One For The Weekend: Los Straitjackets

Watch the clip for "Polaris" off Los Straitjackets new album Somos Los Straitjackets out Sept. 19. Pre-order it here. 

Happy Birthday Danny Amis of Los Straitjackets, The Raybeats

Cheers to Danny Amis aka Daddy-O Grande! Here's an interview, some clips and an early solo release you may have missed. 

Masked instro aces preview Somos Los Straitjackets with "High Wire Act"

Check out "High Wire Act" off the forthcoming Los Straitjackets album Somos Los Straitjackets due from Yep Roc in September. 

Here's the scoop from Yep Roc HQ...

Somos Los Straitjackets first edition vinyl LP is pressed on yellow vinyl and is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide!

Limited edition Los Straitjackets baseball cap available with pre-order (here), shipping (to USA and it's territories only) in September!

Somos Los Straitjackets demonstrates why Los Straitjackets have reigned as the kings of modern instrumental rock for over thirty years; with shimmering tremolo, relentless drum grooves, and hooks so catchy they don’t need lyrics to get stuck in your head. Produced with a vintage touch but packed with fresh intensity, Somos Los Straitjackets is both a love letter to rock and roll’s past and a declaration of purpose with feet firmly planted in the present:  “We Are Los Straitjackets.” 

Listen to an audio clip of the lead number, "High Wire Act" and a recent KEXP appearance backing Nick Lowe following the track listing below.  

Somos Los Straitjackets

Bumper Car

Polaris

Genesee River Rock

High Wire Act

Numbskull

Two Steps Ahead

April Showers

Cry for a Beatle

Catalina Farewell

Copy Cat

Sentimental Fool

Bad Apple

Wicker Park

Spinout

Virgon

Los Straitjackets drummer Gringo Starr speaks!

Cheers to Gringo Starr of Los Straitjackets on his birthday! Check out his interview with Sam St. John below. 

Los Straitjackets with Nick Lowe @ TD Music Hall, Friday

Those masked marvels of twang Los Straitjackets are joined by an energetic Nick Lowe for a lively frolic in Toronto tonight. 

Los Straitjackets rejoin Nick Lowe for an "Indoor Safari"

Check out "Went To A Party" off Nick Lowe's forthcoming Indoor Safari album backed by Los Straitjackets out September 13th. 

That time Los Straitjackets took Nick Lowe to a Red Sox game at Fenway

Naturally, Los Straitjackets members weren't wearing their Luche Libre masks to avoid being recognized in public with Nick Lowe. 

Nick Lowe vs. Dave Barker

Nick Lowe just shared a cover of the Garnet Mimms gem "Quiet Place" right here. Check out the original and Dave Barker's cuts.

Nick Lowe releases live recording with Los Straitjackets

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets' recording Live at Haw River Ballroom is available as a 27-track digital download right here.

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets vs. Sammy Turner

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – playing the Horseshoe in September – boldly take on Sammy Turner's popcorn gem "Raincoat In The River."

Hear Los Straitjackets' Game Of Thrones theme

Visit the Yep Roc online store here and remember to use the code APRILFOOLS at checkout. 

Nick Lowe revisits rock 'n' roll with "Tokyo Bay"

Los Straitjackets are doing their best to pull Nick Lowe back from the brink of the adult contemporary abyss.

Limited-run RSD albums from The Fleshtones, Los Straitjackets and Minus 5 due November 24

With Record Store Day fast approaching, the fine folks at Yep Roc Records just announced a Black Friday bonanza of releases from The Fleshtones, Los Straitjackets and the Minus 5 – each containing at least some music you don't already own! Here's the scoop...

The Fleshtones – Budget Buster (Yep Roc Records)
Packaging: 12” Vinyl / red and orange splatter-colored
Limited to 1000 copies worldwide

Known as the “The Kings of Garage Rock” or “America’s Garage Rock Band,” there’s no debate that The Fleshtones are one of the hardest working (and rocking) bands of all time. In the past decade, Peter Zaremba's crew has released loads of new music that rivals the best of their impressive 40-year run. The 12-song Budget Buster collects some of their finest singles tracks and rarities over the last 10 years, many of which are long out-of-print and difficult to find. Fleshtones completists should note that Budget Buster includes two previously unreleased tracks and features a sleeve created by Mons. Zaremba himself!

Los Straitjackets – Sing Along With Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc Records)
Packaging: 12” LP with bonus 45 single
Limited to 1500 copies worldwide

Way back in 2001, Sing Along with Los Straitjackets marked the first time the masked instrumental marvels featured vocals on their recordings, an endeavor they would embark on again later with Deke Dickerson.

Sing Along with Los Straitjackets features a party of musicians spanning the musical sphere, from Nick Lowe playing bass on his own “Shake That Rat,” to collaborations with the always amazing El Vez, Raul Malo from The Mavericks, Exene Cervenka from X, Mark Lindsay of Raiders fame, Mike Campbell from Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, and even instro royals The Trashmen. Reissued on wax for the first time, every copy of the LP comes with a bonus 45 single featuring two rare collaborations from the Sing Along with… sessions featuring Dave Alvin and Reverend Horton Heat, who also appear on the album.

The Minus 5 – Dear December (Yep Roc Records)
Packaging:  12” LP | white vinyl
Limited to 1500 copies worldwide

In early 2017, Scott McCaughey penned a few holiday numbers to submit to a well-known artist’s prospective holiday album. He became so inspired by the task that he wrote more than an album’s worth of material and decided to record that album with his group, The Minus 5, which for this project includes Peter Buck and drummer Joe Adragna as core members.

A cool yule selection of 11 original future holiday classics, Dear December includes collaborations with Kurt Bloch, M. Ward, Death Cab's Ben Gibbard, Mike Mills, Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists), Chuck Prophet and a few other special guests. The deluxe white vinyl album comes packaged with an Advent-inspired calendar, a gatefold cover and digital download.

Watch Los Straitjackets and Nick Lowe hammer out their holiday faves

Worldly Los Straitjackets launch Jet Set

The new Jet Set (Yep Roc) album from Los Straitjackets is a collection of 14 carefully crafted guitar-driven songs that prove to be the most diverse and inventive of Los Straitjackets’ oeuvre. Jet Set also marks the return of Danny Amis (Daddy-O Grande) to the band after recovering from a difficult battle with Multiple Myeloma. The album was recorded at The Pow Wow Fun Room studios in Los Angeles with producer and friend Janne Haavisto (of Laika And The Cosmonauts) and includes a few guest appearances by The Basic Cable Horns (from Conan O'Brien's Conan show on TBS) and Finnish actress and musician Irina Bjorklund. Jet Set delivers the high-energy rock and roll instrumental music fans have come to expect from Los Straitjackets. And there's more...



The Yep Roc Store is offering Los Straitjackets fans the chance to order Jet Set on CD or 180 gram vinyl LP along with special limited bundles including a t-shirt, shot glass, or Jet Set “flight wings” with the album – check out Yep Roc's site for details.