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Artist Bio

Praised by NPR for their “sprawling, cross-cultural indie rock,” Calexico has spent the better part of the past three decades exploring the dusty musical borderlands of the American Southwest, crafting singular, cinematic songs as mysterious and magnificent as the arid desert landscapes that inspired them. Founded in Tucson, AZ, by guitarist/singer Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino, the band first emerged to widespread acclaim in the mid-1990s with a string of arresting, evocative records that blurred the lines between their roots, rock, and Latin influences, but it was 2003’s Feast of Wire that truly marked the duo’s commercial and critical breakthrough, earning them their first appearances on the Billboard charts and rave reviews everywhere from The Guardian to Pitchfork, who called the record “genuinely masterful.” In the years to come, Calexico would go on to release seven more similarly well-received studio albums that would help land them slots at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and Roskilde, alongside dates with the likes of Wilco, Pavement, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, and more. The Washington Post hailed the band’s live show as “near-flawless,” while The Chicago Tribune lauded the “vibrant” energy and “compelling conviction” of their performances, and WNYC marveled at the group’s ability to both “roar like Sonic Youth [and] whisper like Elliott Smith” onstage.

Throughout their career, Calexico’s chameleon-like gift for sonic shapeshifting has also made them highly sought after collaborators, both in the studio and on the road. In addition to releasing a pair of widely praised joint records with frequent tourmate Iron & Wine (the latest of which, Years To Burn, garnered two GRAMMY nominations), the band has worked with everyone from Willie Nelson and Jim James to Nancy Sinatra and Neko Case, produced and performed on Amos Lee’s #1 album Mission Bell, and scored multiple feature films.

Calexico’s 2018 album, The Thread That Keeps Us, marked the band’s highest charting collection to date and earned glowing reviews in both the US and abroad, with The Independent awarding the record five stars and NPR proclaiming that the music “carves out a landscape all its own.”

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Tour Dates

Oct 11 2023
Mar de Vigo Auditorium
Vigo, Spain
Oct 12 2023
Casa da Música
Porto, Portugal
Oct 13 2023
Lula Club
Madrid, Spain
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Oct 14 2023
Fiestas del Pilar 2023
Zaragoza Centro, Spain
Oct 15 2023
Auditori de Girona
Girona, Spain
Oct 17 2023
Rockstore
Montpellier, France
Oct 18 2023
Atabal
Bassussarry, France
Oct 19 2023
La Sirene
La Rochelle, France
Oct 20 2023
Ouest Park Festival 2023
Le Havre, France
Oct 21 2023
Trabendo
Paris, France
Oct 22 2023
La Laiterie Artefact
Strasbourg, France
Oct 24 2023
Reggio Emilia-Centro
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Oct 25 2023
Volkstheater
Wien, Austria
Oct 27 2023
Isarphilharmonie
München, Germany
Oct 28 2023
Theater des Westens
Berlin, Germany
Oct 29 2023
Laeiszhalle
Hamburg, Germany
Oct 30 2023
Kölner Philharmonie
Cologne, Germany
Nov 01 2023
De La Warr Pavilion
Bexhill On Sea, United Kingdom
Nov 02 2023
Electric Ballroom
Camden, United Kingdom
Nov 03 2023
The Fire Station
Sunderland, United Kingdom
Nov 04 2023
New Century Hall
Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 05 2023
The Helix
Dublin, Ireland
Jan 13 2024
Calexico with the TSO
Tucson, AZ

News

03/15/2023

CALEXICO ANNOUNCE ‘FEAST OF WIRE’: 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION + TOUR DATES

Calexico announce Feast of Wire 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition available May 26th via City Slang and Quarterstick Records Original album remastered as 2xLP at 45 RPM • Now with Bonus Track “Alone Again Or”…

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04/08/2022

CALEXICO RELEASE WHIMSICAL AND BUOYANT NEW ALBUM ‘EL MIRADOR’ – OUT TODAY

Calexico’s Joey Burns and John Covertino are releasing their 10th studio album today, a luminous and hopeful record titled ‘El Mirador’. Listen to it HERE. EARLY PRAISE FOR ‘EL MIRADOR' “Richly cinematic and more eclectic than…

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12/04/2020

CALEXICO NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM ‘SEASONAL SHIFT’ OUT TODAY

CALEXICO RELEASE NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM  SEASONAL SHIFT TODAY, LISTEN NOW   WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR “HEART OF DOWNTOWN” FEAT. BOMBINO  Today Calexico is releasing Seasonal Shift, their first-ever holiday album. In honor of release day they have also shared a…

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