In clubs
Tucson's Calexico, founded by Giant Sand rhythm section John Convertino and Joey Burns (ex-Friends of Dean Martinez) blow into Raleigh like the "stranger with no name" (to the ghostly strains of a día de muertes mariachi band) for a show at King's on June 11. An eclectic mix of Baja Marimba Band/spaghetti western instrumentals and ambient country/folk, Calexico remain enigmatically hard to define (no one-trick burro here). Many of their new songs feature Burns' noir-ish vocals (think Nick Drake or acoustic Neil Young) over tremolo guitars that waver like a distant image in the desert heat. In the middle slot on Sunday is Athens, Ga.'s Macha, an instrumental hybrid (with occasional vocal) that gets compared to everyone from Krautrock pioneers Can to Indonesian folk music. Live, they're engaging and weird. (Read: records aren't too happenin'.) Knife in the Water opens. Call 831-1005 for more info. --Angie Carlson
Local stars Gerty will act as ringleaders and headliners for Local 506's June 8 "New Wave Review," which also features Illinois natives (and Gerty labelmates) Mathlete, as well as Winterbrief. There's no mistaking it--Gerty play New Wave. Not like The Cars, but new New Wave like Blur or The Dambuilders. Or, dare I say, Superchunk. Even while their sound sometimes careens toward indie rock, the energy and cheekiness is unmistakably New Wave. And that's a good thing. For information, call 942-5506. --Gavin O'Hara
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