Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and a number of military veterans attended a lunch event with Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley at their newly opened Rock & Brews restaurant located on Montgomery Boulevard.
Students are putting two weeks of hard work into a large project, just to set it on fire and watch it burn.The annual burning of the Aggie is only a few days away, and the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Lobo Spirit Volunteers said they are all fired up for this year’s Sept.18 event.
Five Finger Death Punch is on its way to “the wrong side of heaven and the righteous side of hell” as the group travels to Albuquerque in support of their ambitious double release by the same name. Five Finger Death Punch also found controversy when the band’s bassist, Christ Kael, spoke out against photos of 30 Seconds to Mars band members wearing gloves at a meet-and-greet for their fans, according to noisecreep.com.
Hundreds of runners climbed, balanced and went through an obstacle course in order to help less fortunate families that face much harder challenges every day. The inaugural Rebel Donut Dash’s 5K run raised money for The Storehouse so it can continue to support many of Albuquerque’s homeless and poverty level citizens. Carrie Mettling, owner of Rebel Donuts, said she had the idea of hosting a food related fundraiser as she made doughnuts in her local shop on morning.
Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno joins the remaining members of Isis to form the latest nu-metal supergroup, Palms. The future looked uncertain for three of the five original Isis members after their breakup in 2010.
Veteran song writers combine forces to create a dense atmosphere of sound layering and slow-burning crescendos in the nu-metal supergroup Palms. Along with Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno, Palms consists mainly of three members from the now disbanded Isis: Clifford Meyer, Aaron Harris and Jeff Caxide.
Professionalism was the name of the game for Del Castillo at their recent Isleta Resort performance. The show started out like any other as Del Castillo entered the stage on Friday like conquerors of Latin rhythm, sporting a full set of drums and congas, and setting the pace for their show with the anticipatory throng. Brothers Rick and Mark Del Castillo began the first number by wielding their Spanish-style guitars like wizards putting an intoxicating spell over the audience with their Austin-rock-meets-traditional-Spanish playing. Halfway through their second song, though, front man Alex Ruiz tumbled off the stage and into the crowd, hurting his leg considerably. Meanwhile, the stunned yet professional band never missed a single beat while this scene took place.
Sgt. Pete Padilla and Pfc. Manuel Mora, Albuquerque natives who died during the Vietnam Conflict, are still very much alive in the memories of friends, mentors and complete strangers. State Sen. Richard Romero said he grew up with Padilla and jumped at the chance in 2012 to help find the money to build the memorial for the two men.
Three brothers set out many years ago to save an ailing family business by combining family traditions with popular music. The tradition is conjunto, the popular music is rock ‘n’ roll, and the business is Los Lonely Boys. For the Garza brothers, becoming successful working musicians was just a part of growing up in their native hometown of San Angelo, Texas. In 2004 Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza wrote “Heaven,” a song that stayed at the number one spot of the adult contemporary charts for 16 weeks and catapulted them into a life of fame.
Los Lonely Boys credit their ongoing success to love and holding fast to family traditions in their new album titled “Revelation.” The record spans many musical styles and influences to give listeners a better understanding of Los Lonely Boys’ range and songwriting ability. The first track on the album, “Blame it on Love,” may take some listeners off guard with its first traditionally Mexican notes.
Solutions by The State News
