Watch Governor Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom announce the newest class of the California Hall of Fame here and read more at CaHallofFame.org

📢 Public On-Sale: Friday, November 10 at 10:00 AM CT

It's going to be a fiesta you won't forget. 🤘 Check out our tour dates for more info.

Check out our tour page for more info!

Pre-Sale For Triple Door NOW. Password 'EASTLA'

General On-Sale will be 9/8 at 10am.

For all shows, check out our TOUR dates.

“We’re very excited and proud to announce that we’ll be playing at The Escalante Auditorium at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations. Garfield High is our alma mater and where we all met. It remains a huge part of who we are. There will always be a special place in our hearts for Garfield High. We may be wolves, but we’re also Bulldogs for life." -- Louie

Head to TOUR to see a full list of upcoming dates.

Head to TOUR to see a full list of upcoming dates.

Streaming free for nugs subscribers - sign up now or set a reminder to watch and let's keep the celebrations rolling! Watch at: https://nugs.net/loslobos

"Over the years we have met and made so many great relationships with the band and the family who loves Los Lobos. For the beginning of their 50th year, we joined together to give them a special gift to show our love for all the great times that the band has given us all” shared John Leopold (Managing Director @ Arhoolie Foundation)

Three decades have passed since the release of Los Lobos’ sixth record, and it still remains one of the most celebrated albums in their catalog. For an album so monumental and so loved, we have to do something big to celebrate!

Over the next 30 days, we will be spotlighting the record, sharing something every day. We’ll be featuring clips of each song, archival band interviews, and more — and we want you to join us!

We want to hear how this album has been part of your lives: share you stories & memories, favorite songs and live performances, or go all out and recreate that iconic album cover (who has a yellow chair!?). The entire Lobos fan community is part of the history of this music and we want you to be part of this milestone.

Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyRna1bDAX8

"The concept of this record was gratitude. It was a thank you to the city that we started in and the artists and records that inspired us to try and make a living out of this. I think it's an important concept and I just want to thank everybody who had anything to do with our career. Next year will be 50 years – it's amazing to think about and these things never get old, so thank you."

This makes the 4th for the band, following 1984's Best Mexican-American Performance for "Anselma", 1990's Best Mexican-American Performance for "La Pistol y El Corazon", and 1996's Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Mariachi Suite", from Papa’s Dream.

Read the OC Register article and watch Steve's acceptance speech.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD9VGG5vgXM

Directed by Jon Luini

Motion Graphics by Mark Thornton

Drone footage by Roger Cruz, Piero F Giunti

Produced by Jon Luini, Chime Interactive

Enjoy this tune and more festive tracks by grabbing your copy of ‘Llegó Navidad’ here: http://loslobos.org/LlegoNavidadWE

With covers of classics from Thee Midniters, the Blasters, Willie Bobo, the Beach Boys, Lalo Guerrero, Jackson Browne, Percy Mayfield, the Blasters, and more, this record is our ode to Los Angeles. This is us – Native Sons.

Listen now! newwst.com/NativeSonsWE

Watch the official music video for title track "Native Son" here.

SPIN Magazine got an exclusive first look at the "Native Son" music video in their special feature. Check it out here: here.

Watch the official music video for Native Son here.

Pre-order the album out TOMORROW here.

We are honored to be recognized as one of the 2021 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows. This is the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, and we are so proud to be among so many influential recipients.

Watch the special moment that Senator Alex Padilla told us the news and thanks to our hermanos Enrique & Diego Chi and Juan Carlos from Making Movies for spearheading this nomination as a surprise. Read the full announcement here

Get a first listen to the track before its worldwide release tomorrow, only with KCRW. Listen here.

Pre-order 'Native Sons' here.

Listen to two of the album's tracks here

Visit here for more information.

See a full list of dates here

LIVE from the legendary Belly Up stage, see the band perform December 11th at 7pm PST. You can even purchase a virtually interactive experience with the band before they hit the stage!

For tickets and more information go to bellyuplive.com/los-lobos/

Check your voter registration and more: https://iwillvote.com

Tune in and turn on for "Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Presents: A Livestream with Los Lobos" this Saturday!

