Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets

Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello – Graham Parker –

Pretenders – The Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by

heart, short – lived career as a pop star, and a lengthy term as a

musicians’ musician. But in his current ‘second act’ as a silver – haired,

tender – hearted but sharp – tongued singer – songwriter, he has no equal.

Starting with 1995′s ‘The Impossible Bird’ through to 2011′s ‘The Old

Magic,’ Nick has turned out a fantastic string of albums, each one devised

in his West London home, and recorded with a core of musicians who possess

the same veteran savvy. Lowe brings wit and understated excellence to every

performance, leading Ben Ratliff of the New York Times to describe his live

show as “elegant and nearly devastating.”

Since 2016, Nick has performed and recorded with Los Straitjackets—turning

out a series of EPs comprised of new songs and covers.

*Los Straitjackets*

Los Straitjackets are the leading practitioners of the lost art of the

guitar instrumental. Using the music of the Ventures, The Shadows, and with

Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, the band has taken their

unique, high energy brand of original rock & roll around the world. Clad in

their trademark Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling masks, the “Jackets” have

delivered their trademark guitar licks to 16 albums, thousands of concerts

and dozens of films and TV shows. Their most recent collection of TV

Themes, entitled “Channel Surfing” was released in 2019 but they have also

released a series of remote collaborations throughout the pandemic.