Los Straitjackets at the Chico Women’s Club at Chico Women’s Club – Chico, CA

DOORS 630PM SHOW 730PM

Tickets available without service charge at Pullins and Music Connection in DT Chico. Free parking across the street from Music Connection. Beer from Sierra Nevada.

Los Straitjackets are masters of the ‘combo sound–‘ the two guitar, bass and drums lineuppioneered and popularized by the early Beatles. Using the music of the Ventures, TheShadows, Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, the band has takentheir unique, highenergy brand of instrumental rock & roll around the world. Wearing their trademark Lucha LibreMexican wrestling masks, Los Straitjackets have also served as the backing band for Nick Lowesince 2016. Their latest release, Somos Los Straitjackets demonstrates why Los Straitjacketshave reigned as the kings of modern instrumental rock for over thirty years with shimmeringtremolo, relentless drum grooves, and hooks so catchy they don’t need lyrics to get stuck inyour head.

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.”

“…novelty is a key ingredient, but it’s elevated by the band’s good-natured sincerity and skill.” — NPR

“Your first instinct is to laugh, until the power and personality of the music takes over.”
— Associated Press

“…one of the best surf-rock bands in the galaxy…” — PopMatters