There are lots of ways to slice El Paso. Some El Pasoans like baseball and lazy river rides. And some
Category: music
A Musical Interlude: Los Seven Teens de Ciudad Juarez
These guys captured what we call today the El Paso sound. Check it out.
Richard Thompson at the Plaza Theatre April 26
Richard Thompson, one of the founding members of the British folk rock band the Fairport Convention, opens for Jason Isbell
Banditos at Lowbrow Palace April 22
Hey, retro rock and rollers. Do you know this band, the Banditos? No, not the American motorcycle club with a
RIP Chalo
Seminal punk rock drummer and El Paso native Charlie Quintana passed away last week in Cancun, Mexico. From the Los
Wood and Wire at Star City Studios on Friday
Wood and Wire is an extremely talented and very nice bluegrass band from Austin, Texas. From their bio: It’s been
Today’s English Lesson
It sounds like English, but they definitely dance in Italian.
PSY’s DADDY: Your New Favorite Song
PSY’s Gangnum Style is the most watched video of all time with over three billion views. Here’s his latest offering:
Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown: Frankie and Johnny
Listen to Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown trade licks on this rendition of a classic song of questionable parentage. Check
Cosmonauts at Monarch on Thursday
Here’s a show we can all get behind. The Cosmonauts play jangly, gloopy, alt-rock. Like this: I predict this is
Sparta Concert! FREE Tickets!
Sparta’s playing a benefit concert on Saturday, December 16, at Tricky Falls. And tickets are FREE, FREE, FREE. But you
Music Video: Double R x GK Productions
El Paso is home to a rich and diverse community. Here’s a cool rap video celebrating one of our beautiful
Enter Los Saicos, a Proto-Punk Band from Peru
Check out this cool documantary about Los Saicos, the grandfathers of punk, from Peru. And here’s a music video. No,
Mike and the Moonpies Tonight at the State Line
Mike and the Moonpies bring their brand of outlaw country to the State Line tonight as part of the barbecue
Music Video: Kikimora
Here’s the jazz stylings of Kikimora, singing Sputnik live at Star City Studio. Check it out.
Juan Gabriel: La Frontera featuring Julión Álvarez
Here’s Juan Gabriel singing a remix of La Frontera, a song that celebrates the border that he wrote maybe a
Tonight: Laramie Dean at the Neon Rose/Boomtown
The Neon Rose has an identity problem. Everyone thinks it’s still Boomtown. Maybe it still is.’ Makes no le hace.
Music Video: Frontera Bugalú
Here’s a new (?) video I just found on El Feis. Everybody’s favorite ex-El Paso band, Frontera Bugalú. It’s righteous.
Music Video: Amalia Mondragon at Dave’s Pawn Shop
Here’s a video by local talent Amalia Mondragon. Amalia describes herself as a chuqueña, from both sides of our border.
El Paso Theme Song?
I love El Paso. I never thought we had to throw billions of dollars at it to make El Paso