Grammy-Winning Texican Rockers Los Lonely Boys ‘Acoustic Brotherhood Tour’ at John Ascuaga’s Nugget

Sparks/Reno, Nev. – Tex-Mex rockers Los Lonely Boys are a unique force in modern blues-rock music. Part Stevie Ray Vaughn, part Santana, the band has carved a niche in popular music. See them stripped down, as they say, like they used to do it in the backyard with friends, on the Acoustic Brotherhood Tour on February 20 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
The brothers have been on the road for nearly six straight years with few weeks off in between. They're switching the format up a bit and have embarked on their first-ever acoustic tour fitly named "The Acoustic Brotherhood Tour" with supporters Alejandro Escovedo and Carrie Rodriguez.
"This tour allows us to play the way we play in our backyards and really show the tradition of our Texican roots," said Ringo Garza, Jr.
The brothers met fellow Texan Alejandro Escovedo during a tribute project for him called Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo in 2004 and have been musical comrades every since. Rodriguez, who gained fame in the alt-country world, is the opener.
Los Lonely Boys hail from San Angelo, TX, and consist of three brothers - guitarist Henry Garza, bassist JoJo Garza, and drummer Ringo Garza, Jr. Their father, Ringo Garza, Sr., also was a member of a band made up of his brothers, the Falcones, who played “Conjunto” music around Texas in the '70s and '80s. After that group broke up, Garza went solo, backed by his three sons even before they reached their teens. The family relocated to Nashville in the 1990s, and gradually the sons emerged as a group separate from their father. They moved back to Texas, and in 2003, their debut album, Los Lonely Boys, was recorded at Willie Nelson's Pedernales recording studio in Austin with Nelson sitting in; the album was issued by Or Music, and earned national attention. The single, “Heaven,” went No. 1 and Epic Records picked the album up for major-label distribution in March 2004. The result was a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal the following year. The Boys released their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Sacred, in 2006. Forgiven followed in 2008, which also saw the release of a holiday album, Christmas Spirit. The highly anticipated independent debut from Los Lonely Boys, 1969, was released in late 2009.
Los Lonely Boys play one night, Saturday, Feb. 20, in the Celebrity Showroom at 8 p.m. Tickets are just $40 and are available by calling (800) 648-1177 or (775) 356-3300 or by visiting janugget.com. Dinner and show packages are available. “Do the Nugget Tonight!”