News Update for Saturday March 10th, 2012

Def Leppard with Poison and Lita Ford, 1st leg of dates revealed

Def Leppard have announced that they will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour.

Dates for the first leg are listed below. 

Joining Def Leppard for this highly anticipated summer tour are Poison and Lita Ford and they'll be more dates coming soon!
  

“We had such a good time going out with Poison in 2009 that we thought it only right to do it again!” says Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott.
 

First Leg 2012 U.S. dates:

 June 20 - Salt Lake City, UT (USANA Amphitheater)
 June 22 - Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
 June 23 - Las Vegas, NV (Red Rock Amphitheatre)
 June 25 - Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
 June 27 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
 June 29 - Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
 June 30 - Tampa, FL (Tampa Bay Times Forum)
 July 2 - Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)   
 July 3 - Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
 July 6 - Cleveland, OH (Quickens Loan Arena)
 July 7 - Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
 July 10 - Baltimore, MD (Merriweather Pavilion)
 July 11 - Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
 July 13 - Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion)
 July 16 - Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
 July 17 - Hamilton, ON (Copps Coliseum)
 July 19 - Chicago, IL (Allstate Arena)
 July 22 - Cadott, WI (Rock Fest)

For further details go to:

http://www.defleppard.com/

HARD ROCKING QUARTET KILLINGER NOMINATED FOR TWO EDMONTON MUSIC AWARDS

SINGLE "WE ARE HERE" TO BE FEATURED IN FOX SPORTS

NETWORK PROGRAMMING NATIONWIDE

(New York, NY) - Canadian rockers Killinger have been doubly honored with two nominations for the 2012 Edmonton Music Awards.  The hard-rocking quartet has received nods for "Rock Album Of The Year," as well as the "People's Choice" Award, the latter being determined by online fan voting. 

For the Edmonton-based band, the nominations are especially meaningful; lead singer Dave Williams commented, "With all the hard work and sacrifices the band has made, it is a true honor to be nominated by our hometown!  It gives the band a great sense of achievement and proves that Edmonton knows it's rock n' roll  We thank everyone for their support."  To vote for Killinger for "People's Choice," click here:

http://yeglive.ca/ema-2012-public-ballot

 The Edmonton Music Awards will take place on Saturday, April 28th at The Royal Alberta Museum.  For more information, please visit: www.edmontonmusicawards.com. 

In other Killinger news, the band's track "We Are Here" will be featured in upcoming FOX Sports Network programming in multiple markets nationwide for baseball season.  Killinger has also been confirmed to play the 8th Annual Boonstock Music & Arts Festival in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada on June 30th alongside such heavyweights as Korn, Puddle Of Mudd and Volbeat. 

For more information on Boonstock, please visit: www.boonstock.ca. 

Additional North American Killinger tour dates will be announced shortly. 

Killinger's self-titled full-length debut was released last year in North America via Sunmor Entertainment, distributed by BDG.  BDG is distributed by RED Distribution, LLC (a division of Sony Music Entertainment). 

The album features a contemporary rock sound which incorporates the best elements of 80s hard rock and metal.  Produced by Rick Plester (Michael Schenker, George Lynch) and mixed by Mike Fraser (Aerosmith, AC/DC, Metallica), KILLINGER contains catchy melodies, big guitar riffs and a guest appearance by guitar great George Lynch. 

With an over-the-top live show, the band has already established a solid fanbase in Western Canada, touring with the likes of Lynch Mob.  Of Killinger, Exclaim! best describes their sound as "gritty, double-time rock with soaring vocals and dive-bomb guitar solos...", while The Belleville Intelligencer avows, "Laden with crunching guitars, thunderous drums and old-school lyrics...the sound is huge like the classic arena rock albums of the 1980s..."  Click here to witness the sexy video for the track "Holding On": http://videobam.com/ebXiK 

Killinger is: frontman Dave Williams, lead guitarist Kevin Morin, bassist Justin Craig and drummer Chris Challice.

