#92. I first saw Los Lobos open for Wall of Voodoo around 1982 on the Call of the West tour. It seemed like an obvious pick since WoV were riding high on their only hit, Mexican Radio. I had no idea that night what a complex and interesting band Los Lobos would become.
My proper Los Lobos introduction came a couple of years later when I was working at Music Plus and How Will The Wolf Survive? was released. It was an instant classic. But I still didn't see the band they would become. That happened when Kiko came out a few years later.
Los Lobos have since grown into one of the most entertaining live acts out there, a true treasure to American (by way of Mexico) music. And the traditional Mexican songs always bring the crowd to their feet.
This seems like an appropriate shirt to wear to Elvis Costello tonight. Lots of connections, including the fact that Pete Thomas was their studio album for a few years as Louie Perez worked his way to the front line.
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