Joey Burns and John Convertino's Carried To Dust is out this fall. As mentioned when we posted spare, subtle "Two Silver Trees," the album includes the helping hands of various friends like pedal steel player Paul Niehaus, bassist Volker Zander,... CONTINUE READING NEW CALEXICO VIDEO - "TWO SILVER TREES"»
Posted on August 13, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Calexico
Calexico's Carried To Dust, which follows 2006's Garden Ruin, is out in the fall. On it, Joey Burns and John Convertino are joined by Paul Niehaus (pedal steel), Volker Zander (bass) and multi-instrumentalists Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela, along with... CONTINUE READING NEW CALEXICO - "TWO SILVER TREES"»
Posted on July 22, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (2 comments)
Tags: Calexico
Jim James of My Morning Jacket Just a few weeks until the six-Dylan flick I'm Not There starts showing at a theater near you, but last night's event at Beacon was organized by filmmaker Todd Haynes (hovering above the... CONTINUE READING EVERYBODY COVERS DYLAN: I'M NOT THERE IN CONCERT @ BEACON THEATER, NYC 11/8/07»
Posted on November 8, 2007 in Concert, Video (11 comments)
Tags: Al Kooper | Bob Dylan | Calexico | Chris Bailey | Dan Hicks | Dinosaur Jr | Gomez | Heath Ledger | Jimmy LaFave | John Doe | Mark Lanegan | Mason Jennings | Mira Billotte | My Morning Jacket | Sonic Youth | Terry Adams | The Roots | Tift Merritt | Todd Haynes | Yo La Tengo
You can stop watching the I'm Not There trailer now and get listening to some of the soundtrack for Todd Haynes' mucho anticipated, shape-shifting Dylan flick. Check out the album art below -- A Bobby double looming large. Sufjan, Chan,... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN STEVENS, CAT POWER, AND JIM JAMES & CALEXICO COVER DYLAN»
Posted on October 18, 2007 in Album Art (11 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Calexico | Cat Power | Jim James | My Morning Jacket | Sufjan Stevens
Certainly no secret that Calexico would make one helluva cover band; they'd still sound like Calexico, but they'd bring it with a playlist of your favorite jams, young and old. Actually, we don't know just how deep that playlist would... CONTINUE READING CALEXICO COVER ARCADE FIRE»
Posted on April 1, 2007 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Calexico
Here's our final installment of black-and-whites from T&G's Anniversary celebration. Sounds like those in attendance had a great time and, though it sucked we couldn't make it, we're already planning to be in Chicago for Touch And Go's 50th! We... CONTINUE READING TOUCH AND GO 25TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS: DAY LAST»
Posted on September 11, 2006 (11 comments)
Tags: Calexico
The Monorchid have been announced as the final act added to the Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Block Party line-up. Tickets for the three day event are on sale now. In celebration of the label's 25th birthday, local filmmaker Jamie... CONTINUE READING TOUCH AND GO 25TH BLOCK PARTY LINE-UP»
Posted on August 11, 2006 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Calexico | Ted Leo
A little of last night's "Steady As She Goes" for ya... Tried to get side-stage for them, but no go. "The Raconteurs want no one on stage. Good; I hate those all-access fuckers who stand on the stage at every... CONTINUE READING RACONPALOOZA, LOLLAWEEN»
Posted on August 5, 2006 in Concert, Video (14 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Calexico | Cold War Kids | Death Cab For Cutie | Kanye West | Lollapalooza | The Flaming Lips | The Raconteurs
Last month, Arthur Lee became the first adult in Tennessee to receive a bone marrow transplant via stem cells from an umbilical cord. Which is bittersweet news, as the legendary Lover continues to battle acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The stars came... CONTINUE READING ARTHUR LEE TRIBUTE @ BEACON THEATRE, NYC 6/23/06»
Posted on June 24, 2006 in Concert, MP3 (22 comments)
Tags: Calexico
Five random covers from cool new and newish releases. What, you'd prefer Three 6 Mafia? Ambulance LTD - "Fearless (Live)" (MP3 Link Expired) Beautiful, shoegazey Pink Floyd cover from NYC kids' upcoming New English EP, which also includes two new... CONTINUE READING EXIT MUSIC FOR THE OSCARS (AND NEW CALEXICO)»
Posted on March 6, 2006 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: Calexico | Mark Ronson
Well, not "better," but Stereogum-approved nonetheless. Check out the latest cover songs rocking the blogosphere's collective iTunes... Magnolia Electric Co. - "Werewolves Of London" (Warren Zevon) From the album Hard To Love A Man Download MP3 at Bars And Guitars... CONTINUE READING EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THINGS»
Posted on October 28, 2005 (34 comments)
Tags: Calexico | The Beatles | The White Stripes
Thanks for the tip about Calexico's cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart." It appears on a Starbucks comp that escaped my attention 'cause I never go to Starbucks (too bitter ... I'm a Dunkin' Donuts guy). With its own... CONTINUE READING STARBUCKS ON YOUR IPOD»
Posted on March 16, 2005 (24 comments)
Tags: Calexico
Prefix has a good list. (Link via Gothamist.) EJ, Laura XBox, Marcus, and I went to the Calexico/Lyle Lovett thing at Battery Park on July 4th. It was filled to capacity and we couldn't get in. So we just made... CONTINUE READING FREE ROCK SHOWS THIS SUMMER»
Posted on July 9, 2004 (3 comments)
Tags: Calexico
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