5/22New Album “Culture Clash” Artwork & Track Listing Revealed!
Hey there-
Bryan Beller here. I know it’s been a while since we’ve posted, but we were hard at work! We were busy making our second studio album. And now it’s done, and it’s coming out on July 16, and it’s called Culture Clash, and here’s the cover artwork:
Yes, we’re fighting a pig, a chicken, and a spaceman, in front of a biblically-referenced structure. :-)
Many thanks to Tom Colbie for the amazing artwork.
We’re also proud to reveal the track listing for the new album:
1. Dance Of The Aristocrats
2. Culture Clash
3. Louisville Stomp
4. Ohhhh Noooo
5. Gaping Head Wound
6. Desert Tornado
7. Cocktail Umbrellas
8. Living The Dream
9. And Finally
And there’s going to be a Deluxe Edition, with a Bonus DVD called Accept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristoctrats’ “Culture Clash”. That will include studio footage and exclusive interviews with each member of the band.
It all comes out on July 16. Between now and then, we’ll be releasing previews of audio and video right here on this website, on our Facebook Page, as well as other media outlets. You might want to follow us on Twitter as well at @acratsband.
There will be a presale soon. There will be new t-shirts soon. It will all be available at our webstore very soon, and if you stay tuned you’ll be the first to know.
And if you’re in America, there will be a tour to promote it this summer! (Don’t worry, Europe and South America – we’ll get to you next year.) These are the final, official dates for the Culture Clash U.S. Summer tour:
7/17 – Nashville, TN – Douglas Corner
7/19 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
7/20 – Orlando, FL – West End Trading Company
7/21 – Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall
7/23 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Institute of Music (clinic/performance)
7/24 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
7/25 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall (Casbah)
7/26 – Raleigh, NC – Pour House Music Hall
7/27 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
7/29 – Boston, MA – Berklee College of Music (clinic)
7/30 – Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center (concert)
7/31 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – River St. Jazz Cafe
8/1 – New York City, NY – Highline Ballroom
8/2 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
8/3 – Dunellen, NJ – New Jersey Proghouse
8/6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Hard Rock Cafe
8/7 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
8/8 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
8/9 – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House Revival
8/10 – Charleston, WV – Empty Glass
8/12 – Detroit MI – Token Lounge
8/13 – Indianapolis, IN – Birdy’s
8/14 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
8/15 – Madison, WI – Brink Lounge
8/16 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4 The Amsterdam Bar And Hall
8/17 – Omaha, NE – Shamrock’s
8/19 – St. Louis, MO – 2720 Cherokee
8/20 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
8/21 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
8/23 – Denton, TX – Dan’s Silverleaf
8/24 – Houston, TX – Rudyard’s Pub
8/25 – Austin, TX – Saxon Pub
Guthrie, Marco and I deeply appreciate all your support through the first record and the live album, and we know you’ve been waiting patiently for the new album. It’s almost here.
Stay tuned for more updates – and spread the word. :-)
Cheers,
BB/The Aristocrats
3/14U.S. Summer Tour Update
Hey, BB here – here’s a quick update on what’s up in Aristo-Land. We’re mixing the new album very carefully and we’re almost done booking the U.S. Summer Tour. I’ve listed the updated full itinerary below (pardon the copy and paste). More news when we get it, but wanted to share this news with you now that it’s almost done. America, here we come! – BB
7/17 Nashville TN Douglas Corner
7/19 Tampa FL Brass Mug
7/20 Orlando FL West End Trading Company
7/21 Jacksonville FL 1904 Music Hall
7/23 Atlanta GA Atlanta Institute of Music (clinic/show)
7/24 Atlanta GA Masquerade (Purgatory Room)
7/25 Charlotte NC Tremont Music Hall (Casbah)
7/26 Raleigh NC Pour House Music Hall
7/27 Washington DC Jammin Java
7/29 Boston MA Berklee College of Music (clinic)
7/30 Boston MA Berklee Performance Center (concert)
7/31 Wilkes-Barre PA River St. Jazz Cafe
8/1 New York City NY Highline Ballroom
8/2 Philadelphia PA North Star Bar
8/3 Dunellen NJ New Jersey Proghouse
8/6 Pittsburgh PA Hard Rock Cafe
8/7 Cleveland OH Beachland Tavern
8/8 Columbus OH Rumba Café
8/9 Cincinnati OH Southgate House Revival
8/10 Charleston WV Empty Glass
8/12 Detroit MI Token Lounge
8/13 Indianapolis IN Birdy’s
8/14 Chicago IL Reggie’s
8/15 Madison WI Brink Lounge
8/16 St. Paul MN Station 4 The Amsterdam Bar And Hall
8/17 Omaha NE Shamrock’s
8/19 St. Louis MO 2720 Cherokee
8/20 Kansas City MO The Record Bar
8/21 Tulsa OK The Vanguard
8/23 Denton TX Dan’s Silverleaf
8/24 Houston TX Rudyard’s British Pub
8/25 Austin TX Saxon Pub
2/22Aristocrats U.S. Summer Tour & Second Album Release Date!
