Written by DCist Contributor Jacques Ntonme.

Iron and Wine and Calexico should not be mistaken for isolated entities; if anything, they displayed at their show last night at the 9:30 Club that they are as one band with many names. Combined, their personas (and ambitions) are legion, encompassing lover, killer, mariachi, cowboy, horse, and stars.

We’re not fans of the word synergy, but if it applies and must be used, then we’ll get it over with. They are synergetic. The show was just what any show should be, the building of higher and higher crescendos, multiple plotlines that meld together, and one conclusion.