Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
ElectronicIndie Rockinstrumental surf rock revivalgarage rock instrumentalsNashville alt-country adjacentrockabilly revivalism
Los Straitjackets is a Nashville based band known primarily for performing instrumental surf music in lucha libre masks. 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.
Influenced by: The Ventures, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Calexico
- Active:
- 1994-present
- Scene:
- Nashville
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