by Terry Grieve | Jun 8, 2018 | Culture, Dia de los Muertos, History | 0 Comments
By Kevin L. Jones – www.kqed.org – Photo: Kris Davidson, courtesy SFMOMA. Photo: A multitude of Fridas converged upon the SFMOMA for the “Pasión por Frida!” event — the culmination of the Frida Kahlo exhibit. Curated by Rene Yanez,...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 8, 2018 | Culture, Pachuco | 0 Comments
By María Cortés González, El Paso Times – ElPasoTimes.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Bel Air art students are competing in a Vans shoe design contest. Vote for them through Friday. Vans shoes personalized with El Paso lowrider and Pachuco images have put...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 7, 2018 | Culture, Music | 0 Comments
By Court Stroud | Contributor – Forbes.com – Image: BIA/Kelsey 2016. There are, in fact, at least 20 forms of Latino radio in America, reflecting the 20 countries of origin of this country’s Hispanic population, each different. That explains the vitality...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 7, 2018 | Culture, History, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Heidi Van Horne – Chron.com – Photo: Heidi Van Horne. Photo: One custom that took a prime spot right out in front of the Museum was this killer green 1952 Chevy lowrider with suicide doors, wide white wall tires and custom pinstriping and paint. It was...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 6, 2018 | Culture, History, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Car Shows | Howard Koby – Journal.ClassicCars.com – Image Not Credited. Back in 1975, Steve Kershuk, the founding father of Classic Chevys of Southern California, had the urge to gather a group of ’55, ’56, and ’57 Chevy lovers to form a club. ...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 6, 2018 | Culture, Festivals, History | 0 Comments
By Brangien Davis | Michael Upchurch | Nicole Capozziello – CrossCut.com – Photo courtesy of Northwest Folklife. Photo from last year at the Northwest Folklife Festival, courtesy of Northwest Folklife. It’s pretty amazing that the Northwest Folklife...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 5, 2018 | Culture, Murals, Wine | 0 Comments
By Bob Brawdy – Tri-CityHerald.com – Photo: Bob Brawdy. Photo: Professional muralist Andrew Reid SHEd of Florida tells about the mural he painted for the Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village in Kennewick. A public celebration of the mural is...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 5, 2018 | Culture, History, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Talon Homer – TheDrive.com – Photo Not Credited. Hot rod builder Manny Figueroa recently took his 1951 Ford Victoria to the Hoonigan Donut Garage. His custom coupe looks to be a mashup of the lowrider customization style with the mechanical elements of...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 4, 2018 | Culture, Music, Publications | 0 Comments
By Leah Scarpelli & David Brown – TexasStandard.org – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Freddy Fender on stage. Baldemar Huerta, known as Freddy Fender, was in his day, a Mexican-American Elvis. Twelve years after his death from lung cancer, his daughter,...
