2000

March
Los Straitjackets embark on a short tour with dates in Texas and the Midwest.
The band spends time recording in Springfield, MO with Lou Whitney of The Skeletons.

April
Los Straitjackets resume touring with Reverend Horton Heat with dates throughout the Western States.

May
Los Straitjackets debut in Mexico for Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City and Guadalajara.
The tour is a huge success. Click here for details.

The band resumes touring with Reverend Horton Heat on the East Coast,
wrapping up with a recording session in Nashville with Rev. Heat,
the beginnings of a new recording project featuring collaborations with vocalists.

Los Straitjackets can now claim having played in every state except Alaska, Hawaii and Wyoming!

July
An extensive tour of the Midwest ends up with a Los Straitjackets performance at
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Along the way the band records tracks with The Trashmen,
Nick Lowe and Raul Malo of The Mavericks.

September
The film Psycho Beach Party, featuring an appearance by Los Straitjackets,
makes it's debut along with a soundtrack album.

A limited tour of California includes the filming of a new Los Straitjackets Video of the song Tempest,
the recording of a new Live CD at the famed Foothill Club in Long Beach,
and more recording sessions with collaborations including:
El Vez, Big Sandy, Dave Alvin, Exene and Mike Campbell.

October
An exciting tour takes place that includes a show at the Top of the
World Trade Center in New York City with the world famous Pontani Sisters,
and a battle of the bands with The Trashmen in Minneapolis.

Along the way, the band records more tracks for the upcoming Duets album,
including Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders fame.
Nashville sessions include recordings with Steve Earle, Alison Moorer and Leigh Nash.

December
Los Straitjackets wrap up the year 2000 in Texas.
In Dallas, Reverend Horton Heat joins the band onstage for a performance of Down The Line.

While in Dallas, the band shoots a new Video with the Rev., to be released in 2001.

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