Roppongi’s Ace debut disc to drop in January

Ass-stomping local punk-blues power trio Roppongi's Ace have posted new tracks on their MySpace page. Here's what the band wrote in a recent blog post:

Record in 1/09! Demos up now

Hope y'all get a chance to listen to the new tracks. They're still in demo form and are a little rough around the edges—the masters are done and should be up soon. Look for the new record in early January and a whole bunch of new dates to be posted soon! – RA

Singer/guitarist/fiddler Alex Spoto has been away at college (Brown, last we spoke; yep, he's a thinker), causing the recent band hiatus. But you can witness Roppongi's Ace rip it up Dec. 28 at Crowbar and Dec. 31 at Skipper's Smokehouse. Here's what I wrote about Roppongi's spectacular summer of 2007 farewell gig at the Skipperdome:

This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2008.