David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos at Edmonds Center for the Arts

40-year partnership delivers songwriting gems
Hidalgo and Perez of Los Lobos

Meet the musical masters behind the music of roots rock group Los Lobos as songwriters David Hidalgo and Louie Perez bring a special acoustic performance to Edmonds Center for the Arts Friday January 13 at 7:30PM. Tickets are available online or by phone 425-275-9595. Ticket prices are $35-$40, $15 youth. Additional service fees apply.

Hidalgo and Perez

David and Louie became friends in high school and began writing songs together after school. They went on to form Los Lobos and released their first recorded music in 1978, an independent EP. 

During their early years, they developed their particular hybrid of traditional regional Mexican folk music, rock and roll, blues and RandB, although Los Lobos eventually made a move in the early 80s to turn up the volume and embraced a more rock sound. 

The band’s success quickly grew, thanks in part to their involvement in the 1987 biopic “La Bamba”, about 1950s Chicano music star Richie Valens. Rather than continuing on the rock path, however, Los Lobos returned to their Mexican music roots and have continued to deliver solid, diverse recordings and stunning live shows.

To fill time in between Los Lobos projects, David and Louie have performed as the Latin Playboys, releasing two albums under that moniker: Latin Playboys (1994) and Dose (1999). 40 years after their partnership began, the two friends are treating audiences to a songwriting showcase and acoustic performance to celebrate the release of their latest CD, The Long Goodbye, a collection of unreleased songs and rare recordings.

Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), is a non-profit performing arts facility located in picturesque downtown Edmonds, Washington. Housed in the historic original Edmonds High School building, ECA was remodeled and opened in October 2006 to be a cultural resource for the Puget Sound region through performing arts presentations, community partnerships and education outreach programs.