Gringo Star at Mercury Lounge, Monday October 20 (10:30pm)
DEBUT ALBUM, “ALL Y’ALL”
RELEASED NOVEMBER 4 (My Anxious Mouth Records)
Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective).
DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM HERE:
http://www.kissatlanta.com/all_yall/
www.myspace.com/thegringostars
By condensing a palate of swirling and innovative guitar voyages and a sweat-soaked baroque punk ethos that loses itself in carpet-crawling majesty, Gringo Star has emerged as Atlanta’s favorite rock and roll sons. Brothers Nick and Pete Furgiuele, along with Pete DeLorenzo and Matt McCalvin have continually built momentum, crisscrossing the country and honing their chops on rock and roll’s frontline.
Crafting an art-damaged and intense presence, the group’s sound falls somewhere between The Animals, Motown and The Kinks. In person, the group’s soft-spoken demeanor instills a sense of alluring mystery, but on stage, Gringo Star explode. Never ones to hang on to the same instruments for too long, each member of the group sprints and hurdles from station to station, swapping out guitar for bass for drums for voice, keyboard for accordion, kazoo for tambourine. As a result, the band’s multifaceted musicianship culminates in dense and cerebral rock mantras that are hard-wired to the head and heart.
“The band’s music is incontestably real and is delivered in such a genuine manner that can be nothing short of enjoyable” The Savannah Chronicle
“Gringo Star filled the room, capturing the audience’s attention, as they stole the show with their driving Southern garage rock and impeccable rhythm” Golden Gate X Press
“Rock ‘n roll with a bit of edge about it…it has enough twists and turns to mark Gringo Star as a band to watch. Wild and free, rock at its finest” Americana UK magazine
GRINGO STAR US TOUR DATES - OCTOBER 2008
Oct 9 - On The Rocks - Little Rock, AR
Oct 10 - Sticky Fingers - Little Rock, AR
Oct 11 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
Oct 12 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
Oct 13 - Day Trotter Session - Rock Springs, IL
Oct 13 - Huckleberry’s Pizza Parlour - Rock Springs, IL
Oct 14 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
Oct 15 - Southgate House - Covington, KY
Oct 16 - The Matinee - Cleveland, OH
Oct 17 - The Bog - Scranton, PA
Oct 18 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
Oct 19 - BAR - New Haven, CT
Oct 20 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
Oct 24 - Green Eggs And Jam - Boone, NC
Oct 25 - JJ’s Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN
Then off to play dates in the UK
