Los Lobos inks new record deal, maps lengthy road trip
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With the ink still drying on the band's new recording contract, Los Lobos has lined up a typically busy tour schedule that stretches throughout the remainder of the year.
The schedule includes both headlining shows and more co-billed dates with Los Lonely Boys, starting with a June 14 appearance in Avila Beach, CA. The two bands will hook up again in August for another seven shows together. Altogether, Los Lobos plan more than 50 concert appearances during the remainder of 2009. Details are included below.
The band recently signed a new record deal with Shout! Factory after recording for Hollywood Records for the past decade. "We're honored to work with Los Lobos, a band that we've all been fans of for years, and that has a rich history of unbelievable music. We're thrilled to be releasing their next project," said Garson Foos, President of Shout! Factory, in a press release.
The new album will follow the group's 2006 release, "The Town and The City," which marked the band's 13th studio album. The self-produced set broke into The Billboard 200 and landed on several critics' list as one of the Top 10 albums of 2006.
"We never really plan any album," saxophonist/keyboardist/percussionist and producer Steve Berlin said in a press statement of the band's forthcoming Shout! Factory debut. "Like with [1992's] 'Kiko' and [1996's] 'Colossal Head,' we just played the songs that showed up, naturally. With each project, we try to make our songwriting an artistic statement, where the stories we're telling and the arrangements we're composing get our point across. But to a certain extent, we make our songs opaque, mysterious. We leave it up to the listener to interpret.
"That's the highest purpose of artists, we think--not to rob the spirit out of the work."
June 2009
14 - Avila Beach, CA - Avila Beach Resort (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
19 - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor Summer Festival
20 - Aurora, IL - Blues on the Fox
25 - Buffalo, NY - Thursday at the Square
26 - Newport, RI - Newport Sunset Music Festival
27 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Summer Music Series
July 2009
4 - Irvine, CA - Hootenanny
5 - San Rafael, CA - Marin County Fair
11 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vancouver Island Music Festival
17 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
18 - Grass Valley, CA - California WorldFest
19 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater
22 - Wheaton, IL - DuPage County Fair
23 - Babylon, NY - Tanner Park
24 - New York, NY - Rockin' the River Cruise
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Blues Festival
26 - Lancaster, PA - Long's Park Amphitheater
August 2009
8 - Duluth, MN - Bayfront Blues Festival
12 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
14 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel Pool Stage (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
15 - Alpine, CA - Concerts in the Park (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
21 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Casino & Resort (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
22 - Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium (w/ Los Lonely Boys)
23 - Denver, CO - Denver Botanic Gardens
28 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Botanical Garden
September 2009
16 - Peekskill, NY - Paramount Center for the Arts
17 - Peekskill, NY - Calvin Theatre
18 - Fairfield, CT - Quick Center for the Arts
19 - Fredericton, New Brunswick - Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
20 - Woodstock, VT - Town Hall Theatre
26 - Las Cruces, NM - The Whole Enchilada Fiesta
27 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Mariachi Festival
October 2009
14 - Fresno, CA - The Big Fresno Fair
30 - Lincoln, NE - Lied Center
November 2009
1 - Chicago, IL - Symphony Center
6-8 - Orlando, FL - Walt Disney World Resort
13 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
14 - Chester, PA - Harrah's Chester
15 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
16, 17 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head Tavern
21 - Goshen, IN - Goshen College Music Center
28 - Brooks, CA - Cache Creek Casino
29 - Arcata, IL - Van Duzer Theater @ Humboldt State University
December 2009
5 - Jalisco, Mexico - International Book Fair Guadalajara
10 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre
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