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RasBobre Recordings, Carnelian Bay, CA (2025)

01/05/2025

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Big Head Todd and The Monsters
The Crown Room
Crystal Bay Club
Crystal Bay, NV
14-NOV-2024

Recorded By: RasBobre
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Mic Location: Rafter Mounted 12 Feet Off Stage/12 Feet High.

Source: Avid Venue S6L > Telefunken TF11 (Rafter) > Zoom Handy H8 > Audacity

Set List;

01 - Turn The Light Out
02 - Resignation Superman
03 - Tomorrow Never Comes
04 - Into The Light
05 - Heart of Wilderness
06 - Please Tell Her
07 - King Kong
08 - Sit and Cry (The Blues) @
09 - New World Arisin'
10 - Dinner With Ivan
11 - Beautiful World
12 - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) #
13 - Dirty Juice
14 - Wipeout Turn
15 - It's Alright
16 - My New Number One
17 - Boom Boom $
18 - Bittersweet
19 - Broken Hearted Savior
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20 - Circle
21 - Foreplay ^ - Highway Star *

@ - Buddy Guy
# - Looking Glass
$ - John Lee Ho**er
^ - Tom Scholz (Boston)
* - Deep Purple

About Big Head Todd and The Monsters;

In this life, very few friendships withstand the test of time. Naturally, people go their separate ways and chase their own dreams. As rare as it may be for friendships to last a lifetime, it might be even rarer for a band to stick together for the long haul. For close to four decades, the members of Big Head Todd and The Monsters—Todd Park Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards, lap pedal/steel guitar, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio and light up stages worldwide. Rallying around a core vision, the platinum-selling Colorado quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll bangers that make you want to rev the engine a little louder, sing along like no one’s looking, and live a little freer.

This holds true on their 12th full-length offering, Her Way Out.

“To me, my band means four people who listen to each other, work hard, and share a goal,” Todd observes. “The goal has to do with reaching out to people, catching their ears, and sharing a story we hope they relate to. Our fans have given us an incredible 40-year career, and we hope they’ve gotten great songs and performances in return.”

They’ve most definitely delivered on both fronts…

As the story goes, Todd, Brian, and Rob unlocked their musical partnership during high school when they started jamming in the early eighties. Fast forward to 1986, they adopted the moniker Big Head Todd and The Monsters. BHTM released 2 successful independent records on their own BIG Records, Another Mayberry (1989) and Midnight Radio (1990) before drawing the attention of music industry titans and signing with Irving Azoff, Chuck Morris, and Frank Barsalona in 1992. They broke nationally with the platinum-certified staple Sister Sweetly (1993) which yielded four top 10 rock radio hits. They continued to progress with Strategem [1994] and Beautiful World [1997] which yielded several more rock radio hits including Boom Boom featuring John Lee Ho**er. The band is continually touring and recording and has continued to put out albums that have received critical acclaim from both fans and press.

Among other milestones, their music literally reached the heavens when they played “Blue Sky” live at NASA Mission Control, delivering a celestial wakeup for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. They’ve toured and recorded with many rock and blues legends including B.B. King, Neil Young, The Allman Brothers, Hubert Sumlin, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Dave Matthews Band, The Eagles and their personal favorite Robert Plant. Not to mention, they attained hometown hero status by headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre 35 times in addition to earning induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

Her Way Out came to life organically. For two years, they hosted “Monster’s Music Monthly,” serving up either a new song or a new version of a classic online. Working out of Jeremy’s home studio, they parlayed this momentum into their latest LP.

“It had been almost seven years since our last album release, but we wanted to put the same energy of ‘Monster’s Music Monthly’ into a full-length,” Todd notes. “We have a very distinct personality as a band. I write to the sensibilities of each member, because they’re going to have to dig playing it. We’re a benevolent democracy. If one guy isn’t connecting with a certain song, that song is out. As an uncomplicated rock band, we like to do things that are ‘proper’—loud guitars, drums, big bass, and well-placed organ, keys, and lap steel. We road-tested every song on the record before recording a lick. All of that helped us dial in the arrangements, ditch tunes that didn’t work, and grow a strong sense of what our individual parts should be.”

In this respect, the single and title track “Her Way Out” packs a concentrated and catchy punch. Anchored by a steady beat, the rough and tumble riff kicks up dust as soulful vocals ignite an irresistible refrain, “She found her way out, her way out—and it was me.”
“It’s driven by the idea that relationships are frail,” he elaborates. “Sometimes, they are something one wants freedom from. A real-life circumstance drives this story. Something was said when a person had too much to drink. The relationship ended with words, but the drinker could never know what he said and the woman refused to tell him.”