This is a FREE Live Stream event with music you love, a Q&A with the band you love, and updates on 2020 plans from the festival you love.

Find out about your chance to be part of the Zoom audience and get all the latest info at www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com!

We are also encouraging people to help out our farmworkers - we've partnered with our friends at Altísimo Live to support this COVID-19 fundraiser: https://farmworkers.hipgive.org/ Those who are in a position to do so, please help out!

Find the video on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73AFJ9N_eg

The Thrill Is Gone: A Tribute To B.B. King will feature two-nights of music with performances by Anthony Hamilton, Bob Margolin, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Ivan Neville, Jamey Johnson, Jimmie Vaughan, John Scofield, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Little Steven, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Shemekia Copeland, Southside Johnny, Steve Cropper, Susan Tedeschi, Tony TC Coleman, Warren Haynes, and William Bell. More very specials guests to be announced in the coming weeks. Grammy® Award-winning producer and legendary drummer, Steve Jordan, will serve as musical director.

A portion of proceeds from The Thrill Is Gone: A Tribute To B.B. King will benefit the Seva Foundation, a global nonprofit eye care organization that transforms lives and strengthens communities by restoring sight and preventing blindness. The SEVA Foundation was co-founded by Wavy Gravy, a close friend of B.B. King for over 40 years and whose moniker was given to him by King at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969.

Pre-sale for this event starts today, Jan 15th. Head here to purchase using the code THRILL

Head to YouTube to watch it!

Video Directed by Jon Luini, Chime Interactive


Studio Footage: Jon Luini, ZZ Satriani


Additional Footage: Piero Giunti, Los Cenzontles


Tune in to the event live on your local radio station, which you can find here OR on livefromhere.org

and YouTube

Get your copy today!

Watch David, Louie, Steve, Cesar, and Conrad speak on why they wanted to make this traditional Latin Christmas album in part 1 of our 3-part interview series on the release here: https://youtu.be/8-r-f9M94nQ

Listen and purchase the full album: https://Rhino.lnk.to/LlegoNavidad

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD TRACK LISTING

“La Rama”

“Reluciente Sol”

“It’s Christmas Time In Texas”

“Amarga Navidad”

“Arbolito De Navidad”

“¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?”

“Llegó Navidad”

“Las Mañanitas”

“La Murga”

“Christmas And You”

“Regalo De Reyes”

“Feliz Navidad”

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD is now available to pre-order and will be released on CD and digitally from Rhino on October 4 for $16.98. A vinyl version will be released on November 22 for $21.98.

David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, and Steve Berlin open the album with “La Rama” (the branch). This lively song is in the regional folk style known as son jarocho, which is popular in the Veracruz region of Mexico. La Rama is also the name of the traditional Mexican holiday custom where the community adorns branches from a tree and displays it in a nightly procession through the neighborhood.

Another album highlight “La Murga de Panamá” was originally recorded in 1971 by the legendary salsa duo of Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe. And though “La Murga” is actually the name for a group that assembles to dance, sing, and play music during another South American holiday - Carnival – the spirit of the song is no less infectious at Christmastime.

Los Lobos transform the 1958 novelty song “Dónde Está Santa Claus” (Where is Santa Claus) into a “lowrider oldie” with a head-nodding groove powered by Hidalgo’s guitar and Berlin’s vibraphone. Rosas delivers an impeccable lead vocal on “Regalo de Reyes” (meaning Gift of Kings), a song made famous by Javier Solís, Mexican actor and singer of boleros and rancheras. Naturally, the collection also includes the band’s take on Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.”

The album’s new original “Christmas And You,” was written by Hidalgo and Pérez. Hidalgo’s vocals are sweet and soulful. Berlin layers in piano along with some Omnichord, Rosas provides electric guitar, and Lozano adds upright bass to create what is sure to become a modern classic.

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD

Track Listing

1. “La Rama”

2. “Reluciente Sol”

3. “It’s Christmas Time In Texas”

4. “Amarga Navidad”

5. “Arbolito De Navidad”

6. “¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?”

