser to support the efforts of the Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center and the initiatives of the Pueblo
Council of Governors. Isleta Resort & Casino
(11000 Broadway SE). $150 per player. 9am.
724-3800. alibi.com/e/102612.
listing.
JUJUTSU INSTRUCTION Learn traditional Japanese
Jujutsu. Sandia Budokan (2203 Silver SE).
$70/month. 7:15-9:15pm. 268-5339.
alibi.com/e/89881.
KUNDALINI YOGA Class for people at any level that
provides participants a hands-on experience for
tapping into their internal strength and guidance. Los
Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio
Grande NW). $15-$25. 9-10am. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/109874.
TUESDAY SEP 16
listing.
BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING Learn computer skills with
one-on-one instruction. Alamosa Library
(6900 Gonzales SW). 10-11am. 836-0684.
alibi.com/e/107598.
BEST OF ABQ CITY TOUR $25. 1-2:30pm. See 9/11
listing.
CASINO/CUBAN-STYLE SALSA AND RUEDA DE CASINO
This rich form of salsa dance is influenced by Cuban
son, rumba, swing dance, mambo, cha-cha and more.
National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth
Street SW). 6pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/109735.
INTRO/BEGINNING BALLET AFRIQUE: CONTEMPORARY
FUSION DANCE Naturally aerobic, basic African dance
blended with accessible and graceful
ballet/modern/jazz accents. Maple Street Dance
Space (3215 Central NE). $12-$15 sliding scale.
5:30-7pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/106445.
MELLOW YOGA This is the class especially 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/107168.
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Join in for a rockin’ and rollin’
non-traditional storytime with books, music,
instruments and fun for everyone. Juan Tabo Public
Library (3407 Juan Tabo NE). 11:15am-12:15pm.
291-6260. alibi.com/e/97259.
ROBO TASK FORCE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM An afterschool robotics club for grades 3-7. ¡Explora!
(1701 Mountain NW). $195-$230. 4-5:30pm.
224-8300. alibi.com/e/109592.
NORTHEAST FARMERS’ AND ARTISANS’ MARKET Local
and high quality produce, food and crafts.
Albuquerque Academy (6400 Wyoming NE). 3-6pm.
alibi.com/e/94142.
ZIA-BERNALILLO FARMERS MARKET 4-7pm. See 9/12
listing.
WEDNESDAY SEP 17
listing.
ALBUQUERQUE PROFESSIONAL CAREER EVENT An
opportunity to interview face to face with industry
leading companies. Embassy Suites Hotel
(1000 Woodward NE). 9am-12:30pm. (949)
599-1867. alibi.com/e/108937.
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ANYONE MISSING FROM YOUR FAMILY ALBUM? Meet
one-on-one with a genealogy consultant to explore
your ancestry. Cherry Hills Library (6901 Barstow NE).
11:30am-1pm. 857-8321. alibi.com/e/107414.
BABY STORYTIME Help your child develop early literacy
skills in a fun environment using books, rhymes, songs
and fingerplays. Birth to 2 (pre-talkers). Los Griegos
Library (1000 Griegos NW). 11:15am-12:15pm.
761-4020. alibi.com/e/106352.
BEST OF ABQ CITY TOUR $25. 1-2:30pm. See 9/11
listing.
BIKE MAINTENANCE BASICS Join an introductory class
designed to help you take care of your bike.
Albuquerque REI (1550 Mercantile NE). 6pm.
247-1191. alibi.com/e/109742.
BREASTFEEDING & NEW MOM SUPPORT GROUP
Designed for new moms, moms breastfeeding children
of any age and pregnant moms who will be
breastfeeding. Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center
(7708 Fourth Street NW, Los Ranchos). 10am-noon.
924-2229. alibi.com/e/103493.
CARMENCITA’S FITNESS FIESTA ZUMBA Carmencita
makes you work with fun and challenging cumbia,
salsa, merengue and other fitness dance moves.
Rhythm Dance Company (3808 Central SE). $8-$9.
5:30-6:30pm. 250-6146. alibi.com/e/80561.
COFFEE & CONVERSATION Join in for a conversation
about modern leaders and ancient pathways of the
Pueblo people. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
(2401 12th Street NW). 5:30pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/101567.
CONSCIOUS AGING WORKSHOP Explore shifts in
conscious aging away from self-limitation, isolation
and fear towards wholeness, connection and
compassion. Obsidian Health and Wellness
(2420 Juan Tabo NE). $260. 6:30-8:30pm.
715-3452. alibi.com/e/109509.
FILMMAKER AS ENTREPRENEUR, A PANEL DISCUSSION
IN COLLABORATION WITH N.M. FILM FOUNDATION A
panel discussion in collaboration with the NM Film
Foundation. Santa Fe Community Gallery (201 W
Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM ). 6-8pm. (505) 955-6705.
alibi.com/e/104151.
GUIDED NEWCOMERS MEDITATION An introduction to
meditation with a reading of a lecture by
Paramahansa Yogananda. Albuquerque Meditation
Group SRF (1704 Moon). 9-9:45am. 298-3640.
alibi.com/e/79785.
JUJUTSU INSTRUCTION $70/month. 7:15-9:15pm. See
9/15 listing.
KIDS CRAFT WITH MISS SOPHY Hands on projects that
mom and the kids can enjoy. Lomas-Tramway Public
Library (908 Eastridge NE). 11am-noon. 291-6295.
alibi.com/e/106084.
LAUGHTER YOGA Learn the benefits of laughter, and
participate in exercises that reduce stress and
improve oxygenation of the blood. Loma Colorado
Main Library Auditorium (755 Loma Colorado NE, Rio
Rancho). 6:30-7:30pm. 891-5013.
alibi.com/e/109773.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK! Curators at the museum look at your
treasures and try to determine their worth. Museum of
Indian Arts & Culture (710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe).
Noon-2pm. (505) 476-1250. alibi.com/e/109709.
SENIOR YOGA This gentle class helps seniors build and
retain muscle tone, range of motion and balance.
Form Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $10-$80.
1:15-2:15pm. 433-8685. alibi.com/e/107254.
STORIES IN THE SKY Stories, songs, games and crafts.
Anderson-Abruzzo Balloon Museum (9201 Balloon
Museum NE). 9:30-11:45am. 880-0500.
alibi.com/e/109679.
TEACHER OPEN HOUSE All educators can partake in free
classroom resources, refreshments, a raffle and
previews of museum exhibitions. Albuquerque
Museum of Art and History (2000 Mountain NW).
5:30-8pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/98659.
WORKSHOP: AMATEUR TELESCOPE
MAKING/MAINTENANCE Take a telescope for
assistance, begin a telescope from scratch or just ask
questions. Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center
(501 Elizabeth SE). 7pm. 275-8731.
alibi.com/e/109860.
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET 3-6pm. See 9/14 listing.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET ON CIVIC PLAZA An
exciting new market in the heart of Downtown. Get
your fix of local produce, unique artisan creations,
food truck fare and other tasty items. Civic Plaza
(400 Marquette NW). 11am-2pm. 243-2230.
alibi.com/e/100964.
GATEWAY GROWER’S MARKET The Historic Bridge
MainStreet program presents a new market with all the
produce and good food you love. South Valley Gateway
Park (100 Isleta SW). 4-7pm. alibi.com/e/93896. a
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STAGE WHISPERS
ARTS | feATuRe
Negligible wage
Who hasn’t held down that lousy first job that
paid minimum wage: dishwasher, stock boy,
supermarket cashier? It’s all well and good when
you’re still living with your parents and just want
to save up a little cash for a summer backpack
trip. But what if you’re juggling children, rent, gas
money and two jobs? That is the stuff of Nickel
and Dimed, a lively play adapted from Barbara
Ehrenreich’s bestselling book of the same name.
Ehrenreich documented her experiences working
undercover at a variety of low-wage jobs for the
sole purpose of shedding light on wage
inequality. The play offers an entertaining yet
informed take on one of America’s most hotbutton topics, and as fast-food workers across
the US strike for a minimum wage increase,
Nickel and Dimed couldn’t be more apropos.
Directed by Brian Hansen, it runs for four
weekends, opening Sept. 12 and running through
Oct. 5; showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays,
8pm, and Sundays, 2pm, at the Adobe Theater
(9813 Fourth Street NW). General admission is
$15, seniors and students $13. For more info visit
adobetheater.org or call 898-9222. (Ian Wolff)
Leader of the pack
Mother Road Theatre Company and Aux Dog
Theatre team up to take us back to the golden
age of roller derby with Rolin Jones’ The Jammer,
co-directed by Julia Thudium and Vic Browder.
The story follows Jack Lovington, a regular joe
living a dead-end life who leaves the rut of the
factory line for his true passion—the bonecrushing fast track of roller derby. Gliding around
in socks on linoleum this isn’t. Expect The
Jammer to be Shakespearean in gravity, with the
thrills, spills, blood, vomit and guts of a brutal
ballet. So, “Boardwalk Empire” on roller skates,
then? Teeming with action, sex, passionate
misfits and salty language, The Jammer starts
Thursday Sept. 18, and runs Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, through Oct.
5. Grab your tickets now for $20 to $22. All
performances roll across the stage at Aux Dog
Theatre (3011 Monte Vista NE). For reservations
and more information, visit motherroad.org or call
243-0596. (Marya Errin Jones) a
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Vortex board president Marty Epstein welcomes a full house on opening night.
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
Art in the Black
Vortex Theatre finds new home for charming opening play
BY NORA HICKEY
elcome to our new hole in the wall,”
jokes Marty Epstein, the Vortex
board president, as he welcomes a full
house on opening night. He’s referencing the
sometimes drafty, often damp former home of
Albuquerque’s oldest continually running
theater. The new Vortex Theatre (2900
Carlisle NE) smells sharply of new paint, and
underneath, the scent of a rich thespian history
floats through. For 37 years the Vortex has
produced entertaining and thought-provoking
theater from rented stages around the
University area. Now the time has come for the
Vortex to showcase their signature mix of
classic and cutting-edge productions at a space
that belongs solely to them.
Once an art supplies store, the building, on
Carlisle between Menaul and Candelaria, now
holds a 99-person black box theater. Inside the
dark space, sets can be staged in a multitude of
fashions, and audience seating is moveable.
David Richard Jones, founder of the Vortex,
says, “We recognized that the spaces inside the
new building would work—we produce
intimate theater with flexible staging, which
was as fundamental in 1976 as it is now.”
Since premiering Waiting for Godot on
opening night in 1976, the Vortex has had time
to perfect the art of collapsing space between
actor and audience. Now, almost 40 years later,
the seats are perched atop risers only a few feet
from a decorated scene. As people choose their
seats, appraising or acquainting themselves with
their neighbors, the inside of a shabby but
charming bar is illumined with soft lights.
Amidst the low hum of chatter, a man walks
through a door on stage and begins the tidying
work of a barman. The public’s conversations
slow for a minute, then resurface after it
becomes clear the barman will polish regardless
of their chatter.
Tonight, Picasso at the Lapin Agile’s possible
but improbable premise revolves around a pair
“W
Picasso at the Lapin
Agile
Runs through Sept. 28
The Vortex Theatre
2900 Carlisle NE
7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays; 2pm, Sundays
247-8600, vortexabq.org
Tickets: $22 general admission, $15 students
of young geniuses. Albert Einstein and Pablo
Picasso meet one starry night in a Paris brasserie
in 1904. In a year Einstein will publish his
groundbreaking papers on relativity, and two
years later Picasso will introduce his Cubist
masterpiece “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” to the
world. When the two men encounter each
other in a boozy bar, things turn loquacious, as
brilliance can.
Amidst talk of art and the future, the actors
do an impressive job of balancing humor and
pathos in the play. No doubt the author, actor
and comedian Steve Martin, has experienced
both. Alongside the earnest Einstein (Jeremy
Gwin) and voracious Picasso (Grey Blanco), a
small group of characters alternately argue and
bond. The bar owners, Freddy (Nathan Chavez)
and Germaine (Leigh-Ann Santillanes), support
their artist patrons while simultaneously
deriding and sleeping with them. Suzanne
(Evening Star Barron) wants to see one
particular regular after a previous steamy
encounter. Sadly it’s not Gaston, a crusty,
elderly regular mirthfully portrayed by Arthur
Alpert. We quickly learn that he spends his
nights thinking about sex and urinating a lot.
Almost all the characters observe both the
absurd and profound in life. As the group talks
about the nascent 20th century, Germaine
prophesies, “Smoking in restaurants will be
banned,” while Freddy insists, “Led by
Germany, this will be known as the century of
peace.” It’s a funny moment that reflects
Martin’s witty writing and highlights the actors’
ability to deliver lines like playful blows.
After the show director Martin Andrews
remarks on the sportive synergy of the actors.
“Everyone had great timing. They could read
each other and the audience; they knew when
to wait a beat, when to continue. I was really
pleased.” One could feel a kind of cozy
symbiosis in the new Vortex that night,
achieved through the mélange of set, actors and
audience.
With the wish for intimacy and flexibility
clearly achieved, the Vortex can look forward
to other hopes. Founder David Richard Jones
wishes “to expand our public social profile.” He
talks about the ways the Vortex has already
started this growth in the community. “There
are two ways that we, the Vortex, have
contributed in Albuquerque in the last five
years. We became the major producer of the
leading Chicano writer in New Mexico
(Rudolfo Anaya), and we brought Shakespeare
to the masses.”
He refers to Vortex-produced plays of
Anaya’s work, which drew crowds of hundreds
from around the state, and the popular
Shakespeare plays performed in the Civic Plaza.
The Vortex wants to continue to reach beyond
the “traditional theater-going crowd” and offer
theater fodder for all in its shiny new space.
The building, on its way to completion, still
needs improvements. Along with a new heating
and cooling system, Vortex board members are
looking to install theatrical track lighting and a
sound system for the hard-of-hearing. They are
$150,000 away from their building fund goal.
For now, the Vortex relies on the kindness of
theater lovers and volunteers. I find myself
sitting next to an Albuquerque resident who
saw the theater’s Shakespeare on the Plaza
productions and volunteered to paint future set
pieces. She ended up recreating the pivotal
Picasso that astonishes in the play. “I painted it
in my garage,” she tells me. Although we can’t
all duplicate an 8-foot by 8-foot Picasso, we can
contribute to this Albuquerque treasure by
attending their engaging productions. a
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
photographer Dana Patterson Roth. Runs through
9/25. 5-7pm. 867-3355. alibi.com/e/109707.
UNM ART MUSEUM Multiple Exhibits Opening
Reception. Four exhibits featuring new works by David
Maisel, Luz Restirada and more. Runs through 12/20.
6-8pm. alibi.com/e/109708.
STAGE
THURSDAY SEP 11
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Story Time!: Make Your Bed Day. Storytime
with Contessa Connie, featuring stories, crafts and
snacks. 10:30am. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/109710.
SLATE STREET CAFÉ Book Club Night Out. Publisher
sales reps Meg Sherman and Michele Sulka present
forthcoming titles that are good book club selections.
7pm. 243-2210. alibi.com/e/109712.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY Cibola Burn. Authors
Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck talk about their
collaboration as James S.A. Corey. 5pm. 848-1376.
alibi.com/e/109711.
STAGE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest. William R. Stafford directs this
adaptation of the famous book and film about
patients in a mental ward who rebel against an evil
nurse. Runs through 9/14. $12-$22. 7:30pm.
242-4750. alibi.com/e/107666.
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. Written by awardwinning playwright John Patrick Shanley, this romantic
comedy follows the relationship between Rosemary
and Anthony. Runs through 9/18. $35-$40.
8-9:30pm. 766-9412. alibi.com/e/105342.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Telling,
Albuquerque. Area veterans and military family
members tell their stories of service in this
production. Runs through 9/21. 7-9pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/109490.
THE STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Thursday
Night Laughs. Featuring three nationally touring
stand-up comedians: Marc Yaffee, Adam Stone and
Rog Bates. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/105937.
