"Though the bouncy, polished pop-rock of Gringo Star sounds like the stuff of major-label dreams, the Atlanta quartet with the punning name to end all punning names put out its own full-length debut, All Ya'll. The decidedly bright album was slickly produced by Gnarls Barkley engineer Ben H. Allen, with layers of garage jangle over a Kinks and Britpop backbone. Gringo Star recently played Lollapalooza, bringing its members’ trademark inter-song instrument-hopping to an especially large audience. " The Onion
"The Gringo stage show is like a circus, a damn good one performed by a group of friends that are just having a good time. Their musical talent is undeniable and forthcoming in their shows. Bolstered by a mix of song writing that complements each of the Gringos visions they are able to create genre-bending music. In turn their debut album All Y’all is a cocktail lo-fi gem of personal expressions. We suggest you join the “March of the Gringo” before they leave you behind." Sup Magazine UK
"On the surface, Atlanta’s Gringo Star are good for at least two admittedly easy guffaws: there’s that band name, for starters (c’mon, admit it — you’re jealous you didn’t think of it first!), followed by the equally excellent title of Gringo’s 2008 full-length debut: All Y’all. Got your chuckles out? Good, because the jokes end once these four guys start bashing out their music, swapping instruments on the fly and rocking out with a conviction reminiscent of early Kinks or Animals (with maybe a pinch of Southern boogie, just so y’all don’t forget they’re from Georgia). Sure, it’s still fun — just not the kind of smarmy-hipster-irony kind that the band and album names might imply. These guys have been rocking Atlanta since 2001 (originally under the moniker A Fir-Ju Well); to stick around that long on any scene, you gotta have substance and real mojo, and these Gringos have both in abundance." Lollapalooza.Com
"After the sardine can train ride that was the CTA Red Line, the drizzly adventure of Lollapalooza started with Atlanta, Georgia’s very own Gringo Star. Mixing one part punk rock ethic, one part manic performance and a heavy dose of 1950’s Americana, these guys got the party started early. Lead singer Nicholas Furgiuele wailed like a banshee hopped up on caffeine and the rest of the band followed his fanatic trailblazing. On songs such as “No One” and “The March Of Gringos”, the quirky Southern quartet packed punch after punch just below the three minute mark. Lead guitarist Peter Furgiule’s guitar solos brought to mind the late and great Bob Stinson of The Replacements, complete with overzealous sloppiness and raw intensity. Images of old Western shootouts, drunken nights in saloons and frantic pianos were all over the place while they played. Switching instruments between songs, these guys kept the downtime between numbers next to nil. For 45 minutes, Gringo Star blazed their own path of musical glory in the great city of Chicago and in the process took a few souvenirs with them, concluding with a cover of The Exciters’ “He’s Got The Power.” ConsequenceOfSound.Com
“With their excellent debut album, All Y'all, this Atlanta garage-rock band validate the CMJ buzz.” Spin.com
“This Atlanta, Georgia foursome add layers of rural lilt to their Brit-ish pop, garagey grit to others, while sneaking out slight-psych guitar blasts and gang yalps when least expected. If not the wheel rebooted, their self-titled full-length on My Anxious Mouth is stunningly seasoned for a debut.” CMJ.com
"A little scuzzy, a little jangly and a lot awesome" Blender
"Gringo Star – should be literally showered with the same kind of exasperated stammering and fawning heaped onto the stars of the early days of rock and roll, as if these guys were new versions of the Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Beatles’ and all of the American standards in doo wop and R&B that were raging through Detroit and Memphis and Harlem." Daytrotter
"Gringo Star left an overall strong impression as they escaped the stage, following an impressive showcase of harmonies, kazoo blowing and bass lines to make your right foot tap along with pleasure" Leeds UK Music Scene
"A tapestry of jangly guitar and multi-part vocal harmonies, and ranges from psychedelia to garage rock to surf pop. A bit off-kilter and more than a little charming, it's Atlanta pop at its best and communicates as well as any recording could what it's like to see the band live. No song better represents the band than the title track (and first single), 'All Y'all': It's anthemic, hook-filled and catchy as hell" Paste
