Having blasted their way through Ireland with their debut album release and extenisve touring schedule The Minutes are beginning their onslaught on UK shores. The juggernaut kicked off proper with this weekend's storming performances at Reading and Leeds captured here by the BBC.
Rodrigo y Gabriela are riding high on the global success of their Hans Zimmer collaboration on Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; which has just enjoyed the biggest global opening weekend in the history of the movies.
Summer's here and the time is right for Rod & Gab's first love: wowing crowds in the big fields across Europe. To coincide with their tour dates, Rubyworks is set to release 'Live In France', recorded at various venues around the Fifth Republic on the 11:11 world tour.
It's a very different live document to 2008's 'Live In Japan', which marked the end of Rod & Gab's seated performances. Their live shows are constantly evolving and the 11:11 tour mixed deft acoustic dexterity with an electrifying shred-fest of white hot duelling guitars. No chairs then, but plenty of FX pedal hopping and feet on the monitors rocking. The album captures this fusion framed by rapturous receptions from their fanatical legion of French followers.
Rodrigo y Gabriela play the following shows this summer:
27th July Blue Balls Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
29th July Le Theatre Romain, Vienne, France
30th July WOMAD Festival, Malmesbury, UK
31st July @ The Park, Marlay Park, Dublin
3rd August Theatre Jean Deschamps, Carcassone, France
5th August Rock Oz'Arenes Festival, Avenches, Switzerland
6th August Dranouter Festival, Belgium
7th August The Big Chill (headline), Ledbury, UK
12th August The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (with the LA Philharmonic)
13th August The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (with the LA Philharmonic)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ON STRANGER TIDES SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW
The much anticipated colloboration between Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack to one of the biggest movies of the summer Pirates of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides is out now. The soundtrack combines several brand new Rodrigo Y Gabriela compositions and many of the original Pirates themes from the previous movies with the added unmistakable guitar wizardry of Rod and Gab.
AOL Music are currently streaming the album in full for the rest of this week. Listen to it here. And hear the music of Rodrigo Y Gabriela like you've never heard it before.
The movie sails into the Cannes film festival this week and hits local cinemas in the US on May 20th.
Rod and Gab gave 'The Pirate That Should Not Be' a live outing with an orchestra on last week's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
A clip from the show can be viewed here.
Download the soundtrack from iTunes at the following links. itunes US
The recipient of several glowing reviews already with Hot Press and The Daily Mail lavishing 4 stars upon it and The Ticket singing its praises with three The Minutes debut long player is finally unleashed this week.
Download from iTunes here and catch the band's ferocious live juggernaut at the following venues.
MAY 20TH-Tower Records Instore, Dublin 1p m
MAY 20TH -O’Keeffes, Clonmel
MAY 21ST – Workmans club , Dublin
MAY 27TH-Spirit Store, Dundalk
MAY 28TH-Manage the Damage @ Shenanigans , Sligo
JUNE 2ND-Roisin Dubh(Strange Brew) Galway
JUNE 04TH-The Forum, Waterford (Jägermeister Freezer Sessions)
JUNE 10th-Temple House Festival, Sligo
JUNE 11th-Dolans Warerhouse (Jägermeister Freezer Sessions)
JUNE 16TH-McCarthys, Dingle
JUNE 17TH- Mc Hughs, Drogheda
JUNE 18TH-Cleeres, Kilkenny
JUNE 25TH-Palace Bar, Athlone
JULY 15TH-Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny
JULY 16TH- Dolans (Upstairs),Limerick
JULY 23RD-Traffik Club @ The Forum, Waterford
RYAN SHERIDAN DEBUT ALBUM ENTERS THE OFFICIAL IRISH ALBUM CHART AT # 2!
Ryan Sheridan's fine debut long player 'The Day You Live Forever' has entered the Irish national charts at # 2; enjoying the best opening week sales for any Irish artist this year (with the exception of Mary Byrne and Bell X1).
It's an extraordinary Irish success story for the Monaghan solo artist who has travelled from playing on streets of Dublin to jockeying for the top slot with Adele in less than twelve months; and is a glowing testimony to Ryan's own self belief, determination and years of perfecting his craft.
