San Antonio-forged, Tex-Mex/Pop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros are the hot new act on the country music scene.
The Last Bandoleros are Diego Navaira (bass & vocals), Emilio Navaira (drums & vocals), Jerry Fuentes (guitar & vocals) and Derek James (guitar & vocals) and their combined experiences led them to create a compelling, contemporary American sound housed in San Antonio, Texas.
Joined by a button accordionist on stage, The Last Bandoleros mesh 1 part Tex-Mex, 1 part Brit-Pop and 2 parts Country/Rock, to write and perform drivings songs brimming with melody informed by a unique amalgam of influences that only young Americans growing up a stone’s throw away from the Rio Grande might have absorbed.
“I grew up idolizing Texas legends Doug Sahm and Flaco Jimenez,” says Jerry, “and, at the same time, wanted to learn every song in the rock canon including The Beatles and The Eagles.”
“My dad [GRAMMY-award winning conjunto superstar Emilio Navaira, Sr.] turned us on to Van Halen and ZZ Top,” adds Diego, “but we were obviously surrounded by Tejano music since birth.”
“Jerry won a San Antonio guitar competition when he was 13,” shares Derek, “Emilio plays both drums and guitar during our set. We love charting out ambitious harmonies. You’ll see every member in our band singing when you come to one of our shows.”
The group recently sold-out New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall as headliner and opened for Canadian chanteuse Feist at Webster Hall. Before embarking on shows with neotraditional country legends The Mavericks this summer, The Last Bandoleros will release their debut EP featuring lead single “Where Do You Go?”.
See them perform their song “Get Down” at the Webster Hall in New York City below!
For more information visit their website HERE.