The Aristocrats Tres Caballeros

The Aristocrats

THE ARISTOCRATS REVEAL THE TITLE OF THEIR

THIRD STUDIO ALBUM:

TRES CABALLEROS

NORTH AMERICA SUMMER 2015 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

“virtuosic, melodic, spontaneous, outrageous and fun” [Guitar World]

Fresh off their wildly successful 2013-2014 Culture Clash world tour,

The Aristocrats – by any measure the hottest new band in instrumental rock/fusion today – rewrote their own rules for their third studio album, Tres Caballeros, which is slated for release in late June.

After two fairly raw trio albums, guitarist Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, Asia/GPS), bassist Bryan Beller (Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and drummer Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani) set up camp at legendary Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood, CA, where Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Van Halen all recorded landmark albums.

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. But not to worry – it’s all still tempered with a steadfast refusal to take themselves too seriously, and The Aristocrats are still having more fun than a fusion band has any right to have.

“We’ve learned a lot since we started this band – four years, three studio albums, two live DVDs and about a billion notes ago! – and I think our latest offering reflects this in all kinds of ways,” says guitarist Guthrie Govan. “The decision to road-test our new material in front of a live audience before commencing the recording process; the choice to record in a studio which had some thoroughly inspiring rock'n'roll "mojo"; our sudden urge to become more bold and experimental with overdubs rather than feeling any pressure to record exclusively in a strict “trio” format… all of this has had some kind of positive effect on the way the new record came out. Plus, I think the material on this album is some of the most interesting stuff we’ve ever written for each other, so… here’s hoping our noble listeners will like the finished product as much as we do!”

The Tres Caballeros tour will bring the band’s new musical vision in trio form to stages across North America in their most ambitious jaunt yet. 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/

(NOTE: The original post had the wrong Ottawa date. The correct date is SUNDAY AUGUST 2, not Monday August 3.)

The Aristocrats

Tres Caballeros North America Tour - Summer 2015

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

Sun 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 TBD

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 TBD

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 TBD

Sat 29-Aug Corona/Big Bear, CA TBD

Sun 30-Aug Los Angeles, CA King King

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