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UMPHREY’S MCGEE RELEASES A “B-SIDES” DOUBLE DISC SET LOOK FOR THE BAND ON TOUR THIS SPRING. On April 3, 2007 Umphrey’s McGee releases a double disc B-Sides album – a spontaneous and intriguing follow-up to their highly touted spring 2006 studio release Safety In Numbers. Titled The Bottom Half, disc one features ten songs that did not make it onto Safety In Numbers, while disc two offers outtakes, alternative versions of songs, a cappella recordings, and other bits from the band’s 2005 studio sessions. As with Safety In Numbers, famed album artist Storm Thorgerson has designed the artwork for The Bottom Half. Safety In Numbers attracted mountains of attention for Chicago’s rising stars during 2006. The highly anticipated album charted on Billboard’s Top 200 and on the coveted “Heatseekers” chart, and received a “4 Star” review in Blender magazine. Also in 2006, Umphrey’s McGee sold out shows in theaters coast to coast, appeared at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, and made their late night TV debut on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. In addition, Guitar Player Magazine recently featured the band’s guitarists – Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss – on their list of “Best Unsung Guitar Heroes.” The current list of confirmed tour dates is as follows: February 21 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale FL It has been a quick rise for Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee. Their virtuoso playing and edgy songcraft recently compelled RollingStone to choose Umphrey’s “a band to watch” in their annual Hot Issue. Relix magazine put them on the cover of their December 2004 issue and the prestigious Chicago Music Awards bestowed upon Umphrey’s McGee the coveted Best Rock Entertainer of the Year award. Booked coast to coast by the Monterey Peninsula Booking Agency, the band recently sold out three nights at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, two nights at Irving Plaza, San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium, and the list goes on. GRAMMY-WINNING BAND OK GO’S LATEST VIDEO,“DO WHAT YOU WANT,”RECEIVES MTV MULTI-CHANNEL PREMIERE ROLLOUTON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15thOK Go Kicks Off Tour With Snow Patrol February 26thFeb. 14, 2007 Here it goes again! On the heels of their outlandishly successful “treadmill” video for the hit single “Here It Goes Again” which snagged a Grammy award (Best Short Form Music Video) after logging upwards of 15 million online viewings, OK Go is back with another high-energy, visually captivating and innovative video that exhorts fans to “Do What You Want.” To kick it off, viewers can tune in for the MTV multi-channel premiere rollout of “Do What You Want” tomorrow, February 15th on MTV’s “TRL,” MTV.com, and all day premieres on MTV Hits and mtvU. Directed by lead singer Damian Kulash, the video for “Do What You Want” features the band’s trademark paisley wallpaper as a backdrop and the intrepid foursome attired in similarly-patterned suits, carrying on with the panache that has characterized each of their videos to date. OK Go will join Snow Patrol for an extensive North American tour commencing February 26th in Portland, OR and concluding April 10th in Edmonton, ALB. OK Go will then be on tour with The Fray starting in June.
Jack Daniel's Presents 2004 U.S. Tour of Ranchera Music's Greatest Living Idol, Vicente Fernandez 'El Rey' (The King) is joined by renowned Mexican diva, Ana Gabriel, in select cities LYNCHBURG, Tenn., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, maker of the nation's finest distilled spirits since 1866, proudly announced today its sixth year of participation as the national sponsor of Mexico's King of Ranchera music, Vicente Fernandez, during his upcoming 2004 U.S. tour this fall. "It is an honor for Jack Daniel's to be a part of Vicente Fernandez's tour and the cultural heritage he represents," said Dave Stang, National Sponsorship Director for Jack Daniel's. "Vicente is an exceptional, unique talent and Jack Daniel's is proud to be part of another one of Vicente's first class concert tours. You don't come across people like Vicente often and we at Jack Daniel's appreciate the fact that this fabulous entertainer would have us as a partner again this year." 2004 U.S. Tour Enthusiastic mariachi aficionados in 13 U.S. cities will enjoy Fernandez as he pairs up with one of Mexico's top female entertainers, the dynamic singer songwriter Ana Gabriel, in select markets. For more information on the tour, log on to www.JackDaniels.com Oct. 15: Dallas, TX/American Airlines Center Adding to the excitement and a vast tradition of community service, Jack Daniel's also unveiled its plans to launch a one-of-a-kind community service campaign with "El Rey," benefiting Latinos across the country. Full details on this special campaign will be announced in the coming weeks. About Vicente Fernandez El Charro de Huentitan, Jalisco's most famous son, Vicente Fernandez, has served as Mexico's worldwide ambassador of traditional Ranchera music for the last three decades. With an extraordinary career that spans music and film, his undeniable talent and tenacity have produced 63 albums, a multitude of hit singles, and dozens of feature films. Over the years, Fernandez has garnered national and international acclaim including a coveted 2004 Latin Grammy Award, numerous Grammy nominations, induction into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame and a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. But among his Ranchera music fans of all ages, his accomplishments are summed up in his nickname: "El Rey" (The King). About Jack Daniel's Officially registered with the U.S. government in 1866, the Jack Daniel's
Distillery, Lem Motlow, proprietor, is the oldest registered distillery
in the United States and is in the National Register of Historic Places.
