5/09Aristocrats U.S. Midwest Tour & L.A. DVD Taping Shows – Coming Right Up!
We hate to sound like a broken record, but our U.S. Midwest tour starts in less than 10 days, so of course we need to remind you about these seven very important dates coming up:
* F 5/18: Nashville, TN – The Rutledge
* SA 5/19: Louisville, KY – Zazoo’s (The New Vintage Showcase)
* M 5/21: Indianapolis, IN – Birdy’s
* T 5/22: Cleveland, OH – The Tavern (Beachland Ballroom)
* W 5/23: Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
* R 5/24: Charleston, WV – The Sound Factory
* F 5/25: Charlotte, NC – The Double Door Inn
as well as these two additional dates of the utmost importance:
* SA 6/2 and SU 6/3: San Pedro, CA – Alva’s Showroom (live DVD taping shows!)
As we said before, these will almost certainly be our last U.S. dates of 2012, and we’re hitting the Midwest in the hopes of playing as many new places as possible (places we haven’t played before) before we all go in different directions for a bit. The L.A. dates are important for a different but fairly obvious reason. In either case, join us, won’t you?
-BB
3/30Next Up: The U.S. Midwest/Mid-South In May, Plus A Live DVD Taping In L.A.
BB here, happy to report that we not only survived the UK/Europe/Middle East tour in March, but also that the tour was a big success. The UK came out in full force to support their homeland hero; Holland showed up for one great show at a killer venue; France and Spain were lovely, with a bit of time off (especially in Madrid) to enjoy each country as we passed through; and Turkey and Israel were surreal and wonderful. Israel in particular kicked our asses – over 500 people showed up for our last gig of the tour. From Marco, Guthrie and I – THANK YOU to our fans for making this trip an unforgettable adventure for all of us.
We also want to thank the people who really made this tour happen with their unspeakable logistical and promotional efforts: Darran and Rhiannon Charles in the U.K., Jeff Aug in Holland, JM Gaiffe in France, Chris Ortiz and Manuel Requena in Spain, Naci Kesener and Mehmet Hakan Özhendekçi in Turkey, and Rony Kotliar in Israel. (And, of course, our own Ed Yoon!) These people made it possible for this tour to occur. They deserve much praise and many thanks.
Now we turn our attention to the next run of dates, in the U.S. Midwest and Mid-South:
* F 5/18: Nashville, TN – The Rutledge
* SA 5/19: Louisville, KY – Zazoo’s (The New Vintage Showcase)
* M 5/21: Indianapolis, IN – Birdy’s
* T 5/22: Cleveland, OH – The Tavern (Beachland Ballroom)
* W 5/23: Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
* T 5/24: Charleston, WV – The Sound Factory
* F 5/25: Charlotte, NC – The Double Door Inn
If you’re anywhere in the midwest, we implore you to come out, because this is the last run of dates in the U.S. this year. Scheduling is always an issue with the three of us, and this was the absolute best we could do.
Then we do one very special last set of dates in southern California, for what we hope to be a DVD taping:
* SA 6/2 and SU 6/3: San Pedro, CA – Alva’s Showroom
You can always get full details on these shows by clicking on the Tours page. Thanks again, and hope to see some of you out there in May or June!
-BB
3/07Europe Tour In Progress; New US Midwest Tour in May
The Aristocrats just kicked off a major tour of Europe with a sold-out show at the Peel in London. After four more dates covering Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, and Edinburgh in UK, then it’s off to Holland, France (Paris and Bordeaux), Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao), Turkey (Istanbul) and, finally, Tel Aviv in Israel. There are still some tickets available for most of these shows outside of UK so reserve yours now to see the Aristocrats in action if you are anywhere near these regions of Europe and Asia Minor. With all the demand for the Aristocrats worldwide, it may be a while before you get a chance to see this band again in your country.
The Aristocrats team is also pleased to announce a US Midwest tour starting in mid-May that will be capped off by two live shows at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA near Los Angeles on June 2 and 3. The two Alvas shows will be videotaped for a future live concert DVD, so Aristocrats fans in Southern California who want to be part of a little history in the making will definitely not want to miss one of these shows. Having toured together for nearly a year, the Aristocrats will be on top of their game for this video shoot at the cozy and pristine-sounding environment of Alvas Showroom. Mark the dates on your calendar!
Here are the dates for the US Midwest Tour:
May 18, Fri, 8pm – Nashville, TN – The Rutledge
May 19, Sat, 9pm – Louisville, KY – ZaZoo’s
May 21, Mon, 8pm – Indianapolis, IN – Birdy’s
May 22, Tue, 8:30pm – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
May 23, Wed, 8pm – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
May 24, Thu, 10pm – Charleston, WV – The Sound Factory
May 25, Fri, 10pm – Charlotte, NC – The Double Door Inn
For more details, please check out the Tours page here. We hope to see you out there soon!
The Aristocrats Team
2/23San Diego, Los Angeles (WesFest 7), U.K., Holland, France, Spain, Turkey, Israel: Aristocrats March 2012 Dates Coming Right Up!
