New Calexico album coming in September, additional tour dates added

Two years after Garden Ruin, Calexico has returned and is offering up Carried To Dust, the new full-length record due September 9, 2008.

For Carried To Dust, Calexico co-founders Joey Burns and John Convertino called on a rotating cast of musicians and friends to help them create what is arguably their most varied and strongest work to date. The band lineup that solidified around Feast of Wire (Burns, Convertino, Martin Wenk, Jacob Valenzuela, Paul Niehaus, Volker Zander) is back again, along with a number of guests, including Sam Beam, Douglas McCombs, and Pieta Brown.

This new record is a shining example of Calexico's commitment to constantly molting and redefining who they are. A continued examination of their sources of inspiration, Carried To Dust is the next step in Calexico's ongoing quest of moving forward while never turning its back on the past.

Along with extending the collaborative bridges with other artists, Carried To Dust also reflects Calexico's amazing live shows, as well as underscoring the band's restraint and beauty. A remarkably well-rounded album, Carried To Dust showcases every aspect of Calexico's exceptional talents.

Calexico will be playing the following dates this summer and early fall:

June 20 - Southside Festival - Neuhausen O.E., Germany
June 22 - Hurricane Festival - Schessel, Germany
July 5 - Comerica City Fest - Detroit, MI
July 6 - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON, Canada (w/ Wood Pigeon)
July 7 - Le National - Montreal, QC, Canada (w/ Wood Pigeon)
July 9 - Ottawa Blues Festival - Ottawa, ON, Canada
July 11 - Winnipeg Folk Festival - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
July 25 - Calgary Folk Fest - Calgary, AB, Canada
July 27 - Robert Hawkins Amphitheatre - Reno, NV
August 3 - Newport Folk Festival - Newport, RI
September 10 - Tripod - Dublin, Ireland (w/ Wood Pigeon)
September 11 - Queens Hall - Edinburgh, UK (w/ Wood Pigeon)
September 12 - Carling Academy - Oxford, UK (w/ Wood Pigeon)
September 13 - Leadmill - Sheffield, UK (w/ Wood Pigeon)
September 14 - End of the Road Festival - Dorset, UK
September 24 - Webster Hall - New York, NY (w/ Oakley Hall)
September 25 - World Music Festival - Chicago, IL
September 26 - The Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA (w/ The Cave Singers)
September 27 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR (w/ The Cave Singers)
September 28 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA (w/ The Cave Singers)
September 29 - The Fonda - Los Angeles, CA (w/ the Cave Singers)
October 9 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany (w/ Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar)
October 10 - E-Werk - Koln, Germany
October 11 - Forum - London, UK
October 13 - AB - Brussels, Belgium
October 14 - La Cigale - Paris, France
October 15 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 16 - Muffathalle - Munich, Germany
October 17 - Volkshaus - Zurich, Switzerland
October 18 - Rolling Stone - Milan, Italy
October 19 - Mousonturm - Frankfurt, Germany
October 21 - Gasometer - Vienna, Ausria (w/ Lambchop)
October 22 - Alter Schlachthof - Dresden, Germany
October 24 - Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
October 25 - Nalen - Stockholm, Sweden
October 26 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway