All female band wows audience with their ‘Rez-Style/Surf’ beat

Three indigenous women rooted in the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Laguna performed in Gallup after Arts Crawl at the Silver Stallion July 14. The trio sat down for an interview with the Sun prior to their evening show at the fledgling bike repair shop.

The Diné word Nizhóní means “beautiful” in English.

Rebecca “Becki” Jones, Diné/guitar and back-up vocals, Liz McKenzie, Diné/bass and vocals, and Lisa Lorenzo, Pueblo of Laguna/drums, are passionate about making and playing music. They came up with the name because each feels beautiful in their own way. Their sound can be described as “desert...

Irving Bahe II, Rossi Bright EXHIBITS on tap

July 14 Arts Crawl was once again buzzing with local artists showcasing their assorted styles of art. The Opo Gallery, located at 305 S. Second St., across from Camille’s Sidewalk Café was no exception to the local buzz. The gallery recently moved, and requested via email to spread the word about their new digs.

And the quaint cottage features its share of talent.

Irving Bahe II and Rossi Bright, both local, and no stranger to the flux of talented artists in the area, came out to share their works of art, and to also share what art means to them.

Diné artist Bahe has made a name for himself with his comical cartoon characters...

Sanchez Academy competed at the Albuquerque North America Grappling Association June 30. The group cleaned up in the awards category, respectively.

Continuing a 7-part special by Richard F. Kontz on a Vietnam Vet he met while running the Bread of Life Christian Bookstore in 2015 through mid-2011.

Don and I went into a restaurant called My Sister’s place and sat down at a table. So as the server came and gave us a menu and took our drink order we sat there looking at the menus, and Don said “boy, Rich, it’s been a long time since I have had a meal in a sit-down restaurant – I don’t even know what to order – too many choices”.  As I listened I thought to myself “I wonder how many people take for granted that going to a sit-down restaurant and having people wait on you and having such a selection of what to eat would...