Hector Saldana and Luvine Elias of the Krayolas talk about the West Side sound on NPR affiliate KUT: “San Antonio Soul,” the music that came out of San Antonio in the 1960s.

“The Krayolas’ resurgence evolved from feel-good story into full-scale phenomenon, as the band reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Top Latin Digital Albums chart, No. 2 on its Top International Digital Albums chart and fluctuated between No. 14 and No. 20 on Amazon’s all-genre Top 100 Digital Albums chart.”

“The Krayolas are gaining worldwide attention.”

“Who writes classic, memorable pop-rock melodies anymore?  The kind the Beatles or Big Star excelled at.  The kind that get locked in your head and play on a very pleasurable loop.  The Krayolas of San Antonio, Texas do.  They’re my fave American rock ‘n’ roll band of the 21st Century.  Leader Hector Saldana has no doubt learned from Lennon/McCartney, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies and the rest — in addition to fellow homeboy Sir Doug Sahm — but he’s an original.  You hear a track and you go ‘Hey, that’s Hector.’  Today San A

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“Texas garage rock legends The Krayolas — genuine, Mexified, San Antonio rock ‘n’ roll stars — return to South By Southwest Music + Media Conference with a new EP that captures all the fun and no-borders range that made them famous.”