Ass-kicking guitar surges through “Thunderbird” as strains of organ coat a raucous refrain with a lyrical tip-of-the-hat to the Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas classic American Graffiti.

He goes on, “‘Thunderbird’ is a collection of one-liners from the film knit together with a beat poet vibe. It has an AC/DC-like guitar riff and a cinematic-style vocal. It’s all about drag racing and love never caught.”

Elsewhere, Big Head Todd and The Monsters nod to Annie Oakley with “Don’t Kill Me Tonight.” Then, there’s “King Kong.” A hulking groove lumbers beneath the frontman’s bluesy intonation as a piano solo bleeds into a skyscraper-scaling guitar lead.

“It’s inspired by a large movie poster in my basement of King Kong on top of the Empire State Building,” Todd reveals. “I’m drawn to these iconic contemporary heroes who are also monsters. They are complicated because they destroy so much, yet are sympathetic to children and fall in love with human women. These ‘Titans’, as they are called, are often monsters of our own making. It’s exciting to perform live.”

In the end, the future looks as bright as ever for these longtime friends.

“We work very hard at being a great band,” Todd leaves off. “We’re also a group that cares for each other. We’ve been together for almost 40 years. Our audience has made it all possible, and we’re grateful and determined to keep playing.”

Big Head Todd and The Monsters are;

Todd Park Mohr - vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica
Brian Nevin - drums
Rob Squires - bass, vocals
Jeremy Lawton - keyboards, lap pedal/steel guitar, vocals

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Big Head Todd and The MonstersThe Crown RoomCrystal Bay ClubCrystal Bay, NV14-NOV-2024Recorded By:...

11/13/2024

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Los Lobos (AUD)
The Center For The Arts
Grass Valley, CA
17-OCT-2024

Recorded By: RasBobre
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Mic Location: AKG C414 XLII @ SBD, AKG C414B XLS @ Stage

Source: AKG C414 XLII > AKG C414B XLS > Zoom Handy H8 > Audacity

FOH: Edgar Cobain
Monitors: Armando Tavares

Set List;

01 - Dream In Blue
02 - Maricela
03 - Will The Wolf Survive?
04 - Love Special Delivery
05 - Come On, Let's Go
06 - Chuco's Cumbia
07 - Alone In A Crowd
08 - Evangeline
09 - Shakin', Shakin', Shakes
10 - Is This All There Is
11 - Hey Joe
12 - Angel Dance
13 - Kiko And The Lavender Moon
14 - Ay te Dejo en San Antonio
15 - Volver, Volver
16 - Don't Worry Baby
17 - Bertha
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18 - Cinnamon Girl
19 - La Bamba > Good Lovin' > La Bamba

About Los Lobos;

The journey of Los Lobos began in 1973, 50 years ago this year, when David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, and pretty much anything with strings), Louie Perez (drums, vocals, guitar), Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar), and Conrad Lozano (bass, vocals, guitarrón) earned their stripes playing revved-up versions of Mexican folk music in restaurants and at parties. The band evolved in the 1980s as it tapped into L.A.’s burgeoning punk and college rock scenes. They were soon sharing bills with bands like the Circle Jerks, Public Image Ltd. and the Blasters, whose saxophonist, Steve Berlin, would eventually leave the group to join Los Lobos in 1984.

Early on, Los Lobos enjoyed critical success, winning the Grammy® for Best Mexican-American Performance for “Anselma” from its 1983 EP …And a Time to Dance. A year later, the group released its full-length, major-label debut, How Will the Wolf Survive? Co-produced by Berlin and T Bone Burnett, the album was a college rock sensation that helped Los Lobos tie with Bruce Springsteen as Rolling Stone’s Artist of the Year.

A major turning point came in 1987 with the release of the Ritchie Valens biopic, La Bamba. The quintet’s cover of Valens’ signature song topped the charts in the U.S. and the U.K. Rather than capitalize on that massive commercial success, Los Lobos instead chose to record La Pi***la y El Corazón, a tribute to Tejano and Mariachi music that won the 1989 Grammy® for Best Mexican-American Performance.

That kind of sharp artistic turn has become Los Lobos’ trademark, serving to both fuel the band’s creativity and keep its fans engaged. In 1992, that willingness to defy expectations led them to record Kiko, an adventurous album produced by Mitchell Froom that’s considered by many to be one the band’s very best.

