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Street Fest is set to rock downtown EP

Street Fest is set to rock downtown EP

Claudia Flores, Contributor June 21, 2017

Continuing the annual tradition, El Paso’s Downtown Street Festival is set to take over the downtown area with car exhibitions, food, art shows and live music.  The two-day festival will take place on June 23 and 24, with the gates opening at 6 p.m....

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Summer playlist: Editors' picks

Summer playlist: Editors’ picks

June 21, 2017

Couches, beds, Netflix and insurmountable heat, all the elements for a great staycation in sunny El Paso. A summer is only as good as its music. Here are the editors' picks for our favorite summer songs. [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU"...

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Poet Cecilia Tate returned from the Army and is now practicing her passion for poetry.

Cecilia Tate brings performance and passion

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 21, 2017

From the crowded metroplex in the Chicago area, to the West Texas town of El Paso, slam poet and Army private first class (PFC) Cecilia Tate, who goes by Tate, wants her poetry to “walk to whomever it needs to walk to.” “You want to be able to...

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‘Melodrama’: A self discovery through lonesomeness

‘Melodrama’: A self discovery through lonesomeness

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor June 21, 2017

At only 20 years old, Ella Yelich-O’Conner, better known as Lorde, has released one of the most anticipated albums of the year. “Melodrama” follows her freshman studio release “Pure Heroine.” It took the New Zealand singer four years to release...

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Kicha Foods expands on chorizo family tradition

Kicha Foods expands on chorizo family tradition

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief June 13, 2017

In a calm, humble storage unit at Montecillo lives one of El Paso’s newest and most unique food creations.  The Villanueva brothers, Sergio, who is a UTEP alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, and Jaime, a senior pre-nursing major, opened...

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‘Crack-Up’ changes direction for Fleet Foxes

‘Crack-Up’ changes direction for Fleet Foxes

Brianna Chavez, Contributor June 13, 2017

After a six-year hiatus, Seattle band Fleet Foxes is back with their third studio album “Crack-Up.” The band is known for their classic indie folk sound and delicate, yet powerful harmonies in songs like “Helplessness Blues,” “White Winter Hymnal”...

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Old Kids are looking to distinguish themselves from other bands through an intelligent and complicated pop sound.

Old Kids trying to change perception of pop music

Andres Gallegos, Contributor June 13, 2017

Local band Old Kids is well stocked with classically trained musicians whom appear to fear nothing since they expect nothing. Since their slow and sporadic beginning in 2013, to their first humble performance in 2015, Old Kids have remained loyal not...

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The Drums set to return to El Paso in December

The Drums set to return to El Paso in December

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 13, 2017

After a sold-out show back in March, The Drums are set to return to El Paso on Dec. 10 to Tricky Falls. The announcement was made on the Lowbrow Palace’s Instagram account, with tickets going on sale on Friday, June 16 at http://splendidsunproductions.ticketfly.com/...

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Editor’s picks: Netflix binge watching

Editor's note: Here at The Prospector we rarely find ourselves with down time and we rarely find time to even breathe. However, these past few weeks in between the spring and the summer semester have been slower than we’re used to. We’ve resorted...

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Hip-hop artist B.o.B to perform in the Sun City

Hip-hop artist B.o.B to perform in the Sun City

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief June 7, 2017

Coming off his fourth studio album, "Ether," B.o.B annouced "The Elements Tour," which will include a stop at the El Paso County Coliseum on Tuesday, July 18. The tour is set to hit 34 cities throughout the nation beginning on Thursday, June 8, in...

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Sun City Music Fest releases lineup

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 7, 2017

Labor day weekend has come to mean one thing for music enthusiasts and electronic music lovers in El Paso: Sun City Music Festival. This year the festival will be held at Ascarate Park on Sept. 2 and 3. The lineup for this year’s iteration of...

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Miike Snow brings electro indie set to Tricky Falls

Miike Snow brings electro indie set to Tricky Falls

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief June 6, 2017

Remember back in 2009 when the indie rock craze skyrocketed in the music world? The XX had just launched their debut album and had every hipster wearing skinny jeans, rocking a striped t-shirt and listening to "Islands." Phoenix stole the indie spotlight...

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