Thee Sacred Souls Bring That Classic Oldies Feel To El Paso

There is a movement happening in music right now and it has been building for a while. A wave of bands decided that the soul, the warmth, and the ache of classic oldies music was not something that belonged exclusively in the past. Not just the style. Not just the groove. All of it. The analog warmth, the harmonies, the feel of a song that sounds like it was recorded in a room where everybody believed in what they were playing. Thee Sacred Souls are one of the best that wave has produced, and they are coming to the Borderland.

The Band That Made Daptone Records Stop and Listen

Thee Sacred Souls formed in San Diego in 2019, built around bassist Sal Samano, drummer Alex Garcia, and vocalist Josh Lane. Garcia and Samano were already cutting bedroom demos together, drawing from Chicano soul, gospel, doo-wop, and classic oldies. The story of how they got signed is almost too good. After only their first live performance, producer Bosco Mann pulled them aside, hands were shaken, and three days later they were laying tracks in his Riverside studio. That studio was Daptone Records' Penrose Studios, one of the most respected homes for soul music in the world.

Their debut singles racked up more than ten million streams in a year and pulled in early fans like Gary Clark Jr., The Black Pumas, and Timbaland. Critics reached for every superlative in the book. One called it "barrel-aged deep soul, laced with Latin, lyrically inventive, and peculiarly fresh." Another said it felt like it was "transported from the heavens." Their debut album received universal acclaim on Metacritic. Then they toured relentlessly, sold out shows across North America and Europe, and came back with their second album, Got a Story to Tell, in 2024. The follow-up features 12 original songs and counts celebrity fans like SZA and Alicia Keys among its admirers, alongside an NPR Tiny Desk performance that stopped the internet cold.

LA LOM Is the Perfect Opening Act for This Night

Los Angeles League of Musicians, known as LA LOM, are an instrumental trio of guitarist Zac Sokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner, and percussionist Nicholas Baker. They first came together playing at the historic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, drawing from Latin music of the 1930s and 40s before expanding into soul ballads, romantic boleros, Peruvian chicha, Bakersfield country, and cumbia sonidera. The result is a sound that does not try to recreate the past so much as drag it into the present by the collar. If you have never heard them, this show is going to be a two-for-one education in how wide this retro-soul revival actually runs.

Get Your Tickets to Thee Sacred Souls at the El Paso County Coliseum

This one is on a Tuesday night in August and it is absolutely worth rearranging your week for. Here is everything you need to know:

• Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
• Venue: El Paso County Coliseum -- 4100 E Paisano Dr, El Paso, TX 79905
• Tickets: Starting at $40.40
• Showtime: 6:30 PM
• Doors Open: 5:30 PM
• Parking Lots Open: 4:30 PM
• Parking: $5 cash only
• Clear Bag Policy: Bags must be 12" x 12" x 6" or smaller

Special guests include LA LOM and The Womack Sisters. Schedule is subject to change.

Do not miss this one, El Paso. These bands sound exactly as good live as they do on record, and that is not something you can say about everybody.

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