My neighbor was a KPFT dj in the early 70's (in Houston) and was a huge part of my musical education and evolution. He turned me on to Los Lobos in '72. I've seen them many times. Amazing band and love the way they trade instrument roles during different songs. Killer band. Those guys are higher level musicians.

you totally rock! thanks for stepping in..

Oh this is like in the movie "Close Encounters..." where Richard Dreyfus gets picked to go on the spaceship.

I met Conrad when they came to play in my town super nice guy took me in the back before the show to meet the other members and since that time its weird, i have dreams sometimes and in the dreams they ask me to play with them and here you got that chance that i can only dream of your are one lucky guy. You will always have that awesome memory for the rest of your life good job

I saw Los Lobos on a PBS special around 1992 or 1993 that featured multiple artists covering Beatles songs as some sort of tribute. Los Lobos chose to do Tomorrow Never Knows and not only nailed the backwards time signature vibe of the original but just smoked the song in general. At that point I bought How Will the Wolf Survive and Kiko. Whiskey Trail, That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore and Riva's House just JUMPED out of the speakers. Great performances and phenomenal production and engineering.

SO much fun JB!

I so enjoyed every moment of your 'talk'. I'm a HUGE fan of the band and SO get everything you spoke about...awesome stuff!!!!

Now I have to learn more about Los Lobos thank you

Just saw los lobos in boulder and am just smiling ear to ear hearing this story.

Such a good story, great, great band, coolest thing I've seen in a while

Super Lobos fan here... this video was too much fun to watch man! Thanks for taking us down that trip. Loved the guitar playing ...and YES I want more Lobos guitar riff videos haha

I am laughing out loud. What a dream, to be able to do that with Los Lobos!!!

What a great experience. What a great story and what a great job you did! Thanks for sharing with us.

I love Kiko! You just lived out the dream JB. I bet if you asked a million musicians if they were ever able to play a last minute, stand-in gig with their favorite band you would be the only one to say yes. Cheers

What a great story, JB! Great video production too!

What a fabulous adventure for you I'm a Canucklehead Los Lobos fanatic as well, and I would love to be able to play even one song with them!

This is such a great story, and I love the way you tell it on the video. You may recall that I met you just a few days after WorldFest at a meeting for Night of Giving. You were positively vibrating as you told me the story out in the parking lot that afternoon. So it's really nice to hear the telling slowed down, a bit, and all the media mixed in. Bravo!

What great story. Even better because I was there. You were great. Mas y Mas!

Love those guys. They’re friends and great guys. And heroes of mine. David even told me my band really influenced Kiko. So I hear ya. I would have been nervous as shit. Thanks for this and would love to hear your 30th anniversary of Kiko,one of the greatest albums ever.

What an awesome story. I’ve been missing your posts and this one was worth waiting for.

What a great story! Nate of Willies American Guitars in St. Paul has told me he knows these guys quite well and what a cool bunch they are…I remember owning a copy of the neighborhood and really liking it but am new to kiko…will definitely check it out…thanks for posting…Andy C

Must admit, I'm not too familiar with Los Lobos, but these all sound great. I can't imagine being unprepared for a big gig like that, nice job going along with it JB!

it’s about damn time you told this story brother! give us more!

Story time is my favorite time! I’m amazed you could sub in and just figure out the songs on the spot! That’s pretty wild.

Amazing story ! Thank you for sharing!!!

Mind boggling!

You are right about Kiko...Dark Side of the Moon for me....Colossal Head is one of my favorites records...they are so good.

Oh My God! You are one of the most fortunate human beings on the planet. But to be clear, no one just jumps onstage with Los Lobos. You obviously have the goods and the courage to deliver when called on to do so. At the end of the vid you hit on the key; you are a good listener. Good playing is mostly listening to and being aware of the environment.

Awesome! Kiko has always been one of my favorite albums. I had never heard anyone even mention it. Great video. Thank you.

Rainn sent me here. This is so amazing

Alec sent me here. Just subscribed. Love the intro.

WONDERFUL Story JB! and wonderfully told!

I love this story. A dream come true for sure!

😎 Awesome story *JB* ! I have a real problem w/ *STAGEFRIGHT* & just listening to this, I was like "Oh man, I would *NEVER* be able to do *THAT* ‼"

Love both the music and the storytelling! Great work as always, JB!

What a cool bucket list moment!

Thank you for the story. David IS THE BEST on the planet ❤️

Beautiful STUFF, brother!

Totally dug this JB So well told

Legendary band. And what a great story! Balls of steel haha! Not sure I would've dared to say yes myself!

Great story! My “KZfaq time” couldn’t have come quick enough to finally hear it after you teased of the video onFacebook! Never realized Los Lobos did as much as they did. Kind of thought of them doing an album or 2 in the 80s, and then drifted into the nostalgia shows (and the occasional TV/movie soundtrack spot). Will definitely have to check more out! Also love how they do the jam band thing as well. You do realize though that now you are a Californian, it’s required that you learn more Dead tunes!

Love those guys, great story! Mando had me on the road with those guys as a guitar tech recently, couldn’t have had a better time

so good! thanks, jb.

nice story

Great Stuff JB!!

Welcome to the post-COVID world! What an exciting story for you and for us. My guess is there isn’t a musician of any level who dreams of being the stand-in for one of their favorite band musicians. You lived it! How cool. As a former very small-time studio musician from Days Gone By, your (their) advice ti listen to the music is about the best advice a serious musician can get. And the highest compliment to receive! Two small suggestions for improvement to your future videos. I’ve been watching you since you sat in your basement at your laptop and taught us - including this low-guitar-skill drummer - how to play gee-tar. So one, don’t clap your hands. It is loud and distracting. And I would ditch the “you guys” phrase. I know it is collective, but I am old enough not to hear it that way. But I want more so keep them coming!

Keep On Doing What Your Doing ... Great! Love Uncle HB aka Tio Hache Be'h

Agreed! DH is criminally underrated!

I'm a little disappointed, no shout out? I was with you and your mom driving around Mexico listening to Los Lobos. You introduced me to them on that trip and I became a huge fan myself.

Really a cool type dream.

JB You’re my guitar hero!!

Oh you, lucky you…

I LOVE Kiko.

Where is the next Los Eckl tour stop?

Kiko is a masterpiece.

What an awesome story! With the greatest respect for Los Lobos, I just can't get into them. I've tried for years, but they just don't do it for me. Of course, neither does the 'Dead. On the other hand, I love Tedeschi Trucks, so go figure.