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MEXICAN ACOUSTIC ROCK GUITAR DUO RODRIGO Y GABRIELA BRING THEIR EXHILARATING LIVE SHOW TO SANTA ROSA AT LUTHER BURBANK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2016 Tickets are on sale now!

SANTA ROSA, CA (June 30, 2016) – Fresh off their recent hit performances at Napa’s BottleRock Festival, Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela bring their unique blend of jazz, metal and world music to Santa Rosa in their Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) debut performance on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 8 p.m. Tickets range in price from $69–$89 and are available now online at lutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600 or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa).

Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have been playing together for more than fifteen years. First as young thrash metal fans in their native City, then as innocents abroad and street musicians in , at the turn of the millennium, and finally as the globe-straddling, film-scoring, record- breaking artists they are today. Known for exhilarating live shows, Rodrigo y Gabriela have won the hearts of music lovers from the haciendas of Cuba to the Hollywood Bowl and festival fields of , as they continue to weave their unique six-string magic. The extraordinary interplay between Sanchez's fiery lead lines and Quintero's phenomenal rhythmic battery is truly universal.

The duo has reloaded their arsenal following the April 2014 worldwide release of “”, their first studio album in five years. The new songs are intimate, the playing intuitive, and the results spectacular, bursting with melodic energy and rhythmic invention. Recorded at their Pacific Coast hideaway in late summer, the album captures the warmth and spontaneity of two great musicians riffing and jamming together, perfectly distilled into 9 new songs teeming with desire, elegance and gusto.

With career sales in excess of 1.5 million albums, blockbuster movie scores, and sold out tours worldwide, Rodrigo y Gabriela have certainly made their mark. Their appeal is boundless, their scope limitless, and the music is timeless.

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About Luther Burbank Center for the Arts A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is home to world-class performances, nationally recognized education programs, contemporary visual art, and many popular events. The Arts Center is located in the heart of the Sonoma wine country and ranked among California’s top performing arts presenters. Together with its resident companies, the Center presents more than 100 performances in music, dance, theater, renowned speakers, and comedy; provides education programs serving 30,000 children and adults; and hosts more than 1,000 community events a year. Owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, the Center relies on charitable community donations to achieve its mission – to enrich, educate, and entertain.

Rodrigo y Gabriela Courtesy of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts