Holy Crap, Batman!

We're so close to being finished with the English side of our CD I can SMELL IT! It smells much like beans and rice, and maybe some steak and green tomatoes on the side. I'm pretty sure everyone who listens to this thing will devour it, unless you're a vegetarian, at which point you may decide to forgo the steak. Either way, I'm hungry now.

Now that I've caught your attention(/wasted your time), it's time for the main reason for this blog, aside from the usual album status update. We have decided to begin doing podcasts and video updates, for your entertainment! We got together and decided that we need to make bigger asses of ourselves, and the blog thing just isn't doing it for us in that department.

All kidding aside, we want to get to know you better, and we want you to get to know us better, and we feel this is a good way to start. So when we start posting these things, let us know what you think! Was it great? Did it suck? Could you care less either way? Did we spark your imagination? Did we call to your attention an important issue that you were previously unaware of? Did it make you laugh? Did it blow your mind? Did it make you crap your pants? We are hoping to accomplish at least some of these things. We'll see how it works out. :)

Another announcement, we are playing at the Market on October 9th! Always a fun place to be. Come hang out/listen to music/eat pizza/drink beer with us! We don't bite, usually. Although Alex has a problem with that sometimes.

Show Details:

OCTOBER 9th
Market on 7th Avenue (Ybor)
With 3 other bands TBA
Doors: 7:00; Cover: $7
1816 E 7TH Ave
Tampa, FL 33605

Love,
James and Triptico

Triptico & Cowboy Mouth

EXTRA! EXTRA!

We will be playing with Cowboy Mouth at the State Theatre tomorrow night around 7pm. We're going to be opening the show so make sure to get there early. Because this is such a short notice, we're giving away 50 tickets to those who want them. So, if you'd like a piece of Triptico, Geri X and Cowboy Mouth get back to us, either through e-mail, phone, or our beloved website.

We hope to see you there!

WHO:
Cowboy Mouth
Geri X
Triptico

WHEN:
Friday September 25
7:00 pm

WHERE:
State Theatre
687 Central Ave, St Petersburg

HOW MUCH:
FREE

-G

Exciting Album-Related News

SO…We have a few goodies in store for you with this album (you know, the imminent English album that you’ll no doubt be jamming to VERY SOON!). We got together with our good friends Matt, Steve, and Dillon this Sunday, three awesome musicians. They were kind enough to record an entire brass section together for two of the electrifying songs from our upcoming album: “Unspoken” and “The Leper.” Matt wrote some amazing arrangements that create all sorts of tension and fuzzy feelings. The songs almost seem to glitter now. So beware, for your mind will surely be blown!

Also, our buddy Benny Maldonado has been recently meeting with us to work on some percussion parts for the songs. You may have seen him as a guest musician at many of our shows, playing with his timbales (wait, that didn’t sound right…) Anyway, he laid down some excellent percussion tracks for 10 of the 11 songs in just a couple of sessions. We’re super thrilled with the results thus far and incredibly grateful to our friends who have collaborated with us in this production. Just wanted to get that out there. And YOU, stay tuned because the days of waiting for your Triptico fix are about to be over! YEAH BABY!!!