Gringo Star

Gringo Star
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Indie rock, paranoid pop
Years active 2008–present
Labels Gigantic, Cargo, My Anxious Mouth, Inc., Dizzybird Records
Website gringostar.net
Members
  • Nicholas Furgiuele
  • Peter Furgiuele
  • Lightnin' Ray Jackson
  • Jonathan Bragg ("JB")
Past members
  • Peter Delorenzo
  • Matt McCalvin
  • Christopher Kaufmann

Gringo Star is an American indie rock group from Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Origins

The group was founded in 2008 by brothers Nicholas and Peter Furgiuele, along with Peter Delorenzo and Matt McCalvin, later replaced by Christopher Kaufmann. Delorenzo left the band in 2012 and Kaufmann in 2013.

History

Gringo Star's critically acclaimed debut All Y'all was self-released in 2008 and subsequently distributed in Europe by Cargo Records.[1][2] It was produced by Grammy Award-winner Ben H. Allen. The album was rated one of the top albums of the decade and received many favorable reviews.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

The band signed to Brooklyn-based record label Gigantic Music for Count Yer Lucky Stars, released on October 25, 2011. It was also produced by Allen and engineered by James Salter. It, too, received high marks.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The album made many lists for one of the best albums of the year.[29] The song "Shadow" from Count Yer Lucky Stars was featured on NPR's All Songs Considered in its 2011 Fall Music Preview.[30]

The band was featured in a 2011 award-winning documentary, Hurry up and Wait.[2][31]

The band released the album Floating Out To See that they recorded, mixed, and produced themselves, at Studio 234 Atlanta, released Oct 22, 2013, on their own label, My Anxious Mouth Records. This album, too, garnered positive attention, with some music writers picking it as one of the 10 best albums of the year and one saying that it was a "testament of what can be done if you take a risk or simply use your imagination."[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Their song "Find a Love" from Floating Out to See was featured as the "Song of the Day" by KEXP.[40]

In 2014, Gringo Star released a 7 inch vinyl record issued by Dizzybird Records out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring "Long Time Gone" and "World of Spin," the latter premiered by Paste Magazine on September 18, 2014.[41][42]

Gringo Star announced in March 2015 the band had completed its fourth full-length album, yet to be named and released. Finalization of the album dovetails with the band's upcoming tour in April and May 2015, in support of Brian Bell's (Weezer) band, The Relationship. Following that, the band will tour with Dreamers, with whom the Gringos will play with in May and June 2015, from Kansas City to Brooklyn.[43]

Gringo Star has been profiled in Spin and several times has recorded at Daytrotter and Paste Magazine.[44][45][46][47][48][49]

Live performances

Gringo Star has shared the stage with numerous other groups and musicians, including Best Coast, the Black Lips, and J Roddy Walston and the Business.[50][51][52] In 2012 the band played the Super Bowl Village.[53] Gringo Star has played many music festivals, including Lollapalooza,[54][55] Secret Stages,[56] Bunbury,[57] Forecastle,[58] SunFest [59] at the Big Guava Festival in May 2014, and they will soon be appearing at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn from June 12 to June 14, 2014.[60][61] They have been perennials at SXSW.[62][63]

Personnel

Current members

Past members

Discography

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Radford, Chad (9 March 2010). "Gringo Star signs with Cargo, screens documentary at SXSW". Creative Loafing. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "WTSR’s Top 1000 Albums of the Decade - WTSR 91.3FM". Wtsr.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: Gringo Star – All Y’all". Les Enfants Terribles. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shooting From The Hip: Gringo Star Reign Retro On All Y’all | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. ↑ Chase, Ted. "Gringo Star : All Y’All | QRO Magazine". Qromag.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  7. ↑ Klein, Joshua (4 March 2009). "Gringo Star: All Y'All". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Reidy, Julia (7 October 2008). "Gringo Star: All Y'all". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gringo Star: All Y'All". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  10. ↑ "Gringo Star – All Yall". Hearya.com. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  11. ↑ Judge, Stephen. "Gringo Star - All Y'all - Blurt Magazine". Blurtonline.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  12. ↑ Daigle, Madeline (9 November 2011). "Gringo Star's Count Yer Lucky Stars". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Stacey (14 December 2011). "Count Yer Lucky Stars". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Backstage Beat Gringo Star – “Count Yer Lucky Stars”". Boston.thebackstagebeat.com. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
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  29. ↑ "Maniac - Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  30. ↑ "Fall Music Preview". All Songs Considered. NPR. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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  32. ↑ "Best Albums of 2013: Picks from Staff Writer Melissa Caruso". Elmore Magazine. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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  34. ↑ "Gringo Star – Floating Out To See Review". Don't Look Down. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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  38. ↑ Wendleton, Jason (2013-12-12). "FLOATING OUT TO SEE By Gringo Star". Defending Axl Rose. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  39. ↑ Amy Foxworthy (2014-05-26). "The Gringos are Coming! The Gringos are Coming! (Indy In-Tune Blog)". Indyintune.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  40. ↑ Plyler, Britta (15 January 2014). "Song of the Day: Gringo Star - Find a Love". KEXP. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  41. ↑ "Gringo Star". Dizzybird Records. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  42. ↑ Sedghi, Sarra (18 September 2014). "Song Premiere: Gringo Star - "World of Spin"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  43. ↑ Tour announcement Dreamers on Twitter. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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  48. ↑ "Gringo Star". Daytrotter. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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  51. ↑ "J. Roddy Walston & The Business Gringo Star, The Diamond Light". Ticketfly. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  52. ↑ "Black Lips/Gringo Star @ Maxwell's: Who Do You Love?". Music Snobbery. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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  54. ↑ "BMI Announces Line-up Of Performers For Lollapalooza Festival Held 8/7-9". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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  56. ↑ "Secret Stages". Bhamwiki. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  57. ↑ Emily Maxwell, WCPO Digital (2014-08-01). "Bunbury Music Festival 2013: A guide to this year's festival - Story". Wcpo.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  58. ↑ "KY, Louisville - 07.10-12.09 - Forecastle w/ lots of bands & DJs [Archive". Bluelight. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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