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Rodrigo y Gabriela at Denver's Buell Theater
by Geoff Anderson
Rodrigo y GabrielaBuell Theater Denver, CO September 19, 2009
Who knew you could wring so much out of a couple acoustic guitars? At the Buell Theater, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quinetro attacked their instruments in a manner that had the audience wondering whether the delicate wood would survive, or at the least, stay in tune. The guitars did stay in tune and the result was a sound far beyond what two humans are typically ...
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by Chris May
Forget every other acoustic guitar duo you've ever heard. Mexico's Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero up the ante with an album that owes as much to Metallica as it does to Paco De Lucia and Al Di Meola. It's a hard-driving, high decibel, rutting and strutting cathartic melange of metal, jazz, Mexican, Spanish and Gypsy musics. It's also gloriously melodic, and it makes you feel mighty chipper.
Sanchez and Quintero are survivors of Mexico City's early-1990s metal scene, where they ...
read moreA Chat with Rodrigo Y Gabriela
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By Dennis Cook Reinvention is a tricky business. Veer too far from the known and one loses existing fans, stick too close to well trod paths and risk being predictable and safe. Rodrigo y Gabriela have gone their own way since they emerged with a bang in the early 2000s as a hypnotizing duo that mingled flamenco attack with metal accents, jazz seductiveness and more. With just two acoustic guitars (and some choice effects and smart use of volume), Rodrigo ...
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Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero - Rodrigo Y Gabriela (2007)
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There was a time when I was pretty consumed with, and you could make an argument that it could be considered obsessed with," Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft legionthe California Guitar Trio, the League of Crafty Guitarists, and various smaller splinter groups. There was something about the shared skills of the many guitarists balancing complex pieces of intricate music, much of it approaching classical in style at times: It grabbed my imagination, filling my head with thoughts of notes dancing between ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Live Album, Tour Dates
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NEW LIVE ALBUM OUT JULY 19 ATO Records has announced the release of Rodrigo y Gabriela's new live record, Live in France. The record will be released on July 19, and was recorded at various venues around the Fifth Republic on the 11:11 World Tour. It is the band's second live album, following 2008's Live in Japan. Rodrigo y Gabriela are riding high on the global success of their Hans Zimmer collaboration on Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ...
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Al Di Meola: Tour Dates; Video w/Rodrigo Y Gabriela
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TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 17 IN AGOURA, CALIFORNIA Legendary guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola joined rising young stars Rodrigo y Gabriela onstage in Paris for an intimate performance. The Mexican guitar duo sat down before the show to talk about what playing with guitar master Di Meola meant to them. Check out the video below. Fans can catch Di Meola this Winter and Spring, as he tours behind his upcoming release, Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, out March 15 on Telarc International, ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela | Red Rocks Pics/Video
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Words & Images by: Mike Hardaker Rodrigo y Gabriela :: 08.20.10 :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: Morrison, CO Rodrigo y Gabriela were joined by special guests Shenkar, Al Di Meola and Zach de la Rocha for their concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The duo brought their amazing live acoustic show much to the delight of the nearly sold out crowd, combining classical flamenco music with modern day punk rock and metal elements. Rodrigo and Gabriela first met while living in ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Tour Dates New Video for "Hanuman"
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GUITAR SHREDDING DUO HEADLINES MAJOR U.S. VENUES
This summer Rodrigo y Gabriela will headline storied venues including the Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver/Boulder, CO, and Greek Theatres in LA and Berkeley (see schedule below). In the meantime the duo has a fresh video for the latest single from their the latest single from the recent release 11:11.
The beautifully shot, larger than life new video for Hanuman" was directed by Olallo Rubio and shot in Mexico near Zihuatanejo. The ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spring Dates
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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ANNOUNCE SPRING 2010 TOUR DATES
The explosive Mexican guitar-shredding Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced their Spring 2010 tour of North America. The dates begin February 28 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, run through March, and culminate with a special performance at New York's historic Radio City Music Hall on April 29. These dates are a part of Rodrigo y Gabriela's world tour in support of their acclaimed sophomore album, 11:11, released in September 2009.
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: An Adventure All Their Own
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By: Kevin Schwartzbach
Rodrigo y Gabriela by Chris Strong There seems to be a burning desire, if not a philosophy of sorts, that pilots Rodrigo y Gabriela - a constant hunt for adventure. Practically this manifests itself not in the pursuit of fame, success, money or stability but rather a pursuit of the new, the unexpected, and the unknown, wherever that may lead. It is precisely that yearning that's ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela Add Dates New Album Due 9/8
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Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce Additional North American Tour Dates New Album, 11:11, In Stores And Online September 8
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela have just added a number of October dates to their upcoming North American tour. With the duo's new album, 11:11, being released on September 8, the tour begins in mid-September and runs through most of October. The upcoming tour is destined to be an energetic display of the guitar virtuosos' famed live show and ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Album/Tour
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RODRIGO y GABRIELA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR DATES
Rodrigo y Gabriela ATO Records is excited to announce that Rodrigo y Gabriela will release their new studio album, entitled 11:11 on Tuesday September 8. The album was recorded in Ixtapa, Mexico and produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela, with John Leckie co-producing two of the tracks. The album was mixed in Wales and London by Colin Richardson, best known for his work with metal heavyweights Slipknot and Trivium.
Comprising 11 new ...
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