9 Dead Alive (ATO) will be released on April 29, and it is the band's first record of new material in five years.
It is available for pre-order now.
The album was recorded and produced by the duo at their studio in Ixtapa, Mexico.
A documentary film called For Those About to Rock: The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela, directed by journalist Alejandro Franco, had its world premiere at this year's SXSW film festival. It will be showing at film festivals around the world throughout the year.
Watch Rodrigo y Gabriela's video for 9 Dead Alive track “The Russian Messenger”:
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More tour dates have been announced in support of the album as well. The first leg of touring begins in Portland, ME, on April 25 and ends May 11 in Seattle, WA.
The second leg begins July 27 at the XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, NJ, and ends August 17 at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. The complete list of confirmed dates is below. This will be duo’s first tour together since summer 2011.
Complete tour dates are below. More will be announced soon.
April
25 - Portland, ME - State Theatre w/Bobby Long
26 - Albany, NY - The Egg w/Bobby Long
May 1 - 3 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater w/Zach Heckendorf 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum w/Zach Heckendorf 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium w/Zach Heckendorf 9 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater w/Zach Heckendorf 11 - Seattle - The Paramount Theatre w/Zach Heckendorf
July 25 - 27 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival 27 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival 31 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap 31 - Aug 2 - Bridgeport, CT - Gathering of the Vibes Festival
August 10 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijier Gardens 14 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater 17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks w/Nathaniel Rateliff
Acoustic Nation is written by Laura B. Whitmore, a music industry marketing veteran, music journalist and editor, who has contributed to Parade.com, Guitar World, and others. She has interviewed hundreds of musicians and hosts the She Rocks Podcast. As the founder of the Women’s International Music Network, she advocates for women in the music industry and produces the annual She Rocks Awards. She is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Positive Grid, making the world safe for guitar exploration everywhere! A guitarist and singer/songwriter, Laura is currently co-writing an album of pop songs that empower and energize girls.