TEATRO PARAGUAS, Santa Fe Cascarones. Play follows a
teenager in San Antonio, Texas, who tries to
understand her city, culture and community. Play runs
through 9/14. $5-$15. 7pm. (505) 424-1601.
alibi.com/e/108957.
FILM
ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Saint
of 9/11. Documentary outlines the life of gay
American hero Father Mychal Judge. 7-9pm.
alibi.com/e/109864.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
Seen But Not Heard: Four Love Stories.
The film follows the lives of four
Mexican women whose undocumented
husbands and partners lost their lives in
the tragic events of 9/11. 7pm.
246-2261. alibi.com/e/109845. See
“Reel World.”
VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER Dracula. Elite Dance
Company creates a hauntingly beautiful retelling of
the original story by Bram Stoker. Runs through 9/13.
$16-$18. 7-9pm. 345-2872. alibi.com/e/97170.
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
¡Cine Magnífico! Latino Film Festival.
Featuring contemporary documentaries,
short films and feature films about
Spain, Portugal, Latin America and
Latinos in the US. $8-$50. 7pm.
246-2261. alibi.com/e/109847. See
“Reel World.”
SATURDAY SEP 13
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Our World Home School Book Co-op Book
Club. This month’s selection is the continuation and
completion of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
1pm. alibi.com/e/109714. Also, Exo. A reading and
signing with award-winning author Steven Gould.
7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/109715.
THE COFFEE SHOP Second Cup of Coffee Book Club. This
month’s selection is The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness
by Brianna Karp. 1pm. alibi.com/e/109713.
TANNEX Desperate Youth Zine Pre-Release Party. Event
includes a zine reading, a sing-a-long film screening,
popcorn, prizes and raises money for the ABQ Zine
Fest. $5. 8pm. alibi.com/e/109865.
ART
ART
CCA CINEMATHEQUE, Santa Fe Instameet Santa Fe.
Meet and greet local and international Instagrammers
and make Instagram history with multiple
photography opportunities. 6-10pm. (505)
982-1338. alibi.com/e/109703.
DAVID RICHARD GALLERY, Santa Fe Transparency: Color
and Light Opening Reception. Paintings by Salvatore
Emblema. Runs through 10/18. 5-7pm. (505)
983-9555. alibi.com/e/109861.
PLACITAS COMMUNITY LIBRARY, Placitas September
Exhibit Opening Reception. New works by Placitas
ALAMEDA ARTISTS, Alameda Alameda Studio Tour. Over
40 artists open up their studios and display their work
for sale all around the scenic Alameda Valley area.
10am-5pm. alibi.com/e/105150.
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in
the Afternoon. This week’s live music entertainment is
by Cuba Pacha Trio. 2-5pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/109677.
ANDERSON-ABRUZZO BALLOON MUSEUM
The Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire. Part
science fair, part county fair and part
WORDS
SONG & DANCE
BOOKWORKS A Talk About Cranes. Poet and artist Caryl
McHarney talks about cranes. 10:30am.
alibi.com/e/109716. Also, Venice Without Gondolas.
Eleni Bastéa reads from her new collection of poetry.
3pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/109717.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Oral Histories
in the Spanish Civil War: Contending Memories. Dr.
Martha Heard presents her book, and panelists Tony
Mares, Valentín García and Kathleen McNerney have a
discussion. 2-4pm. 724-4735. alibi.com/e/109686.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Abraham/Stirling Signing Event.
Albuquerque author Daniel Abraham and Santa Fe
author S.M. Stirling read and sign their works.
3-4:40pm. 294-2026. alibi.com/e/107872.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town Max Evans’ 90th
Birthday Celebration. Celebrate the 90th birthday of
one of New Mexico’s greatest literary icons with Max
Evans (health permitting), Slim Randles and more.
2-4pm. 242-7204.
FRIDAY SEP 12
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ADOBE THEATER Nickel and Dimed. Written
by Joan Holden, the play follows a
middle-aged, middle-class woman
struggling to make ends meet. Runs
through 10/5. $12-$15. 8pm. 898-9222.
alibi.com/e/95247. See “Stage
Whispers.”
Cuckoo’s Nest. $12-$22. 7:30pm. See 9/11 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE Oh,
Susana! This comedy revue takes a look at what it
truly means to be a citizen of the 47th state. $10.
7-8pm. alibi.com/e/109615. Also, THE SHOW. Live
comedy and improv. $8-$10. 9-10pm.
alibi.com/e/109616. Also, Comedy? High energy,
fast-moving and hilarious, Comedy? is Albuquerque’s
alternative comedy troupe. $6. 10:30pm-11:45am.
404-1578. alibi.com/e/65090.
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. $35-$40. 6pm. See
9/11 listing.
ST. JAMES TEAROOM Murder Most Fowl: Colonel Sanders
Kicks the Bucket. An interactive mystery with full
afternoon tea and a glass of champagne or sparkling
cider. Runs through 9/24. $60. 6:30-8:30pm.
242-3752. alibi.com/e/108997.
TEATRO PARAGUAS, Santa Fe Cascarones. $5-$15.
7pm. See 9/11 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Picasso at the Lapin
Agile. Written by Steve Martin, the play
outlines a conversation between Albert
Einstein and Pablo Picasso at a bar.
Runs through 9/28. $15-$22.
7:30-9:30pm. 247-8600.
alibi.com/e/95238. See “Arts Feature.”
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EVENT | PREVIEW
Tinker, Techie,
Solder, Try!
Maker Faire has become a moveable,
mechanical mecca for the nerdy sect. This
worldwide movement celebrates DIY culture
and the art of invention for garage tinkerers,
roboticists and scrap metal fabricators alike.
Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire, now in its
third year, brings together some of the Duke
City’s most
industrious people.
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 13
Travel from tent to
tent, pick up new
Anderson-Abruzzo
Balloon Museum
skills, build a rocket
9201 Balloon Museum NE
stove from
alibi.com/e/101532
household items,
10am to 6pm
and explore the
basics of electronics
programming. There’s plenty of contraption
building and hacking to be had, but it’s not
only about the mechanized world. Live music
and performance is part of the day’s events,
along with tutorials featuring earlier
technologies like sewing, knitting and paper
arts. ¡Explora! and the Harwood Arts Center
will be there, so expect a high family-friendly
index. If you go, take cash for workshop
materials, maker kits, craft vendors and food
truck fare. Take bottled water and sunscreen.
If you make it to Maker Faire at the
Albuquerque Balloon Museum (9201
Balloon Museum NE), the fun begins on
Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10am to 6pm.
Tinkering continues Sunday, Sept. 14, from
11am to 5pm. Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for
kids. For more info, visit albuquerqueminimakerfaire.com. (Marya Errin Jones) a
something entirely new, the event
features makers using all sorts of
materials and projects. $5-$15.
10am-6pm. alibi.com/e/101532. See
preview box.
APRIL PRICE PROJECT GALLERY Barbel Helmert and Jim
Jacobs Opening Reception. Photography and
assemblages by Helmert and paintings and drawings
by Jacobs. Runs through November. 5-8pm.
573-0895. alibi.com/e/108632.
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Santa Fe Evolving
Intentions in Public Arts. One-day symposium featuring
presentations of specific projects in the morning,
followed by a roundtable discussion in the afternoon.
$10 suggested donation. 9am-1pm, 3-5:30pm. (505)
982-1338. alibi.com/e/109704.
DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE AIA Architectural Walking
Tour: Re-Imagining Downtown ABQ. A self-guided
walking tour of Downtown Albuquerque that focuses
on new construction and renovation projects. $7-$10.
10am-2pm. 242-9800. alibi.com/e/106876.
LAS PUERTAS Arts for Hope and Recovery. An evening of
entertainment, food and fun, with proceeds going to
benefit Healing Addiction in our Community. $40.
6pm. 453-6148. alibi.com/e/100846.
MORGAN GALLERY, Corrales Oils & Landscapes Opening
Reception. New works by Rudy Lovato. Runs through
9/30. 4pm. 480-6933. alibi.com/e/108033.
PURPLE SAGE GALERIA Carla Forrest & Erik Speyer
Opening Reception. New works by Forrest and Speyer.
5-8pm. 242-3335. alibi.com/e/109862.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Nickel and Dimed. $12-$15. 8pm. See
9/12 listing.
AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Expo
NM Comedy All-Stars of the Southwest. Hosted by Big
Benny of 98.5 FM, the event features Jose “Joser”
Maestas and other comedians. $10. 7:30pm.
222-0778. alibi.com/e/108377.
Cuckoo’s Nest. $12-$22. 7:30pm. See 9/11 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE Oh,
Susana! $10. 7-8pm. See 9/12 listing. Also, THE
SHOW. $8-$10. 9-10pm. See 9/12 listing. Also, The
Blue Show. THE SHOW takes its comedy to the dark
side for a blue, adults-only show. $10.
10:30-11:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/109689.
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. $35-$40. 2pm,
8-9:30pm. See 9/11 listing.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Spirits of Suspicion.
Dinner theater special that pays comic tribute to the
Thin Man movies, about a woman trying to solve her
husband’s murder. $56.50. 7:30-9:30pm. 377-9593.
alibi.com/e/105866.
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe The LuLz Comedy Night. Featuring
comedians Lauren Poole, Mary Beth Lindsey, Max
Walukas, Sarah Mowrey and Black Mike. $5. 8:30pm.
alibi.com/e/108378.
Albuquerque. 7-9pm. See 9/11 listing.
TEATRO PARAGUAS, Santa Fe Cascarones. $5-$15. 7pm.
See 9/11 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
$15-$22. 7:30-9:30pm. See 9/12 listing.
SONG & DANCE
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Music of
J.S. Bach. Albuquerque Baroque Players, with guest
arist Derek Chester (tenor), perform vocal and
instrumental music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
$7-$18. 7:30pm. 400-9385. alibi.com/e/109102.
VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER Dracula. $16-$18. 2pm,
7-9pm. See 9/12 listing.
LEARN
NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
New Mexico Polymer Clay Guild. Monthly meeting of
dedicated polymer clay enthusiasts. Join as a guest or
participate in a class. Noon-3pm. 291-9332.
alibi.com/e/84386.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Made on Route 66. Film
historian Jeff Berg shows film clips of
movies made on or around the historic
Mother Road. $7. 4pm. 255-1848.
alibi.com/e/110575. See “Reel World.”
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ¡Cine
Magnífico! Latino Film Festival. $8-$50. 11am. See
9/12 listing.
SUNDAY SEP 14
WORDS
ANASAZI FIELDS WINERY, Placitas Duende Poetry Series.
Hear new works by poets James McGrath and Lauren
Camp. Donations encouraged. 3-5:30pm. 867-3062.
alibi.com/e/108847.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town The Easter Egg
Murder. A reading and signing with writer Patricia
Smith Wood. 1-3pm. 242-7204.
ART
ALAMEDA ARTISTS, Alameda Alameda Studio Tour.
10am-5pm. See 9/13 listing.
ANDERSON-ABRUZZO BALLOON MUSEUM The
Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire. $5-$15. 11am-5pm.
See 9/13 listing.
ENCAUSTIC ART INSTITUTE, Cerrillos EAI Annual
Fundraiser. Featuring a silent auction, a live auction,
an assortment of raffle items, encaustic
demonstrations, wonderful eats and a cash bar. $15,
FREE for children under 12. 2-6pm. (505) 424-6487.
alibi.com/e/109722.
THE RAILYARD, Santa Fe Festival of Progressive Arts.
Featuring live music, great art and lots more to do and
see. 1-9:30pm. (505) 424-6996.
alibi.com/e/109706.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER Nickel and Dimed. $12-$15. 2pm. See
9/12 listing.
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BRIGHT RAIN GALLERY
(505) 843-9176
206 1/2 San Felipe NW
Patio Market Ste 1/2
Albuquerque, NM 87104
w w w . b r i g h t r a i n g a l l e r y. c o m
Fine Art - Functional Art - Fun Art
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Arts & Lit Calendar continued from page 17
Cuckoo’s Nest. $12-$22. 2pm. See 9/11 listing.
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. $35-$40. 6pm. See
9/11 listing.
Albuquerque. 2pm. See 9/11 listing.
TEATRO PARAGUAS, Santa Fe Cascarones. $5-$15. 5pm.
See 9/11 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Includes
audience talkback. $15-$22. 2pm. See 9/12 listing.
SONG & DANCE
CONGREGATION ALBERT ChamberCHOPS: Into the Mix.
Featuring various compositions for a blended musical
palette of colors and textures, including Persichetti
Serenade No. 1, Op. 1. 2-3pm. alibi.com/e/108416.
HILAND THEATER Knight in the Afternoon. An afternoon of
music in support of the Music Guild of New Mexico’s
Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition for Piano
and Strings. $60. 3-5pm. 262-9301.
alibi.com/e/108420.
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday. Featuring musicians
Denise Wernly (mezzo soprano), James T. Shields
(clarinet), Nathan Ukens (horn), Mary Ann Ybarra
(piano) and poet Margaret Randall. $5-$15.
10:30am. 307-9647. alibi.com/e/109858.
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe
Showcase of the Stars. The Santa Fe Symphony
Orchestra & Chorus’ 31st season opener, led by guest
conductor Kevin Rhodes and featuring two
distinguished soloists. $22-$76. 4-6pm. 983-3530.
alibi.com/e/108052.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Música del
Corazón. Celebrate UNM John Donald Robb Musical
Trust’s 25th anniversary with an afternoon of
nuevomexicano music. 2-5pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/107450.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales Music of J.S. Bach.
Albuquerque Baroque Players, with guest artist Derek
Chester (tenor), perform vocal and instrumental music
by Johann Sebastian Bach. $7-$18. 3pm. 400-2395.
alibi.com/e/109103.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Butch
Thompson. Enjoy an toe-tapping afternoon of ragtime
jazz piano performed by Thompson, formerly of
Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
Donations accepted. 2-3:30pm. (505) 88309717.
alibi.com/e/109039.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE The Iron Lady (2010). An elderly Margaret
Thatcher reflects on her life. Part of the Magnificent
Meryl film series. $5-$7. 2-3:45pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/108419.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ¡Cine
Magnífico! Latino Film Festival. $8-$50. 2pm. See
9/12 listing.
MONDAY SEP 15
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Above the East China Sea. A reading and
signing with writer Sarah Bird. 7pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/109719.
TUESDAY SEP 16
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of
Monsters. A reading and signing with writer Mark
Tatulli. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/107451.
CHERRY HILLS LIBRARY Women’s Friendship in Literature
Book Group. Group focuses on the importance of
women’s friendships as reflected in novels. 6-7pm.
857-8321. alibi.com/e/107560.
JUAN TABO PUBLIC LIBRARY ABC Seed Library Bookclub.
Meet and discuss books about seeds, gardening and
farming. 6-7pm. 291-6260. alibi.com/e/104988.
NEW LIFE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Creating Space:
Youth Poetry in Albuquerque (Emily Bjustrom). Emily
Bjustrom, of poetry organization To the Last Word, gives
a reading. 7-9pm. 918-0240. alibi.com/e/95197.
SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN, Santa Fe
Author Reading and Q&A. Julie Powell, who penned the
memoir Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny
Apartment Kitchen, gives a talk and reading. 7pm.
(877) 732-5977. alibi.com/e/109723.
STAGE
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. $35-$40. 8-9:30pm.
See 9/11 listing.
ST. JAMES TEAROOM Murder Most Fowl: Colonel Sanders
Kicks the Bucket. $60. 6:30-8:30pm. See 9/12
listing.
SONG & DANCE
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Albuquerque Civic Chorus Fall
Season 2014. If you love to sing, consider joining
others who share your passion. No auditions
necessary. 7-9pm. 980-6611. alibi.com/e/105942.
LEARN
NEW LIFE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH New Life for an Old
Book: The Reissue of Dissonance. A lecture and
workshop with writer Lisa Lenard-Cook. $5-$10, FREE
for Southwest Writers members. 7-9pm. 830-6034.
alibi.com/e/104874.
