Gary Clark Jr. and Los Lobos Release Rare Live and New Studio Tracks for "Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues" Box Set

​The upcoming five-disc, 41-track box set Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues—a tribute to the legendary Austin music venue—has been previewed with two exclusive recordings from Gary Clark Jr. and Los Lobos. Drawing on their deep connections to the club’s legacy, both artists have contributed previously unreleased tracks to honor Antone’s 50th anniversary. The full set arrives August 22 via New West Records.

The box set includes three full-length albums, each capturing a different facet of the club’s storied history, plus a bonus 45, rare and unseen photos, an updated hardcover edition of Picture the Blues by Susan Antone, and a newly written definitive history of Antone’s by renowned Texas music historian Joe Nick Patoski.

Gary Clark Jr., who began performing at Antone’s as a teenager, contributes a newly unearthed 2004 live recording of “Catfish Blues.” At just 20 years old and unsigned at the time, Clark played the song during a benefit for Hubert Sumlin, sharing the stage with legends like Double Trouble, James Cotton, and Jimmie Vaughan. The track appears on We Went Live In ’75, a collection of rare live cuts from the club featured in the box set.

Clark recalls, “I was a kid playing guitar with no direction. When I jumped onstage at Antone’s, I felt like I was part of something important. It changed how I saw life and gave me purpose.”

Also featured is Los Lobos’ brand-new studio recording of “Three Hundred Pounds of Joy,” the Willie Dixon-penned Chicago blues classic made famous by Howlin’ Wolf. Though based in Southern California, Los Lobos share a lasting bond with Antone’s dating back to a pivotal moment in 1983, when Clifford Antone helped the band get back on their feet.
“Clifford rescued us when we were stranded in Texas with no way home,” recalls Steve Berlin. “He told us to get to Austin and gave us a week of gigs that made it possible to get back to L.A. This track is our way of saying thanks.”

Derek O’Brien, longtime Antone’s guitarist, adds: “Clifford loved it when Cesar Rosas would do Howlin’ Wolf.”
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Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues features:

• Three full-length albums: We Went Live In ’75 (live recordings), Tell Me One More Time (lost Antone’s Records cuts), and The Last Real Texas Blues Album (new recordings by key Antone’s artists)
• Bonus 45 single: featuring Los Lobos
• Updated hardcover edition of Picture the Blues
• Rare photos and definitive written history of the club

Listen to Los Lobos’ “Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy” here

Listen to Gary Clark Jr.’s “Catfish Blues” here

​​Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues is part of a major year-long celebration of Antone’s, which will include performances over the next month in both Austin and New York City. On June 29, the club will bring the sounds of Antone’s to one of the world's most prestigious stages - hosting a curated night of music as part of Lincoln Center's Summer For The City series. The evening before (Saturday, June 28), they will host a Super Blues Party at Manhattan’s intimate Bowery Electric. This New York City run will feature music from Texas icon Jimmie Vaughan, 2025 GRAMMY Nominee Sue Foley, C.J. Chenier (Crown Prince of Zydeco), Benny Turner (Freddie King Band), Swamp Pop Legend Jivin' Gene (Jin Records), Big Bill Morganfield (son of Muddy Waters, co-star of A Complete Unknown), Kam Franklin of The Suffers, John Primer (Muddy Waters Blues Band), Steve Bell (son of Carey Bell), Lurrie Bell (Koko Taylor's Blues Machine), Rodd Bland (Bobby "Blue" Bland Orchestra), Lil' Ed Williams (Alligator Records), The Texas Horns, Joe Sublett and surprise guests.

Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues Tracklist

The Last Real Texas Blues Album
Going Down – Bobby Rush & Jimmie Vaughan
Reconsider Baby – Benny Turner feat. Derek O'Brien
Flip, Flop And Fly – Jivin' Gene feat. Charlie Sexton
You’ll Lose A Good Thing – Kam Franklin
If You Change Your Mind – Lil' Ed Williams
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Friends – Kim Wilson & The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Those Lonely, Lonely Nights – McKinley James
The Sky Is Crying – Lurrie Bell feat. Joe Sublett
Lead Me On – Ruthie Foster
Bad Boy – Doyle Bramhall II
Just Like A Bird Without A Feather – Big Bill Morganfield
Honest I Do – John Primer
Lookin’ Good – Eve Monsees feat. Lurrie Bell & Billy Gibbons
The Things That I Used To Do – Lynn August feat. Marcia Ball
Willie The Wimp – C.J. Chenier
You Got Me Where You Want Me – Sue Foley
If (I Could Be With You) – Kam Franklin
Message From Miss Lavelle – Lavelle White feat. Derek O'Brien & Marcia Ball

Bonus 45 
Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy – Los Lobos

Tell Me One More Time
Sugar Coated Love – Lou Ann Barton
I’m So Glad – Snooky Pryor
It Hurts Me, Too – Angela Strehli Band
No Special Rider – Lazy Lester
You’re Gonna Make Me Cry – Lavelle White
I Won’t Cry – Doug Sahm
A Fool in Love – Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli
Too Sorry – Doyle Bramhall
Gone Blind – Sue Foley
Hear From My Daddy – Barbara Lynn
Don’t Touch Me – Kim Wilson
Going Down Slow – Pinetop Perkins


We Went Live In ‘75
Chicken Shack / Sugar Bear Intro (Live) – Pinetop Perkins
Walking By Myself (Live) – Jimmy Rogers
Built Up From The Ground (Live) – Sunnyland Slim
Double Trouble (Live) – Otis Rush
Bigtown Playboy (Live) – Eddie Taylor
Look On Yonder’s Wall (Live) – Buddy Guy
What It Takes To Get A Good Woman (Live) – Angela Strehli
Cold Cold Feeling (Live) – Albert Collins
Catfish Blues (Live) – Gary Clark Jr.
Midnight Creeper (Live) – James Cotton