Make It Rain
Photograph by John McCauley “The earth is shaking / From our beating the basket drums” —Tewa song So much depends on rain. Native peoples throughout the Southwest pray for it, dance for it, build its…
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Posts From: April 2019
Our Favorite New Santa Fe Hang
Above: RMXAB's laid-back atmosphere and black-and-gold interior welcome all. Photographs by Gabriella Marks. The options are endless—create a Spotify playlist, deejay a set, meet new faces, grab a…
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Meet Our State Bird
ON MARCH 16, 1949, the New Mexico Legislature named as our official state avian species the “Chaparral Bird,” aka Geococcyx californianus , aka the greater roadrunner. Longtime hero of Saturday morning…
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Jammin’ in Nuevo
Above: The band, Native Roots, Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia and John Williams. Photographs by Gabriella Marks. Listen to 101 songs by artists featured in our May issue with this Spotify playlist created by…
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Las Cruces' Artist Haven
Above: Saba, owner of Barricade Culture Shop in Las Cruces. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. “My superpower,” says Saba, owner of Barricade Culture Shop, in Las Cruces, “is as a graffiti writer.”…
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Four of New Mexico's Best Hikes
Above: La Ventana Arch in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, near Grants. Photograph by Efraín Padró /Alamy Stock Photo. New Mexico has 39 national wilderness areas. From desert hoodoos to…
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The Biggest New Mexican Band You’ve Never Heard Of
Above: Screenshot from YouTube video of "I Was Raised," by the all-Native New Mexican band, XIT, Plight of the Redman (1972). Listen to 101 songs by artists featured in our May issue with this…
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Why Music Is Just Different Here
Above: Robert Mirabal. Photograph by Kate Russell. Listen to 101 songs by New Mexico musicians featured in our May issue with this Spotify playlist created by Silver City's KURU DJ Mitch Hellman…
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New Mexico’s Visionary Voices
Above: Lindy Vision. Photograph Courtesy of Lindy Vision. Listen to 101 songs by artists featured in our May issue with this Spotify playlist created by Silver City's KURU DJ Mitch Hellman. Lindy…
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Chevel Shepherd Is Already Making Hits
Above: Chevel Shepherd is on her way to national stardom. Photograph by Shutterfreak. Chevel Shepherd (@officialchevelshepherd) wants to bring back classic country music. Given the 16-year-old’s…
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