The past 20 months have been such a whirlwind of sickness, grief, political madness, and worldwide protests for causes either righteous and necessary or selfish and deranged—it hasn’t been easy for music fans to do justice to the lives and memories of all the amazing artists who’ve passed away during this chaotic period. Famous folk […]
Tag: Juarez
Posted inMusic
Goodbye to songwriter Michael Smith
With “The Dutchman” and other widely recorded songs, Michael Smith created emotional realities that let you feel along with his characters.
Posted inArts & Culture
Isaac Gomez wanted to know more about the women who were abducted on their way to work in Juarez. So he wrote La Ruta.
The El Paso-born playwright’s newest work premieres this week at Steppenwolf.
Posted inNews & Politics
The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
Posted inBlogs
On the Edge
Steev Hise’s documentary “On the Edge,” examining conditions surrounding the unsolved murders of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico, screens Thursday 1/28 at Biblioteca Popular.