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!

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.