Los Lobos Summer Tour & Caribbean Horizons

Summer is here and Los Lobos is hitting the road! As is tradition, the band is making appearances at summer festivals around the country. There are also a few very cool side project shows with Dos Lobos (David and Louie) and a special return of "The Three Louies" show, as well as a run of "Wheels of Soul" shows with Tedeschi/Trucks Band and North Mississippi Allstars

Upcoming Tour Dates for June/July

Jun 16 -- Knuckleheads Saloon -- Kansas City, MO -- Tickets
Jun 17 -- Simon Estes Amphitheater -- Des Moines, IA -- Tickets
Jun 18 -- Blues On The Fox Festival -- Aurora, IL -- Tickets
Jun 19 -- Music In The Zoo -- Apple Valley, MN -- Tickets
Jun 24 -- Music In The Park -- San Jose, CA -- Tickets
Jun 25 -- Don The Beachcomber -- Huntington Beach, CA -- Tickets
Jul 08 -- Highland Bowl Amphitheater -- Rochester, NY -- Tickets
Jul 09 -- Levitate Music & Arts Festival -- Marshfield, MA -- Tickets
Jul 10 -- Green River Festival -- Greenfield, MA -- Tickets
Jul 12 -- Payomet Performing Arts Center -- North Truro, MA -- Tickets
Jul 13 -- Saratoga Performing Arts Center -- Saratoga Springs, NY -- Tickets
Jul 14 -- Lowell Summer Music Series -- Lowell, MA -- Tickets
Jul 15 -- Darling's Waterfront Pavilion -- Bangor, ME -- Tickets
Jul 16 (*) -- Bank of New Hampshire -- Bangor, ME -- Tickets
Jul 17 (*) -- Wolf Trap -- Vienna, VA -- Tickets
Jul 20 -- Bethel Woods Center for the Arts -- Bethel, NY -- Tickets
Jul 22 -- Koka Booth Amphitheatre -- Cary, NC -- Tickets
Jul 23 (*) -- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre -- Alpharetta, GA -- Tickets
Jul 24 (*) -- Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music Factory -- Charlotte, NC -- Tickets
Jul 27 (*) -- Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park -- Indianapolis, IN -- Tickets
Jul 28 -- Music Box Supper Club -- Cleveland, OH -- Tickets
Jul 29 (*) -- Rose Music Center at The Heights -- Huber Heights, OH -- Tickets
Jul 30 (*) -- PNC Pavilion -- Cincinatti, OH -- Tickets
Jul 31 (*) -- Freedom Hill Amphitheatre -- Sterling Heights, MI -- Tickets

(*) = Wheels of Soul Summer Tour with Tedeschi/Trucks Band and North Mississippi Allstars

View the full schedule at: LosLobos.org

DOS LOBOS JUNE 25 - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez unite as "Dos Lobos" and will be performing at Don The Beachcomber in Huntington Beach, CA NEXT WEEKEND on Saturday, June 25th!

Grab your tickets today: https://www-donthebeachcomber-com.seatengine.com/shows/37191

THREE LOUIES JUNE 26 - LOS ANGELES, CA

Also next weekend, on Sunday June 26th, "The Three Louies" will be performing at the Grand Performances in Los Angeles. The eclectic mix of our own Louie Perez with LA Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez and journalist Luis Torres fuses art, music, comedy and social satire to bring joy to your evening.

The show starts Sunday, June 26th @ 7pm. This is a FREE event! Learn more about the event at: http://grandperformances.org/ and if you're going check out the Facebook event page to let us know you're attending!

LATER THIS YEAR

Los Lobos is proud to be part of Sound Summit along with Wilco, Bill Frisell’s Guitar In The Space Age, and The Stone Foxes September 17, 2016.

This stellar one-day festival takes place on the top of Mt. Tamalpais north of San Francisco on September 17th and is a fantastic celebration of music that also raises funds for the mountain. Tickets on sale THIS FRIDAY, June 17th at http://www.soundsummit.net/

Los Lobos will also be performing in two fantastic locations later this year and starting 2017. In October the "Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise" sets sail for San Juan, Puerto Rico among other favorites in the South Caribbean. Learn more about the upcoming festivities on the sea on their website: http://bluescruise.com/lrbc-27-oct-2016-southeastern-caribbean/

In January 2017 the Caribbean fun continues at "Dark Star's Jamaican Jam In The Sand" hosted at the beautiful Jewel Paradise Cove Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica!

"Your days will be spent on the beach enjoying everything the resort has to offer and the nights will be spent under the stars with Dark Star Orchestra, along with very special guests Los Lobos and Donna the Buffalo!" Find out about room packages on their website here: http://www.dsojaminthesand.com/

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12.15.15 Live + Classic Lobos & Solo Albums Now Available On iTunes!

We're very happy to announce the availability of these classic live and solo side project albums on iTunes! For many years some have only been available at live shows.

Cesar's new live solo release "Live From The Galaxy" is available for the first time and was recorded in 1999 when he was touring in support of his solo release Soul Disguise.

David and Louie's "The Long Goodbye" was released in 2010 and features exclusive previously-unreleased Hidalgo/Perez-penned tunes.

Just in time for the holidays, pick up one (or more!) for your favorite Los Lobos-loving friend or family member!

09.25.15 "Gates of Gold" In Stores Today + Ticket Giveaway for Private CD Release Show 9/29 in East LA!

Gates of Gold In Stores & Online Everywhere TODAY Sept.25th!

Look for the new album online and in-stores, TODAY, Friday, September 25th. Here are the links for purchase depending on location:

• Propermusic: http://smarturl.it/826iq9
• Amazon: http://smarturl.it/pqchgc
• iTunes: http://smarturl.it/pblqzv
• Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com
• Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com

Get yours today and listen to the album as soon as it comes out!

Enter A Ticket Giveaway For Private Show in East LA!

Los Lobos will be celebrating the release of their new album, “Gates of Gold”, in the neighborhood in East L.A. where it all started. Join us this coming Tuesday, September 29th from 7PM-10PM. El Gallo Plaza occupies the corner where the band would hang out way back in the day--dreaming and playing and becoming the pioneering and iconic band they remain.

The block party spirit will be provided by the local vendors (food, drinks) and a performance by the band at 8pm. For a chance to win tickets to this private showcase performance and party please send an email to webmaster@loslobos.org and we will randomly pick 25 people to win a pair of tickets (for a total of 50 tickets).

Make sure your email includes your first and last name for a chance to attend this awesome release party! Winners will be notified by email on Monday, 9/28/15

09.17.15 NPR First Listen: "Gates Of Gold"

"Gates Of Gold, the group's first album of new material in five years, practically bursts with the spirit of exploration that has marked Los Lobos' best work over the years. Musically and culturally, the band speaks to its audience in a way few others have or could."

Read more and take a first listen to the entire album at NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/16/439181153/first-listen-los-lobos-gates-of-gold09.08.15 Watch This Sneak Peek At Los Lobos’ New Album

Don't forget to pre-order the album and pick it up September 25th! Only a little more than 2 weeks away. Pre-order on loslobos.org!! If you missed the sneak peak at the new album, you can still check it out on the Elmore Magazine website! http://bit.ly/1Mad683

08.18.15 Gates of Gold available for Pre-Order! Album release September 25th

The release of Gates of Gold is approaching quickly! Look for the album online and in-stores on September 25th. Until then, you can pre-order the album on iTunes, Amazon, Propermusic, Best Buy, and Barnes & Noble!

Here are the links for all of the pre-orders depending on location:

Propermusic: http://smarturl.it/826iq9

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/pqchgc

iTunes:http://smarturl.it/pblqzv

Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com

Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com

Get yours today and listen to the album as soon as it comes out!07.22.15 "Gates Of Gold" & Album Release date premieres on Wall Street Journal

"It’s not that members of Los Lobos are dwelling on their mortality, but the Los Angeles rockers are certainly aware that time is passing on their new song “Gates of Gold,” premiering today on Speakeasy.

The tune opens with a flurry of mandolin and acoustic guitars before settling into a slow, earthy shuffle that slides alongside singer and guitarist David Hidalgo’s distinctive voice. Maybe it’s the photo on the album cover, but the song seems bathed in a golden light that gives warmth to the existential, and largely unanswerable, questions Los Lobos pose in the song.

“What came to mind was the idea of journey in all its shapes and forms. The path of the immigrant and he looks at a new land on the horizon with all its promises. The endless quest for life’s meaning in the spiritual sense, what lies beyond our mortal existence,” drummer Louie Perez says. “The question of what the future may bring for this band as we stare down 42 years coming this fall. And personally, at age 62, how to navigate through the time I have left.”

“Gates of Gold” comes from an album by the same title, the veteran band’s first studio release since “Tin Can Trust” in 2010. It’s the latest entry in a storied career that began in east Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. Since then, Los Lobos has released more than a dozen studio albums, including their 1984 breakthrough “How Will the Wolf Survive?” and won four Grammys.

Not only is “Gates of Gold” the title track, the song set the tone for the other 10 tracks on the album, Perez says. “It put everything into context, giving a cohesiveness to the individual songs as one body of work.”

“Gates of Gold” is due Sept. 25 on 429 Records.

03.05.15 Los Lobos to play with huge musical cast at the "Dear Jerry Concert: A Celebration of the Music of Jerry Garcia"

Come join Los Lobos & other legendary music stars at the ‪#‎dearjerryconcert‬ on May 14th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion!

Tickets go on sale next Friday, March 13th! You can purchase them here on Black Bird Music Group. 02.25.15 Diamond Rugs releases their second album, Cosmetics!

Our very own Steve Berlin is a part of this brilliant side project Diamond Rugs, who just released their second album Cosmetics yesterday!

Buy it on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Cosmetics or on their webstore: http://diamondrugs.colortestmerch.com/

Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/diamondrugs https://twitter.com/Diamond_Rugs https://instagram.com/diamondrugs/02.17.15 Los Lobos at Moe's Alley sells out again and streams live!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

This Friday's two SOLD OUT Los Lobos shows at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz will be stream live online! Streaming made possible thanks toMoes, chime interactive, and Moonalice's hi-def streaming production!

