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THE ARISTOCRATS “TRES CABALLEROS” EUROPE TOUR WINTER 2015/2016

THE ARISTOCRATS
“TRES CABALLEROS” EUROPE TOUR
WINTER 2015/2016
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November 16th: Cologne (Germany) – Kantine
November 17th: Dortmund (Germany) – Piano
November 18th: Frankfurt (Germany) – Zoom
November 20th: Nurnberg (Germany) – Luise Cultfactory
November 21st: Stuttgart/Winterbach (Germany) – Strandbar 51
November 22nd: Reichenbach (Germany) – Bergkeller
November 24th: Munich (Germany) – Strom
November 25th: Bratislava (Slovakia) – Majestic Musik Club
November 26th: Nove Mesto (Slovakia) – Blue Note
November 27th: Bochnia (Poland) – Oratorium Sw. Kingi
November 28th: Warszaw/Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland) – Centrum Kultury
November 30th: Berlin (Germany) – Kesselhaus
December 1st: Osnabruck (Germany) – Gaste Garage
December 2nd: Hamburg (Germany) – Fabrik
December 4th: Larvik (Norway) – Bolgen
December 6th: Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul
December 7th: Bucharest (Romania) – Silver Church
December 9th: Zoetermeer (Netherlands) – De Boerderij
December 10th: Verviers (Belgium) – Spirit of 66
December 12th: Dublin (Ireland) – The Grand Social
December 13th: Edinburgh (Scotland) – Liquid Room
December 15th: Manchester (England) – Club Academy
December 16th: Birmingham (England) – O2 Institute 3
December 17th: Bristol (England) – Bierkeller
December 18th: London (England) – Heaven
December 19th: Brighton (England) – The Haunt
December 20th: Paris (France) – La Maroquinerie

January 15th 2016: Äänekoski (Finland) – Painotalo (band clinic + concert)
January 16th 2016: Espoo (Finland) – Sellosali
January 18th 2016: Lisbon (Portugal) – RCA Club
January 20th 2016: Sevilla (Spain) – Custom
January 21st 2016: Murcia (Spain) – Garaje
January 22nd 2016: Madrid (Spain) – Caracol
January 23rd 2016: Valencia (Spain) – Rockcity
January 24th 2016: Barecelona (Spain) – Razzmatazz 2
January 26th 2016: Nice (France) – Le Palace
January 27th 2016: Genova (Italy) – La Claque
January 29th 2016: Athens (Greece) – Athina Live
January 30th 2016: Athens (Greece) – Athina Live
February 2nd 2016: Milan (Italy) – Blue Note
February 3rd 2016: Zurich (Switzerland) – Moods
February 4th 2016: Rubigen (Switzerland) – Muhle Hunziken
February 6th 2016: Verona (Italy) – Officina degli Angeli
February 7th 2016: Bologna (Italy) – Zona Roveri
February 8th 2016: Pordenone (Italy) – Il Deposito
February 10th 2016: Florence (Italy) – Teatro Puccini
February 11th 2016: Terni (Italy) – Auditorium Gazzoli
February 12th 2016: Malta (Malta) – Ir-Razzett l’Ahmar
February 14th 2016: Siracusa (Italy) – Venue TBA
February 16th 2016: Roccaforzata (TA) (Italy) – Saloon Public House
February 18th 2016: Rome (Italy) – Planet Live Club
February 20th 2016: Tel Aviv (Israel) – Reading 3

(A FEW MORE DATES TBA)
Friends across Europe: Please join us! 🙂

Cheers to all,
The Aristocrats

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Rock Royalty Join Forces for a Benefit Concert for Tony Macalpine

Los Angeles, CA) Guitar legends Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and John 5, along with drum powerhouse Mike Portnoy, bass icon Billy Sheehan and keyboard phenomenon Derek Sherinian are joining forces to play a benefit concert for guitar and keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.

The Benefit for Tony MacAlpine will take place at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on December 12, 2015, at 7:00pm, featuring performances from John 5 & The Creatures, Zakk Wylde with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehanand Derek Sherinian; Steve Vai and band, and culminating in an all-star jam with house band Portnoy, Sheehan, Sherinian featuring special guests. Eddie Trunk will serve as master of ceremonies for the night.

