On August 7th, the Mavericks returned to Austin for a special show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. The performance coincided with the birthday of the Mavericks’ co-founder and longtime leader, Raul Malo, who passed away after a long battle with cancer last December. In this backstage conversation before the show, Sun Radio’s Kevin Connor talks with co-founding band member Robert Reynolds and longtime lead guitarist Eddie Perez about honoring the memory of Raul, the singers enlisted to sing his parts, and the importance of carrying on the Mavericks tradition.