Roberto Avant-Mier
Frontera Frequencies HostRoberto Avant-Mier (PhD, Univ. of Utah) is the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication at UTEP and host of Frontera Frequencies. Prior to returning to Texas-El Paso in 2010, he was a professor at Boston College, and he previously attended the University of Utah, UTEP, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research analyzes the discursive construction of Latino/Hispanic identity(ies) and cultural issues in popular music and film.
Prof. Avant-Mier is the co-author of the NEW BOOK Cine-Mexicans: An Introduction to Chicano Cinema (2018, Kendall Hunt), which is based on several years of teaching classes on cinema and film, and analyzing the image(s) of Mexicans in U.S./Hollywood movies & films [co-authored with Michael Lechuga]. Dr. Avant-Mier is also the author of Rock the Nation: Latin/o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora (2010, Continuum/Bloomsbury), which was based on several years of research on Latino/Hispanic identity constructions and rock music as a discursive phenomenon.
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Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about New Year's related music. They explore songs about renewal and celebration featuring Mecano, Tom Waits, and Ella Fitzgerald. The Miner Music Minute recap highlights memorable guest selections that brought a great selection fo genres to the show such as: latin pop, indie, folk rock, and classic soul. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about their Christmas music. They explore festive pop and rock in songs like “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses, The Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick,” and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s “Mr. Heatmiser.” The Miner Music Minute features Jose Martinez sharing personal music memories with classic pop and his family memories. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about crossovers in music. SItuations, genres, song titles , anything that could create a crossover in music.They explore genre crossings, musical fusion, and crossover moments in pop, Latin music, rock, classical, and indie music. The Miner Music Minute features Words on a Wire host Daniel Chacón sharing his musical tastes and personal music memories related to them. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about Color themed songs, Latin pop, alternative rock, and indie music songs that bring variety on Frontera Frequencies. Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez explore songs that have colors in their title and the meaning, tracks like “Rosa Pastel” by Belanova and “Blackeyedsusan” by José James. The Miner Music Minute features UTEP student Mabel Caraveo discussing their music tastes surrounded by alternative metal and rock favorites from Bring Me The Horizon and Deftones. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about Latin Grammy winning and nominated artists on Frontera Frequencies. They discuss Latin pop and rock through music by Mon Laferte, Gustavo Cerati, and Juan Luis Guerra, while UTEP student Lianna Verrett shares personal music and memories related to them in the Miner Music Minute. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk to each-other about music, memories, and storytelling with songs like KAROL G and The Beatles. Songs tied to Latin pop and classic rock favorites like “A Su Boca La Amo,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about songs that are related to the War. Miner Music Minute guest is UTEP student Olivia Williams. Aileen share with us her musical taste and memories related to them -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about songs that are in Englisn and Spanish or Spanglish. Miner Music Minute guest is graduate student Aileen Espino Aileen share with us her musical taste and memories related to them. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about some of their songs about Day of The Death.For the Miner Music Minute, they introduce us to student Jose O Garcia to share his musical tastes related to his memories. -
Hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez launch their show with a spooky Halloween setlist. And for the Miner Music Minute, they introduce us to Perla Payan to share her musical tastes.
