A post-black-metal masterpiece, the heir to rap-core, and SW symphonics
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11 years ago
Calexico
Southwestern symphony: Calexico offers orchestral Record Store Day release
Southwestern indie outfit Calexico has announced a special live release for Record Store Day 2013. Entitled Spiritoso, the record (out…
11 years ago
Road warriors: Calexico announces headlining and festival concert dates
Southwest-infused indie-folk group Calexico has added a number of dates to its touring calendar, including domestic spring trips to the…
11 years ago
ALARM’s 50 (+5) Favorite Songs of 2012
Last month ALARM presented its 50 favorite albums of 2012, an eclectic, rock-heavy selection of discs that were in steady…
11 years ago
ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012
Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…
11 years ago
Review: Calexico’s Algiers
Going on four years without a proper album, Arizona-based Calexico is back with Algiers, and not since 2003’s Feast of…
12 years ago
Review: Guano Padano’s 2
With the intercontinental mix of Italian trio Guano Padano, one could take the easy way out, calling it the bastard…
12 years ago
Review: Giant Giant Sand’s Tucson
If you are Howe Gelb, of the long-running Arizona-based Giant Sand, recording an expansive country-rock opera was on your bucket…
12 years ago
50 Unheralded Albums from 2011
In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…
12 years ago
Q&A: Calexico
Calexico: Road Atlas 1998–2011 limited-edition vinyl box set and Selections from Road Atlas 1998–2011 CD (Quarterstick, 11/22/11) Calexico: "Griptape" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Calexico_Griptape.mp3|titles=Calexico:…
12 years ago
Calexico to release limited-edition vinyl box set of tour albums
Over the years, Tuscon-based alt-country band Calexico has self-released eight exclusive, tour-only albums. But now, the band will make that…
13 years ago
DeVotchKa: Gypsy-Fusion Quartet Hits the Big Time
Achieving public familiarity through featured songs in Little Miss Sunshine, DeVotchKa has worked hard to make a name for itself.…
13 years ago