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Los LobosCity Winery / New York City, NYLive Show Reviews | January 3rd, 2017

Los Lobos are one of the best, continuous working bands in America. Theyskyrocketed to fame in 1987 with their cover of Ritchie Valens’ 1958 hit, “La Bamba,”but are so much more than that; rooted in traditional Mexican folk music, blues, rock‘n’ roll, r&b, soul and psychedelic jams, Los Lobos does it all. Now, celebrating 42 yearstogether, they are still going strong.

The band continues to astound with their ability to effortlessly cross genres, switch upinstruments and pass the mic between singers David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas. OnSaturday, December 17th, the Latino legends dug deep into their rich catalog andplayed a powerful, sold out show at City Winery in New York City as part of a fantasticfour day residency.

Highlights from the first set included Cesar singing the ’60s r&b soul stomper, “Set MeFree (Rosa Lee),” with Steve Berlin wailing on baritone sax. Syd Straw jumped onstageto join the band on “Made To Break Your Heart,” with its heavy, plodding riffs andvarying rhythms reminiscent of Crazy Horse. David Hidalgo blew minds with searing,Hendrix inflected guitar leads. “Cumbia de Mi Gente” saw Rosas taking vocal leadagain, and featured a wicked breakdown with Louis Perez on jarana huasteca anddrum solos by Enrique “Bugs” Gonzalez.

Part of the band’s songwriting genius lies in its ability to tap into themes that are bothtimeless and current. “Peace,” from the mighty Kiko, continues to resonate with itslyrics that speak of walls– real and perceived.

We build a wall of stoneAs high as the trees are tallHigher than the mountainsStronger than us all, oh yeah

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Some day that wall will crumbleTumble and fall, the sun will shineAnd bring peace to us all

The second set opened with the hard rocking psych grooves of “Viking,” from ColossalHead, and more Kiko boogie on “That Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore.” Feedback brieflyreared its ugly head, but the band handled it with grace, Hidalgo coolly declaring “Weshall overcome.” Hidalgo broke out the accordion for a magical rendition of “Kiko andThe Lavender Moon,” the Tex-mex rocker, “Anselma,” and “Volver Volver,” Cesar Rosassinging the last two. Guitar great, Jack Stack, joined the band on “Don’t Worry Baby,”and remained onstage for the rest of the show, trading wicked licks with Hidalgo andRosas. The band finished out the night with Traffic’s “Light Up or Leave Me Alone,”crowd pleaser, “Bertha,” by the Grateful Dead, and brought back Syd Straw for anencore of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl.”

Los Lobos remains a formidable force that breaks down musical barriers and wallsalike. Always excellent, they emanate electric love that opens hearts and minds.

¡Qué Vivan Los Lobos!

-Mike Cobb

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