Hello friend,
Los Hijos Unicos has been my main musical project for almost four years now, but it's time for a change. Rather than continue to play honky-tonk shows as Los Hijos Unicos and jug band shows as the Salvation Alley String Band with a lot of common members in both groups, we're going to book all future shows as the Salvation Alley String Band, and we'll be playing music from both bands with members from both groups.
Why are we going with the Salvation Alley String Band name when Los Hijos Unicos has played around Massachusetts for almost four years now? Because more people around here can pronounce and remember it. The "string band" label also better describes our bastardized western swing, honky-tonk, and bluegrass roots. From now on, if you come to a Salvation Alley String Band show, you may be find a nine-piece western swing band, a bluegrass outfit, a rockabilly quartet, or some other combination. We look forward to mixing it up some.
-Ryan