Hacienda Brothers

Hacienda Brothers explores soul of the west (Mar 2005)

When the topic of American roots music is discussed, classic soul is rarely given proper credit as an essential element of our nation's cultural fabric. This didn't dissuade Dave Gonzalez of The Paladins and Chris Gaffney of Dave Alvin's Guilty Men from joining forces to explore the links between country and soul under the moniker of The Hacienda Brothers. The band's self-titled debut dropped in February on the Koch Nashville label. "When I was a kid, I remember learning to play guitar to  ...