WEDNESDAY SEP 17
WORDS
BOOKWORKS American Girl Book Club. All American Girl
fans are invited to attend for stories, snacks and
crafts. 4:30pm. alibi.com/e/109720. Also, Him
Through Me: Making Love and Music in the Sixties &
Seventies. Pamela Window discusses and signs copies
of her latest work. 7pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/109721.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER South Broadway
Poetry: Resolana Burque. A gathering of Albuquerque’s
spoken- and written-word artists, including Adan Baca,
Hakim Bellamy, Poet Laureate Jessica Helen Lopez and
more. 7pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/105998.
STAGE
CELL THEATRE Outside Mullingar. $35-$40. 8-9:30pm.
See 9/11 listing.
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL 8@8 Gluten-Free Komedy
Honors Robin Williams. Laugh your way to great health
with this tribute honoring the late actor and comedian.
$6. 8-10pm. alibi.com/e/108931.
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts Wicked. Play
delves into the life of a young girl who’ll eventually
become the Wicked Witch of the West. Runs through
10/5. $57.50-$150. 7:30pm. 925-5858.
alibi.com/e/100576.
LEARN
GUERRILLA PHOTO GROUP Open Studio Play Time. A
creative collaborative for models, photographers,
stylists, makeup/hair artists and clothing designers.
5:30pm-midnight. 681-7471. alibi.com/e/89603.
ONGOING
NOTICES
Call for Submissions. The Taos Shortz Film
Fest is happening from 3/19-3/22, 2015,
and the early deadline to pay $22 general
or $15 for students ($11.44 for Taoseños)
is 9/11. After that, the regular deadline
is 11/11, and the late deadline is 12/2.
For more info, head to taosshortz.com.
$11.44-$30. alibi.com/e/110573. See
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intoxicating
harvest Guide
2014
fall harvest | a drinkable feast
BY TY BANNERMAN
W
e’re lucky: In New Mexico the weather is
generally good enough that we can, and do,
have festivals all year round. But even so,
there’s something about fall—the crispness in the air
or the golden honey light or the smell of roasting
chile—that makes it extra celebration-worthy. And
maybe it’s just me and a few million Germans, but the
encroach of twilight and the primal satisfaction of
harvest seems to bring up a longing for well-crafted,
complexly flavored libations of grape and barley.
This year, we’ve decided to combine these two
hallmarks of autumn into an Intoxicating Harvest
Guide. So, flip through these pages and you’ll find a
comprehensive look at Albuquerque’s best vineyards
and breweries, a meditation on the history of
viticulture in our own Rio Grande Valley and a profile
of a brand new, crowd-funded brewery that hopes to
bring democracy to Albuquerque’s craft beer scene.
And, of course, you’ll want to celebrate your love
of beer and wine with a few thousand of your closest
friends, so check out some of these upcoming
festivals that have caught our eye.
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
(Sept. 24-28)
Plenty of chile, wine and, almost certainly, chile wine
will be on hand at this five-day-long extravaganza.
Dozens of wineries will be pouring their finest at
cooking demos, dinners and tastings. The events are
individually ticketed (and it ain’t cheap), but if you’ve
got a hankering for the finer things in life, this is the
festival for you.
More information, including schedule, maps and
pricing, at santafewineandchile.org.
Albuquerque Hopfest
(Sept. 20, 3-6pm)
This is New Mexico’s biggest beer festival, and it’s
conveniently located just on the edge of town at
Isleta Casino & Resort (11000 Broadway SE). A
huge number of breweries, both local and national,
will be attending and offering samples of their brews.
Live music will provide the perfect soundtrack as you
work your way through the crowd, becoming happier
and happier as you go. But what about drinking and
driving? No worries, the casino is offering free shuttle
service from the Isleta Rail Runner station, so drink
up and get home safe. $25 gets you in the door, and a
free tasting glass gets you 30 samples worth of fun.
Patrons enjoy a brew at B2B Bistronomy
literary kegger
A Drinkable Feast’s guide to bookish beering
BY HOSHO MCCREESH
y now you’ve hopefully had a chance to
see what A Drinkable Feast is up to—
pairing a local beer and food truck with
a damn fine read. For our Harvest Issue, ADF
offers you a little something different: We
present all of our nearby breweries as a kind
of lit-scene, telling you where to get a pint as
well as offering a suggestion (based on
similarities in their respective arts) as to
which famous scribe goes best with their
brews. Read and drink deep!
B
ABQ Brew Pub (Rio Grande Brewing)
Broken Bottle Brewery
Marble Brewery
(9421 Coors NW)
Earthy, down-home and tucked away. Broken Bottle is
the John Steinbeck of our scene. And like Steinbeck,
they simply plug away, doing work and making beers
they believe in, undeterred by the competition and alltoo-happy to have you along for the ride.
(111 Marble NW; 5740 Night Whisper NW)
Inspired, ambitious and determined—great beers, great
location and a blue-collar aesthetic that’s hardworking
and artful—Marble is the George Orwell of ABQ
breweries. Not the 1984 or the Animal Farm Orwell ...
no, no. It’s the Down and Out in Paris and London
Orwell—at his most subtle and humanitarian with just
enough humor and edge!
Chama River Brewing Company
(4939 Pan American Fwy.; Microbar at 106 Second
Street SW; Brand-spanking new Draft Station at 1720
Central SW)
With so many ways to grab one of their beers, Chama
River must be a successful writer—one with vastly
different offerings, each able to stand alone and each
interesting in their own respect. Clearly then they are
the nonfiction adventure writer Jon Krakauer. And their
adventure? Into the Wort.
(6601 Uptown NE)
Uptown’s spot for craft beers has got its own niche, its
own scene and a willingness to stir up a little trouble ...
all of which make it an ideal Ken Kesey of local brews.
Kesey’s books and his merry prankster life were equal
parts serious and hilarious—just like ABQ Brew Pub is
a great place to get a serious pint after a long
sentence in the madhouse (read: shopping at mall).
Nexus Brewery
(4730 Pan American Fwy.)
Being both at the heart of a proposed brewery district
and savvy in its approach, Nexus is the John Grisham of
ABQ breweries. His first book, A Time to Kill, was
surprisingly moving, and a similar quick-paced passion
has kept Nexus filling pint glasses and plates for three
years. And the fact that they both have a southern flair
doesn’t hurt the comparison any.
Cazuela’s Mexican Grill
Stumbling Steer
(4501 Sara SE, Rio Rancho)
As one of our oddest, most eccentric and unexpected
craft brewers, ADF dubs Cazuela’s the Harper Lee of
our local scene. The Pastizal stout is terrific and worth
the drive to the Westside. And you’re sure to find, in
this incredibly unique setting (is it a Mexican
restaurant, a brewery or batting cages?), a cast of
characters as varied as those in To Kill a Mockingbird.
(3700 Ellison NW)
Maybe it’s the skulls or all the associations with bulls,
but the Stumbling Steer—with its gastronomy and
woody, masculine architecture—is the Ernest
Hemingway of local brews. Expect adventurous, sturdy
beers and the lost-generation, jazz-age comforts of its
varied and refined menu.
(215 Central NW)
Il Vicino
Tractor Brewing Company
A humble spot filled with friendly folks. You’ll have to
know where to look to find it, but once you do they’ll
be all too happy to tell you about their beers. With her
plainspoken verse of the everyman, ADF suggests
Willa Cather for the Back Alley—both offer the same
homey feel and quiet grace.
(118 Tulane SE; 1800 Fourth Street NW)
Jack Kerouac wrote a stack of novels before On the
Road made him famous. So too has Tractor been
around, patiently creating a quality body of solid beers.
ADF dubs Tractor the Kerouac of ABQ breweries—and
raises a mighty glass to their recently garnered and
well-earned spot in the brew scene.
Bosque Brewing Company
(3403 Central NE; 11225 Montgomery NE; 10701
Corrales NW; Brewery Canteen at 2381 Aztec NE)
The wild-haired, seismic force that was Walt Whitman is
ADF’s pick for Il Vicino. After all it was Il Vicino that laid
down the modern foundation upon which the
Albuquerque brew scene is built, and it has, like
Whitman, simply become better and better with age.
ADF sounds a “barbaric yawp” of drunken appreciation.
(8900 San Mateo NE and coming soon to 106
Girard SE)
Kelly’s Brew Pub
Back Alley Draft House
Lions, Tigers & Beers
(Oct. 4, 6-9pm)
The zoo is one of the all-time classic family activities,
but haven’t you ever wanted to ditch the kids and
check out the animals with a more adult crowd?
Now’s your chance to get tipsy with the tigers, as the
BioPark (903 10th Street SW) will open its gates to
age 21-plus attendees who’d like to sample some of
New Mexico’s finest craft beers and then go watch
the seals swim round-and-round. $25 gets you in the
door with a free souvenir glass and plenty of
sampling. $45 adds on some free food. For $10, your
designated driver can come and have a sober good
time too.
Info at bioparksociety.org/lionstigersbeers.
5th Annual New Mexico Brew Fest and
Music Showcase
(Oct. 11)
See what I wrote about the Hopfest up above? This is
pretty much the same kind of deal, only smaller and at
the Fairgrounds (I mean Expo New Mexico). Also, in
addition to the usual breweries and live music, there
will be some of the city’s best food trucks and, the
website promises, loads of people wearing
lederhosen. $25 to enter, $35 to start sampling an
hour early. $10 for your designated driver.
Check out nmbrewfest.com for info. a
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A brewery that is classy, refined, small, smart and
serious, Bosque Brewing is clearly Albuquerque’s
Joan Didion. The beers are inventive and surprising,
and like Didion’s The White Album (for nonfiction
types) or Play It As It Lays (for fiction fiends), the
Cumulus Wheat IPA Hybrid isn’t to be missed.
Turtle Mountain Brewing Company
(3222 Central SE)
Location and longevity have established Kelly’s as a
prolific and inventive player in our craft brew scene. As
such, they seem very much like the Richard Brautigan
of breweries—proudly tied to the heart of the city—
only instead of ’70s Frisco, their patio overlooks the
mother of all mother roads, Route 66.
Boxing Bear Brewing Co.
(10200 Corrales NW)
La Cumbre Brewing Company
A new and likely undiscovered gem, Boxing Bear is
the Willy Vlautin of our beer landscape. A battery of
easy-drinking beers, a decent bite to eat, and the nononsense space make for a fine pint or three! Like
Vlautin, based on what I’ve seen so far, I expect more
great things.
(3313 Girard NE)
Anyone familiar with La Cumbre knows their huge
flavors border on the deliciously obscene. That’s why
ADF is proud to proclaim La Cumbre as the Henry Miller
of Albuquerque breweries. The pure, rampaging and
audacious guts of their beers belie their exacting
attention to detail and their smarts. We commend their
willingness to push the envelope.
(905 36th Place SE, Rio Rancho)
The Stephen King of breweries. Way up in Rio Rancho,
Turtle Mountain has been churning out quality crowdpleasers for years—the veritable and capable king of
the region. With just the right mix of pub and grub, of
comfort and surprise, it’s less It or The Body, and more
the On Writing Stephen King—a cut-and-dried howit’s-done for our pleasure.
Of course our local brewery scene continues to
explode, and despite our best efforts to avoid missing
anyone, we may well have. I hear tell that B2B
Bistronomy is now brewing their own Vonnegutian
creations (PB&J Ale anyone?), that Red Door is set to
open any day, and I will soon make my way to Kaktus in
Bernalillo ... so ADF knows about them. If I’m missing
anyone else, feel free to let me know (here or at
facebook.com/HoshoMcCreesh), and I’ll be all too
happy to try their beers ASAP. Cheers! a
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fall harvest | purple teeth
time for Wine
Getting your sip on in the Albuquerque area
BY ERIC CASTILLO
n the oldest wine-producing region of the
United States, harvest season is in full
swing. I’m not talking about Napa Valley;
I’m talking about right here in New Mexico.
California may boast 90 percent of wine
production in this country, but New Mexico
can tout itself as the state with the oldest
history of viticulture. We owe that title to the
earthly work of some godly men—specifically
a Franciscan friar and a Capuchín monk who
planted the first wine grapes in the soil of the
Rio Grande Valley back in 1629 (for more info
on that, check out “A Tradition of Wine” by
August March in this week’s Food section).
In the present day, much of New Mexico’s
grape growing happens in the southern part of
the state. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find
an excellent bottle of local wine in and around
Albuquerque. Let’s raise a glass to some area
wineries supplying their best whites and reds
to local oenophiles.
St. Clair Winery is one of the producers
growing their grapes in southern New Mexico.
But their bistro here in Albuquerque (901 Rio
Grande NW) brings the final product from
their vineyards near Deming right to your
dinner table. Their Mimbres red makes for an
approachable sweet table wine, but a flight is
the way to go if you’re at the bistro and want
to try a few options out.
Casa Rondeña Winery is much more than
just that place where your cousin had her
wedding. A trip to their winery in Los
Ranchos (733 Chavez NW) sends you into the
thicket of the Rio Grande bosque. Among
those cottonwoods sits a bit of Spain. And it’s
no wonder that Spanish culture and
architecture would find its way into the soul of
Casa Rondeña; the man in charge, John
Calvin, is not only the vintner, he’s also a
flamenco guitarist whose time in Spain has
definitely influenced him and his business.
The tasting room is open daily from noon to
7pm for your enjoyment.
For a destination a little farther off the
map, head out to Placitas and pay a visit to
Anasazi Fields Winery (26 Camino de los
Pueblitos). There you’ll find wine of a different
kind. Anasazi Fields specializes in fruit wines.
But don’t go in expecting a lot of sweetness.
Anasazi produces a dryer wine using fruits and
berries with lower sugar content than many
wine grapes. If the idea of wines derived from
plums, apricots, peaches and cranberries
appeals to you, visit their tasting room for a
free tour and sampling. Maybe you’ll be
intrigued by the Sangre de Puma, made with
local wild cherries.
If you want to knock out a few wineries in
one go, try circling the Corrales Wine Loop.
Just west of the Rio Grande sits a cluster of
New Mexico wineries growing grapes and
producing wine out of the fertile lands of the
Village of Corrales. On the southern end of
the loop lies Acequia Vineyards and Winery
(240 Reclining Acres Rd.). Owner Al Knight
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Tasting room at Milagro Vineyards
tends to the smallish vineyard and manages to
produce a number of varieties from
chardonnay to zinfandel and a Muscat Canelli.
Traveling east along the loop you’ll run into
Pasando Tiempo Winery (277 Dandelion Rd.)
where Chris Carpenter makes Moscato and
Malvasia Bianca and a notable Spanish
Dancer Syrah. Just a little farther east is
Corrales Winery (6275 Corrales Rd.). Stop by
for a complimentary tasting and tour. A
popular choice here is the Muscat Canelli
dessert wine. Completing the loop around top
is Matheson Winery (103 Rio Rancho NE).
Although its address technically puts it in Rio
Rancho, it’s still very much a part of the
Corrales wine scene. On top of being the
vintner, owner Mark Matheson is an enologist,
having earned the title studying winemaking
at the University of California, Davis. The
Corrales Wine Loop is a close community of
vintners, and most are open for tastings from
noon to 5pm Wednesday through Sunday, but
it’s best to check before you go.
Albuquerque’s South Valley is home to
Tierra Encantada Vineyards (1872 Five
Points SW). Owner and vintner Pat Coil
sources her grapes from the small local
vineyard as well as from another one 50 miles
south in Veguita. From that variety of grapes,
Tierra Encantada has produced some award-
winning wines, including the aptly named
Atrisco Sunset, a dessert red similar to ruby
port. You can try it yourself in the tasting
room.
Proving that Corrales really is New
Mexico’s wine hub is Milagro Vineyards (985
W. Ella Dr.). The winery produces a Corrales
Red blend and a Corrales White blend.
Straightforward is the way to go, I suppose.
There are other varieties to try in their tasting
room; just be sure to call ahead. Tours and
tastings are by appointment only.
