Listen to a stream of the album below!

Boys & Girls is now available for pre-order on iTunes

Boys & Girls

1. Hold On
2. I Found You
3. Hang Loose
4. Rise To The Sun
5. You Ain’t Alone
6. Goin’ To The Party
7. Heartbreaker
8. Boys & Girls
9. Be Mine
10. I Ain’t The Same
11. On Your Way

Alabama Shakes – comprising vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, drummer Steve Johnson and bassist Zac Cockrell – began playing together when they were in high school.  Ben Tanner assists on keyboards.  Alabama Shakes will make its television debut on February 7 on “Conan.” The band will also appear on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on Tuesday, January 24, and its “World Cafe” session will air on NPR on January 26.

Jack White’s Third Man Records has selected Alabama Shakes to kick off its series of live 45 releases. The two-song 7” from the band’s fall 2011 session at Third Man in Nashville, is due out in late January.

“a genuine, word-of-mouth, go-see-them-then-tell-10-friends-how-amazing-they-are thing” – NME

Listen to Alabama shakes on World Cafe

Alabama Shakes – Upcoming Tour Dates

1/19 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks

1/20 – Houston, TX – Continental Club w/Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man

1/21 – Austin, TX – Continental Club w/Mudflap    SOLD OUT

1/24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up w/Terraplane Sun

1/25 – West Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour w/Dry The River    SOLD OUT

1/26 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/Dry The River    SOLD OUT

1/28 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge w/Quiet Life     SOLD OUT

1/29 – Vancouver, BC – The Media Club w/Quiet Life    SOLD OUT

1/31 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Club      w/Quiet Life

2/2 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room

2/4 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater w/A. Tom Collins

2/22 – London, UK – Boston Arms        SOLD OUT

2/23 – London, UK – Boston Arms        SOLD OUT

2/24 – London, UK – Boston Arms

3/10 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

3/23 – Tuscaloosa, AL  – Bama Theater

3/29 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s

3/31 – Birmingham, AL – Work Play Theatre

iTunes (iTunes LP including 30 minute making of Area 52 documentary, Havana photo gallery, and alternative mix of “Ixtapa”)
Amazon / MP3 
Official Store 

Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab’s favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and recorded in Havana with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of the country’s finest young players. This two disc set includes a 30 minute making of Area 52 documentary.

This spring, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be bringing the band C.U.B.A. on the road in order to showcase the thrilling and dynamic hybrid of metal, latin and jazz featured on the album in a live setting. It will mark the first time in their careers that Rodrigo y Gabriela have toured and performed with a backing band. In addition to the coming tour, Rodrigo y Gabriela were recently confirmed to perform on the upcoming 38th season of the long running tv series Austin City Limits.

Listen to “Juan Loco” from Area 52 on SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/ato_records/rodrigo-y-gabriela-juan-loco

North American Tour Video

 Area 52 Album Preview

Tour Dates

On Sale Now

APRIL
03 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre
04 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
05 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre
07 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
10 – Broomfield, CO – 1STBANK Center
12 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
13 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
14 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
16 – Toronto, CA – Massey Hall
20 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
21 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
23 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
25 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
26 – Charlottesville, VA – Charlottesville Pavilion
28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

MAY
01 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
04 – New Orleans, LA – Jazz Fest
05 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s

Women & Work once again finds the core six-members of Lucero joined by Memphis horn legends Jim Spake (Solomon Burke, Ray Charles) and Scott Thompson (Al Green, Cat Power) on eleven new, original songs that range from barroom brawlers to lonesome laments, and cut deeper than anything else in the band’s extensive catalog. The album was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, and produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem).

Track Listing:
1. Downtown (Intro)
2. On My Way Downtown
3. Women & Work
4. It May Be Too Late
5. Juniper
6. Who You Waiting On?
7. I Can’t Stand To Leave You
8. When I Was Young
9. Sometimes
10. Like Lightning
11. Go Easy

Lucero Tour Dates:
2/23 – Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s Pub
2/24 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge*
2/25 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
3/01 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/02 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/03 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/09 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall^
3/10 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco^
3/11 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s Uptown^
3/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs #
3/14 – Dallas, TX @ Trees^
3/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
3/20 – Solana Beach, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern
3/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
3/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
3/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge**
3/29 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater**
3/30 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
3/31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
4/01 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep**
4/03 – Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company^
4/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue^
4/05 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater^
4/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall^
4/07 – Chicago, IL @ Metro^
4/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone^
4/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s^
4/12 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop^
4/13 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick^
4/14 – Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace^^
4/15 – Montreal, QUE @ Les Foufounes Electriques^^
4/18 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub^^
4/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise^^
4/20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall^^
4/21 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe^^
4/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Abbey Bar Appalachian Brewing Company^^
4/24 – Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing
4/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
4/26 – Richmond, VA @ The Hat Factory^^
4/27 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel^^
4/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven Stage^^

* w/ Adam Faucett and The Tall Grass
# w/ Built To Spill and Dinosaur Feathers
^ w/ William Elliott Whitmore
** w/ Larry and His Flask
^^ w/ J. Roddy Walston & The Business

Check out the video below…Enjoy!

Area 52 will be released in the US on 1/24/12 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. 

NPR news story

“Raised in Mexico, based in Ireland, and not too far removed from life in metal bands — how could Rodrigo y Gabriela not wind up with a sound that splits the difference between jazzy flamenco and heavy rock? On 2006′s self-titled album and the 2009 breakout 11:11, fleet-fingered Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero craft their wild instrumental genre fusions using only acoustic guitars, but that changes on Area 52, out Jan. 24. Here, the songs remain the same — the album radically rearranges nine pieces from the pair’s past catalog — but the instrumental palette practically explodes.

Recorded mostly in Havana, Area 52 finds Sanchez and Quintero (along with producer Peter Asher and arranger Alex Wilson) reconstructing and building onto their music using the sounds of Cuba — or, more specifically, C.U.B.A., a relentlessly proficient 13-piece Cuban orchestra. Fans of Rodrigo y Gabriela have heard “Hanuman” countless times, but it’s practically unrecognizable at times here. You thought the song was epically propulsive before? Try pairing it with the insistent bashing of drums and a massive electric guitar solo worthy of Carlos Santana.

Bold and brassy, these arrangements will no doubt be jarring to purists — and, yes, the band has been around long enough to attract purists. Rodrigo y Gabriela’s impeccable guitar runs don’t usually compete for attention with horns, pianos, horns, strings, yet more horns and, in an eight-minute take on “Ixtapa,” a sitar courtesy of Anoushka Shankar. But, while it refrains from adding new compositions to the duo’s catalog, Area 52 travels many steps further: It utterly reconstructs the Rodrigo y Gabriela template, and morphs it into something worldlier, bigger, less formulaic and more surprising. It demonstrates decisively that these songs are sturdy and versatile things, suitable for an endless array of shapes and sizes.” – NPR First Listen

http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/lisa-hannigan/20055229-3737962

Enjoy!