The Las Cruces International Film Festival will host the “Texican rock ’n’ roll” band Los Lonely Boys this fall in advance of the 2025 LCIFF. (Courtesy photo)
Source: NMSU News Release
Aug. 14, 2024
WRITER: Minerva Baumann, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
The Las Cruces International Film Festival will host its first concert this fall in advance of the 2025 LCIFF. Los Lonely Boys, a popular band with a unique style of music called “Texican rock ’n’ roll” will headline the concert.
“It has long been the goal of the Las Cruces International Film festival to expand into music,” said Ross Marks, New Mexico State University professor and LCIFF executive director. “Many great festivals offer music as part of their experience. We are extremely excited to partner with the Grapevine Plaza & Event Center and Los Lonely Boys for our first-ever concert.”
The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Grapevine Plaza & Event Center, 3900 W. Picacho Ave., in Las Cruces. Food and drinks will be available. Tickets start at $65 for general admission if purchased in advance or $80 at the door.
VIP tickets are available for $150 per ticket, or $1,000 for a private table of eight. VIP tables will be located at the front of the stage and will have a drink server. VIP ticket holders also will have a private reception before the concert. Tickets are available at https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/436575?tc=hmt. A limited number of tickets are available.
Los Lonely Boys are an extremely popular band from San Angelo, Texas. Their style, known as “Texican rock ’n’ roll,” combines elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown-eyed soul, country and Tejano music.
Over the past nine years, LCIFF audiences have grown from about 2,000 in its first year to more than 12,000 this year. Since its start, the festival has brought in 1,500 filmmakers and about 80,000 visitors to Las Cruces. In that time, Marks has trained more than 700 students to produce the festival from start to finish through NMSU’s Creative Media Institute. The 10th annual festival is set for April 9-13, 2025.
Proceeds from the Los Lonely Boys concert will benefit the film festival and Barbara Hubbard’s ACTS student scholarship program at NMSU.
The story of how the Garza brothers – Henry, Jojo and Ringo – rode their bluesy “Texican rock ’n’ roll” sound from San Angelo, Texas, to worldwide fame is one of rock’s Cinderella tales. As teenagers, the three brothers formed Los Lonely Boys, got signed to a major label and had a hit single that propelled them to stardom. They sold 2.5 million records, won a Grammy, and received five more Grammy nominations in the span of their career. The band has been making music for 17 years now and shows no signs of slowing down or losing inspiration.
“Los Lonely Boys are an iconic and soulful band,” Marks said. “Their music has touched people around the world. Their sound particularly resonates with the people of Las Cruces. They are the perfect performers for our first music concert. It is a thrill the Las Cruces International Film Festival can have Los Lonely Boys come to our beloved town and share their music. We are beyond ecstatic to have them as the beginning of the celebration of our 10th year of the Las Cruces International Film Festival.”
Learn more about the concert and the upcoming LCIFF at https://lascrucesfilmfest.com/.
