El Barrio started playing at the local dive bar Stem. Jerry Lee Lewis heavily influenced the early work of the group. El Barrio’s members were friends in middle school. The guitarist used to listen to radio constantly as a child.

El Barrio are expecting to bring in a whole new group of fans with this tour and the new release. The band just completed their most current record, but they are already planning the next release. El Barrio's newest release is the group's first release since the band broke up seven years ago.

A member of El Barrio started dating a girl whose auntwas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. The band members were happy that all the parties they had played had paid off. The group is now a huge draw wherever they perform.

El Barrio knew that they had a real chance to become a headlining national act after the band’s first fan club was started by Cynthia Harkenreader in 2000. The fan club received a huge boost after Barbara Prather designed a website for the group. That coupled with the tour country wide saw the fan club’s official membership reach numbers in the thousands.

El Barrio appreciaites their fans and wants to give them a good show, so they play past hits along with the new singles. TheSeats.com is the one stop shop for the group, with El Barrio tickets, concert seating charts, and touring schedule.