The Paper - ABQ, Albuquerque, NM (2025)

01/22/2025

A recent regulation enforcement action against a ma*****na testing lab has some producers concerned about the safety of products and the level of scrutiny under which testing labs are placed. One of the state’s top producers is now calling for a total recall on every product that was tested at the lab. Earlier this month the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) published a…...

A recent regulation enforcement action against a ma*****na testing lab has some producers concerned about the safety of products and the level of scrutiny

01/22/2025

Saturday, Jan. 25 22nd Annual Gothic Winter Ball Gothic Winter Ball is the perfect excuse to dress in your movie villain finest and sway to the sounds of Bauhaus while cold winds scour the streets of Downtown Albuquerque. This year’s 22nd annual outing celebrates the longevity of the music, culture and fashion of ABQ’s dark alternative community. Get decked out, paint your face, hang out with friends and dance all night to classics of EBM, darkwave, industrial and more....

Saturday, Jan. 25 22nd Annual Gothic Winter Ball Gothic Winter Ball is the perfect excuse to dress in your movie villain finest and sway to the sounds of

01/22/2025

Albuquerque takes its breweries and beers seriously, and the industry employs hundreds of people. It explains why there were months of public handwringing over the potential fate of one of its oldest and most popular: Marble Brewery. After 16 years in business, there were rumors it would file for bankruptcy or close its three locations. Employees were worried about their jobs, and beer drinkers wondered how a seemingly booming brewery with award-winning beers could be having such a hard time....

Albuquerque takes its breweries and beers seriously, and the industry employs hundreds of people. It explains why there were months of public handwringing

01/22/2025

Albuquerque has always found innovative ways to get food into the mouths of its hungry citizens. Beyond our city’s tried-and-true restaurants, we’ve all been brought up around burrito ladies who visit office complexes, taco trucks that park outside late-night bars, green chile roasters that set up near freeway offramps. If someone’s making something delicious, we will find it! Hidden in Albuquerque’s South Valley is a bakery so under-the-radar you may not know it exists and so tiny that you can’t even get inside of it....

Albuquerque has always found innovative ways to get food into the mouths of its hungry citizens. Beyond our city’s tried-and-true restaurants, we’ve all

01/22/2025

Tim Pipher owns Castle Studios, the newest film production facility in town. Located on Alameda in the heart of Albuquerque, the property contains a high-tech space to shoot movies that’s not only unique to New Mexico; it may be the only stage of its kind in existence. Pipher says he believes it to be the “biggest” stage in the world. Having visited the studio recently for a private tour, I can confirm he’s not far off....

Tim Pipher owns Castle Studios, the newest film production facility in town. Located on Alameda in the heart of Albuquerque, the property contains a

01/21/2025

The Adobe Theater kicks off its 68th season this Friday with a play about love, following your dreams and how the things that happen after last call just might change your life. Robin Havens Parker directs an all-local cast in a performance of Sean Grennan’s Now and Then, which will run Jan. 24 through Feb. 9. “I think the thing that really hooked me about this play was, if you had the chance to go see your younger self, would you?...

The Adobe Theater kicks off its 68th season this Friday with a play about love, following your dreams and how the things that happen after last call just

01/20/2025

Two prolific Led Zeppelin researchers and archivists are searching for a piece of rock n’ roll history, and they believe it’s hiding in Albuquerque. They’re asking local concertgoers to help them find information or photos of the band’s May 23, 1973 performance at UNM’s University Stadium. The sold-out show was experienced by 14,000 fans, so it’s very possible someone in town shot a few pics while they were there....

Two prolific Led Zeppelin researchers and archivists are searching for a piece of rock n’ roll history, and they believe it’s hiding in Albuquerque.

01/17/2025

Young local actors rise to the professional caliber of their experienced cohorts with a performance theater-goers of all ages can relate to. Albuquerque Little Theatre is teaming up with New York-based Devon Frieder Productions to bring a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical to the stage Jan. 24 through Feb. 9. Featuring an all-local cast and crew, The Prom is a musical comedy that reminds us we all can learn something by modeling the courage of teenagers....

Young local actors rise to the professional caliber of their experienced cohorts with a performance theater-goers of all ages can relate to. Albuquerque

01/16/2025

Doomers and desert rockers would’ve had to be living under a rock to miss Brad Frye performing live at least once over the last decade. As guitarist and vocalist for desert rock band Red Mesa and founder, owner and operator of Desert Records, his contributions to the local heavy rock scene are undeniable. His newest endeavor is a project called Droni Eye Omi — if you say the name out loud it’s easier to get the nod to the godfather of heavy metal guitar....

