David Hidalgo<\/strong> (vocals, guitars)<\/span> Over the last five decades, the East Los Angeles-bred band\u00a0Los Lobos\u00a0has made an indelible mark on music history by exploring an enormous diversity of genres<\/span>\u2014<\/span>rock\u00a0\u2019n\u2019\u00a0roll and R&B, surf music and soul, mariachi and\u00a0m\u00fasica\u00a0norte\u00f1a, punk rock and country<\/span>\u2014<\/span>and building a boldly unpredictable sound all their\u00a0own. On their new album,\u00a0<\/span>Native Sons<\/span><\/i>, the multi-Grammy<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u00a0winners map their musical DNA by covering a kaleidoscopic selection of songs from their homeland, ultimately creating a crucial snapshot of Los Angeles\u2019s\u00a0musical heritage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As with all their catalog,\u00a0<\/span>Native Sons<\/span><\/i>\u00a0reveals\u00a0Los Lobos’ ability to merge genres and styles with both sophistication and playful spontaneity, an element that’s perfectly reflected in the album’s unbridled joy.<\/span><\/p>\n Having formed in 1973 (and gotten their start playing spirited renditions of Mexican folk music at parties and in restaurants),\u00a0Los Lobos\u00a0quickly found their footing in Los Angeles’ punk\/college-rock scene and began sharing bills with bands like Public Image Ltd. and the Circle Jerks. After making their major\u00a0label debut with 1984’s critically lauded\u00a0<\/span>How Will the Wolf Survive?\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(co-produced by Berlin and T Bone Burnett), they went on to achieve such triumphs as contributing a smash-hit cover of Ritchie Valens’s signature song “La Bamba” to the 1987 biopic of the same name, winning three Grammys<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lisa Morales<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On her upcoming third solo album,\u00a0<\/span>She Ought to Be King<\/span><\/i>, Mexican American vocalist and singer-songwriter Lisa Morales once again affirms her world-class stature with a distinctive perspective and a remarkable capacity for looking both inward and outward. The Texas-based artist calls on people to come together in these stressful personal and political times. She demands people’s rights and paints everyday portraits of the pressures of motherhood and womanhood.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been looking at how strong we women are,\u201d Morales says. \u201cWe keep evolving and gaining more confidence with time. We don\u2019t sink into our own shoes;\u00a0we stand taller in them. The title\u00a0<\/span>She Ought to Be King<\/span><\/i>\u00a0echoes that.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the first single,\u00a0\u201cFreedom,\u201d\u00a0Morales sings about the power of loving each other as a mother\u00a0does and speaking up when we see injustices. The message: simply love thy neighbor. The 12-song\u00a0<\/span>She Ought to Be King<\/span><\/i>\u00a0is produced by noted singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Garza.\u00a0\u201cFreedom\u201d\u00a0features Santana co-founder Gregg Rolie, who plays organ and provides backing vocals. It also features bassist Tim Lefebvre, keyboardist Rachel Eckroth,\u00a0and drummer Beth\u00a0Goodfellow.\u00a0<\/span>She Ought to Be King<\/span><\/i>\u00a0maintains the high standard of emotional forthrightness that Morales established on her earlier solo efforts,\u00a0<\/span>Beautiful Mistake<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Luna Negra & the\u00a0Daughter\u00a0of the Sun<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lone Star Music<\/span><\/i>\u00a0called\u00a0<\/span>Beautiful Mistake<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u201cone of the most beautiful records that will be released all year\u00a0\u2026\u00a0an absolutely flat-out devastating and stunning work of art.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Rolling Stone<\/span><\/i>\u00a0called her\u00a0\u201cone of the most multifaceted artists to watch.\u201d The later album revealed her Mexican heritage, both in poetic and lyrical rhythm\u00a0as it stylistically\u00a0weaved in\u00a0Spanglish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Like her cousin Linda Ronstadt, Lisa and her sister Roberta grew up in a musical family in Tucson, learning to perform traditional Mexican music while developing broad-ranging musical taste prior to moving to Texas. She recorded six albums with Sisters Morales, the beloved sibling duo in which she partnered with Roberta, who passed away from cancer in August 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Artist Videos\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLouie P\u00e9rez, Jr.<\/strong> (vocals, guitars)<\/span>
\nCesar Rosas<\/strong> (vocals, guitars, bass, Hammond B3 organ)<\/span>
\nConrad Lozano<\/strong> (vocals, bass)<\/span>
\nSteve Berlin<\/strong> (saxes,\u00a0midisax, keyboards)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n