In addition to this extraordinary musical event, Steve Vai, John 5, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Stevens, Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather and Joe Satriani have all graciously donated personal guitars to be auctioned during the event. Simon Philips has dontated a signature snare. Tony’s gear manufacturers Ibanez, Hughes & Kettner,EMG Pickups, Ernie Ball, Source Audio and Voodoo Lab have also generously donated equipment to be raffled.

Tony’s cancer diagnosis comes on the heels of his wife’s diagnosis with breast cancer in June, making the situation even more trying for Tony and his family.

“Tony is a dear friend, an absolutely sweet human being and one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever worked with,” says Mike Portnoy, “We are coming together to help raise money and awareness to help him fight his battle and come out on top!” Adds Steve Vai, “It’s a great privilege to take to the stage with my friends Zakk, John, Mike and Billy in support of our dear friend Tony. Tony has always been blessed with an exceptional talent and more so, he’s an exceptionally cool guy. It’s a great cause and will be a magical evening of guitar extravaganza.”

“Tony has been such an inspiration to me,” says John 5, “He is an incredible musician and an unbelievable talent. Please let’s all come together and beat this!”
“Tony is our brother. We look forward to making a historical night, and raising a lot of money to help our friend in need.” said Derek Sherinian.

Tony MacAlpine is widely known as a guitar virtuoso who is just as skilled on the keys. Edge of Insanity, his classic debut album, was recently ranked by Guitar World magazine as one of the Top Ten Shred Guitar Albums of all time. Aside from his solo work, Tony has also been part of several rock supergroups including Planet X withDerek Sherinian and Virgil Donati; PSMS (Portnoy/Sheehan/MacAlpine/Sherinian); as well as the Grammy nominated CAB with bassist Bunny Brunel and drummer Dennis Chambers. MacAlpine also spent seven years playing guitar and keys in Steve Vai‘s touring band The Breed. Tony’s most recent album Concrete Gardenswas released in May. Tony toured the US in June to promote the album, but was forced to cancel tours of Asia, Australia and Europe when his health deteriorated.

Tickets are on sale Saturday November 7, at 10am PT through LiveNation.com, with all proceeds going to help Tony and his family. A GoFundMe campaign will be set up for fans who can’t make the show, but still want to contribute.

Doors will be at 7 pm with the show set to begin at 8 pm. For tickets, visit www.livenation.com

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Broadcaster Press Coverage

In the words of Kevin from Jump Start “Reviews of the new Broadcaster EP keep rolling on in. People seemed pretty excited about it.”

http://anchormusicnews.com/2015/10/16/1986/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/15/cd-review-broadcaster-unleashes-long-island-rock-a/
http://www.itsthealternative.com/music/2015/10/23/broadcaster-spin-ep-review
http://thepunkarchive.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/broadcaster-spin.html

Now BUY SOME!

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Paper + Plastick’s Aspiga announce west coast tour dates with Know Your Saints

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New Jersey indie-punk band Aspiga have announced August west coast tour dates with Know Your Saints. Aspiga’s album What Happened to You?, was released in November 2014 via Paper + Plastick Records.

TOUR DATES:
8/3 @ The Night Light – Oakland, CA w/ Night School, & Long Knives
8/4 @ The Redwood Bar – Los Angeles, CA w/ Colossal Wrecks, The Stupid Daikini, Alex & His Meal Ticket
8/5 @ Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA w/ Little Tents & VVOMEN
8/6 @ TBA – Eugene, OR
8/7 @ SMU Warehouse – Portland, OR. w/ Pageripper, Great Apes, Todd Allen (of Squarecrow), & Beach Party
8/8 @ The Kraken – Seattle, WA. w/ Young Go-Hards & Variations
8/9 @ The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA. w/ Caparza, Girl Guts

Click on the links below to order the album.

823819032310CD: https://hcdistro.com/store/product/aspiga-what-happened-to-you-cd/
LP: https://hcdistro.com/store/product/aspiga-what-happened-to-you-lp/

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THE ARISTOCRATS – Featuring Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minneman – 3rd Studio Album Tres Caballeros

There’s a 5-minute YouTube trailer video previewing the new music, as well as some video footage from the bonus DVD in the Deluxe Edition,available right here for your viewing.