Doomers and desert rockers would’ve had to be living under a rock to miss Brad Frye performing live at least once over the last decade. As guitarist and

01/15/2025

Some of the toughest rugby players in town are lacing up their dancing cleats, putting on their most glamorous threads and showing off those fabulous bods this weekend at one of Albuquerque’s most celebrated bars and LGBTQIA+ safe spaces. Hosted by Le Femme Magnifique 2017 SCRUMtious Cox — who is one badass rugger herself — the Rugby is a Drag (Show!) and fundraiser for Casa Q offers a mix of drag performances, dancing, lip-syncing, b***y shaking and rugby-themed entertainment....

Some of the toughest rugby players in town are lacing up their dancing cleats, putting on their most glamorous threads and showing off those fabulous bods

01/15/2025

Every few months the foodies go crazy over some new gustatory trend. Even here in Albuquerque, we’ve witnessed firsthand the birria explosion, the charcuterie panic, the Korean corn dog craze. (It seems we dodged the “fluffy Coke” trend – don’t ask.) And if online food blogs, TikTok influencers and local foodie chat boards are any indication, the latest “gotta try it” food craze has arrived....

Every few months the foodies go crazy over some new gustatory trend. Even here in Albuquerque, we’ve witnessed firsthand the birria explosion, the

01/15/2025

Friday 1/17 (Music) Yächtly Crëw Come experience the glory that is “yacht rock” (dad-band soft rock drawing liberally from ‘70s R&B, smooth jazz and disco) with kings of the genre Yächtly Crëw. If you wanna bang our head to some Christopher Cross-style action, slip on your deck shoes and get out to Revel Entertainment Center (4720 Alexander Blvd. NE…...

Friday 1/17 (Music) Yächtly Crëw Come experience the glory that is “yacht rock” (dad-band soft rock drawing liberally from ‘70s R&B, smooth jazz and

01/15/2025

Kyndal Edwards has long dreamed of walking across the United States. He just didn’t plan for the dream to unfold the way it has. At 31 years old, he’s already done a whole lot of living, and a lot of it has been unpleasant. On his page, entitled “A Walking Testimony,” he talks openly about his struggles with addiction. …...

Kyndal Edwards has long dreamed of walking across the United States. He just didn’t plan for the dream to unfold the way it has. At 31 years old, he’s

01/15/2025

One of Albuquerque’s original and most well-known breweries will soon have new owners. Members of a new ownership group — led by Bert Boyce and Jarrett Babincsak, formerly of Santa Fe Brewing Co. — said in a statement issued just after the New Year that a management agreement had been finalized and the finishing touches were being put on the purchase. ...

One of Albuquerque’s original and most well-known breweries will soon have new owners. Members of a new ownership group — led by Bert Boyce and

01/15/2025

The typical scenario goes something like this: After a procedure in an Albuquerque hospital, a family member or friend picks you up for a ride home to begin your recovery. While you were gone, your pets were cared for and someone made you a pot of soup that’s ready to be heated up. Life starts to return to normal. But the scenario is a foreign one to those living on the streets....

The typical scenario goes something like this: After a procedure in an Albuquerque hospital, a family member or friend picks you up for a ride home to

01/15/2025

A cannabis industry leader is calling on New Mexico’s ma*****na regulators to stop the sale of intoxicating h**p products in the state. But the regulators say their hands are tied as long as those products contain levels of delta-9 THC that are below the legal threshold. Last month mega-operator Ultra Health sent a letter to leaders at the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD), demanding that the agency step in and halt the sale of intoxicating h**p products in head shops and gas stations....

A cannabis industry leader is calling on New Mexico’s ma*****na regulators to stop the sale of intoxicating h**p products in the state. But the regulators

01/14/2025

Musicians and organizers who have dedicated their careers to creating a vibrant local music scene have now gathered their wildest and weirdest friends to get crowds at the El Rey Theater moving to wicked rhythms for a great cause. This Sunday, Jan. 19, nine of Albuquerque’s most talented and unique bands will put on one hell of a show, entitled “Burning Bright: Rock for California Fire Recovery.” The money they raise will help victims of the recent California fires through the Southern California Fire Emergency Fund....

Musicians and organizers who have dedicated their careers to creating a vibrant local music scene have now gathered their wildest and weirdest friends to

01/13/2025

One of Albuquerque’s favorite historic theaters and concert venues invites sports maniacs and cinema aficionados alike to relive some of the chaos that unfolded on the soccer field during New Mexico United’s record-setting 2024 season. The documentary-style film Kings of Chaos premiers this Friday Jan. 17, and The Lobo Theater in Nob Hill is hosting a watch party where fans can interact with the team’s players, coaches and staff....

One of Albuquerque’s favorite historic theaters and concert venues invites sports maniacs and cinema aficionados alike to relive some of the chaos that

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