Music

Under the biggest tent the Northern Navajo Fair has ever put up, couples two-stepped on the dirt floor Saturday night, Sept. 26, as Stateline played the first of two shows for the 113th annual fair. The band returns Saturday, Oct. 3.

It’s Coachella weekend in 2014, and Ryan Blazer is on Interstate 10 driving to the most notorious music festival on the planet.

Unlike the skyscrapers and the hustle and bustle of city life, the 90s hip-hop artists changed lanes to perform in the vast desert of the Navajo Nation.

After the circus closed its show, the lights stayed on, ready to shine on local Native musicians who attracted the interest of people of all ages.

Testify headlined and hosted the 7th Annual Metal Annihilation show at Chu-Chu’s Restaurant on Sept. 30, pulling a diverse crowd of metal heads from the surrounding Zuni and Navajo communities.