Los Straitjackets

Los Straitjackets — The Further Adventures Of Los Straitjackets

The 10th widely distributed studio album from these musical masked marvels doesn't stray far from the path they normally tread, but it's still a fun road to go down after 15 years. Instrumental guitar rock is what this quartet does best and, while it's almost impossible for them to capture the magic of their performances on CD, they give it...
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Los Straitjackets' The Future Adventures Of Los Straitjackets

Los Straitjackets En Espanol

Despite sweating his ass off in clubs while wailing on the bass guitar for twang instrumentalists Los Straitjackets, Pete Curry has no regrets about being under the hot lights wearing a brightly coloured Mexican wrestling mask. "I always thought it was funny," says Curry,  who's entering his 10th year with the band. "You need to...
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Los Straitjackets In Concert On DVD And LP

The musical masked men of Nashville, Los Straitjackets, were captured in concert for a DVD and LP that will come out through Yep Roc on May 13. The simply titled In Concert features the instrumental band's 2005 performance at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. The 12-inch vinyl version features 13 songs, including some that aren't on...
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 Los Straitjackets (photo by Jim Graham)

Los Straitjackets @ SXSW 2007

Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Habana Calle 6 Annex
City: 
Austin, TX
Date: 
March 17, 2007
Los Straitjackets (Photo by Steve McLean)

Los Straitjackets @ SXSW 2007

Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Habana Calle 6 Annex
City: 
Austin, TX
Date: 
March 17, 2007
Los Straitjackets (Photo by Steve McLean)

Let's Have A Twist Party With Los Straitjackets

It may have taken Jack Black's summertime Nacho Libre movie to introduce non-wrestling fans to the high-flying world of Mexican grappling, but discerning music fans have been combining a taste for Lucha Libre and twangy surf guitar sounds via Los Straitjackets for more than a dozen years. The Nashville-based quartet have kept their identities...
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