Calexico - Crystal Frontier (Widescreen V
Frank YangMy writeup of day one of Osheaga mentioned a few times how hot it was, but it bears repeating: it was hot. 40 Celsius with the humidity – that’s 104 Fahrenheit, my American friends – and not…...
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Frank YangMy writeup of day one of Osheaga mentioned a few times how hot it was, but it bears repeating: it was hot. 40 Celsius with the humidity – that’s 104 Fahrenheit, my American friends – and not…...
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Frank YangMy writeup of day one of Osheaga mentioned a few times how hot it was, but it bears repeating: it was hot. 40 Celsius with the humidity – that’s 104 Fahrenheit, my American friends – and not…...
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The wonderful free music site NoiseTrade have offered up three more cracking freebies in the recent days. For the price of an e-mail you can grab yourself a sampler from the wonderful Calexico, a free...
View ArticleCalexico - Writer's Minor Holiday
A Lord Huron of a week, but that notwithstanding it’s now time to fly rather than run. So before we’re airborne and intoxicated once more, there’s just time to squeeze out one short TFI before I sit...
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- Frequenze Songs - Il deserto. Quello arido, senza un filo d'erba. Una distesa di terra seccata dal sole che si estende per chilometri fino alle montagne. Il giorno 50 gradi, la notte - 20. Il...
View ArticleCalexico - No Te Vayas
These desert cats always deliver. Exhibit A, from the new Calexico album Algiers: a lilting song in the loving tongue of Spanish, featuring Jacob Valenzuela and Jairo Zavala on vocals. Keywords:...
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True fans of music spend countless hours searching for that next great song, album or artist, whether it be online or in a local record shop. The beautiful thing about music in today’s age is that...
View ArticleCalexico - 02 Splitter V2 (Mastered)
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Little Victories, by Chris Knight This has been the season for political commentary and focused exploration of the American spirit. Lots of people will attempt to describe it, but...
View ArticleCalexico - Gift X-Change
This is getting needlessly complicated. What Child Is This – Dick Leibert Away In The Manger – Johnny Nash Beautiful Scandalous Night – The Lost Dogs Believe In Me – Fun Careless Santa – Mono Puff...
View ArticleCalexico - Clothes of Sand [Nick Drake]
The Cargo Culte lay in a collection of mixes that BaddBob and I began sharing in the late fall and winter of 2008. A few scant months after the banking meltdown I found myself back in Los Angeles… (in...
View ArticleCalexico - Maybe on Monday
Comprised of John Convertino and Joey Burns, Calexico first played music together in the group Giant Sand. Named after a border town in California, Calexico’s latest album is actually named after a...
View ArticleCalexico - Not Even Stevie Nicks
Landslide-Smashing Pumpkins Welcome to the Jungle-Hayseed Dixie Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around-My Morning Jacket Not Even Stevie Nicks-Calexico Sweet Emotion-Carbon Leaf That’s Alright (Stevie Nicks...
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Five artists came dancing across the water to take on Neil Young's classic - and you can say "What a killer" about each and every version. (in post Five Good Covers: Cortez the Killer (Neil Young) from...
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The legacy of D. Boon's remarkable musical shorthand still matters today, as these covers - some his, some of his songs - will attest. (in post In Memoriam: D. Boon from Cover Me. More by this artist at )
View ArticleCalexico - Two Silver Trees
It's been over 2 weeks since we got to know the line-up below: I've really enjoyed checking them artists that are new to me on this line-up and I present the 10 artists I'm most looking forward to… (in...
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Scott WitterOh hey, it’s that time of year again where I realize it’s NXNE week and I try to throw together some sort of list of recommendations of acts to go see starting next Wednesday and through...
View ArticleCalexico - All Systems Red
I still can't believe I'm going to my second Glastonbury in a row and this time I'm bringing my music mad twin boys. Here's the best 10 acts we are looking forward to seeing this weekend: 1. Dry… (in...
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Jake Bugg I’m going to kick off the Autumn season today by presenting some more artists I discovered at Roskilde, and then continue with loads of new Swedish music. Here’s a beautiful collection of...
View ArticleCalexico - Crystal Frontier (Acoustic)
Don’t you hate life when it goes well for a while, then gets really complicated? Yeah, me too. Let’s not talk about it. K? Good. The Todd record continues to sell through various channels and I’ve been...
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