Arizona rock band Calexico have spent the past two decades perfecting their blend of Americana and mariachi, culminating in their seventh album, 2012's Algiers. We met up with lead singer/guitarist Joey Burns and bassist Ryan Alfred in Toronto's Mod Club to perform a song from the album.
Burns and Alfred performed a stripped down version of Algiers closing track "The Vanishing Mind." While the studio version features horns, slide guitar, and drums, this version manages to capture the song's beauty with merely a guitar, upright bass, and two vocalists. Watch the performance below.
Filmed and edited by Matt Bobkin
Audio by Nash Bussieres
Burns and Alfred performed a stripped down version of Algiers closing track "The Vanishing Mind." While the studio version features horns, slide guitar, and drums, this version manages to capture the song's beauty with merely a guitar, upright bass, and two vocalists. Watch the performance below.
Filmed and edited by Matt Bobkin
Audio by Nash Bussieres