COMING LIVE/NEW CD
www.thetwogentlemen.com,
Itinerary:
1/14: O'Mainnin's Pub, Bristol, TN, 10 pm
1/15: Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN, 10 pm
1/16: Flat Rock Wine Shoppe, Flat Rock, NC, 9 pm
1/17: Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC, 8 pm
1/18: Jackrabbits, Jacksonville, FL 8 pm
1/20: Hop Jacks, Pensacola, FL, 9:30
1/21: New World Brewery, Tampa, FL, 9 pm
1/22: Caffe da Vinci, DeLand, FL, 8 pm
1/23: Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL, 8:30
1/24: Pineapple Willy's, Panama City, FL, 8:30
1/28: Asheville Show, UNC
1/29: Down Home, Johnson City, TN
The Two Man Gentlemen Band releases their fourth CD "Drip Dryin' with The Two Man Gentlemen Band" and launches 2009 nationwide "Drip Dry Your Troubles Away" tour.
What better musical prescription for troubled times than an impeccably-dressed, throwback, neo-vaudevillian duo whose live performances are a festival of expert musicianship; clever, off-center original tunes; hilarious banter, rowdy audience interactions, and free kazoos for the crowd?
Hailing from New York City, The Two Man Gentlemen Band combines hot jazz, vintage rhythm & blues, old-time country, and tin pan alley to create a joyous two-man sound that is all their own. Performing with plectrum banjo, guitar, string bass, dueling kazoos, novelty percussion, and a cornet, The Gentlemen whip themselves into a frenzy that is unlike any acoustic duo on the road today. And they belt out original songs that manage to be at once familiar, bizarre, fun, and entirely new.
The Gentlemen are on tour now in support of their fourth CD, "Drip Dryin' with The Two Man Gentlemen Band" (To be released Jan 14, 2009 on Serious Business Records). While their previous albums were rich in historical references - to William Howard Taft, The Hindenburg, Prohibition and the like - their latest effort is strictly a feel-good party record. When life gets you wet and doesn't hand you a towel, The Gentlemen say "Drip Dry your troubles away." They've even invented a dance, The Drip Dry, which they teach to the audience at shows, to accompany the record's title track.
On the rest of the album, The Two Man Gentlemen Band continues their habit of writing songs that are "so off the beaten path as to be virtually cliche-free" (Bluegrass Journal). There is a New Orleans-style stomp about the joys of rabbit meat, an ode to a croquet-playing girl, a rowdy shout-along celebrating gourmet beer, a tribute to The Gentlemen's intrepid minivan, a few sincerely tender ballads, a cautionary tale of drunkenness, and even a mini-musical in which The Gentlemen attempt to sing their way free from a pair of handcuffs.
On stage, the songs come to life. Their intricate harmonies, instrumental prowess, and uncanny musical connection makes The Two Man Gentlemen Band a great band to watch. But it is their charismatic embrace of a forgotten brand of showmanship that makes them a must-see! During songs, they frequently coax the audience to shout, stomp, dance, whistle, and kazoo along with them. Between numbers, their well-honed - but, improvised - banter with each other and the audience is often the funniest part of the evening. Banjoist Andy Bean - equal parts vaudevillian comic, depression-era huckster, loveable rogue, and society gentleman - serves as master of ceremonies and manic front-man. Bassist Fuller Condon plays the silent straight-man, stoically accepting the antics of his partner with the antics of his partner with the mild disdain of an older sibling.
After performing together in several dreadful rock bands, Bean and Condon began playing acoustic music together in 2005 as buskers in New York City's streets and subways. They appeared regularly on the streets for two years, during which time they entertained thousands of passersby, were featured in a documentary on street musicians, had more than a few chance encounters with celebrities, and sang themselves quite hoarse. Since taking their act on the road in 2007, The Gentlemen have embraced the lifestyle of barnstorming vaudevillians. They now play nearly 200 shows per year all across the USA and will be making their first trip to Europe this Spring.
"The Two Man Gentlemen Band fores off their ditties with such good natured pep that they transcend shtick!" - Time Out New York
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
RÖYKSOPP NEW ALBUM JUNIOR TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 24TH, 2009
ACCLAIMED NORWEGIAN ELECTRONIC DUO RÖYKSOPP RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM JUNIOR TO BE RELEASED BY ASTRALWERKS RECORDS ON MARCH 24TH, 2009
New Studio Album Features Guest Vocals By Robyn, Lykke Li,
Anneli Drecker and Karin Dreijer-Andersson (The Knife)
(New York, NY - January 12th, 2009) - Norwegian duo Röyksopp, Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland have announced the release of their 3rd studio album, Junior, set for release by Astralwerks Records on March 24th, 2009. Junior follows the band's 2001 platinum break-through Melody A.M and 2005's critically acclaimed The Understanding.
As always, Berge and Brundtland wrote, performed, arranged, mixed and produced the 11 tracks on Junior which features guest vocals from Swedish artists Robyn, Lykke Li and Karin Dreijer as well as fellow Norwegian Anneli Drecker, who appeared on Röyksopp's debut Melody A.M. This remarkable, energetic masterpiece is sure to please the loyal Röyksopp fans as well as attract electronic music fans that might not yet be familiar with the group.
According to Berge, "If Melody A.M. was a relaxed journey inwards on a Sunday afternoon and The Understanding was more uptempo, with more vocals and a hint of melodic catchiness, then the new album is a mix of the two."
In celebration of the band's birthday (December 15th), the duo released a new track "Happy Birthday," available as a free download on their website www.royksopp.com.
For more on Rökysopp, please visit www.royksopp.com.
The track-listing for Junior is as follows:
1. Happy Up Here
2. The Girl And The Robot
3. Vision One
4. This Must Be It
5. Röyksopp Forever
6. Miss It So Much
7. Tricky Tricky
8. You Don't Have A Clue
9. Silver Cruiser
10. True To Life
11. It's What I Want
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 11: ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCES FROM SECOND NIGHT HEADLINER THE PRODIGY
AND AUSTRALIA’S PENDULUM ALONG WITH APPEARANCES BY DJ TITANS PAUL VAN DYK AND ARMIN VAN BUUREN, PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE SET FROM MOBY
ADDITIONAL LINE-UP REVEALED HIGHLIGHTING ULTRA’S DEDICATION TO BRINGING TOP-TIER ELECTRONIC AND ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTISTS TO SOUTH FLORIDA’S FAVORITE MUSIC FESTIVAL
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH
WWW.ULTRAMUSICFESTIVAL.COM
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)--the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience set for Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009 during the Winter Music Conference in Miami--has announced more exciting additions to its lineup. Promoters for the festival have revealed that The Prodigy (who will release their new album Invaders Must Die on March 2) and Pendulum, two of the most anticipated live acts for 2009, have been confirmed along with DJ titans Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Moby has also tapped UMF for his exclusive Winter Music Conference appearance.
