Rodrigo y Gabriela

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 8:00pm at Tarrytown Music Hall

Grammy Award winning duo Rodrigo y Gabriela grew up on an eclectic mix of classic rock, heavymetal and flamenco, a rare alchemy of influences that still informs their work today. Not long afterthe dissolution of their first band, the two musicians set off with their acoustic guitars and ended upin Ireland, where they soon ran out of money and began busking on Dublin’s Grafton Street — aturn of events that led to their crossing paths with Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice, who thenasked them to open for him at an early headline show.

As they developed their distinct breed ofguitar music, Rodrigo y Gabriela quickly gained recognition for their extraordinary live show andmade their full-length debut with 2002’s re-Foc. Along with turning out 8 additional acclaimed andkaleidoscopic albums over the years: including Area 52 (a 2012 effort made with a Cuban orchestra),9 Dead Alive (a 2014 release that spotlighted their more rock-leaning sensibilities) and the 2020Grammy winning Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Mettavolution, the duo has cemented theirstatus as a globally renowned live act.

Among their many successes: performing at The White Housefor the President and First Lady of Mexico at a 2010 event hosted by Barack Obama; headlining theJazz World stage at Glastonbury; selling out major venues like the Hollywood Bowl, Red RocksAmphitheatre, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and the Sydney Opera House;and performing to massive crowds in such far-flung cities as Tokyo and Paris. 2023 sees the releaseof their most ambitious project yet, the Advaita Vedanta inspired In Between Thoughts...A New World,which features their signature dual guitar attack augmented by a full orchestra, and a correspondingworld tour.