Calexico
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1996 in Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Active: 1996 - present
Biography
Calexico are a Tucson, Arizona based, Americana, Tex-Mex, alternative rock, band. 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. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, tejano, as well as country, jazz, and post-rock.
Genres
Calexico Discography
- Spoke (1997) - Album - rated 3.3/5
- The Black Light (1998) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- 98-99 Road Map (1999) - EP - rated 3.26/5
- The Ride (Pt.2) (1999) - Single - rated 3.56/5
- Hot Rail (2000) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Ballad of Cable Hogue (2000) - Single - rated 3.62/5
- Descamino - Blacklight Sketches Remixes (2000) - EP - rated 3.45/5
- Service and Repair (2000) - Single - rated 3.42/5
- Even My Sure Things Fall Through (2001) - EP - rated 3.42/5
- The Crystal Frontier (2001) - Single - rated 3.56/5
- Aerocalexico (2001) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Scraping (2002) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Feast of Wire (2003) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Convict Pool (2004) - EP - rated 3.65/5
- Garden Ruin (2006) - Album - rated 3.16/5
- Carried to Dust (2008) - Album - rated 3.44/5
- Algiers (2012) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Edge of the Sun (2015) - Album - rated 2.88/5
- The Thread That Keeps Us (2018) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- El mirador (2022) - Album - rated 3.26/5
Members
- Joey Burns - vocals, guitar, bass, cello, keyboards (1996–Present)
- John Convertino - drums, percussion (1996–Present)
- Jacob Valenzuela - trumpet, keyboards, vibraphone, vocals (2003–Present)
- Martin Wenk - trumpet, guitar, keyboards, accordion (2000–Present)
- Sergio Mendoza - keyboards, accordion, percussion (2007–Present)
- Scott Colberg - bass (2013–Present)
- Jairo Zavala - guitar, bouzouki, vocals (2013–Present)
- Paul Niehaus - pedal steel guitar, guitar (2006–2012)
- Volker Zander - bass (2006–2012)