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News: Calexico announces headline show for The Helix, Dublin – 20th anniversary tour of ‘Feast of Wire’

Singular Artists proudly presents Calexico live at The Helix, Dublin, Sunday 5th November 2023, performing 20th anniversary of ‘Feast of Wire’. In early 2003, Calexico released their seminal album ‘Feast…

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SEE: Calexico to release seasonal album; watch the video for ‘Hear The Bells’

ARIZONA’S atmospheric Tex-Mex outfit Calexico have returned after last year’s collaborative album with Iron & Wine, and have announced a new album whose songs are very much concerned with this…

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Track : Calexico – Midnight Sun plus tour dates

When Calexico and Iron and Wine collaborated on the 2005 In the Reins EP, it felt a very natural fit, and it seemed inevitable that future collaborations would happen, the…

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Album Review: Calexico & Iron Wine – Years to Burn

“Life is hard. Awesome. And scary as shit. But it can lift you up if you let it,” These are the things Sam & Joey write about now. And the…

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Playlist: Robot Rock

Robots! They are coming for you, taking our jobs, driving our cars, offering to help you over the internet, it’s all part of their dastardly plan to take over the…

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Feature: Top 20 albums of the year – Backseat Mafia staff pick

How do you judge what were the best albums of the year? Well, here at Backseat Mafia its a collaborative affair, where everyone that writes for us has as much…

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Live Review: Calexico – Albert Hall, Manchester – 30th April 2015

Calexico made a welcome return to the UK after a couple of years’ absence in support of their brilliant new album – Edge of The Sun – and we were there to see…

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