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No longer Lonely
Los Lonely Boys to perform at the 2004 Northgate Music Festival
By Daniel Chapman
THE BATTALION
Los Lonely Boys, the band whose members
proudly wear their Texas roots on their sleeves
and have a sound to make the state proud, is car
rying on the rich tradition of great Texas music.
Composed of a trio of brothers, the band has
gown up together musically and now is taking
the Texas music world by storm. Garza brothers
Henry (guitar/singer), Jojo (bass/vocals Ringo
(drummer/vocals) have proven themselves as
powerful and talented musicians.
Los Lonely Boys’ explosive popularity has
come as a shock to many; these three brothers
have seemingly come out of nowhere to become
almost a household name in Texas, and their
popularity is quickly spreading to the United
States and the world.
Having played for millions of people via tel
evision airwaves and huge festivals, such as the
Austin City Limits Festival, it may become rou
tine to perform for a crowd, but College Station
is an exception. Noting the thriving collegiate
community and love for Texas music, Los
Lonely Boys said it is thrilled to be coming.
“We’ve looked forward to performing in
College Station ever since we've known that
Texas A&M University is there and that it is a
vibrant college town,” Ringo said. “It’s going to
be a great time.”
The group’s self-titled disc recently broke
into the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, going to
spot No. 185, in large part due to an appearance
on late-night slot on Jay Leno. With this main
stream exposure, Los Lonely Boys has enjoyed
higher levels of popularity and exposure.
“(Performing on) Jay Leno was like a crazy
dream,” Henry said. “He even took the time to
call our father and talk to him. It was awesome.
We're still waiting for that time to look back and
reflect and say, 'Wow, we were on Jay Leno.’”
After playing such high-profile venues and
meeting important people, many artists may find
playing for a smaller music festival and knowing
that the crowd will be smaller than the millions
who have witnessed them around the world a lit
tle deflating.
This may be true for some bands, but Jojo
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Boys was heavily influenced by a varietj
artists from Chuck Berry to Willie Nelson,kj
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way that we played because our dad played*:
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said living their dream and performing their
music is what they love to do.
“We are absolutely excited,” Jojo said. “Since
we are in our early twenties ourselves, we have
everything in common with the college crowds,
and we’re looking forward to blowing the roof
off the house. You will not want to miss this
because you will catch one of the best shows
that you will ever see.”
Recently, the phrase “Texas Music” has been
used by many rock and country musicians to
classify the genre of music of they play. Because
of the incredible quality and talent that comes
out of Texas, many artists want to jump on the
bandwagon and classify themselves as Texas
rock bands, even though many are not based out
of Texas.
Hailing from the fair West Texas town of San
Angelo and fusing artists that they have grown
up with, Ringo said Los Lonely Boys might be
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Thursday night at Shadow Canyon. The trio*
hit the stage at midnight.
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