Entertainment

Tacos With Tera and the Salsa Squad – The Blind Owls

Meagan FalconFebruary 21, 2014August 25, 2014

By Tera Elwell / Web Editor For this Tacos With Tera interview, I decided to take a few fans with me to meet The Blind Owls. Staff members Kaliegh Benck, Midori Allen and Raul Alonzo joined me for chips and salsa, good conversation and a gnarly photo shoot afterward. Jesse De Los Santos (guitar/vocals), Carlos Garcia (dance machine, aka bass/vocals) and Joshua De Leon (guitar/vocals) met us at Taqueria El Alteño, off Gollihar and Staples. Dylan Romel (drums) was unable to attend due to his busy work schedule. Kaliegh: You’re playing at SXSW this year. How’d it go last year? Carlos: Last…

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Dead or alive, ‘Robocop’ delivers

Meagan FalconFebruary 19, 2014February 19, 2014

By Jonathan Garcia / Reporter “Robocop” is a remake of the 1987 classic of the same name directed by Paul Verhooven that starred Peter Weller. The original was a huge success and spawned two sequels that didn’t deliver the charm of the first. But director Jose Padilha takes this classic cyborg cop and gives the series a reimagining.

Entertainment

Tacos With Tera – At My Signal

Meagan FalconFebruary 5, 2014August 31, 2014

By Tera Elwell / Web Editor Although I have only known about At My Signal for a little over a year, the group has been together since 2011. I was drawn to them after seeing them perform at Zeros Hard Rock Club. They sounded amazing and really got the crowd moving. I asked the guys where they wanted to meet for some Sunday morning tacos and they picked Taqueria El Altiño, across the street from Del Mar College’s East Campus. I sat down with two members of the five-piece metal band, Joe Wilmot (vocals) and Gil Gomez (lead guitar). Cassie Trevino (guitar) was unable to join…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

Going from idle to ‘Idol’

Meagan FalconFebruary 5, 2014February 5, 2014

Corpus Christi man headed to Hollywood for reality TV show By Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief Corpus Christi native Justin Fira has recently been the talk of the town, but it’s not exactly something he’s shying away from. “I’ve actually been interviewed by a couple of people since the season premiere aired,” said Fira, 25. With the airing of the season 13 auditions of “American Idol” from Austin, Fira has received copious amounts of publicity and he’s taking advantage of every ounce of it. While the clip of Fira singing and playing guitar to Maroon 5’s hit “This Love” displayed a confident and collected attitude, the journey…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

‘Music Man’ offers some sweet treats

Meagan FalconFebruary 4, 2014

Harbor Playhouse plans sundae bar, romantic dinner By Kira Hays / Reporter With its extravagant set pieces, flawless period costumes and complex choreography, the Harbor Playhouse’s production of “The Music Man” is sure to be fun for the whole family. Set in 1912, fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill finds himself in River City, Iowa, where he cons the trusting townspeople into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. Even though he’s never picked up a sheet of music before, Harold continues his deception until he can skip out of town with the cash. Harold’s world is…