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The next late night drive home concert is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Antone's Nightclub in Austin, TX, United States. See all 22 upcoming concerts
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About late night drive home
Hometown
El Paso, TX, United States
Genre
Alternative
In a short time, the evolution of indie-rock band late night drive home -- from duo to quartet, emo-affected rock to traces of jangle-pop and electronica -- has been met by a strongly invested audience. Within two years of pursuing music, the group released 2021’s catchy “Stress Relief,” a track that would amass more than 100 million streams; by 2024, they’d scored a deal with Epitaph Records and play Coachella, all in anticipation of their major-label debut as i watch my life online (2025).
late night drive home began as a lo-fi duo formed in 2019 by El Paso, Texas teens Andre Portillo and Juan “Ockz” Vargas. Vargas was relatively new to music, but found his backing vocals and lead guitar skills a potent match to Portillo's singing. The two-piece released a small handful of material in their first year, mostly captured on the EP floral.
Like most acts of any stripe, late night drive home was mostly put on ice during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Portillo and Vargas still wanted to experiment sonically. Once it was safer to congregate again, they reconvened the band as a four-piece, adding Vargas’ cousin Freddy Baca on bass (who’d never played the instrument before joining) and drummer Brian Dolan. Taking inspiration from rock acts of all stripes from The Strokes to Smashing Pumpkins -- and with a grit and melodic verve that belied their relatively green musicianship -- the group set to recording their next EP, released in 2021. Am I sinking or Am I swimming? kicked off with “Stress Relief,” a heartfelt, catchy song about relationships that slipped a bridge in Spanish into the proceedings; it struck a nerve with a growing online fan base, eventually racking up streams past 100 million.
Things started falling into place rather quickly for the group afterward: more standalone singles followed, including 2021’s “Star Love” and “Perfect Strangers” and 2023’s “Drug Asphyxiation,” as did a self-released album of new material in 2022, How Are We Feeling? After a consistent touring schedule around different regions of the United States, late night drive home moved to the big leagues with festival sets at Coachella, Shaky Knees and Austin City Limits as well as their first dates in Europe. By year’s end, they’d inked a deal with Epitaph Records, who’d release their 2024 EP i’ll remember you for the same feeling you gave me as i slept. Epitaph also issued their sophomore album, 2025’s as i watch my life online, inspired by generational Internet anxiety and featuring new sonic flourishes of alt-pop and touches of synthesizer throughout. ~ Mike Duquette
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