When it comes to sparkling wine, the
French can keep their champagne. I’ll take a
bottle of Gruet over your Dom Pérignon any
day. It might surprise some people, but New
Mexico is home to a well-respected sparkling
wine produced here in Albuquerque. Gruet
Winery (8400 Pan American NE) has earned
a solid reputation for their vintage sparkling
wines. The French heritage of the Gruet
family lends itself well to a product that lives
up to high standards.
Altogether, New Mexico churns out
350,000 gallons of wine each year with around
20 wineries throughout the state. Pretty
impressive for a desert. So raise your glass—
whether sparkling or still, red or white—to an
excellent and bountiful harvest. a
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FOOD | FOOD FOr thOught
A tradition of Wine
PHOTO BY ERIC WILLIAMS• ERICWPHOTO.COM
A meditation on Rio Grande Valley viticulture
BY AUGUST MARCH
he men with beards
and metal skin
came from the
south and demanded
allegiance to painted
banners of fine cloth;
they pointed at the sky
to emphasize their
divine agency. And
they slaughtered those
who did not accept
what they said.
Among their
rituals were rites
involving submission
to forces previously unknown in the Western
lands. They bent down upon their knees and
implored the sky to come to their aid. They
left behind wooden crosses from which one
might hang a person.
They drank a thin liquid they said was
the blood of their god. Once among them, he
had returned to the sun and stars, leaving his
remains as symbols upon which their priests
meditated.
The liquid was sweet and intoxicating. It
was unlike blood, though its preciousness
among their possessions was third only to gold
and the impossibly sharp weapons they
wielded. It was the fruit of the vine, they said.
So the knowledge of wine came to the
people of Tiguex, where modern Albuquerque
now stands. The Spaniards were careful not to
spill this miraculous drink; there was no source
of it for thousands of miles. They guarded it
fastidiously; only those born to high positions
and priests had access to it. Occasionally their
soldiers were given a bit as reward for nobility
in battle. On Sunday mornings those initiated
in their religion were also offered a sip.
The wine came in wooden boats and clay
jars from Andalusia before making its way to
the large, mostly unexplored (by the Spanish)
world that spread out to the north and west. It
was carried overland by oxcart.
Coronado and his men came to the Rio
Grande Valley in 1540, spreading their culture
as they followed the river. While they left after
one bitter winter, some of their priests
remained. They tried to tell of the miraculous
qualities of the wine but failed to persuade.
They were set upon and dragged kicking and
screaming away from the holy earthenware
jugs filled with fermented grape juice.
Nearly 50 years later—in the year of their
lord 1598—the Spaniards returned in force.
As they intended to stay this time, they
brought plenty of wine. Though the
Franciscans had a deep knowledge of
viticulture, the mercantilist laws of Spain
prevented them from sowing and harvesting
their own grapes. So the stuff remained a rare,
guarded treasure until the first part of the 17th
century.
The supply train that provided for
Oñate’s colonists arrived every three years,
carrying 45 gallons of wine, mostly intended
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Harvesting grapes at Milagro Vineyards
for use by priests and the upper class. The ban
on native cultivation lasted nearly 150 years,
but during that time local governments and
the ubiquitous priesthood saw fit to break the
law. They needed wine.
Monks and priests smuggled vine cuttings
into colonial New Mexico. In 1629 Fray
García de Zúñiga and his protégé Antonio de
Arteaga began work on a vineyard south of
Socorro, on the eastern banks of the Rio
Grande. The cuttings they used were a variety
of Vitis vinifera grown in Mexico under the
aegis of the Spanish government. Production
of wine began three years later. In 1675 the
winery and its vineyards were abandoned after
the Europeans at the San Antonio de Padua
mission were killed by raiders from the Apache
tribe.
The Pueblo Revolt followed in 1680, and
the cultivation of grapes, seen as symbols of an
evil malaise upon the land, stopped until the
Spaniards returned again—this time for
good—in 1692.
In less than a century, vineyards sprung
up throughout the reestablished missions. In
1775 a representative of the Holy Church
made a written report on the state of
viticulture in the Rio Grande Valley, noting
both its success and limitations due to things
like cold weather. But by the beginning of the
19th century, wine, along with wool and
animal pelts, was one of the region’s leading
exports.
In the 1850s there was a change of the
guard. Jesuits under the direction of French
transplant Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy
introduced new varieties, traditions and
techniques to what was then an organized
enterprise. The second half of the 19th
century saw an explosive growth in New
Mexican viticulture as other French
immigrants, notably vintners Joseph Tondre
and Louis Alary, got involved.
In 1880 more than 3,000 acres of land
adjacent to the river had been planted with
grapes. Within 10 years of this census, that
figure doubled, and New Mexico wine was
being shipped to places as far away as New
York and Kentucky. And in New Mexico,
wine—once a symbol of piety—had become
gold, an economic force sharper than any
Spanish sword would ever be. a
FOOD | FOOD news
Democracy by the Pint
New alehouse concept puts the people
in charge of the pivo
BY MARYA ERRIN JONES
etween Mesopotamia and
McMenamins, beer culture on the
planet has flourished as an endless
liquid feast, as vital to us as cereal or bread,
and equally as old a practice. We’ve
worshipped it, written ancient slow jams
about it, used it as a form of currency and
elevated our social standing in the
community by skillfully brewing it. Only
that slight distraction called Prohibition
forced the meandering hoppy stream of
human history underground, and not
for long. We’re headlong into a
revival of brewing in small batches
to meet the evolving palate of
beer enthusiasts. A local
beer upstart called Ale
Republic is riding the crest of
that sudsy wave with a fresh
idea they’ve successfully
funded via a Kickstarter
campaign. You might
have even seen
members of the
Ale Republic
team around
town,
triumphantly
waving their
emblem: a
crimson logo of
two Book of Kellslooking conjoined
birds in profile, emblazoned
on a yellow flag, as a means
to rally people to their cause. The effect is
quite grand, and so are the plans for the
future of the Ale Republic.
In a tiny basement in Albuquerque, the
revolution has been brewing for several years.
Ale Republic was conceived by Patrick
Johnson, Dylan Wood, Adrian Giombolini
and Zach Gould, founders and members of
the long-running Beer Underground, a
monthly gathering of beer enthusiasts. Every
meeting features a tasting of New Mexico
beers, as well as some of Johnson’s specialty
brews. The Ale Republic campaign aims to
go beyond Beer Underground to incorporate
a larger vision.
“I lived in France for a year and joined a
weekly beer club,” Patrick Johnson, a UNM
graduate student, said. “It wasn’t just a bar
but a place to form friendships and
community.” Johnson explained that the
French government subsidizes beer clubs,
making it easy to explore and cultivate a
taste for home brews and encourage new
brewers. Culture and community is at the
core of Ale Republic’s practices.
“Ale Republic is our best effort to turn a
club into a business,” Johnson said. “We
want to keep as much of that homegrown
community feel as possible while producing
the highest quality product.”
B
There are so many microbreweries and
pubs popping up in the Duke City you may
think you’ve died and gone to Portland, so
what makes Ale Republic different from
other up-and-coming microbreweries? The
answer, according to Johnson, is education,
democracy and the opportunity to
experiment with new beer flavors like maplebacon or green tea black ale. “If you can
think about it, it’s been in a beer,” Johnson
said. “I made a sweet and sour beer. People
loved it. I know that sounds weird, but
people are not only interested in drinking
great beers, they want to make them,”
Johnson said.
Ale Republic, when established,
will be a democratic brew house.
Those new to brewing can learn
the process from scratch, while
experienced home brewers can
develop and refine their
techniques using state-of-theart equipment in a stable
environment, which is key
to a successful brew,
Zach Gould, one of the
Ale Republic
partners, said.
“Using our
equipment, we
want to remove all
the variables for
people as a means
to fine-tune their
recipes.”
Ale Republic members
will get to try their hand at
making their own brew, and
the community will get to vote on which ales
make it to production. Gould explained they
are also creating an app that will allow beer
lovers to rate, review and recommend their
favorite Ale Republic beers, as well as beers
from other local breweries.
“We give people a chance to take a
chance on stuff,” Gould said. “They literally
get to vote on what that chance is.” With
Ale Republic’s Kickstarter campaign arriving
at a successful conclusion, Gould said they’ll
have the seed money to start the brewery in
earnest. As far as a location for the brewery,
Gould said, “We’re looking at the Wells Park
area and Barelas.”
Part of building beer culture for Gould is
finding a place that is centrally located in the
city and easily accessible via non-automotive
means of transportation. “We want to be the
epicenter of beer in Albuquerque,” Gould
added. If all goes according to plan, Ale
Republic could open its doors as soon as
January 2015. According to Gould, “We’re
starting small—the hope is that we can put
the pieces in place, motivate and inspire
people around beer, from tasting to brewing.
Want to learn anything about beer? You can
come to us.”
Let your Ale Republic flag fly, and follow
its progress at facebook.com/alerepublic. a
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REEL WORLD
FILM | revIew
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Short timers
The Taos Shortz Film Fest—recently named one
to the “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry
Fee” by MovieMaker magazine—is looking for
films to fill its 2015 schedule. This Thursday,
Sept. 11, is the early deadline. Get your short film
in by then and you’ll only have to pay a $22 entry
fee ($15 for students or $11.44 for Taoseños). If
you can’t get it in by then, the official deadline is
Nov. 11, and the late deadline is Dec. 2. Films must
be between 2 and 28 minutes in length.
Categories include Drama, Comedy, Documentary,
Animation and Out of the Ordinary. Taos Shortz
will take place March 19 through 22. For complete
rules and regulations, go to taosshortz.com.
Seeing Seen
Globalquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural
Center’s International Cinema Series remember
the 9/11 anniversary with a special screening of
Seen But Not Heard: Four Love Stories. This
moving 2002 documentary by Calogero Salvo
follows the lives of four Mexican women whose
husbands and partners worked in the World Trade
Center and lost their lives on the tragic day in
question. The film will be followed by a panel
discussion on the issue of immigration. The event
will take place on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7pm in the
NHCC’s Bank of America Theatre (1701 Fourth
Street SW). Admission is free, but seating is
limited. Tickets will be handed out starting one
hour before showtime.
“It’s a children’s book I’ve been working on. I hope you like it.”
The Drop
Magnificent cinema
Cine Magnífico, Albuquerque’s Latino film festival,
returns for its second jam-packed year this
weekend. From Sept. 12 through 14, more than 15
features, documentaries and shorts will be
screened. The opening night film (Friday, 7pm) is
the smash hit comedy Spanish Affair (Ocho
Apellidos Vascos), about an Andalusian ladies
man who meets his match in a beguiling Basque
woman and ends up pursuing her to a tiny
mountain town. That will be proceeded by an
opening night fiesta featuring pre-screening tapas
and a cash bar. The closing night film (Sunday,
7pm) is We Are the Nobles (Nosotros los Nobles),
a Mexican comedy about a rich entrepreneur who
decides to teach his lazy offspring a lesson by
staging a financial scandal. In between, films range
from a family matinee of the charming Uruguayan
animated tale Anina (Saturday, 11am) to a
screening of the rural Nicaraguan education
documentary School Days (Saturday, 2pm).
Tickets are $10 general admission and $8
students/seniors. For $30 you can purchase a
four-movie punch card, and for $50 you get the
full-festival pass. All screenings will take place at
the National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701
Fourth Street SW). For a complete run-down of
films and times, or to purchase advance tickets, go
to cinemagnifico.com.
Get your kicks
Local film historian/writer Jeff Berg returns with a
new event, adding a twist to his longtime “Made in
New Mexico” film/lecture series. “Made on Route
66” is a brand new movie clip compilation
highlighting films that take viewers on a virtual
road trip along historic Route 66. The show will
screen clips from beloved movies such as The
Grapes of Wrath and How the West Was Won, as
well as B-movie treasures like Damnation Alley
and Two-Lane Blacktop. Berg provides behindthe-scenes anecdotes and some tongue-in-cheek
critical insight along the way from Chicago to Los
Angeles. After debuting at Albuquerque’s Guild
Cinema (3405 Central NE) this Saturday,
Sept. 13, Berg will take the show on the road to
other historic Route 66 theaters in Winslow,
Holbrook and Sedona, Ariz. The show starts at
4pm. All seats are $7. a
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Noted author Dennis Lehane tries his hand scripting
a slow-burn crime drama
T
agged on to the quiet end of a roller-coaster
summer at the box office is the slow-burn,
gloom-and-doom crime drama The Drop.
This little-hyped slice of East Coast anthropology
is so humble it doesn’t even name-drop the
impressive people behind or in front of the
camera until the final credits roll.
But we can save you the wait. Yup, that’s
increasingly chameleonic British actor Tom
Hardy (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) frontand-center trying on a mumbly Noo Yawk accent
as Bob Saginowski, a soft-spoken, even-tempered
mook working as a bartender at his cousin’s
Brooklyn watering hole. Despite the fact that his
name is above the door, Cousin Marv (James
Gandolfini in his final film role) doesn’t actually
own the bar anymore. He lost it years ago to
some mobbed-up Chechens, hard guys to whom
Marv owed way too much money. Now Cousin
Marv’s serves as an occasional drop-off spot for
ill-gotten gains, a gathering point for gambling
profits, drug money, whatever filthy lucre
percolates down though New York’s underworld
in need of laundering. Some of the locals may
suspect the truth, but nobody would dare rob the
place. Those Chechens are some bad dudes.
Unfortunately, one night at closing time, a
couple morons decide to knock off Cousin
Marv’s. Fortunately, it’s not a night when the
local gangsters have set up a major money drop.
The robbers only get away with a few grand. But
now Marv must repay the debt or face the
business end of a power drill. Linked by the sort
of loyalty that goes beyond blood, Bob tries to
help out Cousin Marv. But even quiet, guileless
The Drop
Opens Friday 9/12
Directed by Michaël R. Roskam
Starring Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini,
Noomi Rapace
Rated R
Bob has his suspicions. Has Marv slipped back
into his criminal ways? Is he foolishly formulating
a way to rip off his Eastern European overlords?
The problem with our “hero” Bob is that he’s
a soft touch. We sense this immediately. He’s the
kind of guy who gives free rounds to the locals,
lets old ladies smoke in the bar after midnight,
leaves the Christmas decorations up a bit too
long. Heck, he even rescues abused puppies out of
trash cans. This particular bit of good guy-ism
puts him in contact with a hard-luck waitress
named Nadia (Swedish actress Noomi Rapace
from Prometheus and The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo—also unrecognizable until the credits rat
her out). The two bond over the abandoned pup
and look like they might be heading toward
something in the damaged-but-romantic range.
For the most part, The Drop seems happy to be a
gritty, slice-of-life look at the seedier sections of
modern-day Brooklyn. It would be a mistake to call
The Drop a thriller. It’s not precisely. Directed by
Belgian filmmaker Michaël R. Roskam (who gave
us the edgy, Academy Award-nominated Bullhead),
The Drop falls somewhere between the mythopoetic
cinema of Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets, Taxi
Driver, Goodfellas) and the documentary-like work
of Sidney Lumet (The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day
Afternoon). A lot of credit goes to the smart script
from author Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island, Mystic
River, Gone Baby Gone). The Drop is a savvy
expansion of his short story “Animal Rescue.”
Like a Muhammad Ali fight, it spends a lot of
time on the ropes, but it sneaks up on you in the
end. Complications begin to pile up. We add a
police detective (John Ortiz) sniffing around
Cousin Marv’s while trying to solve a decade-old
murder. We meet Nadia’s ex-boyfriend (Matthias
Schoenaerts from Bullhead), a crazy-eyed drug
dealer and serial puppy abuser. And there are
always those trigger-happy Chechens lurking in
the background. Before long Bob’s simple quest to
help Cousin Marv out of a tough jam starts to
look increasingly difficult.
