Out Of The Ash I Rise With My Red Hair National Poetry Month, Fools! It’s National Poetry Month, y’all! Now, I’m sure you already have a ton of plans, but one thing you might consider squeezing in [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Apr 02, 2009 Blog From Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
Web Feature OK, so the democratic process yielded the Best of Burque winners. So what? What about the hidden treasures and awesome insider info lurking [...] Alibi \ Apr 02, 2009 Feature
Sonic Reducer The personnel tells you pretty much what you need to know: This is some smoking contemporary jazz. The flamboyantly emotional trumpet of Terence [...] Alibi \ Mar 26, 2009 Music
The Radford Files: Descansos: A Closer Look At Roadside Memorials D escansos are the roadside memorials that pepper our state. The word “descanso” comes from the Spanish word meaning “to rest” (as in [...] Benjamin Radford \ Mar 26, 2009 News
Show Up!: Peelander-Z On A Super Crazy Mission To Eat Your Smile Few bands combine karaoke parties, bowling, wrestling moves and piggyback rides into an hour-long set. But that’s just how they do it on [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 26, 2009 Music Take them to your leader. (Courtesy of Peelander-Z)
Keep The Music Going Top Local Musicians Come To The Rescue As The Outpost Hosts Five Benefit Concerts A few weeks back, Tom Guralnick, executive director and resident visionary at the Outpost, was onstage introducing David Sánchez when he mentioned that [...] Mel Minter \ Mar 26, 2009 Music Executive Director Tom Guralnick posts up at the Outpost. (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Newscity: Pet Peeved Animal Rights Organizations Say A Rio Rancho Pet Store Sells Dogs From Puppy Mills, And The Store Responds Susan Kern urges me to take a good look at the puppies in her store. “I want you to see that they’re happy [...] Simon McCormack \ Mar 26, 2009 News Petland kennel technician Angelina Richardson holds one of the store’s long-haired Chihuahuas. (Simon McCormack)
Food For Thought The Path To Growing Your Own Food Is Lined With Good Seed Catalogs Gardening season starts when you open your first seed catalog in the dead of winter, and it doesn’t end until you’ve dug your [...] Ari LeVaux \ Mar 26, 2009 Food (Ari LeVaux)
Flashquiz: Style Who’s got it and who’s merely a poser? Take the Mental Floss quiz to see if you’ve got an eye for style. Laura Marrich \ Mar 26, 2009 Blog Which world leader’s inseam reigns supreme? (rein)
Fotw: Cast Thine Eyes Downward And Gaze Upon Thy Feet Cast Thine Eyes Downward And Gaze Upon Thy Feet Aristeia injects Amped (4200 Lomas NE) with a dose of Portland experimental shoegaze on Saturday, March 28. Locals Poema, Shekinah and Authors & [...] Alibi \ Mar 26, 2009 Music