You can view the stream online at: http://loslobos.org/webcast/or at http://www.moonalice.com/tour/2015-02-20/special-los-lobos-stream

You can view all of the photos from the show here on the Facebook album. Photo credit goes to Jon Luini.01.28.15 Los Lobos performing at BottleRock Festival in Napa on May 29th

Hey Los Lobos Fans!

If you are planning on heading to BottleRock Napa at the end of May, but don't have the ability to stay all weekend, check out these limited single day tickets for only $99!

You will get to see Los Lobos perform as well as many other awesome bands, plus get to enjoy some amazing food, beer, and wine (it's Napa after all)!

Tickets are on sale now at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bottlerock-napa-valley-2015-may-29th-may-30th-may-31st-tickets-1452032769112.29.14 No New Year's Eve plans? Come join Los Lobos at the City Winery in Napa + City Winery Tour Announcement!

How are you spending your New Years Eve?

The Press Democrat suggests your "Best Excuse to Flee for Napa" is to see Los Lobos at the City Winery!

You can grab tickets at: http://www.citywinery.com/napa/tickets/los-lobos-early-show-12-31.html

This also marks the beginning of the next leg of Los Lobos City Winery tours. Look for us in Chicago, New York, Nashville, and many other locations next year!11.24.14 Los Lobos takes casino crowd on musical ride!

This past Saturday's show at the Mohegan Sun took the casino crowd on a musical ride!

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There was a great review from our friends over at Citizensvoice.com and some photos by Peter Dervin.11.05.14 Los Lobos are presented with the 2014 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

WOW -- this is amazing news for Los Lobos!!! The award is given each year by the Latin GRAMMYs to "performers who have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording."

The ceremony is held at the MGM Grand Las Vegas on November 19th, and the Latin Grammy Awards air on the Univision Network from 8-11 PM ET/PT on November 20th, so set your DVRs!

Congratulations to the band!10.08.14 Los Lobos performs at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Annual Awards Gala

This year, Los Lobos had the honor of performing at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Annual Awards Gala in Washington D.C.

This event is the signature event in the Hispanic Heritage Month and it is the largest and most prestigious gathering of Hispanic nonpartisan, public and private sector leaders in the nation who convene to network while celebrating the achievements of the Latino community.

The evening's festivities include musical entertainment, remarks by figures of national prominence, and recognition of CHCI's highest honors.

After President Barack Obama spoke to the crowd, Los Lobos got to play a set to close out the night! What an awesome experience!!! Check out some of these photos from the event, provided by Robert Rodriguez. Here is the President speaking and here is Los Lobos playing their set. 09.10.14 Los Lobos performs at Bumbershoot Festival 2014

The Band got the chance to perform at Bumbershoot Festivalthis year and it was an awesome experience!

The festival is held in the City of Seattle on Labor Day weekend and has an eclectic mix of performers, arts, crafts, and food/drink.

You can view the full photo album of Los Lobos at Bumbershoot here, on Facebook, courtesy of Peter Dervin Photography.07.28.14 Boston Summer Arts Weekend

Over the weekend Los Lobos played at the Boston Summer Arts Weekend! The event was a huge success and was featured in The Boston Globe who wrote an amazing review. You can read it here! You can also check out some photos from the event here! 05.15.14 Third Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival at The Greek Theatre, LA

May 3rd marked the third annual Cinco de Mayo Festival at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles! This year Los Lobos played with very special guests Ozomatli and Mariachi El Bronx.

Mariachi El Bronx, a punk group from LA got the evening started and feet were already moving before Los Lobos took to the stage! It was difficult to try to fit everyone's favorites in but I'm sure all who were there agreed that the setlist was one that you just couldn't sit down on! The Latin hip-hop/rock group Ozomatli kept up this pace too and also welcomed a few special guests on stage during their set that included former members Cut Chemist, MC Jabu Smith-Freeman and Kanetic Source.

Great night all around!

Check out some great photos from the event at: Cinco de Mayo 2014 Photos10.15.13 "Los Lobos Disconnected" Contest Giveaways!

With the album just two weeks from release day, we have three different contest giveaways for Lobos fans!

Be in with the chance to win a signed acoustic guitar by the whole band, and one of ten chances to win a signed copy of the Deluxe CD/DVD featuring 5 live performances in New York City!

Contest details at: http://www.loslobos.org/site/disconnected.shtml10.04.13 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL AVAILABLE NOV 19 ON CD/DVD!

Soon you'll be able to relive the highlights from the epic two night 'Crossroads Guitar Festival' 2013!

The Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray this November 19th. Both versions feature nearly five hours of music across 45 tracks, plus conversations with the artists and other behind-the-scenes footage from this all-star concert. Audio highlights from the festival will be released on CD and digitally, featuring 32 tracks.

This year's festival was held at Madison Square Garden and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Los Lobos, the Allman Brothers Band, Blake Mills, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes and more!

Check out the DVD and CD track listings below!

DVD Track Listing

Disc One

1. “Tears In Heaven” - Eric Clapton

2. “Spider Jiving” - Eric Clapton with Andy Fairweather Low

3. “Lay Down Sally” - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill

4. “Time Is Tight” - Booker T. with Steve Cropper

5. “Born Under A Bad Sign” - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee

6. “Green Onions” - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee

7. “Great Big Old House” - The Robert Cray Band

8. “Everyday I Have The Blues” - The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan

9. “Next Of Kindred Spirit” - Sonny Landreth

10. “Cry” - Doyle Bramhall II with Alice Smith

11. “Bullet And A Target” - Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope

12. “She’s Alright” - Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.

13. “This Time” - Earl Klugh

14. “Mirabella” - Earl Klugh

15. “Heavenly Bodies”- Kurt Rosenwinkel

16. “Big Road Blues” - Kurt Rosenwinkel with Eric Clapton

17. “Next Door Neighbor Blues” - Gary Clark Jr.

18. “Queen Of California”- John Mayer

19. “Don’t Let Me Down”– John Mayer with Keith Urban

20. “Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues” - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan

21. “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad” - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton

22. “Whipping Post” - The Allman Brothers Band

Disc Two

1. “Congo Square”- Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks

2. “Change It” - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II

3. “Ooh-Ooh-Ooh” - Jimmie Vaughan

4. “Save The Last Dance For Me” - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks

5. “Don’t Worry Baby”- Los Lobos

6. “I Got To Let You Know” - Los Lobos with Robert Cray

7. “The Needle And The Damage Done” - Allman, Haynes, Trucks

8. “Midnight Rider” - Allman, Haynes, Trucks

9. “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”- Vince Gill with Albert Lee

10. “Tumbling Dice” – Vince Gill with Keith Urban & Albert Lee

11. “Walkin’ Blues” - Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’

12. “Diving Duck Blues”- Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’

1. “When My Train Pulls In” - Gary Clark Jr.

2. “Please Come Home” - Gary Clark Jr.

3. “Going Down” - Jeff Beck with Beth Hart

4. “Mná Na Héireann”- Jeff Beck

5. “Key To The Highway” – Eric Clapton with Keith Richards

6. “I Shall Be Released” - Eric Clapton with Robbie Robertson

7. “Gin House Blues” - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton

8. “Got To Get Better In A Little While” - Eric Clapton

9. “Crossroads” - Eric Clapton

10. “Sunshine Of Your Love” - Eric Clapton

11. “High Time We Went” - Ensemble

CD Track Listing

Disc One

1. “Tears In Heaven” - Eric Clapton

2. “Lay Down Sally” - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill

3. “Green Onions” - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee

4. “Heavenly Bodies”- Kurt Rosenwinkel

5. “This Time” - Earl Klugh

6. “Mirabella” - Earl Klugh

7. “Great Big Old House” - The Robert Cray Band

8. “She’s Alright”- Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.

9. “Bullet And A Target”- Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope

10. “Queen Of California”- John Mayer

11. “Don’t Let Me Down”– John Mayer with Keith Urban

12. “Next Door Neighbor Blues” - Gary Clark Jr.

13. “Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues” - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan

14. “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad” - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton

Disc Two

1. “Congo Square”- Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks

2. “Change It” - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II

3. “Ooh-Ooh-Ooh” - Jimmie Vaughan

4. “Save The Last Dance For Me” - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks

5. “Don’t Worry Baby”- Los Lobos

6. “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”- Vince Gill with Albert Lee

7. “Diving Duck Blues”- Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’

8. “When My Train Pulls In” - Gary Clark Jr.

9. “Mná Na Héireann”- Jeff Beck

10. “The Needle And The Damage Done” - Allman, Haynes, Trucks

11. “Midnight Rider” - Allman, Haynes, Trucks

12. “Key To The Highway” – Eric Clapton with Keith Richards

13. “Gin House Blues” - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton

14. “Got To Get Better In A Little While” - Eric Clapton

15. “Sunshine Of Your Love” - Eric Clapton08.15.13 NEW ALBUM "DISCONNECTED IN NEW YORK CITY" RELEASED OCTOBER 29TH

Los Lobos are celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band with the release of the new live track album “Disconnected In New York City" on October 29th. Recorded live last December at the City Winery in New York City, the original members, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Louie Perez, Steve Berlin and Conrad Lozano (with the additional help of Enrique “Bugs” Gonzalez and Camilo Quinones) revisit four decades of live music. “DISCONNECTED IN NEW YORK CITY” will be released in three formats—a standard CD, a deluxe 2CD/DVD package and on vinyl. The band will be touring throughout 2013 and 2014.05.29.13 David Hidalgo - Confirmed Special Guest on Frampton's Guitar Circus Tour

We’re excited to announce David Hidalgo is joining Frampton's Guitar Circus Tour this summer! David is confirmed to be a Special Guest in the following shows.

