Tucson, Arizona collective Calexico joined their former tour mate and fellow genre-mashing folkie Andrew Bird at the Newport Folk Festival over the weekend for the 51st annual Rhode Island event. Other performers on the impressive bill included My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, A.A. Bondy, Dawes, Justin Townes Earle, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, the Low Anthem, John Prine, and dozens more — many of whose sets are available to stream here. Thanks to the Boston Phoenix, however, we also have front row video footage of Bird and Calexico’s jazzy tex-mex take on The Mysterious Production of Eggs cut “Skin Is, My.”
In other Calexico news, Joey Burns, John Convertino, and Co. released a can’t-miss live album, Live in Nuremberg, completely free of charge a few weeks back. Download that record here (via Cash Music), stream it below, and watch their live collaboration with Bird below, as well: