Rodrigo y Gabriela at The Virgin Mobile Festival (08/09/08)

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Rodrigo y Gabriela‘s self titled debut album was one of my favorite releases of 2006, so I’m pretty excited about their second LP of new material, 11:11, which will be released on September 8 on ATO Records. Rod & Gab are hitting the road in support of the new album and they’ll be kicking off their US tour at Terminal 5 (Buy Tickets) in midtown Manhattan on September 16 (and for the first time since opening night, I can honestly say I want to go back).

All Rodrigo y Gabriela tour dates and album info/track listing after the jump.

Rodrigo y Gabriela Tour 2009 Dates
09/02/09 – KOKO London, United Kingdom
09/04/09 – Electric Picnic Festival Laois, Ireland
09/09/09 – Alhambra Paris, France
09/12/09 – Town Square Caen, France
09/16/09 – Terminal 5, New York, NY, USA
09/19/09 – The Buell Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
09/21/09- Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
09/23/09 – Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA
09/25/09 – Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
10/10/09 – 4th & B Concert Theater, San Diego, CA, USA
10/12/09 – Schnitzer Hall, Portland, OR, USA
10/14/09 – Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
10/16/09 – Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL, USA
10/19/09 – House of Blues, Dallas, TX, USA
10/20/09 – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Austin, TX, USA
10/22/09 – Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
10/23/09 – Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
10/24/09 – Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD, USA
10/26/09 – Teatro Metropólitan México, Mexico
11/11/09 – La Carriere Nantes, France
11/12/09 – Casino de Paris Paris, France
11/13/09 – Aeronef Lille, France
11/18/09 – Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
11/20/09 – Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
11/21/09 – Watt Rotterdam, Holland
11/23/09 – HMV Hammersmith Apollo London, United Kingdom
11/24/09 – O2 Academy, Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
11/26/09 – O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom
11/28/09 – Manchester Apollo Manchester, United Kingdom
11/29/09 – Colston Hall Bristol, United Kingdom

11:11 was recorded in Ixtapa, Mexico and produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela, with John Leckie co-producing one 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 original compositions, 11:11 is the band’s personal “gracias” to 11 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. 11:11 is the long-awaited follow-up to their 2006 self-titled debut that has so far enjoyed worldwide sales in excess of half-a-million albums.

11:11 Album Track List
1 – “˜Hanuman’ – inspired by Carlos Santana
2 – “˜Buster Voodoo’ – inspired by Jimi Hendrix
3 – “˜Triveni’ – inspired by Israeli Oud three-piece Le Trio Joubran
4 – “˜Logos’ – inspired by jazz-rock master Al Di Meola
5 – “˜Santo Domingo’ – inspired by jazz pianist and composer Michel Camilo
6 – “˜Master Maqui’ – inspired by Spanish guitar legend Paco De Lucia
7 – “˜Savitri’ – inspired by John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussian’s ground breaking 1970’s world fusion ensemble Shakti
8 – “˜Hora Zero’ – inspired by Argentine tango composer and bandoneon virtuoso Astor Piazzola.
9 – “˜Chac Mool’ – inspired by Jorge Reyes, the Mexican composer who combined traditional Mexican instrumentation with new technology. Reyes died in February 2009.
10 – “˜Atman’ – inspired by Dimebag Darrell, never to be forgotten lead guitarist in Pantera and Damageplan, who was tragically murdered onstage in 2004.
11 – ’11:11′ – inspired by Pink Floyd.