Since then, Los Lobos has continued to deliver daring and diverse albums such as Colossal Head (1996), Good Morning Aztlán (2002), The Town and the City (2006), Tin Can Trust (2010) and Gates of Gold (2015). On top of that, the band’s live shows never disappoint, as documented on the recent concert recordings Live at the Fillmore (2005) and Disconnected in New York City (2013). Through the years, they’ve managed to keep things interesting with unexpected side trips like an album of Disney songs in 2009, along with countless contributions to tribute albums and film soundtracks. One of those – “Mariachi Suite” from the 1995 film Desperado – earned the band a Grammy® for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Los Lobos’ love letter to the city of Los Angeles as their album Native Sons (2021), returned the band to the Grammy winner’s circle with Best Americana Album of 2022. In 2023, Los Lobos celebrates its 50th anniversary as a band, a rare and impressive feat, as the band continues its great legacy.

Los Lobos has sold millions of records, won prestigious awards and made fans around the world. But perhaps its most lasting impact will be how well its music embodies the idea of America as a cultural melting pot. In it, styles like son jarocho, norteño, Tejano, folk, country, doo-wop, soul, R&B, rock ’n’ roll and punk all come together to create a new sound that’s greater than the sum of its parts.

Los Lobos still is;

Louie Perez - Drums, Guitars, Percussion, Vocals
Steve Berlin - Saxophone, Percussion, Flute
Cesar Rosas - Vocals, Guitar
Conrad Lozano - Bass, Guitarron, Vocals
David Hidalgo - Vocals, Guitar, Accordion, Percussion
Alfredo "Fredo" Ortiz - Drums/Percussion

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If you are a taper and would like to record and share a Los Lobos show, please contact Dan Gale at [email protected] and he will work with the bands management to get you approved.

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Los Lobos (AUD)The Center For The ArtsGrass Valley, CA17-OCT-2024Recorded By:...

11/11/2024

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Mother Hips
The Big Room
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Chico, CA
18-OCT-2024

Recorded By: RasBobre
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Mic Locations: AKG 414 XLIIS; 75 Feet Off Stage @ SBD, Neumann KM184, Truss Mounted 15 Feet Off Stage
Source: Midas M32 > AKG C414 XLIIS > Neumann KM184 > Zoom Handy H8 > Audacity

FOH: Kyle Porter / Paradise Audio Services

Set List;

01 - Esmerelda
02 - Honeydew
03 - Love Never Leaves
04 - Do It On The Strings
05 - We Want What We Want
06 - No Name Darrell
07 - I've Made No Decisions
08 - Song In A Can
09 - Fantasma
10 - White Falcon Fuzz
11 - Am I Allowed?
12 - When We Disappear
13 - Can We Do It Together?
14 - Transit Wind
15 - Iffy Jackpot
16 - Where Was I?
17 - Smoke
18 - Can't Sleep At All > Many Creatures
19 - This Is Where I Belong
20 - Stoned Up The Road

About Mother Hips;

Based in Northern California, the Hips headed to New Mexico, spending time at Ghost Ranch before settling in at Jono Manson’s Kitchen Sink studio in Sante Fe for sessions in late 2021. Self-produced, When We Disappear features nine new tracks co-written by co-founders Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono — collection of lit-psych rock songs Inspired by psychology and literature — as well as a raw, garagey cover of Buffy St. Marie’s 1964 addiction song “Codine.”

“Greg [Loiacono, co-founder) sent me a rough demo of this song and I thought it was promising,” says Hips co-founder Tim Bluhm of “When We Disappear.” “What he was singing was place-holder gibberish, or sounds mixed with some actual lyrics, including what would become the title. I went through it and matched words to his sounds and then tweaked the words to tell a kind of impressionistic history of our adventures together. In this way I believe both Greg’s and my own subconscious worlds revealed themselves. The music is simple and loose, helping with the devil-may-care attitude of the singing.”

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “one of the Bay Area’s most beloved live outfits,” The Mother Hips’ headline and festival performances have became the stuff of legend, finding them sharing stages with everyone from Johnny Cash and Wilco to Lucinda Williams and The Black Crowes. Rolling Stone called the band “divinely inspired,” while Pitchfork praised their “rootsy mix of 70’s rock and power pop,” and The New Yorker lauded their ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty.”

