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Tales Of Hardship From California's Final Frontier

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Video, Maria Guadalupe Pimentel, Mexican Day Laborers, Imperial California Last Frontier, Colorado River, Imperial Valley California, Calexico, California Mexico Border, Los Angeles News

CALEXICO, Calif. -- The day begins at 1:40 a.m. for Maria Guadalupe Pimentel when her husband knocks on their bedroom door, less than four hours after...

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PHOTOS: Chipotle's 'Cultivate Chicago' Festival Brought Locally-Sourced Food And Music To Lincoln Park

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Chipotle Presents Cultivate Chicago, Photos, Around Town, Video, Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, Family Farmed, familyfarmed.org, Chipotle, Slideshow, Calexico, Cultivate Chicago, Chicago News

Burrito haven Chipotle brought stars of food and music to Lincoln Park Saturday for 'Cultivate Chicago,' a free, all-day festival featuring cooking de...

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Clowning Around: The Circus of Life

George Heymont | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Film, The Marsh, Aaron Shock, Tino Ponce, Cirque Du Soleil, Geezer, Circo, Calexico, Geoff Hoyle, Gran Circo Mexico, Marcel Marceau, Arts News
George Heymont

With a musical score by Calexico, Circo is much less about fancy costumes and death-defying acrobatics than it is about dealing with the mud, grime, and family tensions of shlepping a small circus around Mexico.

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Mondo Amore, a Mission Bell and Joey's Song: Conversations With Amos Lee, Nicole Atkins and Michael Gomoll

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Ringenberg, Amos Lee, Mickey Raphael, Thea Gilmore, Robbie Fulks, Dravet's Syndrome, The Moldy Peaches, Calexico, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Miles Davis, Angelo Badalamenti, Nicole Atkins, Justin Curry, The Avett Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation, AT&T, Greg Allen, Norah Jones, David Lynch, Teletubbies, My Morning Jacket, Duncan Sheik, Priscilla Ahn, Steve Forbert, Blue Note, Willie Nelson, Joe Vent, Love, Traffic, Sidewalk Café, Lucinda Williams, Peter Yarrow, Sam Beam, Farm Aid, Eileen Rose, Ronnie Spector, Pietta Brown, Thelonious Monk, Neko Case, Brothers Grimm, Paul McCartney, Epilepsy, Bryan George, Kruu, Del Amitri, Elmo, Razor & Tie, Hotel Café, Arthur Lee, Sara Watkins, Cheryl Pawelski, Regina Spektor, The Doors, Baby Einstein, Pink Floyd, Phil Palazzolo, Raul Malo, Jon Brion, Joey Burns, Bruce Springsteen, Blomndie, Largo, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Carrie Rodriguez Reveals Her Love Connection With Our Country

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americana, Romantica, Emmylou Harris, Alejandro Escovedo, Ben Kyle, Gram Parsons, Calexico, Cd, Austin, Carrie Rodriguez, Duet, Lucinda Williams, Ricky Fataar, The Rutles, Blues Traveler, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Carrie Rodriguez was cracking up at the very idea, realizing how preposterous this pairing on her most recent album might seem to a perfect stranger.

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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Calexico Hit Hard From 7.2 Quake, Businesses Work To Rebuild

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Calexico 7.2, Calexico Earthquake, Calexico, Calexico Earthquake Damage, Impact News

CALEXICO, Calif. — Business owners in Calexico are working to repair damage to their stores and trying to resume some sense of normalcy followin...

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Eighty-Eight

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jorge Calderón, Jesse Malin, mp3s, Takagi Masakatsu, Phil Ramone, Calexico, Danielle Evin, Music, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Dog Ears, Danny Elfman, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

Danny Elfman has taken the art of film scoring to another level, earning a Grammy, an Emmy and four Oscar nominations.

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Should Mexican Trucks Be Allowed Throughout U.S.?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Inspector General, Congress, San Ysidro, Nafta, Mexican Trucks, Tariffs, Teamsters Union, Laredo, Cars, James Hoffa, Mexico, Calexico, Department of Transportation, Business News
Steve Parker

The recent release of a Transportation Departments inspector general's office government audit has brought to a head, once again, an issue which ignites deep feelings and loyalties in the best people.

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