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Joey Burns and John Convertino return for a fifth show at den Atelier.

Now veterans of the American music scene, Calexico have just released their 10^th album, the exquisite El Mirador. The collection of 12 songs explores the band’s love of Americana and Tex-Mex folklore while not shying away from their indie rock roots as early members of the excellent Giant Sand.

Built around the duo of multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino, Calexico’s music has aptly been described as “desert noir” – one of their songs was fittingly used in Breaking Bad. They also have a justified reputation as a superb live s

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