1995

January
Los Straitjackets are nominated for Best Unsigned Band(!) in
the 1st annual Nashville Music Awards (NAMMIES) held at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
Jimmy Lester is also nominated as Best Drummer.
They didn't win either one.

February
A 45-rpm single of Gatecrasher b/w Lonely Apache is released on
Sympathy for the Record Industry

March
The band's first CD,
The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable sound of Los Straitjackets
is released on Upstart Records

Los Straitjackets play their first out-of-town show at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX.

July
The band does it's first major tour of the U.S. with a swing through the west coast.

September through November
The band continues touring.

December
The band appears on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC Television.

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