INside F E AT UR E From electric guitars to unisex baby clothes, the diversity of local products is a testament to the region’s creativity.
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New Mexico poet and former Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy ruminates daily with his pen on his current visit to Turkey.
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Santa Fe chef Juan Bochenski has been quietly transforming the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi into an exceptional off-theradar dining spot.
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ON THE COVER
MUSIC The New Mexico Jazz Festival once again covers the full spectrum of styles and players in its ongoing effort to make the state jazz-friendly.
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ART Artists from Los Angeles and Albuquerque team up for a one-night ‘potluck’ exhibit with a pop culture edge.
CONTRIBUTORS EDITORIAL
19 FI L M Film writer Jordan Mahoney writes about his recent visit the Santa Fe set of WGN series Manhattan.
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Book Review....................6 Commentary.................... 5 Crossword...................... 23 Horoscope..................... 23 Places To Be.....................4 Smart Music.................... 18 Smart Arts....................... 21
COLUM N S Craft Work.......................9 Playing With Fire.........10 Small Plates..................... 8 The Gaffer......................22 The Nine Muses............ 19
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Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque
Curanderismo in Southwest and Mexico
Nob Hill Summerfest
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$15-$25 dukecitytattoofiesta.com Whether or not to get a tattoo is a rather permanent decision. It takes time and care to find the right artist to stain your skin to perfection, but if haste is more your speed, than don’t worry about it. The Duke City Tattoo Fiesta has you covered. Tattoo Fiesta provides a safe and fun way to get tattoos. Each artist has been selected for showing excellence in their craft, so you can’t go wrong. The event will feature artists from all around the globe, with more than 100 tattoo shops in attendance. Even if you’re not the one getting tatted up, there’s still fun to be had in checking out all the great art happening around you. The event will have multiple vendors, selling things like e-cigs and hand-crafted jewelry. Special seminars in the art and craft of tattooing will be held Sunday. Check out the website for more details. —JH
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For centuries, cultures have practiced natural means of healing. This July, UNM is offering a chance to learn such traditional techniques with the two-week course Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico. Curanderismo, the art of Mexican folk healing, uses holistic approaches to heal the mind, body and spirit. Over the years, Eliseo “Cheo” Torres’ class has grown a reputation for attracting people from all over the country to learn the history of curanderismo, as well as its rituals and remedies. The class will also take a field trip to the Albuquerque BioPark to identify prominent plants for healing. Students will come away with a better appreciation for how people can engage with the environment to promote health, welfare and prosperity. Prospective students can register online or over the phone. —KO
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true testament to Albuquerque’s rich culture and rooted arts scene, Mariachi Spectacular is an indepth four-day event offering music education workshops, a showcase concert, hall of fame induction and a Saturday mariachi mass. It is one of the largest mariachi conferences in the nation and features students and performers of all skill levels. On-site registration is available for those interested in becoming a student, with workshops starting on Wednesday. The main event, the Mariachi Spectacular concert, highlighting world-renowned mariachi groups, will be held at the Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater on Saturday evening. Ticket costs range from $45-$55 and can be purchased through ticketmaster.com or at the Sandia Casino Box Office. Go out and experience the legendary heart and spirit of mariachi. —AH
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FILM 48 Hour Film Project Premiers 6, 8:30p, Thu.-Fri., Jul. 17-18 KiMo Theatre 421 Central NW, 505.768.3522
$10 Tickets: holdmyticket.com 48hourfilm.com
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f that filmmaker friend of yours seems to have gone into an early hibernation, he or she probably has. Don’t wake that person up until July 11, as your cinephile colleague is most likely getting beauty rest for The Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project. The roll-your-own movie festival will be taking place over the weekend of July 11-13, with screenings to be held the following week, July 17-18. Auteurs from all over the state will compete to see who can make the best short film in just 48 hours. Though most independent filmmakers excel at working through deprivation, the 48 Hour Film Project ups the ante by giving filmmakers a genre, a prop, a line of dialogue and a character to be used in their film, and only 48 hours to produce, write, direct and edit the movie of their dreams. This is also the perfect opportunity for film enthusiasts to get involved. —DG
ighlighting the historic spirit of Route 66, the City of Albuquerque’s series of Summerfest neighborhood celebrations continue with the biggest (and some might say the best), Nob Hill Summerfest. The event will include arts and craft booths up and down Central Avenue, which is closed to traffic and essentially a giant pedestrian mall from Girard to Washington; a “Cork and Tap” beer, wine and craft liquor garden; and three stages filled with acts brought in by the New Mexico Jazz Festival, including headliner Arrested Development, hip hop artists and two-time Grammy winners known for staging concerts that turn into parties. Also boasting a neon car show, food trucks, a group wedding and numerous street performers, Summerfest’s eclectic mix of activity should be at the top of your list for a weekend of exploration in Nob Hill. —AH
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SIGNING Betsy Chasse: Tipping Sacred Cows 3p, Sun., Jul. 20 Bookworks 4022 Rio Grande NW, 505.344.8139 betsychasse.net
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COMMENTARY
Closure of ArtBar a step backwards BY MIKE ENGLISH ike many of you, we at Local iQ were dismayed to learn of the closure of ArtBar by Catalyst Club, the innovative non-profit that served as a gathering spot for Albuquerque’s growing creative class and, most importantly, pursued a mission of raising cash for fellow arts organizations. ArtBar closed July 1. According to ArtBar director Julia Mandeville, the bar was issued a citation by the New Mexico Alcohol and Gaming Department June 11 which alleged ArtBar placed an advertisement in the Weekly Alibi to promote the June 7 event “Not Another Teen Prom.” New Mexico law restricts establishments like ArtBar, Albuquerque Press Club, Albuquerque Social Club — all private non-profit clubs — from advertising. This was the second citation issued to ArtBar by Alcohol and Gaming in the last six months (the first concerned how the bar’s membership program was structured), and ArtBar was informed that if it was cited again at any time in the next 12 months the state would shut it down. With a cloud of uncertainty over its head and an unyielding stance by state regulators, the organizers of ArtBar by Catalyst Club decided to close the doors. This story received a further twist July 2 when Alcohol and Gaming, seeming to respond to initial media reports about the closure, reduced the second citation to a “warning” and suddenly took a more friendly stance toward ArtBar. Mandeville, speaking to Local iQ just prior to this issue going to press, said ArtBar’s
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The closed (possibly for good) front door to Downtown’s ArtBar by Catalyst Club, a private, nonprofit club that donates proceeds to local arts organizations. The club is currently closed and owners are deciding its fate given “the subjective and arbitrary nature of New Mexico’s regulatory environment.” The club was recently cited for violations, which was reduced to a warning by the New Mexico Alcohol and Gaming Department.
founders were still discussing the situation and might not want to reopen given what she described as the subjective and arbitrary nature of New Mexico’s regulatory environment. The image of a bureaucrat flipping through the pages of Albuquerque newspapers and magazines to snare a rogue arts nonprofit in the act of advertising is an odd one. But even more troubling is the demise of an innovative, dynamic business set up with the sole purpose of doing good in the community. At this critical juncture in Albuquerque’s history, with the city struggling to find its economic footing, there is much discussion of the need for innovation and creativity in our effort to build a vibrant future. This makes the closure of ArtBar particularly galling. The impulse to do things differently represented by ArtBar — and national transportation companies like Uber and Lyft, for that matter, which were also recently shut down by the state — is being stifled by a reactive old-school regulatory approach that seems designed to protect established interests. Changing Downtown and bringing new vitality to the city’s cultural and economic scene will require an openness to innovation. Every baby step in that direction should be celebrated. Shutting down ArtBar is the opposite. It’s a regrettable example of doing things the same old tired way, with the same old tired results — another creative endeavor come and gone, another empty storefront. Albuquerque deserves much better.
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Writer taps NM roots for family drama BY DAVID STEINBERG
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ira Jacob’s facility for dialogue, insight into the dynamics of an immigrant family and a command of prose combine to elevate her much-praised new novel The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing to a wondrous level of storytelling. Keep in mind it is Jacob’s debut novel, an epic that spans generations of a middle-class East Indian family. It traverses different landscapes — India, New Mexico and Seattle — over three decades. Jacob, who grew up in Corrales, has been living in New York City for many years. “I’ve been working online a lot, for television, for magazines. About halfway into this novel, my father got cancer and I stopped being able to write,” Jacob said in a phone interview with Local iQ.
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The writer-daughter found herself flying home once a month, sometimes twice a month, to see him and help him navigate all the things about being sick. I couldn’t write at all,” she said. In fact, she stopped writing the novel for three years and only started again a year after her father died. The family in the novel is structured on her own but with very few of the same kind of struggles. The novel’s father character is different from her late father, and it was important to Jacob that the mother character, Kamala, and brother, Akhil, were also different from her own family. The novel is told through the voice of the daughter, Amina, who is a photographer in Seattle and returns to the family home to try to help her father who is conversing with dead relatives. Amina realizes that she can help but only by probing the family’s past. Jacob wanted to write this epic, multigenerational story with a strong Southwest setting — New Mexico in the 1980s — because of what she had noticed: “There were books that were generously developed
The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing By Mira Jacob Random House, Jul. 1, 2014, 512 pp.
Hardcover, $26 ISBN-13: 978-0812994780
on the East Coast experience of East Indians but very few about us who lived in the desert. There’s a pretty vibrant Indian community in New Mexico. I thought we were invisible out here.” Jacob graduated from Albuquerque Academy in 1991. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass., but graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio with an undergraduate degree in creative writing and then received a master’s degree in fine arts from New York City’s New School, also in creative writing. While in grad school, she founded Pete’s Reading Series in the back room at a Brooklyn bar, Pete’s Candy Store. “The writing life is really lonely, and I wanted to give writers a place to come and have their work heard and celebrated,” Jacob said. You can visit David Steinberg’s blog at nmreviewofbooks.wordpress.com.
POETRY
Poetry from abroad NM poet Hakim Bellamy ruminates with pen during visit to Turkey BY HAKIM BELLAMY
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f you believe everything the news tells you about Muslim countries, you might find it difficult to believe that one of the most loveobsessed poets of all time was from Konya, Turkey. Rumi, the Sufi poet and spiritual master, is sometimes called the “hero of love,” and it’s not hard to see how he was inspired once you visit the landscape and lure of Turkey. I had the distinguished opportunity to join an ambassadorial group of media professionals on a 10-day visit to Turkey with the Raindrop Foundation during the last two weeks of June. On the trip, organized by Necip Orhan (a native of Bursa, Turkey, and member of the Raindrop Foundation) and Aracely Chapa (of the University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies), our group visited six cities, three homes (for family dinners), the Aegean Sea, the Whirling Dervishes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Hagia Sophia), ancient Greco-Roman ruins and the house in which the Virgin Mary is said to have spent her last moments on earth. Essentially, we tried to fit a country with a history that goes back about 15 empires into a week and a half. As poetin-residence of the trip, I endeavored to write one poem a day for the duration of the journey. Some would call it journaling. I call it processing. Here is one of those poems.
