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Los Straitjackets hop on sleigh for holiday fun

Surf-rock instrumentalists Los Straitjackets will put a stranglehold on fans across North America next month as they tour ahead of their latest holiday-themed production, "Yuletide Beat."

SXSW Performer: Los Straitjackets (Nashville, TN)

Los Straitjackets combine the classic surf-music sounds of Dick Dale, The Ventures and Duane Eddy with the physical presence of Mexican wrestling, masks and all. Somehow, it all works, which is a testament to the quality of the musicians involved. The Straitjackets, none of whom is either Spanish-speaking or a wrestler, recruited a few Hispanic heavy hitters, including Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, to help record their upcoming album, "Rock en Espanol, Vol. 1," which is due in stores April 3. --Tjames Madison

Performing Thursday, March 15 at 1 a.m. at Continental Club (1315 S. Congress Ave.).

website: http://www.straitjackets.com

Los Straitjackets brush up on their Spanish

Surf-instrumentalists/Mexican-wrestler-mask-wearers Los Straitjackets have laid down dates for a four-month tour sporting a novelty for the veteran band: a live vocalist joining them onstage.

Los Straitjackets break out Christmas Pageant again

Los Straitjackets--America's favorite Mexican wrestler mask-wearing surf music combo--will once again take their traveling Christmas Pageant on the road with a full slate of appearances for the holidays.

U.S. club dates ahead for Los Straitjackets

Los Straitjackets--an instrumental rock quartet that draws its inspiration from the likes of Link Wray, The Ventures and The Shadows--don their masks for a U.S. club tour that runs through the end of the year.