July 26 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest Casino

July 27 Manson, WA Mill Bay Casino

July 28 Tulalip, WA Tulalip Resort Casino

Aug 13 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Aug 14 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend

Aug 20 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater

Aug 21 Albuquerque, NM Route 66 Casino

The tour will feature Peter Frampton, the Grammy-winning musician performing with friends, celebrated guitarists and other special guests including Steve Cropper, Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots), Don Felder (formerly of The Eagles), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Vince Gill, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Davy Knowles, Roger McGuinn (founder/lead guitarist of the BYRDS), Richard Thompson, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Vinnie Moore (UFO) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick).

In July, David will be performing with Frampton, guitarist/vocalist/producer Steve Lukather and praised blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Joining the tour in August is acclaimed slide blues guitarist Sonny Landreth opening the show, followed by the legendary B.B. King.

VIP ticket packages, including preferred seating and exclusive merchandise, will be available for purchase. For details, please visit www.frampton.com.04.29.13 Second Annual Los Lobos' Cinco de Mayo festival!

Just under a week until the Second Annual Los Lobos' Cinco de Mayo festival! It's all happening on May 5th at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and features Robert Randolph, Los Super 7, Willie G of Thee Midnighters and special guests Kinky & El Chicano!

Get your tickets before they're gone and be sure to share your stories and photos afterwards!

http://www.nederlanderconcerts.com/los-lobos/03.19.13 Los Lobos Live + Fan Questions @ Moe's Alley

On March 9th Los Lobos played two sold out shows for audiences thrilled at the intimate Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, CA. We grabbed a couple of band members to answer a few of your fan questions - check out their answers and some great live footage from the show in this video.

03.19.13 Evangeline REMIXED - Featuring Los Lobos Musicians David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez

THE AUTRY PRESENTS EVANGELINE REMIXED

FEATURING LOS LOBOS MUSICIANS DAVID HIDALGO AND LOUIE PÉREZ

March 27, 2013, 7:30 P.M.

$20 General Admission, $15 Autry Members

http://theautry.org/programs/performing-arts/evangeline-remixed

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 7, 2013 – The Autry National Center presents EvangelineREMIXED, a work-in-progress multimedia play featuring musical performances by Grammy Award–winning Los Lobos musicians David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.

Set in East L.A. during the late 1960s, Evangeline REMIXED centers on a young Chicana, played by Catherine Lidstone, who is a devoted daughter by day and a Hollywood go-go dancer by night. As East L.A. begins to deal with its particular civil rights issues, she must reconcile her individual journey with the need to hold on to her relationship with her family and her neighborhood. Her struggle reflects the shared history of the city and its citizens at a time of enormous social change.

Evangeline REMIXED will debut Pérez not just as one of the project’s originators but also as a featured storyteller and member of the ensemble of actors and musicians.Evangeline REMIXED is co-written by Pérez with Theresa Chavez and Rose Portillo, who direct the production. Pérez and Hidalgo draw on their 40-year catalogue to provide the soundtrack for the play, marking the first time the songbook is part of an original production. The project also integrates video designed by award-winning cinematographer Claudio Rocha, making Evangeline REMIXED a dynamic live multimedia performance.

“My lyrics have always come from a personal experience populated by people, places, and things from the reality of growing up in a Mexican-American community,” explains Pérez.

“We are pleased to present Evangeline REMIXED as part of our commitment to sharing the diverse stories of the American West through exhibitions and a range of public programs,” said Robyn Hetrick, Director of Public Programs and Events at the Autry. “We’re delighted that in addition to audiences enjoying the evening performance featuring David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez, high school students from East Los Angeles will have the opportunity to interact with these artists to help give voice to their own stories and experiences.”

In partnership with About Productions’ Young Theaterworks, a program serving at-risk high school students, the Autry will provide transportation for over 120 students and teachers to attend an open rehearsal of EvangelineREMIXED on Friday, March 22. Students will get an inside look at the production and engage in dialogue with Portillo and Chavez about topics including traditional gender roles in Latino families, the role of youth in protest movements, and their personal identification with the stories being told. A tour of the museum will follow, tying in themes from the project with cultural artifacts from the Autry’s collection.

General admission tickets for the performance are $20 for general admission and $15 for Autry members. Admission includes a post-play discussion for all attendees. A private reception with Pérez and Hidalgo will also take place following the performance. Tickets for the program plus the post-performance reception are $50 and support the education programs of About Productions. For tickets or information, please visit TheAutry.org.02.15.13 Free Live Webcast 2/17/13 from Sweetwater Mill Valley

Tune in here for a free live webcast of Los Lobos' SOLD OUT show at the Sweetwater Music Hall, Sunday, February 17 at 8 p.m. P.S.T.08.25.12 "When The Circus Comes To Town" video from KIKO Live premiere from Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone has premiered the video for the song "When The Circus Comes To Town" on their site.

"'When The Circus Comes' is the story of two lifelong friends who have a falling out over something really stupid and risk losing all the history they have together," Los Lobos drummer and guitarist Louie Perez says.

Read more and see the video here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/premiere-los-lobos-when-the-circus-comes-live-2012082408.20.12 "KIKO live" streaming on AOL Music + KIKO Live Trailer

For this week you can stream the new KIKO live release on AOL Music. Check it out at http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/4

Also make sure you check out the new Trailer for KIKO Live!

Watch here08.17.12 "Saints Behind The Glass" Video from KIKO LIVE

The new Kiko releases are coming next week! Here's a sneak peak of a song from the "Kiko Live" release that we know will get you as excited about the release we are!

"Saints Behind The Glass" from KIKO Live at Paste Magazine

For more info on the 20th anniversary editions, click here.07.25.12 Los Lobos' Watershed 1992 'Kiko' Album Returns In Two Forms: Kiko Live Bluray/DVD/CD and Remastered & Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of the Original

07.18.12 Ride Festival Ticket/Lodging Giveaway for August 25th and 26th

The Ride Festival is giving away two nights lodging at the Aspen Street Inn and a pair of two-day passes to the inaugural Telluride RIDE Festival coming to Telluride, Colorado on August 25th and 26th, 2012!

Check this link for entry information: http://www.telluride.com/201229/ride-festival-contest .

05.23.12 The Three Louies takes its show on the road to the Aspen's Solazu Writers' Conference on June 21, 2012.

This year's festival, "Solazu", will celebrate the rich literary heritage of our neighbors to the south: Latin America and the Caribbean. Traveling the spine, seas, and islands of the Americas, Aspen Summer Words 2012 will explore one of the most ancient and diverse regions on the planet. With leading Latin American and Caribbean authors at the helm, our festival will traverse vast distances, 14 millennia, 51 territories, 6500 miles, and more than 1000 languages to reveal the soulful stories that unite us all.

In many respects, The Three Louies are representative of the the arc of the Chicano experience in America. They were all distilled in the cauldron of strident activism of the 1970s. They all made their way through public schools that generally regarded Mexicans as somehow unworthy and incapable. They learned how to get the most out of education. And they all made a dent in the fields they entered, always remembering to smile and cause others to do the same.

More subtle than the Three Stooges, more bilingual than the Three Musketeers, and funnier than Manny, Moe and Jack -- The Three Louies will make you laugh, will make you cry, will make you remember, and maybe provide just a tiny bit of insight into the wacky world that is the human condition. The Three Louies: An evening of fun and maybe even some frolic.

http://www.aspenwriters.org/summerwords/SUMMER%20WORDS%202012/asw-2012-literary-festival-home

05.23.12 Steve Berlin's new band DIAMOND RUGS

Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley and Robbie Crowell of Deer Tick, Ian Saint Pé from The Black Lips, our very own Steve Berlin, Hardy Morris from Dead Confederate, and Bryan Dufresne from Six Finger Satellite.

Not too dissimilar from the beginnings of Middle Brother, McCauley decided he wanted to make another record during some downtime in his new home base of Nashville with producers Adam Landry and Justin Collins (Middle Brother, Deer Tick). While attending a Los Lobos show (one of his all-time favorite bands), he made his way backstage and met Steve Berlin. McCauley convinced Berlin to come to Nashville to play on the record. Over the course of the next month, he also managed to convince Saint Pé (whom he'd met once before), Morris (who had opened for Deer Tick on tour) and Dufresne (a good friend from his hometown of Providence, RI). McCauley also recruited Deer Tick keys/sax player Robbie Crowell to play bass on the album.

What happened next was entirely unexpected; the musicians McCauley had recruited to play on his record ended up contributing their own songs to the album, and a fully-formed band emerged rather than a group of musicians playing on another artists' record.

The Diamond Rugs debut long player is out now. It was recorded in Nashville and produced by Adam Landry and Justin Collins (Middle Brother, Deer Tick).

05.23.12 Final weekend of Evangeline, the Queen of Make Believe: LA Weekly says "it's a GO"!

Great reviews abound for "Evangeline, The Queen of Make Believe" which runs through this weekend. Broadway World calls the multimedia show a "delightful coming of age story", full of joy, with Louis and David's music as its "most glorious asset".

The Multimedia presentation features the songbook of Hidalgo and Perez, and is inspired by their song "Evangeline."

Evangeline... a devoted daughter by day, a Hollywood go-go dancer by night. The journey of self-discovery by a young Chicana, whose neighborhood roots and make believe world collide when she experiences the West Side art scene and the music of the Sunset Strip, is set against the 1968 student walkouts in East L.A. and the flight for equal education and civil rights.

After a nearly three year development process, Evangeline's first theatrical run ends with a matinee performance on Sunday, May 27th in Los Angeles, CA, but the company hopes to tour other communities in the near future! For remaining dates and to purchase tickets visit the Bootleg Theatre's ticket office.

For more information, visit: http://aboutpd.org/evangeline/evangeline-the-queen-of-make-believe. To bring this show to your community, contact: Kimiko Tokita at Kimiko@whitecrowe.net.

