Steve Earle & Los Lobos Release Collaborative Single “Volver a Celya” Today via New West Records

 Steve Earle & Los Lobos released the pair's first ever collaboration, “Volver A Celaya,” today via New West Records. The song was originally written by Earle during the intimate songwriting workshops he taught at the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music in Red Hook, Brooklyn last spring. He then met up with the legendary band in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this summer where Steve Berlin produced the studio session at Red Amp Studios. 

Steve Earle says, “The character speaking to you in this song is based on guys that I worked with framing houses, right after I dropped out of High School in 1971. At first I worked with other guys who looked like me - anglos on crews that worked from 7:00am til 3:30 and then knocked off and headed to the nearest beer joint. Minimum wage was $1.60 an hour and I never took home a check bigger than 85 bucks - until I discovered Mexican crews worked from ‘can’t see to can’t see,’ sometimes putting in 50, even 55 hours a week. Shortly after starting with those guys, I held a hundred dollars in my hand for the first time in my life. It was simply a different way of thinking about making a living. These guys put in all the hours they could, brought the money home to their family on the westside - or back across the border to Mexico. I didn’t mind working late because, as far as I knew, nothing cool happened ‘til dark anyway.” He continues, “These days, with the word ‘immigration’ on the tip of everyone’s tongue, I found myself wondering where Cruz, Armando, and Eusebio are today and what they would make of this mess, so I set to putting words in their mouths. When writing was done and it was time to record, there wasn’t a shred of doubt in my mind who to call. Los Lobos and I have been connected at our roots since the beginning of our careers. We’ve shared stages at festivals and toured together as a package but collaborating in the studio was a box unchecked - until now.” 

Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin added, “Working with Steve Earle on this project is the latest culmination of a long and fruitful relationship going back decades. We had an absolute blast working on this special song with him as there are few songwriters extant who can say so much by simply painting the picture of life under the current regime. We look forward to future collaborations.” 

Volver A Celaya,”is available across streaming platforms today. It will be available as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl single released October 16 via independent retailers and is also available for pre-order now via New West Records.

The single’s B-side is Earle’s “City of Immigrants,” originally released on his 2007 Grammy Award-winning album Washington Square Serenade. The song stands as a powerful folk tribute to the immigrant experience and the generations of newcomers who continue to shape American identity. Nearly two decades later, its message resonates with renewed urgency. In May, Earle released a video for the song directed by the actor and filmmaker Steve Buscemi. As immigration remains at the forefront of national conversation, the video arrived as both a protest and a celebration, underscoring the essential role immigrants play in defining the American story. See the “City of Immigrants” video here.

Steve Earle is currently on his Fifty-One Years of Songs and Stories tour, an expansive North American run that has included more than 70 dates across the U.S. and Canada. On August 29, he will launch a European tour with The Waterboys starting in Glasgow. In October, Earle will once again appear at the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The weekend’s festivities will kick off with a special tribute to Earle at The Masonic on October 1, featuring performances by Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Hot Tuna, Victoria Williams, Molly Tuttle, Buddy Miller, and more.  

Los Lobos has performed 100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans. The band will continue their Brotherhood Tour with Los Lonely Boys in Saratoga, CA. They will also appear at the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Festival on September 11 and will launch the Latin Legends Cruise on May 13, 2027. Please see tour dates below.

Photo Credit: Emma Delevante

 

About Steve Earle

Steve Earle is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. As a protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right. In addition to penning songs for Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and many more, 1986 saw him release his debut record as an artist, Guitar Town. The album quickly rose to #1 on country charts and stands as a timeless Americana classic. Meanwhile, his 1988 hit “Copperhead Road” has been named an official state song of Tennessee. He followed up with projects such as The Revolution Starts...Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and TOWNES (2009), receiving consecutive GRAMMY® awards. Outside of music, Earle has published a novel, I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (2011), and a collection of short stories, Dog House Roses (2003). He has appeared as an actor in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé. In 2009, he appeared in and wrote the score for the off-Broadway play Samara, while he later appeared in and wrote the music for Coal Country, receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination. Earle is also the host of the weekly show Hard Core Troubadour on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel. Speaking to his impact and influence, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020, while he was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music in 2023. In 2025, he joined the Grand Ole Opry as its newest member. Using his platform to challenge power and amplify marginalized voices, he is a longtime advocate for social justice, prison reform, and free expression. Ultimately, Earle has carved out a legacy that extends far beyond music itself. 

 

About Los Lobos: 

Over the past 50 years, Los Lobos have created an unprecedented body of work and a legacy of greatness. The numbers are staggering: 100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans. They’ve recorded 17 studio albums, won 4 Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a California Hall of Fame and Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award, Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance from the Americana Music Association, NEA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognition, plus countless “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations. 

Five Blood Brothers who have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice, penning some of the most literate and important music of their time, transforming the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure. As proud Chicanos, their songs have always glistened with the distillation from their Mexican and Latin American roots. Los Lobos have helped spread the rich diversity of cultures across every continent, throughout the global community. And in the true rebel spirit, they did it all on their own terms, against formula. Quite simply, they are one of the tightest, one of the best, one of the most prolific bands ever. And, amazingly, with the original founding members as the pack the entire time. Unprecedented. Their 2021 Grammy Award-Winning album Native Sons is available from New West Records. 

