Calexico

Dean Owens “El Tiradito (The Curse Of Sinner’s Shrine)”

May 26, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

AUK award winner continues to deliver widescreen thrills from his sojourn in Arizona. A chance meeting in Tucson a couple of years ago has led to an embarrassment of riches for Scottish artist Dean Owens. AUK […]

Video: Dean Owens “Mother Road”

April 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from Scottish singer-songwriter and AUK-favourite Dean Owens. ‘Mother Road’ is a deeply atmospheric song that places the listener right there on Route 66, both through Owens’ terrific storytelling words and through the […]

Video: Brian Lopez feat. KT Tunstall “Road To Avalon”

April 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Tucson singer-songwriter Brian Lopez once again delivers the sound of the American Southwest in his new single ‘Road to Avalon’. The song features Scottish singer KT Tunstall, with whom he has toured in the past, and […]

Calexico announce “Feast of Wire” Reissue and UK dates

March 22, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Calexico first released their beloved ‘Feast of Wire‘ album 20 years ago and, to celebrate the anniversary, the band have announced a special deluxe reissue of the record due May 26th via City Slang. ‘Feast of […]

Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna performing Crystal Frontier, Barbican, London, 2004

Classic Clips: Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna “Crystal Frontier” – Barbican, London, 2002

January 6, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

Calexico started as a side project for Joey Burns and John Convertino. In the 1990s, the duo were better known as the rhythm section for Howe Gelb’s desert rock ensemble, Giant Sand. With the release of […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

July 17, 2026 0

We’ve been lucky enough here at Americana UK to have been aware of Anna Tivel and her astonishing songwriting pretty much from her emergence into the folk/singer-songwriter/americana combined genres. We haven’t been shy with our praise […]

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

July 17, 2026 0

When Dennis McNally published A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead in 2002, he had an almost impossible task. It needed to document a band whose history was already wrapped in layers […]

Dean Owens “El Tiradito (The Curse Of Sinner’s Shrine)”

Video: Dean Owens “Mother Road”

Video: Brian Lopez feat. KT Tunstall “Road To Avalon”

Calexico announce “Feast of Wire” Reissue and UK dates

Classic Clips: Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna “Crystal Frontier” – Barbican, London, 2002

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

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