05.23.12 New Show: The Ride Festival in Telluride, CO, Sunday August 26th

The Ride Festival, Onsale Friday May 25th

This is the first year of hopefully many for The Ride Festival, which happens at Telluride Town Park on August 25th & 26th, in Telluride, CO. The festival is presented by KotoFM with Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Telluride Productions.

There are late night shows to be announced which will require a separate ticket. VIP, camping and RV passes will be available, with updated information on these to be released soon.

Los Lobos is playing on Sunday, August 26th, and the final lineup and schedule will be announced in June. Gates will open at noon each day with music until 11 PM on Saturday and 10 PM on Sunday.

Weekend passes onsale is Friday, May 25th at 10 AM mountain time. If any single day passes are left they will be sold in June, date TBA. Camping, VIP and RV passes will go on sale . More ticketing info and purchasing links can be found on The Ride Festival's tickets page.

Keep up to date with The Ride Festival via their website, Facebook, or by following @ridefestival on Twitter. You can drop in and check out all the bands on The Ride Festival's music sampler page on Facebook as well.

The festival is being presented by KOTO FM Community Radio.

04.22.12 Levon Helm (1940 - 2012)

Los Lobos would like to express our deepest condolences to the Levon Helm family. Our recent experience sharing the stage with Levon at what will be the last Ramble was truly one of the amazing nights of our entire career. The warmth and generosity Levon shared with us that night and every time we were together will light our hearts. He is and will forever be our brother.01.05.12 Win a pair of tickets to the David Hidalgo and Louie Perez songwriter show!

Win a pair of tickets to the David Hidalgo and Louie Perez songwriter show! We're giving away two pairs of tickets, for each of the Jan 2012 Songwriter shows. Email your name and show date/city to: contest@whitecrowe.net.

Good Luck, Happy New Year and looking forward to seeing you at the show!

Jan 12 - Seasons Performance Hall, Yakima, WA

Jan 13 - Edmonds Center For The Arts, Edmonds, WA

Jan 14 - Cascade Theatre, Redding, CA

Jan 15 - The Center For The Arts, Grass Valley, CA

Jan 17 - Laxson, Chico, CA

Jan 18 - Can Duzer Theater, Arcata, CA

Jan 20 - Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Lancaster, CA

Jan 21 - Downey Civic Theatre, Downey, CA12.19.11 Los Lobos New Years Eve Ticket/Meet & Greet Giveaway + David & Louie Shows and updates!

We're excited to announce a great opportunity to ring in 2012 with Los Lobos in style! We're giving away 5 pairs of tickets + Meet & Greet with the band for the New Years Eve shows at the City Winery in New York. There will be 3 pairs of tickets to the early show (7:30pm) and 2 pairs of tickets for the late show (11pm).

Click here to enter. Good luck!

To read the full news update, including videos of David Hidalgo with Marc Ribot and Alejandro Escovedo, plus a new "Three Louies" show, click here.11.01.11 Ticket Giveaway for Midwest Run of Stories & Songs!

David and Louie will be performing a run of "Stories and Songs" performances at a few select venues coming up this November and we are celebrating by giving away a pair of tickets to the shows in Minneapolis and Mikwaukee!

To enter to win send an email to info@whitecrowe.net and include the date you want to go and your full name for will call. The participating dates are listed below.

We will email the winner a week before each date to let them know that they won!

David Hidalgo and Louie Perez Presents "Stories and Songs"

Minneapolis:
Friday, Nov 18, 9:00pm
Location: Varsity Theater
1308 4th Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
www.varsitytheater.org

Milwaukee:
Sunday, Nov 20, 9:00pm
Turner Hall
1032 North 4th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
www.milwaukeeturners.org

Good luck!06.28.11 Los Lobos contribute song, production, and performance to new David Bromberg CD

On July 12, Appleseed Recordings will release "Use Me," a new CD by master roots musician David Bromberg. The concept of the CD was for David to contact some of his favorite musicians and request that they provide him with a song to record, produce the track, and play on it.

Los Lobos were gracious enough to provide a new version of "The Long Goodbye," the Hidalgo/Perez co-write that's the title song of their duo album, for this project. The band also produced the track and play all instruments on it except the dobro, played by David.

More information and purchase links can be found here on David's website

Sound samples are available on CD Baby

04.28.11 David and Cesar to Join the 2011 Experience Hendrix Tour

The 2011 edition of the Experience Hendrix concert tour, presented by Fender guitars, launches in May with an all-star lineup, including Cesar Rojas and David Hidalgo, of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix.

The dates that David and Caesar are playing are as follows:

• May 20 Las Vegas, NV — Hilton Theatre, Las Vegas Hilton
• May 21 Dana Point, CA — Doheny Blues Festival
• May 23 Mesa, AZ — Mesa Arts Center
• May 24 Tucson, AZ — AVA Amphitheatre, Casino del Sol
• May 26 Santa Rosa, CA — Wells Fargo Performing Arts Center
• May 28 Santa Cruz, CA — Santa Cruz Blues Festival
• May 29 Avila Beach, CA — Avila Beach Blues Festival

For full show details, including ticket info, please check the Tour page. For more information on the tour itself you can also visit www.experiencehendrixtour.com.

04.06.11 Louie Perez of Los Lobos Guest Speaker at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum

In Partnership with KPCC's Crawford Family Forum, About…Productions presents Civil Rights and Go-Go Boots: A Groovy Evening of Theater, Live Music, and Chicano History

Join our Community Forum as we explore the Chicano Movement, East LA, and L.A. pop culture of the late 60s including theatrical excerpts and live music from Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe.

Forum participants include Louie Perez, Los Lobos musician/songwriter, and co-writer of About Productions' Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe. Evangeline co-writers Theresa Chavez and Rose Portillo will also participate along with a panel moderated by KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez. Panelists include professors Josh Kun, Alma Martinez and Victor Viesca.

Excerpts from Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe will be followed by panel comments and a public talk-back. Set to premiere in 2012, the project, set in the late 60s, features the songbook of David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos. Quetzal Flores has re-imagined the Los Lobos material for Evangeline, and will provide musical direction for the Forum's live music.

FREE!!
WED, APRIL 13, 2011 @ 7 PM
at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum

03.15.11 Proceeds from Rango Soundtrack Benefit Junior Achievement

Running now through April 4th, for every sale of the soundtrack for the hit animated film Rango, $1 dollar will be donated to Junior Achievement (JA) of Southern California. Contributions will help support the JA mission, which helps teach young people how to build the foundation for financial responsibility and success in life.

Buy your copy now on itunes or wherever music is sold and support a great foundation while you get your Rango on!

03.10.11 Los Lobos sings on new animated film Rango

Rango, the animated comedy featuring Johnny Depp as the voice of leading lizard Rango, hit theaters this past weekend and quickly moved to be the #1 movie in America.

Entertaining to both kids and adults alike, it is a inspired comic western using brilliant animations to pull in the viewer and get you really involved.

The soundtrack, featuring Los Lobos, has also received similar rave reviews with one customer saying, "This is one of the few soundtracks that works brilliantly within the movie but can also entertain on its own. And the movie is so much fun that all together create such a beautiful nod to the classic spaghetti westerns."

Buy the soundtrack or individual songs on itunes: Click here

Read recent reviews:

• LA Times Music Blog
• Roger Ebert Movie Review

03.01.11 Los Lobos to receive WFUV's "Artist of the Year" and WFUV Sound & Vision Award

Los Lobos joins Tom Brokaw and Pat Summerall to be Honored at WFUV 90.7 FM's Annual Spring Gala May 2, 2011 in New York City. The band will be feted as WFUV's "Artist of the Year" and receive the WFUV Sound & Vision Award.

The benefit in support of New York's "Rock and Roots" public radio station will be held at Three Sixty in Tribeca in New York City. An anticipated audience of more than 400 donors will be treated to a mini-concert by Los Lobos. "We may be a band from East L.A., but we love New York, and we especially love WFUV," said David Hidalgo. "They don't just play our music, they always make a home for it on the radio. No matter what we do, we know that WFUV--and their listeners--will get what we're all about."

Gala Info & Tickets
For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, please visit www.wfuv.org/gala or call 212-930-8898.

02.10.11 2011 Tour Dates Posted!

New tour dates have been added to the tour page and 2011 is ramping up to be an exciting year for Los Lobos. Upcoming dates have them sharing the stage with artists like Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, Los Lonely Boys and includes dates abroad in Europe and Australia. They also have a few festivals already on the calendar for the summer. Purchase your tickets now!

Also, a special date is coming up for David Hidalgo who is reuniting with Los Cenzontles on March 4th, for a special concert benefiting youth art programs. Don't miss this special event. Find more information and ticket purchase links on our tour page.

01.07.11 Photos and Videos from the Tonight Show

In case you missed it click here to watch Los Lobos perform on The Tonight Show!01.05.11 Los Lobos on TV

Tonight, Wednesday, January 5th, Los Lobos' song "Yo Canto" will be featured on the hit television show Law & Order: Los Angeles.

And tomorrow night, Thursday, January 6th, don't forget to watch the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as the band joins the show again as the highlighted music act!

Check your local listings for the time in your city and don't forget to set your television recorders!

12.27.10 Los Lobos song giveaway - your choice!

Click on the link below to see a special holiday message from the band, listen to the audio from the 12/17/10 show in Santa Cruz, then email your favorite track to download@loslobos.org. We will announce the winning track and give it away for FREE after Jan 1st!

Los Lobos 2010 Giveaway

12.21.10 Los Lobos On Conan Tonight

Set your television recorders! Los Lobos to rock Conan tonight, Tuesday 12/21, with "some sweet jams" off their new album, Tin Can Trust! Also, it looks like they bumped into Minty the Candy Cane That Fell On The Ground. Tune in tomorrow night too to see what happened.

12.20.10 Los Lobos In Jamaica Update

Los Lobos will no longer be performing in Jamaica in March of 2011. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The band was recently offered the support slot on the Eric Clapton tour, and this was an opportunity we could not pass up. We are so appreciative to our friends in Little Feat for offering us these shows and for being so understanding of the situation. We promise to make it up to them and to our fans in the future. The legendary Toots and the Maytals will take Los Lobos' place.

