Calexico

Born out of the axis of Arizona bands that revolved around seminal desert-rock group Giant Sand, Calexico debuted in the mid-1990s with a unique sound that mixed mariachi horns, alt-country, spaghetti-western themes, and the wide-open-spaces vibe of their environs. Amid a revolving door of players, the core of the group is multi-instrumentalists/songwriters John Convertino and Joey Burns, who manage to make rootsy, organic music that's consistently inventive and forward-looking.

• Drunk
• Edith Frost
• Firewater
• Lambchop
• M. Ward
• Nina Nastasia
• Norfolk & Western
• Richard Buckner
• Richard Hawley
• Sparklehorse
• The Black Heart Procession
• The Court & Spark
• The Handsome Family
• The Lofty Pillars
• Willard Grant Conspiracy

• Charles Mingus
• Dream Syndicate
• Ennio Morricone
• Flaco Jimenez
• Gil Evans
• Green On Red
• Johnny Cash
• Latin Playboys
• Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan
• Miles Davis
• Palace Brothers
• Smog
• Thin White Rope
• True West
• Vic Chesnutt

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