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Album review: Rachid Taha, Zoom (Wrasse)
Calexico :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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The future of the Middle East probably lies with the likes of Rachid Taha. A brilliant performer whose comic-heroic stage presence is as much Chaplin as Marley or Strummer, the French-Algerian star's rock'n'rai style offers a better bridge between
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Calexico brings Tijuana to Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 3 months ago
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Din Aharony When I interviewed Calexico bandleader Joey Burns a few weeks ago, ahead of their two shows at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv, he called the seven-piece band's performances a celebration of life. That's probably the best description of the
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37 pounds of cocaine seized at border checkpoint
Calexico :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Drug-sniffing dogs and X-ray equipment at a Southern California border checkpoint have uncovered 37 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a sport utility vehicle. The 29-year-old driver, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested Tuesday at the checkpoint in
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Hump Day Round-Up: Cowboy Jack Tribute at WMA, Calexico at Mercy Lounge, Graveyard at Exit/In, More
Stockholm :: Sweden | 4 months ago
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30 AM As noted in this week's Edd Hurt-penned cover story on Cowboy Jack Clement , War Memorial Auditorium will host a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter and producer tonight, with appearances from The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, Kris
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Orpheum Starts off New Year with Calexico Performance
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Could you tell us a little about the inspiration for Algiers and how the album came to be?...Our old label, Touch and Go Records, stopped putting out new releases; they're just putting out their back catalog for now. So, we needed to find a new home,
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Pencil This In: Calexico at El Rey, David Denby & Ron Shelton Talk Film, A French Mobile Home & A Belgian Beer Reception
Naples :: Italy | 4 months ago
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music lovers, cinephiles, Francophiles, book nerds, lushes and archaeology geeks...As part of the ongoing series Hammer Conversations , the Hammer Museum has invited two highly influential men behind the pen to discuss their crafts tonight: New
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Calexico's Joey Burns Talks Music, Movies, Cultural Melting Pots & Growing Up In L.A.
Tucson :: AZ :: USA | 4 months ago
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Fans at the Fonda Theatre waited for hours in darkness, but a Hollywood Boulevard power outage literally stole the show. "My parents were there, my sister and the whole label and we're all sitting in the dark," said Joey Burns, singer and guitarist
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Calexico: At last, the Big Easy does it for darlings of Arizona
Tucson :: AZ :: USA | 5 months ago
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In a bare dressing room at the London Forum, Joey Burns leans forward and in one answer discusses shootings, music industry woes and cancer...The question was why Calexico, the musical vehicle formed by singer/guitarist Burns and his long-term
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Album: Tift Merritt, Traveling Alone (YepRoc)
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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Suggested Topics Tift Merritt seems torn between wanderlust and homesickness on Traveling Alone, which partly thanks to the assistance of guitarists Marc Ribot and Eric Heywood, and Calexico drummer John Convertino sounds like her best album yet.
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Various artists: Christmas Rules – review
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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All Christmas albums even Phil Spector's contain unwanted gifts. The trick lies in making sure the novelty socks are outweighed by the expensive baubles, and it's a trick Christmas Rules just about pulls off. It has a high-class lineup for starters,
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