Music / Nov 5, 2012
Divine Fits Grace EP w/ Great Performance
by M. De Santiago Divine Fits, an indie super group composed of Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and drummer Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks, performed in El Paso this past Thursday to an ecstatic crowd at the Low Brow. So far this group, which released its first album, “A Thing Called Divine...
Music / Oct 26, 2012
First Time, First Impressions of ACL Music Fest 2012
by Edward Sias For a reporter that has never been to a major music fest, especially in a city like Austin, the first time going to one is a bit of a mindfuck. You’re going to have certain expectations and by the end of the day they will all be broken or met but you’ll...
Music / Oct 26, 2012
epcb report:: ACL Music Fest 2012
by M. De Santiago This year’s Austin City Limits Music Fest was a good one. It had all the usual aspects: insane crowds, crazy weather and ridiculous amounts of good music. ACL Fest is always a cool experience because Zilker Park is just THE perfect place to hold a music fest. There’s enough grass and...
Music / Oct 12, 2012
ACL Fest Party Starter: Black Lips, Not in the Face, A Giant Dog @ Antone’s
by M. De Santiago After picking up credentials and some drinks at the swanky Swift’s Attic, the next order of business for the night was making it to the Black Lips show at Antone’s. Even though the band is playing ACL Fest on Friday at the Austin Ventures stage, there’s nothing like having a great...
Music / Oct 11, 2012
Austin City Limits Music Fest 2012 Begins
by M. De Santiago The 11th edition of Austin City Limits Music Festival will once again take over the lush grassy green fields of the vast Zilker Park beginning Friday, October 12 and ending on Sunday, October 14. ACL will feature 8 stages featuring over 130 bands. As of this writing, it seems rain clouds...
The Spotlight / Oct 9, 2012
Uncommon Adventures During Trans-Pecos Festival of Music & Love
by M. De Santiago photographs by Jessica De Santiago This year’s Trans Pecos Fest of Music and Love was marked by copious amountsof rain, yet the party in the high desert marched on triumphantly through the mud and somber cloudiness. As always, this fest brings the town of Marfa to life with a healthy mix...
The Spotlight / Sep 27, 2012
Modern Take on Classic Othello Still Riveting
by Crystal Martinez Looking for an entertaining and refreshing change from the usual Saturday evening in El Paso? This weekend kicked off Utep’s department of theatre and dance 2012- 2013 season with Othello. This classic play by William Shakespeare was executed with precision and the actors did their parts justice, especially since Shakespeare characters seem...
The Spotlight / Sep 27, 2012
Good Times to be Had @ Trans Pecos Fest of Music and Love
by M. De Santiago The Trans Pecos Fest of Music and Love, one of the most chill parties in Marfa, TX returns this coming weekend starting on Thursday, September 27 through Saturday, September 29. “Marfa is a unique town, where many different worlds meet,” said Jules Buck Jones, an artist that will be projecting a...
Music / Sep 11, 2012
Take A Bite Out Of Acid Pie
by M. De Santiago photographs by Angelina Juárez It seems El Paso is always in need of a band that has an edge and isn’t afraid to rock out hard with hot licks and songs about partying and sex. That band is Acid Pie. “We love the intensity in rock & roll, the raw energy…...
Music / Sep 6, 2012
album review:: Cat Power, “Sun” (Matador Records)
by Luis Flowers I recall seeing Cat Power’s Chan Marshall step onto the Stubb’s stage during 2003′s South by Southwest and uttering “don’t get your hopes up” after receiving an enthusiastic welcome from the audience. Her attire was reminiscent of the grunge era that preceded her a decade prior matching the vast melancholy of her...
Music / Aug 30, 2012
The Glass Tables Rising
By Kristopher Rivera Timing was everything for Johnny Costello (vocals/guitar) and Pablo Salazar (drums)… Their paths crossed one night at downtown bar, Bowie Feathers, where they planted the idea of what would later grow to be what looks to be one of El Paso’s most promising bands, The Glass Tables. “The ironic part is I...
Music / Aug 23, 2012
The Artistry of the Dirty Projectors in Marfa, TX
by Kris Johnson David Longstreths rented a house in upstate NY to record his project’s, The Dirty Projectors, latest offering. The LP cover photo for the results of these sessions, Swing lo Magellan, is from that time period. David, thankfully, does not stray too far from what he has always done with the aesthetic core...
