Calexico

Calexico is no stranger to negotiating borders. For the better part of two decades, eight albums, and countless trips around the globe, Joey Burns and John Convertino have crossed musical barriers with their band, embracing a multitude of diverse styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. Under fences it digs and over mountains it climbs, sometimes into untrodden terrain, sometimes towards a more familiar landscape, and sometimes simply walking that fine line to soak up sustenance from all sides. These are men from the desert, yes, but there has always been so much more to Calexico than just heritage and heat. Now, with Edge of the Sun, Burns and Convertino find themselves straddling that celestial division of light and dark, taking inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

http://www.casadecalexico.com/

Moon Bros.

It's difficult to follow the fragmented life and musicianship of Matt Schneider who records and performs as Moon Bros. His two-fold path has always embraced both an abiding love for Chet Atkins and Nashville session virtuosity, and a begrudging though fruitful flirtation with Chicago's post-rock underground and middleground.

Matt Schneider will be joined in duo with local guitar ace, Sam Wagster (Cairo Gang, Fruit Bats).

“…western-inflected country-folk blended with a postmodern sensibility.” - PopMatters

http://westernvinyl.com/artists/moon-bros