HasTavuk (Bread Basket of Turkey) I hate to break it to you, America, but they have milk and honey in Turkey too. I hate to bust your bubble gum, but their taffy makes mouths and little brown kids happy too. Before we invented the Mother’s Day buffet they perfected the Sunday dinner. They’ve got bad habits that are older than our entire country, and what we call “recovery” they call “still learning how to quit.” Thank God, Allah is patient. Thank Allah, that God is growing up. The speakers on that minaret put that ezran (sahah) on every street corner in da ’hood
like a boom box and a piece of cardboard. Just like a headspinning Whirling Dervish, cause to me and mine the “G” in G-Funk stands for Gospel, kneels to no one only the All Powerful. Make the music with your mosque, Byz… -antine Period. Black America, stop pretending you don’t know what it’s like when the rest of the Western world is trying to wrestle and arrest you from your country and culture. When the radio is the only Ramadan you got to keep clean.
Probably the same as yours. America, I even bought a Red Bull at a truck stop between prayers. And maybe the only thing you do five times a day is update your Facebook, but between Mickey Deez and Burger Sultans in Istanbul… we ain’t as different as we’d like to believe. Sometimes they hate themselves too.
We are no more or less post-modern than Hip Hop playlists on Appalachian trailer park Pandoras. Modern as Muslims in Mevlevi. Crypto as Christians in Chicago. We have no monopoly on apple pies and peach cobblers, trees of green nor clouds of white, America. They are not “jealous” of your freedom to pretend you have freedom. They are happy knowing that they and their government are simply “friends with benefits,” at least they know where they stand. Just because we made dying for your country cooler than dying for your religion, who gave us the Bill of Rights to pretend that’s less stupid? How many of us are dying to enlist our children? Strap them in for selective service, what fraction of them are actually begging mommy and daddy to go the war?
Albuquerque poet Hakim Bellamy, right, poses for a “selfie” photo requested by a Turkish woman named Alifa during his recent trip to Turkey. Bellamy visited the country with the Raindrop Foundation, which promotes cultural exchange between the U.S. and Turkey.
Thank Jah that Jehovah is okay with his nickname. Thank the Most High that we can still see her from down here. From our side of the planet we don’t always see the same crescent of moon, but even when it’s new we all still know it’s still there. But in the end, at least our flags wear the same stars and scars as a Thanksgiving dinner. Hakim Bellamy, Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2012 to just recently, is the author of the book of poems Swear. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | JULY 10-23, 2014
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Chef Juan Bochenski has been quietly transforming the restaurant and patio at Santa Fe’ Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi into one of the top food spots in New Mexico.
The Anasazi Restaurant and Bar ROSEWOOD INN OF THE ANASAZI 113 WASHINGTON, 505.988.3030, SANTA FE
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he best meals are often a surprise, coming at restaurants where the hype is muted but the creativity undeniable. For the past couple of years, executive chef Juan Bochenski has been quietly transforming the restaurant and patio at the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi into an exceptional off-theradar dining spot. Bochenski learned the trade in his native Argentina at fine restaurants in Buenos Aires, and has also worked at top eateries in Australia and Antigua. Argentina in particular is a unique melting pot of European cultures, and those influences wend their way into Bochenski’s dishes at Anasazi. Local iQ visited the Anasazi patio on a recent summer evening for a delightful meal of shared plates. Here are some of the dishes we recommend.
Chicken Tinga Empanadas $14
Octopus Carpaccio $18
The chipotle-based flavor of shredded chicken tinga is a staple of Mexican cuisine. Here it serves as the filling for delightful empanadas, but it’s the accompanying condiments that almost steal the show — pearled green chile, creamy guacamole, pico de gallo and the true standout — Argentinastyle chimichurri sauce, a blend of finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano and vinegar.
Chef Bochenski is known to frequently tweak the menu, and this was a special offering on the night of our visit. It’s a cool dish well worth requesting on a warm night. Chunks of octopus, tomato and baby mushrooms sit atop an artfully composed, wafer-thin bed of octopus. A sprinkling of paprika and red chile oil add pops of spice, with touches of sweetness provided by a strawberry citrus puree and tomato pearls.
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Sliders/Hamburguesas $20
Revuelto Gramajo $12
Any patio menu worth its salt probably needs burgers, and the slider plate offers a range of tastes. We went with the green chile/chipotle mayo Anasazi Buffalo Burger, the NM Lamb Burger and the standout Truffle Buffalo Burger, topped with a mushroom tapenade, caramelized onions, “oro Italiano” cheese and served with truffle fries.
Fine dining need not be pretentious. Chef Bochenski refers to this dish as “Argentinian hangover food,” and you’d be likely to find it on the menu of many Buenos Aires cafes -— Eggs folded around chunks of salty smoked ham and shoestring potato fries, topped with salsa. Simple and satisfying.
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AVE YOU BEEN TO MARBLE OR LA CUMBRE BREWING IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS? If not, be sure to mark both down on your list of breweries to visit this July. Both Marble (all three locations) and La Cumbre are giving customers even more of an incentive to drink beer this summer by teaming up with Ales for ALS, an organization that raises money for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research. How does it all work? Washington state hop farms Loftus Ranches and Hopunion, the creators of Ales for ALS, sent a special Ales for ALS hop blend free of Through the end of charge to Marble July and La Cumbre. Marble Brewing Co. The distinct citrus 111 Marble NW, and tropical fruit 505.243.2739 La Cumbre Brewing notes the hops Co. impart to beer 3313 Girard NE, characterize this 505.872.0225 particular blend. alesforals.com After receiving it, the local beer makers crafted a special brew made from the hops and will serve the beer through the end of July. Marble produced a delicious IPA called the Iron Horse Extra IPA. La Cumbre came out with Grange’s Red Card 4 ALS, an Imperial Red named after University of New Mexico soccer player Pat Grange, who died from ALS. The breweries then donate a portion of the sales to ALS Therapy Development Institute. ALS TDI is an important organization that aims to discover and develop effective treatments for ALS, a disease for which there is no cure (so far). There is no better way to support a worthwhile cause than by drinking beer at your favorite local breweries. Cheers to an end to ALS! —Natalie Gaik
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F YOU HAVE EVER WANTED TO BE A JUDGE, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO FEEL THE POWER. For the 12th consecutive year, the New Mexico IPA Challenge lets the public pick its favorite IPA brewed in the Land of Enchantment. Each judge will receive a tray of 16 cups filled with different IPAs from around the state. It’s a blind tasting. IPA Challenge The cups will just 12-4p, Sat., Jul. 12 be numbered, Second Street Brewery and “judges” 1814 2nd, Santa Fe, will be expected 505.982.3030 to sniff, swig 4-9p, Tue., Jul. 14 and slurp each Roosevelt Brewing Co. IPA, ultimately 201 S. Main Ave., choosing their Portales, 575.226.2739 favorite. Time 12-6p, Sun., Jul. 20 should be taken Tractor Brewing Co. while evaluating Wells Park each of the brews. 1800 4th NW, Every judge gets 505.243.6752 one vote, which is $20 (each location) rewarded with a nmbeer.org full pint! This tour across New Mexico has three stops, the first, IPA Challenge North in Santa Fe, the second, IPA Challenge East in Portales and the big finale, IPA Challenge Central in Albuquerque. The challenge is cumulative, meaning a beer may receive multiple votes at one location, and hardly any at the next. Come taste a little bit of New Mexico. —Mateo Coffman
FOOD
Whiling away the warmer days with wheat beer
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t’s summer and many beer drinkers switch from their normal quaffs to wheat beers. Wheat beer, like most beer, isn’t actually a new thing. Historically, early brewers would brew with pretty much whatever grain they could use — barley, wheat, rye, etc. The rarity of wheat beer in Europe actually had to do with ancient laws giving bakers the lion’s share of wheat crops. But that is a tale for another time. There seems to be plenty of wheat these days. There are two general types of wheat beer: Weissbier in the German tradition and Witbier in the Belgian tradition. These two traditions have some commonality, as you’d expect: Etymologically both mean “white beer,” both are generally cloudy due to the wheat protein and yeast particulate — except the highly filtered Kristalweizen — and both use at least 50 percent wheat in their total grain bill. Weissbier, or Weizenbier, is probably the most famous of the wheat beers, and as it turns out, it is a family. There is the filtered Kristalweizen,
the dark and more malted Dunkelweizen and the most famous sibling, Hefeweizen. And if my German is correct — and by that I mean the Internet’s German — the names are fair descriptors: Kirstal (crystal) Weizen (wheat), Dunkel (dark) and Hefe (yeast). Germany, as we have noted in this space before, has very rigid traditions in brewing and because Weissbier has more than barley, water, yeast, sugar and hops, it is considered an Altbier and must be top fermented. This means that the yeast particles are carried to the top by the beer, basically.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but unlike its Belgian counterpart it is the yeast that is the most noticeable flavor profile. The yeast used in Weissbier lends a lot of banana, which can also be described as “over mature fruit” and clove flavors. Witbier, like most Belgian beer, is rather medieval. Witbier, or Belgian white, adds a spice mixture called “Gruit.” Gruit is a medieval way of spicing beer before the “discovery of hops” in the 1300s. However, today most Gruit mixtures contain some amount of hops. Gruit in Witbier usual contain coriander and orange at this point. Of course, being a Belgian beer, the slight tang of yeast is going to be a forward flavor profile. Both Hefeweizens and Witbiers aren’t that aggressive in their alcohol content either (4
percent to 6 percent), which may be why they are a nice beer for warmer days. If you’d like to try some, there are lots to choose from in the U.S., Germany and Belgium. The Hefeweizen is probably the best to start with, and as you could have guessed, there are tons of traditional German Hefeweizens, like Ayinger and Weihenstephaner. But why not try the highly rated, local and recently canned Slice of Hefen from La Cumbre. For a traditional Witbier, I would suggest Wittekerke, renamed after a Belgian soap opera, as a good option for discovering what the style is all about. It’s what Blue Moon really wanted to be but isn’t. Seth Hall is head barman at the Albuquerque Press Club.
