Interviews

Rodrigo y Gabriela rewrite the rules on acoustic guitar and plan next album

March 11, 2010

News about the next album after 11:11 from Rodrigo y Gabriela By Ron Wynn in the Nashville Scene 10 Mar 2010 Since their early days in the Mexico City thrash metal band Tierra Acida (including a period playing in Dublin bars and pubs), the Mexican guitar duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have consistently [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela – Thrash metal meets classical guitar

March 8, 2010

Latin rockers mix frenzy of thrash metal with gentility of classical guitar By Joseph Lord • Louisville Courier Journal • March 5, 2010 It was brutally fast and technically sound, showing off two pairs of swift hands flying across acoustic guitars with no other instruments muddling the guitar fury. The track came off the duo’s [...]

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Mexican guitar duo blends jazz chops with rock flash – Pittsburgh Post Gazette Interview

March 6, 2010

By Manny Theiner, Pittsburgh Post Gazette As dynamic duos go, Mexican guitarists Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero (known to fans as Rodrigo y Gabriela, or sometimes just “Rod and Gab”) might be considered the Batman and Robin of the acoustic music world, thrilling millions with their dexterous exploits safe for family friendly consumption. But there [...]

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Rodrigo Sanchez – MOKB (My Old Kentucky Blog) Interview

March 6, 2010

Rodrigo Sanchez is one-half of the Mexican instrumental guitar ensemble Rodrigo y Gabriela, with partner Gabriela Quintera. After five albums and endless critical acclaim the duo released their sixth album, 11:11, in September of last year. This album has the two as musically mind boggling as ever, with each track on the album dedicated to [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela Brave Injury, Swelling to Perform Live

March 4, 2010

Pop quiz: What do Metallica and Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela have in common? The answer is simpler than you might think — both acts are heavily rooted in thrash metal. “The first riff on the new album is totally a metal riff,” Rodrigo Sánchez tells Spinner of the lightning-fast lead-off guitar attack of [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela – Pittsburgh Tribune Interview – 2 March 2010

March 3, 2010

Acoustic guitar meets heavy metal for Rodrigo y Gabriela By Michael Machosky, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Mar. 2–The stunningly talented acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela came by their musical prowess the old-fashioned way — by playing heavy metal. “Honestly, we obviously didn’t make it with our Mexican metal band,” says lead guitarist Rodrigo Sanchez. “We [...]

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