Past Life Billionaires: “Nothin’ But Your Tail Lights” (Music Video)

March 4th, 2013

Music By Marfa musicians Dustin Peavy, Tavahn Ghazi, and Joe Trent
Video Montage by Dustin Peavy, featuring clips from Lost Highway (David Lynch) and The Blood of the Poet (Jean Cocteau.)

Slideshow: The Week In Pictures

March 1st, 2013

Slideshow: The week in pictures

February 22nd, 2013

Video: Congressman Gallego talks immigration on MSNBC

February 19th, 2013

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Slideshow: Valentine’s Day in Valentine

February 15th, 2013

Big Bend Brewing Co.’s Valentine’s Day Party unites the tri-county with free beer and killer music

By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
VALENTINE – For once, Boyd Elder didn’t come to the party. The party came to him.

Big Bend Brewing Company’s Valentine’s Day Party in Valentine brought the town to life, bringing in a crowd of unexpected proportions, which …

Photos: Citizen, business of the year

February 14th, 2013

The Marfa Chamber of Commerce named Robert Silva the citizen of the year and Robert and Rosario Halpern, owners of The Big Bend Sentinel, as business of the year. The three were honored at a chamber mixer last week at Future Shark.

From left, Robert Silva, Rosario Salgado Halpern, and Robert Halpern.

Slideshow: Defend life march

January 28th, 2013

Area residents gathered in Alpine on Saturday, January 26 for a Defend Life march. Participants gathered at the Brewster County Courthouse and marched across town to Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. The rally coincided with the 40 year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which legalized the practice of abortion. …

Slideshow: Ty Segall at Padre’s

January 25th, 2013

By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA

Padre’s Marfa erupted in an orgy of beer, jumping, and dancing as Ty Segall and supporting band Ex-Cult brought the noise to our sleepy little town.
Memphis Tennesse-based punk band Ex-Cult played choice cuts from their Segall-produced self-titled debut album, lighting a fire under the butts of audience members. So much so that …

Slideshow: Evel Knievel collector

January 14th, 2013

Texas and California resident Lathan McKay is a big fan of American icon and daredevil Evel Knievel. McKay has spent a considerable amount of time over the years amassing a collection of Knievel’s motorcycles, helmets and leather jumpsuits. During a recent stop in Marfa, McKay opened his trailer doors to BigBendNow for a …

Video: Congressman Gallego’s first appearance on C-SPAN

January 7th, 2013

Newly elected congressman Pete Gallego of Alpine was sworn into office on Thursday, January 3 by U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. Gallego, a freshman member of the 113th Congress, which was gaveled into session on Thursday, spoke to C-SPAN about the upcoming session and his legislative priorities.