 

STEVE EARLE ON TOUR:

Thursday, August 6, 2026 — Center for the Arts — Crested Butte, CO
Friday, August 7, 2026 — Phil Long Music Hall — Colorado Springs, CO
Saturday, August 8, 2026 — KiMo Theatre — Albuquerque, NM
Sunday, August 9, 2026 — The Liberty — Roswell, NM
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — Stable Hall — San Antonio, TX
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — Arlington Music Hall — Arlington, TX
Friday, August 14, 2026 — Skyline Event Center at Osage Casino Hotel — Tulsa, OK
Saturday, August 15, 2026 — Stiefel Theatre — Salina, KS
Sunday, August 16, 2026 — The Sovereign — St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — Cahn Auditorium — Evanston, IL
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 — The Ludlow Garage — Cincinnati, OH
Thursday, August 20, 2026 — Peoples Bank Theatre — Marietta, OH
Friday, August 21, 2026 — Musikfest Café — Bethlehem, PA
Saturday, August 22, 2026 — The Stephen Talkhouse — Amagansett, NY
Friday, August 28, 2026 — The Long Road Festival — Leicestershire, England
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — OVO Hydro — Glasgow, Scotland~
Sunday, August 30, 2026 — Princess Alexandra Auditorium — Yarm, England
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — Ancienne Belgique — Brussels, Belgium~
Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Roig Arena — Valencia, Spain~
Saturday, September 5, 2026 — 3Arena — Dublin, Ireland~
Monday, September 7, 2026 — Oslo Spektrum — Oslo, Norway~
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 — Filadelfia Convention Center — Stockholm, Sweden~
Thursday, September 10, 2026 — AFAS Live — Amsterdam, Netherlands~
Friday, September 11, 2026 — OLT Rivierenhof — Antwerp, Belgium~
Saturday, September 12, 2026 — The O2 — London, England~
Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Grand Ole Opry House — Nashville, TN
Thursday, October 1, 2026 — The Masonic — San Francisco, CA (An Evening Honoring Steve Earle)
Friday, October 2–Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass — San Francisco, CA
Thursday, October 8, 2026 — The Chicago Theatre — Chicago, IL (80 Years of John Prine)
Saturday, October 10, 2026 — Grand Ole Opry House — Nashville, TN
Thursday, October 15, 2026 — Gallagher Square at Petco Park — San Diego, CA (with Turnpike Troubadours and Reckless Kelly)
Friday, October 16, 2026 — Plaza Theatre — Palm Springs, CA
Saturday, October 17, 2026 — Long Beach Amphitheater — Long Beach, CA (with Turnpike Troubadours)
Friday, October 23, 2026 — Greenwich Odeum — East Greenwich, RI
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — Bearsville Theater — Woodstock, NY
Friday, November 6, 2026 — Sellersville Theatre — Sellersville, PA
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — The State Theatre — State College, PA
Saturday, November 28, 2026 — Grand Ole Opry House — Nashville, TN
Friday, December 4–Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Blackberry Smoke’s High Tide Getaway — Cancún, Mexico

~with The Waterboys

 

LOS LOBOS ON TOUR:

Friday, August 7, 2026 — The Mountain Winery — Saratoga, CA
Saturday, August 8, 2026 — Golden State Theatre — Monterey, CA
Sunday, August 9, 2026 — Uptown Theatre — Napa, CA
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — Apex Everett — Everett, WA
Thursday, August 13, 2026 — ilani Casino Resort — Ridgefield, WA
Friday, August 14, 2026 — Britt Festival Pavilion — Jacksonville, OR
Friday, August 21, 2026 — Maui Music & Food Experience — Lahaina, HI
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 — The Newton Theatre — Newton, NJ
Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Concerts Under the Stars — King of Prussia, PA
Friday, September 4, 2026 — Eisenhower Park — East Meadow, NY
Saturday, September 5, 2026 — Jonathan Edwards Winery — North Stonington, CT
Friday, September 11–Sunday, September 13, 2026 — Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion — Bristol, TN
Saturday, September 12, 2026 — Blind Willie McTell Music Festival — Thomson, GA
Sunday, September 13, 2026 — Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center — Florence, SC
Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Glenview Blocktoberfest — Glenview, IL
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — Los Lobos: Native Sons Film Screening — Port Townsend, WA
Monday, September 28, 2026 — McCurdy Pavilion — Port Townsend, WA
Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Steve’s Steak & Seafood House — Commerce, CA
Friday, October 16, 2026 — Fantasy Springs Resort Casino — Indio, CA
Saturday, October 17, 2026 — Quechan Casino Resort — Winterhaven, CA
Friday, October 23, 2026 — Hart Theatre at The Egg — Albany, NY
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — The Warehouse at FTC — Fairfield, CT
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — City Winery New York City — New York, NY
Monday, October 26, 2026 — City Winery New York City — New York, NY
Friday, November 13, 2026 — Memorial Hall OTR — Cincinnati, OH
Saturday, November 14, 2026 — The Celestia Theater — Wadsworth, OH
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — The Acorn — Three Oaks, MI
Thursday, December 3, 2026 — The Sheldon Concert Hall — St. Louis, MO
Friday, December 4, 2026 — Knuckleheads Saloon — Kansas City, MO
Saturday, December 5, 2026 — Knuckleheads Saloon — Kansas City, MO
Sunday, December 6, 2026 — The Momentary — Bentonville, AR
Saturday, February 27, 2027 — PACE Center — Parker, CO
Sunday, February 28, 2027 — Boulder Theater — Boulder, CO
Thursday, May 13–Sunday, May 16, 2027 — Latin Legends Cruise — Los Angeles, CA

 

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