Based in Lynchburg (pop. 361), Tennessee, the Jack Daniel's Distillery
is the maker of the world-famous Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey,
Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey; Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee
Whiskey and Jack Daniel's Country Cocktails. PITBULL SIGNS WITH TVT RECORDS Miami Cuban MC To Release New Album Next Summer New
York, NY One of the Miami's most prominent rhyme-spitters Pitbull
has signed a long-term deal with TVT Records. The Cuban-American MC was
touted by The Source Magazine's Unsigned Hype column (Nov 03) - "let
it be known that Pitbull is as viscous as the pedigree he's named after."
The emcee will be hard at work in the studio to bang out his TVT debut
tentatively untitled "The
timing was just right with TVT. The label has its finger on the pulse
of the South movement and I wanted to be apart of that," said Pitbull.
"TVT was also good situation because it¹s has system that I
know all the players "Pitbull
is one of those rare artist whose character and presence is felt not only
on a record but throughout an entire community," remarked TVT Records
President, Steve Gottlieb. "To cement his position as the next star
to come Pitbull
will be featured on "That's Nasty" featuring labelmate Lil Jon
and Lil Scrappy from the TVT Records compilation, CRUNK & DISORDERLY
which features T.I., David Banner, Ying Yang Twins, Bone Crusher and many
more. About
TVT Records: TVT's other notable urban projects include Snoop Dogg's Tha Eastsidaz -- whose two albums have scored gold and platinum certifications, and who will drop a third TVT disc late nextyear -- and the reforming of Ja Rule's original group CMC (Cash Murda Click) whose new album "Est. Since Œ93" will also hit in 2004. Upcoming urban releases for 2004 include dynamic hip-hop/soul songstress Teedra Moses, Crunk R&B vocalist Oobie and Lil' Jon-protégé Chyna Whyte, a female rap slayer with vicious rhymes and incredible lyrical dexterity.
Lil
Jon & The East Side Boyz PART II - CD/DVD November 25, 2003 A
RIAA PLATINUM JEWEL FOR THE KINGS OF CRUNK, New
York, NY After 45 weeks, KINGS OF CRUNK, the BME/TVT Records sophomore
album from Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz has been certified platinum
by the RIAA for U.S. sales in excess of 1 million units. The album is
a recent #19 The
album¹s third single, "Get Low" which features labelmates
Ying Yang Twins, is igniting radio across the country. The single has
remained in the Top 10 on Billboard¹s Hot 100 for over 5 weeks now!
It also has propelled album sales for KINGS OF CRUNK on The Billboard
200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums since the track hit radio in early
April. The video for Get Low is enjoying Top 10 Most Played" status
at MTV. Get Low is the first Top 10 To
celebrate the platinum status for KINGS OF CRUNK the group will release
two "Get Low" remixes: one which, features Elephant Man and
multi-platinum J Records emcee Busta Rhymes which injects a reggae flavor
to the crunk The remarkable KINGS OF CRUNK, which features Jadakiss, Mystikal, 8Ball, Krayzie Bone, Pastor Troy and E-40, among others, has taken crunk music from a regional sensation to a national phenomenon. The album stands as an artistic advancement of a group who was already at the top of its game. In other Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz news, the group has been featured in RollingStones "New Faces" section Vibe Magazines "Soundcheck" section for October. Lil Jon is producing tracks for Jay-Z, Youngbloodz, T-Boz, Ludacris, Ol Dirty Bastard aka Dirt McGirt., Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Ying Yang Twins and he graces the September cover of The Source Magazine. KINGS
OF CRUNK is currently the number one selling independent album from powerhouse
label, TVT Records. Expected to hit stores later this year are kings of
the club circuits Ying Yang Twins, Snoop Doggs Tha Eastsidaz and Visit our Orlando music calendar. |
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