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It’s one thing for Jakob Dylan to skip Dallas, and I know we get Tom Waits soon and Steely Dan in the near future, but this sucks: Legendary roots rock act Los Lobos has just released its upcoming tour itinerary, and the closest the band will come to the Metroplex is a Labor Day show in Houston. Worse news: The opening act is Texican trio Los Lonely Boys.
That’s a damn good double bill that folks in Virginia, Florida, California, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan will get to see. It’s been a couple of years since Los Lobos has released an album and the tours have become less and less frequent, so it’s quite a shame that fans will have to make the road trip to Houston to catch the band.
That appearance is part of the Texas Music Festival (full line-up after the jump), which means a truncated set and the standard festival headaches and parking nightmares. Previous stops in Dallas have always been well-attended, raucous affairs, making the snub particularly confusing. Perhaps some brave soul can shout out a request for “Will the Wolf Survive” at Donald Fagan or Tom Waits. –Darryl Smyers
Texas Music Festival lineup:
Boney James
Oleta Adams
Phil Perry
Ray Parker Jr.
Michael Ward
Pamela Williams
Kirk Whalum / Jeff Majors
Smokie Norful
Dr. Bobby Jones & Choir
Regina Belle
Soul Fruit
Rissi Palmer
Leroy Thomas
Old School Harmony
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
The O’Jays
The Whispers
The Covington / Richmond Band
DJ Captain Charles
Cowboy Troy
Marcia Ball
Fred Rusk
Brian Sacco Band
Intocable
Los Lobos
Los Horoscopos
David Lee Garza
Poncho Sanchez
Buckwheat Zydeco
The Posse
Scott Gertner & The Skybar Band
