Tuesday, October 27, 2009

NICO VEGA ON TOUR NOW; DATES INCLUDE SHOWS WITH CHEVELLE, AND INWARD EYE

NICO VEGA ON TOUR NOW; DATES INCLUDE SHOWS WITH CHEVELLE, AND INWARD EYE

LOS ANGELES TRIO TOURING IN SUPPORT OF ITS SELF-TITLED MYSPACE RECORDS DEBUT

BAND’S LATEST SINGLE “GRAVITY” BUZZING AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO



October 26, 2009—L.A. buzz band Nico Vega is currently on a headlining tour, including a homecoming Halloween show at Club Nokia with rockers Chevelle, before jumping on tour with Inward Eye, and Neon Trees.

As the trio’s latest single “Gravity” is taking off on alternative radio, the group will be filming the song’s video in November.

The band (singer Aja Volkman, guitarist Rich Koehler and drummer Dan Epand) has made a name for itself thanks in part to its blistering and in-your-face live show highlighted by dynamic frontwoman Aja Volkman’s volatile stage presence. Filter described the band as "a musical, mythical beast” while 944 Magazine heralded them as a "brutal love triangle of rock, funk and blues" and congratulated the trio for its "wide musical scope, which stretches from stomach-scraping soul to unrelenting rage." The NY Post called Aja "insanely spirited," comparing her to Janis Joplin and Karen O.

Having worked with producers Linda Perry (Pink, Gwen Stefani) and Tim Edgar (Earl Greyhound), and mixer Tchad Blake (Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel), Nico Vega channels a classic swagger a la Led Zeppelin and adds soaring, soulful vocals somewhere between Fiona Apple and PJ Harvey.

Over the summer the band’s song “Beast” was featured in the horror film The Collector and now Aja is preparing to leap headfirst onto the silver screen herself, making her acting debut co-starring in the upcoming Dane Cook movie Answers To Nothing where her shockingly gritty scenes will definitely not be forgotten anytime soon. Aja will play Tara, the mistress who is also a musician, and Nico Vega will sport cameos in the movie.

For more info see www.myspace.com/nicovega.

Headline dates:
10/27 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
10/29 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
10/31 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia (w. Chevelle) – HALLOWEEN SHOW
11/5 San Diego, CA Bar Pink
11/6 Tucson, AZ Plush

With Inward Eye/Neon Trees:
11/27 Mesa, AZ Hollywood Alley
11/29 Las Cruces, NM Code Red Concert Hall
12/1 Dallas, TX The Cavern
12/2 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Café – Inside – ALL AGES, FREE SHOW
12/3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
12/5 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade – Hell
12/6 Charlotte, NC Milestone
12/7 Washington, DC The Red and Black
12/10 Cambridge, MA TT The Bears
12/11 New York, NY The Studio at Webster Hall
12/13 Cleveland, OH Pirate’s Cove
12/18 Denver, CO Bender’s Tavern

Headline dates:
12/20 Las Vegas Wasted Space

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