Memorial Day weekend marks the 36th anniversary of what began as a small street market with a few devoted, if ragtag, artists. Today, the Paseo Arts Festival has grown into an attraction boasting more than 80 visual arts booths for fairgoers to peruse. Painters, sculptors, ceramists, jewelers and fiber artists are all represented in the […]
Dustin Prinz
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Swing sets
Looking more like a folk troubadour, Dustin Prinz doesn’t fit the stereotype of a lounge performer. But his guitar skills, ability to adapt to the crowd, and litany of original ballads and unique covers — from INXS to Bon Iver — has charmed many a restaurant, bar and lounge owner. He has standing gigs at Bin […]
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This guy
When you live and breathe music like classically trained bassist Mike Silverman, it can be hard finding others to play with who are as obsessive. After a while, he quit trying. “I got kind of frustrated working with people,” said the Las Vegas-based Silverman. “It felt like if I was by myself, I could work […]
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Prinz of wails
It’s pretty easy to run through all your material playing three-hour sets at restaurants and coffeehouses all on your lonesome. Oklahoma City-based singer/songwriter Dustin Prinz has two albums to lift from, and some new, unrecorded material as well, but he’s had to learn some covers … from artists you might never expect. “I just learned […]