Tito & Tarantula
Latin rockers Tito & Tarantula comprised singer/guitarist Tito Larriva, previously best known for founding the seminal Los Angeles punk band the Plugz. Larriva was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico but spent his early years living outside Fairbanks, Alaska; his family later relocated to El Paso, Texas, where he studied violin and flute as a member of his school orchestra. After high school he flirted with attending Yale University before landing in L.A. during the mid-'70s; there Larriva formed the Plugz, which in 1979 released their debut LP Electrify Me, the first album to emerge from the city's thriving punk scene. Shortly after scoring Alex Cox's 1984 cult classic Repo Man, the Plugz were rechristened the Cruzados, signing to Arista to release a self-titled 1985 LP; After Dark followed two years later, and the group disbanded in 1990. From there Larriva continued writing film music, also turning to acting; with guitarist Peter Atanasoff and a host of other L.A. session vets he eventually formed Tito & Tarantula, which quickly emerged as a major favorite on the local club scene. Among their most vocal supporters was filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who not only enlisted the group to contribute material to his movies Desperado and From Dusk till Dawn, but also found small roles for Larriva in both; Rodriguez additionally helped produce 1997's Tarantism, released on the band's own Cockroach label. Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies followed in 1999.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tarantism (2015 Remaster)
Rock - Released by it sounds on 1 Jan 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Andalucia (2017 Remaster)
Rock - Released by it sounds on 4 Mar 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Little Bitch (Remastered)
Rock - Released by it sounds on 8 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hungry Sally and Other Killer Lullabies (2017 Remaster)
Rock - Released by it sounds on 1 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live at Rockpalast
Rock - Released by M. i. G. - music on 25 Aug 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Back into the Darkness (2017 Remaster)
Rock - Released by it sounds on 1 Jan 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sneer at the Drummer
Rock - Released by It Sounds on 22 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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