Calexico

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Calexico in the studio with Lauren Laverne

Lauren has Calexico in the studio for an interview and session.

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Biography

Calexico is a Tucson, Arizona-based Americana / Tex-Mex / indie rock band. 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, while their 2005 EP In the Reins recorded with Iron & Wine has reached the Billboard 200 album charts. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi / conjunto / cumbia / Tejano music and also the Southwestern United States country music as well as '50s-'60s jazz and '90s-'00s post-rock, and they have been described by some as "desert noir" or indie rock. The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Gig Bonanza for Dublin: Stars, Calexico, Of Monsters & Men

    Tue 11 Sep 2012 11:56 Canadian band Stars will return to Dublin this November in support of their sixth... ATL

  2. Christmas Records, Day 23: It's a Cool, Cool Christmas

    Wed 23 Dec 2009 10:29 This collection of festive indie gems has soundtracked Christmas chez moi ever since... Richard Banks

BBC Reviews

  1. Algiers 2012

    Review of Algiers

    Reviewed by James Skinner

    Calexico have lost none of their power to evoke and enthral.

  2. Carried To Dust 2008

    Review of Carried To Dust

    Reviewed by Dennis O'Dell

    Calexico are back on track. Cause for celebration, indeed.

  3. Garden Ruin 2006

    Review of Garden Ruin

    Reviewed by Chris White

    Calexico have cast aside their familiar mariachi brass and pedal steel atmospherics in...

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