Thanks for coming to see us last Friday at 92Y in Tribeca!
But there's more new songs coming your way...
If you didn't get a chance to come or if you want to see us again we'll be playing two shows this coming weekend at Rockwood Music Hall. Friday we'll be on at 9PM, Stage 1 and Sunday at 11PM, Stage 2.
Our good friend, the incredible Jef Taylor (Dumpsterhunter) will be on Friday at 10PM on Stage 1 as well so... make an evening of it; we'd love to have you.
See you soon!
Gabriel
Hello everyone and Happy New Year!
Hope to see you all there,
-Gabriel
WHERE:
Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 1)
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton), NYC
WHEN:
Friday, November 23 @ 9:00 PM
NO COVER!
Hi everyone,
I'm back in NYC and brought a couple of new songs with me.
Come down to Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on Friday, November 9th at 9:00 PM for some double bass, cello, guitar, and vocals.
Would love to see you there!
Gabriel
Back in the city for a week! Come join us next Friday and Saturday for two back to back shows at Rockwood Music Hall. Hope to see you there!
WHEN: Friday (August 24) and Saturday (August 25)
TIME: 9 PM
WHERE: Stage 1, 196 Allen Street, NYC
WHERE: 196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton), NYC
WHEN: Friday, June 8: 10 PM
NO COVER!
WHERE: 196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton), NYC
Friday, April 27: 9 PM
Friday, May 4: 9 PM
Friday, May 11: 8 PM
NO COVER!
Join him at Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 1) as resident artist for a series of performances featuring new tunes and guest musicians. Five weeks in a row!
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February 29 (Wednesday) @ 8:00pm
March 9 (Friday) @ 8:00pm
March 15 (Thursday) @ 8:00pm
March 22 (Thursday) @ 8:00pm
March 29 (Thursday) @ 8:00pm
Check out Gabriel's latest CD, "Two Compilations", which includes a great mix of singles, new tracks, live recordings, and collaborations!
Gabriel Ríos is nominated for Best Solo Male. If you'd like to vote for him, please click here!
SOLO GIG:
WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 2011
WHERE: Rockwood Music Hall, STAGE 1
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
TIME: 10:00 PM
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w/BAND:
WHEN: Thursday, December 1, 2011
WHERE: Rockwood Music Hall, STAGE 2
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
TIME: 8:00 PM
WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2011
WHERE: Rockwood Music Hall, STAGE 1
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
TIME: 10:00 PM
WHEN: Friday, October 21, 2011
WHERE: Rockwood Music Hall, STAGE 1
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
TIME: 8:00 PM
Featuring Kobe Proesmans (drums), David Freyre (percussion), Nicky Paul (piano), and Ruben Samama (bass). Please click here to tell us you're coming or to post a message.
When: Monday, April 11, 2011
Where:
Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
Time: 9:30 PM
Featuring David Freyre, Ruben Samama, Nicky Paul, and Peter Gall. NO COVER!
When: Saturday, April 2, 2011
Where:
El Taller Latino Americano
2710 Broadway, Third Floor
(between 103rd and 104th streets)
New York, NY 10025
Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15
Featuring David Freyre (vocals, percussion), Nicky Paul (piano), and Peter Gall (drums).
When: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Where: Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
Time: 10:15 PM
Featuring David Freyre, Ruben Samama, Nicky Paul, and Peter Gall. NO COVER!
When: February 14, 2011, 8 PM
Where: Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
Looking for something fun to do this Valentine's Day? Come check out Gabriel's performance on February 14 at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC. Copies of the new album, "The Dangerous Return," will be on sale! Featuring David Freyre (vocals, percussion), Ruben Samama (bass, keys, vocals), Nicky Paul (piano), and Peter Gall (drums). NO COVER!
When: January 30, 2011
Where: Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
196 Allen Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY 10002
Featuring David Freyre, Ruben Samama, Nicky Paul, and Peter Gall!
Gabriel Rios was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. One morning, when he was four years old, he attempted to fly: he jumped from the couch in the living room and landed in a huge glass vase that immediately burst into pieces, cutting his left eyelid.
His grandmother, who was sitting on the same couch reading, began to scream, waking up Gabriel's parents who ran over to see what had happened. They quickly took him to the bathroom where they held him up with his back to them, facing the mirror.
At the time, he didn't understand why he was being shown his own bleeding face. Later on, they took him to the hospital where, still dressed up as Superman, he received twelve stitches and an eye patch that resembled that of a pirate, which he kind of enjoyed.
The Facts: The year was 1978. Charlie Chaplin’s coffin had been stolen from a Swiss cemetery. Shortly after, Karl Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas died after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Good a time as any to join the human comedy, Gabriel thought. So he packed his collective unconscious baggage and headed for the "Island of Wonder."
Upon arrival, Gabriel realized that earning his chops among the ranks of the local catholic schoolboy choir, playing Extreme and Gun’s R Roses covers at local dive bars, and moonlighting as a Caribbean punk rocker merited an exciting next adventure. So, naturally, he packed his teenage angst and burgeoning neurosis, as well as a healthy love of the unknown, and headed for the Old World.
Belgium was a welcoming place. A fleeting five years earned Gabriel a Fine Arts Diploma and a unique place in the local music scene. Finding himself far from home, songs played by his father and grandfather began to visit him in dreams. In a cold attic and with a more than worthy sidekick (Jo Bogaert of Technotronic), he concocted a blend of Puerto Rican rhythms and Belgium surrealism that churned through computers and samplers and became two consecutive albums: Ghostboy and Angelhead.
The European festival scene is an enticing and powerful force. Crowds cheering, brass blowing, people knowing the words to your songs. And let’s not forget the good food. Feels like one could stay there forever, but Gabriel started to feel the pull of a smaller, organic, and more intimate set up. Flanked by Kobe Proesmans and Jeff Neve, he hit the theater circuit with a new sound and a new album. The Dangerous Return is a stripped-down collection of songs featuring piano, percussion, and guitar interwoven with whimsical tales of growing older and of the end of the world as we know it.
And so it was that the need to fly proved irresistible… once again. It was only after his arrival in Brooklyn, New York, that he realized with a strange grin on his face that he had forgotten to pack.