For more information please visit:

www.killingerrocks.com

Chicago and The Doobie Brothers Roll Across the U.S. with an Amphitheater and Arena Summer Tour

Sorry folks, this was one that kind of slipped by me, just realised that I didn't plug this before, so sharing it now.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27th, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock legends Chicago and The Doobie Brothers will share the stage this summer for an evening of classic rock hits spanning both artists' extensive repertoire of chart topping and award winning hits. Doubling the value for fans this summer, both bands will co-headline the 21 date U.S.tour kicking off on July 11th in Tuscon, AZ at the Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre with confirmed dates through August 24th at the Toyota Pavilion in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Each band will perform individual sets, playing their biggest hits, and then both Chicago and The Doobie Brothers will join together for a thrilling grand finale encore, playing each other's songs at the end of each of these summer shows. Tickets for the Live Nation promoted tour go on sale in select markets beginning March 2nd at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Chicago, the legendary band with horns, and the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's list of Top 100 artists of all time, will once again allow a winning bidder to have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing the band's classic hit song, "If You Leave Me Now" onstage with Chicago at every concert. This is the third consecutive year that Chicago has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to create "Sing With Chicago," a highly successful promotion that has raised over $130,000 to fight breast cancer. Fans in every market will be able to bid on a package that includes a meet and greet with the band, two premium tickets and a chance to sing onstage in concert with the band. Previous year's winners were so moved by the experience that they launched the Facebook group, "I Sang With Chicago," where they shared stories about their experiences and videos of themselves onstage singing with the band. Each winner has an incredible story to tell. As was done last year, the money raised this year is in honor of Chicago's friend Paqui Kelly, the wife of Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly, who is a breast cancer survivor. Chicago has generously supported other charitable causes in the past, including the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation and Hannah & Friends, started by Maura Weis and her husband, Charlie Weis, the current coach at the University of Kansas.

Northern California's Doobie Brothers are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their propulsive roots-based, harmony laden, guitar driven style that sold an estimated 40 million records over the course of four decades. In 2010, original members Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston, and 30-year member John McFee marked a new chapter with the delivery of a potent album – World Gone Crazy (HOR Records), featuring a guest appearance by the legendary Willie Nelson.

It's their first new album in a decade, and it produced the Top 20 track "Far From Home" and the Top 5 GAC Video "World Gone Crazy." Their current single, "A Brighter Day," is #22 on the AC charts, and continues to climb the charts.

The band recently returned from an extremely successful tour in New Zealand. Forty thousand tickets were sold (3 shows)—almost 1% of the entire population of New Zealand. Over the past year, The Doobie Brothers made several stops into Nashville to appear on the Grand Ole Opry and to film a Crossroads special with Luke Bryan. Bryan and the Doobies performance of "China Grove" was in heavy rotation on the CMT channel.

Chicago & Doobie Brothers' Tour Dates
July 11	Tucson, AZ	Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
July 13	Lake Tahoe, CA	Harvey's Lake Tahoe
July 14	Concord, CA	Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
July 15	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amphitheatre
July 17	Denver, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 20	Kansas City, MO	Starlight Theatre
July 21	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 22	Houston, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 24	Atlanta, GA	Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 26	Raleigh, NC	Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
July 29	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
August 1	Detroit, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 2	Pittsburgh, PA	First Niagara Pavilion
August 4	Atlantic City, NJ	Borgata Resort Spa & Casino
August 16	Boston, MA	Comcast Center
August 18	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 19	Holmdel, NJ	P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
August 21	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 23	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
August 24	Scranton, PA	Toyota Pavilion

Go here for the full press release:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chicago-and-the-doobie-brothers-roll-across-the-us-with-an-amphitheater-and-arena-summer-tour-140656693.html

For additional information, visit: ChicagoTheBand.com and DoobieBros.com.

Aerosmith to appear this Sunday on 60 Minutes

Aerosmith, the legendary rockers from Boston are set to appear on US TV this coming Sunday on CBS's '60 Minutes' show.

CBS TV's Lara Logan caught up with the band on their South America tour last fall. 

Must see coverage you don't wanna miss.

This Sunday, March 11th on CBS TV 7pm ET/PT.

Source:

http://www.aeroforceone.com/

News Update for Friday March 9th, 2012

Night Ranger back to Europe again in 2012

Night Ranger has two big shows abroad coming up! Details are below and be sure to stay tuned as there will be special VIP packages offered for each very soon. Tickets for London will be available this Friday, March 9th and tickets for Sweden are available now! Click the shows below to purchase tickets.

6/4: O2 Islington Academy - London, UK

6/7: Sweden Rock Festival - Solvesborg, Sweden

Last year Night Ranger released the excellent 'Somewhere In California' album, through Frontiers Records, to great responses from fans and critics alike.

No word on any new material from the band this year, but frontman / bassist Jack Blades, is due to release his new album 'Rock 'n' Rock Ride' later this month.

The lead off promo track being plugged is 'Back In The Game' and you can check out the official video for that, right here:

http://youtu.be/KpOPMYadzrE

Let's see what else Night Ranger brings to fans later this year.