Mother Hips are;

Tim Bluhm - Guitar/Vocals
Greg Loiacono - Guitar/Vocals
Brian Rashap - Bass/Vocals
Dan Eisenberg - Keyboards
John Hofer - Drums

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Mother HipsThe Big RoomSierra Nevada Brewing CompanyChico, CA18-OCT-2024Recorded By:...

09/02/2024

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The Sam Chase & The Untraditional
Three Sheets Brewing Company/Moe's Original Bar B Que
Tahoe City CA
18-AUG-2024

Recorded By: RasBobre
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FOH: Geoff Smith

Midas M32R Live > Zoom Handy H8 > Audacity

Mic Location: 20" Center Stage, 6" Behind Monitors

*** This is a 24 bit recording, not intended for CD Burning ***

Please visit Three Sheets Brewing Company / Moe's Original Bar B Que's websites and social media outlets for upcoming shows and events.

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Set List;

01 - Feel Sunlight Burn
02 - Mountaim Of Shame
03 - Play Our Songs
04 - There For Me
05 - Sailor On The Shore
06 - Escape Artist
07 - I've Got Problems
08 - Little Better Than Before
09 - Perfect Machines
10 - Thank God
11 - Down Below
12 - Ground Shakin'
13 - I Sold My Soul To The City
14 - Chasing Windmills
15 - What Is All The Rage?
16 -
17 - The End. Or Better Yet, The Beginning
18 - Carry My Bones
19 - Rock Bottom Never Felt So Good
20 - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher *

* - Jackie Wilson

About The Sam Chase and The Untraditional;

The Sam Chase & The Untraditional hails from San Francisco, California. This juggernaut of a band blends rock n roll with folk music while maintaining the sensibilities and attitudes that come from growing up on a healthy diet of punk rock.

The leader of the band is The Sam Chase himself, a natural storyteller with a voice that sounds as if it has weathered many an epic tale. With boot stomping orchestration and lyrics that have been immortalized on the tattooed skin of their fans, The Sam Chase & The Untraditional doesn’t mess around.

These are the warriors we need in these troubled times.

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The Sam Chase & The UntraditionalThree Sheets Brewing Company/Moe's Original Bar B QueTahoe City CA18-AUG-2024Recorded By:...

08/25/2024

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The Wood Brothers
Gamblers Run Music Festival
"72 Mile Stage"
Crystal Bay Club
Crystal Bay, NV
28-JULY-2024

Recorded By: RasBobre
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Mic Location: 75 Feet Off Stage @ SBD
Source: Midas Pro 2 > AKG C414 XLIIS > Zoom Handy H6 > Audacity

FOH: Daniel Ramirez (The Wood Brothers)
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Monitors: Kerby Gerughty (Crux Events)

Set List;

01 - I Got Loaded #
02 - Blue and Green
03 - Alabaster
04 - Rollin On
05 - Pilgrim
06 - Raindrop
07 - Jitterbug Love
08 - Little Bit Sweet
09 - Happiness Jones
10 - Keep Me Around
11 - The Muse
12 - When I Was Young
13 - Heart is the Hero
14 - Shoofly Pie
15 - Sing About It
16 - Atlas
17 - Luckiest Man
18 - Wastin' My Mind
19 - Little Blue
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20 - One More Day

About Gamblers Run Music Festival;

The idea of Gambler’s Run Music Festival came from the staff at Crystal Bay Club Casino wanting to create an event where locals, and out of town folks could gather at the Epicenter of Entertainment to enjoy some great music. As well as awesome drinks, and local vendor’s arts & crafts. Of course, the heartbeat of our community has always been the music, and here you can expect all the diversity Gambler’s Run Music Festival has been known for!

As part of its on-going efforts to make Gambler’s Run Music Festival a sustainable & environmentally conscious event, the Crystal Bay Casino will go PLASTIC FREE for the event. Featuring stainless steel GRMF Souvenir cup, single use aluminum cups, canned water & 2 stream trash receptacles. The CBC has also partnered with League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Rim Trail, Tahoe Water Suppliers Association in order to bring this vision to a reality. Both Non-Profit groups, along with others will be onsite to help facilitate sustainability efforts throughout the event. Featuring Sustainability Talk each day with different subjects hosted by their respective organization.

About the Wood Brothers;

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who’ve grown alongside them through the years.

That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band's eighth studio album. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, Heart is the Hero is stocked with songs that target not only the heart, but the head and hips, too.

"We love records that come from the era of less tracks and more care," explains co-founder Oliver Wood. "When you use a computer during the tracking process, you have an infinite number of tracks at your disposal, which implies that nothing is permanent, and everything can be fixed. Tape gives you limitations that force you to be creative and intentional. You don't look at the music on a screen; you listen to it, and you learn to focus on the feeling of the performance."