For some viewers, the middle of the film
might feel like it’s getting bogged down in a
tangle of plot threads and characters. It requires
some intelligence and some patience to keep
them sorted out. But not to worry—they all come
crashing together during one very bad Super
Bowl night at the bar. The last 20 minutes of the
film are filled with some almost unbearable
tension, punctuated by several big shocks.
Lehane’s screenplay (his first, actually) is
filled with realistic dialogue and clever twists.
The direction is confident and pumped full of
slowly mounting dread. The ensemble cast—from
Gandolfini’s simmering bull-in-a-China-shop
rage to the damaged-goods look in Rapace’s
eyes—is impeccable. But it’s Hardy’s mesmerizing
character work that really stands out. Poor Bob
Saginowski is one of the most skillfully
restrained, sympathetic-but-dangerous creations
since Billy Bob Thornton’s Karl Childers in Sling
Blade. Still, at the end of the day, The Drop is a
small-scale, low-key work. It’s a short, brisk walk
through a bad neighborhood. Your best bet is to
enjoy the cold thrill while it lasts. a
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Body Snatchers
“Intruders” on BBC America
A
nchored by the 2005 revival of “Doctor
Who,” BBC America’s “Supernatural
Saturday” has played host to a number of
high-quality sci-fi and supernatural shows. With
franchises such as “Torchwood,” “Primeval,”
“Outcasts,” “Being Human” and “Orphan Black,”
BBC America is doing a better job of filling the
genre TV niche than Syfy. The newest series to
fill the post-“Who” timeslot is the mysterious
conspiracy thriller “Intruders,” and it comes with
an impressive pedigree.
The series is based on British author Michael
Marshall Smith’s 2007 novel The Intruders. It’s
written, produced and developed by Glen
Morgan, whom most TV watchers will recognize
as the co-writer/executive producer of “The
X-Files.” Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch
Project) and Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism)
are trading off directing duties on the show’s
eight-episode first season. All in all, that’s some
impressive behind-the-scenes talent. And it
shows through on screen.
Eerie and absorbing, “Intruders” takes viewers
into a cultish underworld of human beings who
don’t believe in death—a philosophy more or
less validated by the fact that the members of
this supernatural conspiracy have been alive for
centuries. But “Intruders” isn’t interested in
handing us its premise on a platter. Several
episodes in and mere scraps of the “bigger truth”
have been uncovered.
Our protagonist on this journey of discovery
is Jack Whelan (John Simm, best known as The
Master on “Doctor Who”). Jack is a retired
LAPD detective with a violent and troubled
past. In recent years he’s grown accustomed to
THE WEEK IN
SLOTH
THURSDAY 11
“Rebuilding the World Trade Center”
(History 4pm) History kicks off
tonight’s “We will never forget”
marathon with a new documentary
about the newly opened WTC
Memorial—then lazily follows it up by
rebroadcasting old 9/11 specials
from the last 13 years.
FRIDAY 12
“Alaska Monsters” (Discovery America
7pm) Are there a lot of undiscovered
cryptozoological monsters lurking in
the frozen wilderness of Alaska? As
many as any place else, I suppose.
But is it really the best setting for this
kind of show? I mean, if you’re gonna
go someplace and not find Bigfoot,
why not not find him somewhere in
the Caribbean?
“Z Nation” (Syfy 8pm) Syfy finally gets
around to debuting its own “Walking
Dead”-esque zombie show.
SATURDAY 13
Deliverance Creek (Lifetime 6pm)
Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”)
stars in this TV movie about a widow
who resorts to desperate measures to
living the quiet life with his wife, Amy (Mira
Sorvino), in small-town Northern California. But
when an old classmate shows up at his doorstep
looking for help with a strange murder case and
his wife suddenly goes missing, our man Jack finds
himself in the middle of a globe-spanning super
mystery.
It seems members of a secretive group known
as Qui Reverti (loosely translated as “those who
have returned”) have been cheating death by
hiding their souls in the bodies of other people.
It’s impossible to tell who these immortal souls
are. They could be your wife. Or your daughter.
Or maybe the president of the United States. It’s
equally hard to tell what their endgame is. All we
know is they are out there. And that a member of
Qui Reverti known as Richard Shepherd (James
Frain from “The Tudors” and “True Blood”) is
wandering around killing them. Is he following
Qui Reverti’s grand design, or has he gone rogue?
“Intruders” is short on answers and heavy on
backstory. But it strikes just the right balance of
storytelling and mystery building. Viewers have
been wary about this sort of long-form puzzle ever
since “Lost” kind of burned us by burning out.
Unlike other “mythology”-heavy shows like
“Battlestar Galactica,” “Falling Skies,” “Extant,”
“Under the Dome” and (to a certain extent) “The
Leftovers,” “Intruders” seems to be rock-solid on
its concept. It feels like the kind of show that will
really reward the weekly commitment of its
viewers and not stretch its secrets unnecessarily—
or worse, end up unsure of where it’s going. So if
you’re looking for something to get obsessed over,
“Intruders” is the hot ticket of the late summer
season. a
“Intruders” airs Saturdays at 8pm on BBC America.
protect her children and her land
during the Civil War. It’s based on a
book by Nicholas Sparks (The
Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Safe
Haven), if you go for that kind of
saptacular stuff.
SUNDAY 14
“Countdown to Miss America” (KOAT-7
6pm) What could be less exciting
than watching the Miss America
Pageant live from the economically
depressed wasteland of an
increasingly casinoless Atlantic City?
How about a one-hour countdown to
said event.
“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”
(KNME-5 7pm) Ken Burns spends 14
hours (not all of them tonight)
dissecting the lives of Theodore,
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
MONDAY 15
“American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The
World” (KOB-4 7pm) Favorite
contestants from the US face off
against teams from Japan and Europe
on the obstacle course to end all
obstacle courses.
“Dancing With the Stars” (KOAT-7 7pm)
One of this season’s “stars” is a
fashion vlogger (Bethany Mota aka
Macbarbie07) who posts videos on
YouTube, showing viewers what
clothes and makeup she has recently
purchased. She has six million
subscribers and makes $40,000 a
month doing this. Welcome to 21st
century America, everyone!
TUESDAY 16
“New Girl”/“The Mindy Project”
(KASA-2 8pm/8:30pm) FOX busts
out the first new episodes of the fall
season, a double-shot of returning
sitcom faves.
“History of Sex: The 20th Century”
(H2 8pm) Hey, there were a lot of
advances in the last 100 years.
WEDNESDAY 17
“Building Log Homes” (Destination
America 7pm) That’s the title you’re
going with for your new docu-reality
construction show, DA? You didn’t
wanna workshop that or consumer
test it or anything? Couldn’t you
come up with something a little
catchier like ... I don’t know.
“Log Heads” (GAC 7pm) ... Oh, there
you go.
“Red Band Society” (KASA-2 8pm)
Rebellious yet romantic teens dying
of cancer was a big deal at this
summer’s theatrical box office,
thanks to The Fault In Our Stars. So
FOX has created an entire show
about the subject.
“The Mysteries of Laura” (KOB-4
9pm) Debra Messing (“Will &
Grace,” “Smash”) stars as a tough
New York City police detective who
is also a single mother to a couple
of rowdy twin boys in NBC’s newest
comedy/drama. a
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OPENING THIS WEEK
The Congress
From the director of Waltz With Bashir comes this subversive,
self-referential mind-bender. Actress Robin Wright plays an
actress named Robin Wright, who decides to take on one final
job—preserving her digital likeness for future Hollywood.
Twenty years later, her computerized avatar is a superstar
under the creative control of the studio’s head animator. This
trippy mix of live-action and animation features the voices
and faces of Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Jon Hamm, Paul
Giamatti and others. It’s (very loosely) based on a novel by
Polish writer Stanislaw Lem. If you know who that is, that
should give you some idea of how out-there this sci-fi drama
is. 122 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Tuesday 9/16 at Guild
Cinema)
Laughton. Together, the two catch the eye of a theater
magnate (Rex Harrison) who takes a shine to the lovely Miss
Leigh. 80 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday 9/13 at Guild
Cinema)
Witching & Bitching
Spanish auteur Álex de la Iglesia (Acción Mutante, The Day of
the Beast, The Last Circus) writes and directs this mad,
splatterpunk horror comedy about a gang of jewel thieves who
get trapped in a weird mountain town full (and I mean full) of
flesh-hungry witches. This is full-tilt, over-the-top craziness,
blending the lurid nightmares of Guillermo del Toro with the
bloody hilarity of early Peter Jackson. Energetic, funny and
appropriately offensive. 115 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 9/12
at Guild Cinema)
STILL PLAYING
As Above/So Below
Winter, the handicapped dolphin who starred in the
inspirational family film about her own life, returns in an even
more fictionalized sequel. Here, marine biologists at an
aquarium in Florida rescue an even cuter baby dolphin
named Hope. Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry
Connick Jr. are the non-dolphin stars. 107 minutes. PG.
(Opens Friday 9/12 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
In this archaeologically minded supernatural thriller, a group
of explorers descends into the skeleton-filled catacombs
below Paris, only to come face-to-face with their own fears
made real. If you’re a “found footage” completist, you might
be the audience for this low-budget mixture of Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider and The Descent from the Brothers Dowdle (The
Poughkeepsie Tapes, Quarantine, Devil). 93 minutes. R.
(Century 14 Downtown, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium
16)
The Drop
Boyhood
Reviewed this issue. 106 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 9/12 at
Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Filmmaker Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused,
Before Sunrise) spent 12 years—off and on—shooting this
coming-of-age tale. Instead of being gimmicky, the film is
comfortingly real and quietly observational. We simply watch
as Mason (Ellar Coltrane) grows from age 5 to age 18 and
experiences all that life throws at him. His parents (Patricia
Arquette and Ethan Hawke) are divorced, and he drifts from
video games to ogling lingerie catalogues to dealing with
awful stepparents to navigating high school. The free-flowing
narrative never tries to impose a “story” on the proceedings—
and yet it’s never dull. Instead, it’s a lesson in regression for
audiences as they recall all the funny, sad, rough, joyous,
confusing moments that make up pre-adulthood. 165
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown)
Dolphin Tale 2
In a World...
The suddenly multitalented actress Lake Bell (“Boston Legal,”
No Strings Attached, “Childrens Hospital”) wrote, directed and
stars in this surprisingly original screwball comedy about an
underachieving vocal coach (Bell) who gets into the cutthroat
world of movie trailer voice-overs. Funny folks Jeff Garlin,
Demetri Martin, Ken Marino, Rob Corddry and Nick Offerman
fill out the cast—with all sorts of secret movie industry
cameos to boot. 93 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 9/11 at
SUB Theater)
Made on Route 66
Local film historian Jeff Berg gives viewers a run-down of clips
from films both classic (The Grapes of Wrath) and cult (TwoLane Blacktop)—all of which were shot along Route 66. 100
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday 9/13 at Guild Cinema)
Calvary
Taraji P. Henson (“Person of Interest,” Think Like a Man) and
Idris Elba (“Luther,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) class up
this twisty domestic thriller about a suburban wife and mother
who finds her home invaded by a dangerous escaped convict.
84 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 9/12 at Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio,
Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Brendan Gleeson reunites with The Guard director John
Michael McDonagh for this downbeat drama tinged with black
comedy. Gleeson plays a small-town Irish priest who takes
confession from a mysterious parishioner who promises to kill
him by week’s end. While juggling the spiritual needs of the
town’s countless fallen souls, our righteous protagonist tries to
solve the matter of his own impending murder. The cast—
especially Gleeson—is on top of its game. But not everyone
will adapt to the whiplash mood swings of this existential
Agatha Christie variation. 100 minutes. R. (Century 14
Downtown)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Cantinflas
No Good Deed
Before Eddie Murphy and his fat suits came along, Jerry Lewis
wrote, directed and starred in this original, 1963 version
about a nerdy scientist who transforms into a handsome
ladies man thanks to a miraculous chemical. 107 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Sunday 9/14 at Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Rich Hill
This evocative documentary heads to tiny Rich Hill, Mo.,
(population 1,393) to look in on three young boys as they go
about their lives in America’s hardworking, poverty-stricken
heartland. Filmmakers Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz
Palermo spent a year following their subjects, tracking the
future of the American dream. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize
for Documentaries at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. 91
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 9/12 at Guild Cinema)
Rushmore
This 1998 film from writing/directing/acting conglomerate
Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson is, like all their films, an
underrated cult gem. Jason Schwartzman stars as an
untalented teenage overachiever who engages in a romantic
battle of wills with businessman Bill Murray for the affections
of a pretty elementary school teacher. Odd, off-kilter but
loaded with lots of heart. Part of Guild Cinema’s “Books &
Bongs: The Sophomore Films of Wes Anderson & Richard
Linklater” series. 93 minutes. (friday at Guild Cinema)
Sidewalks of London
The Albuquerque Film Club presents this 1938 classic
starring Charles Laughton and Vivien Leigh. Leigh plays a
dancer and pickpocket who teams up with street performer
to all future dystopian leaders: Get rid of the teenagers. If YA
literature is any indication (Hunger Games, Divergent,
Matched, Delirium, Unwind, The Maze Runner), two
photogenic teenagers in love will invariably bring down your
society. 94 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Winrock
Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Comics’ superhero movies take off in a different
direction, heading into outer space for this buoyantly comic,
endlessly entertaining sci-fi romp. A band of misfits, criminals
and brash adventurers is conscripted into saving the galaxy
when a powerful alien warlord comes looking for a weapon of
cosmos-threatening proportions. Cult filmmaker James Gunn
(Tromeo and Juliet, Dawn of the Dead, Slither, Super) writes
and directs. Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”), Bradley
Cooper (The Hangover), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek) and Lee Pace
(The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) star. 121 minutes. PG13. (Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Hercules
Wrestlin’ thespian Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars as
legendary demigod Hercules, hired to protect the King of
Thrace and his daughter from a tyrannical warlord. Ian
McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Peter Mullan and Joseph
Fiennes mill around in the background trying to look Greek.
Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Rush Hour 3) directs
this musclebound fantasy based on the comic book Hercules:
The Thracian Wars. The trailers are sort of false advertising, but
the film does a semi-commendable job of bringing the
mythical hero down to earth. 98 minutes. PG-13. (Century
Rio)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
After the untimely death of their matriarch, a brokenhearted
Indian clan wanders Europe looking for a place to open up
their family restaurant. They end up in an impossibly
picturesque French town where Papa (Om Puri) decides to
hang up his shingle across the street from a Michelin Star
restaurant. Gifted young chef Hassan (Manish Dayal) falls in
love with the rival sous chef (Charlotte Le Bon), while Papa
starts up a love/hate relationship with the fancy French
restaurant’s uptight owner (Helen Mirren). This is exactly
(exactly) the sort of semi-exotic foodie romance you would
expect from the director of Chocolat. Reviewed in v23 i32.
122 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
The Identical
Óscar Jaenada stars in this Spanish-language biopic about
beloved Mexican comedy star Cantinflas. In English and
Spanish with English subtitles. 106 minutes. PG. (Cottonwood
Stadium 16, Century Rio)
In this faith-based musical drama, impoverished twin brothers
Drexel and Ryan are separated at birth during the Great
Depression. Drexel grows up to become Elvis (or at least the
low-budget, trademark-free equivalent), and Ryan is
pressured to become a reverend by his devoutly Christian
parents (Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd). But Ryan wants to be a
hip-shaking Drexel impersonator. Craziness! When the two
brothers (both played by real-life Elvis impersonator Blake
Rayne) eventually cross paths, everybody comes to Jesus.
107 minutes. PG. (Cottonwood Stadium 16, Winrock Stadium
16 IMAX & RPX)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
If I Stay
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was a not-half-bad
attempt to reboot a classic film series without really rebooting
it. The sci-fi actioner fits neatly in amongst the ’60s and ’70s
Planet of the Apes films. Now things get a little more ... apelike, with Caesar and his army of genetically modified apes
threatening to wipe out the last surviving band of humans.