Album will be released in Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD with bonus features) and Standard Edition (CD only)
8-week North American tour starts on July 6

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The rock/fusion power trio supergroup The Aristocrats – featuring Guthrie Govan on guitar,Bryan Beller on bass, and Marco Minnemann on drums – can now reveal the cover art and track listing for their third studio album Tres Caballeros, which is due for an early summer release (exact date TBA). The album will be released in a Standard Edition (CD) and Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD), which will include a 30-minute documentary featuring live and in-studio footage, outtakes, demos, and more.

The “8-bit” artwork represents a new spin on the band’s tradition of animated covers, and was created by Tom Colbie, who designed the cover art for the band’s previous two releases,Culture Clash and Culture Clash Live.

Tres Caballeros was tracked over ten days in February at world-famous Sunset Sound, whereVan Halen (1), Led Zeppelin IV, and Rage Against The Machine’s The Battle Of Los Angeles were tracked, among hundreds of others. The result: Nine new compositions of greater sonic depth and breadth than ever before, with unique textures and lush layering augmenting the band’s preternatural ability to improvise both individually and as a group at the highest levels possible.

The track listing for Tres Caballeros is as follows:

  1. Stupid 7
  2. Jack’s Back
  3. Texas Crazypants
  4. ZZ Top
  5. Pig’s Day Off
  6. Smuggler’s Corridor
  7. Pressure Relief
  8. The Kentucky Meat Shower
  9. Through The Flower

The Tres Caballeros tour spans eight weeks across North America, including the band’s first visit to Canada in four years. The Aristocrats will be supported by fellow rock/fusion power trio The Travis Larson Band. Full details on each date can be found on the Aristocrats website calendar page at: http://the-aristocrats-band.com/shows/

The Aristocrats
Tres Caballeros North America Tour – Summer 2015
with special guests The Travis Larson Band

Date City/State Venue
Mon 6-Jul Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
Tues 7-Jul San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Wed 8-Jul Santa Cruz, CA Don Quixote’s
Fri 10-Jul Portland, OR Star Theater
Sat 11-Jul Seattle, WA Studio Seven
Sun 12-Jul Vancouver, BC, CANADA Rickshaw Theatre
Tues 14-Jul Boise, ID Reef
Wed 15-Jul Salt Lake City, UT Club X
Fri 17-Jul Denver, CO Quixote’s True Blue
Sat 19-Jul Omaha, NE Slowdown
Mon 20-Jul Des Moines, IA The Gaslamp
Tues 21-Jul St. Paul, MN The Amsterdam Bar And Hall
Fri 24-Jul Chicago, IL Reggie’s
Sat 25-Jul Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s
Sun 26-Jul Cincinnati, OH The Mad Frog
Tues 28-Jul Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
Wed 29-Jul Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Café
Thur 30-Jul Columbus, OH Skully’s
Fri 31-Jul Detroit, MI Token Lounge
Sat 1-Aug Toronto, ON, CANADA Mod Club
Sun 2-Aug Ottawa, ON, CANADA The Rainbow Bistro
Tues 4-Aug Montreal, QC, CANADA Café Campus
Wed 5-Aug Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
Fri 7-Aug Boston, MA The Middle East
Sat 8-Aug New York City, NY Irving Plaza
Sun 9-Aug Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Mon 10-Aug Washington, DC Jammin’ Java
Tues 11-Aug Raleigh, NC Pour House
Thur 13-Aug Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
Fri 14-Aug Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
Sat 15-Aug Nashville, TN The High Watt
Sun 16-Aug St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
Mon 17-Aug Kansas City, MO The Scene
Tues 18-Aug Tulsa, OK The Vanguard
Thur 20-Aug Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
Fri 21-Aug Austin, TX The Roost
Sat 22-Aug Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX The Sanctuary
Mon 24-Aug Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Wed 26-Aug Phoenix, AZ Club Red
Thur 27-Aug Mexicali, MEXICO Teatro De Estado
Fri 28-Aug San Diego, CA Price Center Ballroom East, UCSD
Sun 30-Aug Los Angeles, CA King King
 
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KIKO LOUREIRO Of ANGRA Officially Joins MEGADETH

I first met Kiko around 8 years ago for a cover shoot for Burrn! magazine. I had no idea who he was, other than the fact he was tremendously talented and that the staff from Burrn! held him in high regard. Since then I’ve come to see what a guitar virtuoso he is, and I’m deeply encouraged by his depth and talent. Very few Megadeth alumni have had the same feel and ability as Kiko. As Frank Sinatra says, “the best is yet to come!” -Dave Mustaine

http://www.megadeth.com/news/kiko-loureiro-angra-officially-joins-megadeth

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Kill Lincoln and All Eyes West Tour in support of new releases