Please visit our Tour Page for an up-to-date listing of our upcoming tour dates.

12.09.10 Grammys News and Tour Update

Los Lobos Gets Nominated for Two Grammys

Congratulations are in order! Los Lobos have been nominated for two 2011 Grammy Awards for their critically acclaimed album Tin Can Trust. Track “Do The Murray” is up for Best Rock Instrumental, and Tin Can Trust has been nominated for Best Americana Album. Tune in to CBS on February 13th to watch the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Show!

Tour & Appearance Updates – Hawaii, Australia, Japan, Eric Clapton & Conan Los Lobos has added quite a bit to their tour schedule recently. Check below for the highlights and make sure to visit the Tour page for the complete list of upcoming dates.

• Four shows added in Hawaii the week (Dec. 9-12)
• Additional dates added in California (Dec. 16-19)
• Two New Year’s Eve concerts in New York at City Winery
• Two dates in Australia followed by 2 dates in Japan in January 2011
• They join Eric Clapton on tour starting February 2011
• A guest appearance on “Conan,” December 21st. Mark your calendars!

12.07.10 Los Lobos Holiday Sale!

If you haven't picked up a copy of Tin Can Trust yet, do it now and get 20% off for the holidays! This includes the limited-edition lithograph and T-shirt bundles! If you have already purchased yours, why not give a copy of one of the most acclaimed albums of the year to that special music lover in your life? Happy Holidays!

Click here to view all special packages.10.01.10 Los Lobos to appear with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Los Lobos will appear as Special Guest on the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers show at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in San Diego, CA on Tuesday October 5th. Tickets for the show are currently available at http://www.livenation.com.09.16.10 New video for "Yo Canto"

Check out this new video for "Yo Canto", another tune from the new album "Tin Can Trust"!

Click here to watch09.14.10 Los Lobos returns to NPR's World Cafe Thur 9/16

The World Cafe will be broadcasting this session on Thursday, September 16th, 2010.

National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. You can find your local station here or you can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream at www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream.

Late in the day, the audio should also be available on the NPR website here.09.07.10 Free Los Lobos Song at Starbucks Starting Today!

Head over to Starbucks to get a FREE MP3 of "On Main Street" from the new album, Tin Can Trust. There are two ways to get your MP3 from your local U.S. Starbucks location: either ask for a Pick of the Week download card at the counter and follow the instructions, or use your computer or smartphone to access the free Starbucks wifi in a US store location, and click on the link on the SDN landing page to access the track.08.31.10 Cesar and David in Premier Guitar Crossroads 2010

Check out the latest edition of Premier Guitar Crossroads 2010 which includes Los Lobos's Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo. This digital magazine offers in depth coverage of this years Crossroads festival with a ton of great pictures of all the artists, plenty of quotes from the performers, and behind-the-scenes coverage of the turntable stage. Check it out!

Premier Guitar - September 201008.30.10 Video road report!

We catch David, Louie, Cesar, Conrad and Steve during their appearance in Saratoga, CA. A few looks backstage with the band, some live performance footage of songs from the new "Tin Can Trust" release (plus a special guest appearance from John Hiatt), some schmoozing with fans and a greeting to all fans online.

Check it out here:

Watch on Facebook

or watch on YouTube08.26.10 Los Lobos on the Tonight Show and Lopez Tonight

If you missed the performance the first time around you can catch it again online here:
Los Lobos on the Tonight Show
Los Lobos on Lopez Tonight08.23.10 Lobos on "Lopez Tonight" and KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", Amoeba Records In Store, plus David & Louie in Robert Plant's "Angel Dance" video

THREE PERFORMANCES IN HOMETOWN OF LOS ANGELES (Online and on TV)

The band will be celebrating their new album's release with three performances in their hometown of Los Angeles. On Monday, August 23 they will appear on “Lopez Tonight,” on Tuesday, August 24 they will perform on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” and on Wednesday, August 25 they’ll perform at Hollywood’s Amoeba Records.

"Tin Can Trust" is Album of the Week

"Tin Can Trust" is XPN's featured album of the week. Check out the rave review here: http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/wxpn-featured-album-of-the-week/2010/408

Dave & Louie in Robert Plant "Angel Dance" video

Help our friend Robert Plant grab the top spot on CMT.com Top 20. Dave and Louie make an appearance in Robert Plant's new video for "Angel Dance". Let's help push it into the top 20 at CMT.com! If you are a fan go over and watch it on CMT.com leave a comment if you so desire: http://www.cmt.com/videos/robert-plant/551200/angel-dance.jhtml Thanks for your help!

Tour Dates

The band has lots of great shows scheduled all the way up until New Years in NYC! You can get the full details on the Tour page at www.loslobos.org/site/tour.shtml.

08.18.10 Cesar, David & Steve on NPR's "Tell Me More" Thur 8/19

Cesar, David and Steve chat with NPR "Tell Me More" host Michel Martin about immigration, music, and more...On Air and online this Thursday, August 19.

To find your local NPR station, listen to the interview online, or read more details click HERE08.04.10 Reviews are pouring in for 'Tin Can Trust'

Check out the following rave reviews of the new album Tin Can Trust!

• NPR Music: Fans 'Can Trust' New Los Lobos Album
  
• New York Times - Music: Critics' Choice New CDs
  
• Yahoo News: Review: Los Lobos at their best on 'Tin Can Trust'
  
• Wall Street Journal - Arts and Entertainment: Los Lobos Are So Good They Make It All Seem Effortless
  
• USA Today Music: "Los Lobos still cranks out supple, muscular music..."
  
• The Huffington Post: Entertainment Memoirs & A Tin Can Trust: Conversations with Rosanne Cash and Los Lobos' Steve Berlin
  

08.02.10 Catch Los Lobos performing on NBC's Tonight Show (Archive available)

Save the date! Catch Los Lobos performing on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, August 11 at 11:35/10:35c. For more information visit the Tonight Show Web Page: www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show

For those who missed it, an archive is available here.07.26.10 NPR FIRST LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVELY STREAM TIN CAN TRUST ONE WEEK BEFORE STREET DATE

Be the first to hear Los Lobos' new album, Tin Can Trust, in its entirety -

available now for streaming exclusively at NPR Music. Click here now to listen. Pre-order Tin Can

Trust now at www.loslobostincantrust.com07.20.10 Tin Can Trust Pre-Order Available now!

Just announced! Pre-Order packages available now. Five different packages to choose from. Instant digital delivery of the first three tracks with every package. Check it out: www.LosLobosTinCanTrust.com07.16.10 Be in a Los Lobos Video!

Be part of the audience at a free videotaping of a Los Lobos live performance! Only the first 300 fans who show up at the venue get in.

Join us on Tuesday, July 20th at 3:00 PM @ Nick’s Taste of Texas, located at 545 N Citrus Ave. Covina, CA 91723. (Cross street is E. San Bernadino Rd.)

We hope to see you there!

07.09.10 Get a free track from the upcoming album, Tin Can Trust!

Head over to http://www.LosLobosTinCanTrust.com to get a free mp3 download of “Jupiter or the Moon,” from the new album, in stores August 3.06.03.10 Los Lobos Cancels Arizona Performance Scheduled for June 10th

Grammy Award winning roots-rock band Los Lobos has decided to cancel their scheduled performance at The Talking Stick Resort on June 10th, 2010. The band has made this decision based on the current call to boycott Arizona in response to SB 1070.

Through their management, Los Lobos issued the following statement: “We support the boycott of Arizona. The new law will inevitably lead to unfair racial profiling and possible abuse of people who just happen to look Latino. As a result, in good conscience, we could not see ourselves performing in Arizona. We regret the inconvenience this may have caused the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, Casino Arizona, Talking Stick Resort and our fans, but we feel strongly that it is the right thing to do.”

The members of Los Lobos are Steve Berlin, David Hidalgo, Conrad Lozano, Cesar Rosas and Louie Perez05.19.10 LOS LOBOS RELEASE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, TIN CAN TRUST, ON AUGUST 3, 2010

Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band, announces the release of their brand new studio album, Tin Can Trust, to hit streets on August 3, 2010. With Tin Can Trust—Los Lobos’ first release for Shout! Factory and first collection of new original material in four years — the venerable quintet once again redefines itself and expands its scope, while never losing sight of where they come from. And, like so much of Los Lobos’ previous work, Tin Can Trust is an album that speaks to the time and place in which it was conceived; the album’s title can be traced back more than a century, but for the band, it’s apt for the rickety state in which so many of us find ourselves—and our world—today.

The 11 tracks on Tin Can Trust offer the perfect balance of Los Lobos’ parts: the band’s lineup has remained uninterrupted since 1984, when saxophonist/keyboardist Steve Berlin joined original members Louie Pérez (guitar, drums, vocals), David Hidalgo (guitar, violin, accordion, percussion, vocals), Cesar Rosas (guitar, vocals) and Conrad Lozano (bass, vocals), each of whom had been there since the beginning in 1973.

Seven songs on the album are distinguished and genius Hidalgo-Pérez collaborations, including the opening track “I’ll Burn It Down,” which features a guest vocal harmony from blues-rocker Susan Tedeschi. Three others were written in whole or in part by Rosas – including the album’s two Spanish-language numbers: the cumbia “Yo Canto” and the norteño “Mujer Ingrata” – and display Los Lobos’ signature seamless infusion of Mexican folk songs into rock music. Also included in Tin Can Trust – a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “West L.A. Fadeaway” – offering a nod to the bands’ shared history that extends back into the 1980s when the Angelenos befriended and opened shows for their northern peers.

As with every new recording Los Lobos makes, Tin Can Trust moves Los Lobos into yet another new dimension while simultaneously sounding like no one else in the world but Los Lobos. Los Lobos’ unified vision and strong work ethic are evident throughout the self-produced album, but so is something even greater: “an intuitiveness,” says Los Lobos songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Louie Pérez, “that happens only from being in a band for so long.” As Rolling Stone once wrote, “This is what happens when five guys create a magical sound, then stick together for 30 years to see how far it can take them.”