Other acts that are newly confirmed for UMF include: David Guetta, Above and Beyond, Erick Morillo, Booka Shade, the Swedish House Mafia featuring (Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso), Benny Benassi, Rabbit In The Moon, Infected Mushroom, Fedde Le Grand, Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Tiga, Perry Farrell, ATB, M.A.N.D.Y. v. Tiefschwarz, Kraak & Smaak, Dirty South, Pete Tong, Loco Dice, Steve Lawler, Boys Noize, Markus Schulz, Kaskade, Late of the Pier, Planet of the Drums, Andy C + MC GQ and The Whip. The complete listing of participating artists to date is:
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
Main Stage: Tiësto, Bloc Party, David Guetta, The Ting Tings, Deadmau5, Santogold, Steve Lawler, Perry Farrell, Late of the Pier. Bayfront Stage: Pendulum Live, Roni Size Reprazent, Rabbit In The Moon, Craze & Klever, Kevens. Carl Cox & Friends Stage: Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Loco Dice. Mid Park Stage: Swedish House Mafia, Benny Benassi, Tiga, Dirty South, Busy P, Chris Lake.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Main Stage: The Prodigy, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Eric Prydz, Above and Beyond, Fedde Le Grand, Infected Mushroom, ATB, Kaskade, Markus Schulz. Bayfront Stage: Deadmau5, Bookashade, Cut Copy, Simian Moblie Disco, Crystal Castles, M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Tiefschwartz, Boys Noize, Hercules and Love Affair, The Presets, Kraak & Smaak, The Whip. Carl Cox & Friends Stage: Carl Cox, Moby, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong, Elio Riso. The Mid-Park Stage: Roni Size DJ Set, Planet of the Drums (featuring AK1200, Dara, Diesel Boy, J. Messinian), Goldie, Andy C and MC GQ, Hybrid DJ Set, Ed Rush and Optical, Bassbin Twins, Soul of Man, DJ Icey, Evol Intent Live, Chase and Status, Drumattic Twins, Baby Anne.
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL is South Florida’s favorite music festival, internationally renowned for its memorable live performances and DJ sets from the world’s top electronic and alternative rock artists. It will take place during the 24th annual Winter Music Conference on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at the beautiful waterfront location of Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami (the same grounds it has occupied since 2006). Tickets are currently available via www.ultramusicfestival.com for $129.95 and then $149.95 as the event approaches. Two-day VIP passes are available for $350.00.
www.ultramusicfestival.com
www.myspace.com/umf
ADDITIONAL LINE-UP REVEALED HIGHLIGHTING ULTRA’S DEDICATION TO BRINGING TOP-TIER ELECTRONIC AND ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTISTS TO SOUTH FLORIDA’S FAVORITE MUSIC FESTIVAL
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH
WWW.ULTRAMUSICFESTIVAL.COM
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)--the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience set for Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009 during the Winter Music Conference in Miami--has announced more exciting additions to its lineup. Promoters for the festival have revealed that The Prodigy (who will release their new album Invaders Must Die on March 2) and Pendulum, two of the most anticipated live acts for 2009, have been confirmed along with DJ titans Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Moby has also tapped UMF for his exclusive Winter Music Conference appearance.
Other acts that are newly confirmed for UMF include: David Guetta, Above and Beyond, Erick Morillo, Booka Shade, the Swedish House Mafia featuring (Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso), Benny Benassi, Rabbit In The Moon, Infected Mushroom, Fedde Le Grand, Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Tiga, Perry Farrell, ATB, M.A.N.D.Y. v. Tiefschwarz, Kraak & Smaak, Dirty South, Pete Tong, Loco Dice, Steve Lawler, Boys Noize, Markus Schulz, Kaskade, Late of the Pier, Planet of the Drums, Andy C + MC GQ and The Whip. The complete listing of participating artists to date is:
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
Main Stage: Tiësto, Bloc Party, David Guetta, The Ting Tings, Deadmau5, Santogold, Steve Lawler, Perry Farrell, Late of the Pier. Bayfront Stage: Pendulum Live, Roni Size Reprazent, Rabbit In The Moon, Craze & Klever, Kevens. Carl Cox & Friends Stage: Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Loco Dice. Mid Park Stage: Swedish House Mafia, Benny Benassi, Tiga, Dirty South, Busy P, Chris Lake.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Main Stage: The Prodigy, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Eric Prydz, Above and Beyond, Fedde Le Grand, Infected Mushroom, ATB, Kaskade, Markus Schulz. Bayfront Stage: Deadmau5, Bookashade, Cut Copy, Simian Moblie Disco, Crystal Castles, M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Tiefschwartz, Boys Noize, Hercules and Love Affair, The Presets, Kraak & Smaak, The Whip. Carl Cox & Friends Stage: Carl Cox, Moby, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong, Elio Riso. The Mid-Park Stage: Roni Size DJ Set, Planet of the Drums (featuring AK1200, Dara, Diesel Boy, J. Messinian), Goldie, Andy C and MC GQ, Hybrid DJ Set, Ed Rush and Optical, Bassbin Twins, Soul of Man, DJ Icey, Evol Intent Live, Chase and Status, Drumattic Twins, Baby Anne.
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL is South Florida’s favorite music festival, internationally renowned for its memorable live performances and DJ sets from the world’s top electronic and alternative rock artists. It will take place during the 24th annual Winter Music Conference on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at the beautiful waterfront location of Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami (the same grounds it has occupied since 2006). Tickets are currently available via www.ultramusicfestival.com for $129.95 and then $149.95 as the event approaches. Two-day VIP passes are available for $350.00.
www.ultramusicfestival.com
www.myspace.com/umf
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009:
BANDS STAND-UP FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS,
TEAMING UP WITH
1 800-SUICIDE THE NATIONAL HOPELINE NETWORK,
TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS,
SYNCLIVE.COM AND POSTSECRET
FOR FIRST-EVER SPRING COLLEGE TOUR LAUNCHING APRIL 2009;
ALKALINE TRIO
WILL HEADLINE CROSS-COUNTRY TREK JOINED BY
ANBERLIN
AND NEWCOMERS SINGLE FILE
The reality of depression and suicide has inspired artists to take part in the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR, a traveling college music tour committed to reducing the stigma associated with mental health as well as making the access to help and hope for students safe and without fear. ALKALINE TRIO will headline the inaugural PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR--where impassioned artists join together to raise awareness and funds for depression and suicide prevention. ANBERLIN will support on the trek with newcomers SINGLE FILE opening the show. The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR marks the first-ever suicide prevention tour happening on college campuses; the events are also open to the public. The trek will launch in April; look for tour dates and venues and a ticket pre-sale to be announced in early 2009.
The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR is created through a partnership between the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) which boasts the largest audience on MySpace and Facebook: Postsecret.com; Synclive.com; and 1-800 SUICIDE The National Hopeline Network. Through 1-800 SUICIDE--which provides a life-saving service that is private and confidential for people in need--callers are routed directly to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received over 3 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans.
"In moments of bravery and confusion and honesty, people turn to 1-800-SUICIDE--over three million of them," points out Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) and PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR partners. "The folks at the Hopeline Centers have been answering those calls for ten years, picking up the phone when it's mattered most. Now it's our turn. This is our moment to respond." To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)--a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide--exists to encourage, inform and inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Since 2006, they have responded to 80,000 messages from people in over 40 different countries.
The Alive! Mental Health Fair--present onsite at every show day on the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR--will contain booths with information, therapy and local help resources as well as offer education in suicide prevention with the goal of recruiting volunteers to be trained and staff local peer-to-peer hotlines and online crisis support centers at the college. The tour aims to inspire and raise awareness of students' mental health rights by spreading the best practices and guidelines for colleges, students and faculty set forth by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (www.bazelon.org).
In another innovative move, the tour has partnered with Synclive.com to air live performances from the artists via the Internet as well as provide an immediate online confidential connection for fans in need. Synclive.com will create an essential connection for concertgoers in crisis who are unable to approach a booth at the show in-person either for direct help or to volunteer for the online counseling program.
"ALKALINE TRIO is thrilled to get to work with the Hopeline Network," says the band's frontman Matt Skiba. "We are especially excited about being a part of this whole tour and the cause it's supporting. Suicide is a very permanent solution to what may be a temporary problem and it feels great to be a part of something that is purely there to help people in times of desperation." Skiba adds, "If one life is saved because of the hotline, then I consider it a success and we're very proud to in any way be a part of something so positive."
