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.
LEE BABY SIMMS
Mystery Loves Company
Rosie Thomas
These Friends of Mine
CLUTCHY HOPKINS (MEETS LORD KENJAMIN)
Music Is My Medicine
COLDPLAY
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Jon Auer
Songs From The Year Of Our Demise
Dave Barnes
What We Want, What We Get
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