Record Keeper
KENNETH BROAD HELPS SAFEGUARD one of the most important legacies in rock ’n’ roll. As owner of the Norman Petty Recording Studios on Seventh Street in Clovis, Broad celebrates the producer and his…
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Tag: Originals
A Mighty Sound
A BAG OF FRIED CHICKEN GIZZARDS BOUGHT WITH COINS plucked from a gutter, some relatives to play games with, and a meetup with his wandering, alcoholic mother at the end of the day. Those were the keys…
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Culture Hero
Above: Lee Francis IV drawson his Laguna Pueblo heritage and doctorate in educational leadership. Illustration by Dale DeForest. LEE FRANCIS IV GREW UP PICKING COMIC BOOKS off the spinner racks at…
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Holy Mole!
IT'S HARD TO TELL who’s having more fun at Santa Fe’s renowned restaurant Sazón—diners savoring the unique blend of traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine or celebrated chef and owner Fernando…
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Meet the Man Behind the Voice of Zozobra
ANTHONY MICHAELS-MOORE'S VOICE HOLDS AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND. But the Santa Fe Opera baritone seemed destined for a military career before becoming the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti…
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Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Moves Indigenous Fashion Forward
AMBER-DAWN BEAR ROBE WAS GIVEN HER SIKSIKA NAME, Many Butterfly Woman, from a relative’s dream. In it, a tepee was covered in butterflies, but as the dreamer approached, the butterflies took flight…
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The Pottery of Kathleen Wall
Kathleen Wall uses pottery to tell stories and push boundaries. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. THROUGH CLAY, ARTIST KATHLEEN WALL USES the earth from which her ancestors emerged to document…
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Paradise Lost
Gina Rae La Cerva explores the world of foraging and wild foods in new book, Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. GINA RAE LA CERVA SPENT MUCH OF HER…
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This Couple Saved Moriarty's Sunset Motel
THE SUNSET MOTEL, IN MORIARTY, lays claim to the title of New Mexico’s only Route 66 hotel still owned by the original family. Mike Pogue was there even before the motel’s 1959 beginning. As a…
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On the Trail with Backpacker William Kemsley Jr.
Known as “Backpacker Bill,” William Kemsley Jr. is often spotted on trails with his poodle, Stanzi. Photograph by John McCauley. PEOPLE DIDN’T “HIKE” WHEN WILLIAM KEMSLEY JR. was growing up in the…
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