ALKALINE TRIO's new single "Over And Out"--inspired by a story Matt read about a grieving woman waiting in vain for her slain husband to return from Iraq--offers a timely connection to the focus of PICK UP THE PHONE. The group released their sixth studio album Agony & Irony (Epic), which debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in July 2008. Alkaline Trio is Dan Andriano (vocals/bass), Derek Grant (vocals/drums) and Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), who emerged from the working class suburbs of Chicago in 1996. The band's career was propelled by the 2003 release of Good Mourning--their first full-length of the current lineup--which was met with critical praise. The band has since led the charge in defining a genre of music, selling nearly a million albums and continuing to maintain a rabid fan base. www.myspace.com/alkalinetrio
"We're extremely excited to be on this upcoming tour because it brings together two of our favorite things: great music--such as Alkaline Trio--but also a helping hand to those in need and serving a purpose greater than the typical tour," notes ANBERLIN frontman Stephen Christian. "To Write Love on Her Arms, Hopeline, Post Secret and the fight for the prevention of suicide are all causes and organizations we firmly stand behind; we're always excited about touring, but to tour with a purpose makes it an unbelievable experience."
ANBERLIN released their fourth studio album New Surrender (Universal Republic) in September 2009 when it debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Originally hailing from Florida, the group--lead singer Stephen Christian, guitarist Joseph Milligan, bassist Deon Rexroat, drummer Nathan Young and guitarist Christian McAlhaney--have established themselves as one of alternative rock's most exciting acts. The group reinvented themselves with their 2007 mainstream breakthrough Cities, and after releasing three successful albums on the well-respected indie label Tooth & Nail, the band signed with Universal Republic to release their major label debut New Surrender. www.myspace.com/anberlin
Hailing from Denver, CO the power trio SINGLE FILE will open the show. After self booking and promoting hundreds of shows over several U.S. tours, as well as independently releasing and distributing three self-produced EP's, the group has signed with Reprise Records. SINGLE FILE teamed with producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, The All American Rejects, Less Than Jake) to record their full-length debut Common Struggles, set for Spring 2009 release. www.myspace.com/singlefile
Partners for the first-ever PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009 include:
About the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE (784-2433) and the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC):
After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks to suicide in 1998, Reese Butler founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), which created the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE. In 2000, Reese gained the support of the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and obtained more than seven million dollars to expand and support the National Hopeline Network which is comprised of 200 community crisis centers in 48 states. Callers in crisis to 1800-SUICIDE are routed to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received more than 3 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans. www.hopeline.com
About To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):
In 2006, Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story, a glimpse into a friend's life and her first steps to recovery from drug addiction, self-injury, and depression. The story, titled To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), and t-shirts Tworkowski printed to help pay for his friend's recovery, started a movement, not only within his local Orlando, FL community, but one that was swiftly embraced by people everywhere. Realizing a strong need to bring these mental health issues to light, Jamie created TWLOHA--a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide--and enlisted bands such as Paramore, Thrice, Anberlin, Switchfoot, Bayside, The Almost to spread TWLOHA's message. Jamie and TWLOHA joined national and international touring bands spreading their message of hope before bands took the stage each night. In August 2007, MySpace awarded TWLOHA the winner of their "Impact Award" for "Community Building," TWLOHA garnered the most votes in the history of the Impact Awards. To Write Love on Her Arms began with one broken girl, one painful night; addiction, depression, self-injury. It is the realization of what life can be when people commit to meeting a need. "A friend of mine told me there is no such thing as suicide prevention. This is an attempt to prove him wrong, to say that love can change a life. We can hold back the darkness. Rescue is possible," says Tworkowski. www.twloha.com
About Synclive.Com:
Synclive.com is a highly interactive music and entertainment Internet community that allows users to broadcast their live performances, as they happen, over the Internet to a worldwide audience. Synclive.com is currently reaching 127 countries with over 1 million video views a month. Shows can be broadcast from anywhere, at anytime. Synclive.com offers artists a tremendous promotional platform for worldwide exposure. It is a great way to promote new music, a new tour, new merchandise, and stay intimately connected with your fans. Shows are streamed live, recorded and stored at the artist's discretion for future on demand viewing. Our most used tool is the embedded player which allows an artist's live and on demand shows to be placed on all of their websites so fans can watch the show in the artist's environment. Synclive.com is free for artists, fans, and venues to use and is open to all genres of music and live entertainment. www.synclive.com
About PostSecret.com:
Called "the most trusted stranger in America," Frank Warren is the sole founder and curator of the PostSecret Project: A collection of nearly 200,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice. The PostSecret.com site now receives more than 1,000,000 visitors every week. In 2005, the All American Rejects approached Warren about using images of actual PostSecret images in their "Dirty Little Secret" music video. They offered Warren $1,000, but Warren instead asked them to donate $2,000 to 1800-SUICIDE where Warren is a volunteer. The donation was made and the music video became one of the most requested on MTV. The National Mental Health Association presented Warren with an award for his work in raising public awareness of Suicide. The PostSecret project has now raised over $200,000 for 1800-SUICIDE. PostSecret has won the December 2008 "Myspace Impact Award" and will donate 100% of the proceeds to 1-800 SUICIDE. www.postsecret.com
For more information, visit:
www.pickupthephone.org
www.hopeline.com
www.twloha.com
www.synclive.com
www.postsecret.com
TEAMING UP WITH
1 800-SUICIDE THE NATIONAL HOPELINE NETWORK,
TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS,
SYNCLIVE.COM AND POSTSECRET
FOR FIRST-EVER SPRING COLLEGE TOUR LAUNCHING APRIL 2009;
ALKALINE TRIO
WILL HEADLINE CROSS-COUNTRY TREK JOINED BY
ANBERLIN
AND NEWCOMERS SINGLE FILE
The reality of depression and suicide has inspired artists to take part in the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR, a traveling college music tour committed to reducing the stigma associated with mental health as well as making the access to help and hope for students safe and without fear. ALKALINE TRIO will headline the inaugural PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR--where impassioned artists join together to raise awareness and funds for depression and suicide prevention. ANBERLIN will support on the trek with newcomers SINGLE FILE opening the show. The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR marks the first-ever suicide prevention tour happening on college campuses; the events are also open to the public. The trek will launch in April; look for tour dates and venues and a ticket pre-sale to be announced in early 2009.
The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR is created through a partnership between the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) which boasts the largest audience on MySpace and Facebook: Postsecret.com; Synclive.com; and 1-800 SUICIDE The National Hopeline Network. Through 1-800 SUICIDE--which provides a life-saving service that is private and confidential for people in need--callers are routed directly to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received over 3 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans.
"In moments of bravery and confusion and honesty, people turn to 1-800-SUICIDE--over three million of them," points out Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) and PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR partners. "The folks at the Hopeline Centers have been answering those calls for ten years, picking up the phone when it's mattered most. Now it's our turn. This is our moment to respond." To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)--a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide--exists to encourage, inform and inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Since 2006, they have responded to 80,000 messages from people in over 40 different countries.
The Alive! Mental Health Fair--present onsite at every show day on the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR--will contain booths with information, therapy and local help resources as well as offer education in suicide prevention with the goal of recruiting volunteers to be trained and staff local peer-to-peer hotlines and online crisis support centers at the college. The tour aims to inspire and raise awareness of students' mental health rights by spreading the best practices and guidelines for colleges, students and faculty set forth by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (www.bazelon.org).
