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Documentary Chalo! was shot in July-August 2011. It follows two fashion designers from CCA, California College of the Arts, and their journey to Indore, India to take part in an internship. It consisted of learning how to create a closed loop system of great fashion within incorporating waste fabrics, recycled dye water, and creativity to [...]

Wolf + Lamb at Lowbrow Palace Jan. Friday 13th 2012 with Maintain’s Ed Chalace Opening Set

  Downtown El Paso , Texas (601. N Oregon) December 9 – 11, 2011   Los Dos     check it out before the building gets demolished. shouts to Peter (el paso international trolley), Adam (ltl. monster), and Alex (fusion) + all the artists that contributed. * B/W 35mm | RayDub

GALLERY HOURS: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 5pm – 10pm  | Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 10am – 10pm | Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 VISUAL: El Sol 25, Raydub Cardenas, Miguel Ibarra, Jason Lucero, Deena Mustin, Christian Pardo, Cecil Powell, Poe, Zeque Penya, Tim Razo + Special Guests AUDIO: Kid Monks, System A, Eureka the Butcher, Cos [...]

Velos Locos 2011: Alley ‘Rat’ Race Recap from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. Sorry it took so long. Thanks again to Bicycle Company and Chrome for the hook ups. Big special thanks to Harrison from team Heywood-Jablome on the hand made trophies! And of course all the Locos y Locas who came out to support a [...]

  ~ MAINTAIN LA PLAYA | LOS DOS ~ August , 2011 B/W 35 mm | RayDub            

Join us as we celebrate this unique gathering which happens every First Friday night in downtown El Paso. Always good people, music, and art. Let’s keep it moving. create and motivate!!! Friday September 2, 2011 MAINTAIN will have merch @ the show so make sure you stop by the table and grab something.

Velos Locos 2011 – Alley ‘Rat’ Race from Zeque Peña on Vimeo.   Maintain and The Bicycle Company (www.the-bicycle-company.net) have teamed up to bring you VELOS LOCOS: Alley “Rat” Race, a scavenger hunt and race through the heart of El Chuco. We’ve got some dope give aways for the winning teams including some Chrome merchandise [...]

Eureka the Butcher – Album Greaser – Episode 01 from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. Quick bit of slap in it. LA, bikes, brainfeedage, pool party, what? Peep the outdoor painting. Some bang from the Southwest Slappers finest. Full album is done, just need to master. Covers done too. Sneak Peek-A-DooDoo. Don’t forget your party slippers. [...]

Critical Mass Anniversary Ride Friday, July 29 at 7PM San Jacinto Plaza All Bikes Welcome

InPrint is a group exhibition focused on fine art prints (all mediums and formats). This exhibit will be held at Alameda Gallery in El Paso, TX and will open to the public July 15th. Make sure you swing by and check out the Artwork by Maintain Creative Coalition + manymany more great artists from around [...]

Friday, June 24th @ the Lowbrow Palace make sure you swing by. pick up a 45 , check out the Maintain Merch Table, and move to the Sounds >>

Maintain presents: FRIDAY NIGHT RIDERS from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. Friday Night Easy Riders is group of cycling vagabond low lifes. We meet in El Paso, TX at Madeline Park. Track Sprints at the Sun Bowl. Skid contests. Deadly Aztec Foot Down! Wheelys and Bears. Primetime and Oranges from Food City. Night Cap with Nachos [...]

Neon Desert 2011 | Live Painting from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. This is a quick glimpse at the magic that Maintain and Friends brought to the Neon Desert Music Festival. Thanks to the organizers of the event. Much Love.

Wakah Chan | Part One from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. Rasquatch Multimedia Comics presents: THE DESCENDANTS OF WAKAH CHAN The Descendants of Wakah Chan is a story about a cosmic ritual between an earthling and outer dimensional being. There is a draught. People are dying. The chief of the tribe is corrupt. And a meteor [...]

Going Down Friday May 27th @ the Silos Art Space. The 3rd Annual Break Yo’Self aerosol art show. If you’ve got the chance to attend the past shows, you know how crazy this gets. Fumes, Beats, and Peeps everywhere.  Special Guests include : THE MAC / WERC / GEMS and many many more. Special Live [...]