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Smoking meat not always an all-day affair
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’ve used my Yoder pellet smoker probably a dozen times, and as I have gained experience with it, I’ve developed a system for maximizing the smoked foods I can produce in about three hours. My theory is this: You’re burning up wood chunks or pellets, and both cost money, so why not create as much food as you can while you have all that smoke? So last week I tried an experiment and put the following into my smoker: brined olives in a metal grilling cage, 10 sausages (Italian and Spanish chorizo), two turkey drumsticks, three large chicken breasts and two racks of St. Louis-cut ribs. I did nothing to the olives, poked holes in the sausage casings, and put rubs on the turkey, chicken and pork ribs. I set the temperature at 240 degrees and went back inside and watched a World Cup match for an hour until the timer on my computer went off. People who regularly open up the smoker to check on the progress of the smoking are wasting time and money by releasing heat and smoke way too often. Normally, I would have let even more time pass, but I had not yet used the Yoder for olives or sausages and I wanted to make sure I didn’t put too much smoke into the olives. Next time I’ll let them smoke for at least an hour and a half. The sausages registered 160 degrees internally, so they were ready for eating. I piled them on a metal plate and took them into the kitchen. I turned over the drumsticks, breasts and rib-racks, closed the smoker and went back to the World Cup. Another hour later, I checked on all the meats. The drumsticks and breasts were at 140, so they still had some time to go. I wrapped the ribs in aluminum foil, closed the smoker, and with the soccer match over, I got some writing done during the last hour of smoking. At the end of hour number three I checked temperatures, took everything into the kitchen for a taste-test and shut down the smoker. The olives could have used more smoke but were still delicious. The sausages were crispy on the outside and the right
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texture on the inside, and absorbed more smoke than the olives did. The chicken breasts were juicy, smoky and spicy from the rub, and of course, the skin was the best part. The turkey drumsticks had so many tendons it was difficult to cut the meat off of them, which irritated my wife Mary Jane to no end — or rather, to the end of smoking turkey drumsticks. I’ll switch to a turkey breast next time. The ribs were not as tender as I expected, even though they had been smoked for the proper length of time — which told me I had gotten some tough meat to begin with. But the degree of smokiness was correct. Since I had shut down the smoker, I rewrapped the ribs and put them in the oven at 250 degrees for a half-hour, and they were better. For dinner, we ate the turkey and a couple of ribs each. The remaining ribs were frozen in two-meal units. Mary Jane made some chicken salad, and we sliced the remaining breasts for sandwiches the following day and froze the rest of the chicken. I figure that we produced 12 meals in about three hours of work. The pellets cost about $1.25 a pound and the Yoder uses about a pound an hour, so that cost was $3.75. Not bad. Now I’m on a mission to find other things that will smoke within the three-hour time frame. I’m thinking salmon fillets or steaks, Spatchcocked game hens, uncured bacon, lamb shanks and homemade pastrami. And my friend Dr. BBQ has a recipe for smoked big bacon and blue cheese-stuffed hamburgers. Chile pepper expert Dave DeWitt is the author of 50 books, many on chile peppers and spicy foods. He is also the founding producer of the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show.
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From biscochitos to body lotion, the range of local products is a testament to the region’s creativity BY KATHERINE OOSTMAN, MATEO COFFMAN, ASHKII HATATHLIE AND JULIETTE HORNE, INTRODUCTION BY MIKE ENGLISH WE ALL KNOW THAT NEW MEXICO IS bursting with creativity —
artistic, culinary, entrepreneurial, you name it. A survey of locally made products brings that fact home. From electric guitars to fine food, baby clothes to body care lines, products made in Albuquerque are a loud testament to the force of local creativity. Local iQ recently rounded up a handful of local products to spotlight. It’s a very partial listing, for sure; there are far too many gifted locals
making cool things for a comprehensive list. But we think these products will give you a feel for all of the entrepreneurial talent bubbling to the surface in New Mexico. If you know of any products you think should be included in our future coverage, please let us know at stuff@local-iQ.com. We would be happy to spotlight them in our Stuff We Like section, or consider them for next year’s feature on local products.
Baby Blastoff! 505.250.4597 babyblastoff.com
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rom bodysuits, lap T-shirts, rompers, shorts and western shirts, Baby Blastoff provides an alternative, counter-stereotype image for children’s fashion. Is the age-old idea that “pink is for girls, blue is for boys” paradigm in children’s clothing still a societal norm? Baby Blastoff owner Emily Bennett believes that “bright colors and fun designs are for all children.” Bennett, a mother, artist and entrepreneur, designs all the graphics and original art and hand prints fabrics in Albuquerque. She founded the company in 2012 and draws her inspiration from crafting her son’s wardrobe. In addition to her website, Bennett continues to find outlets to spread her unique brand by creating shops on both Etsy and Pinterest. If you find yourself having baby-related shopping to do — gender-neutral baby shower gifts, for example — now you know where to go locally. Head to Baby Blastoff for fun children’s clothing design. —Ashkii Hatathlie
Being Present Body Care Sold at Java Joe’s 906 Park SW, 505.765.1514 bpbodycare.downtownjavajoes.com
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f you grew up in New Mexico, you know that biscochitos are made for the sole purpose of disappearing. These buttery, flaky, melt-in-your-mouth pieces of goodness are a tradition as well as the official state cookie, making it clear that we New Mexicans love our biscochitos. One company that has perfected the art is New Mexico Biscochito Company. Its traditional biscochitos instantly take you back to being a kid, trying to sneak just one more morsel before dinner at grandma’s house. After mastering this timeless cookie, the company began breaking the anise and cinnamon box by venturing into new territory with experimentations on the traditional favorite. The Cocoa Diablo blends chocolate with espresso, sambuca liquor and red chile oil to kick up the flavor, making this cookie dark and sweet in a deliciously devilish way. The 3 Oranges is another experiment of New Mexico Biscochito Company gone right. Perfect with your morning cup of coffee, this cookie boasts layers of orange sweetness begging to be devoured. The website will even tell you what biscochito goes best with your wine and coffee. Happy eating! —Mateo Coffman
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roducts that are good for your body and soul? Brandi Phlieger has been working hard to fulfill that purpose, and Being Present Body Care is the fruit of her labors. Homemade with love and organic ingredients, Being Present body care products are an alternative, more healthful option to some major brand-name skin care products. Lotions, sugar scrubs, lip balms and candles are just a few of the creations by Phlieger. Natural essential oils, herbs, salts and plants are used in the making of each product. Best sellers include the White Tea Lavender Bath Soak, as well as the Chocolate Stimulation Coffee Scrubs, which will exfoliate the skin and give you that morning coffee pick-meup. Fittingly, Phlieger sells her products at Downtown coffee spot Java Joe’s. Being Present Body Care features soybased products and carries a vegan stamp of approval. Being Present is a company that prides itself on being eco-friendly, so you can just sink into your bathtub, feeling totally relaxed and refreshed. —Juliette Horne
Dee’s Cheesecake Factory 3300 Menaul NE, 505.884.1777 deescheesecakefactory.com
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ee’s Cheesecake Factory is more than just what its moniker suggests. Originated in 1973 by the Mager family as a wholesale bakery and restaurant, Dee’s Cheesecake Factory became a favorite stop in Albuquerque. Demand was so outrageous, Dee’s went national and then international to countries like Japan and Guam. The restaurant menu is a compilation of tantalizing sandwiches. Venturing into sweeter territory, Dee’s desserts are varied. Decadent cream cheese fills the pastries, is swirled into brownies, blankets carrot cake and is spooned into Dee’s own creation, the excruciatingly tasty Brown Cow. This is not to overlook the fact that Dee’s built its company on mastery in the art of cheesecake. Chocolate marble swirl, almond amaretto and key lime margarita are just a sampling of the choices you can sink your teeth into. Dee’s Cheesecake Factory delivers nationally, so Dee’s smooth magic can also be shipped to friends and family. —Mateo Coffman
Newcaster Guitar Company
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estled in quiet Taos is a man hoping to stir up some sound. Newcaster Guitar Company is a one-man operation lead by Norbert Ubechel, who specializes in hand-made solid body vintage style guitars that any guitarist would love to tickle their fingers with. Customization is a huge part of what the company does: “We create high-quality instruments with a lot of possibilities for the guitarists,” said Ubechel. Newcaster does this by offering choices from a wide variety of woods like ash, mahogany, poplar and alder. He uses quilted maple veneer and burl or spalted maple tops to give the guitars personality. Don’t forget to add blued or stainless steel details to your six-string axe, a technique in which Ubechel specializes. No need to worry about the sound of your guitar that you’ve just bedecked, either. It will still have that range of bright, rich, cutting notes for which ‘tele’ guitars are known, as well as those mellow, dreamy jazz tones that are sometimes needed. This makes Ubechel’s guitars perfectly versatile for the player. You won’t love your guitar from Newcaster Guitar Company just because it sounds amazing. You’re going to love it because it’s unique, lush and perfectly reflects who you are. —Mateo Coffman
wo … four … seven — when it comes to Mimi Green’s custom-made dog collars, leashes, beds and accessories, one is never enough. Bright, cheerful materials show off each dog and owner’s personality and fashion. Mimi Green offers a wide variety of items for your dog, all made in Albuquerque and shipped worldwide. Not only are these products stylish, but they’re also made to be strong and comfortable for any sized pet. Each piece of dog jewelry utilizes the strongest thread on the market for stitching, large-gauge D-rings, nylon webbing capable of holding more than 3,100 pounds before it breaks, and contoured buckles made of metal or military-grade plastic that fit the curves of a dog’s neck. Each collar offers unique features such as water-resistant oilcloth, engraved buckles, reflective fabric, leather options and more. In addition, each collar can be embroidered by hand with the choice of cursive or print font, and there are custom fit options for dogs that need special sizing. The choices are endless. No matter the breed, gender, or lifestyle of the family pet, Mimi Green has an accessory that is fun, functional and fabulous. —Katherine Oostman
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Range West 2861 Highway 14, Madrid 505.474,0925 rangewest.com
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he rocks that make up New Mexico are much like the people—unique, strong, and full of stories. However, rocks cannot develop a true purpose until coming into contact with a person. Joshua Gannon is one such person. After moving to New Mexico in 1997, Gannon began working in Santa Fe for a company that imported rocks from China. Some of the shipments would come in damaged, so he taught himself how to repair them. On his days off, he used his work tools to carve small stones for his family and friends. When he had the chance to watch an artist carve a stone fountain for a studio, he decided to try his hand at the art form despite having no formal training as an artist. He quit his job 16 months later to open his own gallery, Range West, in 2000. Now he carves fountains, birdbaths, vases, tables, bowls, sinks and benches out of stone so that people may incorporate the beautiful power of nature around their homes. As he explains on his website, “The most fascinating part of my work is the stone itself. The perspective it gives dwarfs our experience here in this world. To open up a stone that has always been sealed, and at times for hundreds of millions of years, still enthralls me.” —Katherine Oostman
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Old Monticello Organic Farms Red Chile Harissa Sold at Los Poblanos Farm Shop 4803 Rio Grande NW, 505.344.9297 organicbalsamic.com
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mmersed within a quiet adobe village in southern New Mexico, you’ll find Old Monticello Organic Farms in the town of Monticello, where the population dwindles to fewer than 25 people. With its clean, crisp air rolling off the southern ledges of the Rocky Mountains, owners Steve and Jane Darland cultivate organic produce, and grass-fed beef and bison. From the farm’s bounty of herbs and grapes comes the renowned cask-aged balsamic vinegar, Balsamico of Monticello, inspired by artisans of Modena, Italy. This traditional vinegar is harnessed from classic white grapes, aged in wood casks made by Francesco Renzi of Modena and aged for 16 years. While Old Monticello Organic Farms is best known for this balsamic vinegar, other noted products that offer a unique taste and high standard of quality include its New Mexico Red Chile Harissa. This is a spicy red chile condiment made of the best ingredients: olive oil, select chile powders, dried garlic, sea salt, spices and, of course, balsamic vinegar. Serve this classic desert condiment with grilled meats and vegetables. Add to sauces, soups and egg dishes. Our favorite use is a dollop on top of fresh fried eggs. A jar of 9 ounces can be found at the Los Poblanos Farm Shop. —Ashkii Hatathlie
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Desert Paper & Envelope 2700 Girard NE, 505.884.0640 desertenvelope.com
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n the entire state of New Mexico, there is only one envelope manufacturing company. With nearly 40 years of expertise, when it comes to Desert Paper & Envelope, there is no competition. This Albuquerque-based company offers professionalism personified in paper form. Specializing in both the unique and the usual, Desert Paper & Envelope offers a spread of choices from brand, weight, size, color and gloss, as well as an in-house custom design service, and products made from recycled materials. You’ll find yourself planning events just so you can use their “planetary purple” paper. The company’s level of commitment to excellence and customer service earned the 2004 National Minority Manufacturer of the Year awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Desert Paper & Envelope is the only envelope manufacturing company in New Mexico because they leave nothing wanting. Its exemplary stationary designed to address every occasion will deliver peace of mind and ensure you seal the deal. —Katherine Oostman
PHOTO COURTESY RANDY SINER/ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST
Ella Leeper, CEO, Desert Paper & Envelope
Buying into ‘local’ Take a visit to the Railyards for all things local
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he newly repurposed Rail Yard
area in Downtown Albuquerque (on First Street south of Coal) has been a boon for local artists, musicians, farmers and retailers, many of whom convene every Sunday
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to sell their locally crafted wares to a growing crowd of local consumers looking for a different kind of mercado. The vibe here is unique, hyper family-
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friendly and unlike anything this city has ever experienced. What struck me most during a recent Sunday was the quality of the products being sold. From T-shirts to artwork, carrots to coffee, belt buckles
Old New Mexico Bird House Company
Amyo Farms
to salsa or breakfast burritos to paletas, all of the prodocts at the Railyard are good. You want local products? The Rail Yards Market is a great place to
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experience a lot in a little amount of time.
