Joey Burns

Senior defensive tackle Joey Burns wasn't all that excited about football until he joined the Brenham Cubs' varsity and earned a starting job on the defensive line. Read More

Then 40 minutes later during "Polar Nettles", Neko screamed in pain because she got a little electrocuted or majorly shocked from her microphone ... twice. Read More

M usic, says Joey Burns of Calexico, is "part of remembering the dead in daily life." Read More

I t was about 13 years ago when Joey Burns and John Convertino, then the rhythm section for influential local act Giant Sand, put together a quiet little album of home recordings under the name Spoke. Read More

It was about 13 years ago when Joey Burns and John Convertino, then the rhythm section for influential local act Giant Sand, put together a quiet little album of home recordings under the name Spoke. Read More

While their spiritual kinsmen Wilco and Radiohead have continued to hurtle toward the outer limits, Tucson's Calexico have been cruising in the other direction, increasingly mixing traditional songcraft with the avant-garde pieces that put them on the indie-rock map. Read More