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Gringo Star announces tour

By Natasha Richardson on 11:59 AM on February 2, 2009

Atlanta foursome Gringo Star has released a slew of dates for an upcoming tour in support of the band's debut album, All Y'All. The melodic crew, known for trading instruments frequently onstage, will hit various Eastern, Southern and Midwestern parts of these United States. Watch the band live at Paste, then try to catch up with them at one of the gigs below.... read more

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Live at Paste: Gringo Star

By Culture Clubbers on 2:00 PM on December 24, 2008

Click above to watch a live performance of "All Y'all" from Gringo Star's new album All Y'all, out now. related links: Gringo Star Announces Debut LP Gringo Star on Myspace... read more

Found in: Live at Paste

Album Stream: Listen to Gringo Star's new album All Y'all

By Culture Clubbers on 11:34 AM on November 6, 2008

Click above to listen to All Y'all, available now! Related Links: Gringo Star on MySpace... read more

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CMJ 2008, Day 1: Gringo Star, Wild Light, Cheeseburger and Vivian Girls point/counterpoint

By Sean Egar and Courtney Balestier, photos by Sean Edgar on 1:09 PM on October 22, 2008

[Above: Cheeseburger]This year, Paste and friends are helping out CMJ's hardworking, college-beloved musicians with the inaugural Artist Lounge, featuring a bit of swag and lots of bands each and every night of the festival. If you missed last night's opening ceremonies, Paste:Local NYC's Courtney and Sean are here to catch you up on Monday night's performances by Gringo Star, Wild Light, Cheeseburger and Vivian Girls.... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus, Local:NYC

Paste hosts Portastatic, Oxford Collapse, many more at CMJ

By Michael Saba on 10:52 AM on October 14, 2008

Now that the dust-up with Sonicbids is taken care of, CMJ 2008 looks like it'll once again be one of the biggest and best music festivals in the U.S. this year. This in turn raises a bigger issue: all those poor performers gamboling about in canvas sneakers and relentlessly hip wool jackets are going to need a place to take refuge from New York City's merciless mid-October weather. Here at Paste, we think there's a better way. Your humble servants, in conjunction with KCRW Radio and Indie Outlaw, will be hosting the inaugural CMJ Artist Lounge at this year's CMJ... read more

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Gringo Star: All Y'all

By Julia Reidy on 6:54 PM on October 7, 2008

Atlanta band captures spirit of live act on debut LPThe phrase "all y'all," like the opposite of the royal "we," suggests an inclusive universality in a distinctly Southern manner. In the same way, Gringo Star (the recent reformulation of longtime local favorites A Fir-Ju Well) manages something much greater than the sum of its parts on All Y'all, its full-length debut, which builds upon the reputation of its explosive live performances and boasts nothing but promise.... read more

Found in: Local:Atlanta

Gringo Star announces debut LP release, tours

By Julia Reidy, photo by Skylar Reeves on 11:30 AM on August 18, 2008

Without a doubt, Gringo Star was the most dramatic act at Atlanta's 2008 Corndogorama. When they overshot the end of their set time by more than 20 minutes, the sound technicians at the outdoor stage pulled the plug on all their equipment-- microphones, amps, P.A., lights, everything. The fit that followed seemed justified to the enthralled audience: It was an unfairly premature end to one of the most enjoyable sets of the weekend, but it certainly was a spectacle.... read more

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