In another innovative move, the tour has partnered with Synclive.com to air live performances from the artists via the Internet as well as provide an immediate online confidential connection for fans in need. Synclive.com will create an essential connection for concertgoers in crisis who are unable to approach a booth at the show in-person either for direct help or to volunteer for the online counseling program.
"ALKALINE TRIO is thrilled to get to work with the Hopeline Network," says the band's frontman Matt Skiba. "We are especially excited about being a part of this whole tour and the cause it's supporting. Suicide is a very permanent solution to what may be a temporary problem and it feels great to be a part of something that is purely there to help people in times of desperation." Skiba adds, "If one life is saved because of the hotline, then I consider it a success and we're very proud to in any way be a part of something so positive."
ALKALINE TRIO's new single "Over And Out"--inspired by a story Matt read about a grieving woman waiting in vain for her slain husband to return from Iraq--offers a timely connection to the focus of PICK UP THE PHONE. The group released their sixth studio album Agony & Irony (Epic), which debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in July 2008. Alkaline Trio is Dan Andriano (vocals/bass), Derek Grant (vocals/drums) and Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), who emerged from the working class suburbs of Chicago in 1996. The band's career was propelled by the 2003 release of Good Mourning--their first full-length of the current lineup--which was met with critical praise. The band has since led the charge in defining a genre of music, selling nearly a million albums and continuing to maintain a rabid fan base. www.myspace.com/alkalinetrio
"We're extremely excited to be on this upcoming tour because it brings together two of our favorite things: great music--such as Alkaline Trio--but also a helping hand to those in need and serving a purpose greater than the typical tour," notes ANBERLIN frontman Stephen Christian. "To Write Love on Her Arms, Hopeline, Post Secret and the fight for the prevention of suicide are all causes and organizations we firmly stand behind; we're always excited about touring, but to tour with a purpose makes it an unbelievable experience."
ANBERLIN released their fourth studio album New Surrender (Universal Republic) in September 2009 when it debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Originally hailing from Florida, the group--lead singer Stephen Christian, guitarist Joseph Milligan, bassist Deon Rexroat, drummer Nathan Young and guitarist Christian McAlhaney--have established themselves as one of alternative rock's most exciting acts. The group reinvented themselves with their 2007 mainstream breakthrough Cities, and after releasing three successful albums on the well-respected indie label Tooth & Nail, the band signed with Universal Republic to release their major label debut New Surrender. www.myspace.com/anberlin
Hailing from Denver, CO the power trio SINGLE FILE will open the show. After self booking and promoting hundreds of shows over several U.S. tours, as well as independently releasing and distributing three self-produced EP's, the group has signed with Reprise Records. SINGLE FILE teamed with producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, The All American Rejects, Less Than Jake) to record their full-length debut Common Struggles, set for Spring 2009 release. www.myspace.com/singlefile
Partners for the first-ever PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009 include:
About the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE (784-2433) and the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC):
After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks to suicide in 1998, Reese Butler founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), which created the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE. In 2000, Reese gained the support of the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and obtained more than seven million dollars to expand and support the National Hopeline Network which is comprised of 200 community crisis centers in 48 states. Callers in crisis to 1800-SUICIDE are routed to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received more than 3 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans. www.hopeline.com
About To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):
In 2006, Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story, a glimpse into a friend's life and her first steps to recovery from drug addiction, self-injury, and depression. The story, titled To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), and t-shirts Tworkowski printed to help pay for his friend's recovery, started a movement, not only within his local Orlando, FL community, but one that was swiftly embraced by people everywhere. Realizing a strong need to bring these mental health issues to light, Jamie created TWLOHA--a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide--and enlisted bands such as Paramore, Thrice, Anberlin, Switchfoot, Bayside, The Almost to spread TWLOHA's message. Jamie and TWLOHA joined national and international touring bands spreading their message of hope before bands took the stage each night. In August 2007, MySpace awarded TWLOHA the winner of their "Impact Award" for "Community Building," TWLOHA garnered the most votes in the history of the Impact Awards. To Write Love on Her Arms began with one broken girl, one painful night; addiction, depression, self-injury. It is the realization of what life can be when people commit to meeting a need. "A friend of mine told me there is no such thing as suicide prevention. This is an attempt to prove him wrong, to say that love can change a life. We can hold back the darkness. Rescue is possible," says Tworkowski. www.twloha.com
About Synclive.Com:
Synclive.com is a highly interactive music and entertainment Internet community that allows users to broadcast their live performances, as they happen, over the Internet to a worldwide audience. Synclive.com is currently reaching 127 countries with over 1 million video views a month. Shows can be broadcast from anywhere, at anytime. Synclive.com offers artists a tremendous promotional platform for worldwide exposure. It is a great way to promote new music, a new tour, new merchandise, and stay intimately connected with your fans. Shows are streamed live, recorded and stored at the artist's discretion for future on demand viewing. Our most used tool is the embedded player which allows an artist's live and on demand shows to be placed on all of their websites so fans can watch the show in the artist's environment. Synclive.com is free for artists, fans, and venues to use and is open to all genres of music and live entertainment. www.synclive.com
About PostSecret.com:
Called "the most trusted stranger in America," Frank Warren is the sole founder and curator of the PostSecret Project: A collection of nearly 200,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice. The PostSecret.com site now receives more than 1,000,000 visitors every week. In 2005, the All American Rejects approached Warren about using images of actual PostSecret images in their "Dirty Little Secret" music video. They offered Warren $1,000, but Warren instead asked them to donate $2,000 to 1800-SUICIDE where Warren is a volunteer. The donation was made and the music video became one of the most requested on MTV. The National Mental Health Association presented Warren with an award for his work in raising public awareness of Suicide. The PostSecret project has now raised over $200,000 for 1800-SUICIDE. PostSecret has won the December 2008 "Myspace Impact Award" and will donate 100% of the proceeds to 1-800 SUICIDE. www.postsecret.com
For more information, visit:
www.pickupthephone.org
www.hopeline.com
www.twloha.com
www.synclive.com
www.postsecret.com
REPO! ROAD TOUR 3 SET TO KICK OFF JANUARY 13
“I think that the REPO! Road Tour must be seen to be believed. REPO! has inspired a community, and that community shows up in force on the road tour to bond, sing, and show off their fan-made REPO! costumes and props. I imagine this is what being there on the ground floor of The Rocky Horror Picture Show experience 33 years ago must have been like.” Stated Terrance Zdunich Actor/Co Creator.
The third and FINAL leg of the REPO! Road Tour is primed and ready to kick off January 13, 2009. Director Darren Bousman and actor/writer Terrance Zdunich will be heading out across the country to promote their film, REPO! The Genetic Opera. In anticipation of the dual release of the extended Soundtrack and the DVD on January 20th, Bousman and Zdunich will be taking over independent theaters and screening the film for fans in-person. The REPO! Road Tour is for fans to come out and be a part of the event together. Each city has put its own spin on the event, from fans dressing up as characters to theater-wide sing-a-longs, and more!
With sellouts on the first two REPO! Road Tours, Bousman and Zdunich look to repeat their success. Tickets are $15 and are on-sale Monday, December 29, at www.reporoadtour.com. The event WILL sell-out, so make sure to buy yours early! Recently on REPO! Road Tour I and II, several cast members have joined the tour in select cities including Paul Sorvino, Alexa Vega and Bill Moseley, as well as co-writer and band leader Darren Smith, so to all REPO! Fans; be prepared for special guests!
Bousman commented on the upcoming tour: “The REPO! Road Tour has become the single most important aspect of REPO. You haven't seen REPO until you have seen it with a packed house of dressed-up people singing with the movie. The Road Tour truly has turned into an event. It's like a concert. Every single show we have done thus far has been sold out. With lines wrapping around the block, the fan reaction is amazing.”
