Nick and Peter Furgiuele came by their love of music honestly, a love which began early on as the brothers cut their musical teeth on the tasty morsels of their parents’ record collection. “We spent our early school-aged years in Boone, North Carolina; there wasn’t a lot of radio exposure or anything like that,” says Nick of their rural mountain upbringing. “My grandfather had a record shop in Columbus, Georgia, and we raided that stuff. He also managed bands and was a radio DJ, so our mom grew up in a musical household. My brother and I started playing and recording things together at an early age. We’d make up songs, or sing other people’s songs.”
The pair, who founded psych-rock band Gringo Star, will release their fourth studio album on August 26th via Nevado Music. The recording effort began in the middle of last year, with brother Peter at the board. “My brother is a recording maestro with an amazing ear; I, on the other hand, am the least technical-minded guy in the band,” laughs Nick. Not only is Peter a whiz in the studio, he has another special talent. “Last year we were out west opening for Brian Bell of Weezer on his solo tour; Pete’s really lucky at slot machines, he’s always winning,” recalls Nick. ”He hit a $6,000 jackpot in a gas station on an Oklahoma Indian reservation, and decided to buy new equipment for his studio to record us.”
With snazzy new equipment and a host of guests providing backup musical contributions (including their sister on keys), the Atlanta-based foursome emerged with The Sides and In Between, ten vintage-inspired bangers injected with reverb and laced with fuzz. Says Nick of the listening experience, “When you listen to it, make sure your a/c is cranked up pretty high because it’s a real fuckin’ hot album.”
Purchase The Sides and In Between: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-sides-and-in-between/id1114968828
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TOUR DATES:
08.10 – Charlotte, NC @ Double Door Inn
08.11 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
08.12 – Winston-Salem, NC @The Garage
8.14 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
08.15 – Washington, DC @ DC9
08.16 – Annapolis, MD @ Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge
08.17 – Baltimore, MD @ The Crown
08.18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
08.19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium
08.21 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
08.23 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
08.24 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
08.25 – Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall
08.28 – Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
08.29 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
08.30 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
08.31 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
09.01 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
09.02 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
09.03 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
09.04 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09.06 – Omaha, NE @ O’Leaver’s
09.07 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
09.14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
09.15 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
09.16 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
09.20 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09.22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Stop
09.29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
09.30 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10.01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
10.05 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
10.06 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10.07 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10.08 – Dallas, TX @ Doublewide
