Oscillation 2008 Review

Oscillation 2008 came to a close this weekend, and left me with the usual feeling of some postpartum depression that usually comes with doing something huge and then seeing it finish up. While this was the most challenging Oscillation in years, it was also my favorite, I’d have to say. I arrived at the Cell Theatre around 1 on friday, along with Markus, our sound master. I had already been to two Walmarts earlier, and been loading gear out into my car for the whole morning. Upon getting into th… Continue

Posted by brian botkiller on October 15th, 2008 at 11:07am — 3 Comments

Morning Fix: Quaint, Small, "Real"

• Domino theory happening in prosecution of Metro Court kickback scandal.
• Little coal available to warm ABQ school houses.
• UNM goes ar
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Posted by Somegye on October 15th, 2008 at 5:30am — 4 Comments

Why Not 10 Days Ago?

I'm puzzled that this was announced today (Tues, 10/14). The trail was open 10 days ago (or more) and was very convenient for getting to Balloon Fiesta. Why wasn't it announced before Fiesta?

Trail now goes from UNM to Alameda Written by Nancy Tipton for the Albuquerque Journal, last updated Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 12:01:43 An addition to Albuquerq…

Posted by mjh on October 14th, 2008 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Fiamma Fumana at the Cooperage

I had the pleasure Saturday night of attending an AMP concert at the Cooperage. The performing group was Fiamma Fumana from Italy. There music would be hard to label and that is a good thing. There cd loaded as Pop music and they seemed to have a world music flair. The instrumentation from the group was vocal, accordian, drums, bagpipe and dj. Occasionally the accordian player would play guitar and the bagpipe player would perform on Fife, there was constant wonderful vocal harmonies. The first… Continue

Posted by aaron lewis on October 14th, 2008 at 3:42pm — 2 Comments

Red or Green (Jobs)?

Posted by Cyrus on October 13th, 2008 at 4:11pm — 2 Comments

Morning Fix: Fall is the Artist

• Here come the home fore
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Posted by Somegye on October 14th, 2008 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Brown in Burque

Posted by Barelas Babe on October 12th, 2008 at 6:30pm — 69 Comments

Morning Fix: So Anxious to End It

• Fatal crash, bad weather, and event cancellations put damper on 2008 ABQ balloon fiesta.
• N.M. dead last in employer-provided health insurance plans
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Posted by Somegye on October 13th, 2008 at 5:30am — 12 Comments

Sundstrom prints three color image in record time (with assistance)

During Mary Sundstrom’s opening she demonstrated her layered monotype and gravure techniques with a finished print in 20 minutes! Extremely fast, even for the trained printer. Mary’s printing assistant, Tanya Landin, helped by running the plates through the press to get this accomplished so quickly.

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Posted by New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery on October 12th, 2008 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

No alcohol on Sundays?!

Since California is a blue state ran by do-gooder liberals who ban so-called "assault weapons", it's a little shocking to discover something where NM outdoes those dorks, but here it is: apparently Costco sells wine on Sundays starting at noon only (and that is considered an exception from the law banning Sunday sales period). Go go nanny state government, amaze the newcomers.

Posted by Pete Zaitcev on October 12th, 2008 at 1:07pm — 29 Comments