For the fans: REPO! Road Tour includes an introduction to the film by Bousman and Zdunich, a screening of REPO! The Genetic Opera, as well as a post-film Q&A session and autograph session with the filmmakers and Actors, and a chance to purchase exclusive REPO! Road Tour merchandise.
REPO ROAD TOUR dates:
1/13- / TUESDAY -SALT LAKE CITY UTAH -The Tower Theatre
1/14-/ WEDNESDAY- INDIANAPOLIS, IN -Indy Keystone
1/15- / THURSDAY- FOXBORO, MA -The Orpheum
1/16-/ FRIDAY - NJ - TBA
1/17-/ SATURDAY -GREENBELT, MD -The Greenbelt Theatre
1/18 -/ SUNDAY -CINCINNATI, OH -The Esquire Theatre
1/20-/ TUESDAY- ST.LOUIS, MO- The Landmark Tivoli
1/21- /WEDNESDAY- DENVER, CO- The Landmark Mayan
1/22-/ THURSDAY- JACKSON, MI- The Michigan Theatre
1/23-/ FRIDAY - MILWAUKEE, WI- The Oriental Theatre
1/24-/ SATURDAY - LOS ANGELES, CA- Theatre TBA
REPO! The Genetic Opera: In the no-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by THE REPO MAN. By fusing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and BLADE RUNNER, this futuristic tale of horror modernizes the “rock opera” genre with original music and rich, dark production design. This rock opera boasts an entirely original soundtrack that blends equal parts goth and punk rock to form an eerie and powerful musical narrative and features vocal performances by an amazing cast; Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Sarah Brightman, Anthony Stewart Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Ohgr and more. Instrumentals and score provided by an all-star lineup that features performances from Joan Jett( who cameos in the film), Richard Patrick (Filter), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Clown (Slipknot), Ray Luzier (Army of Anyone), Brian Young (David Lee Roth's band), Sonny Moore (From First to Last), Richard Fortus (Guns & Roses), David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets), Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne), Tommy Clefetus (Rob Zombie's band), Melora Creager (Rasputina). Also lending her voice to the soundtrack is the edgy pop star Poe.
For further info including a full list of confirmed dates and show times, visit www.reporoadtour.com
For behind the scenes footage and more visit the film’s main page www.repo-opera.com.
For the MOVEMENT report from the Orlando stop of the Road Tour click here:
http://www.movementmagazine.com/MovementGallery/repogallery/index.html
The third and FINAL leg of the REPO! Road Tour is primed and ready to kick off January 13, 2009. Director Darren Bousman and actor/writer Terrance Zdunich will be heading out across the country to promote their film, REPO! The Genetic Opera. In anticipation of the dual release of the extended Soundtrack and the DVD on January 20th, Bousman and Zdunich will be taking over independent theaters and screening the film for fans in-person. The REPO! Road Tour is for fans to come out and be a part of the event together. Each city has put its own spin on the event, from fans dressing up as characters to theater-wide sing-a-longs, and more!
With sellouts on the first two REPO! Road Tours, Bousman and Zdunich look to repeat their success. Tickets are $15 and are on-sale Monday, December 29, at www.reporoadtour.com. The event WILL sell-out, so make sure to buy yours early! Recently on REPO! Road Tour I and II, several cast members have joined the tour in select cities including Paul Sorvino, Alexa Vega and Bill Moseley, as well as co-writer and band leader Darren Smith, so to all REPO! Fans; be prepared for special guests!
Bousman commented on the upcoming tour: “The REPO! Road Tour has become the single most important aspect of REPO. You haven't seen REPO until you have seen it with a packed house of dressed-up people singing with the movie. The Road Tour truly has turned into an event. It's like a concert. Every single show we have done thus far has been sold out. With lines wrapping around the block, the fan reaction is amazing.”
For the fans: REPO! Road Tour includes an introduction to the film by Bousman and Zdunich, a screening of REPO! The Genetic Opera, as well as a post-film Q&A session and autograph session with the filmmakers and Actors, and a chance to purchase exclusive REPO! Road Tour merchandise.
REPO ROAD TOUR dates:
1/13- / TUESDAY -SALT LAKE CITY UTAH -The Tower Theatre
1/14-/ WEDNESDAY- INDIANAPOLIS, IN -Indy Keystone
1/15- / THURSDAY- FOXBORO, MA -The Orpheum
1/16-/ FRIDAY - NJ - TBA
1/17-/ SATURDAY -GREENBELT, MD -The Greenbelt Theatre
1/18 -/ SUNDAY -CINCINNATI, OH -The Esquire Theatre
1/20-/ TUESDAY- ST.LOUIS, MO- The Landmark Tivoli
1/21- /WEDNESDAY- DENVER, CO- The Landmark Mayan
1/22-/ THURSDAY- JACKSON, MI- The Michigan Theatre
1/23-/ FRIDAY - MILWAUKEE, WI- The Oriental Theatre
1/24-/ SATURDAY - LOS ANGELES, CA- Theatre TBA
REPO! The Genetic Opera: In the no-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by THE REPO MAN. By fusing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and BLADE RUNNER, this futuristic tale of horror modernizes the “rock opera” genre with original music and rich, dark production design. This rock opera boasts an entirely original soundtrack that blends equal parts goth and punk rock to form an eerie and powerful musical narrative and features vocal performances by an amazing cast; Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Sarah Brightman, Anthony Stewart Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Ohgr and more. Instrumentals and score provided by an all-star lineup that features performances from Joan Jett( who cameos in the film), Richard Patrick (Filter), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Clown (Slipknot), Ray Luzier (Army of Anyone), Brian Young (David Lee Roth's band), Sonny Moore (From First to Last), Richard Fortus (Guns & Roses), David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets), Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne), Tommy Clefetus (Rob Zombie's band), Melora Creager (Rasputina). Also lending her voice to the soundtrack is the edgy pop star Poe.
For further info including a full list of confirmed dates and show times, visit www.reporoadtour.com
For behind the scenes footage and more visit the film’s main page www.repo-opera.com.
For the MOVEMENT report from the Orlando stop of the Road Tour click here:
http://www.movementmagazine.com/MovementGallery/repogallery/index.html
Thursday, December 18, 2008
EVIL NINE
They Live!
OUT FEB 24th (marine parade)
DJ TOUR
JAN 29 - TORONTO @ THE SOCIAL
JAN 30 - NEW YORK @ SULLIVAN ROOM
JAN 31 - MONTREAL @ IGLOOFEST AT OLD PORT OF MONTREAL
FEB 05 - BALTIMORE @ BEDROCK
FEB 06 - AUSTIN @ SKY
FEB 07 - NEW ORLEANS @ AMPERSAND
FEB 08 - SALT LAKE CITY @ CLUB SOUND
FEB 09 - CALGARY @ HIFI CLUB
FEB 10 - SEATTLE @ NECTAR LOUNGE
FEB 11 - LA @ VIPER ROOM
FEB 12 - VANCOUVER @ REPUBLIC
FEB 13 - SAN FRANCISCO @ MIGHTY
FEB 14 - CD JUAREZ @ THE HARD POP
www.myspace.com/evilnine
Don't be surprised if Brighton based Evil Nine and their forthcoming album They Live! does for zombies what Daft Punk did for robots. With stomping electro drums, '80s Italian horror-movie synths, dirty punk basslines, and a wanton disregard for genre rules, the infamously subversive dance/electronic duo create an unstoppable soundtrack for the new virtual zombie revolution.
