From "Carried To Dust" - out on Quarterstick Records (9/09/08). CALEXICO, Carried To Dust (Touch & Go) Official Site | MySpace | Samples (Amazon) One of the best blends of Mexican and Texas/Arizona soundscapes you'll hear, Calexico is back. This is classic convertible Ford Mustang driving through the desert music. Picture giant cacti zooming by [...]
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Artist: CalexicoAlbum: Carried To DustLabel: City SlangLink: www.myspace.com/casadecalexicoMaybe it’s the fact that in a month or so i’ll be heading into that crazy place we call Mexico but this album really speaks to me and it really shouldn’t. It’s not that I don’t like the band, the split they did with Iron & Wine was pretty good but on [...]
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Uncle T gave me Calexico's Garden Ruin for Christmas in 2006, and I tried but I could never get into it. I liked a few of Calexico's songs, but I could not develop much interest. Nonetheless, I took a chance and downloaded Carried To Dust on the basis of the official single, "Two Silver Trees" and found that not only do I keep liking that song better the more I hear it, the fifteen songs on t...
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Remember the video game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for Playstation? The game had you go around as a naked blue demon sucking the souls from people's bodies, remember? Probably not, but I do and my tireless research on YouTube leads me to believe the game was pretty terrible. In addition to looking horribly boring [...]
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Calexico and the Acorn @ Somerville Theater Little Joy, The Dead Trees, Buttercup @ TT the Bear's Los Enanitos Verdes @ Paradise 3OH!3, CHAIN GANG OF 1974, COBRACONDA, INNERPARTYSYSTEM @ Harper's Ferry Centro-matic, One (1) Baptist General, South San Gabriel @ Middle East upstairs "Let's Do It Again" with Ghostdad @ ZuZu Low Vs. Diamond, Barcelona, Paper Route [...]
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When I first read Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country for Old Men' I remember thinking: a. I hope they make a movie of this, and b. I hope Calexico makes the soundtrack. I found out shortly thereafter that they were making a movie of it, and 'they' were the Coen Brothers. Killer! Calexico didn't do the [...]
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These year-end lists have become arbitrary these days but they are, in a word, bullshit. Everybody has an opinion so there will never be a definitive list. I won't claim to have heard everything that came out this year, but I've heard enough to make this list incredibly annoying to assemble. That being said, I humbly present to you my completely subjective, undeniably folk-centric, and hastily ...
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Lookee here at my picks for keeping yourself out of trouble this week:Calexico w. Bowerbirds, Nov. 18th, The PhoenixOne of the leading lights in alt/country/folk along with a brilliant band on the rise.Calexico's MyspaceBowerbirds' MyspaceM83, Nov. 20th, The Opera HouseThe latest musical export from France, M83 will appeal to fans of Air and The Streets.M83's Myspace
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After many years of neglect, I finally got around to seeing Calexico live on Tuesday night at The Phoenix. Admittedly I haven't been an avid follower of their style of Latin tinged eclectic folk rock, but I've always been curious enough to want to see them live, and thankfully they did not disappoint. They were already here back in July at the much more intimate Mod Club, and at that time the...
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Missed Calexico the last few times they've come to your town? Don't worry because the Tuscon, Arizona-based rockers have recently released their entire collection of tour CDs via "Touch & Go Records'":http://www.touchandgorecords.com/ digital store. The CDs include studio outtakes, live recordings, exclusive studio sessions, and "consistently offer fans a unique perspective on the diversity and...
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They started off as mere "former members" of Giant Sand, branching off into the Friends of Dean Martinez. From there, it was onwards and upwards to the likes of Richard Buckner and Victoria Williams, also collaborating with Lisa Germano, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, Neko Case, and so many beautiful others. This is Calexico we're talking about here — namely founding members Joey Burns and John Conver.
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This is one of those haunting Calexico tracks and I'm totally digging it. The album, Carried To Dust, is out Sept. 9. For me, if the whole has this mysterious late night vibe, I'll be really happy.What do you think of this one?
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SIDE A1. Monsters Of Folk - Say Please2. The Cave Singers - At The Cut3. Lou Barlow - Gravitate4. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Blanchard5. The Octopus Project - Wet Gold6. Throw Me The Statue - Hi-Fi Goon7. Wye Oak - Take It InSIDE B1. WHY? - This Blackest Purse2. Anders Parker - 72nd St. Horses3. The Dodos - Fables4. Magnolia Electric Co. - Little Sad Eyes5. Nurses - Technicolor6. Kur...
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