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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

UPC 822685897351 DLX
822685896392 STD
STREET DATE 6/23/2015
LABEL Boing!
SKU BM00008 DLX
BM00007 STD

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