Hello again – Bryan Beller here as always with the latest Aristocrats news. There’s LOTS to tell you about 2013, so let’s not waste any time.
First of all, you may (or may not!) have heard that Marco Minnemann and I have been invited to join Joe Satriani’s touring band (along with the amazing Mike Keneally on keys and guitar), and we’ll be touring the U.K. and Europe in May, June and July. We are both extremely honored and excited for the opportunity to tour with one of the true legends of the guitar world. Marco and I are both looking forward to playing with Joe, and for Joe’s legions of fans across Europe and the U.K. And let’s not forget about Guthrie Govan touring with Steven Wilson this spring and summer as well. So we’re all fortunate to be busy doing some very cool projects.
But while we’re excited about this new news, we want you, our Aristocratic fans, to know one thing: The Aristocrats are not slowing down at all. In fact, here’s the big news in two parts:
* Our second studio album, tentatively titled Culture Clash, is targeted for a July 16 release;
* We will be touring the U.S. for 6 weeks, from mid-July to late August, to support the new album.
Usually we wouldn’t announce a tour until it was 100% booked, but given the unique circumstances, we thought it would be cooler to let you know right away about our plans for 2013: New record, new tour, full steam ahead.
Here are the dates as of right now, including cities we’re working on booking this very second (obviously subject to change and addition):
7/17 – Nashville TN – Douglas Corner
7/19 – Tampa FL – Brass Mug
7/20 – Orlando FL – TBA
7/21 – Jacksonville FL – 1904 Music Hall
7/23 – Atlanta GA – Atlanta Institute of Music (clinic/performance)
7/24 – Atlanta GA – (venue) TBA
7/25 – Charlotte NC – Tremont Music Hall
7/26 – Norfolk VA – TBA
7/27 – Washington DC – TBA
7/29 – Boston MA – Berklee College of Music (clinic)
7/30 – Boston MA – Berklee Performance Center (concert)
7/31 – Wilkes-Barre PA – TBA
8/1 – New York City NY – TBA
8/2 – Philadelphia PA – North Star Bar
8/3 – Dunellen NJ – New Jersey Proghouse
8/6 – Pittsburgh PA – TBA
8/7 – Cleveland OH – Beachland Tavern
8/8 – Columbus OH – Rumba Café
8/9 – Cincinnati OH – Southgate House Revival
8/10 – Charleston WV – Empty Glass
8/12 – Indianapolis IN – TBA (clinic)
8/13 – Indianapolis IN – Birdy’s
8/14 – Chicago IL – Reggie’s
8/15 – Madison WI – Brink Lounge
8/16 – Minneapolis MN – TBA
8/17 – Omaha NE – TBA
8/19 – St. Louis MO – 2720 Cherokee
8/20 – Lawrence KS – TBA
8/21 – Tulsa OK – TBA
8/23 – Denton TX – Dan’s Silverleaf
8/24 – San Antonio TX – TBA
8/25 – Houston TX – TBA
We’re updating the website right now with info as it comes in. Keep checking it and you’ll see the latest dates as they confirm.
