Rodrigo News

19/4/08 Well, it's OFFICIAL, the new album has landed. It's a 'lounge' album, it has some beautiful sounds that have never been on any Rodrigo delivery before, like Cello and a Barbers Shop horn section, very funny... It's called "This How I used to Draw Tornadoes". So sit back, listen and enjoy, I personally, am rather proud of some of these sounds I speak of. John, Keyboards.

February 2008 The new Rodrigo Brothers Album entitled "This is how I used to Draw Tornadoes" has just come back from mastering at Sydney's Studio 301. It has been remixed in the analogue domain by the whizzes over there who do, well that's ALL they do all day every day, so they're really rather good at it aren't they? After duplication and art is attached it will be ready to serve. Standby on that one Brian...

September 28th 2007 Catching The Rodrigo Brothers in action has been getting a lot easier. Just come on down to The Old Bank on Lambton Quay and Willis Street corner on the last Friday of every month to enjoy a 2 hour set of original music starting at 6.30pm. The Old Bank Pub is downstairs from the Starbucks entrance on Lambton Quay. Bring your friends, partners and your very many pets for an evening of music food and tasty beverages.

7 October 2006 Euan Gebbie's 40th. A wonderful night of cocktails served by trained cocktail experts was had by all. The Toby Jugs opened their music box with wicked tongue-in-cheek skiffle music - very funny. The Rodrigo Brothers set went down extremely well with the 60 odd people attending this rare event. Sound control people invited themselves on two occasions due to someone who obviously didn't relate to the RB's sense of musical values and they were subsequently unable to deliver their second set. Mind you, it was 12.30am by that point. Happy Birthday Euan! Your life has formally begun.

Album Review, NZ Musician Aug/Sept 2006 This Wellington band play 'eclectic indigenous white kiwi music akin to The Front Lawn'. The Rodrigo Brothers are James Barry (vocals and guitars); Alan Burden (drums and percussion); Ken Double (vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin and Rhodes); Alan Gebbie (vocals, harmonica and percussion); Graeme King (bass and vocals); and John McDonald (vocals, keyboards, guitars and banjo). With such an abundance of voices and instrumentation they have a very full and varied sound. All bar Burden share in the songwriting and the album was self-produced by the group with some work done by Brett Stanton at Marmalade. This is a fun rock n' roll album with a party atmosphere. There are hints of country as well, and the alternating lead vocalist is a welcome variation throughout. Don't expect anything too heavy or meaningful here: this is just six Kiwi blokes having a blast making music for regular people to enjoy, and for themselves. The 12 full songs are interlaced with four fun, lo-fi snippets, showing the group's sense of humour. A fine time! • Peter Dent, NZ Musician Vol 13, No 1 August 2006.

GIG!! October 7 2006 Alan Gebbie's brother Euan is having his 40th Birthday Party at the Lyall Bay Surf Club. Start time 8pm

August 2006 Rodrigo Brothers are getting ready to intensify their live performance schedule, so watch this space.

Next Album Soon to be mastered, the next Rodrigo Brothers album 'This is How I Used to Draw Tornadoes' is going through its final stages of pre-production in the Rodrigo Basement Studio in Wellington.

2005 Newtown Festival Rodrigo Brothers (Inde Pop) - A talented project put together by equally talented local musicans. With a highly listenable CD album behind them, the band continues to record and perform locally .The music has a kiwi-inde rock sound & the songs are well written and arranged. The quality of the music truly deserves some serious radio play.

2003 Rorigo Brothers announce the capture of their favourite url: rodrigobrothers.com

2002 Backyard Moonshot is released. A hearty and beefy brew produced by the brothers themselves, with engineering assistance from the venerable and slightly odd and crazy duder, Brett Stanton.

2001 A clean up in the Rodrigo Brothers' basement studio in Wellington leads to the discovery of two banjos, a miniature Tardis and a map of Old Sarum, a village in the British Midlands consisting of a green mound and a wall and with two full members of parliament (true).

In the beginning... The Rodrigo Brothers were established shortly after World War Two. Do you remember that? World War Two? Do you? Absolutely ghastly business, ABSOLUTELY GHASTLY BUSINESS!! (we were against it you know... well, WE wrote a letter!)