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Calexico

Rock band from Tucson, AZ · formed 1996

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Shows on record
50
Rooms played
46
Cities
38
Releases
32
Last show
Jul 12, 2025Square Roots Festival

About

Calexico is a band from Tucson, AZ, formed in 1996, tagged alternative country, américain, americana by its sources. Shows on record run from 1998 to 2025, across 46 rooms in 38 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

50 on record · Songkick, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 19981 show
  2. 20001 show
  3. 20011 show
  4. 20034 shows
  5. 20052 shows
  6. 20064 shows
  7. 20071 show
  8. 20082 shows
  9. 20093 shows
  10. 20101 show
  11. 201218 shows
  12. 20131 show
  13. 20151 show
  14. 20161 show
  15. 20181 show
  16. 20193 shows
  17. 20221 show
  18. 20243 shows
  19. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 12, 2025Square Roots Festival · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Mekons, Tobacco City
Oct 24, 2024Community Concert Hall · DurangoHeadliner
Jul 28, 2024Festwiese · ErfurtHeadlinerwith Susan O'Neill
Jul 23, 2024Capitol · HannoverHeadlinerwith Susan O'Neill
Oct 26, 2022The Sinclair · CambridgeHeadliner
Dec 5, 2019McCaw Hall, Seattle Center · SeattleSupportwith Neko Case
Aug 21, 2019Ogden Amphitheater · OgdenSupportwith Iron & Wine / Calexico, Iron & Wine, Orville Peck
Mar 9, 2019Crescent Ballroom · PhoenixSupportwith Bane's World, Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, Donna Missal, +23
Apr 28, 2018Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Live from Here, Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz
Sep 24, 2016El Cosmico · MarfaHeadlinerwith Neko Case
Dec 31, 2015McMenamins Crystal Ballroom · PortlandHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot, Ages and Ages
Aug 13, 2013Paredes de Coura · Paredes de CouraSupportwith Phosphorescent, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Justice (DJ Set), +15
Nov 29, 2012Muffathalle · MunichHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 28, 2012republic · SalzburgHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 27, 2012Tvornica Kulture · ZagrebHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 26, 2012Posthof · LinzHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 24, 2012Grande Salle, La Laiterie · StrasbourgHeadlinerwith Dillon, Blind Pilot
Nov 23, 2012Paul B · MassyHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 22, 2012Le Carré Sévigné · RennesHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 21, 2012Paradiso Grote Zaal · AmsterdamHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 20, 2012Den Atelier · LuxembourgHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 18, 2012Schlachthof Wiesbaden · WiesbadenHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 16, 2012Werk 2 - Halle A · LeipzigHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 15, 2012Volkshaus · ZürichHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 14, 2012Estragon · BolognaHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 13, 2012Alcatraz Milano · MilanHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 12, 2012Rockstore · MontpellierHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 11, 2012Sala Apolo · BarcelonaHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 10, 2012Teatro Victoria Eugenia · San SebastiánHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Nov 9, 2012Teatro Kapital · MadridHeadlinerwith Blind Pilot
Feb 18, 2010Metropolis · MontréalHeadliner
Aug 7, 2009Eastnor Castle Deer Park · EastnorSupportwith Orbital, Lamb, Basement Jaxx, +123
May 23, 2009Gorge Amphitheatre · GeorgeSupportwith Special Events 09, Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, +78
Mar 11, 2009Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Throwing Muses, Ingrid Michaelson, Rachael Yamagata, +17
Nov 23, 2008Slowdown · OmahaHeadliner
Nov 17, 2008Le National · MontréalHeadliner
Nov 7, 2007Beacon Theatre · ManhattanSupportwith Joe Henry, My Morning Jacket, Michelle Shocked, +1
Aug 28, 2006Mylos Vavylonia · ThessaloníkiHeadlinerwith Monika
Jul 10, 2006Studio Radio-Canada · MontréalHeadliner
Jul 9, 2006Metropolis · MontréalHeadliner
Mar 23, 2006Renaud Bray In-Store · MontréalHeadliner
Dec 8, 2005Spectrum · MontréalHeadliner
May 4, 2005The Backyard · AustinHeadliner
Oct 7, 2003Cabaret · MontréalHeadliner
Oct 6, 2003Cabaret · MontréalHeadliner
Jun 21, 2003Taste of Randolph · ChicagoHeadliner
Mar 20, 2003Cabaret · MontréalHeadliner
Jun 19, 2001Cabaret · MontréalHeadliner
Jul 28, 2000Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jun 14, 1998Satyricon · PortlandHeadliner

Where they play

46 rooms in 38 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Montréal10 shows
  • Chicago2 shows
  • Manhattan2 shows
  • Portland2 shows
  • Amsterdam1 show

and 33 other cities

Releases

32 releases, 1996–2022

  • El mirador

    2022 · Album

  • Seasonal Shift

    2020 · Album

  • Live On KEXP

    2020

  • Years to Burn

    2019 · Album

  • Follow The Water

    2019

  • Father Mountain

    2019

  • The Thread That Keeps Us

    2018 · Album

  • Voices In The Field

    2018

  • 2017 Sampler

    2017

  • The Thread That Keeps Us

    2017

  • Roll Tango

    2016

  • Edge of the Sun

    2015 · Album

  • Algiers

    2012 · Album

  • Road Atlas 1998-2011

    2011 · Compilation

  • Selections From Road Atlas: 1998-2011

    2011 · Compilation

  • The Guard

    2011 · Album

  • Circo

    2010 · Album

  • Live in Nuremburg 2009

    2010 · Album

  • Ancienne Belgique: Live in Brussels 2008

    2009 · Album

  • Live from Austin, TX

    2009 · Album

  • Carried to Dust

    2008 · Album

  • 2006-12-02: Rialto Theatre, Tuscon, AZ

    2007 · Album

  • Tool Box

    2007 · Album

  • Garden Ruin

    2006 · Album

  • The Book and the Canal

    2005 · Album

  • Feast of Wire

    2003 · Album

  • Scraping

    2002 · Album

  • Aerocalexico

    2001 · Album

  • Hot Rail

    2000 · Album

  • Travelall

    2000 · Album

  • The Black Light

    1998 · Album

  • Spoke

    1996 · Album

Lineup

  • Joey Burns
  • John Convertino
  • Depedro
  • Paul Niehaus
  • Jacob Valenzuela
  • Martin Wenk
  • Volker Zander

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 44+ plays, 2022-02-05–2026-09-14 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Calexico — Square Roots Festival, 2025-07-12
Poster · Square Roots Festival, 2025-07-12 — Songkick
Calexico — Town Hall, 2018-04-28
Poster · Town Hall, 2018-04-28 — Songkick
Calexico — Beacon Theatre, 2007-11-07
Poster · Beacon Theatre, 2007-11-07 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Calexico on Last.fmArtist facts
Calexico on DiscogsArtist facts
Calexico on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.