Dance, Dance
Above: Rulan Tangen. Photograph by PauloT. RULAN TANGEN IS the founder, lead choreographer, and creative director of Dancing Earth, a contemporary indigenous dance-theater company. At 15, Tangen…
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Tag: Performances
Yippee-Ki-Yi-Yay
Above: One of the few known portraits of Jack Thorp. Photograph courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum and the Guy Logsdon Collection. A LONE COWBOY RIDES ACROSS a desert landscape in darkness so…
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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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A Year of Magical Living
Above: The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at sunset. Photograph by Wayne Suggs. We all have our go-tos—a restaurant, hike, gallery, margarita, or green chile recipe—that we return to…
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