Catching up with Calexico's Joey Burns

Their eighth full-length effort, Algiers, comes out via ANTI Records on Sept. 11. Its name comes from a neighborhood in New Orleans where the band relocated for the recording of the album, and it's just as richly textured and engaging as anything the band's released yet.  read more

Calexico: Algiers

After playing together for more than 20 years, it’s understandable that Joey Burns and John Covertino—who together form the nucleus of Calexico—felt creatively restless and compelled to tinker with their trademark sound for their seventh album, Algiers.   read more

Calexico Announces Fall U.S. Tour

Americana veterans Calexico have announced a tour that runs through the fall in support of Algiers, their eighth studio album....  read more

Calexico Announces New Album

Alt-country duo Calexico announced their first album in four years, which will mark a move to Anti- Records. The album is titled Algiers and follows core members Joey Burns and John Convertino’s move to New Orleans, where they lived and recorded in a converted church in the outskirts of the city....  read more