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Here’s just a taste of what you’ll find there every Sunday from here until Nov. 2. For more information, visit railyardsmarket.org. —LG
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Besides spanning a variety of styles, the New Mexico Jazz Festival will also represent a range of generations, including guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli (above), who has collaborated with Benny Goodman and Les Paul, and saxophonist Grace Kelly (right), who at age 22 has already released seven records.
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New Mexico Jazz Festival again covers the full spectrum of styles and players inception nine years ago, and when developing the year’s lineup, the three hicago native and Grammy play off each other not unlike a jazz combo. winner Jack DeJohnette began As Guralnick said in an interview with studying piano at the age of 4, Local iQ, “Jazz is about improvisation, jumpstarting a world-renowned communication, interplay between human career spanning five decades. His intricate beings — audience as well as performers. drumbeats seem to sculpt sound instead of Jazz is about community. But then again, simply make it. so is all music.” Lily Keber graduated from the University The New Mexico Jazz Festival’s purpose of Georgia and now lives in New Orleans. is to provide an environment saturated One of her films, Bayou Maharajah, follows the life and music of one-eyed piano legend with excellent sounds created by pianists, drummers, guitarists, James Booker. quartets, accordionists, The Santa Fe Jazz PREVIEW saxophonists and many Foundation’s mission is more. This immersive to support college jazz New Mexico experience gives attendees a programs and aid musicians Jazz Festival chance to feel the rhythms as they face health Jul. 11-27 of the soul as the creative, complications without MULTIPLE VENUES spontaneous blends of medical insurance. newmexicojazzfestival.org sound stir listeners to What do all these things sway to their feelings and have in common? Jazz — thoughts of the music. specifically the ninth annual Guralnick said there is something for New Mexico Jazz Festival, jiving in full everyone with “the bebop drumming swing July 11-27. of Albert “Tootie” Heath; the Brazilian Three non-profit organizations, music of pianist/singer Claudia Villela; Albuquerque’s Outpost Performance Space, the Bayou sounds of Cedric Watson; the The Lensic Performing Arts Center in hip hop of the pioneering group Arrested Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Jazz Foundation, Development; the great drummer and have teamed up once again to present this organizer of the mostly female Mosaic year’s two-week festival filled with a wideProject, Terri Lyne Carrington; the older range of free and priced events taking place stylings curated by Bumblebee Bob Weil, simultaneously at both Albuquerque and including octogenarians, pianist Dick Santa Fe venues. Hyman and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli; Tom Guralnick, director of the Outpost, the New Orleans sounds of Henry Butler one of the main venues of the festival, has and Steven Bernstein … the NEA Jazz served as co-founder and co-artistic director Master, drummer Jack DeJohnette playing with the sons of jazz legends Alice and for the event along with “Bumblebee” John Coltrane (Ravi Coltrane) and Jimmy Bob Weil of the Santa Fe Jazz Foundation Garrison (Matt Garrison); and the unique and Bob Martin of the Lensic. That’s been Afro-Cuban sounds of pianist Omar Sosa.” the coordinating team since the event’s BY KATHERINE OOSTMAN
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f the sunny musical heat of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest and our own NM Jazz Festival have whetted your taste for more jazz, indulge in the cool and high San Juan Mountains, for this year’s Telluride Jazz Celebration Festival. 38th Telluride Established in 1977, this Jazz Festival is the gold standard Noon to 10p, of music festivals. Fri-Sun, Aug. “Telluride Jazz Fest 1-3 offers craft beer, spirit Telluride CO and wine tastings, Town Park, 970.728.7009 morning yoga, and one-on-one educational $45-$185 telluridejazz.org sessions with our headlining musicians,” said Festival Organizer Chris Vann. Featured artists include Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz and British-born Louisiana piano “professor” Jon Cleary, as well as Dragon Smoke featuring Ivan Neville, Lettuce, Snarky Puppy and Grupo Fantasmo among others. —Bill Nevins
In addition to the performances, there will be a screening of Keber’s film Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker, a jazz and poetry afternoon at the Outpost, an appearance at the Route 66 Summerfest in Nob Hill (where Arrested Development will headline), and a visual arts exhibit by Jeff Sipe and Greg Tucker. “The music is great and eclectic, and these are some of the best practitioners in the world,” Guralnick said. “It’s a unique opportunity for neophytes or veterans.” With its revered combination of music, soul and art, the New Mexico Jazz Festival is the swankiest event of the summer. For detailed information about shows and ticket prices, visit newmexicojazzfestival.org.
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ABQ Bio Park Makem & Spain Brothers IRISH 6-9p, $3-$10 Blackbird Buvette Rupert Wates NEO FOLK 7p Buddhafunk HIPHOP DJ 10p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery Last Call 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Boxcar Bandits OLD TIMEY 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Stephanie Eason 9p, $5 El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 Guitarras Con Sabor 8p, FREE Imbibe Throwback Thurs. DJ Flo Fader 9p, FREE Low Spirits Strike Farewell Show Native Nations 9p, $5 Marble Brewery DT Little Sister Band 7-10p, FREE Main Library Drums of the World w/ Kevin Kinane 10:30-11:30a, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Jimmy Jones 6p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Robert Lah Quartet, Asher Barreras Quintet JAZZ 7:309:30p, $10-$15 Q Bar Latin Gold DJ Quico 9p, FREE Savoy Todd Tijerina 6-9p, FREE Sol Santa Fe Igor & the Red Elvises 8p, $10 Taos Inn Kim Treiber COUNTRY 7-10p, FREE Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Melange ACOUSTIC 6-9p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar The Steve Masse Project BLUES 9:30p, FREE
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ABQ Museum Amphitheater Nosotros SALSA 7p, $12-$14 Blackbird Buvette Planet Rock DJ 10p, FREE Blackwater Music Conquerors of the World Tour METAL 7p-12a, $12
Casa Esencia DJ 9p-1:30a, $10-$20 Corrales Bistro Brewery Jeez La Weez 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Bill Hearne COUNTRY 5-7:30p Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia w/ Mr. Sister 8:30p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Stephanie Eason 9p, $5 El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 JJ & the Hooligans 9p, $5 Imbibe The Woohabs 6p DJ Malik 10p, FREE The Lensic Santa Fe Aspen Santa Fe Ballet MIXED REPERTORY 8p, $25-$74 Low Spirits The Porter Draw, The Bluebird Specials, Peg Leg Joe 9p, TBD Marble Brewery Downtown Naughty Professor 7-10p, FREE Mine Shaft Tavern Madrid Duo Rasminko GYPSY JAZZ 3-7p Open mic w/ Timbo 8p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Doug Muchmore 1:30-5p The Replicators 6p-close, FREE Outpost Performance Space Claudia Villela Quartet 8p, $25-$30 Q Bar DJ Mike T & Big Phill ’80S ’90S 9p-1:30a, FREE Rio Grande Zoo The Young Dubliners CELTIC ROCK 6-9:30p, $3-$10 Sister Bar Etiquette Sessions 9p-1:30a, TBD The Stage Santa Ana Casino Las Vegas Nights DJ GMinor 9p, $5-$10 Taos Inn Stacy Joy 4-6p Pleasure Pilots 7-10p, FREE Vernon’s Black Diamond Sina Soul R&B 7:30-10:30p Ali Rae ACOUSTIC 6-9p, FREE
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ABQ Museum Amphitheater Isabella Rosetta 2-5p, FREE Mariano Morales & Pikante, The ABQ Jazz Orchestra 7-10p, $14-$16 Blackbird Buvette 76th Street INDIE POP 4p Northeast Northwest AMERICANA SOUL 7p Dog Chasing Cat, Slow Jeremiah 9p, FREE Cooperage DJ SALSA 9:30p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery Eryn L. Bent 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Stacey Joy ACOUSTIC SOUL 2-5p Jaka AFRO AMERICAN 8:30p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Stephanie Eason 9p, $5 DT Growers’ Market Racin Kreyol Band 9-11a, FREE Effex Nightclub Overwerk ELECTRO 9p-2a, $8 El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 John Carey AMERICANA 9p, $5 Gravity Nighclub Enchanted Paint Party 7p, $10-$15 Imbibe Ryan Shea 10p, FREE Isleta Amphitheater Korn, Avenged Sevenfold NÜ METAL 1p/$25-$150
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LIV E MUSI C Launchpad Sense & Change, Speed One, Walt Deez 9:30p, $5 The Lensic Santa Fe Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 8p, $25-$74 Low Spirits Gilded Cage Burlesk & Variete 9p, $10 Marble Brewery DT Alex Maryol Band 8-11p, FREE Mine Shaft Tavern Madrid Eryn Bent FOLK ROCK 3-7p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Rock Bottom 1:30-5p Nite Wolf 6p-close, FREE Old Town Plaza Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, Wagogo 1-4p, FREE The Palace Vanilla Pop 10p, TBD Q Bar DJ TOP 40 9p-1:30a, $10 Sandia Casino Amphitheater Mariachi Spectacular 7p, $53.50-$64.50 Savoy Hoodoo Swamp Kings 6-9p, FREE Seasons Chris Dracup Trio 6:309:30p, FREE The Stage Santa Ana Casino Luxe DJ Automatic 9p, $5-$10 Taos Inn All the Wrong Reasons INDIE 4p Bone Orchard CELTIC WESTERN 7p, FREE Vernon’s Black Diamond Shane Wallin 6-9p, FREE The DCN Project R&B TRIO 7:30-10:30p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Travis Joel Band INDIE 9:30p, FREE
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Blackbird Buvette World Famous Brunch! w/ Whiskey Priest 12p The Weekend w/ Wae Fonky 7p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge Chipper Jones, Times Table CRTTRZ 9p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery The Fabulous Martini Tones 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Brunch: The Santa Fe Revue BLUE GRASS BLUES 12-3p Tom Rheam TRUMPETEER 8p, FREE El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 Nacha Mendez & Co. 7-10p, FREE The Kosmos Saxaphone! Quartet! SAX! 10:30a, $5-$15 Marble Brewery DT The LoveleighS NEW TIMEY 3-6p, FREE Mineshaft Tavern Madrid The Barbwires SOUL BLUES 3-7p Overmans Obie & Son FOLK 3-7p, FREE O’Niell’s Heights Jeez La Weez 4-7p,FREE O’Niell’s Nob Hill Adobe Bros. BLUEGRASS 4-7p, FREE Outpost Peformance Space Tootie Heath, Ethan Iverson, Ben Street Trio JAZZ 8-10p, $25-$30 Rail Yard Market Skip Batchelor, WildeWood 9a-3p, FREE Seasons Todd Tijerina & Dave Heidt 6:30-9:30p, FREE
Spinn’s Burgers & Beer Lightning Hall ACOUSTIC FOLK 3-6p, FREE Taos Inn The Bluebird Specials 4-6p Bob Andrews 7-10p, FREE
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Blackbird Buvette Daniel Amedee & Sarah Burke FOLK 6p, FREE Blackwater Music Ryan Farish Black Burner 7p, $8 Corrales Bistro Brewery The Accidentals 6p, FREE El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 Tiho Dimitrov 8:30p, FREE Launchpad Slaine, TMB, Ill Methods 7:30p, $20 Low Spirits Lady Uranium, Everyone is Dirty, Nocturnal Co. 9p, $5 Marcello’s Chophouse Open Mic Night 6p, FREE Sister Bar Cactus Tractor, The Love Leighs, Billy Crooze & Bunnycat 9p-1a, $5
