Pardon me. I'm doing a little catch up here. I finally hit the proverbial wall over the last couple of weeks (i.e. exhaustion) and haven't been as diligent with the show announcements as I like to be. Been kinda busy.... »
The people who'll select the next conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra sure have their work cut out for them. The sixth and last of the finalists, Houston's Polish-born Mariusz Smolij, took his turn conducting the orchestra over the... »
Sparta has gotten into the vinyl reissue business. A double LP vinyl version of its third and final album, "Threes," released in 2006, is available for $30 from singer-guitarist Jim Ward's Tembloroso Creative Lab. Here's hoping its the first in... »
After a couple of years of early April starts, the 10th anniversary of Alfresco! Fridays will have a more traditional start on May 4. It will run through Sept. 28, with all concerts, which are free, in the Arts Festival... »
Here's two good bits of news in one. Robert Earl Keen, one of the most revered Texas songwriters of his generation, is coming back to perform on May 12. He'll kick off the second annual Let Freedom Sing concert series... »
Believe it or not, there's more going on around here than Friday's At the Drive-In show at Tricky Falls, which, I'm told, sold out about 1,200 tickets in roughly 15 minutes. And you said nobody buys tickets in advance around... »
Here are some short reviews of four recent local band releases that I’ve been listening to for the last several weeks. Check ‘em out and see what you think. • Bash, “Black Swan Theory” — Local heavy rock fans who’ve... »
Working is going on seven days a week at the new Socorro Entertainment Center, a 10,000-capacity multipurpose arena being built by the Tiguas' Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in Socorro. The plan is to open April 27 with a free show... »
The Royalty's Nicole Boudreau channels Amy Winehouse and Patsy Cline on the retro ballad "How I Like 'Em," one of the songs from their new album "Lovers" coming out May 8. The band, recently dubbed "the new kings and queens... »
The Vans Warped tour will have two familiar faces on the main stage this summer. Taking Back Sunday, who wrote several of the songs for its latest album at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, and the Used, have been added to... »
A piece of music doesn't stay popular for more than 200 years for nothing. Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," or "Le Nozze di Figaro" as its known by its Italian name, is one of the five most popular operas. It's... »
"Repo! The Genetic Opera" creators Darren Lynn Bousman (whose credits include three "Saw" movies ) and writer-actor Terrance Zdunich are touring to promote their new experimental movie "The Devil's Carnival." The tour brings them to Star Plex Cinemas' ... »
Is Dave Koz returning this spring? There's nothing posted on his website, but Ticketmaster is listing a "Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011" date on May 1 at the Plaza Theatre. He's not on a Christmas tour, of course,... »
Guest conductor Peter Rubardt has described Antonin Dvorak's so-called "New World Symphony" as one of the first pieces of classical music to which many people are introduced. I'm one of them. As a rock and pop-loving fifth grader at Scotsdale... »
The El Paso Symphony Orchestra doesn't have a new conductor yet — heck, they've still got one more candidate to go — but they do have their 82nd season in place. Pianist Ilya Yakushev will be the guest soloist for... »