The title track (and first single) They Live! pays irreverent homage to cult director John Carpenter's classic 1988 sci-fi ghoulfest They Live with its ultra-catchy vocoder chorus ("They walk, they lie, they love, they live!/They wake, they fall, they cry, they live!/They fight, they fail, they die, they live!"). "We love that film and the weird, crunchy, stripped-down analog-electronic scores John Carpenter creates," Beaufoy says. "I've had a massive fascination with zombie films since I was a teenager," Pardy adds, which probably explains why they also recruited cult artist Dan Mumford (known for his infamous sicko album art for Gallows and other punk/metal classics) to create the gory horror-show like album art for this particular album.
The album itself features a number of surprising collaborations, foremost is Def Jux's radical mastermind El-P, whose brutal spitting transforms the apocalyptic slammer "All The Cash."
We hooked up with him after our DJ set at Coachella last year and really got along," Pardy says. "If there was one rapper we wanted to work with, it's El-P. And he was up for something different: I don't think he's much of a dance-music fan, but he's very open-minded musically." Elsewhere, Beans (of Anti-Pop Consortium) turns "Set It Off" into a Goth-meets-hip-house burner, while David, vocalist of Kitsuné buzz band Autokratz, adds melodic New Wave melancholy to "The Wait." "I'm not sure what David's singing about," Beaufoy admits. "I think it's about getting laid after a gig and trying to slip away quietly to avoiding any awkwardness." Additionally Seraphim (from Brooklyn indie-electro seditionaries No Surrender) and Bristol scenester Emily Breeze also make crucial cameos. "To us, Emily's the female Danzig," Pardy explains. "It was great having her make ballsy punk-rock-chick noise over us pretending to be a rock band. We always like to push people to do something completely new."
Creating this army of like-minded iconoclasts is all part of Evil Nine's plan to confound expectations. To that end, They Live! features pounding tracks that will work in any club, but filtered through unexpected influences spanning '80s cock rock, The Cure, early Prince, krautrockers Cluster, Can and Tangerine Dream, vintage noise punkers Suicide and Black Flag, and newer sonic saboteurs TV On The Radio and Queens of the Stone Age. As such, "Behemoth" welds Timbaland rhythms to Black Sabbath heaviness; "Feed On You" comes out somewhere between Beverly Hills Cop and a phantom death march; "Dead Man Coming" loops soundtrack composer/Goblin member Fabio Frizzi's theme from Zombie Flesh Eaters with ragga rudeness courtesy Toastie Taylor of U.K. rap crew New Flesh; "The Wait," meanwhile, incorporates the experiments of Paul Lansky, the early synth pioneer whom Radiohead sampled on "Idioteque." "He's a mad Princeton professor who experiments with strange noises," Beaufoy explains. "We're obsessed," Pardy says. "We can usually find something positive and inspiring about most of the music out there, we then fuck it up and twist it into our own thing." Equally individual will be Evil Nine's kinetic new live show: it features Pardy and Beaufoy singing and playing dueling bass guitars, synthesizers, samples onstage, an actual human drummer, fittingly spooky visual phantasmagoria along with group's new full-length They Live!—a worthy successor to their 2005 album debut You Can Be Special Too, one of the most acclaimed electronic albums in recent memory.
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS
SETS TOUR DATES THROUGH MARCH, 2009
NEW SINGLE "YOU BETTER PRAY"
HITS ALTERNATIVE RADIO AND MTV2;
RJA FANS GET FREE DOWNLOAD OF ALBUM TRACK
"PEN & PAPER" ON OFFICIAL WEBSITE
SECOND VIRGIN ALBUM LONELY ROAD, RELEASED FEB. 3RD
NEW YORK, N.Y.- For Virgin Records platinum-plus rockers THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, a busy holiday season is only getting busier in the two-month run-up to the much-anticipated February 3, 2009 release of the band's second album, LONELY ROAD.
The band played early Secret Santa to their worldwide fan community by posting the new album track "Pen & Paper" as a free download at the RedJumpsuitAlliance.com website, adding a stream of the song to MySpace.com, and letting viral word of mouth do the rest.
The album's kick-off single and video, the righteous rocker "You Better Pray," has already been streamed nearly 350,000 times on the RJA Myspace.com page, as it builds national airplay and climbs the alternative and modern rock radio charts.
Three months' worth of live dates have now been finalized, including year-end holiday celebrations presented by America's greatest rock radio stations; a month of headlining dates through the south and Midwest (including a stop in their hometown Jacksonville, Florida); and a series of gigs in Southeast Asia and Australia.
On Monday, December 15th, the final MTV2: UNLEASHED All-Day Premiere of 2008 will be "You Better Pray." The video will run on MTV2's online homepage and on MTV2's cablecast throughout the day, at the top of each video hour and in front of the channel's regular programming. Promo spots will feature teaser footage from the song's video clip for a week prior to premiere day.
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS recorded LONELY ROAD, at the Valley Village, CA, studio of super-producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Hoobastank, P.O.D., Less Than Jake, Daughtry, Seether, All-American Rejects). The album follows up DON'T YOU FAKE IT, the band's breakthrough debut, which charted for 62 weeks on Billboard's Top 200, scanning over a million copies in the U.S. to date, and selling more than 2.1 million copies of its singles.
Consisting of lead singer Ronnie Winter, guitarist/pianist/singer Duke Kitchens, bass/singer Joey Westwood and drummer/singer Jon Wilkes, RJA's extraordinary address of domestic violence in their first single, "Face Down," signaled the close relationship the band would keep with their fans as they grew from local sensations to platinum international hit-makers. "Everybody loves the band 'cause they know we are real and not contrived, and know the trailer that we started jamming in when we were 15 years old," Ronnie Winter told a CrusherMagazine.com interviewer during his brief downtime at home in Florida, just following completion of the new album. "The cops had to come shut us down. I still talk to those cops when I see them on the streets. It's one whole long story that has taken eight or nine years, so our community has been with us the whole time.
Accordingly, since the release of DON'T YOU FAKE IT, RJA has also been an active force for a wide array of charitable organizations and social causes, including teen suicide prevention (including co-headlining the US Take Action Tour with My Chemical Romance and Rise Against), mental health parity and a strong commitment to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, teaming up with their label Virgin Records, to raise funds.
In addition, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation has been formed as an umbrella group to support under-funded high school band programs, to promote and enhance student musical development; support individuals affected by domestic violence, to break the cycle of abuse; and contribute to research that focuses on management of acute hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. "We've honestly always felt blessed, and the best way to give back is to…give back! Don't talk about it. Just do it. So our motto of, 'Doing good for no good reason' will always apply to this specific band, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus," Winter said.
