We are excited to share “Splitter,” the first single off of the forthcoming album Algiers. You can also view a stripped down live video of the song that was filmed in Algiers where the album was recorded. Enjoy!
July 30th, 2012
June 26th, 2012
2012 NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR
We’re happy to announce our North American tour in conjunction with the release of our new album ALGIERS. Find full tour dates, info, and ticket links here. The Dodos will support!
10th Oct Royale Nightclub – Boston, MA
11th Oct 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
12th Oct Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
13th Oct Webster Hall – New York, NY
14th Oct Mr Small’s – Pittsburgh, PA
15th Oct Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
16th Oct Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
19th Oct Neptune – Seattle, WA
20th Oct Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC Canada
21st Oct Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
24th Oct The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
25th Oct Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
26th Oct Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
27th Oct The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
28th Oct The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
June 6th, 2012
ALGIERS
We’re excited to announce our upcoming record ALGIERS which will be out early September 2012 via Anti Records in the North and South America and City Slang in Europe! We had a great time in New Orleans with director, Zack Spiger making the video for “Para”, the first song off the new album – enjoy the song and the video and see you on tour this Fall:
You can already preorder Algiers:
in Europe at CITY SLANG
in N. America/S. America at ANTI
April 26th, 2012
EUROPEAN FALL TOUR
Calexico is excited to announce their return to Europe this fall!
Find full tour dates, info, and ticket links in the tour section.
Thanks for the support! See you on tour!
March 14th, 2012
Festival en el Barrio 2012
Tickets are onsale now for the 2012 Festival en el Barrio. Calexico will perform along with other musical guests Grupo Fantasma, Megafaun and Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta.
This year’s Festival will be located at El Presidio near the Tucson Museum of Art!
March 11th, 2012
Online Store
Purchase Calexico merchandise via the Calexico Store!
You can find the new Road Atlas t-shirt as well as Calexico CDs including tour releases and the 2012 Calexico calendar. Worldwide shipping available.
March 2nd, 2012
Live from the Artists Den with Amos Lee
Watch the episode of Live from the Artists Den with Amos Lee featuring Calexico. The episode was recorded at the historic Fox Theatre in Tucson, Arizona – excited to have been a part of the special performance!
December 6th, 2011
Backstage at The Tonight Show
Joey and John recently performed with Iron & Wine on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Above video is Backstage with Bryan interview; click for musical performance.
October 4th, 2011
Road Atlas 1998-2011 Vinyl Box Set
Calexico is proud to announce, Road Atlas 1998-2011, which collects the band’s 8 self-released tour albums in vinyl format for the first time ever (previously only available as CDs at Calexico’s live concerts). As described by journalist Fred Mills, “you hold what the members of Calexico describe as their Road Atlas, and as a kind of alternate musical history of the band, it makes for quite a trip.”
CALEXICO . ROAD ATLAS 1998-2011
Hand Numbered Vinyl Box Set
Limited Edition 1,100 Worldwide
12 Vinyl LPs (Four Single LP Albums, Four Double LP Albums) + Bonus MP3s
40 Page Book – Photos, Handwritten Notes, Liner Notes By Fred Mills
Screen Printed Linen Wrapped Slip Case
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Road Map LP
(originally released on CD, 1999)
Travelall LP
(originally released on CD, 2000)
Aerocalexico 2LP
(originally released on CD, 2011)
Scraping 2LP
(originally released on CD, 2002)
The Book And the Canal 2LP
(originally released on CD, 2005)
Toolbox LP
(originally released on CD, 2007)
Ancienne Blegique . Live In Brussels 2LP
(originally released on CD, 2008)
Circo . A Soundtrack by Calexico LP
(originally released on CD, 2010)
Vinyl Box Set Sold Out. Thank You!
Still Available:
Selections From Road Atlas 1998-2011 (16 Track CD)
October 3rd, 2011
Calexico: Dance of the Dead
Flor De Muertos Trailer (2011) from Brink Media on Vimeo.
Excited to be once again be performing at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson for All Souls Day on November 6, 2011! The show will follow the annual All Souls Procession in Tucson and is being presented by Many Mouths, One Stomach as well as the Rialto.
Above video is the trailer for “Flor de Muertos,” partially recorded during 2010 All Souls Procession and featuring Calexico’s show from the same year – the film examines the the cross-cultural collisions regarding death along the US and Mexico border and features interviews by many artists from Tucson including good friend Salvador Duran.