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8 DAYS A WEEK: Your Look at Valley Arts

Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars, 8 p.m. June 9, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Los Lobos (Spanish for “The Wolves”) is an American rock band from East Los Angeles, Calif. The sound is rock ‘n’ roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band rose to stardom in 1987 when their version of Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The lineup is David Hidalgo, vocals, guitar; Cesar Rosas, vocals, guitar; Conrad Lozano, bass, vocals, guitarrón; Louie Perez, drums, vocals, guitar, and Steve Berlin, saxophone. Los Lobos released its 18th album, “Native Sons” (2021), a collection of 12 songs written or performed by California-based musicians, including Jackson Browne (“Jamaica Say You Will”), The Beach Boys (“Sail On, Sailor”), The Blasters, Thee Midniters, Willie Bobo and Lalo Guerrero, with one song written by Hidalgo and Pérez, the title track, “Native Sons.” In April, at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, Los Lobos won its fourth Grammy Award for “Native Sons” as Best Americana Album. Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000; 866-605-7325; https://www.pennspeak.com

Tracy Grammer, 8 p.m. June 2. Born in Homestead, Fla., Grammer was raised in Southern California and began her music career on a borrowed violin at the age of 9. Grammer was part of the folk duo, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. She released three albums with Carter during his lifetime. Four albums by the duo have been released since Carter’s death in 2002. Grammer has released four solo recordings, some of which have included previously unreleased songs by Carter. Grammer’s fourth solo recording, “Low Tide,” which includes her own songs, was released in 2018. Tickets: Godfrey Daniels box office, 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem; 610-867-2390; https://godfreydaniels.org

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