Let’s bump down that unfortunate news about Costa Rica and reiterate the following Official Good News: The Aristocrats are coming to these places very soon:
Friday 3/2: San Diego, Brick By Brick (with special guest Mike Keneally)
Sunday, 3/4: Los Angeles, The Roxy, WesFest 7 Benefit Concert (with special guest Mike Keneally)
Wed. 3/7: London, U.K. – The Peel
Thurs. 3/8: Bilston (Birmingham), U.K. – The Robin
*with Bryan Beller bass clinic at 5pm at the venue (sponsored by Mike Lull Basses and Bass Direct)
Fri. 3/9: Manchester, U.K. – Night And Day
Sat. 3/10: Newcastle, U.K. – The Cluny
*and Guthrie Govan clinic at Newcastle College Performance Academy (sponsored by Guitar Guitar)
Sun. 3/11: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. – The Voodoo Rooms
Tues. 3/13: Zoetermeer, The Netherlands – Boerderij
Wed. 3/14: Paris, France – La Scene Bastille
Thurs. 3/15: Bordeaux, France – Le Krakatoa
Fri. 3/16: Bordeaux, France – La CIAM (masterclass)
Sat. 3/17: Madrid, Spain – Sala Ramdall
Mon. 3/19: Barcelona, Spain – Sala Bikini
Tues. 3/20: Bilbao, Spain – Sala BBK
Thurs. 3/22: Istanbul, Turkey – Old City/Indigo Pub
Fri. 3/23: Tel Aviv, Israel – Reading 3
This we deem cause for celebration. We hope you do too. See you out there!
(Click on the Tours page for complete info on all of these dates. )
-BB
2/17Costa Rica Gig Cancelled, But SoCal & UK/Europe Shows Just Around The Corner…
Bryan here. It is with great regret that I must announce that our February 25 show in Costa Rica has been cancelled, due to circumstances completely beyond our control – the person who was backing the show simply pulled out last week without warning and has now stopped communicating with us. We are just as shocked and surprised as you are, and we are truly sorry to anyone who made plans to attend the event.
I know I speak for Guthrie and Marco when I say that we were very much looking forward to coming and playing for our fans in Costa Rica. But there was simply no show for us to play. We look forward to hopefully visiting Costa Rica under better circumstances in the future.
(To be perfectly honest, it’s a bit of a financial blow to us, so if anyone out there was holding off on buying something from our spiffy webstore, now would be a good time to pull the trigger. :-) )
But in the likely event you’re a fan who already has the record, we can at least say we’re all looking forward to our two gigs in Southern California (San Diego at Brick By Brick on 3/2, and the big WesFest 7 benefit concert in Los Angeles at The Roxy on 3/4), and the very exciting tour of the U.K., Europe and the Middle East right behind it. Plus we will have some more exciting news for the U.S. Midwest fairly soon (hint hint).
Check out our website calendar for all of the latest details, and hope to see you out there soon. – BB
1/122012 Tours Set to Start
NAMM is right around the corner and we are pleased to embark on a series of tours that start during the trade show in sunny Southern California. The first two shows are at the Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA on Jan 21 Sat 8pm and Jan 22 Sun 6pm. From there it’s onto a clinic-show at GIT on Jan 24 Tue and then up to northern Cal for a show at Biscuits & Blues in downtown SF on Jan 27 Fri 8pm. The short west coast tour concludes with two dates at the Rendezvous in Seattle on Jan 28 Sat 11pm and Jan 29 Sun 9pm.
After a break in early-to-mid Feb, we fly down to Costa Rica for a big one-off show there that will also feature Greg Howe and his band and Alex Hutchings from UK on Feb 25 Sat. Then we return to Southern Cal for a show at Brick By Brick in San Diego on March 2 Fri 8:30pm and then at the Roxy in West Hollywood on March 4 Sun as the headliner for WesFest. Then we are straight off to UK on March 5 to start the big tour of Europe. The UK portion of the tour will feature the progressive power trio Godsticks as the opening act and we are very pleased to have this superb band open up for us in Guthrie’s home country.
The complete tour dates for the Europe tour are now up to date. We look forward to seeing you out there soon. We’re working on more tours throughout the world for the remainder of 2012 and will post those dates as soon as they get confirmed. 2012 promises to be a very exciting year for the Aristocrats as we build on the momentum of the very successful launch of the debut album that was released on September 13, 2011. Thanks again for all your support. We’re looking forward to a very rocking 2012! – EY
11/22New 2012 Dates Posted – Including WesFest 7 at The Roxy in L.A. on 3/4/12
We’re proud to announce that The Aristocrats will be headlining the WesFest 7 benefit concert at The Roxy in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 4, 2012. It’s an amazing four-band event that benefits the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship Fund at Berklee College Of Music, and it’ll be quite the hang. Click here to see the whole list of performers, and for complete details on tickets and donations to this worthy cause.
We’ve also posted quite a few dates on the Tours page for the first quarter of 2012: San Diego, San Pedro, San Francisco, Seattle, and – if you can make it there somehow – Costa Rica! Guthrie’s fellow countrymen and women in the U.K. will be happy to know that we’ll be touring there in March as the start of a short European jaunt. We’ll have more news about that March tour soon.
Thanks again to everyone who’s picked up the CD or bought a download, and maybe even a t-shirt as well. We’re excited for next year. :-)
-BB
