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Balloonfest 2013: KLAQ Kicks Off Summer the Right Way [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:47 +0000

Ah, the smell of charcoal, grilled meats, chlorine and suntan oil…with some live rock turned up to 11! Sounds like an awesome summertime party, right? Memorial Day weekend is the date, Wet-N-Wild is the place. It’s almost time for Balloonfest! Balloonfest Slowdown 2012 from Duke Keith on Vimeo. [button href="http://klaq.com/2013-klaq-balloonfest-lineup/" title="2013 KLAQ BALLOONFEST LINEUP" align="center"]

The Best Salsa And Tequila For Your Cinco De Mayo Party [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:07:21 +0000

Sunday the Cinco de Mayo parties will be everywhere. I know what the two most important menu items are but, what type of these things should I get? A Yahoo survey of salsas ranked their favorites and the top 3 were all store bought: (Green Mountain Gringo Salsa, Tostitos Chunk Salsa and Frontera Chunky Tomato Salsa.) That was [...]

The Ultimate St. Patricks Day Party Happens Today On Cincinnati Street

Dubba G — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:00:12 +0000

"Green it up" on Cincinnati Street with The Q!

There are St. Pattys Day parties and then there are knock down, drag out EPIC St. Pattys Day parties! Such would be the case with the Cincinnati Street area TODAY!!

Not just one bar or restaurant, but a plethora of them! All with one thing in mind, showing you a great "green" time! Scott Ronson from The Q will be at Corner Tav

Happy St. Patricks Day El Paso

Dubba G — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:32:44 +0000

“Green it up” on Cincinnati Street with The Q! There are St. Pattys Day parties and then there are knock down, drag out EPIC St. Pattys Day parties! Such would be the case with the Cincinnati Street area tomorrow!! Not just one bar or restaurant, but a plethora of them! All with one thing in [...]

Crazy Halloween Costumes [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:52:07 +0000

Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images Halloween is almost here … got your costume figured out yet? I was thinking about being a soldier this year. With all the military in the El Paso area though, I don’t think I’ll really stand out that much. Then I thought about being a drug lord. Pretty much the same problem there though, [...]

Getting Ready for Streetfest, Here's a Look Back at Last Year's Fun! [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:00:07 +0000

There are so many different things going on at Streetfest -- the concerts, the local bands, the fireworks, the cars, the dancing, the food -- it's tough to keep track of it all. But we tried last year. Remember Streetfest 2011? Here's a slow-mo slice of "The Life" from 2011 headliner Hinder to help, and to get you ready for even more in 2012!

Candlebox, Saliva, Filter And More … Here Comes Streetfest 2012! [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:17:48 +0000

Streetfest 2012 is less than a month away! Get ready for a big, fat, loud, kickass party in the street!! The French Quarter, Mardi Gras? Fake beads and the wrong people flashing. Times Square, New Years Eve? Way too crowded and no mas Dick Clark. Sturgis? Ok, well that ones pretty cool. The Downtown Street Festival [...]

When Is It New Years Day? Not Neccesarily When you Think It Is!

Dubba G — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:10:58 +0000

2012 begins at midnight MST Sunday morning right?? Not exactly … We’re coming up on New Years Eve pretty quick here, so I thought I’d try and figure out (translation, I googled it) exactly what order the big moment hits around the world. Midnight here (relative to Pacific Standard Time) hits about the time that [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers To Play Russian Billionaire's New Year's Eve Party

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:07:06 +0000

Most of us celebrate New Year’s Eve with a few libations, some resolutions and many raised glasses. Red Hot Chili Peppers, on the other hand, will enjoy the copious benefits of being rock stars by performing at Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s New Year’s Eve Party. Abramovich’s year-ending (or year-starting, depending on your perspective) bashes are notorious and he plans to make this year better than the last.

