Thursday, July 10, 2008

SICK OF SARAH WINS EMERGING ARTIST AWARD AT SUMMERFEST

BAND TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON AUGUST 12

Minneapolis' Sick Of Sarah won best emerging artist at this years Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The all female five piece was given the award by winning over the festival crowd whose texts determined the day's winner from the Emerging Artist stage.

Sick of Sarah will be releasing their debut album on August 12th through Adamant Records. The band had previously won MTV's virtual Kaya's battle of the bands, and it was through that they attracted the attention of the LA indie label Adamant. The label released a single called "Bittersweet" which Spin Magazine included the band in a "Buzzcatcher" story comparing Sick Of Sarah to the Breeders and Sleater-Kinney.

The band will be doing a tour around the release of the album bringing their newly christened "award-winning" show to Minneapolis on August 8 at Cabooze followed by shows in Milwaukee at Shanks Hall on August 13, the Double Door in Chicago on August 14 and Brooklyn, Michigan's Jerry's Pub on August 15 and 16.

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