PART  340


          CALEXICO  -  Ballad Of Cable Hogue  (2000)
          CALEXICO  -  Ballad Of Cable Hogue  (2004)
          CALEXICO  -  Quattro (World Drifts In )  (2004)
          CALEXICO  -  Sunken Waltz  (2004)
          CALEXICO  -  El Picador  (2004)
          CALEXICO  -  Crystal Frontier  (2006)
          CALEXICO  -  Alone Again Or  (2006)
          CALEXICO  -  El Gatillo  (2008)
          CALEXICO  -  Cruel  (2008)



        Calexico is a Tucson, Arizona-based Americana - Alternative country band.Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi / conjunto / cumbia / Tejano music and also the Southwestern United States country music as well as '50s-'60s jazz and '90s-'00s post-rock, and they have been described by some as "desert noir" or indie rock.The band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, 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 EP In the Reins recorded with "Iron & Wine" has reached the Billboard 200 album charts. 
       The current members of Calexico are: Joey Burns – vocals, guitars, bass, cello, keyboards, accordion, percussion, vibraphone, John Convertino – drums, percussion, piano ,Paul Niehaus – steel guitar, guitars .Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, keyboards, vibraphone, vocals ,Martin Wenk – trumpet, guitar, keyboards, accordion, glockenspiel, vibraphone (occasionally harmonica & French horn) and Volker Zander – standup bass, electric bass. The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California.