# Calexico

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 12, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732 "2008-08-12T14:30:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732/1 "2008-08-12T14:30:18Z")

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Hi guys and girls,

I just watched Austin City Limits from Sat night and saw Calexico. Wow, what a great show! I’m wondering… does anyone know the set-list of what they played that night. Also, any feedback / comments on the band would be appreciated. I’m just learning about these guys and want to hear more.

Thx,

John

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732/2 "2008-08-12T14:39:06Z")

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Excellent band - get the CD with “wire” in the title and also Blacklisted by Neko Case - they’re her backing band and her voice is wonderful.

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**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732/3 "2008-08-12T14:58:41Z")

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They made an EP with Iron and Wine a couple of years ago called _In the Reins_ that’s excellent. IIRC, a couple of the songs they did on ACL were from that. Can’t find a setlist, though.

They do backup for a couple of people on the _I’m Not There_ soundtrack, too. Great stuff.

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732/4 "2008-08-12T16:08:38Z")

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Sirius has started playing this band on their Spectrum channel - I just heard one of their songs on the way to work this morning. I like it.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexico/459732/5 "2008-08-12T16:47:57Z")

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Also - if you like theses guys, check out **Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon** - hauntingly excellent.