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.
Jill Sobule
California Years
Oren LaVie
The Opposite Side of the Sea
THE FRESH & ONLYS
House of Spirits
LOS STRAITJACKETS
Rock En Espanol
THE LONG WINTERS
Putting the Days to Bed
NLX
In Your Face & Behind Your Back
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