Song Roulette: Random Tracks From Ben Wood Of The Porter Draw Ben Wood plays banjo in The Porter Draw. He’s also a woodworker and projectionist, knows how to grow a fine mustache, and is [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Mar 31, 2011 Music Ben Wood
Sonic Reducer Deluxe: Broken Bells, The Giranimals, Pj Harvey, D.s. Yancey, Jimi B, And Peter, Bjorn And John A year after releasing its acclaimed self-titled debut, Broken Bells scares up nearly 12 more minutes of music for the “Meyrin Fields EP.” [...] Alibi \ Mar 31, 2011 Music
Music To Your Ears: Jan Mcdonald And Jeff Coffin Jazz It Up Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong didn’t single-handedly invent jazz, but without him, it might have passed away in the cradle. Award-winning Santa Fe trumpeter and [...] Mel Minter \ Mar 31, 2011 Music Jan McDonald
Odds & Ends: Fake Clouds, Dung Fetish, Bank-Robbing Bungle, Beefy Crunch Showdown Odds & Ends: Fake Clouds, Dung Fetish, Bank-Robbing Bungle, Beefy Crunch Showdown Dateline: Qatar— Scientists in the tiny Middle Eastern nation of Qatar have come up with a novel solution to beat the heat at [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 31, 2011 News
Gallery Review: Boro Gallery A Gallery Dedicated To Super-Cooled Molten Sand In All Its Glory Troy Lowe and Brian Burge were tired of head shops. For years, the two glassblowers made pipes because they were more marketable than [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 31, 2011 Art Troy Lowe and Brian Burge, owners of Boro Gallery (Christie Chisholm)
Button-Pushers: The Results Of Our Eighth Photo Contest The Results Of Our Eighth Photo Contest Hello there, photo nerds. It’s been a crazy week, but we finally waded through all the entries to the Alibi’s eighth annual Photo [...] John Bear \ Mar 31, 2011 Feature
Performance Preview: April Fools’ Comedy Concert Funnyman Remembers Three Decades Of Comedy In The Duke City Ronn Perea started a roaming comedy club in Albuquerque when no one knew what one was. It was December 1984. Perea was in [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 31, 2011 Art Ronn Perea (Ronn Perea)
Culture Shock: Used Books And Wildlife Where The Wild Things Are Virginia Maria Romero designed the first conservation stamp aimed at the wolf. Wolves are dog-like creatures that ranchers like to shoot. Romero will [...] John Bear \ Mar 31, 2011 Art
Idiot Box: Aflac Spokesduck Loses His Voice Famous Spokesduck Loses His Voice It began with an ill-timed joke. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who has served as the squawking voice of the Aflac duck in television commercials [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 31, 2011 Film
Week In Sloth: Documenting Burlesque, Reuniting “Jersey Shore” And Pitting The Kennedys Against The Borgias The Week In Sloth Behind the Burly Q (Showtime 6 p.m.) This new documentary explores the historic world of burlesque. … By the way, I’ll be hosting [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 31, 2011 Film