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Alamosa Branch Library Trio Trujillo TRUMPET 3-4p, FREE Blackbird Buvette Groove the Dig w/ Old School John DJ PUNK GARAGE 10p, FREE Brickyard Pizza Open Mic Night w/ Chris Dracup 8:30p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery David McCullough 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Matt Campbell TROUBADOUR 8p, FREE El Farol Santa FE Flamenco 6:30p, $25 Canyon Road BLUES 8:30p, FREE Launchpad Being As An Ocean, Capsize, My Iron Lung 8p, $12 Marcello’s Chop House Open Piano Night 6p, FREE Mineshaft Tavern Madrid Timbo Jam 7p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Steve Kinabrew 6p-close, FREE Taos Inn Kyle Brewer Band 7-10p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Alex Maryol Duo BLUES 8p, FREE
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Slightly Stoopid brings its laidback tunes and breezy disposition to Isleta Ampitheater (5601 University SE, 505.452.5100) on July 23 at 7p. Pulling from different genres, the group uses a completely unique blend of hip hop, funk, metal, blues and folk to create reggae-infused tunes that have a sound all of their own. Tickets are $43-$103 (isletaamphitheater.net). Sister Bar Civil Union, Ballets, Prison of Sound 9p-1a, $5 Taos Inn Martha Reich 4-6p Jacob & James FOLK 7-10p, FREE
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ABQ Bio Park The Blue Hornets SKA 6-9p, $3-$10 Blackbird Buvette Stacey Joy COUNTRY BLUES 7p KGB Club DJ GOTH DARKWAVE 10p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery Karl Zink 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe The Bus Tapes 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Tyler Stephens 9p, $5 El Farol Santa Fe Flamenco 6:30p, $25 Imbibe Throwback Thurs. DJ Flo Fader 9p, FREE Main Library Songs & Stories w/ Sean Etigson KIDS 10:30-11:30a, FREE Marble Brewery DT Cali Shaw Band LATIN AMERICANA 7-10p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Three Hole Punch 6pclose, FREE Monte Vista Firestation Alex Maryol, FREE Q Bar Latin Gold DJ Quico 9p1:30a, FREE
Savoy DCN Project 6-9p, FREE Sister Bar Texylvania, Jonny Cats, Abandoned Mansions 9p-1a, $5 Taos Inn Kim Treiber COUNTRY 7-10p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Natural Vibe 9:30p, FREE
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El Rey Theater Loudpvck, Worhty ELECTRONIC DJ 8p-1a, $8-$10 Hiland Theater Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein, & the Hot 9 8-10p, $20-$45
Hotel Andaluz Jazz Brasiliero BRAZIL JAZZ 6:30-9:30p, FREE Imbibe DJ Malik 10p, FREE Isleta Amphitheater Motely Crüe THE FINAL TOUR 7p, $36-$661 Isleta The Showroom Easton Corbin 8-9:30p, $20-$30 Launchpad Thee Sanctuary: Deviance 9p, $10 The Lensic Santa Fe Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Juan Siddi FLAMENCO 8p,$25-$74 Low Spirits The Withdrawals 9p, TBD Marble Brewery Downtown Boris McCutcheon & the Salt Licks 8-11p, FREE Mineshaft Tavern Madrid Paw & Erik 5p Todd Tijerina BLUES 8p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Cowboy Scott 1:30-5p Memphis P-Tails 6p-close, FREE Monte Vista Firestation Chris Dracup, 9p, FREE
Q Bar DJ Mike T & Big Phill 9p1:30a, FREE Rio Grande Zoo The Bruebeck Brothers JAZZ 6-9:30p, $3-$10 South Broadway Cultural Center July Jams w/ Joe Sais OLDIES 7-9p, $15 The Stage Santa Ana Casino Las Vegas Nights DJ Mark Stylez 9p, $5-$10 Sunshine Theater Zomboy 8p-1a, $21 Taos Inn Sympathy & the Lion 4-6p Saving Damsels 7-10p, FREE
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ABQ Museum Amphitheater En-Joy SALSA 7-10p, $12-$14 Blackbird Buvette Michael Weaver LIVE JUKEBOX 7p Fresh Fri. w/ DJ Cello HIP HOP 10p, FREE Blackwater Music Lorna Shore,Eat a Helicopter, Brotherhood is Legend METAL 7-11p, $8 Broken Bottle Brewery Taking Cover 8-9p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge Lindy Vision, Red Light Cameras, Nathan New RELEASE PARTY 10p, FREE Casa Esencia DJ 9p-1:30a, $10-$20 Corrales Bistro Brewery Cynical Bird 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Chris Dracup 5-7:30p Felix y Los Gatos 8:30p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Tyler Stephens 9p, $5
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ypically speaking, Orgone describes a universal life force — creative forces coming together organically in nature to produce something beautiful. That’s exactly how the eponymous band approaches its music. Nowadays, it is very rare that you come across a band like Orgone with Orgone. In a business dominated James Whiton by over-produced, overnight pop and DJ Chach sensations that come and go with 9p, Wed., Jul. 16 the blink of an eye, Orgone has Launchpad carefully carved its niche in the music 618 Central SW scene. A quick listen to any one of $12 their funky groove-laden songs, and holdmyticket.com you’re transported back to the late orgonespace.com launchpadrocks.com ’60s/early ’70s, jamming out to your parents’ records. Simply put, Orgone is good-time soul music with an emphasis on funk and blues that honestly is like nothing you’ve heard in a few decades. With numerous studio albums available to the public and more than 10 years’ worth of musical fusion created, Orgone plans on staying put for years to come and influencing an entirely new generation of young musicians. You owe it to yourself to witness one of the most unique bands in the country right now. —Todd Rohde
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ome of the most passionate and emotionally raw music conducive to reckless abandon was born from times of 9p, Wed., Jul. 23 Sister Bar social and political unrest. There’s 407 Central NW, something to external pressures 505.242.4900 and turmoil that lend to the need $8 to dance, sing, yell and sweat. holdmyticket.com Enter afrobeat, a genre conceived sisterthebar.com in the 1970s in West Africa by Fela zongojunction.net Kuti. Kuti took highlife, a sound that had cropped up in southern Nigeria in the ’60s, and merged it with sounds from America, particularly jazz and funk. The genre is now enjoying a worldwide renaissance with bands like Brooklyn’s Zongo Junction, a nine-piece band heavy on horns and percussion. Charles Ferguson, a drummer and San Francisco native, started the band in Brooklyn in 2009, after spending some time in Ghana, Africa. It’s a big band sound with noted influences like Sun Ra, Wu-Tang Clan, The Walkmen, Talking Heads and Dirty Projectors. Members have fluctuated, but the sound remains solid. Horns are well spaced, calling over repetitive rhythms. The result is a jazzy, funkadelic, hip-shaking sound that taps into the deep roots of the West African and American soul. Zongo Junction released its first album, Thieves!, in 2010. The band is touring in support of its new album, No Discount, out this month. —Kristin Kurens
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Man or Astro-man? WITH SALLIE FORD, WRAY
8p, Sun., Jul. 20 Launchpad 618 Central SW, 505.764.8887
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he southern cult heroes of sci-fi drenched surf rock are back after a long hiatus. The inception of Man or Astro-man? began in the early ’90s in Alabama. Songs brim with Dick Dale-inspired licks, old sci-fi B-movie samples and a miscellany of electronic instruments like the theremin and Tesla coil. Three musicians — Star Crunch on guitar, Birdstuff on drums and Coco on bass and other instruments — came together to form a space surf punk band with an intense love of science-fiction. Their steadfast commitment to maintaining their extraterrestrial alter-egos teeters on the absurd. They have yet to even allude to an earthly existence publicly. The band’s prolific career in the ’90s gave way to a long pause in the aughts. 2013 saw the release of DEFCON 5…4…3…2…1 and a host of live shows. The new tracks live up to the legend the band has established for itself, with an inertia that is alive and well. I was fortunate enough to catch the trio’s set at Austin Psych Fest 2013, after not having seen them for more than a decade. The live show does not disappoint. The band emits fantastic energy while tearing into songs, glowing in space suits and chuckling over space-geek humor. —Kristin Kurens
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o doubt that we Burqueños love our city. What’s not to like? Well, let’s not bite our tongues, now. I think we all have an opinion on areas for improvement. Personally, when I travel to other major cities, especially out of the country, I always think how Albuquerque would love some great planning feature that improves the lives of residents. On a trip to Amsterdam, I enjoyed the “Complete Streets” urban design that safely accommodated automobiles, buses, light rails, pedestrians and, of course, all those Dutch bicycles, not to mention the multi-store parking structures filled with BIKES, not cars. No bike? No problem. I rented a groovy cruiser from the impressive bikesharing station and went along my merry way through all that is Amsterdam. Not only do I reminisce about the foreign adventures, but I also practically foam at the mouth discussing those sensible, exemplary urban planning wonders. Now that I’m engaged in my own city’s prosperity, it is very refreshing to have a socially networked forum to take the conversations further into action with Urban ABQ. “Urban ABQ is a web-based organization built around making Albuquerque more bikeable, walkable, urban and people-friendly,” said Dan Majewski, community organizer, urban planner, and member of Complete Streets Leadership Team. “We all love Albuquerque; that’s why we’re here. But a lot of us are resentful that it’s such a car-dependent town.” That can be traced back to the Duke City’s growth during a time when cars ruled in city planning departments nationwide. “There’s infrastructure built solely around the automobile when Albuquerque was growing quickly in the ’50s-’70s,” Majewski said. “However, it’s financially unsustainable to build all of these roads and infrastructure at such a low density. There’s not enough of a tax base to pay for it.” This also raises issues of social equity, he noted, since nearly half of the population does not own or cannot drive an automobile. “We’ve essentially designed a discriminatory transportation system,” Majewski said. “We’re trying to get a civil, apolitical conversation going about ... what we want to see in the future regarding bikeability, walkability and density,” he said. Urban ABQ started as a blog several years ago by Tim Trujillo, who collaborated with Majewski. The organization has grown rapidly and is planning initiatives catalyzed by Urban ABQ meetings and discussions, like “Parquitos” (Parklets) and “ABQ CiQlovía.” “Parquitos involves taking on-street car parking spaces and replacing them with outdoor seating,” continued Majewski. “We’re looking at Zendo for our first parklet.” ABQ CiQlovia closes off the streets for a few hours and programs the street to a linear block party for those on foot and bike. It’s an all-ages event and an opportunity for people to use the streets. The first one will be September 21. urbanabq.com • facebook.com/urban.ABQ facebook.com/abqciqlovia
Shavone A. Otero loves nerding out on improving community engagement through urban planning.