Official website:

http://www.nightranger.com

Shinedown are back with a brand new song and video

Check out the brand new video for “Bully” from Shinedown

New album AMARYLLIS to be released March 27th

SHINEDOWN – BULLY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

LINK: http://youtu.be/Y7NVxAMQn_I

* “Bully” has already hit #1 at Active Rock radio

*AMARYLLIS sees Shinedown collaborating once again with Grammy Award winning producer Rob Cavallo (Kid Rock, Green Day).

*AMARYLLIS is the band’s first new music since breakthrough album THE SOUND OF MADNESS, which saw each of its 6 singles reach #1 on the airplay rankings

*Shinedown will headline this year’s Avalanche Tour, kicking off March 27th in Anaheim, CA

*Shinedown will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 26th

The band's 2008 release, 'The Sound of Madness,' was an album that stayed on the charts for a consecutive 120 weeks.

*For further news and information, please visit:

www.shinedown.com

 ALTER BRIDGE TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND LIVE CD AND DVD “LIVE AT WEMBLEY” 

 

BIGGEST SHOW OF POWER ROCKERS’ CAREER CAPTURED IN HIGH DEFINITION DURING SOLD OUT 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR

First Live Concert DVD and CD from The Dude Films, due March 26

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac3fvLV9KqI 

NEW YORK – Fans of power rockers ALTER BRIDGE rushed to “beat the street” online this week and make LIVE AT WEMBLEY, the band’s second live CD/DVD – and the first live concert DVD from The Dude Films – hit #2 in the Top 100 on the Blu Ray Music Videos and Concerts chart at Amazon.com, just beneath Adele.

For the seventh day in a row, LIVE AT WEMBLEY, with a street date of March 26, 2012, has been in the Top 10 of Amazon Bestsellers in the Blu Ray Music Videos and Concerts chart, ahead of video offerings from other music giants in the Top 10 such as Iron Maiden, Whitney Houston and Tony Bennett. The title has consistently picked up sales and momentum since it was initially posted on Amazon over a week ago, showing the incredibly true loyalty and love of Alter Bridge fans.

The band’s previous live CD/DVD, LIVE FROM AMSTERDAM (2009), broke records at Amazon, rising 15,000 spots in one day to capture the #1 position.

The package was very well received and garnered 4- and 5-star reviews across the board.

LIVE AT WEMBLEY, distributed in North America through EMI Label Services, includes every key Alter Bridge track from their three studio albums, including “Isolation,” “Ghosts Of Days Gone By,” “Wonderful Life,” “Watch Over You,” “Broken Wings,” “Rise Today,” “Open Your Eyes” and many more, and was captured in late November during the Fall 2011 European tour at the historic Wembley Arena.

“When the tour was booked, we saw that there were a few arenas, Wembley being one of them,” says lead guitar player Mark Tremonti. “We were excited and nervous, wondering if the tickets would sell. They did, and we were blown away. The first four or five songs of any set are usually pretty nerve-wracking. Those are the tunes where we're finding our footing and trying to get comfortable. But Wembley was different. Even with all of the cameras and the fact that we were filming and we couldn't make any mistakes, it was fun right from the start.”

Directed by long time Alter Bridge Director Daniel E. Catullo III (Rush, Nickelback, Smashing Pumpkins, Godsmack) and produced by Catullo and Lionel Pasamonte, the 16-camera, state-of-the-art high definition shoot was filmed in front of a fanatical audience of over 10,000 English fans as the band gave the performance of a lifetime, captured in pristine audio visual perfection, in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound, at Wembley Arena in London. The Deluxe Edition of the DVD is set to include a second bonus disc of content shot specifically for this release, plus a 60-minute documentary called “The Road To Wembley” and photo gallery, and 16-page souvenir booklet.

In addition to the main HD shoot, the show was shot in 3D using 3Ality Technica technology and cameras. The 3D version will be released in late 2012 as a separate 3D film/3D Blu Ray package by 3Dimensions, Inc. The 3D production was produced by Catullo and Pasamonte, along with Ted Kenney, Producer/ Director of such iconic 3D Concert Films as U23D, Kenney Chesney: Summer in 3D, Black Eyed Peas in 3D and Britney Spears in 3D.

