Lysandra Marquez

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METROnome: Guitarras and Basketball, Carla Morrison and Natalie Diaz @ Crescent Ballroom’s Crossfade Lab

At Crescent Ballroom, a sold-out crowd awaited Mexican singer-songwriter, Carla Morrison, and Mojave poet, Natalie Diaz, as they participated in the fifth installment of Crossfade Lab. Diaz took to the stage bouncing a basketball up and down while...

METROnome: When the Bay Area came to Phoenix: Jay Som, Stef Chura and Madeline Kenney at Valley Bar

When Jay Som took the stage on Friday night at Valley Bar, the feel of the concert quickly went from a spectator-performer relationship to what felt like a casual hangout with cool and goofy friends. Opening for Jay...

Slam poetry sold-out at Megaphone PHX

Three minutes and ten seconds. That’s how long poets were given to bare their heart and soul in front of a sold-out audience at Megaphone PHX in uptown Phoenix. The diverse group of poets consisted of individuals of...

METROnome: Cigarettes After Sex sells out its first Phoenix show

With no greeting or comment, Cigarettes After Sex walked onstage seemingly clad in all black and let the music do the introduction at its first Phoenix show at Crescent Ballroom. Playing to a sold-out crowd with a wide...

City explores location, feedback on Latino cultural center

Latino and Chicano cultural influence can be seen all over Phoenix, and soon there could be a center dedicated to their culture and arts. The city of Phoenix is looking at adding a Latino cultural center, and is...

New artistic collaboration reflects history of migration

Culture and community combined this past week for a unique artist-in-residence program that brought a renowned Mexican artist to downtown Phoenix. Betsabeé Romero, a contemporary artist from Mexico City, collaborated with other artists from throughout the Valley during...