A total of 60 artists, 20 from Los Angeles and 30 from Albuquerque, will take part in the one-night MAS ATTACK exhibit. Included will be Chad Person’s currency-on-canvas piece “Ursa’s Sister” (left) and “Little Suit” (right) by Event Dent.
Artist flash mob Los Angeles, Albuquerque artists team up for one-night ‘potluck’ exhibit with a pop culture edge the event. She said the exact character of the show won’t entirely take shape until the or one night only, Albuquerque is work is up and guests arrive. being invaded — by artists. MAS ATTACK, a city-to-city exhibit put “Each artist chooses his or her own artwork on by ARTRA Curatorial, hails to put in the show. So in that sense there is from Los Angeles. It is a project designed no overarching theme or curatorial intent,” to put together 30 L.A. artists with 30 she told Local iQ. “I am not 100 percent Albuquerque artists to create a [sure] what each artist will be collage exhibit meant to spark showing, which is kind of conversation, creativity and exciting. I expect to see art EXHIBIT collaboration. with a gritty, pop culture edge MAS ATTACK as opposed to the traditional, ARTRA conceptualized this SUBTITLE more polished themes we gypsy exhibit to combat gallery 7-11p, Sat., Jul. 19 might see at art venues limitations artists faced after CREATIVE ALBUQUERQUE elsewhere in the state.” 115 4TH NW, 505.268.1920 the economic crisis of recent FREE years. Thus a traveling art This show will present raw, creativeabq.org “potluck” was born. There are culturally relevant art to downtownabq.com no commercial galleries and match the statement of the no sales — simply art, the MAS ATTACK project. The people who created it and the audience can expect paintings, population that admires it. sculptures, prints and drawings, as well as “a surprise or two.” A growing phenomenon, MAS ATTACK attracted about 3,000 people to the first Zastudil described this exhibit as a place to two events in San Francisco and Las Vegas. cultivate relationships and collaborations ARTRA is partnering with Downtown among artists for the future; provide local Action Team and Creative Albuquerque artists with an awareness of other artists in to present MAS ATTACK: Albuquerque the country working with similar themes; edition. and present Albuquerque as the home of Albuquerque curator Nancy Zastudil invited diverse creators who are eager to engage with others. the 30 Duke City artists who, along with their L.A. counterparts, will be attending “I anticipate that the event will further BY KATHERINE OOSTMAN
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encourage Albuquerque artists to pave their own way in terms of getting their work out into the world, and to not wait around for, or rely on, art organizations or galleries to give them a show,” Zastudil said. “Why not take a road trip and host a one-night exhibition in a new city with a bunch of artist friends? What other ideas might we come up with that support a wide range of artists and various styles of art making?” Zastudil and everyone involved in this project are looking for new ways to present art to the public and for opportunities to throw around ideas. MAS ATTACK not only brings relevant, yet eclectic, art together into one space, but it also seeks to expand the platforms on which Albuquerque showcases art. This unique event offers an opportunity for individual artists from two different geographical backgrounds to present their styles, opinions and talents to the community. While creating a fun environment in which to learn and share, the artists and sponsors are using innovation to promote cultural exchange. “I cherish the fact that many artists have been bearing witness to what is happening in the world and trying to challenge and hold us as accountable – politically, socially, environmentally,” Zastudil said. “Those are the people I want to work alongside.”
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This exhibit discusses the many signs and symbols used in colonial art that were part of everyday language in the colonial period but whose meaning is often lost in contemporary times. FREE
Maria Ross and Anne Farrell feature new works of woven wire structures, 3-D creations, drawings and more. 5-7p, FREE
MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 CAMINO LEJO, SANTA FE, 505.982.2226
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Modular Origami Learn about modular origami and make a 30 Unit Phizz ball. 4p, FREE TAYLOR RANCH LIBRARY 5700 BOGART NW, 505.897.8816
PAGE COLEMAN STUDIO 6320-B LINN NE, 505.238.5071
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New works by Susan Wing will be up for view. Conceptual art at its best. 5-8p, FREE
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libevents.abclibrary.org
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Sailing to Byzantium
Shape Shifter
Bio Morphed
Teruko Wilde
New prints by artist Roger Arvid Anderson will be on display. 5-7p, FREE
Abstract artwork by David Solomon will be up for view. 5-7:30p, FREE
Josh Garber, Shawn Smith and Rex Ray display their work inspired by the natural world around them. 5-7p, FREE
Landscape paintings by this artist are featured. 5-7p, FREE
newconceptgallery.com THROUGH AUG. 28: RECEPTION/EXHIBIT
New Watercolors Robert Highsmith presents new landscape works. 5-7p, FREE MARIGOLD ARTS 424 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.982.4142
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Plane/Plain
EXHIBIT/208 208 BROADWAY SE, 505.450.6884
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NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 CANYON ROAD, SANTA FE, 505.795.7570
HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART
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Water Spirits Walking on the Land This solo show by artist Cate Moses will include paintings, photographs and more. 5-7p, FREE SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN 1600 ST. MICHAELS, SANTA FE, 505.473.6011
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Brainstorm
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Oil paints, mixed media and more from artist Javier Lopez Barbosa and JD Hansen are on display. 5-8p, FREE
Sacred Geometry
MARK WHITE FINE ART 414 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.982.2073
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This multi-media event will celebrate works of art created through fractals, sprials, chaos and more. 7p, $20-$25 HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART, 238 LEDOUX, TAOS, 575.758.9826
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Matrix Fine Art & New Grounds Gallery Two Galleries, one convenient Nob Hill location, large selection of contemporary art! Open Wed.- Sun., 10am-6pm; Tue., 10am-4pm. 3812 CENTRAL AVE SE 505-268-8952 newgroundsgallery.com matrixfineart.com
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Sumner & Dene
Mariposa Gallery, celebrating it’s 40th year, effusively thank all of the great support and love of the gallery these many years. Here’s to 40 more! HOURS: Mon-Sat, 11a-6p Sun, Noon-5p
Sumner & Dene specializes in the unique, with 75 artists in 7,000 sq. ft. filled with paintings, jewelry, crafts and fun gifts. July’s featured exhibit is Mark Horst: Figures & More. HOURS: Mon-Fri, 10a-6p; Sat 10a-5p; Sun, Noon-4p.
3500 CENTRAL SE 505.268.6828 mariposa-gallery.com
517 CENTRAL NW • 505.842.1400 sumnerdene.com
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Here & There, Paintings of the Southwest & Beyond One man show with Lee MacLeod will display new works depicting en plain air landscapes. 5-8p, FREE PURPLE SAGE GALERIA 201 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.450.4059
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TOTAL ARTS GALLERY 122-A KIT CARSON, TAOS, 575.758.4667
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s cities expand, much of the native wildlife is forced into hiding or extinction. Cate Moses, a New Mexicobased artist, is passionate about examining nature’s reaction to external stressors through her work. Her paintings, photographs and installations explore the textures and contrasts of the clashing worlds, featuring subjects like a deer tangled in graffiti and a bear trapped behind walls. Often borrowing from traditional Native American styles of art, Moses’ work centralizes on the ever-changing state of nature. Her solo exhibit, Water Spirits Walking on the Land, seeks to expand this vision by addressing climate change and droughtinflicted forest fires, examining how this affects all life. Moses seeks to honor nature and draw attention to the intricacies enabling existence. She believes humanity’s inattention to the “water spirits” has resulted in their hiding from us and uses her art to remedy such oversight. This approach is one that Moses embodies, as her work seeks to bring attention to the necessity and wonder of the ecosystem, too often forgotten in the chaos of modern life. —Katherine Oostman
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his one-man show explores the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transvestite in postwar East Berlin whose life spanned Nazi rule to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Written by the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doug Wright, directed by the multitalented Lou Clark and featuring Albuquerque theater favorite Hal Simons in the role of von I Am My Own Wife Mahlsdorf and 30-some 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, other characters, I Am My Sun, Jul. 11-27 Own Wife offers a striking The Vortex Theatre 2004 Central SE, depiction of Germany in 505.247.8600 the latter half of the 20th $20 century. The play follows the vortexabq.org East Berlin transvestite and cultural hero von Mahlsdorf as she navigates the encroaching dangers of both the Nazi and communist regimes. As the Vortex Theatre prepares to move to a new location at the end of the summer, go out and be entertained at its old Central Avenue location. The Vortex will be relocating to 2900 Carlisle NE later this summer. Visit its website to keep up with the transition. —Ashkii Hatathlie
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t’s tough to point to this or that concert as a highlight of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Actually, Marc Neikrug, the festival’s artistic director, avoids the term “highlight.” That’s because he thinks of every concert as one. “Marc’s approach to this, and I agree, is that every concert is planned so that it represents the festival at the highest level,” said festival executive director Steve Ovitsky. The pre-eminent summer festival’s 42nd Santa Fe season begins July 20 at St. Francis Chamber Music Auditorium in Santa Fe. The program has Festival a Franz Schubert string trio, a Johannes Jul. 20-Aug. 25 Brahms piano quartet and British composer Julian Anderson’s “The Bearded Lady,” a MULTIPLE VENUES AND PRICES work for clarinet and piano. The season sfcmf.org concludes six weeks later on Aug. 25 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. In between are a string of concerts, including a series of midday piano recitals and two performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Archduke Trio with artist-in-residence Yefim Bronfman. The festival returns to Simms Auditorium at Albuquerque Academy for four concerts: July 23, with music of Beethoven and Dmitri Shostakovich; July 30, with the Orion String Quartet; Aug. 6, with music of Beethoven, Dvorak and Lowell Liebermann; and Aug. 13, with works of Mozart and Olivier Messiaen. Check the website for details. —David Steinberg
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I The cast of the new WGN television series Manhattan poses on the Santa Fe set of the show, which is designed to represent 1940s Los Alamos, N.M. The cast features (left to right) Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Alexia Fast, Daniel Stern, John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, Michael Chernus, Eddie Shin, Katja Herbers, Harry Lloyd and Christopher Denham.
