Calexico

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Genre: Country

Group Members: Joey Burns, John Convertino

Biography: Calexico, a Tucson collective of musicians focused around Joey Burns and John Convertino, forged an eclectic identity through their exploration of Southwestern culture. Composer Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Westerns as well as Portuguese fado, Afro-Peruvian music, and '50s and '60s jazz, country, and ...Read full biography

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The Black Light

Released: 1998

Label: Saidera Records

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Deeper and richer than their debut, Spoke, Calexico's second album expands upon the sun-baked, cinematic sound of before with the addition of Latin jazz rhythms, mariachi trumpets, and pedal steel; in ...Read full review

Carried to Dust

Released: 2008

Label: Universal Distribution

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From its beautiful, spray-painted stencil artwork (courtesy of longtime Calexico cover artist Victor Gastelum) to the sounds within it, Carried to Dust recalls previous Calexico high points like The Black ...Read full review

More Calexico albums: Main Albums (17), Compilations (12), Singles & EPs (20), DVD/Video (4)

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