Look for Los Lobos on tour this summer in support of Tin Can Trust. Stay tuned to www.loslobos.org for up-to-minute information.02.19.10 New Tour Dates in Europe

May brings Los Lobos across the pond for a run of 9 shows in Belgium and The Netherlands! Check the Tour page for a full list of cities and venues. Hope to see you there!01.05.10 David and Cesar joining the Experience Hendrix Tour on selected dates

A five week long, cross-country tour featuring some of the best known and most respected figures in rock and blues has been set to celebrate the legacy and music of Jimi Hendrix. Presented by Experience Hendrix together with Gibson Guitar, this year’s Experience Hendrix Tour represents a dramatic expansion beyond last year’s seven sold out performances.

Featured artists who will be performing music written by and associated with Jimi Hendrix include blues giant Buddy Guy, contemporary guitar greats Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Eric Johnson, Cesar Rojas and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos as well as Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford.

Cesar and David will join the tour for the following dates:

March 7 at the Ikeda Theatre in Mesa, AZ

March 12 at the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, NV

March 18 at The Chicago Theater in Chicago, IL

For full show details, including ticket info, please check the Tour page. For more information on the tour you can visit www.experiencehendrixtour.com.12.07.09 Los Lobos Video of "Good Morning Aztlan" on George Lopez Tonight

Check out a video of Los Lobos performing "Good Morning Aztlan" on Lopez Tonight! http://www.lopeztonight.com/music/loslobos.php11.30.09 Los Lobos on Lopez Tonight

Los Lobos will perform on Lopez Tonight this Thursday, December 3rd. Catch the show at 11 pm ET / 10 pm CT on TBS. Full show details can be found at www.lopeztonight.com.11.23.09 Fillmore, New Year’s Eve and 2010 Tour Dates!

There are still lots of shows to get us through the end of the year and into 2010. Los Lobos will be playing at the Fillmore in San Francisco on December 11th and 12th and rolling in 2010 with two New Year’s Eve shows at City Winery in New York! January keeps us going with shows in Alabama, Mississippi and Los Angeles at UCLA. The band will be in the studio most of February working on a new album, and then kick off an acoustic tour with Leo Kottke on March 22nd at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.

Check out the full list of concerts in 2009 and 2010:

November 28 at Cache Creek Casino Club 88 - Brooks, California

November 29 at Van Duzer Theater - Arcata, California

December 5 at the International Book Fair - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

December 10 at Cascade Theatre - Redding, California

December 11 at the Fillmore - San Francisco, California

December 12 at the Fillmore – San Francisco, California

December 31 at City Winery – New York, New York (at 8 pm and 11 pm)

January 9 at Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, California

*(fan club pre-sale starts on November 24th at 10:00 EST)

January 22 at Alys Robinson Stephens PAC - Birmingham, Alabama

January 23 at Riley Center For Performing Arts - Meridian, Mississippi

January 30 at Royce Hall UCLA - Los Angeles, California (at 2 pm and 8 pm)

February 6 at Magic City Casino Amphitheater - Miami, Florida

February 11 at Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom - Snoqualmie, Washington

March 19 at The Hemmens Cultural Center - Elgin, Illinois

March 20 at The Center For Performing Arts - University Park, Illinois

March 22 at Bass Performance Hall - Fort Worth, Texas

March 24 at Shaftman Performance Center - Roanoke, Virginia

March 25 at Page Auditorium - Durham, North Carolina

March 27 at Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania

March 28 at Bardavon 1869 Opera House - Poughkeepsie, New York

*(fan club pre-sale starts on November 24th at 10:00 EST)

March 31 at Gallo Center For The Arts - Modesto, California

April 1 at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, California

*(fan club pre-sale starts on November 24th at 10:00 EST)

April 2 at Sunset Center – Carmel, California

April 3 at Lincoln Theater – Yountville, California11.05.09 Catch Los Lobos at Walt Disney World this weekend!

Los Lobos will be performing at Walt Disney World Epcot Center on Friday November 6th, Saturday November 7th and Sunday November 8th at the Food and Wine Festival at America Gardens Theatre. The shows are free to anyone visiting the park. Performances start at 5:15pm and end at 8pm with a CD signing around 7pm. The band’s new album “Los Lobos Goes Disney” will be available for purchase if you haven’t gotten your copy yet.11.03.09 Halloween Spirit 2009

Here's a few photos of the guys attempting to get into the holiday spirit.10.27.09 New Album LOS LOBOS GOES DISNEY available today!

Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band famed for blending rock, blues and traditional Mexican music styles, is back with their first new album in three years. Los Lobos Goes Disney from Disney Sound features 13 all-time classics from Disney films and theme parks, each given the raw and raucous Los Lobos treatment. Produced by Los Lobos, the CD is set for release October 27.

Said Walt Disney Records President David Agnew, “Los Lobos' unique style and musical vision make them one of the all-time great American bands We are honored that Los Lobos have chosen to celebrate Disney's musical legacy in such a joyous and beautiful way. Disney songs are classics precisely because they can be reinterpreted by iconic artists like this, generation after generation."

With millions of records sold over the course of their 36-year career, Los Lobos is known for ignoring the conventions of popular music. Their family-friendly Disney Sound CD is no different. The band takes on timeless songs like “Heigh-Ho” (from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”), “I Wan'na Be Like You” and “Bare Necessities” (from “The Jungle Book”), “Not in Nottingham” and “Oo-De-Lally” (from “Robin Hood”) “Cruella De Vil” (from “101 Dalmatians”), “Bella Notte” (from “Lady and the Tramp”) and “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” (from “Song of the South”).

Los Lobos also throws in some surprises, performing “Grim Grinning Ghosts” and “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room,” songs familiar to Disneyland fans who have experienced the Haunted Mansion and the Enchanted Tiki Room. Other songs featured on the CD include “I Will Go Sailing No More” (from “Toy Story”), “The Ugly Bug Ball” (from “Summer Magic”) and an instrumental medley of “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “It's a Small World.” On the album, the band breaks out instruments unique to Mexican culture, including hidalguera, requinto, jarocho, jarana, guitarron and bajo sexto.

Composed of singer/guitarists David Hidalgo, Louie Perez and Cesar Rosas, singer/bassist Conrad Lozano, sax player Steve Berlin and drummer Cougar Estrada, Los Lobos filtered rock, Tex-Mex, country, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and Norteño, crafting a distinctive sound all their own.

Steve Berlin adds: "We're all really happy with it. The kids record doesn't sound like a kids record. It just sounds like Los Lobos playing funky old songs, so I imagine over time we'll probably be integrating some of those songs into our set." The band will be touring throughout the fall.

The triple-Grammy Award winners released their debut album in 1978. The band broke wide with 1984's critically acclaimed “How Will the Wolf Survive?” In 1987, they released their follow-up, “By the Light of the Moon,” and also recorded Ritchie Valens covers for the soundtrack to the film “La Bamba.” Their version of the title track became a #1 hit for the band. Over the years, Los Lobos has released over a dozen albums, including the 2006 critically-acclaimd Hollywood Records album The Town and the City, live recordings, soundtracks and retrospectives.

Los Lobos Goes Disney will be available wherever music is sold on October 27. For more information, please visit www.disneyrecords.com or www.loslobos.org.10.13.09 WATCH A VERY SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT

Los Lobos performs tonight at the White House in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. You can watch a live webcast of the performance on www.pbs.org.10.09.09 Los Lobos Goes Disney!

Grammy winners Los Lobos are back with a new family album featuring Disney classics performed in a way only Los Lobos can, mixing their brilliant eclectic music backgrounds with old time Disney favorites, this is an album every member of the family will truly enjoy.

Los Lobos Goes Disney will be officially released on October 27, but it is available for pre-order now exclusively on Amazon.com.06.11.09 THREE-TIME GRAMMY®-WINNING LATIN ROCKERS CELEBRATE NEW HOME, FORTHCOMING 18TH ALBUM, SPECIAL UNPLUGGED TOUR

Shout! Factory is proud to announce today that it has signed the legendary Mexican-American five-piece ensemble Los Lobos to a recording contract. Having assembled a body of work diverse enough to cripple most bands and to captivate press and fans worldwide since its inception in 1973, the genre-smashing Los Lobos make a perfect fit with Shout! Factory's elite, eclectic roster, which houses Rhett Miller, the Von Bondies, Richard Thompson, Tom Russell, and Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, among others.

"We're honored to work with Los Lobos, a band that we've all been fans of for years, and that has a rich history of unbelievable music. We're thrilled to be releasing their next project," says Garson Foos, President of Shout! Factory.

Celebrating 36 years together, the East L.A. vets are marking a new milestone with the commencement work on their 18th record, the highly anticipated debut on Shout! Factory and follow-up to the lauded 2006 release The Town and The City, which drew four-star reviews from Rolling Stone, Mojo, The Independent, and many others.

Not one to repeat the same formula twice, what kind of record Los Lobos will make next is anyone's guess. "We never really plan any album," says Los Lobos' saxophonist/keyboardist/percussionist and producer Steve Berlin. "Like with Kiko and Colossal Head (the quintet's 1992 and 1996 heady opuses that broke artistic ground both times), we just played the songs that showed up, naturally. With each project, we try to make our songwriting an artistic statement, where the stories we're telling and the arrangements we're composing get our point across. But to a certain extent, we make our songs opaque, mysterious. We leave it up to the listener to interpret . . . . That's the highest purpose of artists, we think - not to rob the spirit out of the work."

In the meantime, look for Los Lobos on tour. For a handful of select shows only, these prolific musicians have traded their plugged instruments for their guitarrones, jaranas, and bajo sextos for a stunning set list of acoustic verve.05.22.09 Catch Los Lobos at the SummerCamp Music Festival from your computer!

