B.U. Featured Artist: Israel Summon 
One of the most prophetic forces behind keeping Albuquerque's music scene flourishing is Israel Summon. Many of you may know Israel but for those of you who don't, he oversees Burt's Tiki Lounge's entertainment. Besides all of his hard work in helping to cultivate local music, he is also an accomplished hip-hop artist. He is about to release his second full length album, ANUMALS on January 23rd, 2016. To help set the stage for the release. Summon sat down with B.U. to tell us how his journey all began and how it has helped culminated into his latest work. #BU_Always

B.U. Featured Artist - Israel Summon

In the male dominated music industry, it's always nice to see an all girl band break the mold and redefine the system. This week, we've got three of the most impressive young woman who go by the name of HiSS that are setting the stage for a major revolution! You wouldn't guess it by listening to their music but they are only 13 to 15 years of age! If HiSS wasn't on your radar before, you've got no excuses after this! #BU_Always

B.U. Featured Artist - HiSS

It's no secret that microbreweries have sprung up all across the United States and for good reason too! Microbreweries embody two of America's greatest pastimes; being the creative innovators we have become to be known for and throwing back a couple of cold ones to celebrate. In reality though, very few know all the TLC that it takes to create the perfect ale. It truly is an art form! Fortunately for us, one of New Mexico's greatest Brew Masters, David Hargis of Tractor Brewing Co. sat down with us to give the B.U. Community a behind the scenes look into the business and passion of what it is to Get Plowed. Besides from making some of New Mexico's most amazing brews, they have also become a staple mark for supporting Albuquerque's creative economy. There is so much to learn from this guy and we hope you enjoy the interview as much as we do! #BU_Always 

B.U. Featured Artist - David Hargis - Tractor Brewing Co

One of Albuquerque's greatest treasures, The Lymbs, recently sat down with B.U. to give us insight into life on the left coast out in San Francisco, CA. We touched on things they miss about home, a deeper side of what it was like for them to be music instructors and the last lessons they left with their students. We couldn't be happier for their successes and look forward to seeing them on their world tours! #BU_Always

B.U. Feature - The Lymbs Interview

We will be first to admit it, when it comes to battle rap, we didn't know the first thing about the culture and community behind all of it. This truly is a movement that has a lot of momentum and support behind it. Evan Wronzy, January Black, Dan K, and Third Leg stopped by to help inaugurate our first video recorded interview. Overall, this was such a pleasure and a great learning experience. Please take a second to immerse yourself into the battle rap culture through UBR and join us for Static to highlight all of this on April 16th at the Co-Op in Downtown ABQ! #BU_Always 

B.U. Featured Artist - Universal Battle Realm (UBR)

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