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Chucobilly at the Desert Crossing
by Rich Wright
Like Al Gore invented the internet, I invented rockabilly in El Paso. Or maybe it was me and some other guys, like the Fernandez brothers, and the Hemperly's, and maybe Troy Calhoun. Maybe rockabilly in El Paso was like calculus, developed by Leibniz and Newton at the same time separately.
Posted on May 9, 2008
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"Art is Not Dead" Show at The Percolator
Posted on May 9, 2008
The Percolator is located at 217 N. Stanton and will celebrate an art opening tonight from 5-9 p.m. The owner Bobby Smith plans to feature art on the coffee shop walls from now on.
Calendar of Events 5.9.08: Billy Townes and Billy the Kid
Posted on May 9, 2008
Big wheel keeps on turning. Get out and roll.
- Profile: Victor Cobos
- " . . . one day, back in the seventies, I woke up with a hangover and I thought, 'God damn, what am I good for?' It was one of those religious experiences."
- Dining Out For Life
- Today, 19 El Paso area restaurants are participating in the Dining Out For Life initiative and will donate 25 percent of all dining tabs to International AIDS Empowerment, a nonprofit organization providing nutritious food and emergency financial assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS in and around the city.
- Calendar of Events 5.15.08: Culture Cruise and Zeppelins
- Do it.
- Calendar of Events 5.2: Flamenco and Mannheim Steamroller
- Music and politics. Get out there or get in there. Just get.
- Photo Essay: Lucha Libre
- The theatrical sport made its way onto our own city streets with a recent match on Zaragosa Avenue. Several El Paso photographers attended the event and came back with these up close and personal images.
- The Best Saxophone Player in Mexico. George Harrison Said So.
- Only four of the seven members of The 7 Teens are still alive. One of them plays jazz at Yankee’s bar on Avenida Juarez. Beto, who met George Harrison on the Ed Sullivan show in 1963, teaches music at the University of Juarez.
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Profile: Victor Cobos
Posted on February 6, 2006
" . . . one day, back in the seventies, I woke up with a hangover and I thought, 'God damn, what am I good for?' It was one of those religious experiences."
Dining Out For Life
Posted on May 15, 2008
Today, 19 El Paso area restaurants are participating in the Dining Out For Life initiative and will donate 25 percent of all dining tabs to International AIDS Empowerment, a nonprofit organization providing nutritious food and emergency financial assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS in and around the city.
Calendar of Events 5.2: Flamenco and Mannheim Steamroller
Posted on May 1, 2008
Music and politics. Get out there or get in there. Just get.
Photo Essay: Lucha Libre
Posted on May 1, 2008
The theatrical sport made its way onto our own city streets with a recent match on Zaragosa Avenue. Several El Paso photographers attended the event and came back with these up close and personal images.
The Best Saxophone Player in Mexico. George Harrison Said So.
Posted on May 1, 2008
Only four of the seven members of The 7 Teens are still alive. One of them plays jazz at Yankee’s bar on Avenida Juarez. Beto, who met George Harrison on the Ed Sullivan show in 1963, teaches music at the University of Juarez.
"This Play is a Nightmare": Director Chuck Gorden on Macbeth
Posted on April 25, 2008
The show continues Friday and Saturday night, 8 p.m., and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Wise Family Theater on the UTEP campus.
Rie Kawakami at Olo Gallery
Posted on April 24, 2008
Kawakami’s work is surprisingly broad. I say surprising because I witnessed the shaping of the large-scale sculpture and presumed that was her sole project. In fact, her productivity while “in residence” covers much more than steel fabrication.
“Adept Balance” Exhibition
Posted on April 18, 2008
“Adept balance” is the title of the upcoming collective exhibition at the UTEP Union Art Gallery that will feature works from three young artists who are currently honing in their skills at UTEP’s Art department.
Poetry: Maria Miranda-Maloney
Posted on April 11, 2008
Born and raised in El Paso, Maria Miranda-Maloney has published poetry in "Xispas: Literary Journal of Chicano Literature & Arts," and in "Newspaper Tree," as well as other online publications. She coordinates the Tumblewords Project blog found at www.tumblewordsproject.blogspot.com/
An Open Letter to the El Paso Arts Community
Posted on April 11, 2008
If we can afford to keep Starbucks running, we can afford to buy some art. The trouble is, El Paso as a whole does not seem to understand the importance of art, and I think it is incumbent on us to educate the community.
Short Story: A Loving Holocaust
Posted on April 11, 2008
The war was nearing its second year. The body count was rapidly closing on thirteen-million. Still, it grew every day, ever minute, every second. No one knew what the war was about anymore. Even if they did, the reason gave the actions and deaths of over thirteen-million people no justification.
FORUM Arts and Culture: Contemporary Art (and Money) Matter
Posted on April 4, 2008
Recent gallery closings have raised questions about the viability of the arts in El Paso, and FORUM has responded by embracing the concept of the non-profit arts space.
Calendar of Events: BAR and Zarzuela
Posted on April 4, 2008
Get out or go in. Things to do in politics, recreation and culture.
Dusty Henson, in His Own Words
Posted on March 29, 2008
El Paso is just full of some very colorful people. I like that about here. You don’t have all this redneck stuff I was raised with. Prejudice of any kind is unacceptable to me. I love the Hispanic culture and the Hispanic people. I love dealing with Jews, Arabs and other people.
The Best Bar in El Paso, La Cucaracha, is in Juarez
Posted on March 28, 2008
Recently, in the guise of altruistic community service, I came across what is, in my expert opinion, the best bar in El Paso. Of course, it's in Juarez.
"Unknitting: Challenging Textile Traditions" at the Rubin Gallery
Posted on March 28, 2008
Attend the opening reception today from 5-8 p.m. at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts.
A "Voracious" Love of Film
Posted on March 28, 2008
From Stanley Kubrick to silent features, the Film Salon has had a loyal following for the last five years. This year, Horak is exploring the amazing films by director Billy Wilder.
My Life at the Border Arts Residency
Posted on March 21, 2008
The theme for my work is about expressing metaphor of life through the changing phenomenon in things and scenes. I am very grateful that I could work on pieces and explore my ideas more than I was expecting.
Rest in Color: The Colors of El Paso Cemeteries
Posted on March 21, 2008
Of course we celebrate the lives of our loved ones in our area with Dia de Los Muertos, where grave sites are decorated and cleaned and on anniversaries. What I wanted to see was what cemeteries where like at other times of the year.
Art and Censorship
Posted on March 21, 2008
Who decides from what ideas and images should be protected? If even Michelangelo wasn’t safe, what hope do other artists have? The realm of public art is no stranger to such controversy. A few months ago, calls were raised to effectively censor the work of local artist Francisco Delgado.
My World of Art and Dance
Posted on March 21, 2008
All of the women in the dance troupe were amazing, spiritual and creative creatures. I wanted to be like them: graceful, feminine and soft with the strong, powerful soul of a warrior. As I grew I learned dancing is not something I just do, it is who I am.
