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Sergio Mendoza. Jairo Zavala. Brian Lopez. Website. casadecalexico .com. Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016. Calexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. [2] Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand.
- Joey Burns, John Convertino, Scott Colberg, Jacob Valenzuela, Martin Wenk, Sergio Mendoza, Jairo Zavala
- Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
- 1996–present
Calexico is a Tuscon, AZ based band, co-founded by John Convertino (drums) and Joey Burns (guitar, vocals) in the late 90s. They contributed five tracks to the Todd Haynes film I’m Not There, also appearing in the movie. I’m a massive fan of theirs. Some of their songs have echoes of spaghetti western soundtracks, some are simply guitar ...
Apr 17, 2007 · John Convertino of Calexico. By On 17th Apr 2007. “I was actually trying to channel Charlie Watts on this record,” laughs Calexico drummer John Convertino, explaining his M.O. while recording the critically acclaimed Tucson, Arizona band’s latest album, Garden Ruin. While summoning the percussive energy of the Rolling Stones drum legend ...
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Calexico’s Joey Burns and John Convertino return in 2022 with their luminous 10th studio album, El Mirador; a hopeful, kaleidoscopic beacon of rock, bluesy ruminations and Latin American sounds, to be released on April 8. Convening at longtime bandmate Sergio Mendoza’s home studio in Tucson, Arizona, the ensemble recorded throughout the ...
Apr 6, 2022 · El Mirador is the tenth album for the three decades running Calexico, co-founded by multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino.The album was recorded in Tucson at longtime bandmate and keyboardist Sergio Mendoza’s studio in Tucson, long the home of the band although Convertino has since relocated to El Paso and Burns now resides in Boise, ID.
Jan 31, 2018 · John Convertino. The Thread That Keeps Us. For more than twenty years, the multifaceted and keenly eclectic Arizona-based group Calexico has seamlessly merged Southern Americana, world rhythms, and controlled grit into a unique blend of hook-driven indie rock. On its ninth full-length album, released on January 26, the group furthers that vision.
Dec 18, 2008 · Convertino sets up the joyous choruses of “Victor Jara’s Hands” with a slowly building six-bar buzz roll rather than a foursquare fill. And throughout the album, accents are often delivered via Convertino’s brushes smacking the sweet spot of the snare instead of a crash cymbal. The seed for Convertino’s style was originally planted ...
