marco minnemann – Hostile City Distribution

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:

Stupid 7
Jack’s Back
Texas Crazypants
ZZ Top
Pig’s Day Off
Smuggler’s Corridor
Pressure Relief
The Kentucky Meat Shower
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

You’re invited to a special event – a VIP Office concert featuring Kira Small and Bryan Beller!
WHEN: April 19 2012 7:00PM
WHERE: The Neighborhood 1600 N 5th St Philadelphia PA 19122
RSVP: 800-361-3827 x 30
Please support touring musicians! $10.00

Kira Small is an incredible singer/songwriter/keyboardist whose original R&B/soul material is just as deeply intimate as it is funky. Her 2010 CD Raise My Voice [Offrow Records] as well as her previous CD Love In A Dangerous World [2006, Offrow Records] were produced by Bruce Dees (James Brown, Ronnie Milsap) and feature many Muscle Shoals & Motown veterans. As a session singer in Nashville, Kira has performed and recorded with Peter Frampton, Martina McBride, Wynonna Judd, Faith Hill and more. Bluegrass artists Nu-Blu’s version of Kira’s song “Other Woman’s Blues” is the first single off the band’s 2011 album The Blu-Disc and is currently climbing the bluegrass radio charts.

Bryan is a well-known bassist, has toured worldwide with guitarists Steve Vai and Mike Keneally (both ex-Frank Zappa bandmates), the metal band Dethklok (Metalocalypse on Cartoon Network) & hot new super-trio The Aristocrats (w/Marco Minnemann & Guthrie Govan), and has been the focus of plenty of press. He’s also Kira’s husband. 🙂 The material they perform is primarily Kira’s original catalog, with a few choice covers as well. Their newly released duo album Live At The White House (recorded at the Timucua White House in Orlando, FL) has been garnering rave reviews like this one: http://www.thunderrow.com/content.php?1108-Kira-Small-Bryan-Beller-Lightning-And-Thunder

Kira and Bryan are a compelling duo, made even more compelling by the chance to see them in an intimate and unique environment the Neighborhood in the Invincible Pictures building. House concerts offer a unique and intimate musical experience as well as the opportunity to directly support the artists with your monetary donation. You’ll see a professional quality performance without the hassle of having to go to a venue. Instead, you get to hang with your friends in a comfortable setting and watch a great show up close.

CNN.com recently featured Kira & Bryan in an article (with video!) about house concerts which you can see here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/06/09/house.concerts/index.html

You can hear more of Kira’s music at www.kirasmall.com or see footage of Bryan and Kira at www.youtube.com/kirasmallmusic

The suggested donation for attending is $10, which goes directly to Bryan & Kira.(BYOB)
** Please respond to this Evite (or email or whatever) and RSVP accordingly***. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,
Hostile City Distribution

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

You are invited to a VIP Office Party with Kira Small and Bryan Beller!