2004-05-27
It's been 30 years since the existing incarnation of Los Lobos strapped on their instruments and took to the stage. Still together and producing, The Wolves return with their friends to break new ground and re-examine some catalog material.Names, names, names... Richard Thompson, Garth Hudson, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, Bobby Womack, Latin garage-funk hero Little Willie G., Mavis Staples, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Dave Alvin, ubiquitous lap-steel master Greg Leisz, sometime-producer Mitchell Froom, Martha Gonzales and Latin music statesman Rubén Blades all contribute.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
The Damnwells
Air Stereo
Matthew Ryan
HUSTLE UP STARLINGS
BUTCH WALKER
Sycamore Meadows
FYFE DANGERFIELD
Fly Yellow Moon
PAL SHAZAR
The Morning After
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