Crows and Conquerors: The Ultimate Tag Team Tour

By Gustavo Martir M.A. | Victorio Gomez

The Spanish new wave and pop rock band La Unión and the band The Phantom Crows are hitting the road, uniting their talents for the “Unidos por el Rock” (United by Rock) tour. This unprecedented international collaboration brings together two bands with different legacies and sounds, all fueled by a shared passion for rock music. The tour promises fans a potent mix of nostalgia and fresh material, delivered with high-voltage energy.

The Tour’s Origins: A Fated Fusion

The tour’s genesis was, as they describe it, a spontaneous and unplanned event. After an initial attempt to connect years ago didn’t pan out, a recent chance encounter led to an impromptu collaboration. The results were so powerful that both groups knew they had to continue. La Unión’s Luis Bolin says the tour is a way to settle a long-standing debt with their audience. “La Unión had a very big debt to this audience… Four decades and there had only been one tour in the year ’96… And I have come to pay my debt here in California, with this Hispanic audience that has supported us so much.”

For The Phantom Crows, the tour is a major step. It’s a chance for them to grow their audience by partnering with a legendary band. “For us, it is an honor to be able to have this musical contact, this musical fusion and this musical friendship that has been given,” The Phantom Crows’ Sergio Bedolla said. The band sees the tour as a way to “expand our music as much as possible with a legend.”

A Sound United by Rock

The two bands have found that despite their different histories, their sounds complement each other on stage. Rudy Martínez of The Phantom Crows describes the experience as surreal. “The energy on the stage is like another thing, it’s like a thing that happens once in a lifetime,” he said, adding that “the love of rock, the music” is what truly unites them. Sergio Bedolla agrees, stating that on stage there is simply “much energy” that makes the whole thing work.

Bolin explains that the tour will provide a unique experience for fans, who will hear La Unión’s classic hits, like “Lobo Hombre en París,” with new, more rock-oriented arrangements. “I like the music I am making now with La Unión much more than what I have made throughout the whole range, even though it may be much more successful,” Bolin says. He even admits that he prefers the new versions of his songs, believing that the new solos and guitar work are far superior. “The Saks solo is better, the guitar is better, the bass I don’t like, I couldn’t replicate the bass, but everything else is…”

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