The members of Viva La Salsa were friends in high school. The blues heavily influenced the early work of the band. Viva La Salsa started singing at the college dive bar Optimist. The guitarist was influenced by his mom's love of music.

The newest record from Viva La Salsa has taken the band in a surprisingly new direction, with a heavier sound. The group may have recently finished their latest release, but they are already planning the next release.

Often times, critics have commended Viva La Salsa for their playfulness with the audience at concerts. Shelbyville music critic Stan Reiner has always praised group’s superb drummer. Viva La Salsa’s latest project has received generally positive praise from notable music critics like Gary Avondale and Bobby Wolbert.

Viva La Salsa’s first album was a dud, but the second finally got some attention. The group's members all had weird jobs while they waited to be noticed.

Viva La Salsa realized they had finally made it after Kathy Tettleton started the first fan club for the group in 1981. Initially the group only had a few fans from Oklahoma City in the club, but after playing from California to New York the fan club’s membership exploded to a few thousand.

The group is sure to schedule a performance at Rascal in Kansas City every time they tour because they used to play there all the time before they made it big. Viva La Salsa will mix songs from the new record with hits from its previous album. TheSeats.com provides the tour schedule and seating charts to concerts, making TheSeats.com the best single site to find your Viva La Salsa tickets.