Last Night: Los Lobos At Dosey Doe

Photos by Marco Torres

​It all seemed very dream-like: a band from East Los Angeles, playing rock and roll classics and Mexican corridos, inside of a 150-year-old barn in The Woodlands, all while I ate my dinner. Yet I wasn't dreaming, I was just at the Dosey Doe (25911 I-45 North). The intimate dining and music hall made this feel less like a concert and more like a wedding reception that I had just crashed. It was my first time visiting this venue, but surely hope it won't be my last.

Like many others, I first heard of Los Lobos on the soundtrack for La Bamba. I practically wore out that cassette tape on my walkman as a kid, equally absorbing the magic of Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos with each sitting. The first time I saw them live was back in 1998 when they co-headlined a show with Carlos Santana, also in The Woodlands. Seeing David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas go toe to toe with my guitar hero cemented them in my mind as "bad-ass rockeros."

They made their way onto the stage to a ferocious applause that made Hidalgo joke "Jeez guys, at least wait until we play a song." And the night continued this way, with the band interacting with fans, everyone rocking and laughing, cheering and singing.

They opened with "One Time, One Night" from the 1987 album By The Light Of The Moon, then took us through a journey that included pieces from all over their voluminous catalogue. "I hope we aren't too loud for y'all" asked Hidalgo. No sir, not one bit.