Check out this incredible essay by Tom Russell on the El Paso, TX/Juarez, Mexico border, the culture, the drug wars, his own travels, and what drew him to move there. It chronicles his own travels in that region, the bar where the margarita was invented and the current bloody struggles taking place.
Tom's new album Blood and Candle Smoke, recorded w/members of Calexico, is stunning. Here is a free download of one song from the album, "Santa Ana Wind."
Right-Click to Download Santa Ana Wind.mp3 (5823.4K)
