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Los Straitjackets

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Nashville, United States (1988 – present)

Los Straitjackets is a Nashville based band known primarily for performing instrumental surf music. Members include guitarists Eddie Angel and Danny Amis, bassist Pete Curry, and drummer Jason Smay. They use DiPinto guitars.

Angel, Amis and Jimmy Lester formed The Straitjackets in 1988 in Nashville. They played several gigs during the summer of that year, but soon broke up.

In 1994, they reformed as Los Straitjackets, adding bass player Scott Esbeck. Their first album, The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets, was released the following year on Upstart Records.

Over the next few years, the band developed a cult following through its tight instrumentation and gimmicky stage shows. When performing live, band members all dress alike, wearing black clothing, gold medallions, and Mexican wrestling masks. Amis is the only member who speaks, introducing songs in fast, badly accented Spanish.

In 1998, Esbeck left the band during the recording of The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets and was replaced by Pete Curry. In 2005, Lester left and was replaced by Jason Smay.

They’ve become known as frequent collaborators, recording Sing Along With Los Straitjackets with a number of different artists. They were nominated for a Grammy Award for their collaboration with blues singer Eddy Clearwater, Rock ‘n’ Roll City.

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surf, surf rock, rockabilly, instrumental, rock and roll
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Konserci wrote:
14 days ago

great music, lame masks

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ThePhantomFour wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/Surf+Music a group dedicated to surf music

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windons wrote:
last month

uuooooooooo que chido !!!!!

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PThomasAnderson wrote:
July 2008

Tu suegra llegó, tu suegra llegooooó

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Gremlin601 wrote:
July 2008

Just a awsome tune timeless and great!!

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popeatlast wrote:
May 2008

~~~surferato~~~

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cyanide257 wrote:
December 2007

omg! Twist Party is totally retro! awesome

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mada11 wrote:
November 2007

Wow thats hip!

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joseies wrote:
November 2007

Surf! Surf! Yeah

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OhYesByAllMeans wrote:
October 2007

They are making good surf music and they are wearing lucha libre masks, how much better can they get?

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AldoAxel wrote:
August 2007

Best surf rock band!!

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UndeadLunatic wrote:
June 2007

great music! keep going!

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steakhelmet wrote:
June 2007

i just saw them tonight. i twisted until i could twist no more. one of the best shows i've seen all year!

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YepRoc wrote:
March 2007

stream the Los Straitjackets song De Dia Y De Noche - just click this link: http://www.yeproc.com/upload/media/view_media.php?id=404

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psychojoanes wrote:
February 2007

My best surf music band ever! When do they come to Brazil?

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PappyBlueRibs wrote:
November 2006

Since it has been 11 years since I've seen them live, I don't care about the masks, etc. I was talking about their music, not their performances. Unlike Man or Astro-Man or Aquabats, they seem content with making good surf music and not throwing in anything extra to make them stand out. Except, of course, at their concerts, as you just pointed out...

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PappyBlueRibs wrote:
September 2006

Holy smokes! No description and no shouts?! Stunningly good surf music here, people! The music is clean, mostly with no gimmicks (like most new surf), doesn't get heavy like some current Dick Dale.

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