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Date / Showtime

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Show name

Calexico & Ryley Walker

Genre

  Rock

Artists

Venue

Thalia Hall

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Cost

$30-40

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Summary

Calexico will bring their current tour to Chicago for one night at Thalia Hall in April, with local guitar virtuoso Ryley Walker opening. 

What We Say

THE NINTH STUDIO ALBUM FROM CALEXICO, THE THREAD THAT KEEPS US IS A TIMELY SNAPSHOT OF THE ARIZONA-BRED BAND: A FAMILY PORTRAIT CAPTURING THEIR STYLISTIC VARIETY AND UNPREDICTABILITY WHILE STILL FINDING SOLACE IN LIMITLESS CREATIVITY. IN BRINGING THE ALBUM TO LIFE, VOCALIST/GUITARIST JOEY BURNS AND DRUMMER JOHN CONVERTINO FOUND A SPIRITUAL HOME IN UNUSUAL SURROUNDINGS—NOT IN ARIZONA, BUT ON THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IN A HOME-TURNED-STUDIO CALLED THE PANORAMIC HOUSE. BUILT FROM DEBRIS AND SHIPYARD-SALVAGED TIMBER—AND DUBBED “THE PHANTOM SHIP” BY THE BAND—THE GRANDIOSE HOUSE AND ITS EDGE-OF-THE-WORLD-LIKE AMBIENCE SOON MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE SONGS. THE SPECTER OF CALIFORNIA ALSO HAD A POWERFUL EFFECT: AS BOTH DREAM STATE AND NIGHTMARE, ITS INFINITE DUALITY IS MIRRORED IN THE MUSIC, GIVING CALEXICO A NEW DIRECTION AND NEW EDGE. WITH LESS POLISH AND MORE GRIT THAN EVER BEFORE, THE THREAD THAT KEEPS US BOTH HONORS ENDURING TRADITIONS AND REVEALS CALEXICO’S CONFIDENCE IN SONGWRITING, ULTIMATELY SETTING A WHOLE NEW STANDARD FOR THE BAND. - See more at: http://thaliahallchicago.com/home/?event_id=7881695#sthash.HRRLAvef.dpuf

Video

Watch Calexico perform "Alone Again."