Los Lobos With special Guest Los Blancos On the Stanley World Stage 8pm Friday April 17, 2009
Date Posted: March 19th, 2009
UTICA, NY (March 19, 2009) - The eclectic band LOS LOBOS takes the Stanley stage on Friday April 17 as the Stanley Center for the Arts celebrates Spring and an early "Cinco de Mayo" with this East L.A. band.
Well-known for their work in the Ritchie Valens movie La Bamba, Los Lobos has set off on their own musical journey through many genres.
Many musical groups are eclectic, but few are both as unpredictable and successful as Los Lobos. The band has notched a number one single, won three Grammys, and sold millions of records. They've shared the stage with acts as varied as Dylan, The Clash, and U2. And they've received tremendous critical acclaim from their major label debut, How Will the Wolf Survive? (which made Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time) to their most recent effort, 2006's The Town and The City (which drew four-star reviews in Rolling Stone, Mojo, The Independent and many others).
Released in 2006, The Town and The City is hard proof that Los Lobos are more vital, valid, and creatively potent than ever. The record leans heavily on the theme of immigration, treating physical and emotional movement as fundamental to the human condition. "A trip round their neighbourhood becomes an epic voyage through exotic Americana, sly funk, and raw blues," writes London's Daily Mirror. "It documents a people's history as potently as Bob Marley's Exodus."
The Town and The City was hailed the band's best work since 1992's Kiko, and Metacritic.com scored it the tenth best-reviewed album of 2006.
Most recently, in the summer of 2008, Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys hit the road together on the nationally acclaimed and aptly named Brotherhood Tour. The big question is what is next for East L.A.'s finest? In 2009, the band will return to the studio to begin recording another collection of original tunes. What kind of album they will record is anyone's guess, but it is safe to bet that it will be an exciting next step in the evolution of these prolific musicians, and one worthy of the high anticipation.
Opening as the special guest for this celebratory evening on April 17 is Los Blancos from Syracuse.
Los Blancos rips through Blues, Soul, Rockin' Zydeco, Latin, Outlaw Country, Heavy-One Funk, Folk, and a bottomless bag of tricks that's always sure to get the party started. Over more than a decade, they've rocked thousands of shows, and tens of thousands of miles, reveling in a genuine passion for what they do. A crew of troubadour craftsmen and kindred souls who have joined forces for the long haul, and for the love of music.
Daren Dortin, of NPR's Beale Street Caravan says, "Like most great working bands, Los Blancos know the blues well, but shine in a variety of roots based styles."
Tickets for Los Lobos with special guest Los Blancos are now on sale.
Call or visit the Stanley Ticket office, 724 - 4000, or visit www.StanleyCenterForTheArts.com for tickets and information.