We're very excited to announce Los Lobos will be featured during the iClips premium Pay Per View broadcast of the SummerCamp Music Festival, May 22 - 24, from Chillicothe, IL. If you can't make it to the festival, don't worry - we've got you covered, just go to www.iclips.net and follow the link to the Summercamp Broadcast!

Along with Los Lobos this year's schedule features Umphrey's McGee, Moe., and many more great acts.

The broadcast will be in high quality Adobe Flash. To ensure the best viewing experience possible, please ensure that you have Flash 10 installed on your computer, and are connected to a 768 Kbps connection or better.10.31.08 Los Lobos Joins Music For Democracy’s “Be the Change” Get Out the Vote Initiative

Los Lobos announces its participation in Music for Democracy’s get out the vote (GOTV) initiative, Be the Change. Music for Democracy, an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between musicians and politicians, is proud to have Los Lobos amongst the ranks of other great Artists participating in this innovative project.

Be the Change is a groundbreaking multi-tiered youth vote campaign providing a direct role for artists who support Obama to increase voter turnout. Through pre-recorded messages, musicians will alert their fans to vote on Election Day. Artists may also choose to send follow-up messages to their fans detailing their personal reasons for supporting Sen. Obama in the days leading up to the election. These unique messages give musicians an opportunity to personally reach out to their fans and start a bi-directional conversation with their fans about issues and politics.

“This election is THE pivotal moment of our time.” says saxophonist Steve Berlin. “We can move forward and try to correct the heinous imbalance of the past eight years, or continue the policies that have brought near ruin to the planet, destroyed our financial well being, conflated the rule of law and damaged our standing in the world community. We urge our fans and all of those who care to get out and vote (early if at all possible!) for Barack Obama and drag someone with you when you go.”

By leveraging the power of online music communities, Music for Democracy is engaging segments of the youth vote that are overlooked by traditional campaign operations. This extends beyond the college campuses where the majority of the young voter outreach is taking place. Only about 20% of the youth vote (18-29) lives on a college campus. Although 2008 has been called the "Year of the Young Voter," funding for youth vote groups is only a quarter of what it was in 2004. “Be the Change” reaches out to the non-college youth voter where they are most likely to be found, online and on their cell phones.

Central to this GOTV outreach is the Be the Change widget, a simple, portable application that can be embedded on nearly any website. The widget allows a user to sign up for calls, emails and other outreach from participating artists on Social Networking Sites (SNS) like Myspace and Facebook. An estimated 18.6 million social networking accounts are held by 18 to 24 year olds; and forty-two percent of people ages 18 to 29 use the internet to learn about politics, making the social networking websites (SNS) an ideal vehicle for targeting the youth vote.

“Los Lobos is a fantastic addition to the Be the Change Project,” said Bear Kittay, National Director of Music for Democracy. “This project is using new technologies to break down the barriers between politically engaged musicians and their fans, and with such an extensive online community, Los Lobos can help us target those untapped voters, and make a quantifiable impact on Election Day.”

Be the Change provides a direct role for Obama-supporting musicians in GOTV efforts. Through the site, artists send telephone messages to their fans detailing their personal reasons for supporting Barack Obama. Fans can reply and discuss the election -- all over the phone. These unique messages give musicians an opportunity to personally reach out to their fans, create a meaningful endorsement, and normalize the discussion of politics.

The final component of the GOTV project is the Be the Change Rockstar Contest. In this contest, fans are given the power to recruit friends and family to earn points. "Rockstar" fans who are the most motivated win a live phone call from their favorite artist on Election Day. The contest will expand MFD’s ability to target and engage young voters by capturing the contact and demographic information of everyone that participates through this peer-to-peer outreach.05.19.08 Limited number of David and Louie CDs Available!

David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos have released a limited number of the CD "UNRELEASED SONGS AND RARE RECORDINGS." This CD is only available online and at the David Hidalgo and Louie Perez STORIES AND SONGS singer/songwriter show. If you didn't get a chance to see this amazing show, including an intimate audience Q&A session, pick up one of these CDs. It's a must for any Lobos fan.

Here's how to get it: http://loslobosmerchandise.com/hidalgoperez/cds.php05.05.08 New Tour Dates Announced!

Check out the tour dates page for all of our Summer 2008 dates, including The Brotherhood Tour Featuring Los Lonely Boys & Los Lobos. See you on the road!04.22.08 Steve Berlin Performing with The Everyone Orchestra at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland

Each year, through the universal language of music, the PANGAEA PROJECT BENEFIT

celebrates global awareness, culture, and youth leadership by activating music fans, artists, and

progressive thinkers throughout the Northwest for a weekend of improvisational fun. Catch Steve playing with members of Galactic, Aquarium Rescue Unit, The String Cheese Incident and many others on May 16 & 17. For more information visit www.pangaeabenefit.org.03.14.08 Latin Playboys site launches

As we're sure you know, Louie and David have a double life that comes up occasionally in the form of the Latin Playboy's and they've just launched a new web site. click here to check it out.01.22.08 Steve Berlin Interview

Check out this interview with Steve Berlin.

www.piratepods.com

recorded via telephone. listen in as steve makes breakfast for his children and tells his story to piratepods' hannah lazar, iron jack, and carlos. this east la band has withstood the test of time from the 70's to today, traveled the world, dabbled in movies, and stolen our hearts.01.01.08 Special Louie and David shows in Jan and April (click here for details)

More information on the Louie and David shows in Jan and April are available at www.latinplayboys.org10.01.07 Pieces of Los Lobos' heart - Garfield High School Benefit Concert

Press release is below. Click here to read LA Times excerpt or click here for an older article about the band visiting Garfield High a few years back.

To purchase tickets for the show, click here or call 213-480-3232.

CHICANO MUSICIANS RALLY TO SUPPORT REBUILDING OF GARFIELD HS AUDITORIUM
Los Lobos Headlines Benefit Concert Oct. 14 at Gibson Amphitheatre

LOS ANGELES (September 18, 2007) -- A group of Chicano musical groups long associated with the “Eastside sound” have banded together for a special one-night benefit concert on October 14 at the Gibson Amphitheatre to support the rebuilding campaign of the historic Garfield High School auditorium in East Los Angeles.

The lineup for the Eastside reunion show includes: Los Lobos, Little Joe y La Familia, Tierra, Little Willie G (of Thee Midnighters), El Chicano, and Upground. Additional acts will be announced soon. All appearances are subject to availability and may change.

Proceeds from the concert will be contributed to the Fund to Rebuild Garfield Auditorium. The historic structure built in 1924 was destroyed by fire in May.

Garfield alums and Grammy-award winning artists Los Lobos have been instrumental in organizing the concert. “Garfield high School represents the very essence of what East Los Angeles is all about. It is the soul of the community and holds a very special place in the hearts of the many bands that originated in this community,” said members of the group. “As musicians who draw inspiration from East Los Angeles, we are happy to be a part of the re-building effort. This benefit concert will serve as a celebration of the spirit and soul of East Los Angeles.”

The event is being organized by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Garfield Alumni Association, promoted by Hot 92.3, and is being produced by AKA Productions. Concert sponsors include LA County Board of Supervisor Gloria Molina, Bank of America and Alta Med Health Services Corporation.

“This concert brings together many of the groups that originated the Eastside sound and continue to promote it to the present day,” said Dwayne Ulloa, of AKA Productions, concert producer/promoter. “This is a once in a lifetime show that brings all these great groups together on one stage in support of a very worthy cause.”

Garfield High School is well known as the setting for the 1988 award-winning movie “Stand and Deliver” starring Edward James Olmos. The school auditorium has hosted numerous awards ceremonies, plays and meetings in its 83-year history.

“We are extremely grateful to all of the artists, Hot 92.3, Gibson Amphitheatre, and the many others who have come together in support of this great event. We are very pleased that the entire community is rallying around this important cause,” Ulloa said.

For additional information about the concert and the rebuilding campaign, tune to Hot 92.3 or www.hot923.com or visit the Garfield High School website at www.garfieldhs.org.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, 213-480-3232 or www.ticketmaster.com; Macy’s; Ritmo Latino Retail Center; www.livenation.com, or at the Gibson Amphitheatre box office in Universal City.

Contact: Dwayne Ulloa
AKA Productions
909-920-9000
John Echeveste
VPE/PR
626-403-3200, 212

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The below article is excerpted from The LA Times. To read the rest of this article, click here (free account required).

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THE arson fire that destroyed the historic auditorium at Garfield High School earlier this year all but obliterated the framed portraits of illustrious alumni that had hung on a now-charred wall of fame. It was as if the blaze had tried to snuff out their identity and achievements, leaving only blackened and blistered images like specters of the success that means so much to this East L.A. campus and its blue-collar community.

Somehow, one of the images survived almost unscathed. It was a portrait of Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, the famed East L.A. band, wearing his characteristic dark glasses and impassive expression, like a silent witness to the destruction. He's not calling it a miracle, but the musician took the sparing of his portrait as an omen for the band.

"It's a calling," said Rosas. "It means we're on a mission from God to try to help."

Los Lobos will do just that next month at a benefit concert to raise funds for the reconstruction of the classic school auditorium that was gutted in the May 20 fire, sustaining an estimated $30 million in damage.

The band, whose original four members are all Garfield graduates from the early 1970s, will headline a bill with other Chicano artists -- Tierra, Little Willie G of Thee Midniters and El Chicano -- representing the classic "Eastside sound" that marked a musical era. The Oct. 14 event at Gibson Amphitheatre also features the legendary Tex-Mex band Little Joe y La Familia as well as Upground, Garfield's hot new upstarts playing a fusion of salsa, ska, R&B and rock.

09.04.07 MELLENCAMP FALL TOUR ADDS LOS LOBOS

Bloomington, IN, Sept. 4 -- It has just been announced that Los Lobos will join John Mellencamp on the first leg of his fall tour that kicks off October 26, continuing through mid-November. Los Lobos, the East Los Angeles rock band that has crossed cultural and generational boundaries for more than thirty years, will share stages with Mellencamp and his band in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Indiana, Mellencamp’s native state.

