Los Lobos at Aladdin Theater

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Friday, November 9 | 8pm
Aladdin Theater
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Los Lobos will be performing their 1992 album Kiko in its entirety, as well as other favorites.

More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A. Since then they've repeatedly disproven that title—Los Lobos isn't "just another" anything, but rather a band that has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots.

For Tin Can Trust—Los Lobos' first release for Shout! Factory (due August 3) and first collection of new original material in four years—the venerable quintet reconnected directly with those roots by returning to East L.A. and recording at Manny's Estudio, "in a rundown neighborhood," says Los Lobos songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Louie Pérez. "That took us out of our comfort zone and allowed us to do what we hadn't done in quite some time: to play together in the same room, as one. This was not about putting your feet up; this was about working."

"This was a no-frills studio," adds David Hidalgo (guitar, violin, accordion, percussion, vocals). "We didn't even have a couch to sit on; we had to bring one in."

"We went into that studio and the first day everyone was asking, 'Does anyone have any material?'" recalls guitarist/vocalist Cesar Rosas. "So I said, 'Well, I have a couple of songs.' Then Dave started hitting the keys and he came up with something, and then Louie followed. That's the way everything worked out; that's the way we made this record."