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Classic Album Review | Tito & Tarantula | Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies

L.A. punk icon Tito Larriva & co. raise another shape-shifting creature of the night.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


This sophomore CD by From Dusk Till Dawn’s vampire mariachis Tiro & Tarantula packs a little less bite than their outstanding 1997 debut Tarantism, but it’s still a shape-shifting creature of the night.

One minute dark and moody, the next hot-blooded and angry, hispanic punk veteran and former Plugz / Cruzados member Tito Larriva and his crew scuttle between smouldering blues-rockers, smoky twangers and the occasional oddball guitar fireball. Listen to this with the lights out — but don’t think for a minute it’ll put you to sleep.