Bottom line: Apes with machine guns riding horses=good
times. Reviewed in v23 i29. 130 minutes. PG-13. (Century
Rio)
Capitalizing on the beautiful tragedy of The Fault in Our Stars,
this romantic drama adapts another weepy teen lit hit. Young
Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass) is on the edge of
adulthood, about to go off to Juilliard to study music. But a
tragic car accident kills off her parents and leaves her in a
coma. An out-of-body experience leaves our gal wandering
around watching friends and family gather at the hospital and
drifting freely through her memories. Now she must decide if
she should wake up and get on with her life or just kick the
bucket. 106 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Cottonwood Stadium 16, Winrock
Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Century Rio)
The Expendables 3
Sylvester Stallone’s retirement home for old action stars
returns. The overcrowded cast list this time around includes
Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel
Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry
Crews, Antonio Banderas, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz, Jet Li,
Robert Davi and Kelsey Grammer. Mel is the bad guy. Go
figure. (Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Century Rio, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
The Giver
Lois Lowry’s much-loved teen lit sci-fi novel finally makes it to
the big screen. In a futuristic dystopia—seemingly without war,
pain, suffering, differences or choice—a young man(Brenton
Thwaites) is chosen to learn from an elderly man (Jeff
Bridges) the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world. Note
Into the Storm
We’ve had found-footage horror films (The Blair Witch Project
et al), found-footage monster movies (Cloverfield), foundfootage cop movies (End of Watch), found-footage superhero
films (Chronicle) and found-footage kids’ films (Earth to
Echo). So why not some found-footage disaster porn? Into
the Storm takes the basic plot of Twister, throws in some
handheld camera and adds a whole bunch more CGI
destruction. It comes to us from the director of Final
Destination 5 and the writer of Step Up All In. 89 minutes. PG13. (Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Land Ho!
A pair of retired former brothers-in-law (one crude and
loudmouthed, one polite and quiet) decide to embark on a
last road trip through Iceland, of all places. Basically nothing
happens in the circuitous tale—aside from eating, talking and
taking in some local sights. But indie filmmakers Aaron Katz &
Martha Stephens have crafted a credible, down-the-earth look
at long-standing friendships and advancing age. Reviewed in
v23 i36. 95 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown)
Let’s Be Cops
Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson (still hanging out off the
set of FOX’s “New Girl”) are a couple of struggling pals who
decide to dress up as cops for a costume party. Mistaken for
real police officers, and afforded respect for the first time in
their lives, the two decide to keep up the charade.
Unfortunately a collection of real-life mobsters and dirty
detectives put our dressed-up do-gooders in mortal danger.
Yes, it’s as silly as you’re thinking. 104 minutes. R. (Winrock
Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16, Century
14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Lucy
French filmmaker Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, Leon: The
Professional, The Fifth Element) gets back into the swing of
action filmmaking with this monumentally strange, and
epically silly sci-fi flick. Scarlett Johansson stars as a woman
tricked into becoming a mule for an experimental drug. When
the bags of illegal chemicals in her stomach break open, she
instantly and mysteriously gains all the superpowers in the
universe by using 100 percent of her brain. We’re talking
Jackie Chan, all of the X-Men and Neo at the end of The
Matrix combined. Naturally she employs these powers to get
revenge on the bad people. Given that she can control all of
time and space, there’s not a lot of tension. 90 minutes. R.
(Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16, Winrock Stadium 16
IMAX & RPX)
Magic in the Moonlight
Woody Allen’s 44th film is a lightweight charmer. Colin Firth
plays a professional magician and debunker who travels to
Southern France (circa 1920) to expose a fraudulent
spiritualist. Our hero is shocked to find the charlatan is a
wide-eyed American cutie (Emma Stone). Even more
shocking, he can’t figure out her tricks. Could it be that she
actually has the ability to speak to the dead? The outcome of
this period romcom is never remotely in doubt, but the cast is
quite likable, and the setting is lovely to look at. Reviewed in
v23 i33. 97 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown)
The November Man
Pierce Brosnan stars as an ex-CIA operative who is brought
back from retirement (of course he is) and pitted against a
former protégé (Luke Bracey, who played Cobra Commander
in G.I. Joe: Retaliation) in one of those deadly games of catand-mouse that spies/assassins love to play on screen.
There’s some decent action, but you’ve seen it all before.
Based on the seventh book in the “November Man” series by
author Bill Granger. 106 minutes. R. (Cottonwood Stadium
16, Century Rio, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Überproducer Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon,
Transformers) has his grubby fingerprints all over this
unnecessary reboot of the classic comic book/cartoon series.
The special effects are a major upgrade, but the story—
scarred by all the usual overworked, underwritten tropes of
modern screenwriting—takes a lot of liberties with the original.
It’s not a travesty, but it’s probably not what fans want either.
101 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16,
Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX)
When the Game Stands Tall
Thanks to legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, De La
Salle High School’s football team went undefeated for 12
years—an unprecedented 151-game winning streak.
Eventually, of course, the streak had to come to an end. This
inspirational, based-on-a-true-story drama looks at what
happened next. The script is incredibly sincere, and star Jim
Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) does stoic and softspoken quite well. But the film is produced by Sony offshoot
Affirm Films and is aimed squarely at evangelical Christians. If
you like your formulaic sports movies
laced with a minimum of Bible quotes,
this is not the film for you. 115
minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX
& RPX) a
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The Nutty Professor (1963) Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
The Drop Fri-Sun 11:45am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20; Mon-Thu
11:45am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45
No Good Deed Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10:10; MonThu 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40
Dolphin Tale 2 Fri-Sun 1:55; 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Thu 1:55;
4:35, 7:15
Land Ho! Fri-Sat 11:50am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30; Sun 4:40,
7:05, 9:30; Mon-Tues 11:50am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05; Wed 4:40;
Thu 11:50am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05
As Above/So Below Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:05, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25;
Mon-Thu 12:40, 3:05, 5:35, 8:00
Calvary Fri 11:55am, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Sat 11:55am,
2:25; Sun 11:55am, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Mon-Thu
11:55am, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25
If I Stay Fri-Sun 11:40am, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30; Mon-Thu
11:40am, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50
Magic in the Moonlight Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30,
10:00; Mon-Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30
Boyhood Fri-Sun 11:45am, 3:20, 7:00, 10:35; Mon-Thu
11:45am, 3:20, 7:00
The Giver Fri-Sun 11:40am, 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; Mon-Thu
11:40am, 2:10, 4:45, 7:10
Let’s Be Cops Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35; Mon-Thu
12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55
The Hundred-Foot Journey Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:25, 7:45, 10:40;
Mon-Thu 1:15, 4:25, 7:45
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fri-Sun 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50,
7:35, 10:05; Mon-Thu 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:35
Guardians of the Galaxy Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; MonThu 1:30, 4:20, 7:20
CENTURY RIO
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The Nutty Professor (1963) Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
The Drop Fri-Sat 12:00, 1:25, 2:45, 4:15, 5:40, 7:05, 8:30,
9:55, 11:30; Sun-Thu 12:00, 1:25, 2:45, 4:15, 5:40, 7:05,
8:30, 9:55
No Good Deed Fri-Sat 11:25am, 12:45, 2:00, 3:15 4:35, 5:45,
7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12:01am; Sun-Thu 11:25am,
12:45, 2:00, 3:15 4:35, 5:45, 7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45
Dolphin Tale 2 Fri-Sat 11:20am, 12:50, 2:25, 3:50, 5:20, 6:50,
8:20, 9:50, 11:20; Sun-Thu 11:20am, 12:50, 2:25, 3:50,
5:20, 6:50, 8:20, 9:50
Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Gault? Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40,
4:20, 7:00, 9:40
Cantinflas Fri-Thu 11:05am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05
As Above/So Below Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25
If I Stay Fri-Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10
The November Man Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:40
When the Game Stands Tall Fri-Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 10:30
The Giver Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45
The Expendables 3 Fri-Sat 1:55, 8:00, 11:00; Sun-Thu 1:55,
8:00
Let’s Be Cops Fri 11:10am, 12:55, 2:20, 3:45, 5:10, 6:35,
8:05, 9:25, 10:50; Sat 11:10am, 12:55, 2:20, 3:45, 6:35,
9:25; Sun 12:55, 3:45, 5:10, 6:35, 8:05, 9:25, 10:50; Mon
11:10am, 12:55, 2:20, 3:45, 5:10, 6:35, 8:05, 9:25, 10:50;
Tue 11:10am, 12:55, 2:20, 5:10, 8:05, 10:50; Wed-Thu
11:10am, 2:20, 5:10, 8:05, 9:30, 10:50
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Fri-Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:10,
10:35
Hercules Fri-Thu 11:15am, 5:10
The Hundred-Foot Journey Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:25, 10:35
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fri-Sat 11:10am, 12:35, 1:50,
3:20, 4:40, 6:05, 7:25, 8:50, 10:15, 11:40; Sun-Thu
11:10am, 12:35, 1:50, 3:20, 4:40, 6:05, 7:25, 8:50, 10:15
Into the Storm Fri-Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20
Guardians of the Galaxy Fri-Sat 11:40am, 1:20, 2:55, 4:30,
6:00, 7:35, 9:05, 10:40, 12:01am; Sun-Thu 11:40am, 1:20,
2:55, 4:30, 6:00, 7:35, 9:05, 10:40
Lucy Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:15, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
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No Good Deed Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
Dolphin Tale 2 Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10
The Identical Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10
As Above/So Below Fri-Thu 11:50am, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
Cantinflas Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05
The November Man Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:45, 7:25, 10:15
If I Stay Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55
The Giver Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7:05, 10:00
The Expendables 3 Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 10:05
Into the Storm Fri-Thu 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:50
Let’s Be Cops Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55
The Hundred-Foot Journey Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30
Guardians of the Galaxy Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:15, 7:05, 9:55
Lucy Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:35
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Jersey Boys Fri-Thu 12:00, 6:40
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Tammy Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fri-Thu 11:00am, 4:50, 7:40
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9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247
Sex Tape Fri-Thu 7:10, 9:40
Earth to Echo Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
Step Up All In Fri-Thu 1:35, 7:15
Step Up All In 3D Fri-Thu 4:25, 10:05
Jersey Boys Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:40
Maleficent Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20
Maleficent 3D Fri-Thu 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35
Transformers: Age of Extinction Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:55, 7:35
The Fault In Our Stars Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:05
How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D Fri-Thu 4:20, 9:50
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fri-Thu 1:40, 7:00
RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA
1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300
No Good Deed Fri-Thu 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:15, 10:35
Dolphin Tale 2 Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20
As Above/So Below Fri-Thu 11:55am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40,
10:15
The November Man Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20
If I Stay Fri-Thu 11:10am,1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50
The Expendables 3 Fri-Thu 8:45
Let’s Be Cops Fri-Thu 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:05, 10:40
The Hundred-Foot Journey Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:05, 5:55
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D Fri-Thu 12:05, 2:40, 5:15,
7:50, 10:25
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:10, 4:45,
7:20, 9:55
Guardians of the Galaxy 3D Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:25, 6:20, 9:15
Guardians of the Galaxy Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45,
10:40
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
In a World... Fri-Sat 6:00, 8:00; Sun 1:00, 3:00
The Fault In Our Stars Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00, 7:00; Thu 3:30
Under the Same Moon Thu 7:00
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: An IMAX 3D Experience FriThu 10:00am, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00
Transformers: Age of Extinction—An IMAX 3D Experience FriThu 9:50
No Good Deed Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:35, 7:30, 10:00
Dolphin Tale 2 Fri-Thu 10:15am, 10:45am, 1:15, 1:45, 4:15,
4:45, 7:15, 7:45, 10:15, 10:45
The Identical Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:30, 4:30
As Above/So Below Fri-Thu 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00,
10:40
The November Man Wed-Thu 10:15am, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15,
10:15
When the Game Stands Tall Fri-Thu 10:00am, 1:00, 4:00,
7:00, 10:00
If I Stay Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30
The Expendables 3 Fri-Thu 10:10am, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10
Let’s Be Cops Fri-Thu 10:40am, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fri-Thu 10:30am, 1:30, 4:30,
7:20, 10:30
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:30
Into the Storm Fri-Thu 7:20, 9:55
Guardians of the Galaxy Fri-Thu 10:45am, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45,
10:45
Guardians of the Galaxy 3D Fri-Thu 6:30, 9:30
Lucy Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 a
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MUSIC MAGNIFIED
MUSIC | ShoW UP!
IMAGES COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
BY CAPTAIN AMERICA
Collected Works
It’s difficult to believe that releasing a CD is
essentially an anachronism. Can uploading a
collection of different bands be rightfully called a
“compilation”? I think not. That’s really just a playlist,
something that 12-year-olds do on their Kiks and you
old people did on Myspace. It’s a continuation of the
mixtape concept: Here’s stuff I listen to.
I’m talking about a hard copy music compilation
in the traditional sense. Not a box set (Time-Life’s
British Boys in Spandex 1985-86) or a collection
(Wankoff Metal Riffage III). OK, I made those up,
but odds are they exist, albeit under another title.
The classic Compilation—capitalized so you know
I’m serious—is a snapshot of a town’s club scene at
a moment in time. The earliest I recall around here
were the 1994 Resin Jr. High 10-inch EP that
collected that label’s roster and a pair of 7-inch discs
that appeared a year or so later, Albuquerque
Shitcore Vol. I and Been There, Done That on
Dogshit Recurdz and the Science Project label
respectively.
Over the next decade, Socyermom Records
became a contender for “Most Rock Compilations
Issued,” weighing in with Ouch!, Sampler, Winter
Sampler, two volumes each of New Mexico Rocks!
Pin-Up Calendar Companion and Rock Outside the
Box, most of which label owner Leonard Apodaca
blithely gave away. Close behind are five volumes of
Burque Luv, all tracks from the Dirt City’s electronic
scene, little known unless you were part of it. But
by sheer weight alone, public radio KANW trumps
all with its hefty 43 New Mexican traditional music
comps. ¡Hijola!
But wait, there’s more! Things We Did Last
Summer (Beach Boys covers). DJ Caterwaul’s Ear
to the Underground studio series. NM Showcase, a
battle of the bands-type thingie. A few Frogville,
Detach and Little Kiss label compilations. And most
recently the (mostly) local Gatas y Vatas lady
comps.
In a return to the old pan-label multi-band promo
comes Music Lab-ABQ Volume I, an outgrowth of a
showcase series, the proceeds of which paid for CD
pressing. Joey Gonzalez and Dandee Fleming felt
that the scene “could only benefit from a little more
cohesion and cooperation,” according to Clark
Libbey, who was enlisted to push the project
forward. Gonzalez adds, “Clark covered most
everything. I just wanted to document the scene as
it stands right now [and] wasn’t aware of anyone
doing it across genres.”
The trio has succeeded with 16 bands
represented, even ones that know-it-all jerks like
me hadn’t yet heard. Besides being a historical
document, the hope is that this comp will convince
you and I to get our slack asses out the door and
support local music. The next volume should see the
light of day in spring 2015, and bands are
encouraged to sign up.
In five words or less each, highlights include:
Howlin’ Wolves—prowl ‘n’ growl rock. AJ Woods—
Neil Young Harvest-era twang. St. Petersburg—
shoegaze neo-psych. The blurts—Lou Reed vs. Lee
Hazlewood. Youngsville—addled whiskey dreams.
Shoulder Voices—his mini-satanic majesty’s
request. a
Bands, inquire at facebook.com/MusicLabABQ.
Fans, purchase at bit.ly/MusicLabABQ or
themusiclababq.bandcamp.com.
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Earth
Porter Robinson
In Concert with a Cheshire Cat Grin
Four wondrous, reverie-inducing musical adventures
BY AUGUST MARCH
ust as you take my hand/ Just as you
write my number down/ Just as the
drinks arrive/ Just as they play your
favorite song/ As your bad day disappears/ No
longer wound up like a spring/ Before you’ve
had too much/ Come back in focus again/
The walls are bending shape/ You got a
Cheshire Cat grin/ All blurring into one/
This place is on a mission ...”—Radiohead,
“Jigsaw Falling Into Place”
Comparatively speaking, Radiohead
verges on the abstract when referencing the
power of music and concert experiences. I
could have gone with The Flaming Lips’
“Chewin the Apple of Your Eye” this week for
an intro, but I’m still disappointed about the
way Wayne Coyne treated Kliph Scurlock.
