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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Category: May 2019
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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Your Guide to Local Music
Above: Chevel Shepherd is on her way to national stardom. Photograph by Shutterfreak. I can remember bands like Perfección and Cuarenta y Cinco singing from the bandstand of the local fiestas in…
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