Sometimes you can find the most amazing people in your own backyard and you’d never even notice. Well, that’s if they don’t have a bullhorn. This year at the Never Say Never Arts Festival in Mission, Texas, I was about to experience a chance encounter that would spark a new bridge...

This past July 29th, OME had its 1st Craft Fest in collaboration with The Tulle Room and HopSonic Radio. Not only was the event a blast, but it went above and beyond what we were expecting in terms of turnout, success, and level of radical-ness. Yes, that is a word. Check out the photogallery...

ICONS – Vol. 1” was a boogie buffet of funk, soul, disco, and modern groove. Join us on Thursday August 18, 2011 at Molina’s Restaurant & Bar for ‘Vol. 2 – The Superbad Sequel’ to our wildly funky dance party series. DRINK SPECIALS WILL BE RUNNING ALL NIGHT! If...

Ouch, My Ego! & The Tulle Room Present to you OME’s 1st Summer Craft Festival!   Ouch, My Ego!’s 1st Craft Festival is about to happen on July 31st. Only one week away! We welcome artists, clothing designers, hand crafters, food vendors, and independent local businesses to...

Face it folks, it’s summertime and nostalgia is slowly setting in. When you see cars being washed, BBQ pits being prepped, and sprinklers being chased, you can faintly hear the echoes of summers past. They’re the sounds of Otis Redding, Patti Jo, Sam Cooke, James Brown, BT...

The Second Concert of Three to Feature World Renowned Artist Mark Farina By JAMES SULLIVAN | Ouch My Ego On July 8, sandwiched between two rock shows, the McAllen Convention Center Oval Park will give home to a three-stage electronic extravaganza. Headlining will be “Mushroom Jazz” pioneer...

Austin band The Strange Boys  will sound off on June 4 to start the Valley’s summer show season at Ambrosia Coffee Shop, 1000 Martin Ave., McAllen. Local talent Vulpes, Rob Maths and Jungle Bodies are slated to open the show for what many would describe as a “good old-fashioned...

June 7 | Cine El Rey | 311 S. 17th St. McAllen Galax Z Bear presents: Twin Sister + Dignan Show: 8:30pm Doors: 7:3opm Cost: $10 in advance $12 at the door Tickets: • Fall Back Records, 416 N. 10th St. Suite 4, McAllen • Ambrosia Coffee Shop, 1000 Martin Ave.,...

White Rabbits will be making their McAllen Texas debut tonight, Thursday, April 28th at Cine El Rey. The Young Maths, along with Petrock, will be opening for the Brooklyn sextet. Originally from Columbia Missouri, the band formed its current lineup of Greg Roberts, Stephen Patterson, Alex...

Local music fans have waited with bated breath for ‘OH, SHIP!,’ the debut EP release from McAllen, TX-based indie band, Sick/Sea (formerly ‘Arrgh!drey‘).   OME staffer, Gabriel Elizondo, had a chance to have a sit down pow-wow with Sick/Sea. Audrey shared her most intimate...