Jeez, the dude’s even drawn folks like Miley
Cyrus into his circle post-divorce. Steven
Drozd is still more than awesome in my book,
though I’m beginning to think Gibby Haynes
was right.
Anyway google that if you need to, but
in the meantime, check out these upcoming,
totally wondrous and reverie-inducing
musical adventures right here in
Albuquerque. They’ll have you smiling like
Alice’s tree-bound cat long before you can
say, “Hey, what were you thinking when they
were starting the show?”
“J
Friday
On Friday night, Sept. 12, Low Spirits (2823
Second Street NW) hosts The Saltine
Ramblers’ 10th anniversary show.
Americana-literate—with influences ranging
from Ween to the Grateful Dead—the
Ramblers put on shows that range from
lyrically laconic to tight and tension-filled.
As an ensemble they perform with an
instrumental prowess that reaches far beyond
the borders of genre. Kevin Strange (guitar,
vocals), Cory Minefee (guitar, vocals), David
Ivey (fiddle, mandolin, vocals) and Dave
Payne (bass, squeeze, vocals) have been part
of the local scene for nigh on a decade. Their
work engages in a dust-up with everything
folk-rock aspires to, leaving sparkly traces in
concert hall corners; those corners may or
may not be part of a parallel reality where
Americana both acknowledges its
antecedents and improves upon their next
iteration. Wildewood, Peg Leg Joe and Pawn
Drive open. Five Washingtons get you into
this 21-plus show. The doors open at 7pm,
and the jam spreads at 8pm.
Sunday, Part I
The Roost completes its sixth annual
Creative Music Series on Sunday, Sept. 14, at
Spirit Abuse (1103 Fourth Street NW). The
Roost and Spirit Abuse have brought some
mighty, mighty programs to town this
summer, hosting the legendary likes of
Arnold Bodmer, Dwight Loop and Black
Spirituals. The Roost ends this season in mad
and meticulous style with a performance by
experimentalists SHUD and bassdrumbass.
SHUD, consisting of Bonnie Schmader (bass
flute, flute), Katie Harlow (cello), Alicia
Ultan (viola) and Rick DiZenzo (drums),
relies on the jazz theoretic of American
composer and coronetist Butch Morris to
generate structured improvisatory
soundscapes intended to create “a post-genre
experience of expression.” Jeremy Bleich
(electric bass), Milton Villarrubia III (drums)
and Ben Wright (acoustic bass) form the trio
bassdrumbass. This outfit is a heady and
intuitive collaborative focused on the subtle
melodic and sonic potential inherent but
often overlooked in the so-called rhythm
section. Entrance to this entrancement costs
but five dollars, and the concert commences
at 7:30pm sharp.
Sunday, Part II
After spending the early part of Sunday
evening engaging in a jazz trance, head on
over to Sister (407 Central NW) for a
musical experience of a wholly different sort.
On Sunday, Sept. 14, Earth, King Dude and
Death Convention Singers plan to destroy
whatever assumptions the listening public has
about the conventions of composition. Be
prepared to leave planetary orbit for another
world where jazzed-out psychedelia cavorts
noisily with elements of rock, blues, folk and
rampantly unforgettable digressions into the
void. Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies
form the core of Earth, a group whose
produce is forestlike in complexity and
attention to dense detail. King Dude aka TJ
Cowgill is an enigmatic folkie from Seattle
who recently sold his soul to Satan to access
the darker nuances of rocanrol music, with
frighteningly listenable results. Opener Death
Convention Singers—a large ensemble led by
members of Burque’s musical vanguard
including Raven Chacon, Marisa Demarco,
Tahnee Udero and Geoff Escandon—provides
a welcome, witchy level of unpredictability
and coherent deconstruction of tropes that
will surely set the tone. Climb aboard this
constantly bifurcating beast for just 10 bones.
It’s a 21-plus gig with doors at 8pm.
Transcendence begins at 9pm.
Wednesday
Youthful electronic ace and Japanophile
Porter Robinson brings his Worlds Tour to
Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW) on
Wednesday, Sept. 17. Influenced by PoMo
video game culture, anime aesthetics,
Oakenfold’s trance trip and the EDM of
Skrillex, Robinson is besties with the blokes
over at Radio One. A production and
performance maverick of the highest order,
Robinson recently began using the esoteric
computer software device Vocaloid to
generate and augment his output. These aural
efforts bring the singularity closer to
realization than most glow stick-equipped
electro adherents may initially realize. After
listening and grooving through Robinson’s
oeuvre though, they’ll be convinced of
transhumanism’s potentially danceable
benefits. Tickets for this intensive interface
cost but $28.50; humans aged 16 and above
are welcome to indulge in it. The doors open
at 7pm, and the connection completes at
8pm.
Inevitably the mission of seeing these
shows and a heap of others happening around
town this week—scope the Alibi music
calendar for crissakes—falls upon you, dear
reader. Focus if you must. After all, even if
the walls of your preferred venue do begin to
swish around meltingly, someone on stage
might play your favorite song. a
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SONIC REDUCER
BY AUGUST MARCH
Robert Plant
Lullaby and... The
Ceaseless Roar
(Nonesuch/Warner Bros. )
If Led Zeppelin sold their
souls to Satan for an
immutable place in the
rock pantheon, then Robert Plant is the only
one who got a decent deal. Bonzo died young
after a lifetime chasing the bottle, while Page
and Jones have meandered aimlessly in the
rocanrol forest ever after. Plant, however,
continues to surprise and astonish. Though his
days as “a golden god” have given way to gray
locks and statesman-like wrinkles, latest
effort Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar
proves he struck a good bargain with Old
Scratch. His vocal range has noticeably
diminished since he and the boys went out
through the in door, but he can still croon
effectively on tunes like “Somebody There”
and “Rainbow.” Moving effortlessly from
genre to genre, Plant still has it going on. But
one wonders at what point Beelzebub will
appear and zap him back to the eighth circle.
Pere Ubu
Carnival of Souls
(Fire Records)
Dark and stormy, it
gathers speed and tension
like a thunderstorm that
extends outward from
Cleveland and covers
most of the continental United States. In the
preceding sentence, “it” is Pere Ubu’s new
release on Fire Records, Carnival of Souls, and
it beckons the listener to come ever closer,
even as sirens wail and lightning abounds. Ubu
prime mover Dave Thomas leads his not-somerry band of pranksters on a rainy, howling
mission that includes unforgettable sonic
discharges like “Road to Utah” and “Golden
Surf II.” Carnival of Souls also explores
musically nuanced insanity on the deceptively
simple but yearning and ultimately enigmatic
track “Irene.” Pere Ubu has always worn its
musical influences like theatrical costumes,
constantly ready to transform via the
apparatus provided by quick-change booths
littered with the accoutrements of punk,
musique concrète and arcadian paranoia. Their
latest work is no exception.
Karen O
Crush Songs
(Cult Records)
Karen O’s work with Yeah
Yeah Yeahs is listenable
and often even
remarkably sparkly. Her
collaboration with The
Flaming Lips on their 2009 effort
Embryonic—“I Can be a Frog” and “Watching
the Planets”—added a level of overbearing
incomprehensibility to a band already listing in
the rocked-out maelstrom wake of their latecareer success. Luckily, her new solo album
Crush Songs places O back where she
belongs, singing eccentrically lilting, plaintive
songs. The music on this release—recorded
seven and eight years ago—in many ways
contradicts the songs she made with Wayne
Coyne and company three years later. While at
times extra-planetary, O uses this record to
focus her vocal strength on human concerns
like longing and love. “Rapt,” the first single
from the album, demonstrates all the cool
qualities one imagines Coyne sought out when
recording her voice via telephone for the Lip’s
first really bad album. a
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Music
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 11
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Homegirls Records Dance Party:
DJs Bea • Nicolatron • Mello • Tahnee • Dizzy Miss Lizzy •
Cassyle • 9pm • $5
THE COMMUNITY HOUSE, Red River Red River Bluegrass
Festival: Bill Hearne Trio • Mystic Lizard • Augusta Road
and more • 1pm • FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe The John Kurzweg Band •
rock • 8pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5, FREE for
ladies
EFFEX Innovation is Solid Gold: Tech Fiesta Dance Party •
9pm • FREE
EMBERS STEAKHOUSE, Isleta Casino Eryn Bent • indie,
folk • 6pm • FREE
FIRST TURN LOUNGE, Downs Racetrack and Casino
Service Industry Night featuring DJ Mister E • 9pm •
FREE
HISTORIC EL REY THEATER Paper Diamond • electronic •
8:30pm • $10-$20
IMBIBE THROWBACK with DJ Flo Fader • 9:30pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS Anarkomedy: The Howlin’ Wolves • punk-abilly • Ann Gora • host • Comedy by Eddie Stephens •
Jason Orange and more • 9pm • $7
MARBLE BREWERY Mala Maña • Latin, world • 7pm • FREE
MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE Karl Richardson • 6:30pm •
FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Jam Night: Jimmy Jones • 6pm •
FREE
PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe Kari Simmons & Todd
Lowry • 6pm • $2
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Todd Tijerina
Trio • blues, Americana • 6pm • $10
SAN FELIPE CASINO HOLLYWOOD, San Felipe Pueblo
Rude Boyz • country, rock • 6pm • FREE
SANTA FE SOL, Santa Fe Violent Femmes • rock,
alternative • 7:30pm • $42
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Le Chat Lunatique •
dirty jazz • 9pm • FREE
SISTER Sioux City Pete and the Beggars • Terri Schiavo
Dance Party • garage punk • Throttlebomb • 9pm • $3
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Violent Femmes After Party • 9pm
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Paid My Dues Blues •
6:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK pLOUD Music Series:
Burque Sol • rock, reggae • 8pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Shane Wallin •
soul, pop • 6pm • FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Jody Vanesky & Groove Time •
9:30pm • FREE
FRIDAY SEP 12
ALTITUDE SPORTS GRILL, Hotel Cascada Todd Tijerina
Trio • blues, Americana • 6:30pm • FREE
THE BARLEY ROOM deLuX • 9pm • FREE
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Happy Hour with Carlos The Tall •
6pm • Planet Rock: Funky Dance Party • 10pm • FREE
CARAVAN EAST Whiskey Wild • Unwound • country • 5pm •
$5
Festival: The Lost Howlin’ Coyotes • Blue Ridge
Entertainers • Triple L Band and more • 9am • FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Happy Hour with Bill
Hearne • 5pm • The Santa Fe Revue • bluegrass, rock •
8:30pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
DRAGON HORN TAVERN Odd Dog • classic rock • 8:30pm •
FREE
EFFEX Yolanda Be Cool “Summer Tour” #LivingStereo •
9pm • $7.99
EMBERS STEAKHOUSE, Isleta Casino Milo & Co. • jazz •
6pm • FREE
FAT SATS, Belen Vinyl Tap • classic rock • 7pm
HISTORIC OLD TOWN Summertime in Old Town: Sweet
and Lowdown & Friends • 6pm • FREE
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jazz Brasileiro • bossa nova • 6:30pm •
FREE
IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 10pm • FREE
KELLER HALL UNM Faculty Concert Series:
Chris Buckholz • trumpet • Sean
Botkin • piano • Glenn Kostur •
saxaphone and more • 7:30pm •
$5-$12 • See preview box.
LAUNCHPAD Antarchy in the USA: Alien Ant Farm • rock,
alternative • Kaleido • rock, pop • H2NY • Good As Dead •
9pm • $12
LEMONI LOUNGE Pat Reyes Trio • jazz, pop • 7:30pm •
FREE
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Shane
Wallin • soul, pop • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS The Saltine Ramblers 10 Year
Anniversary Show: Wildewood • indie,
Americana • Pawn Drive • folk,
Americana • Peg Leg Joe • Americana,
folk • 8pm • See “Show Up!.”
MARBLE BREWERY Last To Know • funk, bluegrass • 8pm •
FREE
MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE Karl Richardson Duo •
6:30pm • FREE
MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Paw & Erik • bluegrass •
5pm • Todd and the Fox • indie, folk • Flamingo Pink •
8pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Hogan & Moss • 1:30pm • The Rudy
Boy Experiment • rock, blues • 6pm • FREE
NED’S BAR & GRILL Picosso • 6pm • FREE • Fat City • Latin,
reggae, swing • 9pm • $5
OLD TYME SHOP AND ICE CREAM PARLOR, Tijeras Open
Jam Session • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE OUTPOST RENTAL:
hONEyhoUSe CD Release Party • 7pm • $15
PRANZO ITALIAN GRILL, Santa Fe David Geist • cabaret •
6pm • $2
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party on the Patio: Chris Dracup
Trio • blues • 6pm • $10
SANDIA RESORT & CASINO All American Tour 2014:
Alabama • country, southern rock • 8pm •
$70.50-$86.60
Black Pearl • variety • 9pm • FREE
SHERATON UPTOWN HOTEL Live Music & Drink Specials •
6pm • FREE
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR H28 • classic rock •
9pm • FREE
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Fayuca • reggae, rock • 7pm • $7 • The
Alchemy Party • 9pm
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Carolyn Martin
Swing Band • 7pm • $15
THE STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Night:
DJ Mark Stylz • 9pm • $10
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO The DCN Project • funk,
soul • 6:30pm • FREE
THE STUMBLING STEER Ravin Hill • rock, soul • 1pm •
FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Bo Brown • country •
9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Martin York •
6pm • James Whiton • 7:30pm • FREE
VICK’S VITTLES Bob Mowel • 5pm • FREE
WAREHOUSE 508 #Rant & Rave: DJs Bird-E • Helix •
Kricket • Jezmundo • Quazar • 7pm • $5
SATURDAY SEP 13
APPLE MOUNTAIN MUSIC Scott and Johanna HongellDarsee: The Mountain King • 7pm • $15
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Sun Light Folk Trio • 6pm • Live Local
Music Showcase • 10pm • FREE
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Couches • Accordion Crimes • YOU •
Post War Germany • rock, indie • 8pm
CARAVAN EAST Whiskey Wild • country • Cuarenta y Cinco •
Latin, Spanish, country • 5pm • $10
Festival: Ry Taylor & Tim Collver • Jacob and James
Quartet • The Rifters • Triple L Band and more • 10am •
FREE
THE COWGIRL BBQ, Santa Fe Jon Hogan & Maria Moss •
2pm • D.K. & The Affordables • roots, rock • 8:30pm •
FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm • $5
DOWNS AT SANTA FE, Santa Fe Lyle Lovett & His Large
Band • country, jazz • 7pm • $12-$79 • ALL-AGES!
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ SUMMER MARKET Temporary
Tattoos • folk • 7am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
EL REY THEATER Infected Mushroom • electronic,
psychedelic • 8:30pm • $16-$20
GHOST FLAME GRILL Gritty With Your City Tour: Gritty •
Yoshi • Draztik • Super Smash Bros. • Statik • Franky
Grudge and more • rap, hip-hop, variety • 6pm •
$12-$15 • ALL-AGES!
GIG PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe Big Al Anderson •
singer-songwriter • 7:30pm • $20
HYATT REGENCY TAMAYA RESORT, Santa Ana Pueblo
Jazz Brasileiro • bossa nova • 6pm • FREE
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
KIVA AUDITORIUM, Albuquerque Convention Center Old
Crow Medicine Show • Americana • The Deslondes •
country, soul • 7pm • $45.45 • ALL-AGES!
LA CUMBRE BREWING COMPANY Moonhat • soul, rock •
7pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Burlesque Noir Presents: Keepin’ It Classy •
9pm • $10
Music Calendar continues on page 34
Wednesday SEPT 10 8:00pm Doors
CICADA
SYNCHRONICITY +ANDRAKO
Friday SEPT 12 8:00pm Doors
ALIEN
ANT FARM
KALEIDO + H2NY
GOOD AS DEAD
Saturday SEPT 13 8:00pm Doors
BURLESQUE NOIR PRESENTS:
KEEPIN’ IT CLASSY
Sunday SEPT 14 7:00pm Doors
PRONG
TORTURE VICTIM
PRISON OF SOUND
Monday SEPT 15 8:00pm Doors
CLIPPING.
