The BWOMS Podcast

On this episode, we welcome El Paso rapper and lyricist, Phobia The Prophet. We discuss his early forays into music and eventual emergence into the local hip hop scene, collaborating with other artists, developing his writing craft, and projects on the horizon. He also spits a new piece acapella and give plenty of shoutouts throughout the interview. Give it a listen!

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director for The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series.

Find more of Phobia online:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/phobiatheprophet/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phobiatheprophet/

Opening Track: “Live, Love, & Inspire” [clip] by Phobia The Prophet

Closing Track: “Apology ft. Sabrina James” by Phobia The Prophet

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome good friend to the show, El Paso's drummer, Christopher Serrano. We discuss his philosophy on rhythm/percussion, Monk drums, performing and recording, practicing, and plans for the future. Lots of shoutouts in this one. We also jam a little bit.

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director for The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series.

Contact Chris for Bookings/Lessons:

915-346-9738

Find more of Chris Online:

IG/FB/Soundcloud: @ christopherjdrums

www.youtube.com/lildrumerboy1356

Opening Track: “Golden Groove” by The Golden Groove

Closing Track: Teaser Medley featuring:

A. Billi Free - "Welcome To The Show"

Jesse Phate - "Glanced"

Liz Tina - "Something To Believe In"

Follow these amazing artists online:

The Golden Groove

https://thegoldengroove.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/The-Golden-Groove-319152444940982/

A Billi Free

https://www.abillifree.com/

https://abillifree.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/abillifree

Jesse Phate

https://twitter.com/JesseFate

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jesse-phate/1098485516

https://www.amazon.com/Glanced/dp/B01ENCA2GC

LizTina

https://soundcloud.com/bwoms/ep19

http://artistecard.com/LizTina#!/bio

https://liztina.bandcamp.com/

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome El Paso singer-songwriter, Damian Gray. We discuss playing Bass for Foxy Mojo, his songwriting, busking, open mics, and the music scene. We also talk about The Gray Area Blog and his Quixotic Sunrise Series. Lots of shoutouts in this episode, so listen up!

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director for The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series.

Find more of Damian Online:

The Gray Area (FB/IG)

grayareablog.weebly.com

Opening Track: “One Million Roads” by Damian Gray

Closing Track: “Late July” - Shakey Graves (Cover) - Performed by Damian Gray

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome lover of life, people, and music, BWOMS legend, Roberto Santos. We talk a little about the history of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series including the significance of the name, his experiences in running the open mics, hosting shows, supporting the community, the art of freestyling, running the Universoul Cypher, Hip-Hop club, and so much more!

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, the “great expander” of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series

Opening Track: "Baby" by Gambol Music

Closing Tracks: "Metroid” by RAS and Gambol Music / “ "Ticklish" by RAS and Gambol Music

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome Las Peregrinas, California poets on tour of the Southwest: Marisol Baca, Yaccaira Salvatierra, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, and Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo. We discuss the creation of the tour, traveling and reading along border communities, each of their recent publications, and we turn the set into an open mic and each reads a selection of their work.

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, in studio at Power at the Pass

Marisol Baca is the author of Tremor (Three Mile Harbor Press). She has been published in Narrative Northeast, Riverlit, Shadowed: An Anthology of Women Writers, Acentos Review, among other publications. She received her Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University where she won the Robert Chasen poetry award for her poem, Revelato. She is also a recipient of the Andres Montoya poetry scholarship. Currently, Marisol is an English professor at Fresno City College.

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, a first-generation Chicana, is the author of Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge (Sundress Publications 2016). A former Steinbeck Fellow, Poets & Writers California Writers Exchange winner and Barbara Deming Memorial Fund grantee, she’s received residencies from Hedgebrook, Ragdale, National Parks Arts Foundation and Poetry Foundation. Her work is published in Acentos Review, CALYX, crazyhorse, and American Poetry Review among others. A dramatization of her poem "Our Lady of the Water Gallons," directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño, can be viewed at latinopia.com. She is a cofounder of Women Who Submit and a member of Macondo Writers’ Workshop.

Yaccaira Salvatierra’s poems have appeared in Huizache, Diálogo, Puerto del Sol, and Rattle among others. She is a VONA alumna, the recipient of the Dorrit Sibley Award for achievement in poetry, and the 2015 winner of the Puerto del Sol Poetry Prize. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net. An educator and art instructor, she lives in San José, California with her two sons.

Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was born in the Rio Grande Valley borderlands to formerly undocumented Mexican immigrants. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Buzzfeed Reader, Epiphany, Apogee, Sporklet, PBS Newshour, Poor Claudia, Waxwing, The Wanderer, DIAGRAM, The Feminist Wire, The Poetry Foundation Harriet Blog, and others. She has served as an editor for the Bettering American Poetry project and is a CantoMundo Fellow. She is the author of Beast Meridian (Noemi Press, Akrilica Series, 2017). She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, but her hometown is Houston, Texas.

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Intro: "The BWOMS Podcast, Intro V.2" by Richie David Marrufo

Outro: "Juxtaposition" (instrumental) by Luis Camberos

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome Frank Luna and Gabe Fernandez into the studio. We discuss a variety of topics including their work with thChrch, entrepreneurship, and creating systems of support for success through collaboration. Check it out!

Find them online:

http://www.thchrch.com/

https://www.youtube.com/thChrch

Intro/Outro: "Bits & Pieces" by blackstacie

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2018

On this episode, we welcome Elsa Moreck, author of "Eliminate, Meditate, Create: Declutter Your Life, and Reprogram Yourself for Greatness." We discuss mental and physical decluttering, the art of saying no, cultivating better habits, intentional change, and so much more.

Find her online:

https://www.elsamoreck.com/

https://www.facebook.com/elsamoreckwriter/

https://twitter.com/elsamoreckreal

Opening Track: "Keep it Cosmic (Instrumental)" - Richie David Marrufo, recorded by Luis Camberos

Closing Track: "From Star Dust to We Must" - Richie D. Marrufo featuring Luis Camberos

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2017

On this episode, we welcome our good friend and talented singer-songwriter, Liz Tina, into the studio. We discuss a variety of topics including getting into music, her songwriting process, music memories, working on her solo EP, collaborations, corny jokes and much more. We also preview her tracks "Your Time" and "Parasite."

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series.

Find Liz Tina online:

FB - https://www.facebook.com/LizTinamusic/

Bandcamp - https://liztina.bandcamp.com/releases

Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-9432390

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2017

On this episode, we welcome Tino and Rolando Ybarra, who make up the Mariachi punk band, Pancho Villa's Skull. We were lucky to run into them one night on their tour through El Paso. We invited them into the studio for an impromptu interview where we dive into their music, touring, and their EP "The Mariachi Punk EP."

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series. Today's guest host: Valentin Sandoval

Find Pancho Villa's Skull online:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MariachiPunkPVS/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/panchovillasskull/

Listen to "Mariachi Punk EP:"

https://panchovillasskull.bandcamp.com/album/the-mariachi-punk-ep

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2017

On this episode, we welcome beatboxer extraordinaire Esteban Avila a.k.a. Steve The Love Beat. We discuss a variety of topics including: his venture into the world of beatboxing (vocal percussion / orchestration), the importance of listening to as many things as possible, his synesthesia, performing with the EPCC Hip Hop Club and at the Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, hip hop culture, and many live demonstrations.

Hosted by Richie David Marrufo, project director of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series. Check it out!

Find Steve online:

instagram: @steve.love.beat

Presented by Power at the Pass

El Paso, TX

2017