Calexico
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana, Alt-Country, Alternative Country, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Post-Rock, Indie Rock
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Calexico, a Tucson collective of musicians focused around Joey Burns and John Convertino, forged an eclectic identity through their exploration of Southwestern culture. Composer Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Westerns as well as Portuguese fado, Afro-Peruvian music, and '50s and '60s jazz, country, and surf music all factored into Calexico's music. Burns studied classical music at the University of California, Irvine, before starting his rock career, and Calexico formed after Burns met John Convertino in Los Angeles in 1990. At the time, Convertin...
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Influenced by
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