Calexico (Band)

Calexico is an American band from Tucson, Arizona, founded by Joey Burns and John Convertino.

Band History

The founding members Joey Burns and John Convertino originally played in the group Giant Sand with Howe Gelb. Inspired by a variety of old instruments that they found in the camps of music stores, the idea to form a band and create a mix based on acoustic instruments sound originated. Under the name she spoke published in 1997 in the Bavarian independent label house music their first album on LP. If published on CD, the band had renamed in Calexico, Spoke was then only the title of the album. Within a few years Calexico was with atmospheric songs and instrumental pieces, which were often compared to film soundtracks, both in America and in Europe with great success.

In addition, Burns and Convertino founded along with Bill Elm, the band Friends of Dean Martinez, but they left after a short time.

Style

The band brings together different styles of music like Mexican mariachi, folk and country - rock, Latin jazz or Desert and Gringo Rock. The style is now referred to as " Tucson Desert Rock."

Important geographical and political points that determine the creativity of Calexico, the desert and especially the border between the United States and Mexico ( Calexico is the name of a place and a portmanteau of California and Mexico). The political and social situation at the border is an important issue for Calexico and is found in many of their songs again, as in Across the Wire, a ballad about two brothers trying in the hope of a better life, to cross the border. Also the piece Crystal Frontier, inspired by the book The Glass limit ( 1995) by Carlos Fuentes, sets themselves artistically with the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.

Guest musicians

Calexico play regularly with the musicians of Mexican mariachi group Luz de Luna, with whom she also went on a European tour. They also played with the French duo Amor Belhom and with Neko Case and Barbara Manning. In 2005 she took with Samuel Beam (aka Iron & Wine ), an EP ( In The Reins ) on. Martin Wenk accompanied in 2006 ( Blue Balls Luzern ) Stephan Eicher on the tour and went in 2010 with Nada Surf and 2011 Dear Reader on tour.

On the soundtrack of the film I'm Not There Calexico are heard with Jim James, Iron & Wine, Roger McGuinn, Willie Nelson and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The Ballad of Cable Hogue title was taken with the American- French singer Marianne Dissard; Dissard is also to be seen in the music video of the song. In addition, members of Calexico when importing Marianne Dissards first album L' entredeux (2008) were involved.

For the 15th anniversary of their first house music label had Calexico 2006 two papers on the anniversary compilation " You can not always listen to house music, but ..." with: once in cooperation with The Notwist piece " Careless " and with A Million Mercies, the band of former label owner Wolfgang Petters, the song "Friends ".

2008 Joey Burns played with Manu Katche at its regular jam session with One Shot Not. An excerpt thereof sent to the Franco-German joint channel arte 26 October 2008 in his night program.

In the summer of 2009, the group played several concerts with the Italian artist Vinicio Capossela.

In August 2012, the band played two shows and radio sessions (including the Austrian FM4 ) with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Excerpts of which were published on Spiritoso ( bonus disc of the deluxe edition of the album Algiers and limited LP ).

Discography

Studio albums

Concert albums

EPs

  • 2000: Descamino (EP)
  • 2001: Crystal Frontier (EP)
  • 2001: Even My Sure Things Fall Through (EP)
  • 2003: Alone Again Or ( EP)
  • 2004: Black Heart (EP)
  • 2004: Convict Pool ( EP)
  • 2013: Maybe On Monday EP (available only at concerts or as an iTunes download)

Rarities and Compilations

  • 2009: Live From Austin TX ( Austin City Limits ) (DVD)

Film Music

  • 2000: Committed Soundtrack
  • 2001: Ballad Of Cable Hogue and Service And Repair in Lammbock
  • 2003: Frontera in Herr Lehmann
  • 2004: Guero Canelo (live) in Collateral
  • 2010: Circo - A Soundtrack by Calexico
  • 2011: The Guard - looks black
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