This article is part of a month-long look at the challenges, triumphs and everyday life of Albuquerque’s LGBTQIA+ community. In keeping with the theme of Pride Month, each article will be in the format of a transcribed interview, allowing these people to speak directly to us and to our readers in their own words. Bunnie […]
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Open Mic Mondays: CW Ayon
Cooper “CW” Ayon says he really enjoys changing people’s idea of blues music, getting folks to dance and making them forget about their worries for a couple hours. As one of the state’s most celebrated and prolific bluesmen, it’s not too hard to catch him singing and playing guitar alongside an upright bass player named […]
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Evolution of Flamenco, Albuquerque-Style
Help celebrate the largest and oldest Flamenco event outside of Spain at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) beginning June 20 during Festival Flamenco 38. Presented and produced by our very own National Institute of Flamenco, the festival has been an emblem of the city’s illustrious art scene for decades, gathering students, fans and flamenco […]
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In Their Own Words: A Different Type of Caped Crusader
This article is part of a month-long look at the challenges, triumphs and everyday life of Albuquerque’s LGBTQIA+ community. In keeping with the theme of Pride Month, each article will be in the format of a transcribed interview, allowing these people to speak directly to us and to our readers in their own words. Gael […]
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Open Mic Mondays: Space4Space
Space4Space is an intergalactic music project that’s been in orbit since the fall of 2021. Right about now, guitarist Story Moore is probably singing a Grateful Dead tune as she steers the band around the asteroid belt. Psych-rock supernaughts Zach Armstrong (lead and rhythm guitar), Kyle Erickson (bass) and David “Heavy” Hevener (drums) share vocal […]
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Albuquerque’s most famous Trout is frustrated about the conditions at Tingley Beach
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