Los Lonely Boys

The family band is a great rock ’n’ roll institution, from Oasis to the Black Crowes to Hanson. There’s something fascinating about the unstudied flow of sibling vocal harmonies and stage presence. Los Lonely Boys, three brothers from west Texas, began as their dad’s backing band. First off, let’s take a moment to imagine touring with your dad, watching him chase after-show tail, riding shotgun in a van knee-deep in fast-food wrappers and wearing five-day-old underwear. (Shudder.) Anyway, weaned on Tex Mex-style country and blues, Los Lonely Boys augment the basics with red-hot guitar playing and tight vocal harmonies. Perhaps their most ringing endorsement comes from the “Cannabis Messiah” of country music, Willie Nelson, who has called the Boys his favorite band and invited them to record at his studio. 612-332-1775; www.first-avenue.com