Guthrie, Marco and I are extremely excited to get this new record out and play the new material across the U.S., especially in some places we’ve never been as a band before (Florida, Texas, the prairie midwest).
There you have it, the big news. Be sure to Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more frequent updates. In the meantime, we’ll get back to finishing up this new record. :-)
On behalf of Marco and Guthrie, thanks so much from all of us for being on this list and wanting to know what we’re up to. Hope to see you out there this year!
Best wishes to all,
The Aristocrats
1/05New Songs, New Dates, New Year!
Happy new year Aristocrats fans!
Bryan here as usual, speaking for Marco and Guthrie, and we’ve got some exciting news for the new year to tell you about some exciting stuff coming up in January for the band:
* We’re heading into the studio in just 10 days to start working on the second Aristocrats studio album. We’ve all been writing like crazy for this, and the new tunes have their usual share of Aristo-madness and room for improvisation. We’ll have some updates on this while it’s going on, which should be fun. Make sure to keep up with our Facebook page and our Twitter feed for the very latest.
* We’ve got some U.S. West Coast tour dates coming up in late January, and we’ll be debuting some of the new material at those shows. Here’s the info in summary form:
January 26 & 27 – San Pedro, CA – Alva’s Showroom
January 29 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (w/special guest Travis Larson Band)
January 31 – San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brewing Company (w/special guest Travis Larson Band)
February 1 – San Francisco, CA – Biscuits & Blues
February 2 – Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk (w/special guest Travis Larson Band)
Full details can be found on our website calendar. We’re excited to play the new stuff!
* For those who might have missed it in the holiday madness, last month Jam Track Central (the folks who re-released Guthrie’s amazing solo album Erotic Cakes) put out bass/drum-only “backing tracks” from The Aristocrats’ debut album, with full transcriptions of all Guthrie Govan’s guitar parts, composed and improvised! For guitarists, it’s a lifetime of learning – and for bassists and drummers, it’s a very revealing focus on the rhythm section interplay.
Just click here to check out JamTrack Central’s Aristocrats “Backing Tracks”.
* We continue to be stunned and super-grateful at the response to our new live album Boing, We’ll Do It Live! The holidays really slowed down delivery for some (even though all orders shipped on time; it was the local post services that fell behind), but it seems everyone’s got theirs now. And we’ve got plenty in stock in case you were waiting for the holidays to blow over. It’s always available at our Aristo-Store, along with some snazzy new “Pig vs. Chicken” t-shirts. Yes, really. :-)
Thanks again everyone, and hope to see you out there in 2013!
Cheers to all,
The Aristocrats
12/15Aristocrats “Backing Tracks” Now Available At JamTrackCentral.com…and Live Album Update
Before we dive into the holiday week, we wanted to let you know about something really cool: Jam Track Central (the fine folks who helped Guthrie re-release his amazing solo album Erotic Cakes) has just released bass/drum-only “backing tracks” from The Aristocrats debut album, with full transcriptions of all Guthrie Govan’s guitar parts, composed and improvised! For guitarists, it’s a lifetime of learning – and for bassists and drummers, it’s a very revealing focus on the rhythm section interplay.
Just click here to check out JamTrack Central’s Aristocrats “Backing Tracks”.
Meanwhile, we wanted to repeat how grateful we are for the response to our new live album Boing, We’ll Do It Live! The Aristocrats At Alva’s Showroom!
All of the pre-orders have now shipped. Some are traveling internationally, so if you haven’t gotten yours yet, it should be there really, really soon. We’ve also sent more to the warehouse so there’s plenty to go around.
Meanwhile we’ve got some shows coming up on the west coast of the U.S. in January, and we’re going to be debuting some new material from the upcoming second studio album, which we’ll start tracking in January as well.
That’s it for now. From all of us at BOING Music and The Aristocrats, thanks so much for a great 2012, and have a wonderful holiday season with you and yours!
-BB
12/10BOING, It’s Out: Our Live DVD/CD “BOING, We’ll Do It Live!” Has Been Released!
