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Calexico

Calexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records and City Slang, and their 2005 EP, In the Reins, recorded with Iron & Wine, reached the Billboard 200 album charts. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and tejano mixed with country, jazz, and post-rock.

The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California, and has been described by some as "desert noir".

Albums

1996 Superstition Highway
1996 Spoke
1998 The Black Light
2000 Hot Rail
2001 Aerocalexico
2003 Feast of Wire
2005 The Book and the Canal
2006 Garden Ruin
2007 Tool Box
2008 Carried to Dust
2012 Algiers
2015 Edge of the Sun
2018 The Thread That Keeps Us
2020 Seasonal Shift
2022 El mirador
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Latest Articles

News / Music
Calexico Announce More Aus Headline Shows Off The Back Of WOMADelaide
Some dates next March
Features / Premiere
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE: Calexico - Falling From The Sky
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Calexico -- Edge Of The Sun
"Calexico have made another crafted album to add to their catalogue of quality."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Calexico, Depedro, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Tiny Ruins
Calexico finished up their set at midnight, nearly two hours after taking the stage, leaving their audience reeling from a set steeped in impressive stamina and utter quality.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Calexico, Tiny Ruins
Promising to allow room to make the gig ‘as cinematic as possible’, with just a red curtain backdrop in the main concert hall, they took the Opera House through the desert and out across the countryside with Two Silver Trees, Dead Moon and Maybe On Monday especially.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Calexico
A wonderfully exotic band and world-class outfit playing in a delightfully unusual pop-up venue – gotta love the Brisbane Festival!
News / Music
Calexico Indentify With 'Crazy' Aussies
We like you guys too...
Features / Music
Capturing A Feeling
"I think it’s a timing thing – you’ve got to strike while the iron’s hot."
News / Music
Calexico Announce More Australian Shows
They're not just hitting up the Brisbane Festival
News / Music
Brisbane Festival Locks In Calexico, Beach Fossils, Dick Diver, Emma Louise & More
We can't wait until September.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Calexico - Algiers
There is still that great mix of wistful storytelling and lonesome instrumentals, but ultimately Algiers is a bit like the dirty guy who got clean.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Calexico - Algiers
Algiers may find Calexico exploring a different rural frontier, but it hasn’t detracted from (or noticeably abetted) their delightful allure.
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