# Los Lobos at Charles Krug Winery, May 28, 2021

[Blue Note Napa](https://www.bluenotenapa.com/event/tw-eventinfo/An+Evening+with+Los+Lobos/10892975/) presents [Los Lobos](http://www.loslobos.org/site/)  
[Charles Krug Winery](http://www.charleskrug.com/)  
[2800 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2800+Main+St,+St+Helena,+CA+94574+USA&hl=en)  
8:30 PM, Friday, May 28, 2021

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## Late Show

[8:43 PM] {lights down, announcements from C. Mondavi & Joe Martinez, band out, Conrad noodling _Dazed & Confused_, to considerable tittering and positive acclaim from the audience]

01. [8:46 PM] _Tin Can Trust_
02. [8:51 PM] _Dream in Blue_ »
03. [8:57 PM] _Maricela_
04. [9:01 PM] _Angel Dance_ »
05. [9:07 PM] _Shakin' Shakes_
06. [9:52 PM] _C'mon Let's Go_
07. [9:16 PM] _Love Special Delivery_
08. [9:19 PM] _Flat Top Joint_
09. [9:22 PM] _Cumbia Mi Raza_
10. [9:28 PM] _Georgia Slop_
11. [9:31 PM] _the Neighborhood_
12. [9:40 PM] _Sail On, Sailor_
13. [9:44 PM] _Not Fade Away_ (jam)
14. [9:47 PM] _Bertha_  
[set ends 9:57 PM]  
   
**Encore**
15. [9:59 PM] _Cinnamon Girl_  
[show ends 10:03 PM]


## Performers

[Los Lobos](http://www.loslobos.org/site/)

* Steve Berlin: keyboards, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion;
* Alfredo Ortiz: drums;
* David Hidalgo: guitar, accordion, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
* Conrad Lozano: bass, harmony vox;
* Louis Perez: guitar, acoustic guitar, jarana, lead and harmony vox;
* Cesar Rosas: guitar, percussion, lead and harmony vox.

## Notes

Having heard last year when Bugs moved back to Mexico on account of the pandemic and shut-down, I wasn't entirely surprised to see a new guy on the drum throne tonight: Alfredo Ortiz, formerly of Beastie Boys & Gogol Bordello. He was certainly enthusiastic, even if he hadn't quite learned the full repertoire yet. Gotta get them to play more shows!!

It seemed to me as if the band was really psyched to play: blasting out of the gate with energy & gusto. Unfortunately, maybe a little too much low end in the mix too. Hard to know if that's a conscious thing (since I've noticed more and more over the past couple years) or just oversight, but I'm unhappy hearing muddy drum/bass thump mush. I'd much prefer clean and precise thump!

Continuing with the unnecessary whining, something was goofy with David's accordion near the start of _Cumbia Mi Raza_ -- maybe the mic got unplugged soon after the start of David's solo? -- anyway, I was surprised to see the roadie messing with it while David was trying to play. It sounded to me as if that did the trick, but soon afterwards, David took it off and switched to a metal guiro instead.

Overall, I thought the show was very strong on up to _Sail On, Sailor_, but that one was a little rough -- David actually apologized before they even started it, "we're still learning this one, and we need to practice it more." Yup! It wasn't bad ... just needs more work!

_Not Fade Away_ was very energetic, but only the audience was singing. It's been so long that I can't recall if that's the norm for Lobos or not. And for whatever reason, the segue into _Bertha_ was a disaster. Possibly even resulting in a full stop to get everyone back on the one. Over and forgotten once they got cooking on that groove, however, and plenty of happy dancers out in the crowd.

Seeing that the info sheet for the band mentioned 10 PM as a hard curfew, I was worried that was all we would get tonight, but after leaving stage for a quick breather, the boys came back out for a run through _Cinnamon Girl_, and the audience was deliriously happy about that. Lots of twirling and air guitar.

All in all, this was a really fun night. In retrospect, I think I should have picked up early show tickets -- even GA in the very back would have been enough to get us "inside" -- or at least we could have motivated early and come to hang out in the parking lot (since I'm sure you could hear the show jus fine there too -- no ticket required! Gotta remember that next time!

Thanks to RasBobre you can listen to both the [early](https://archive.org/details/LosLobos2021-05-28/) and [late](https://archive.org/details/LosLobos2021-05-28.lateshow) shows via the live music archive.

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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