MIC DELI + ZACK FREEMAN
GOATWHORE
LEFT TO ROT
ICEOLUS + DEFORME
Thursday SEPT 18 8:00pm Doors
MIC CLUB $1000 #3
MAT-DRE + RAHNEY + SUEDE SCHOOL
WOLFMAN JACK + CSRUCKER + KNIGHTS OF THE ZIA
FLATLINE REBELZ + SPURTICUS + LADY BROWN EYEZ
SYK + B-EAZY + SKELETON CREW + BENNY BROWNCOAT
AVENU + SHOOK1 + INFO ONE + KRZMA + WREK1
DON MANDO + THIRDLEG + THE KROWN
ENVEE THA QUEEN + TREW + SO COLD ENT.
ATTENTION FANS OF SLEEP & OM!!
SINAI
SOUNDSYSTEM
DJ AL CISNEROS (SLEEP/OM)
THE GLASS MENAGERIES
THE KLONDYKES
FAYE LYNN RICHARDS
Thursday SEPT 11 8:00pm Doors
ANARKOMEDY
THE SALTINE RAMBLERS
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
WILDEWOOD + PAWN DRIVE + PEG LEG JOE
BILLY BELLMONT + CARLOS THE TALL
QUIETLY KEPT + SWEET DICK SAM + PAPER MITES
Sunday SEPT 14 Doors at Noon!
EARLY SHOW!!
INNASTATE + PLATEROS
TWANG DELUXE + SAVING DAMSELS
Thursday SEPT 18 Doors at Noon!
COLONY HOUSE
KNOX HAMILTON +HYDRA MELODY
THE SQUASH BLOSSOM BOYS
TODD AND THE FOX
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EVENT | PREVIEW
LEMONI LOUNGE Riverside Jazz Trio • 7:30pm • FREE
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Shane Wallin •
soul, pop • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY Mondo Vibrations • reggae, rock • 8pm •
FREE
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Should you freeze your jeans
rather than washing them?
The CEO of Levi Strauss recently
suggested jeans shouldn’t be
laundered but left in the freezer
overnight to kill bacteria and remove
odors. Supposedly this preserves the
fit and saves water. Previously a
student at the University of Alberta
studied the growth of bacteria on his
jeans after wearing them for months
at a time and concluded that the
bacterial count eventually flatlines.
He also put his jeans in the freezer to
remove offensive smells. Will freezing
my jeans get rid of their odor?
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High time we got this sorted out.
At the Brainstorm Green sustainability
conference in May that set the online world
a-twittering about denim-washing best practices,
Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh didn’t in fact suggest
putting your jeans in the freezer. (At least he didn’t
do so on camera.) What he said was you didn’t need
to launder jeans and claimed the year-old pair he
was wearing had never seen a washing machine.
Bergh’s previous employer was soapmaker
Procter & Gamble. One suspects there was bad
blood.
Anyway, his green brainstorm: Life-cycle water
consumption for a pair of jeans is more than 900
gallons. Much of this goes into pre-washing the
denim at the factory; half is used by the customer
washing the jeans at home. To save water, therefore,
one might: a) buy the new Levi’s line of factoryunwashed jeans, and/or b) stop washing your jeans,
other than spot-cleaning with a sponge or
toothbrush and some detergent. Freezing your jeans is another story. The idea
has been floating around the internet for a while,
and evidently Levi’s spokespeople have blithely
passed it along, but it wasn’t part of Bergh’s pitch in
this instance. The Canadian undergrad you refer to,
Josh Le, wore a pair of jeans for a year-plus without
washing them and claimed to have controlled their
odor via freezing. But his project wasn’t conducted
rigorously enough to support any claims about
bacteria.
So let’s break down your question:
Q: Should you freeze jeans to kill bacteria and
remove odors?
A: This advice is without scientific basis.
Q: Do you need to wash jeans?
A: I won’t say never. But you can probably wash
them less often than most people do. Personal testimony: Years ago, before the dawn
of pre-washed denim, I maintained one might go a
long spell between jeans washings, not so much to
conserve water as to preserve jeans that had
attained the optimal broken-in state between newbought stiffness and eventual disintegration. My jeans-care method was as follows:
1. Buy jeans. In the frontier days of my youth,
while you did see some variety in jeans styles, for
fabric you had one choice: new denim, which was a
uniform blue and had the suppleness of plywood.
You wanted to hustle through this phase as quickly
as possible.
2.Wear jeans every day and wash them every
night. I wasn’t one of those feckless adolescents
who washed their jeans five times in a row or wore
them wet to improve the fit. However, it was obvious
machine washing accelerated the aging process, so I
figured I might as well scoot things along.
3. The desired degree of fade and give having
been achieved, sharply reduce the washing
schedule, thereby postponing the day when the
jeans get so threadbare you have to patch them or
(later) make cutoffs or (finally) toss them and start
over. I didn’t go a year between washings and never
tried the freezer treatment (frankly I’d never heard
of the freezer treatment). However, assuming I didn’t
spill 30-weight or something on my pants, I might go
weeks or months between washings.
Then I met the future Mrs. Adams. She believed
frequent if not daily washing of jeans (and
everything else) was not merely a moral imperative
but a practical necessity, because dirt itself, not
agitation in the washing machine, was what
accelerated fabric deterioration.
I had a choice: empirical observation or domestic
harmony. I caved.
The facts remain:
• Nobody claims you shouldn’t wash jeans if they
become grimy or smelly. We assume, however, that
the modern jeans-wearer leads a life of dirt-free,
climate-controlled comfort.
• Freezing jeans does nothing. It doesn’t kill bacteria;
it just temporarily slows their growth. Heating jeans
would do the trick but is at odds with the goal of
conserving resources.
• As we’ve established here recently, the average
person sheds a liter or more of insensible sweat per
day. Much of this no doubt migrates through one’s
clothes. However, the sweat emanating from most of
the body’s surface is produced by eccrine glands,
contains no oil and doesn’t become smelly. The
apocrine glands, which produce oily and potentially
fragrant sweat, are concentrated in a few regions of
the body, the relevant one for present purposes
being the groin. Assumption number two: The
modern jeans-wearer also wears underwear and
changes it daily.
• Washing jeans from the standpoint of odor
suppression, therefore, isn’t urgent—and, to be
blunt, blue hides the dirt.
No sense being an extremist of course. My
advice: Wash those jeans annually, whether they
need it or not.
Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o
Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654. Subscribe to the
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Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO SEXINESS
No amount of Rx medication can override a man’s sense
of smell & launch a rock-hard erection even in the
presence of an attractive woman who wears bluecontacts to mask her brown eyes, bleaches her dark
brown hair to appear blond, etc. when she doesn’t believe
in scented soaps, deodarants, douching, enemas,
especially if she wants the man to engage in hoohah and
‘starfish’ french-kissing. Sorry. Give me the Felicia Clover,
the Crystal Bottoms, Alexis Texas types—give me
hamminess not decay ugh
SAW YOU AT THE EXPO HOME SHOW AUG
24TH
You were running the booth for Blue Ridge
Communication. I should have introduced myself! I’ve been
regretting it ever since! Please reply! So mad at myself!
HAYASHI + CHILDREN
Hayashi on Sunday 8/24/14
Your daughter SO sweet and quiet
My kiddos that and NOT so much!
Your eyes in connection
Your smile at my startle
You remember that moment too
Lets establish contact!
TT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FUTURE WIFE
Happy Birthday Cheesecake.
You have made my life complete since I met you. I hope
you have the best birthday week ever and I am soo
lucky I get to marry you this year!!
Love Freckles
TO DOOM FROM GLOOM
I’m crazy about you, R. Although I’ve known you for over
20 years, these last 17 months with you have been
amazing. You are the only man I want to kiss, hold hands
and be with. You always make me smile and laugh no
matter what mood I’m in. Every time you say we are
soulmates, my heart lights up. We have a special
connection that is so unique. You are gorgeous, sexy,
charming and funny. I’d marry you tomorrow. I thank
God everyday for bringing us together. Always Only You.
Love T
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the 2000 film Cast
Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx
executive who is stranded alone on a remote
Pacific island after he survives a plane crash. A few
items from the plane wash up on shore, including a
volleyball. He draws a face on it and names it
“Wilson,” creating a companion who becomes his
confidant for the next four years. I’d love to see
you enlist an ally like Wilson in the coming week,
Aries. There are some deep, messy, beautiful
mysteries you need to talk about. At least for now,
the only listener capable of drawing them out of
you in the proper spirit might be a compassionate
inanimate object that won’t judge you or interrupt
you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Those who invoke the
old metaphor about the caterpillar that transforms
into the butterfly often omit an important detail:
The graceful winged creature is helpless and weak
when it first wriggles free of its chrysalis. For a
while it’s not ready to take up its full destiny. As
you get ready for your own metamorphosis, Libra,
keep that in mind. Have plans to lay low and be
self-protective in the days following your
emergence into your new form. Don’t try to do
loop-the-loops right away.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As far as I know,
there has been only one battleship in history that
was named after a poet. A hundred years ago, the
Italian navy manufactured a dreadnought with
triple-gun turrets and called it Dante Alighieri, after
the medieval genius who wrote the Divine Comedy.
Other than that, most warships have been more
likely to receive names like Invincible, Vengeance,
Hercules or Colossus. But it would be fine if you
drew some inspiration from the battleship Dante
Alighieri in the coming weeks. I think you will
benefit from bringing a lyrical spirit and soulful
passion to your expression of the warrior
archetype.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to my
analysis of the astrological omens, you Scorpios
are currently the sign of the zodiac that is least
likely to be clumsy, vulgar, awkward or prone to
dumb mistakes. On the other hand, you are the
most likely to derisively accuse others of being
clumsy, vulgar, awkward or prone to dumb
mistakes. I recommend that you resist that
temptation, however. In the coming week, it is in
your selfish interests to be especially tactful and
diplomatic. Forgive and quietly adjust for
everyone’s mistakes. Don’t call undue attention to
them or make them worse. Continue to build your
likeability and fine-tune your support system.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you go to a 7-Eleven
convenience store and order a Double Big Gulp
drink, you must be prepared to absorb 40
teaspoons of sugar. But what will be an even
greater challenge to your body is the sheer amount
of fluid you will have to digest: 50 ounces. The fact
is, your stomach can’t easily accommodate more
than 32 ounces at a time. It’s true that if you sip
the Double Big Gulp very slowly—like for a period
of three and a half hours—the strain on your
system will be less. But after the first half hour, as
the beverage warms up, its taste will decline
steeply. Everything I’ve just said should serve as a
useful metaphor for you in the coming week. Even
if you are very sure that the stuff you want to
introduce into your life is healthier for you than a
Double Big Gulp, don’t get more of it than you can
comfortably hold.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have
cosmic permission to be bigger than life and wilder
than sin. You have a poetic license to be more wise
than clever. And you should feel free to laugh
longer than might seem polite and make no
apologies as you spill drinks while telling your
brash stories. This phase of your astrological cycle
does not require you to rein yourself in or tone
yourself down or be a well-behaved model citizen.
In fact, I think it will be best for everyone
concerned if you experiment with benevolent
mischief, unpredictable healing and ingenious
gambles.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you surrender to the
passive part of your personality, you will be
whipped around by mood swings in the coming
days. You will hem and haw, snivel and
procrastinate, communicate ineptly and be
confused about what you really feel. If, on the
other hand, you animate the proactive side of your
personality, you are likely to correct sloppy
arrangements that have kept you off-balance. You
will heal rifts and come up with bright ideas about
how to get the help you need. It’s also quite
possible you will strike a blow for justice and
equality, and finally get the fair share you were
cheated out of in the past.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his 1982 martial arts film
Dragon Lord, Jackie Chan experimented with more
complex stunts than he had tried in his previous
films. The choreography was elaborate and
intricate. In one famous sequence, he had to do
2,900 takes of a single fight sequence to get the
footage he wanted. That’s the kind of focused
attention and commitment to detail I recommend to
you in the coming weeks, Leo—especially if you
are learning new tricks and attempting novel
approaches.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1786 Jacques
Balmat and Michel Paccard were the first explorers
to reach the top of 15,781-foot Mont Blanc on the
French-Italian border. They were hailed as heroes.
One observer wrote that the ascent was “an
astounding achievement of courage and
determination, one of the greatest in the annals of
mountaineering. It was accomplished by men who
were not only on unexplored ground but on a route
that all the guides believed impossible.” And yet
today, 228 years later, the climb is considered
relatively easy for anyone who’s reasonably
prepared. In a typical year, 20,000 people make it
to the summit. Why am I bringing this to your
attention? Because I suspect that you are
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beginning to master a skill that will initially require
you to be like Balmat and Paccard, but will
eventually be almost routine.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For over 2,000
years, Chinese astronomers have understood the
science of eclipses. And yet as late as the 1800s,
sailors in the Chinese navy shot cannonballs in the
direction of lunar eclipses, hoping to chase away
the dragons they imagined were devouring the
moon. I have a theory that there’s a similar
discrepancy in your psyche, Capricorn. A fearful
part of you has an irrational fantasy that a wiser
part of you knows is a delusion. So how can we
arrange for the wiser part to gain ascendancy?
There’s an urgent need for you to stop wasting
time and energy by indulging in that mistaken
perspective.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Squirrels don’t
have a perfect memory of where they bury their
nuts. They mean to go back and dig them all up
later, but they lose track of many. Sometimes trees
sprout from those forgotten nuts. It’s conceivable
that on occasion a squirrel may climb a tree it
planted years earlier. I see this as a useful
metaphor for you to meditate on in the coming
weeks. You are on the verge of encountering
grown-up versions of seeds you sowed once upon
a time and then forgot about.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): On a German TV
show, martial artist Jackie Chan performed a tough
trick. While holding a raw egg in his right hand, he
used that hand to smash through three separate
sets of four concrete blocks. When he was finished,
the egg was still intact. I see your next task as
having some resemblances to that feat, Pisces. You
must remain relaxed, protective and even tender as
you destroy an obstruction that has been holding
you back. Can you maintain this dual perspective
long enough to complete the job? I think you can.
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45 Round lid?
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49 Frozen food aisle options
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46 Cheapskate
48 Partner of 6-Down
52 Cafe au ___
53 1998 Sarah McLachlan ballad
54 Chinese dish with seeds
59 Shoe insert
60 Like cooked hot dogs
61 Was in the red
62 Diamond decision
5 Muddies the waters
45 Runny cheese
6 Partner of 48-Across
46 Brunch and linner
7 Bud
47 One of the BRICS countries
8 “Back to the Future” bully
48 Like the “Batman” TV series
9 The scoop
50 “2 Minute Drill” channel
10 Llama lookalike
51 “Once and Again” actress Ward
11 Dinner when you can’t decide
52 Night table item
12 Of another world
55 “How’s it hangin’?”
13 Seattle’s sound
56 She-sheep
18 SpaceX head ___ Musk
57 Hallow or velvet ending
22 “Blue” singer LeAnn
58 Grp. that approved Olestra
23 Boston team, briefly
©2014 Jonesin’ Crosswords
24 Variety of daisy
25 Petrified
28 Echolocation system
LAST WEEK CROSSWORD ANSWERS
“Down to the Wry”—you’ll soon
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29 Bill featured on “Picture
Pages”
63 Diaper, in Britain
30 Graceful and quick
64 “Warrior Princess” of TV
31 Scrabble piece
Down
35 Baby screecher
33 Knock on the head
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1 Bobs and weaves, e.g.
36 They bolted from Baltimore
2 Shower wand sound
38 ___ Haute, Indiana
3 Rapper Mathangi Arulpragasam,
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42 You might cover your mouth
before doing it
4 Fun with cards
44 Put some fizz in
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