Brothers In Smarm: Comics Bryan Cook And Derek Sheen Transport Odd-Couple Dynamic To The Guild Comics Bryan Cook And Derek Sheen Transport Odd-Couple Dynamic To The Guild The onstage personas of journeymen comedians Bryan Cook and Derek Sheen are as diametrically opposed as oil and water. In their case, perhaps [...] Sam Adams \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More
Stage Whispers: Staged Seduction And The Monarch And Me Staged Seduction Ever imagine you’d find yourself utterly engrossed in a story about incestuous pedophilia? Well, sure, we all have. But if a Pulitzer Prize-winning [...] Alibi \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More “Engrossing” in more ways than one: Grey Blanco as Uncle Peck and Sarah Lopez as Li'l Bit (Gerome Olona)
Read Between The Lines: And Meet These Authors In The Flesh And Meet These Authors In The Flesh With today’s consciousness-raising campaigns to empower young women, from #LikeAGirl to Ban Bossy, it’s important to remember some of the heroes who trailblazed [...] Alibi \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More
Rewriting Graffiti: For Women, Spray-Can Art Offers A Different Path Most art exhibits aim to expose visitors to completed work, but the new show at Downtown gallery/art mercado/community center El Chante: Casa de [...] Holly von Winckel \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More Graffiti invitation to Reverberate Her Lines, from alley behind ACME Metal & Iron Works (6142 Second Street NW) (photos by Holly von Winckel)
Culture Shock: Little Shop Of F-Bombs, La Noche 13, Block By Block And Santa Fe Heyhey Little Shop Of F-Bombs The rhythm, color and force of David Mamet’s dialogue are iconic. American Buffalo sizes up shady characters fumbling through twisted theories about friendship, [...] Lisa Barrow \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More
Retinal Burn: Scorch Your Eyeballs On These Radiant Exhibits Scorch Your Eyeballs On These Radiant Exhibits Artist Saul Hoffman wants to make you feel good. “We’re fed so much negativity by the media. I want [my art] to open [...] Alibi \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More
The Pause Is Gone: Kate Braverman On Writers, Readers And Standardized America Kate Braverman On Writers, Readers And Standardized America Kate Braverman is dressed in all black—heels, leggings, dress, fur coat, hat—all dark and mysterious. It makes sense. Braverman is the kind of [...] Mark Lopez \ Feb 05, 2015 Read More
Unfolding Our Hometown Map: Massive Citywide Exhibition Navigates Albuquerque’s Art Trajectory Massive Citywide Exhibition Navigates Albuquerque’s Art Trajectory In its 45 years in Albuquerque, the Tamarind Institute, an internationally renowned lithography center, has drawn visiting artists from all over the world [...] Elaine Ritchel \ Jan 29, 2015 Read More Sink your teeth into stunning art, like Justina Ortiz’ “Great Rabbit” at SBCC. (All photos courtesy of their respective venues except where indicated)
Storytime Is Over: How Amazon Is Out-Goliathing The Publishing Industry How Amazon Is Out-Goliathing The Publishing Industry A recent corporate brawl between publishing company Hachette and online retailer Amazon.com was not so much David vs. Goliath; it was more like [...] Randyn Charles Bartholomew \ Jan 22, 2015 Read More
Sip, Paint, Repeat: Get Some Culture With Your Drinks With sip-and-paint franchises popping up around the country, and bars and coffee houses doubling as galleries, art openings aren’t the only opportunities to [...] Blake Driver \ Jan 22, 2015 Read More Have a sip at Old Town Creative Studios. (Blake Driver)