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Jimmy Kimmel may lag behind CoCo and Jimmy Fallon as the funniest guy in late night television, but he kicked everyone’s ass with his musical guest last night. Rocking a strong Cinco de Mayo vibe, he featured Tucson-based act Calexico, joined by Mariachi Luz de Luna.
Performing “Crystal Frontier” from Calexico’s 2001 EP Even My Sure Things Fall Through, the band achieved a truly remarkable feat: sounding decent on a late night show.
The music of Calexico is often moody and somber, but the take on the song last night was more of the “get-the-party-started” variety. The studio audience seemed to take the message to heart.
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