RED ALERT…keep up with RJA and the upcoming release of LONELY ROAD at:
www.redjumpsuit.com
www.myspace.com/redjumpsuit
www.RedJumpsuitAlliance.com
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation
P O Box 1060
Middleburg, FL 32050-1060
GAF@redjumpsuitalliance.com
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS ON TOUR, WINTER 2008-2009
12/10/2008 Richmond, VA The National
WDYC Snow Ball
12/13/2008 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
12/14/2008 Detroit, MI The Fillmore The Night 89X Stole Christmas
12/16/2008 Portland, ME The Station
12/19/2008 Dothan, AL Dothan Arena Jingle Bell Rock 2008
01/09/2009 Tallahassee, FL Floyd's Music Store
01/10/2009 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
01/12/2009 Tulsa, OK The Marquee
01/13/2009 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
01/15/2009 Des Moines, IA People's
01/16/2009 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
01/17/2009 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club
01/21/2009 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
01/23/2009 Toledo, OH The Omni
01/24/2009 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
01/25/2009 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theater
01/30/2009 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
01/31/2009 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
02/03/2009 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
02/04/2009 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
02/06/2009 Spring,TX Java Jazz
02/07/2009 Dallas,TX The Pontiac Garage
International Dates:
02/21/2009 Brisbane, AU RNA Showgrounds Soundwave Festival
02/22/2009 Sydney, AU Sydney Entertainment Center Soundwave Festival
02/27/2009 Melbourne, AU Melbourne Showgrounds Soundwave Festival
02/28/2009 Adelaide, AU Bonython Park Soundwave Festival
03/02/2009 Perth, AU Steel Blue Oval Soundwave Festival
03/05/2009 Manila, PH Alabang Town Center
03/06/2009 Manila, PH Greenbelt
03/07/2009 Manila, PH Glorietta Mall
03/08/2009 Manila, PH Trinoma
NEW SINGLE "YOU BETTER PRAY"
HITS ALTERNATIVE RADIO AND MTV2;
RJA FANS GET FREE DOWNLOAD OF ALBUM TRACK
"PEN & PAPER" ON OFFICIAL WEBSITE
SECOND VIRGIN ALBUM LONELY ROAD, RELEASED FEB. 3RD
NEW YORK, N.Y.- For Virgin Records platinum-plus rockers THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, a busy holiday season is only getting busier in the two-month run-up to the much-anticipated February 3, 2009 release of the band's second album, LONELY ROAD.
The band played early Secret Santa to their worldwide fan community by posting the new album track "Pen & Paper" as a free download at the RedJumpsuitAlliance.com website, adding a stream of the song to MySpace.com, and letting viral word of mouth do the rest.
The album's kick-off single and video, the righteous rocker "You Better Pray," has already been streamed nearly 350,000 times on the RJA Myspace.com page, as it builds national airplay and climbs the alternative and modern rock radio charts.
Three months' worth of live dates have now been finalized, including year-end holiday celebrations presented by America's greatest rock radio stations; a month of headlining dates through the south and Midwest (including a stop in their hometown Jacksonville, Florida); and a series of gigs in Southeast Asia and Australia.
On Monday, December 15th, the final MTV2: UNLEASHED All-Day Premiere of 2008 will be "You Better Pray." The video will run on MTV2's online homepage and on MTV2's cablecast throughout the day, at the top of each video hour and in front of the channel's regular programming. Promo spots will feature teaser footage from the song's video clip for a week prior to premiere day.
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS recorded LONELY ROAD, at the Valley Village, CA, studio of super-producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Hoobastank, P.O.D., Less Than Jake, Daughtry, Seether, All-American Rejects). The album follows up DON'T YOU FAKE IT, the band's breakthrough debut, which charted for 62 weeks on Billboard's Top 200, scanning over a million copies in the U.S. to date, and selling more than 2.1 million copies of its singles.
Consisting of lead singer Ronnie Winter, guitarist/pianist/singer Duke Kitchens, bass/singer Joey Westwood and drummer/singer Jon Wilkes, RJA's extraordinary address of domestic violence in their first single, "Face Down," signaled the close relationship the band would keep with their fans as they grew from local sensations to platinum international hit-makers. "Everybody loves the band 'cause they know we are real and not contrived, and know the trailer that we started jamming in when we were 15 years old," Ronnie Winter told a CrusherMagazine.com interviewer during his brief downtime at home in Florida, just following completion of the new album. "The cops had to come shut us down. I still talk to those cops when I see them on the streets. It's one whole long story that has taken eight or nine years, so our community has been with us the whole time.
Accordingly, since the release of DON'T YOU FAKE IT, RJA has also been an active force for a wide array of charitable organizations and social causes, including teen suicide prevention (including co-headlining the US Take Action Tour with My Chemical Romance and Rise Against), mental health parity and a strong commitment to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, teaming up with their label Virgin Records, to raise funds.
In addition, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation has been formed as an umbrella group to support under-funded high school band programs, to promote and enhance student musical development; support individuals affected by domestic violence, to break the cycle of abuse; and contribute to research that focuses on management of acute hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. "We've honestly always felt blessed, and the best way to give back is to…give back! Don't talk about it. Just do it. So our motto of, 'Doing good for no good reason' will always apply to this specific band, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus," Winter said.
RED ALERT…keep up with RJA and the upcoming release of LONELY ROAD at:
www.redjumpsuit.com
www.myspace.com/redjumpsuit
www.RedJumpsuitAlliance.com
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation
P O Box 1060
Middleburg, FL 32050-1060
GAF@redjumpsuitalliance.com
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS ON TOUR, WINTER 2008-2009
12/10/2008 Richmond, VA The National
WDYC Snow Ball
12/13/2008 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
12/14/2008 Detroit, MI The Fillmore The Night 89X Stole Christmas
12/16/2008 Portland, ME The Station
12/19/2008 Dothan, AL Dothan Arena Jingle Bell Rock 2008
01/09/2009 Tallahassee, FL Floyd's Music Store
01/10/2009 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
01/12/2009 Tulsa, OK The Marquee
01/13/2009 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
01/15/2009 Des Moines, IA People's
01/16/2009 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
01/17/2009 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club
01/21/2009 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
01/23/2009 Toledo, OH The Omni
01/24/2009 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
01/25/2009 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theater
01/30/2009 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
01/31/2009 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
02/03/2009 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
02/04/2009 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
02/06/2009 Spring,TX Java Jazz
02/07/2009 Dallas,TX The Pontiac Garage
International Dates:
02/21/2009 Brisbane, AU RNA Showgrounds Soundwave Festival
02/22/2009 Sydney, AU Sydney Entertainment Center Soundwave Festival
02/27/2009 Melbourne, AU Melbourne Showgrounds Soundwave Festival
02/28/2009 Adelaide, AU Bonython Park Soundwave Festival
03/02/2009 Perth, AU Steel Blue Oval Soundwave Festival
03/05/2009 Manila, PH Alabang Town Center
03/06/2009 Manila, PH Greenbelt
03/07/2009 Manila, PH Glorietta Mall
03/08/2009 Manila, PH Trinoma
The Asteroids Galaxy
Traveling at Lightening Speed, Touched Down in America;
“Around the Bend” EP is here!
Formed less than a year ago, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is heading for fame at a speed even they didn’t expect. The band, led by Lars Iversen and Mette Lindberg, has barely begun to share their music with anyone outside of their hometown of Copenhagen, and yet their first UK single, "The Sun Ain't Shining No More", is already tickling the ears of delighted radio programmers across the pond. Another track, “The Golden Age,” has mysteriously popped up on the playlist for “Passport Approved,” a syndicated radio show broadcasting weekly on Indie 103.1 (Los Angles), WXPN and other “tastemaker” stations around the country. If that weren’t enough, their song “Around the Bend” is currently being featured in ads for the new iPod Touch (http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/gallery/ads/), and is available now on iTunes.
Stylistically The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is hard to pin down, except to say that they throw one hell of a party – which may be why those music-loving folks at Apple chose them to help sell what’s being touted as “the funnest iPod ever.” Sun-drenched pop melodies collide with Technicolor dreams, anchored by the band’s shared love of the classic soul stylings of Marvin, Stevie and Sly that can be heard in the horns snaking through “Around The Bend” as well as the slinky “The Sun Ain’t Shining No More”, for which they have made a spectacular video. TAGT will release a digital EP, Around the Bend, on October 28, followed by debut full-length album in early 2009.
Although Mette and Lars are the core of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, the band grows to a six-piece live, including trumpet and sax players, clavinet sounds, a drummer and a guitarist.
“Around the Bend” EP is here!
Formed less than a year ago, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is heading for fame at a speed even they didn’t expect. The band, led by Lars Iversen and Mette Lindberg, has barely begun to share their music with anyone outside of their hometown of Copenhagen, and yet their first UK single, "The Sun Ain't Shining No More", is already tickling the ears of delighted radio programmers across the pond. Another track, “The Golden Age,” has mysteriously popped up on the playlist for “Passport Approved,” a syndicated radio show broadcasting weekly on Indie 103.1 (Los Angles), WXPN and other “tastemaker” stations around the country. If that weren’t enough, their song “Around the Bend” is currently being featured in ads for the new iPod Touch (http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/gallery/ads/), and is available now on iTunes.
Stylistically The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is hard to pin down, except to say that they throw one hell of a party – which may be why those music-loving folks at Apple chose them to help sell what’s being touted as “the funnest iPod ever.” Sun-drenched pop melodies collide with Technicolor dreams, anchored by the band’s shared love of the classic soul stylings of Marvin, Stevie and Sly that can be heard in the horns snaking through “Around The Bend” as well as the slinky “The Sun Ain’t Shining No More”, for which they have made a spectacular video. TAGT will release a digital EP, Around the Bend, on October 28, followed by debut full-length album in early 2009.
Although Mette and Lars are the core of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, the band grows to a six-piece live, including trumpet and sax players, clavinet sounds, a drummer and a guitarist.
Funeral Party Heads to the Studio!
East Los Angeles- Funeral Party will be heading into the studio today to start the recording process for their first full-length album, set to release on Fearless Records in Spring of 2009.
Funeral party will be working again with producer Lars Stalfors , the engineer on the most recent Mars Volta full-length album "The Bedlam in Goliath." Lars also produced Funeral Party's debut EP "Bootleg." They will be recording at a Los Angeles studio where Mars Volta frequently rehearses and records their material. Also joining the band in the studio is special guest drummer Alfredo Ortiz, current drummer for Latin rock-band Ozomatli, and the studio drummer for the popular Beastie Boys.
The full-length record will be a follow up to Funeral Party's three track EP "Bootleg," which was released in November of 2008 and features the tracks, Carwars, NYC Moves to the Sound of LA, and Chalice.
Funeral Party opened for LA Weekley's Detour this October, alongside Justice, Cut Copy Moving Units, The Faint, Mickey Avalon, and more. They have had club dates and tours with artists such as Yelle (Astral Werks) and Friendly Fires (XL Records.)
Funeral Party has a sound all their own...it is melodic without being overly poppy, with a lyrical tone that is perfectly forceful, without being overbearing.
Stay in the loop with their latest studio updates at
www.myspace.com/funeralparty
Monday, December 15, 2008
THE CURE
A SECRET SHOW CONCERT PRESENTED BY MYPACE MUSIC
Legendary Band, The Cure, Performs Secret Show Concert For Fans at the Historic Troubadour Club in Los Angeles
MySpace Music held a special Secret Show concert by The Cure (http://www.myspace.com/thecure) on Saturday, December 13 at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance took place exclusively for the MySpace users, in which the community was notified via MySpace of the free concert only 24 hours before the show occurred. Many of the band's most avid followers came out for the incredible event! In addition to the hundreds of fans that lined up to see The Cure, celebrities in attendance included Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Eliza Dushku, Lukas Haas, The Killers, All American Rejects, AFI, Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Hayley Williams (Paramore) and Trey Parker (South Park).
Cure posterThe Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the 'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut albumThree Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim. Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987),Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005's European festival run. Earlier this year The Cure embarked on a 59 date world tour and over the summer released four singles leading up to the release of 4:13 Dream. At one point all four singles - "The Only One," "Freakshow," "Sleep When I'm Dead," and "The Perfect Boy" - appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart!
The Cure recently released their thirteenth studio album 4:13 Dream to rave reviews with People Magazine giving the album four stars stating "a damn near classic Cure album."Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
Full set list from the show:
Underneath the Stars
Pictures of You
Lullaby
The Perfect Boy
Alt End
The Reasons Why
The Walk
The End of the World
Love Song
The Real Snow White
The Hungry Ghost
Fteotdgs
The Only One
Wrong Number
Sleep When I'm Dead
Push
Friday I'm in Love
In Between Days
Just like Heaven
Primary
The Scream
One Hundred Years
Its Over
MySpace Music has organized more than 150 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Gnarls Barkley, The Offspring, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Fran Ferdinand, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world. For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at http://www.myspace.com/secretshows. Bringing together music fans with both offline and online experiences, MySpace Music has recently premiered the albums of top music artists, including Gun 'n' Roses, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, The Fireman, Smashing Pumpkins and Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce to name but a few.
About MySpace Music:
MySpace Music is a landmark joint venture among MySpace, The EMI Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony ATV, and whose independent music distribution partners include The Orchard, IODA, Alternative Distribution Alliance, RED, Fontana, and Caroline. MySpace Music offers an ever-growing catalog of freely streamable audio and video content, user-friendly e-commerce solutions, personal music players, and user and artist playlisting. MySpace Music aims to empower major, independent, and unsigned artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams by allowing the MySpace community to freely stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and ultimately buy merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music also connects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Transmissions, The Release, Front to Back and The List.
Legendary Band, The Cure, Performs Secret Show Concert For Fans at the Historic Troubadour Club in Los Angeles
MySpace Music held a special Secret Show concert by The Cure (http://www.myspace.com/thecure) on Saturday, December 13 at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance took place exclusively for the MySpace users, in which the community was notified via MySpace of the free concert only 24 hours before the show occurred. Many of the band's most avid followers came out for the incredible event! In addition to the hundreds of fans that lined up to see The Cure, celebrities in attendance included Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Eliza Dushku, Lukas Haas, The Killers, All American Rejects, AFI, Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Hayley Williams (Paramore) and Trey Parker (South Park).
Cure posterThe Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the 'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut albumThree Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim. Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987),Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005's European festival run. Earlier this year The Cure embarked on a 59 date world tour and over the summer released four singles leading up to the release of 4:13 Dream. At one point all four singles - "The Only One," "Freakshow," "Sleep When I'm Dead," and "The Perfect Boy" - appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart!
The Cure recently released their thirteenth studio album 4:13 Dream to rave reviews with People Magazine giving the album four stars stating "a damn near classic Cure album."Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
Full set list from the show:
Underneath the Stars
Pictures of You
Lullaby
The Perfect Boy
Alt End
The Reasons Why
The Walk
The End of the World
Love Song
The Real Snow White
The Hungry Ghost
Fteotdgs
The Only One
Wrong Number
Sleep When I'm Dead
Push
Friday I'm in Love
In Between Days
Just like Heaven
Primary
The Scream
One Hundred Years
Its Over
MySpace Music has organized more than 150 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Gnarls Barkley, The Offspring, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Fran Ferdinand, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world. For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at http://www.myspace.com/secretshows. Bringing together music fans with both offline and online experiences, MySpace Music has recently premiered the albums of top music artists, including Gun 'n' Roses, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, The Fireman, Smashing Pumpkins and Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce to name but a few.
About MySpace Music:
MySpace Music is a landmark joint venture among MySpace, The EMI Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony ATV, and whose independent music distribution partners include The Orchard, IODA, Alternative Distribution Alliance, RED, Fontana, and Caroline. MySpace Music offers an ever-growing catalog of freely streamable audio and video content, user-friendly e-commerce solutions, personal music players, and user and artist playlisting. MySpace Music aims to empower major, independent, and unsigned artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams by allowing the MySpace community to freely stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and ultimately buy merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music also connects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Transmissions, The Release, Front to Back and The List.
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