Calexico performs in The Current studios

by Bill DeVille, Minnesota Public Radio
November 25, 2008
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St. Paul, Minn. — Former Giant Sand members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, collaborated in 1996 and started the electic acoustic folk-world-rock band Calexico, named for the border town in California.

Calexico have released their sixth album "Carried to Dust" this year. The album features Jim Bean of Iron and Wine, who they teamed up with for 2005's "In The Reins EP."

Songs performed: "Slowness," "Inspiracion," and "House of Valparaiso."

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