Throughout Heart Is The Hero, those performances are matched by the visceral storytelling and songwriting chops that have turned The Wood Brothers into Grammy-nominated leaders of American roots music, even as their music reaches far beyond the genre's borders. The stripped- down swagger of "Pilgrim" underscores Oliver's reminder to slow down and experience each moment as an interactive observer, rather than a passive tourist. A similar theme anchors "Between the Beats," where Oliver draws upon a meditation technique — maintaining one's focus on the space between heartbeats — to reach a new level of presence. The gentle sway of country soul gem “Rollin’ On,” featuring horns by Matt Glassmeyer and Roy Agee, expounds on the time- honored tradition of love as the guiding light through darkness, while ”Mean Man World" finds Chris Wood singing about his responsibilities as a father whose young daughter is poised to inherit an uncertain future. "Line Those Pockets" is a universal call for mercy and understanding over materialism. "Everybody's just trying to be happy, so put your money away; line those pockets with grace," the band sings in three-part harmony during the song's chorus, which emphasizes compassion over cash as the world's true currency. Together, these songs offer a snapshot of a spirited, independent-minded group at the peak of its powers, always pushing forward and seeking to evolve beyond what’s come before.

"There's still acoustic guitar, upright bass, and percussion on this album — things people use all the time — but we're always thinking, 'How can we make this sound like us, but not like something we've already done?'" Oliver says. "Sometimes, the only way to do that is to get weird."

That sense of exploration pumps its way through Heart is the Hero like lifeblood. Arriving on the heels of 2019's Live at The Fillmore, 2020's Kingdom In My Mind, and Oliver Wood's solo album Always Smilin' — all of which were released on Honey Jar Records, the band's independent label — Heart is the Hero is bold, bright, and singularly creative, a fully realized collective effort ultimately greater than the sum of its parts. Perhaps that's to be expected from a group whose willingness to experiment has earned acclaim from Rolling Stone and NPR, as well as an annual touring schedule of sold-out music halls and theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. Ask The Wood Brothers, though, and they'll tell you to expect the unexpected.

"We are never satisfied if we are not searching for new musical recipes," says Jano Rix, nodding to the uncharted territory that Heart is the Hero covers. Chris Wood agrees, adding, "We are one of those bands that isn't easily categorized. We know what our strengths are, but we can’t help but push the envelope, as well. It’s too much fun."

The Wood Brothers are;

Oliver Wood - Guitar/Vocals
Chris Wood - Bass/Vocals/Harmonica
Jano Rix - Drums/Keyboards/Sitar/Melodica/Vocals

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The Wood BrothersGamblers Run Music Festival72 Mile StageCrystal Bay ClubCrystal Bay, NV28-JULY-2024Recorded By:...

08/25/2024

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Los Lonely Boys
The Backyard Behind Rock and Brews
Sacramento, CA
09-AUG-2024

*** This show was dedicated to the Garza brothers "Daddy", Enrique Garza Sr. who was in hospice care at the time of the show. Los Lonely Boys cancelled their upcoming tour dates after this set to be home and by his side when he passed away the following day. Respect, Boys. ***

Recorded By: RasBobre
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Mic Location: @ SBD, AKG C414 XLIIS, SP-CMC-18; @ Stage AKG C414 XLS-B
Source: Avid Venue SC48 > AKG C414 XLIIS > SP-CMC-18 > Zoom Handy H8 > AKG XLS-B > Zoom Handy H6 > Audacity

FOH: Los Lonely Boys Engineer
Monitors: Armando Tavares

Big thank you to LLB's TM, John Okimoto.

Set List;

01 - I’m A Man #
02 -
03 - Don’t Walk Away
04 - Hooked On You
05 - Crazy Dream
06 - So Sensual
07 - Pretty Woman ^
08 - Heaven

06- w/ Steve Berlin (Saxophone)
David Hidalgo (Guitar)
07 - w/ Cesar Rosas (Guitar)
Fredo Ortiz (Drums)
08 - w/ Cesar Rosas (Guitar)
David Hidalgo (Guitar)
Steve Berlin (Saxophone)
Louie Perez (Drums)

