Calexico

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2008

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Calexico are a Tucson, Arizona based band known for their unique blend of traditional Mexican music and Southwestern sound.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Dan from Chicago, Illinois.
0:02.8	The Sound of Young America is an independent production,
0:05.4	supported by listeners like you and me.
0:07.7	If you'd like to donate to support the show,
0:10.1	visit MaximumFun.org and click on Donate.
0:13.7	Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles.
0:16.2	I'm Jesse Thorn, and this is the Sound of Young America
0:19.0	from MaximumFun.org.
0:21.0	It's the Sound of Young America.
0:42.9	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:43.9	My guest on this show, Joey Burns, was playing music
0:47.2	with his friend John Convertino in Los Angeles
0:50.4	when they decided to pull up stakes
0:52.5	and move to Tucson, Arizona.
0:54.9	Joey was a Southern California native,
0:56.9	but he wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle
0:59.4	of the big city.
1:00.7	In Tucson, he found a deep connection with the Southwest
1:04.2	and the band, Calexico, was born.
1:06.8	Here's a bit of the first track
1:08.3	from their new album, Carried to Dust.
1:10.6	It's about the Chilean activist, Victor Jara.
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