I HATE THE 90s Volume 17

1. MUCHACHA Evelyn Mason
2. THE TRAGICALLY HIP Courage (For Hugh Maclennan)
3. DAISY CHAINSAW I Feel Insane
4. EVERCLEAR Lame
5. REVOLVER Painting Pictures
6. PHONO-COMB Grip 'N' Grin
7. PORTASTATIC Feel Better
8. THE KENT 3 The Duke of Federal Way
9. CAPTAIN CONDOMS Emotionless Honey
10.THE DELTA 72 Rich Girls Like To Steal
11. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
12. DEADBOLT Who The Hell Is Mrs. Valdez
13. SPRINGHOUSE Eyesore
14. CALEXICO Glimpse
15. ERECTUS MONOTONE Eat To The Beat
16. THE FOLK IMPLOSION Won't Back Down
17. ANGRY SALAD 99 Red Balloons
18. DRIP TANK Happy Radio
19. NEUTRINO Broked
20. SIANspheric Flow, Ebb & Die
21. THE CUNNINGHAMS Bottle Rockets
22. THE DRAG Quiet Feel
23. THE MERCHANTS OF VENUS Solitary Fighting Man
24. TUGBOAT ANNIE Bird
25. JIM CARROLL Train Surfing

CALEXICO Spoke 1997

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Artist Biography by Mark Deming

Calexico take their name from a town on the border of California and Mexico, and the title certainly fits the band, who've been mixing musical approaches and cultural perspectives with elan ever since group leaders Joey Burns and John Convertino began working together. Fusing the dusty sounds of the American Southwest with spaghetti western soundtracks, Mexican mariachi themes, vintage surf music, cool jazz, and a broad spectrum of Latin influences, Calexico are an eclectic ensemble whose work is as distinctive as it is unpredictable.
Calexico's story begins in 1990, when bassist Joey Burns, a music student at the University of California Irvine, met percussionist John Convertino, who was playing drums with Howe Gelb's long-running band Giant Sand. Burns soon signed on to play bass with Giant Sand on a tour of Europe, and then relocated to Giant Sand's home base of Tucson, Arizona. During downtime from Giant Sand's projects in 1993, Burns and Convertino teamed with guitarists Billy Elm and Woody Jackson to form the Friends of Dean Martinez, a group that fused lounge-influenced pop melodies with the musical flavors of the Southwest. The Friends of Dean Martinez soon developed a loyal following on the alternative rock scene, and Burns and Convertino began collaborating with an impressive number of well-respected musicians, including Richard Buckner, Neko Case, Bill Janovitz, Lisa Germano, Victoria Williams, and Barbara Manning. 

Tracklist 

1	Low Expectations	2:36
2	Mind The Gap	0:52
3	Mazurra	1:46
4	Sanchez	3:18
5	Haul	1:21
6	Slag	2:28
7	Paper Route	2:00
8	Glimpse	2:39
9	Navy Cut	0:29
10	Spokes	3:37
11	Scout	2:09
12	Point Vicente	3:56
13	Wash	2:35
14	Ice Cream Jeep	0:30
15	Windjammer	2:38
16	Mazurka	1:19
17	Removed	3:51
18	Hitch	2:53
19	Stinging Nettle	3:40