Watch This Hilarious Compilation of the Worst Office Holiday Parties Ever [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:21 +0000

Office holiday parties can be a blast, but, let’s face it, they’re most memorable when coworkers have had a little too much cheer in a bottle. Mmmm booze. In that spirit, the Huffington Post presents this hilarious YouTube compilation where office workers dance clumsily, retch into toilets, proclaim how much they hate their jobs and [...]

7 Reasons Your Office Holiday Party Always Sucks

Amit Wehle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:19 +0000

The holiday season is in full swing (to the groin) mode. The gift buying, the greeting card writing, the wire untangling, the decorating, the traveling, the awkward hugging, wrapping/rewrapping/wrapping routine –December is an obstacle course for the body and soul. And of course, no holiday season is complete without enduring the suck fest that is [...]

Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:29:31 +0000

While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead. When Harris Interactive and the business site Glassdoor asked 2,500 American adults to list their favorite holiday gifts from employers, nearly three-quarters of respondents [...]

How To Dress For the Office Holiday Party

Tim Gray — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:00:14 +0000

Trying to figure out what to wear to office Christmas parties is always a perplexing task: you don’t want to show up looking like a stiff – on the other hand you don’t want to look like you just finished working on your car. The office Christmas party is a stellar place to step up [...]

German Metal Band Rammstein Throws Insane Bikini Beach Party [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:30:56 +0000

Summer might be over but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have ourselves a good old fashioned beach blanket blowout. In an odd 60′s-inspired music video directed by Jonas Akerlund, the always shocking Rammstein have taken to the beach with equal amounts mascara and dancing bikini babes. The bright and sunny beach party provide quite [...]

KLAQ's Birthday Bash at Bikini Joe's on Saturday, October 15th [PHOTOS]

Johnnie Walker — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:01:23 +0000

We partied at Bikini Joe's for our birthday on Saturday, Rocktober 15th! With beer tasting, live music, contests, prizes, beer, girls, beer, food...did we mention beer?

Just in case...beer!

Scott was live at Bikini Joe's, Buzz showed up to play some games, and more of us came out to hang and party! We took all our pictures early so you won't see the blurriness that will come later

[PHOTO(shop)] Conan Junior Parties Hardy on MySpace

Duke Keith — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:43:21 +0000

Once again, to protect the identity of Arnold Schwarzenegger's lovechild the media has blurred out the boy's face in this picture, taken from the boys' MySpace account. Once again, his hair, his face (if you've seen the unedited pics) all lead you to wonder how Maria Shriver didn't know this was Arnie's kid from the beginning! So, once again, we decided to, um...help.

Best Places in El Paso for a Bachelor Party – Our Top Five.

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:12:47 +0000

Everyone has seen or at least heard of "The Hangover", and with part 2 coming out soon, we thought we'd take a look at some ideas for bachelor parties here in El Paso! (Just in case you can't swing the Vegas trip right now.)

Now most guys would think, "Screw it, we'll just go see boobs somewhere!" While that is a great option, you can always expand on it a bit. So here are a couple ideas to maybe make your next bachelor party a little better.

Alodex CD Release Party This Sat!

Mardi Gras — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:52:31 +0000

Come hang at Mulligan’s east this Sat! Me, myself and I, Rick “Mardi Gras” will be your host! With special guests: Scordatura Vita and Voyeur! (they’ll be doing some new rock from their new album!) Alodex Facebook Scordatura Vita Facebook Voyeur Facebook

A Taste of El Paso in the Times

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:25:32 +0000

This Saturday, you can eat at more than a dozen different restaurants, sample beers and wines, and have a great night (or date)! It’s downtown with A Taste of El Paso! Victor Martinez at the El Paso Times wrote a great story about us today: “There are a lot of very good restaurants in El [...]

How to Stay Hangover-Free This Mardi Gras

KLAQ — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:28:26 +0000

Since Mardi Gras is a holiday that goes hand-in-hand with gluttonous drinking, we thought we’d offer a few tips for a more positive drinking experience for those who want to enjoy themselves and not wind up a morning-after mess. 1. Eat before you drink This is the most important thing to do, because drinking on [...]