Mellencamp and his band -- Mike Wanchic (guitar), Andy York (guitar), Dane Clark (drums), John Gunnell (bass), Miriam Sturm (violin) and Troye Kinnett (keyboards) have just completed work on tracks for a new, as yet untitled album recorded at Mellencamp’s Belmont Mall studio, near Bloomington, IN, produced by T Bone Burnett. While a broad spectrum of Mellencamp’s repertoire, reflecting four decades of recording, will be represented in the fall tour dates, it is also expected that some of the unreleased songs from the new sessions will be previewed as well.

Likewise, Los Lobos -- Cesar Rosas, Louie Pérez, Steve Berlin, Conrad Lozano and David Hidalgo -- will be highlighting songs from the breadth of their career, including their latest album Town and City, using musical molds built on the blues, rockabilly, jazz, Latin and their own Mexican-American heritage.

On Thursday of this week (9/6) Mellencamp will perform on NBC’s NFL kickoff telecast on immediately preceding the Indiana Colts vs. New Orleans Saints’ season opener. Following that, Mellencamp will journey to New York’s Randall’s Island where, on Sunday, September 9th, he will perform as part of this year’s Farm Aid 2007: A Home Grown Festival along with his Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds plus The Allman Brothers Band, Counting Crows, Matisyahu, Guster, The Derek Trucks Band, Warren Haynes, Supersuckers, The Ditty Bops, Montgomery Gentry and others.

Click here for all upcoming Los Lobos tour dates.

Click here for all upcoming John Mellencamp tour dates.05.07.07 The SOPRANOS Makes Good Use Of Los Lobos' "The Valley"

Now in it's final season, the HBO series The Sopranos made good use of the Los Lobos song "The Valley" in the last episode that aired May 6th. "The Valley" was used at the end of the episode.02.20.07 Vusi Mahlasela and Friends featuring Taj Mahal, David Hidalgo, and Mickey Hart 3/29 in SF

Please join Vusi Mahlasela and Friends featuring special guests DAVID HIDALGO of LOS LOBOS, Taj Mahal, and Mickey Hart for a special benefit show in San Francisco to support Nelson Mandela's 46664 Aids/HIV campaign. (www.46664.com) Vusi Mahlasela was a voice of the evolution in South Africa and is now telling South Africa's story on a global stage. As an ambassador to Mandela's 46664 campaign, Vusi promotes Mandela's message throughout his world wide touring. Join Vusi and Friends to support this special cause and for a wonderful night of music.

"He was the voice of the revolution, like a Woody Guthrie or Bob Dylan of South Africa, and he still is." -Dave Matthews

More information at www. vusimahlasela.com and tickets are available here.12.18.06 Town Makes Boston Herald Top Ten Lists

Boston Herald writers Christopher Blagg and Larry Katz both named The Town and the City in their top ten albums of the year. The entire lists can be seen here. 12.18.06 David Hidalgo contributes to another Grammy Nomination

Ramblin' Jack Elliott album "I Stand Alone" featuring David Hidalgo on accordian is nomiated for Grammy.

CLICK HERE to visit Ramblin Jack's website.

CLICK HERE to purchase "I Stand Alone"12.11.06 The Town and the City Named Among Best Albums of 2006

In metacritic.com's list of the best-reviewed albums of 2006, The Town ands the City placed #10. The entire list is available here.12.05.06 Lobos Makes World Cafe's Top 10 Albums of 2006

World Cafe features daily interviews and live in-studio performances from seasoned music veterans and new sensations, in genres ranging from rock to blues to folk to alternative country and beyond. From NPR member station WXPN, host David Dye chooses his favorite albums of 2006.09.29.06 LISTEN TO: Lobos on VOA's Border Crossings

CLICK HERE to listen to Los Lobos Live On The Air from earlier today....09.09.06 Feature In Paste Magazine

CLICK HERE to check out the Lobos feature in the newest issue of Paste Magazine08.29.06 Five Star Review Of London Show In The Independent

CLICK HERE to check out the Five-Star live reivew in The Independent08.29.06 No Depression Feature

CLICK HERE to check out the 4-page feature in the newest issue of No Depression08.11.06 Pre-Order the New Los Lobos studio album "The Town and the City" NOW

Click Here to Pre-Order

The 11th studio album from Los Lobos "The Town and the City", available September 12, is now EXCLUSIVELY available through the Los Lobos Pre-Order store. Pre-Order will automatically enter you in a contest to win:

FIRST PRIZE (1) - FirstAct electric guitar signed by all 5 members of Los Lobos

SECOND PRIZE (5) - Pair of tickets to your show of choice...and meet Los Lobos

THIRD PRIZE (100) - Signed CD insert for your copy of "The Town and the City"

The epic "The Town and the City" is told in the first-person, with each song serving as an episodic step in a rough journey that is in your face at times, comforting and nostalgic at others.

For an extra $10 add either:

1) The never-before released "1984 Live At La Casa De La Raza" or...

2) An EXCLUSIVE The Town and the City album art T-Shirt05.02.06 Los Lobos Honored for Diversity

Benicio Del Toro will present Los Lobos with the Producer's Guild Diversity Awardy on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Other honorees inclue Halle Berry and ABC.03.19.06 CD Review: Wolf Tracks: The Best Of Los Lobos Blogcritics .org

March 19, 2006

Nik Dirga

The Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos

Los Lobos isn't just "La Bamba." That impossibly catchy 1987 hit tune defines them to many, but the tapestry this pioneering Latino roots-rock band has weaved is broader than that. The new CD Wolf Tracks: The Best Of Los Lobos presents a handy, compact primer to their sound.

The band from east L.A. absorbs elements of R&B, Mexicana, blues, folk and plain ol' rock 'n' roll into a sonic stew that's uniquely American.

Accordions dance with saxophones, guitars and marimbas with mandolin.

Frontman David Hidalgo's broad, booming voice can croon traditional tunes as well as big-blast rockers in English or Spanish or both, wringing real heart out of his songs. Together with Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Louie Pérez and Steve Berlin, Hidalgo crafts an open, inviting sound that's steeped in the dusty, multi-cultural soil of Southern California, a land that's soaked up the influence of dozens of immigrant cultures.

The band's best tunes tell little all-American tales about people from the neighborhood, such as "One Time One Night," which beautifully sums up an immigrant's hopes and fears. Wolf Tracks follows Los Lobos from their earliest EP in 1983 up to 2002's Good Morning Aztlán, with extended stops at some of their biggest hits, 1984's How Will The Wolf Survive and 1987's By The Light of the Moon. It's here you find the band trying on new styles left and right, yet never sounding like anything but themselves.

The very traditional sounding Spanish-language "La Pistola Y El Corazon"

sounds timeless and elegant, while the lonesome bluesy ballad "A Matter of Time" could come from nearly any culture, so universal are its lyrics. Other real highlights on Wolf Tracks are the moody, semi- psychedelic "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" from 1992, which fades in and out like a gauzy dream, while 2002's "Good Morning Aztlán" thunders along like the gritty soundtrack to a road trip down never-ending sun- drenched dirt roads. The CD also includes the live gem "Volver, Volver"

and the previously unreleased track "Border Town Girl."

And of course, there's "La Bamba," the remake of Richie Valens' hit classic from the film of the same name. It's still a hooky treat, and it's so addictive that I swear I didn't ever notice until recently it doesn't contain a word of English (I admit I'm not always real observant). "La Bamba" doesn't sum up Los Lobos' sound -- no one song here really can -- but it's still a great single.

With 20 tracks trying to cover a 30-plus year career, Wolf Tracks can't quite be comprehensive, and die-hards will surely have favorites that didn't get on. The earlier box set Just Another Band From East L.A.

remains the definitive overview for those who want to dig deeper. Wolf Tracks only has three tunes from after 1992, covering three albums'

worth of songs. The band's output has slowed since their 1980s heyday, yet they've still put out some solid material on later albums.

Yet for a novice to Los Lobos, Wolf Tracks is a winning survey of an eclectic legacy, one of the richest roots-rock bands around. Wolf Tracks is worth howling about.02.14.06 WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS

Los Lobos embody East L.A.'s cultural diversity with an ever-changing mix of traditional Mexican music, Tex-Mex, and roots rock. On Valentine’s Day, Rhino Records salutes the band with corazón with the group’s first single-disc hits collection. WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS is available February 14 at regular physical and digital retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $18.98.

WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS contains more than an hour of wildly eclectic music by David Hidalgo on vocals/guitar/accordion, Conrad Lozano on bass/vocals, Louie Pérez on drums/guitar, Cesar Rosas on guitar/bajo sexto/vocals, and Steve Berlin on saxophone/keyboards. The album features 20 of the band’s most beloved songs spanning nearly two decades and includes the previously unreleased track, "Border Town Girl," recorded during the sessions for The Neighborhood.

Arranged chronologically, the collection kicks off with "Let's Say Goodnight" and the Grammy-winning "Anselma," a pair of tracks from the band's 1983 EP ...And A Time To Dance. WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS features five selections from Los Lobos' first full-length album How Will The Wolf Survive? including the title-track, "Don't Worry Baby," "A Matter Of Time," "Corrido #1," and "Evangeline." More than 100 critics cited the album as one of the best of 1984.

Three years later, Los Lobos found mainstream success to match their critical acclaim on the soundtrack to La Bamba. The title track to the Ritchie Valens biopic became a #1 hit for Los Lobos, and its follow-up single, "Come On, Let's Go" made the Top 40. The band also reached out to new audiences in 1987 with the moody By The Light Of The Moon, represented here by "One Time One Night," "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)," and "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes." Also included on WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS is a live version of the Mexican classic "Volver Volver" recorded in 1987.

WOLF TRACKS: THE BEST OF LOS LOBOS is rounded out with selections from the band's La Pistola Y El Corazón (1988), The Neighborhood (1990), Kiko (1992), This Time (1999), and Good Morning Aztlán (2002).

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