Culture Shock: John Bear Ponders A Career Change Literature Once Again Provides Employment Opportunities The economy is in bad shape. Collective bargaining is under attack. Unemployment is high. The country appears to be headed for another Great [...] John Bear \ Mar 10, 2011 Art
Almost Perfect: The Championship Game One High School Basketball Coach Can’t Forget The Championship Game One High School Basketball Coach Can’t Forget PECOS—Every year at this time, school buses from across the state chug into Albuquerque. Their purpose is the New Mexico High School Basketball [...] Toby Smith \ Mar 10, 2011 News The 1983 Pecos High School basketball team
The Future’s So Bright Alibi graphic designer Jesse Schulz knocked back a cold one (or two) and put sunglasses on some of our recent covers. Frikkin’ awesome. Marisa Demarco \ Mar 10, 2011 Blog
Odds & Ends: Pirate Monkeys, Dreaded Desk-Rattler, Life-Changing Ride, Tear Gas At The Cookoff, Odds & Ends: Pirate Monkeys, Dreaded Desk-Rattler, Life-Changing Ride, Tear Gas At The Cookoff, Dateline: Louisiana— Wildlife officials in New Orleans have confiscated four monkeys dressed as pirates from an autistic woman who was visiting the city [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 10, 2011 News
Performance Preview: Global Dancefest Touches Down At North Fourth Art Center They Just Wanna Dance, Dance, Dance Marjorie Neset is a self-described "obsessive traveler and geographer." In 2008, a research grant landed her in Maputo, Mozambique, to investigate the local [...] Sam Adams \ Mar 10, 2011 Art I Drink the Air Before Me by Stephen Petronio Company (Sarah Silver)
Show Up! Portland Deity The Shivas Psych Out Psychedelic Transformer If you’re looking for a by-the-numbers revival psych band wearing paisley shirts and Cuban heels, don’t bother with The Shivas. If, however, you [...] Captain America \ Mar 10, 2011 Music Portland deity The Shivas
Jazzed: Gerald Clayton Trio Young Pianist Finds The Swinging Sweet Spot Euphony is the acoustic effect produced when sounds are arranged in such a way as to please the ear. When musicians strive for [...] Mel Minter \ Mar 10, 2011 Music Gerald Clayton excites all the brain’s jazz synapses. (Emra Islek)
Mina's Dish: Roadrunner’s Mobile Food Pantry Rolls Into A Neighborhood Near You Roadrunner’s Mobile Food Pantry Rolls Into A Neighborhood Near You Brad Brown grew up in a family that made a tradition of giving. Two years ago, a Martineztown neighbor arrived at his door [...] Mina Yamashita \ Mar 10, 2011 Food Mike Griego and Brad Brown set up tables in Martineztown. (Mina Yamashita)
The Concretes Thursday This week Swedish twee pop band The Concretes released a dark and lovely video for “Crack in the Paint” off of its new [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Mar 10, 2011 Blog
Business: The Octopus And The Fox New Store Continues Where Panda Robot Left Off The Octopus and the Fox is the brainchild of four women who wanted a place for Albuquerque shoppers to be able to buy [...] John Bear \ Mar 10, 2011 Art (John Bear)