Ryan is already confirmed for Oxegen and more new fans will have the chance to discovery this remarkable fresh talent when he joins Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams on his Irish tour this summer:
Wednesday 22nd June, The Marquee, Cork
Thursday 23rd June The O2, Dublin
Friday 24th June, The Odyssey Arena, Belfast
New album out now in Ireland
Release date : Good Friday 22 April
Out rest of Europe 9 May
16 years since his last album, it’s time to salute anti-hero Gavin Friday, who returns fittingly, at a time of upheaval, of political chaos, and of spiritual, financial and moral bankruptcy. Ireland is a very different place to the country his last album Shag Tobacco was recorded in, and the intervening decade and a half coincided with a prolific work period for the singer. From soundtracks for In America , The Boxer and Get Rich Die Tryin' with Quincy Jones to collaborating on Nothing like the Sun with Gavin Bryars and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Produced by Ken Thomas (Throbbing Gristle, Cocteau Twins, Sigur Ros), the album was birthed in a pool of 38 songs, which were whittled down. All songs were penned by Friday and his new musical partner Herbie Macken. Cocooned in Friday’s Killiney home, recording took just six weeks and involved musicians Gavin had worked with before: Multi instrumentalist Herbie Macken, Cellist Kate Ellis, Guitarist Jolyon Vaughan Thomas, Bassist Gareth Hughes, Guitarist Anto Drennan, Drummer André Antunes , and Moya Brennan [who guests on Lord I'm Coming ] and journalist John Kelly on harmonica.
In recent years, Gavin Friday’s output has been dominated by cinema, soundtrack and theatre, and its no surprise that their collective, lush shadow looms over catholic. Friday takes conventional song structures and scores them, adding Bowie-synths, sci-fi swirls, epic strings and Germanic rhythms.
Track listing :
1.Able
2.Land On The Moon
3.A Song that Hurts
4.The Only One
5.Blame
6.The Sun & The Moon & The Stars
7.It’s All Ahead of You
8.Perfume
9.Epilogue
10.Where’d Ya Go? Gone
11. Lord I’m coming
catholic was released on Rubyworks on Good Friday, 22nd April 2011
The Minutes have signed to leading Irish independent label Model Citizen Records. Their debut release for the imprint is the pounding single 'Black Keys', released on Friday 25th March with their debut album Marcata following on 20 May.
Formed in the mid-Noughties, Mark (guitar, vocals) and cousin Shane (the drums) recruited Tom (the bass), finding common ground on The Smiths, NYC punk rock and Thin Lizzy. The band invested in some serious vintage amplification and a classic power trio sound sound started to emerge. Cojones the size of cartwheels and the horsepower to deliver.
Channeling the primal surge of rampant garage rock 'n' roll with elements of the blues and gospel; The Minutes have honed their craft on the Irish gig circuit and beyond. Support slots along the way with Supergrass, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Phantom Band have helped introduce them to audiences bored with identikit "Howyaz Indie" and hungry for something more urgent and direct. 11 gigs in 3 days at 2010's SXSW festival cemented The Minutes reputation as gig-thirsty tour monsters with the tunes to match the swagger.
Recent Irish shows have seen them going the extra mile for their growing legion of fans, organizing Jagermeister fuelled magical mystery tours through the Dublin mountains and a booze cruise on the River Liffey.
The Minutes' debut album 'Marcata' takes its name from the upstate New York recording studio where the band nailed the record in a five day blowout; under the watchful eye of Head Tape Wrangler Kevin McMahon (The Walkmen, Titus Andronicus). James Felice of The Felice Brothers guests on a couple of tracks. Further contributions to the heady brew came from John Goodmanson (Jaguar Love, Fight Like Apes, Catheters) who mixed two tracks and Ireland's own Rocky O'Reilly; who produced the searing 'Heartbreaker'.
Freshly annointed as “the greatest rock n roll band in Dublin” by influential UK magazine Artrocker. We offer you The Minutes and their molten-hot throb – the three hoarse-men of the apocalypse.
Ryan Sheridan Debut Album The Day You Live Forever out 6 May
Proving that 'Jigsaw' was no fluke, and showing the extraordinary leaps and bounds he has made as a song-writer, 'The Day You Live Forever' was recorded in Dublin with producer Joe Chester* (The Coronas, Mundy) and mixed in the UK by Ruardhri Cushnan (Mumford & Sons, KT Tunstall). Ten original Ryan Sheridan compositions, showcasing a delightful, nuanced gift for a memorable tune which marks him out as one the years brightest new talents on the verge of a major breakthrough.
To coincide with the release, Ryan will be back out on the road headlining at the following venues:
Thursday 5th May – Whelans, Dublin
Friday 6th May – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
Saturday 7th May – Roisin Dubh, Galway
Sunday 8th May – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
Tuesday 10th May – The Garage, Monaghan
Wednesday 11th May – The Set, Kilkenny
Thursday 12th May – Whelans, Dublin
2011 has been a magnificent year for Ryan so far: two radio airplay hits in 'Jigsaw' and 'The Dreamer'; a sold-out support tour with The Script as well as shows with Simply Red and Taylor Swift and a sold-out solo national tour. His second single 'The Dreamer' is currenty riding high at national radio. Things are shaping up to be the summer of Ryan.
