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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Live Webcast

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are playing at the Plaza Theatre on Thursday, April 26. I’ve already got my

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Banditos at Lowbrow Palace April 22

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Hey, retro rock and rollers. Do you know this band, the Banditos? No, not the American motorcycle club with a

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Studio Tour

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Are you doing anything this weekend? Maybe you’d like to see how art happens. More than three dozen artists are

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Calexico at Tricky Falls April 19

2018-04-13 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, shows, What to Do 2 comments

Calexico, the band that should have been named Juarpaso, plays at Tricky Falls this Thursday. Here they are with a

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Champions League Today

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Barcelona hosts Roma at 12:45. I think I’m going to La Esquina de Chihuahuas to watch the game and maybe

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Toro Toro Toro

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After a long hiatus, the bullfights are back in Juarez. April 7 features a slew of rejoneadores. Those rejoneadores are

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Bravos vs. Dorados Today

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Bravos (the futbol team from Juarez) got a game today. Versus the Dorados of Sinaloa. 5 p.m. at the Benito

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Monarch’s Gone Vegan

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Maybe not completely. There’s probably still anchovies in their Worcestershire sauce, but if you ask real nice maybe they’ll strain

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Cinépolis (and a Mall) in Downtown Juarez

2018-02-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do 8 comments

Have you been to Juarez lately? Don’t lie to me. You have not. If you’ve crossed the border at all,

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Golden Gloves Boxing This Weekend

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The annual Golden Gloves Regional Boxing Tournament is this weekend at the County Coliseum. The fights start Friday at 7:00,

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Wood and Wire at Star City Studios on Friday

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Wood and Wire is an extremely talented and very nice bluegrass band from Austin, Texas. From their bio: It’s been

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This Bud’s For You

2018-01-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do 4 comments

It’s just not what it used to be. From CNN: Before 2001, Budweiser was the top-selling U.S. beer, but it

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Lucha Libre Last Sunday

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The lucha libre season at Arena Kalaka is closing out this Sunday. Arena Kalaka is over there on Melchor Ocampo,

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Champions League Today

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Okay, sports fans, here’s a gift for all of you who are encumbered by day jobs. Champions League is winnowing

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The New Upscale Coffee Joint on Avenida Juarez

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I can’t drink coffee after noon. Well, I can, but then I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got blood like

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The Best Flautas in Juarez

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Or so they say. La Pila #2 is down there in La Chaveña, south of downtown, west of the tracks.

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Cosmonauts at Monarch on Thursday

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Here’s a show we can all get behind. The Cosmonauts play jangly, gloopy, alt-rock. Like this: Watch this video on

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Did You Know That I Am An Award-Winning Chef?

2017-11-18 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do One comment

Yup. Lookie here: I won that at the second occasional casserole contest over there in Steglich’s backyard. My winning dish

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Chile Cookoff at Hope & Anchor

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Okay, sports fans. Sunday at 4 pm there’s a chile cookoff taking place at Hope & Anchor. I’ll be there.

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Sparta Concert! FREE Tickets!

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Sparta’s playing a benefit concert on Saturday, December 16, at Tricky Falls. And tickets are FREE, FREE, FREE. But you

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