drmanhattan debut on mtvU, fall dates announced

August 25, 2008 - 2:50 PM

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drmanhattan ANNOUNCES mtvU DEBUT, FALL TOUR DATES

“Big Chomper Big Chomper” on mtvU’s The Freshmen Five Today


“drmanhattan’s … carefully orchestrated cacophony, which is wild enough to give the band something unique but reigned in enough for a sing a-long.” –RollingStone.com


(August 25, 2008) - “Big Chomper Big Chomper,” the debut video from drmanhattan, will appear today on mtvU’s “The Freshmen”. Fans can log onto www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen to cast their vote for the video that depicts the consequences of inviting the band to perform at a houseparty.

The Wauconda, IL quartet released their self-titled debut earlier this year on Vagrant and just returned home after wowing fans and making friends on the second half of the Vans Warped Tour. dman will next be performing shows alongside Chiodos and Does It Offend You, Yeah in September.

dman’s Nick Vombrack commented: “To say that the Vans Warped Tour wasn't amazing and that we're not excited about our debut on mtvU would make us liars, but then again we lie all the time. Get ready for the takeover, Earth.”

drmanhattan is: Matt Engers (Vocals, Guitar), Adam Engers (Bass, Vocals), Nick Vombrack (Drums, Vocals) and Andrew Morrison (Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals).

drmanhattan on tour:
Aug 29- Toledo, OH @ Toledo Civic Theatre#
Aug 30-Lexington, KY@ Tattersalls#
Aug 31-Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre#
Sep 8- Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter^
Sep 10- Chicago, IL @ Subterranean^
Sep 11- Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry^
Sep 19- Urbana, IL @ Red Herring^
Sep 20-Alton, IL @ The Illinoise^
#- w/ Chiodos
^w/ Does It Offend You, Yeah?


www.myspace.com/drmanhattan
www.vagrant.com

Murder By Death announce headlining tour, new 7" series

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MURDER BY DEATH ANNOUNCES HEADLINING FALL TOUR
7” Series Debut

“MBD kick up a storm of dirty, killer American rock” – Performing Songwriter

“…the album triumphs on the sheer energy of the band’s performances – every one of them swirling, unapologetic tours-de-force” - Paste Magazine


(August 25, 2008) - MURDER BY DEATH is pleased to announce their upcoming US fall tour. The Bloomington, Indiana quartet is performing several festival dates leading up to the October 22 start of their 28-date national tour and will also be launching a new 7” series where Murder By Death will be trading covers with other artists.

“Will Whitmore is an old friend of ours and we are really excited to be hitting the road together again,” said Adam Turla, singer, songwriter and guitarist of MBD. “The tour will be in support of a split 7" we have had in the works for a long time. On Side A of the 7" is MBD covering a William Elliott Whitmore song and on Side B, Whitmore covers a MBD song. This is a gonna be a great tour.”

A limited pressing will be made of the 7” and it will feature artwork by Drew James (who did the artwork for Who Will Survive). Copies will be available on the tour and a pre-order will begin September 15, only at www.murderbydeath.com.

In other touring news, due to the overwhelming response at last March’s MBD Chicago show, original band member Vincent Edwards will be playing piano at the Nov. 20th Chicago show at the Metro on November 20.

MBD’s fourth album and Vagrant debut, Red of Tooth and Claw (03/08), is rife with lust, betrayal, and classical archetypes of good and evil - as Turla puts it, a "Homer’s Odyssey of revenge, only without the honorable character at the center."

Murder by Death is: Adam Turla (Vocals, Guitars), Sarah Balliet (Cello, Keys), Dagan Thogerson (Percussion), and Matt Armstrong (Bass).

MURDER BY DEATH on tour:
Aug 28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy’s ^
Aug 20 – Madison, WI @ The Annex ^
Aug 30 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival
Aug 31 - Chicago, IL @ Bash on Wabash (free show)
Sep 18 - Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
Oct 22 – Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light ^
Oct 23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn #
Oct 24 – Orlando FL @ The Backbooth #
Oct 25 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds #
Oct 27 – Birmingham, AL @ BottleTree #
Oct 28 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks #
Oct 29 – Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo #
Oct 30 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves #
Oct 31 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ #
Nov 1 – Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee #
Nov 2 – Joplin, MO @ The Foundry Music Theatre #
Nov 4 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants #
Nov 5 – Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery #
Nov 6 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out #
Nov 7 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Lounge #
Nov 8 – Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar #
Nov 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church #
Nov 11 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s #
Nov 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw #
Nov 13 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street #
Nov 14 – So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground #
Nov 15 – Boston, MA @ Café 939 at Berklee #
Nov 17 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place #
Nov 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café #
Nov 19 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement #
Nov 20 – Chicago, IL @ Metro #
Nov 21 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar #
Nov 22 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop #
^ - Headlining w/ local openers
# - w/ openers William Elliott Whitman, J Roddy Walston and The Business


www.murderbydeath.com
www.myspace.com/murderbydeath
www.vagrant.com

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French Kicks Announce September Tour Dates

August 4, 2008 - 12:26 PM

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French Kicks Announce Fall Tour Dates

August 6 ‘Music At The Bridge’ Performance


“The French Kicks have managed to wrestle free of typecasting to produce music that’s uncharacteristically sophisticated and upbeat.” – Vanity Fair

“With catchy choruses, assured self-production, and lyrics that lean on nobody's pen, it won't be long before people start comparing other bands to French Kicks, instead of the other way around”—The Village Voice


(August 4, 2008) –French Kicks have just announced tour dates that begin September 16 in Montreal. The Brooklyn, NY-based band is also set to headline at the historic Tobacco Warehouse on August 6, as part of the ‘Music At The Bridge’ series.

French Kicks recently made a stop in Rock Island, Illinois to record four tracks from their sophomore Vagrant release, Swimming (05/08) in the Daytrotter Studio. The Daytrotter session can be heard at www.daytrotter.com/article/1336/french-kicks.

Produced and mixed entirely by the band, Swimming features some of the quartet’s most melodic recordings to date with standout tracks “Abandon”, “Said So What” and “Over To The World”. It is an album that demands your attention by revealing new sounds, notes and harmonies with each listen.

For vocalist/multi-instrumentalist, Nick Stumpf, Swimming is “by far the closest we’ve come to getting the sound we wanted.” By capturing both the palpable and raw elements, the French Kicks have created a complex yet sophisticated pop album.


FRENCH KICKS on tour:
Aug 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bridge Park Tobacco Warehouse * free show
Sep 16 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore #
Sep 17 – Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe #
Sep 18 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room #
Sep 19 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door #
Sep 22 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House #
Sep 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre #
Sep 24 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #
# - Headlining dates


www.frenchkicks.com
www.myspace.com/frenchkicks
www.vagrant.com

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