Culture Shock: We Party Because We Care Andrew W.k.’s Attainable Theory Of Positivity “When it’s time to party, we will party hard.” As a Burqueño, these words really resonate. The man behind those words, Andrew W.K.—a [...] Courtney Foster \ Oct 13, 2016 Read More (Andrew W.K.)
Theater Review: Revisiting The Magic Of Childhood The Lion King At Popejoy Dazzles From start to finish, the only word that can describe the theatrical production of The Lion King is “dazzling.” I vividly recall as [...] Maggie Grimason \ Oct 13, 2016 Read More (Joan Marcus)
Art Magnified: Bringing Out The Truth Freespook Benefit Addresses Injustice With Art Fourteen years ago Michael “Esé Spook” Armendariz and his best friend were involved in a fight outside of a bar in Los Lunas [...] Maggie Grimason \ Oct 06, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Our Own Fractured Narratives Taleen Kali Finds The Space To Get Weird In Dum Dum Zine ABQ Zine Fest organizers Marya Errin Jones and Liza Bley are at it again. This year’s iteration of the celebration of self-created and [...] Maggie Grimason \ Oct 06, 2016 Read More Taleen Kali (Taleen Kali and DUM DUM Zine)
Culture Shock: Eyelashes, Liza Minnelli And Charity, Of Course Mark National Coming Out Day In Incomparable Style In Greenwich Village in 1969, raids of gay bars weren’t particularly noteworthy events. In a social climate where very few establishments were openly [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 29, 2016 Read More Fontana DeVine (courtesy of the artist)
Theater Review: The Devouring Heat Of Love Aux Dog's Provocative Production Of Burn This As the lights come up in the first act of Burn This at Aux Dog Theatre, the audience meets Anna, a dancer crumpled [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 22, 2016 Read More (Russell Maynor)
Culture Shock: The City's New Languages Of Dance Shift's Inclusive Dance Movement “In Albuquerque there is quite literally space that enables us to do what we do,” Kelsey Paschich explained as we sat under a [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 22, 2016 Read More Kelsey Paschich, Co-Director of SHIFT Dance (Francois Achan)
Author Interview: Michelle Adam Magic Abounds In Child Of Duende The inscription from Antonio Machado jumps out from the page in the back of Child of Duende—“I cannot sing, nor do I want [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 15, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: The Revelatory Histories Of City On The Edge Searching For The Grave Of Demi Lovato's Forebearers, And So Much More Under the late summer sun, a little drunk on a single beer (speaking just for myself here), we trudged through the sun-bleached cemetery, [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 15, 2016 Read More Native American silversmiths Helen Lowley Emerson and Mike Lowley in a publicity photograph from the 1940s (Courtesy of Albuquerque Museum and City on the Edge)
Culture Shock: From Grip Tape To The Big Stage Linas Garsys Distills Music Into Imagery Linas Garsys is the artist and graphic designer responsible for the visual aesthetic of countless hardcore and punk bands. Garsys, who has meticulously [...] Mikee Riggs \ Sep 08, 2016 Read More (Linas Garsys)