At long last, it’s here: BOING, We’ll Do It Live! The Aristocrats At Alva’s Showroom is now out and available for order and ASAP shipment!
That means that, if you pre-ordered, you should have gotten your physical order or you will get your order any minute now, and your digital download links should be active. If you’re one of those folks, THANK YOU from all of us!
If you’re not the pre-ordering type but we were waiting for release day, well, here it is. :-)
Remember, there’s the DVD+2CD Deluxe Edition (with bonus tracks and special features and a 5.1 mix by Steven Wilson), the regular 2CD version, and a download-only version. Sure, we’re live on iTunes now, and we like iTunes, but digital downloads from us are available in super-high-quality Apple Lossless and FLAC formats, so…just sayin’, you can get it from us as well by clicking the link above.
(UPDATE – the download issue has been fixed, thanks everyone for your patience! -BB And a note to anyone who ordered and for whom the digital download link isn’t working – we are ON THE CASE with Topspin and will get it sorted out ASAP. Many apologies for the inconvenience!)
Over 25,000 folks (wow!) have watched our live DVD preview video on YouTube. If you’re not one of them, click here to check it out!
A final note: You have pretty much overwhelmed us with pre-orders, and we thank you for that! In fact we had to re-order more Deluxe Editions in a hurry. We have already sent more to our webstore’s warehouse, and even more are on the way. We still have the DE’s in stock right now as I type this, but if for some reason you get a “backorder” message, do NOT worry. More are literally on the way already from us to the warehouse, and actually, they’re probably there just waiting to be received into stock…and then shipped to you ASAP. All the more reason to order now and not later. :-)
And if you already have it, let the folks know what you think by posting on our Facebook page or on our Twitter feed (@acratsband).
That’s it! Thanks to everyone for helping to create a nice buzz online about this new DVD/CD, and Marco, Guthrie and I all hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.
Happy holidays,
The Aristocrats
11/22Available For Pre-Order Now: “BOING, We’ll Do It Live! The Aristocrats At Alvas Showroom” – Release Date: December 10
Finally, the moment you’ve been waiting for: The Aristocrats live CD/DVD, BOING, We’ll Do It Live: The Aristocrats At Alvas Showroom, is now available for pre-order, just in time for the holiday season!
Just click here to go to the Aristo-webstore (we ship WORLDWIDE) and pre-order now. The release date is December 10, so you won’t have to wait long to be the first to hear and see it.
Maybe you’re wondering what the DVD looks like? Very well then: check out this 5-minute YouTube preview!
Now for the basics. It’s available in three versions: Deluxe Edition (DVD + 2CD), Regular 2CD Edition, and Digital Download only.
The Deluxe Edition contains a 2-hours-plus DVD of us playing our entire live repertoire to date, plus bonus features like:
* Two additional songs
* 5.1 surround mix by Steven Wilson, 2-channel stereo mix by Mark Niemiec
* Interviews with each band member
* Bonus soundcheck audio and additional between-song banter.
You also get two audio CD’s of the same performance, and an immediate digital download upon purchase.
For those not video-oriented, the 2CD Regular Version is a straight-up double live album, featuring 14 songs totaling two hours of pure Aristocrats musical mayhem. It also includes an immediate digital download upon purchase.
And for the digital-only folks, you can purchase just the digital download of the double album.
We also made a special t-shirt just for the live album release, complete with a new design for the front, and a special Pig vs. Chicken Mortal Kombat scene on the back, with a special message for our Japanese friends. (If you get the DVD, you’ll get the joke. If not, it’s still cool and weird, right?)
In all seriousness: Guthrie, Marco and I (BB) are beyond grateful for the overwhelming positive response and support we’ve received ever since launching The Aristocrats. We’ve tried to get to as many places as possible for live shows, but as you know, it’s hard to get everywhere. Lots of folks asked for a live album. This is our answer to those requests, and it’s our hope that, whether or not you’ve seen us play live before, BOING, We’ll Do It Live! will give you the full live Aristocratic experience, wherever you happen to be.
-BB