# - Spencer Davis Group
^ - Roy Orbison

About Los Lonely Boy's;
Leveraging the power of their connection, brothers communicate in their own vernacular understood by one another, yet alien to the rest of the world. Los Lonely Boys speak the typically unspoken language of brotherhood out loud in their music. The GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum San Angelo, Texas trio—Henry Garza [vocals, guitar], Jojo Garza [bass, vocals], and Ringo Garza [drums]—have welcomed audiences into their family with open arms since emerging back in 1996. Scaling one mountain at a time, they have summited unprecedented heights. 2004’s seminal self-titled, Los Lonely Boys, reached double-platinum status and yielded the gold-certified generational smash “Heaven,” which cracked the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and notched a GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” In its wake, Sacred bowed at #2 on the Billboard 200, paving the way for fan favorites Forgiven [2008], Rockpango [2011], and Revelation [2013]. Along the way, they collaborated with legends such as Santana, Willie Nelson, and Dr. John in addition to performing everywhere from the World Series to CMT’s Crossroads.

However, the light at the heart of their brotherhood shines as brightly as ever on their 2023 debut for BMG and much more to come.

“These are the only guys I’ve played with my whole life,” laughs Jojo. “So, there’s nothing like it. We do have a language without words. It’s built through vibrations and sound.”

“It happens on stage and when we’re in the studio,” agrees Ringo. “We all feel it. We can look at each other and not say anything, because we instinctively know where we’re going. It’s hard to explain. Real blood is thicker than music.”

“When we’re on stage, we’re trying to grab these feelings from the ether and put them together as one voice,” observes Henry. “As a three-piece band, there’s a special connection, but being brothers, we have a whole different level of camaraderie. Even outside of the music industry, we can all feel the truth, beauty, and strength behind a family working together. If my brothers and I decided to be lawyers or plumbers, it’d be just as powerful as the band, because we’d be doing it together. The world could never rip it apart. We’ll always keep going.”

They’ve proven that.

After 23 years of relentless recording and touring, Los Lonely Boys mutually agreed to take a rest in 2019. As family, communication never ceased though. With the pandemic, “one domino fell after another,” and the break lengthened due to extenuating circumstances.

“It’s like the Higher Power above mandated we take a little hiatus,” says Henry. “We were being told to stop, and it just so happened to be right before COVID.”

“It was essentially a sabbatical,” says Jojo. “Once music is in your blood, it’s in your blood for eternity.”

As such, a different kind of divinity stepped in to interrupt the band’s slumber. The Who invited Los Lonely Boys to open a string of shows around Cinco De Mayo in 2022. They agreed, because, well who can say, “No” to The Who?

“It was confirmation like this is what we’re supposed to do, man.” Jojo states.

“The shows were emotional,” admits Ringo. “We wanted to make sure we played well for the audiences. The nerves went away once we got on stage, but there were a lot of tears. It was like no time had passed between us. It sparked everything up again. We didn’t need to say anything. We were all writing again and went, ‘Let’s record!’”

Fittingly, they turn the page on this next chapter with “Send More Love.” Acoustic strumming gives way to a dreamy guitar melody as the hook pleads, “This world is going crazy, can you send more love?” It culminates on a powerful chant underlined by eloquent six-string soul.

“There’s so much suffering in the world,” sighs Henry. “You look around and see craziness everywhere on social media, in the news, at dinner tables, and during every conversation. I sat down, and the song came through me. I imagined dialing the phone and talking to God. It’s like a broke kid at school who’s running out of money and calling his parents. We’re asking the heavenly father, ‘Could you send more love down here? We’re going broke’.”

“The last time Henry wrote a song like this we went worldwide,” chuckles Jojo. “We all thought ‘Send More Love’ was special.”

Maintaining their creative momentum with Jojo spearheading production, the follow-up “Dance With Me” channels the bliss of true love in all of its movements.

“It’s basically the whole concept of a man and woman experiencing the dance of life and the dance of love together as one,” he reveals. “It’s a powerful song in different way. It’s representative of Los Lonely Boys, but with a more modern twist.”

In the end, Los Lonely Boys channel the strength of their brotherhood and share it with the world.

“We do what we do because something greater than all of us has given us the ability to do so,” Jojo leaves off. “We don’t take credit for any of this. We’re simply thankful to do this together.”

“I record for my brothers,” Ringo adds. “I want to impress them. If they love it, I love it, and we all love it, it seems like fans will too. It’s the same formula. Family first.”

“We’re still familia,” Henry concludes. “And we’re going to give it our all until our last breath, man.”

Los Lonely Boys are;

Henry Garza - Guitar/Vocals
JoJo Garza - Bass/Vocals
Ringo Garza - Drums/Vocals

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