Kill Lincoln and All Eyes West Tour Dates

Kill Lincoln and All Eyes West Tour in support of new releases

Kill Lincoln and All Eyes West have a slew of upcoming show dates in support of their respective new releases on Jump Start Records

AEW_SXSWALL EYES WEST DATES:
03.13.15 Chicago, IL @ Reggies w/ Flatfoot 56 – The Killigans – The Beatdown
03.14.15 St. Louis, MO @ The Demo w/ Typesetter
03.15.15 Oklahoma City, OK @ Guildhaul w/ Beach Language – Himalayas –
Found Footage
03.16.15 Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s w/ TBA
03.18.15 Austin, TX @ The Gypsy Lounge – Converse/Thrasher Death Match
2015 (12pm set) w/ Pity Sex, Pianos Become the Teeth and Title Fight.
03.18.15 Austin, TX @ Love Goat – Ground Floor Booking Showcase
03.20.15 Austin, TX @ TBA – TBA
03.20.15 Austin, TX @ The Lodge – Reggie’s Chicago Showcase
03.21.15 Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of the Vapors Fest – 6pm : Location
TBA day of show!

KILL LINCOLN TOUR POSTER_UPDATED_NEW DATESKILL LINCOLN DATES:
3/6/2015 @ Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD ^
3/7/2015 @ Thrill Mill – Pittsburgh, PA
3/8/2015 @ The Rockery – Detroit, MI
3/9/2015 @ Liar’s Club – Chicago, IL
3/10/2015 @ Fubar Lounge – St. Louis, MO
3/11/2015 @ Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club – Kansas City, MO
3/12/2015 @ Moe’s BBQ – Denver, CO
3/13/2015 @ Music Garage – Salt Lake City, UT
3/14/2015 @ Artistic Armory – Las Vegas, NV
3/15/2015 @ 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA
3/17/2015 @ Tower Bar – San Diego, CA
3/18/2015 @ Space Smoke Shop – Tucson, AZ
3/19/2015 @ Hap Hazard Hall – Las Cruces, NM
3/20/2015 @ Sahara Club – Austin, TX
3/21/2015 @ Wit’s End – Dallas, TX
3/22/2015 @ Super Happy Fun Land – Houston, TX
3/23/2015 @ Hot Shots – Shreveport, LA *
3/24/2015 @ Syndicate Lounge – Birmingham, AL *
3/25/2015 @ Swayze’s – Marietta, GA *
3/26/2015 @ Backbooth – Orlando, FL *
3/27/2015 @ Epic Problem – Tampa, FL *
3/28/2015 @ TBA – Richmond, VA
4/4/2015 @ Black Cat – Washington DC (Record Release Show)
4/10/2015 @ The Bomb Shelter – New Brunswick, NJ
4/11/2015 @ TBA – Boston, MA
4/12/2015 @ The Grand Victory – Brooklyn, NY^ w/ The Pietasters
* w/ Survay Says

 

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New releases and re-issues streeting April 24 2015

New releases and re-issues from Creem Circus, Danger O’s, Government Issue, Kiko Loureiro, Kill Lincoln, Legendary Divorce, Never Submit, These Streets, and Tony MacAlpine

New releases streeting 4/24/2015 – call 800-361-3827 for more info

Artist Title Format SRP SKU Barcode
Tony MacAlpine Concrete Gardens Special Edition CD+DVD 19.99 SDR496 638872614966
Tony MacAlpine Concrete Gardens CD 14.99 SDR497 638872614973
Government Issue Strange Wine CD 16.99 DSR092 757181009222
Never Submit No More Sleeping CD 9.99 FB/NS001 889211281619
These Streets Clockwise CD 9.99 FB022 665776185551
Legendary Divorce Make Me CD 8.99 REP119 832915011921
Danger O’s Turn It Up CD 9.99 CRP42019 700261420196
Creem Circus Rock and/or Roll CD 9.99 CRP41756 700261417561
Kill Lincoln Good Riddance To Good Advice CD 16.99 JST100CD 689222010020