1. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Cowbells still echoing loudly for BÖC

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Cowbells still echoing loudly for BÖC By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           Maybe the band should just write "Don't Fear 'Saturday Night Live.' "         When "SNL" parodied the Blue Öyster Cult's recording of "Don't Fear the Reaper" with Will ...
full story 11/19/09

2. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Bernalillo County's New Film Liaison Has Big Movie Ideas

Sunday, November 15, 2009 Bernalillo County's New Film Liaison Has Big Movie Ideas By Dan Mayfield Of the Journal           Just call him The Film Guy.         Charles L. Ashley III doesn't quite have a title yet, but he's Bernalillo County's new film liaison.         As cities across ...
full story 11/14/09

3. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Free-form duds on display at Craft Punk

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Free-form duds on display at Craft Punk By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           The bane of most kids has to be the onesie.         But a handmade onesie pair of pajamas (with feet!) inspired Michael Tomlinson so much that he decided to make fashion his life.     ...
full story 11/12/09

4. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Don't fence them in

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Don't fence them in By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           Roy and Gene may be gone, but Western music lives on.         And it may be growing in popularity, say musicians who will be coming to Albuquerque beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Western Music Association ...
full story 11/12/09

5. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: 'The Royal Tenenbaums' Director Makes Whistle-Stop in N.M.

Sunday, November 08, 2009 'The Royal Tenenbaums' Director Makes Whistle-Stop in N.M. By Dan Mayfield Of the Journal           After seeing "The Darjeeling Limited," you can guess that director Wes Anderson must love trains.         This week, the director of "Rushmore," "The Life Aquatic with ...
full story 11/07/09

6. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: CNN Anchor To Discuss Documentary

Thursday, November 05, 2009 CNN Anchor To Discuss Documentary By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer        Soledad O'Brien from CNN will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center this evening to screen part of her documentary, "Latino in America."     O'Brien is in town as part of the National Hispana ...
full story 11/04/09

7. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Making Magic in Town

Sunday, November 01, 2009 Making Magic in Town By Dan Mayfield Of the Journal           In the summer of 2007, Sony Pictures Imageworks broke ground for a new building at Mesa Del Sol.         It was a big deal. We were promised a new, fancy, state-of-the art building with 250 computer animators turning ...
full story 10/31/09

8. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: From elements of nature springs human form in sculpture

Sunday, November 01, 2009 From elements of nature springs human form in sculpture By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           Patrick Dougherty starts with a stick in the mud. Then, as truckloads of branches and twigs start piling up, so do his sculptures.         Rising out of, or falling from ...
full story 10/31/09

9. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Mattea mines past on 'Coal'

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Mattea mines past on 'Coal' By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           Kathy Mattea said she didn't want to be a celebrity spokesperson for anything. But darned if it hasn't happened.         "I don't want to be another voice pointing and screaming ...
full story 10/29/09

10. ABQJOURNAL VENUE: 508 looks to be hot spot for teen crowd

Thursday, October 29, 2009 508 looks to be hot spot for teen crowd By Dan Mayfield Journal Staff Writer           About 20 teenagers, with their parents lounging on a sofa in the back, came out to hear the first show at the new Warehouse 508.         It's a scene that doesn't play out in Albuquerque ...
full story 10/29/09