7. “Llegó Navidad”

8. “Las Mañanitas”

9. “La Murga”

10. “Christmas And You”

11. “Regalo De Reyes”

12. “Feliz Navidad”

JUL 30 - Zurich, Switzerland

AUG 2 - Friedrichshafen, Germany

AUG 3 - Aalen, Germany

AUG 4 - Deurne, Belgium

AUG 5 - Senigallia, Italy

Get more info and tickets in the Tour section of the website

Photo by Peter Dervin

Tune in here at 7:30 PM on April 14th to watch!

Streaming generously supported by Moonalice's video platform and chime interactive.

Join Los Lobos at The Caverns for a truly unique and once in a lifetime show experience! Read more about the Tennesse venue here

Tickets on sale Saturday, February 2nd

Starting in Houston on Jan 24th, Los Lobos will be giving away one Lobos t-shirt to a chosen winner at headlining shows.

To enter, choose the show you are going to on the entry form and fill in the necessary information. If you win, you will hear from us via email the day before the show.

Good luck!

1/16/2019 Phoenix AZ Crescent Ballroom

1/17/2019 Tucson AZ 191 Toole

1/18/2019 Pioneertown CA Pappy & Harriet's Place. w/ Mudhoney

1/19/2019 Los Angeles CA Echoplex. w/ Mudhoney

1/20/2019 San Francisco CA Independent

1/22/2019 Portland OR The Star Theater

1/23/2019 Seattle WA The Crocodile

2/21/2019 Houston TX Continental Club

2/22/2019 Austin TX Continental Club

2/23/2019 Austin TX Continental Club

2/24/2019 Dallas TX Club Dada

3/9/2019 Saint Paul MN Turf Club

3/10/2019 Chicago IL Lincoln Hall

3/11/2019 Grand Rapids MI The Pyramid Scheme

3/12/2019 Detroit MI El Club

3/14/2019 Boston MA City Winery Boston

3/15/2019 Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda's

3/16/2019 Washington DC Union Stage

3/17/2019 New York NY Bowery Ballroom

Read what ACL had to say about the evening here and tune in to your local PBS on New Year's Eve to watch the whole event!

Purchase the book here: here

Visit the website for more information!

Thu, March 14, 2019 - Raleigh, NC,

Fri, March 15, 2019 - Charlotte, NC

Sat, March 16, 2019 - Knoxville, TN

Sun, March 17, 2019 - Cincinnati, OH

Tue, March 19, 2019 - Louisville, KY

Wed, March 20, 2019 - Madison, WI

Thu, March 21, 2019 - Milwaukee, WI

Fri, March 22, 2019 - Chicago, IL

Sat, March 23, 2019 - Detroit, MI

All proceeds from this 2-day event on Nov 6th and 7th will benefit The Music Center, a charity that works to provide performance arts-related education programs and community experiences at low-cost or free. Tickets and additional information can be found here: https://www.musiccenter.org/joni

Hope to see everyone at this special event!

"the top-line melody remains intact, but everything else - the instrumentation, tempo - is altered." -the Guardian

This split 12" titled Los Lobos vs. The Shins features three distinct versions of their song, the Fear; the original booming, sweeping track from Heartworms; the second kinetic "flipped" version from The Worm's Heart; and the final rendition, heavy on the heartstrings, is from buddy-band Los Lobos, which took vital form while the two groups played out together. In Mercer's words, Los Lobos "just destroyed our version."

Los Lobos Vs. The Shins is being released on vinyl via Third Man Records on Record Store Day 2018 (Apr 21) and digitally via Aural Apothecary/Monotone (Apr 23).

Both bands performed at the Arroyo Seco Festival last year and previewed their collaborative version of “The Fear” - check it out here.

FRI · MARCH 30, 2018

Doors: at 8:00 PM / Show: 9:30pm

http://boomboomtickets.com/event.cfm?cart&showTimingID=276319

SAT · MARCH 31, 2018 (Early Show)

Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

https://ivyroom.ticketfly.com/event/1643970

SAT · MARCH 31, 2018 (Late Show)

Doors: 9:30 pm / Show: 10:00 pm

https://ivyroom.ticketfly.com/event/1644756

Read Full Review at: http://bluesrockreview.com/2018/02/los-lobos-aladdin-theater-concert-review.html

Read full article at: http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/The-road-brings-Los-Lobos-to-Healdsburg-s-Raven-12487969.php

The song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee also picked up Record of the Year, Best Urban Fusion Performance and Best Short Term Video.

