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The Texas Country Music Fest is ready for the Sun City

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor April 10, 2018

  The Texas Country Music Fest is coming to El Paso County Coliseum on Saturday, April 14, 2018. It is considered a key stop on the Texas country music circuit.   The concert extravaganza features various country music artists with...

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Cardi B tells her unconventional rags to riches story on ‘Invasion of Privacy’

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief April 9, 2018

From growing up in poverty in the Bronx, to stripping in Manhattan, to leaving an abusive relationship, to reality TV, to becoming a social media influencer, to having the hottest hit of the summer and performing on SNL—like her or not, Cardi B has...

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Gloria Trevi should not be allowed to tour

Gloria Trevi should not be allowed to tour

Jason Green, Contributor April 2, 2018

On Wednesday night, Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi will perform at the Don Haskins Center on UTEP’s campus as part of the Gloria Trevi vs. Alejandra Guzman Tour. Ten hours away, former Telemundo El Paso multimedia journalist Karina Yapor will probably...

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Pilots of Venus will perform at the Neon Desert Music Festival this May.

Surf rockers Pilots of Venus to perform at Neon Desert

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor March 20, 2018

With a new EP about to be released, local band Pilots of Venus are more than ready to take the stage at the Neon Desert Music Festival. Vocalist and guitar player Joel Chavez and drummer Stephen Razo have known each other since they were kids, but it...

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Jenny and The Mexicats celebran su decimo aniversario en El Paso

Jenny and The Mexicats celebran su decimo aniversario en El Paso

Paulette Villa, Intern March 16, 2018

La banda multicultural Jenny & the Mexicats se presento el 16 de marzo en Tricky Falls, con los actos de apertura de las bandas locales Volta, a las 7 p.m., y Dulce Mal, a las 8 p.m.   Volta es una agrupación de pop rock alternativo,...

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Tattoo Showdown heads to EL Paso County Coliseum

Brianna Chavez, Contributor March 10, 2018

The El Paso Sports Commission is hosting the annual Texas Showdown Festival during spring break on  March 16, 17, and 18. The three-day festival is the perfect mix of tattoo artists, motorcycles, and live music. According to the Texas Showdown...

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Durante la corta carrera de la banda ya han podido producir dos álbumes, el primero llamado ‘Norte’ el cual fue lanzado en 2013. El segundo disco se titula ‘Río Salvaje’ el cual salió en 2016.

Artists on the Neon Desert lineup you may not have heard of

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 5, 2018

Nearly two months away from El Paso’s largest music festival, the hype around Neon Desert is at an all-time high. From indie pop to Latin rock, there are bands under the radar that will surely steal the local stage and could end up blowing up on the...

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Warped Tour 2018 releases its final lineup

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor March 2, 2018

With 2018 being the last year of the “Warped Tour,” the lineup for the “Final Cross Country Tour” is finally here. Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides, Mayday Parade and We The Kings are some of the band to take on the stage for the final...

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El Paso’s ‘Pet People’ set to go on their ‘Tiny Texas Tour’

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor February 23, 2018

Vocalist and guitar player Nicole Velarde, and drummer Tom Tinajero, used to played together in a different  band before joining bass and keyboard players Robie Simsuangco and Ross Ingram to form Pet People in 2016. The band’s name was a collective...

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Iconic Pop pays tribute to the zeitgeist of the 60s.

‘Iconic Pop’: a tribute to dance and music

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor February 10, 2018

As the lights dimmed, a video of Elvis Presley dancing and singing during his audition for Warner Brothers appeared on stage. Iconic Pop’s first number, “Euphoria in an Age of Anxiety,” was about to start. A mistress of ceremonies played...

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Performers take center stage at 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter January 29, 2018

It was a star-studded night full of raw performances and powerful political statements at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. James Corden played host for the second year in a row as the show took place in the Madison Square Garden in New...

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DJ Carnage comes back to El Paso with RARE Fest

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor January 27, 2018

DJ Carnage is coming back to the Sun City for the second round of Rare Fest on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the El Paso County Coliseum. From opening act to headlining his own Rare Fest shows in Orlando, NorCal, San Bernardino, and El Paso, the road to...

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