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hot, dusty wind was blowing in Santa Fe on the afternoon of the recent Manhattan press junket, which seemed apt for some reason. I was quick to seek cover in the van that would take me to the locale of WGN’s upcoming New Mexico-set drama about the creation of the atomic bomb. Daniel Stern (Home Alone), who acts in the show, sat in front of me. He was stressing that he really wanted to go to Enchantment 2014, New Mexico’s first official regional Burning Man event, over Fourth of July weekend. I arrived a couple of minutes late and missed the start of the tour. After looking aimless for a bit, I caught up with Ruth, the production designer, who was leading the journalists through the set modeled after 1940s Los Alamos — the site of the bomb’s development. As I assimilated into the group, Ruth was describing a buildingin-progress, which was “either a shoemaker or a barbershop.” I don’t know if she meant both — this may have been the Taco Bell/ Pizza Hut combination of the 1940s. Later, I was ushered this way and that, as the cast and crew were stationed in pairs within different sets (the barracks, the lab, so on, so forth). Somebody powdered my face and, for the first time in my life, I was “camera ready.” Our interviews with cast and crew would be filmed. The journalist next to me was checking for boogers with his camera phone. He was all clear.
My most fruitful conversation, I think, was with the show’s creator, Sam Shaw, (Masters of Sex) and executive producer and director Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing), both of whom elaborated nicely on my fumbled inquiries. I asked about the challenges that come with not only recreating but also reworking such a morally complex event in American history. “Telling the story from the bottom up,” Shaw replied. “Finding a human window into a really big subject.” Schlamme remarked that although they themselves are having a constant conversation about ethics, the characters aren’t. “That’s not what was going on every day,” he stated. I asked about the longevity of the show — I mean, it’s leading up to one event (the bombing of Hiroshima), maybe two (Nagasaki), but … what then? “We have really long sleeves,” said Shaw. Of course, no historical data will be changed, Schlamme stressed, but “the storytelling options for these characters are infinite. Truly infinite.” Shaw added, “That’s the great pleasure of television. We certainly have a road map, but it’s organic.” After all the interviews had been conducted, they fed me and sent me on my way. I decided, however, to stick around to complete on my own the parts of the tour I missed, which made for a more atmospheric sojourn in the little town. I passed the dusty schoolyard, an antiquated general store, and
daunting barracks, uniform and drab. I was harkened back to a time of clunky vehicles, high-waisted trousers and brash typewriters. There was something unsettling about it, too. Eerie vibes abound, reminiscent of Salem, Mass., known for its witch trials in the late 17th century. A different aesthetic, sure, but the same sense of secrecy and hushed gossip, and a similar, panic-breeding cloud looming. The enemy is listening, a flyer informed me as I walked past. He wants to know what you know. I had earlier mentioned the Salem connection to leading man John Benjamin Hickey, who plays Frank Winter, the central scientist behind the bomb’s development. He went along but remarked that The Crucible was “more about religious and moral hypocrisy.” Next to him was Olivia Williams (or Ms. Cross from Rushmore, as I know her), who plays his wife, a botanist named Liza. “There was a similar whipping up of enthusiasm and hysteria,” she added, having my back. But instead of the devil, or witchcraft, “the hysteria driving the invention was the fear of Hitler winning the war.” After the interviews and my self-conducted tour, I left feeling the aftershock of my first press junket, which was a whirlwind, both nerve-wracking and surprisingly transportive. Just being on set, I was displaced to a time of political intrigue and darker shades of human nature, or, as Hickey put it, “It was a time when secrets could be kept.” (Manhattan premieres Sunday, July 27 on WGN.)
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f you’ve never seen a child of the earth, it’s like looking directly into the face of hell. They’re not technically crickets, they’re larger than a half dollar and look like a cricket or a red ant juiced up on steroids. If a swarm of them banded together, I’m pretty sure they could overthrow the government and make all living creatures do their bidding. The local production company Faulty Trail Productions has recently made a horror comedy called Child of the Earth. I wasn’t sure if this movie actually had a child of the earth in it, but I was scared just thinking about it. I imagined Antie from Honey I Shrunk the Kids, resurrected and out for revenge. I recently spoke to Sam Blankenship, a writer, producer and actor from the Faulty Trail Productions team and told him of the conclusions I drew from the title. “That should be our sequel!” he said, laughing. Alas, Child of the Earth is actually a story about five friends who set up camp on unfamiliar grounds, despite multiple warnings. Instead of a weekend filled with alcohol and debauchery, they get something much more terrifying. So, what sets this camp horror movie apart from any of the other hundreds of camp horror movies? “We really wanted to stretch the imagination,” Blankenship said. “We knew we were going into a stereotypical genre and wanted to make sure that we provided something fresh and odd for the audience. Our initial goal changed as the script developed, and we ended up creating a horror comedy that is backed by the actors’ improvisation.” If a director allows improvisation and embraces collaboration, it can really inspire positive results. Blankenship agreed: “The cast and crew is made up of hard-working, dedicated and hilarious people. Our director, Ryan Long, has a vision in mind, but is open to interpretation and is willing to let the producers and actors collaborate without feeling like his toes are being stepped on.” They have been working on this movie for more than a year, with a budget less than $500. “The cast and crew worked on this production free of charge. They provided their own meals and gas to locations,” he said. “Our goal for the next movie is to be able to pay it forward a bit. We would like to be able to give back to the people that are helping us. All the money earned is going directly toward the next production in order to help provide talent and get new gear to improve our overall film.” The Faulty Trail Productions team will premiere Child of the Earth at the South Broadway Cultural Center (1025 Broadway SE) on July 26 at 8p. You can buy tickets through the movie’s indiegogo campaign for only eight bucks. Go to indiegogo.com/projects/child-of-theearth to get your tickets and toss a few bucks into their jar to help them out. Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program (directorscutradio.com). He can be reached at dan@directorscutradio.com.
P LA N E T WAVES ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) If you want to tap an energy source that will get you moving, let it come from a deep place. Ideas and insights will not suffice. They are helpful and you have a lot to say these days. But that is merely the wind above the tide. The tide, the moving water, is what you want to carry you. This is not about emoting but rather about feeling your strength as inner presence, as confidence and as freedom from the usual array of security issues that are so abundant these days. Your next major decision is not the usual “leap without looking” endeavor. Rather, there are additional points of grounding and of confirmation available that will confirm that you’re making the right choice. One of those is harmony between the inner and the outer environments, which can flow seamlessly into one another. If there is conflict between what you feel and your external feedback — emotional resistance from others — pause and investigate what that is about. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) One definition of “true love” that I would propose is the ability to love oneself in the presence of another person. Most of what we call true love is the seemingly direct transaction: I love you and you love me. There’s a more complex dynamic at play, which seems to be about how we feel about ourselves in the presence of others. I think that as we find a path out of the current dark maze that our society calls love, the self-acceptance factor is the one to look out for. It reverses the notion of love from something that is projected and introjected into something that is admitted to be an inner experience. No matter what may be going on outside you, your entire experience of life is mediated by your mind, your feelings, your perceptions. I suggest you test this logic — instead of “how much does he/she love me?” consider that the question is “how do I feel about myself when I am with you?” GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) Now that Mercury has stationed direct in your sign, you can see how quickly the tide can turn. What made no sense, or was frustrating your best efforts, can suddenly run smoothly. Completely bungled communications can seem to sort themselves out. Seemingly intractable problems can unravel. You might ask how this happens. You might ask what factors of your own consciousness contribute to your perception of problems that may not even exist. There is, however, one matter that is calling for immediate focus. If the question involves sex, then the underlying matter relates to health. If everyone is healthy, there really is no issue. If the matter involves money, make sure you sort out the motives of the people involved and see whose intentions are self-serving and related to power, and whose intentions relate to taking care of others. You cannot change people but it always helps to know who they are. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) The Sun’s alignment with Pluto is giving you the confidence to meet a certain person in a direct, bold and confident way. They may seem like they have more power or influence than you, though I assure you it does not feel that way to them. You are very likely to seem the more confident person in the dynamic, and if you don’t remember that you won’t understand why someone you perceive as powerful or confident does not seem to be acting that way. In fact if you notice the things they say that hint at how invisible they feel, and take that as a clue, you will make progress on clear communication with them. Remember, though, that you may feel like they have inordinate influence over you, such as in the sexual realm, and they are unlikely to register this fact. To them you seem bolder, brighter, more visible and full of vitality. Keep that in mind and things will make a lot more sense. LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) Don’t fall for the sensation of being lost. Choose any one point of orientation and that feeling will disappear. That might be
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work. It might be your health. It might be your family. If you have one focused motive or intention, your other priorities will fall into their correct place. You cannot sort them all out at once, or take care of everything at once. It will be simple enough to put things in order, once you know your first priority. In reality, all of the subjects I’ve described are related; it’s really a matter of emphasis what you call it. While you’re prioritizing, I suggest you comb through the events of the past six months and notice whether you’re still responding to life in ways that may have been appropriate much earlier in the year. Many things are about to change in your life, and it will help immensely if you keep your focus on the present and the future. You may not know it yet, but the past really is gone.
have no special need to address them now. Therefore, align yourself with their present, and keep your focus in that framework of reality. This will have the effect of calling you forth into your present, where you know that you can see over the limits that may have been in your life before. You have not necessarily surpassed each limit. You may still have work to do (who doesn’t?). Yet you know that this is also a matter of two points of view; two approaches to life. One is deeply engrained, indeed, it goes back generations. One points to the way that anyone goes beyond history, beyond the limits supposedly set on their success and happiness by their predecessors. Others will lead the way for you, and you will lead the way for them.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) Mercury, the planet associated with your sign, has returned to direct motion in the angle of your chart associated with your professional activities and reputation. You may discover that a long series of developments that made no sense, or that seemed to work to your disadvantage, have put you in a position of distinct advantage. You need to think in a clear strategy. Your plan cannot merely be about how to achieve your goals. That would be easy enough. Rather, you need to achieve your goals and make sure that you don’t do any damage; that you work with others and build relationships for the future; that you learn and know what you are learning. What you’re experiencing is on one level a political exercise. It’s about fostering mutual cooperation. The person who brings this idea into the equation is the one who is helping pioneer a future where we go beyond winners and losers, and where the game is about everyone coming out ahead.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) Do not cower in the face of beauty. Stand tall and make friends with those who are talented, passionate and charismatic. Consider them an example for how you can be. You would be wise to consider them a reflection of your potential self. One other suggestion, as the Cancer Sun moves into opposition to Pluto in Capricorn. You need to understand the impact you have on others. You’re quick to assume that you make no special impression; it would seem that many times you feel invisible. If that’s your perception, you have that backwards. You often make a profound impression on others — though you almost always miss this fact. If the impression you make does not align with how you feel about yourself, that is, if you are wondering how or why you could influence someone or be so noticeable cus it’s just lil ol’ you, I suggest you study the details of life more. Engage in closer conversation with people until you get a sense of who and what they perceive when they experience you.
LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) You seem ready to attempt something that in the past would have had you shaking at the knees. However, you’ve come a long way since then, and you’ve come a long way the past couple of months. You can question whether you’re confident enough. You can question whether you’re ready. You can question whether you’re standing on a solid foundation. But the only way to answer those questions is through experience. Experience will require that you actually assert yourself — or rather, that you continue to do so, because Mars in your sign for the past seven months has done a lot for your initiative. Said another way, you’ve figured out that your role is not merely passive; your role is not merely to adapt. Your role is to be someone who changes your world in creative ways. And to the extent that anyone can ever give you permission to do that, you just got it.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) Compared to prior times in your life, even fairly recent ones, you are relatively free of over-burden or complexity. I know that everyone’s life seems complicated, but as people grow and master their various challenges, it’s easy to forget just how mixed up things were not so long ago. This gives you flexibility, it gives you a measure of freedom and a bit of excess capacity to assist someone who may be in need. Consider who in your life could benefit from your support — it may be intellectual, it may be something you can do for them in the political arena of business, or it might be a way you can assist with a financial strategy. Someone may reach out to you, or you may have been observing them for a while. I suggest you be efficient and a bit shrewd in how you offer your assistance, SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) Mars retrograde is over, and the planet and how you go about implementing it. that traditionally rules your sign will soon This may be as simple as an introduction be in your sign; then you can add up your to someone else, an idea, or focusing a various losses and gains and see where you group effort among others perfectly capable really stand with yourself. But before that of making something happen. happens, you’re about to go on a kind of PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) odyssey — an inner and outer adventure. Some of the places you go will seem oddly Stay close to who and what you love the most. I know that recent months have had familiar. Others will seem entirely new. you running so hard you’ve been at the What you must be careful of, in the first instance, is your unconscious actions point of overheating. These experiences leading to strife among others. The core have led to finding ways to simplify your of this journey is being able to maintain life, and keeping close to the experiences your mindfulness and understand the you value the most is a reward for that. impact of your thoughts and your actions. There is a point of contact approaching. Said another way, you are learning to pay It looks like a combination of sexual and attention. This does not mean tiptoeing creative. Looking at those words on the around others who are easily provoked. page, however I am reminded how few It means engaging them directly, and people would use them in the same recognizing the influence that you have sentence, no more than they would say on them and on your environment. You have substantial power in your hands. You “taking a shower” and “creative” in the must learn how to use it wisely — and the same sentence. Well, besides the fact that many great ideas have been born in the next three to four weeks will bring many shower, sex and creativity are flames in the opportunities to do so. same fire. One feeds the other. Where one SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) As you communicate and otherwise relate is strong, the other has a much greater to people, be sure not to hold them to your chance of being strong. It looks like your passion and your talent are approaching past. It’s likely that others have moved a flashpoint. This is art. This is love. This beyond certain spiritual or emotional matters that you are still grappling with, or is life.
THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSSWORD “FOR ABBA FANS” By Byron Walden, edited by Ben Tausig. Difficulty 4/5 ACROSS 1 Bed bugs?
40 Word mincer’s words
4 Where it pays to be a jerk
5 Bounds
41 Jolt and RC, e.g.
10 In need of a massage, say
42 “Interested in verse? You should read ‘The Bells’ ”?
5 The only woman on Time’s list of the 20 most influential 20thcentury business geniuses
14 Minnesotabased mower maker 15 Many people go to the mat for him 16 LaBeouf who’s done some heavy lifting 17 Surrounded by 18 Mascara ad adjective 20 UNICEF spokesperson who’s gotten their money back? 22 Comment before canoodling
45 “SCTV” musical spoof inspired by “Evita” 46 Pantry item that can be turned into an emergency candle
37 Be part of the cast of 38 Pitchers 39 Boston Marathon month: Abbr.
41 “Downton Abbey” materfamilias
10 Barbecue receptacle
57 Crypt keepers?
11 Feng shui force
48 Dieci squared
58 Lakewood, Ohio’s lake
12 Drink with an Orange Lavaburst flavor
49 Takes too much of
60 2002 Cy Young winner Barry
36 Surgeon general who pioneered techniques for separating conjoined twins
40 Like “be”: Abbr.
54 Dive involving a somersault
27 Butt of first daughter Helen Taft’s bathtub jokes?
35 Corrida kudos
38 Fictional pitchman whom Michael Dukakis likened to George H.W. Bush during a debate
8 Chum in chaps
23 Mail man?
34 Go for ______ (do laps, say)
7 Some choir voices, formally
37 “American Hustle” Oscar nominee
50 Explanation for what happened at Chappaquiddick?
59 Friend of Barbie
31 Outburst in congress?
6 Emergency contraceptive with a woman’s name
33 Horned in on?
61 Prepares to exit the stall, say 62 George’s illfated fiancée on “Seinfeld” 63 Preposition in British place names DOWN 1 Unvarnished 2 “What Women Want,” “In the Bedroom,” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” actress 3 They lack personality
9 Soup ingredient banned in California in 2011
13 Jabber 19 When Kathie Lee and Hoda show up to destroy what’s left of the “Today” show’s reputation 21 Wrote via AOL, say 24 Undead flesheater
43 Information on spines 44 “Beau Geste” novelist 47 Lose a suit?
51 2012 Nintendo flop 52 Logical connectors 53 Dreamcast maker 54 “Life in Hell” headwear 55 Israeli magician Geller 56 Attitude
25 Hogwarts co-founder _____ Hufflepuff 26 Long lock 28 Aspect 29 Sirius, e.g. 30 Helix-like 31 Striped giraffe relative 32 Motorcyclist’s invitation
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ARTS EVEN TS CONTINUED FROM P. 20 rendered oil paintings, drawings and more in this solo show. 5-7p, FREE NUART GALLERY 670 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.988.3888
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Group Photo Show William Allard, Greg Macgregor and Kevin Bubrinski share their works in photography. 5-7p, FREE VERVE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 219 EAST MARCY, SANTA FE, 505.982.5009
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Free Your Soul
Grafitti artist Kailani Campbell will introduce her 7-piece Chalkra series. 5:309p, FREE EL CHANTE: CASA DE CULTURA, 804 PARK SW, 505.400.3635 THROUGH SEP. 1: RECEPTION/EXHIBIT
The Art of Nature and All That is Natural
This group show includes artists from around the nation who are working in the encaustic/wax medium, with the theme of nature. 12-5p, FREE ENCAUSTIC ART INSTITUTE 18 GENERAL GOODWIN, CERRILLOS, 505.434.6487 ARTFUL SATURDAY:
Summertime at Wright’s Work by hot artists; stop in and meet the artists, enjoy their work and stay cool with refreshments. Family friendly. 3-5:30p, FREE WRIGHT’S INDIAN ART 2677 LOUISIANA NE, 505.266.0120
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New Inspirations
Artists Jo Schuman who uses watercolor and acrylics and Travis Cochran’s metalworks will be on display. 3-6p, FREE THE GALLERY ABQ 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333
thegalleryabq.com
The Devil is in the Details
Artist Tami Coastworth is inspired by nostalgic pop culture, including different types of media in her work. 3-6p, FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT 7400 MONTGOMERY NE, SUITE 22, 505.855.7777
palettecontemporary.com
Dog Daze
Mixed media fiber arts and more are created by artist and animal lover Katy Widger. 1-4p, FREE FRAMING CONCEPTS GALLERY, 5809 JUAN TABO NE, 505.294.3246
framingconceptsgallery. com
Imprints of Home, Works on Paper
Group showing of diverse artists who love printmaking. 3-6p, FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410
weyrichgallery.com
Open House
Stop in and pick up an original piece of art to decorate your home. 11a-6p, FREE SE-OC RIGHT BRAIN GALLERY, 3100 MENAUL NE, 505.816.0214
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Portrait Series with Barbara Endicott This six-week class is for those interested in drawing portraits. 4-6:30p, $40/6 classes OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172
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Molly’s Tijeras Raven & the SPP Band 1:305p Group Therapy 6p-close, FREE Monte Vista Firestation Rudy Boy Experiment, 9p, FREE Q Bar DJ TOP 40 9p-1:30a, FREE Rt. 66 Summerfest Nob Hill Arrested Development, Raoul Midon 2p, FREE San Felipe Casino Elton John TRIBUTE 7p, $12 Savoy Memphis P-Tails 6-9, FREE Seasons Alex Maryol Trio 6:30-9:30p, FREE Sister Bar Supergiant & abandoned Mansions 10p-12a, $5 The Stage Luxe DJ Automatic 9p, $5-$10 Taos Inn Nosotros LATIN 7-10p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Keith Sanchez & the Moon Thieves 9:30p, FREE
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Sandia Casino Amphitheater Boston, Cheap Trick 7p, $53.50-$250 Santa Fe Plaza Raoul Midon 6-8p, FREE Sunshine Theater Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, The Faceless METAL 5:15p, $25 Taos Inn Deerfield Bobby 7-10p Zinc Jim Almand AMERICANA 8p, FREE
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ABQ Academy Simms Auditorium Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival BEETHOVEN SHOSTAKOVICH 7:30-9:15p, $10- 45 Blackbird Buvette Dean Harlem COUNTRY FOLK 7p 1960 Sci Fi Era, BK Beats, Jonny Stunka EXPERIMENTAL 9:30p, FREE Broken Bottle Brewery Open mic night 7:30-10p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery Glen Murata Trio 6p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Alto Street ALT BLUEGRASS 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Latin Sin Weds. 6p, FREE Isleta Amphitheater Slightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill , Stephen Marley 7p, $41-$376 Launchpad Kuza, Controlled Demise, Awoken Shadows 8p, $8 Marble Brewery DT Ned & the Dirt INDIE ROCK 7-10p, FREE Molly’s Tijeras Bella Luna 6p-close, FREE Outpost Performance Space Omar Sosa Quarteto AFROCUBANO 8-10p, $30-$35 Sister Bar Zongo Junction, Felonius Groove Foundation 9p-1a, FREE Taos Inn Jacob Furr 4-6p Sadie Orchard 7-10p, FREE