There has been no escaping the song since it was released last January as it broke the counting machines at Youtube and on line music streaming services.

And it made history as only the third Spanish-language song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

So what happens after No. 1? How do these artists successfully ride this wave of popularity? Will Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee have to perform that song at their shows for the rest of their careers? Will their next records be "Despacito 2.0"?

For a clue, it's instructive to look back at the other two bands that have been there and done that. Most people won't remember the name of the act that gave us the 1996 chart-topper "Macarena." (The Spanish pop band was called Los Del Rio.) Much more familiar is Los Lobos, the band that gave us the very first song in Spanish to hit the No. 1 spot, 1987's "La Bamba" — from the Richie Valens biopic of the same name.

Read full interview at: https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/11/13/563920922/from-la-bamba-to-despacito-what-comes-after-a-huge-spanish-language-hit

Over the past 40 years, they have gone from “just another band from East L.A.” into the premier Mexican-American roots rockers, mixing a traditional sound with a punk attitude, most recently earning a well-deserved nomination for a much-vaunted—and much-needed—spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Represent."

Read full article at: http://www.reddirtreport.com/rustys-music/wolf-lives-louie-perez-reflects-four-decades-being-biggest-band-come-out-east-la

Read Full Article by the Daytona Beach News Journal at: http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20170907/after-four-decades-los-lobos-keep-moving

See full gallery from the concert at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/loslobos/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155665146963674

Listen here: https://woub.org/2017/08/07/dream-in-blue-speaking-with-los-lobos-steve-berlin/

http://987thefreq.com/the-morning-mixtape-steve-berlin-of-los-lobos/

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/mkngmvs

Get your Presale tickets now: https://www.sixthman.net/account/presale/bluesaliveatsea

http://www.stevedawson.ca/makersandshakers/episode-29-steve-berlin

https://www.relix.com/reviews/detail/los_lobos_on_april_first

https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2017-latin-awards

http://nysmusic.com/2017/02/01/los-lobos-at-the-egg/

Read the exclusive article by Billboard:

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7669148/los-lobos-to-receive-bmi-icon-award-exclusive

http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-best-bands-from-east-la-7561758

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!

Los Lobos
One Time, One Night: Live Recordings Vol 2 (2010)
iTunes Download »

Los Lobos
One Time, One Night: Live Recordings Vol 1 (2007)
iTunes Download »

Los Lobos
Acoustic En Vivo (2005)
iTunes Download »

Los Lobos
Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.) (1978)
iTunes Download »

Cesar Rosas
Live From The Galaxy (1999)
iTunes Download »

David Hidalgo & Louie Perez
The Long Goodbye (2010)
iTunes Download »

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

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

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-gold

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

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!

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.

Tickets go on sale next Friday, March 13th! You can purchase them here on Black Bird Music Group.

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/

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.

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-14520327691

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!

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There was a great review from our friends over at Citizensvoice.com and some photos by Peter Dervin.

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!

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.

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.

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 Photos

Contest details at: http://www.loslobos.org/site/disconnected.shtml

VIP ticket packages, including preferred seating and exclusive merchandise, will be available for purchase. For details, please visit www.frampton.com.

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

http://www.nederlanderconcerts.com/los-lobos/

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.

"'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-20120824

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

Watch here

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

For more info on the 20th anniversary editions, click here.

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 .

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

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).

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.

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.

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, CA

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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.

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

• 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!

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!

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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.

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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

Dave & Louie in Robert Plant "Angel Dance" video

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.

To find your local NPR station, listen to the interview online, or read more details click HERE

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
  

For those who missed it, an archive is available here.

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

Trust now at www.loslobostincantrust.com

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!

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 Perez

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.

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.

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, California

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.

Los Lobos Goes Disney will be officially released on October 27, but it is available for pre-order now exclusively on Amazon.com.

"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.

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.

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.

Here's how to get it: http://loslobosmerchandise.com/hidalgoperez/cds.php

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.

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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.

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.

"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.

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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.