Pirates of The Caribbean Soundtrack and Summer Festivals Announced
Rodrigo Y Gabriela are packing their guitars safely and limbering up for a busy summer of outdoor shows and festivals. Fresh from working with legendary composer Hans Zimmer on what promises to be one of the most exciting movie soundtracks of the year – Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – the duo will be hitting Australia, USA and Europe for both indoor and outdoor shows including a headline slot at The Big Chill festival.
And let's not forget the already announced unmissable prospect of Rodrigo Y Gabriela live for two nights alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the legendary surroundings of the Hollywood Bowl performing some of their most loved pieces with full orchestral accompaniment.
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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ROCK THE WHITE HOUSE
Rodrigo y Gabriela played The White House in Washington DC on 19 May 2010 for the President and Mrs. Obama; and their guests the Mexican President Felipe Hinojosa and the First Lady of Mexico Margarita Zavala. This is only the second state dinner the Obama's have hosted at The White House; and is another extraordinary achievement for the Mexican acoustic rockers; sharing the stage on this occasion with Obama favourite Beyonce.
The intimate black tie gathering of around 200 guests was a dramatic contrast with Rod & Gab's recent sell out Radio City Music Hall gig to 6,000 raucous punters. Drawing on material from their new album "11:11" and their previous self-titled long player, they rocked 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in their own inimitable fashion.
This exclusive by-invitation-only performance comes at the end of Rod & Gab's current US tour; and happily coincides with the news that global sales for their record releases to date have just topped one million albums worldwide; which is a remarkable achievement for the band, their management and network of label licensing partners.
Wallis Bird wins Best Irish Female at the Meteors.
Wallis Bird triumphed at the Meteor Irish Music Awards in February 2010. She won the Best Irish Female category, beating off stiff competition from Laura Izibor, Julie Feeney, Valerie Francis and Dolores O'Riordan.
Gavin friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall
What have Laurie Anderson, Andrea Corr, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan and Rufus Wainwright got in common with Larry, Bono, Edge and Adam? Answer: They’re all fans of Gavin Friday and they took part in a one-of-a-kind show in New York recently, to raise funds to combat AIDS in the poorest countries.
Rodrigo Y Gabriela release new album '11:11'
Rodrigo y Gabriela will release their new studio album, entitled “11:11” on Rubyworks, on Monday 7th September.“11:11” was recorded in Ixtapa, Mexico. The album has been produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela, with John Leckie co-producing two of the tracks. The album was mixed in Wales and London by Colin Richardson, best known for his work with Slipknot and Trivium.
Comprising 11 new self-written compositions, “11:11” is Rod & Gab’s personal “Gracias” to a first XI of musicians, both past and present, who have inspired them along the way. Alex Skolnick of metal gods Testament guests on the album, as do widely respected acoustic veterans Strunz & Farah....
More info / Download press release
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Wallis Bird signs to Rubyworks
Rubyworks are delighted to announce the signing of Wallis Bird for Ireland and the UK. Hailing from County Wexford, Wallis has impressed everyone with the intensity and passion of her live performances; nurturing a gig-going following whose admiration borders on the devotional.Wallis is currently in Germany recording her new album, the follow up to 2007's debut outing 'Spoons'. She says: 'I'm absolutely thrilled to be signing to Rubyworks for the UK and Ireland. They have a well deserved reputation as a label with integrity who work in a true partnership with their artists, and I'm looking forward to a long and successful relationship with them'. Rubyworks Managing Director Niall Muckian says: 'Wallis' Irish concerts in 2008 were amazing; she has an incredible presence onstage. The demos for the new album show us that she's ready to go on to the next stage of her career'. Already nominated for RTE 2FM's Hope For 2009 Award at this month's Meteors; Wallis has also been confirmed to appear at Oxegen in July. This will be preceded by a new single earlier in the summer, with the album to follow, more details to follow.
For more information please contact Tara McCormack on 01-284-1747 / 097 225 4109,
e-mail : tara@rubyworks.com
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02.12.08 : RyG new album ‘Live In Japan’Press release
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Mary Coughlan ‘The House of Ill Repute’ CD & download in Ireland from 17th October 2008
Download : Press release
Rubyworks are pleased to release the new studio album by Mary Coughlan. Entitled 'The House Of Ill Repute', the album has been produced by Mary's long time collaborator Erik Visser and has already been hailed by Hot Press as the best of her career to date
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