Singer on solo ‘calm before the storm’ tour
Mavericks leader Raul Malo calls his current serene solo acoustic tour — where fans can grasp the full wonder of his sonorous singing voice in a small club setting – the calm before the storm. Later this year, he’ll be a buzz-sawing blur as The Mavericks celebrate their 30th anniversary with special events and special releases, including a vinyl box set of their MCA Nashville catalog, a group-history documentary and a Spanish language disc coming early next year. “So this is my me-getting-away-from-the-circus tour,” he says. “And then it’s right back to work, because there is a lot of music coming.”
Can you believe it’s been three decades?
It’s funny — I was hesitant at first to celebrate 30 years, because I immediately started thinking, “Oh, my God, we’ve been doing this for 30 years now? We are so old!” I mean, I turn 54 this year. Plus, I’ve never been one to reminisce about the good old days. That’s how I’ve lived my life, by not really looking back or resting on laurels and just always moving forward.
