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GRINGO STAR: US TOUR, SXSW SHOWS, UK TOUR (with Black Lips)

GRINGO STAR: US TOUR, SXSW SHOWS, UK TOUR (with Black Lips)

Since their debut album release in November, Gringo Star’s ‘All Y’all’ has been critically acclaimed, making them a band to watch out for in 2009…. The hardest working band from Atlanta continues on with their US tour tomorrow, including two shows with King Khan & The Shrines, before heading to SXSW. All shows and tour dates are below. Catch them now before they head to the UK for a tour with Black Lips.

Mar 13 Black Owl Muscle Shoals, AL
Mar 14 Sticky Fingers Little Rock, AR
Mar 16 Palladium Loft Dallas, TX****
Mar 17 The Warhol San Antonio, TX****

SXSW SHOWS:
Mar 18 The Mohawk 912 Red River St. 3pm
Mar 18 The Paradise 401 E6th St. 7pm
Mar 18 Hole In The Wall 2539 Guadalupe St. 12am
Mar 19 The Moon Tower 7404 East Cesar Chavez. 2am
Mar 20 Back Alley Social 303 W5th St. 2pm
Mar 20 Trophy’s 2008 S Congress Avenue. 3.30pm
Mar 21 The Belmont 305 W6th St. 3.40pm
Mar 21 Bill’s Place 3421 E Cesar Chavez 11pm

Mar 22 City Art Supply St. Louis, MO
Mar 23 Cahoots Lexington, KY
Mar 25 Subterranean Chicago, IL
Mar 26 Northside Tavern Cincinnati, OH
Mar 27 The Matinee Cleveland, OH
Mar 28 The Bog Scranton, PA
Mar 29 BAR New Haven, CT
Mar 30 Glasslands Brooklyn, NY
Mar 31 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Apr 2 The Khyber Philadelphia, PA
Apr 3 New French Bar Asheville, NC
Apr 4 Snug Harbor Charlotte, NC
Apr 17 Head On The Door Montgomery, AL
Apr 18 The Loft Columbus, GA

****with King Khan & The Shrines

“With their excellent debut album, All Y’all, this Atlanta garage-rock band validate the CMJ buzz.” Spin.com

“This Atlanta, Georgia foursome add layers of rural lilt to their Brit-ish pop, garagey grit to others, while sneaking out slight-psych guitar blasts and gang yalps when least expected. If not the wheel rebooted, their self-titled full-length on My Anxious Mouth is stunningly seasoned for a debut.” CMJ.com

“A little scuzzy, a little jangly and a lot awesome” Blender

“A tapestry of jangly guitar and multi-part vocal harmonies, and ranges from psychedelia to garage rock to surf pop. A bit off-kilter and more than a little charming, it’s Atlanta pop at its best and communicates as well as any recording could what it’s like to see the band live. No song better represents the band than the title track (and first single), ‘All Y’all’: It’s anthemic, hook-filled and catchy as hell” Paste

“All Y’all” is an exuberant rush of early Kinks guitars, tambourines, handclaps, multi-part harmonies, and bits of tinkly piano, all catchy.” Pitchfork

” I would mark All Y’all as one of the most exciting albums of the year, and, probably the best debut release.” Blurt

“They’ve got a killer name and killer tunes. Gringo Star are definitely a band on the rise.”
The Big Takeover

UK dates can be found at:
www.myspace.com/thegringostars