"An outstanding new album" This Week In New York
"All Y'all" is an exuberant rush of early Kinks guitars, tambourines, handclaps, multi-part harmonies, and bits of tinkly piano, all catchy." Pitchfork
"Come On Now" is so obviously a massive hit single in waiting, all surf guitar & 60s pop rhythms." Americana UK
" I would mark All Y'all as one of the most exciting albums of the year, and, probably the best debut release." Blurt
"It's worth picking up just for the title track, an infectious anthem of cynicism, filled with handclaps, multi-part harmonies and guitar hooks you can sink your teeth into." Arkansas Times
"With a catalogue of undeniably danceable — and equally singalong-able — songs, Gringo Star had onlookers twisting and shouting throughout the show." Emory Wheel
"After an incredible performance at this year’s CMJ music festival, All Y’all proves the band’s no fluke. Fourteen tracks filled with swagger and spit. Few bands are able to bolt out of the starting gate with this much fire under their bellies." Ink Kansas City
"From the layered vocal harmonies and jangly distorted guitars to the surf-rock beats and lo-fi production, All Y'All sounds as if it's the lost recording of some obscure – but great – 1960s garage band, not a group of young upstarts from the same city that gave us Ludacris, T.I. and Lil Jon"
The Hype! Today
"By the looks of things, Gringo Star is doing everything correctly. They write exceptional songs, instantly catchy tunes that get in and out with such concision they often bear repeating. They have an eye-catching live show — each of the four guys takes turns swapping vocal, guitar, bass, drums and keyboard duties."
New Haven Advocate
"I'm going to go ahead and already say that Gringo Star are absolutely my favorite band of CMJ. The band's music is happy and the members played musical chairs all throughout the night by switching instruments and vocals, which just proves how talented everyone in the band is." UWIRE
"They've got a killer name and killer tunes. Gringo Star are definitely a band on the rise." The Big Takeover
"On their delicious debut, All Y’All, Gringo Star show great taste while displaying adroit multi-instrumental skills. On first listen, their influences show all the way through to the roots. But over the course of time, each tuneful nugget these Gringos put forth proves to be resiliently original." Aquarian Weekly-New Jersey
"A spin [and] you will be too busy wanting to hear more offerings from Gringo Star's catalog to care about sorting out their musical influences." 7"Atlanta
"But take heart, because if you're 40 or older, there's a lot to like about Gringo Star, a band that already has the hipster 20-somethings in its back pocket, along with the 30-something contingent pretending they're still 20-somethings." Bullz_Eye.Com
"These guys have gone from small shows playing just for friends to tours that jump continents, earning them the title many have given them -- the hardest working band in Atlanta. The album is just what you'd expect from Gringo Star -- fun, skilled and a little world all in itself." Pine Magazine
"Three chords and the truth, garage-rock worth your time." Ear Farm
"Gorgeous" Pop Matters
"Gringo Star has crafted at least a half dozen endlessly listenable songs on a debut well worth seeking out." The Signal -College of NJ Paper
"One of Atlanta’s hardest working bands." Ohmpark
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GRINGO STAR WINTER UK TOUR 2007 (1-ATL cinco de mayo 'o8, 2-Holmfirth 3-Rossendale 4-Liverpool 5-Nottingham)
Management
Tim Sweetwood::
Woods Entertainment ::
tim@woodsentertainment.net
404 433 4585
Patrick McAuliff::
Monterey International, Inc.::
patrick@montereyinternational.net
200 West Superior, Suite 202
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-640-7500
Fax: 312-279-0758
UK/European Booking
Ed Stringfellow::
The Agency Group::
EdStringfellow@theagencygroup.com
361-373 City Road
London
EC1V 1PQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-207-278-3331
Fax: 44-207-837-4672
Publicist::
Jo Murray :: Magnum PR :: jo@magnumpr.net
917 450 4387
Fantastic show on Friday guys; as ever it was great to see you. Hope the rest of the tour is huge success. See you next time around. From Mick, the rest of the Hairy Dog team and the discerning Bacup music punters.
English homecoming time soon guys! We're getting ready for a real blast in Bacup on November 20th. See you then. Mick, Kathryn, Sam, Meg and all at Hairy Dog
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