Planet Terror | System.A from Zeque Peña on Vimeo. Quick video joint of some live footage. Cut it to Planet Terror. This track is featured on the new Rasquatch Crew mixed by System.A. Video Shot&Chop by Zeque Penya (zequepenya.com) This mix features original productions by Eureka the Butcher (Zechs Marquise), Zeque the Freaq and System.A [...]

This Thursday May 12th, 2011 featuring deck art by Maintain Hustlers: Miguel Ibarra, Jason Lucero, y Zeque Penya. plus many many more. DJ(s) Birth DFX and RayDub behind the Decks.

With just a couple of years on the New York scene, El Sol 25 is a droll mashup enigma, pasting up fully formed composites of people in doorways and on construction walls. Dropping a mix-n-match irreverent Girl Talk style, the warmth and continuity come from the fact that everything is handmade and painted. Pulling images [...]

May edition of Somethin’ Sweet w/ special guest : HOUSE SHOES (Detroit/Los Angeles). gonna be a good one fore sure! get there early. watch the sunset. lounge. vibe out.

Coming up this Saturday, the first annual NEON DESERT FESTIVAL , happening 11am till 11pm in Historic Downtown El Paso. This event is huge for the city. Bringing together top acts from across the globe focusing on Indie-Rock and Electronic music, giving the El Paso scene more flavor and variety than previous EP based festivals such [...]

Scoop up 3 different Chuco posters by Maintain artists in our shop. Zeque Penya Miguel Ibarra and Poe.

Special Release for the Maintain Creative Coalition Website Launch. All original Beats from a few desert rats. System.A || Eureka the Butcher || Zeque Penya. Mixed by System.A and cover art by Zeque Penya. This is a promo for the upcoming Multi-Media comic book adventures of THE RASQUATCH (www.rasquatch.com). These are some Bangers so plug [...]

Migs featured in issue #10 of Downtown Niche check the steeze  

These limited edition posters are digitally printed on archival paper. They went on the 2011 U.S. Tour with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group and Zechs Marquise. We will not have them in our shop because they have sold out. The art is a Maintain collaboration between Miguel Ibarra and Zeque Penya.

Check out this new mix by System.A on Soundcloud. Art by Zeque Penya.

Starting April 16, every 3rd Saturday of the Month, the good guys @ Ltl. Monster & EP Beat Culture bring you Somethin’ Sweet. Come out. Watch the Sunset downtown and move to the Sounds of Special Guest : Jeff Craven ( Large Music / Chicago )   >> Somethin\’ Sweet || Jules Quiambao

Print is Not Dead.  What started 3 years ago, has now grown into  something beyond a FREE monthly publication. Fusion Magazine represents El Paso / Juarez / Las Cruces & Chihuahua in its truest form: The underground culture, rather than focusing on  mainstream commercialism, it pushes and encourages cultural diversity. Issue #40 covers the upcoming [...]

  Under the Frequency and The Launch. Two new online shows focusing on Artists, Musicians, and Filmmakers launched recently. Under the Frequency, brought to you by Double Scope films starts with a recording session with producer Justin Leah in his downtown studio, and follows with an in depth look into artist Cesar Ivan’ home and [...]

MAINTAIN x MANILA VANILLA MAINTAIN MANILA from Julian Quiambao on Vimeo. Photographs + Video : Julian Quiambao much love and thanks to Gel,Czar, and Paco >>      

Another (first) Friday Night of Vibes & Stuff in Downtown El Paso w/ Special Guest : Dj Drez >>  

      Exquisite Dorks draws on the Dada spirit of improvisation and spontaniety. Adjectives and nouns were written on paper, placed in a hat, and drawn for each artist. Artists were given one pencil and one piece of paper to express their interpretation of their phrases. This show is a venture to the core [...]

Electric Soul 4 || January 14, 2011 || Dfault Gallery Audio: System.A / One Man Jazz / Eddie Chalace / RayDub Visual: EXIST1981 / Miguel Ibarra / Jason Lucero / Razo / Mitsu Overstreet / Christian Pardo / Zeque Penya / Poe Few Snaps from Opening Night. >>    

MAINTAIN x RASQUATCH @ Chalk The Block 2010 good times under the sun >>