Artist
Calexico
Calexico is an alternative rock artist from Tucson, USA formed in 1996. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Tucson, USA · Best alternative rock albums
- 30
- Releases
- 1996–2025
- Active years
- 1996
- Formed
Artist
Calexico is an alternative rock artist from Tucson, USA formed in 1996. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Tucson, USA · Best alternative rock albums
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Spoke
1996 · 18 tracks
Hot Rail
2000
The Black Light
1998
El mirador
2022
Algiers
2012
The Thread That Keeps Us
2018
Carried to Dust
2008
Feast of Wire
2003
Garden Ruin
2006
Edge of the Sun
2015
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition)
2023
Seasonal Shift
2020
The Black Light (20th Anniversary Edition)
2018
Spiritoso (Live)
2013
The Guard Original Soundtrack
2011
Selections from ROAD ATLAS 1998-2011
2011
Feast of Wire (Remixes)
2010
Tool Box
2007
The Book and the Canal
2005
Black Heart
2004
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
2001
Aerocalexico
2001
Superstition Highway
1996
Calexico is an alt-country band formed in Tucson, Arizona in 1996, known for playing an eclectic variety of music. The two main members are Joey Burns and John Convertino, who 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 album In the Reins, a collaboration with Iron & Wine, has reached the Billboard 200 album charts. Burns and Convertino have also collaborated with Lisa Germano and Howe Gelb as OP8, releasing the album Slush in 1997. Their musical style is highly influenced by traditional sounds of the Southwestern United States and Mexico, and they have also been described as alt-country. Calexico is named after the border city in Southern California. The current members of the group, as of October 2005, are: * Joey Burns (guitar and vocals); * John Convertino (drums and percussion); * Paul Niehaus (steel guitar); * Jacob Valenzuela (keyboards, trumpet and vibes) * Martin Wenk (accordion, guitar, synthesizers, trumpet, vibes); and * volker zander (upright bass). Among other side projects, several members of Calexico have been playing regularly with Iron and Wine. Paul Niehaus’…