The DVD and Blu Ray includes the following songs:

1. Slip To The Void

2. Find The Real

3. Ghosts Of Days Gone By

4. Before Tomorrow Comes

5. Come To Life

6. All Hope Is Gone

7. White Knuckles

8. Brand New Start

9. Metalingus

10. Broken Wings

11. I Know It Hurts

12. One Day Remains

13. Coeur D' Alene

14. Buried Alive

15. Blackbird

16. Wonderful Life

17. Watch Over You

18. Ties That Bind

19. Isolation

20. Open Your Eyes

21. Rise Today

The live CD includes the following songs:

1.  Slip To The Void

2.  Find The Real

3.  Ghosts Of Days Gone By

4.  Come To Life

5.  All Hope Is Gone

6.  Metalingus

7.  I Know It Hurts

8.  Coeur D’ Alene

9.  Blackbird

10. Wonderful Life

11. Watch Over You

12. Ties That Bind

13. Isolation

14. Rise Today

ALTER BRIDGE is:
Myles Kennedy- Lead Vocals/ Guitar

Mark Tremonti - Lead Guitar/ Backing Vocals

Brian Marshall - Bass

Scott Phillips - Drums

KEY PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Directed by: Daniel E Catullo III

Produced by: Daniel E Catullo III, Lionel Pasamonte, Ted Kenney

Executive Producers: Stuart Margolis & Chris LaBarbera

Co-Executive Producers: Rudy Schlacher, Carl Schlacher, David Chiesa, Paul Geary, Marianna Schlacher and Steve Wood

Audio Mixed by: Brian Sperber

To preview clips of LIVE AT WEMBLEY, go to:

www.artistdirect.com

or

www.musicradar.com

or

www.alterbridge.com

About Alter Bridge

Formed in 2004, ALTER BRIDGE is comprised of CREED members Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips along with powerhouse singer and former MAYFIELD FOUR front-man Myles Kennedy. ALTER BRIDGE has sold over 1,000,000 albums in North America alone, and has had 7 Top Ten hits. Its debut album, One Day Remains, was certified RIAA Gold. The band’s incendiary follow up, Blackbird, featured the hit single “Rise Today” and their most recent album ABIII, has spawned 2 Top 10 hits, “Isolation” and “Ghosts Of Days Gone By.” Isolation, the first single on ABIII, reached #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock chart.

Visit www.alterbridge.com

MEAT LOAF

 TO PERFORM ON ‘TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 IN CONJUNCTION WITH

RELEASE OF NEW SONY/LEGACY CD

‘HELL IN A HANDBASKET’

ICONIC SINGER AND ACTOR TO ALSO APPEAR

ON ‘TAVIS SMILEY SHOW’

Iconic singer MEAT LOAF will return to the television airwaves March 14 with a live performance of his new song “The Giving Tree” on NBC’s “Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” The performance coincides with the March 13 release of the new HELL IN A HANDBASKET CD (Sony/Legacy). MEAT LOAF will also sit down that week for an interview on PBS’ “Tavis Smiley Show” (airdate TBA).

Check out “The Giving Tree” (click here to listen), a song about his life as a performer, giving his all in a Faustian bargain. “It’s not all about the money, like the public thinks,” MEAT LOAF says. “I’ve never done a single thing for money.”

MEAT LOAF – whose 1977 breakout album Bat Out Of Hell defined the arena rock genre and remains as one of the world’s five top-selling albums of all-time, with more than 43 million copies sold to date–is excited about HELL IN A HANDBASKET. It’s his most autobiographical album to date, a thematic record that easily crosses any number of genres, featuring such unlikely contributors as rappers Chuck D and Lil Jon, country star Trace Adkins, and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. It’s an album about feeling alone and disconnected from the world around you, at the same time as it tries to tap into what unifies us as fellow humans on this topsy-turvy planet in 2012.

“Hell In A Handbasket is the most personal record I’ve ever made,” said MEAT LOAF.  "It’s really the first record I’ve ever put out about how I feel about life and how I feel about what’s going on at the moment.” The album, produced by Paul Crook, is an expression of life’s metaphors, driven by excellent musicianship, and of course, the passionate vocals of Meat Loaf. “Making this album was a great experience,” said MEAT LOAF, “and I hope my fans enjoy hearing it as much as I did making it.”

Musically, HELL IN A HANDBASKET ranges from the southern country blues feel of “Live or Die” (co-written by Grammy-winning band The Civil Wars’ John Paul White), the DEVO-esque New Wave feel and Beatle-esque interlude in “Party of One,” the gospel/R&B of “Our Love and Our Souls” (duet with Patti Russo), to “Stand in the Storm,” which segues from country to rock to rap all in one song, featuring Lil Jon and Mark McGrath, along with Trace Adkins. Other tracks include “All of Me,” a cover of Tom Cochrane’s 1991 “Mad, Mad World,” (which is part of a trilogy including the dreamy “Blue Sky” before it, and Chuck D’s virulent rap, with “The Good God is a Woman and She Don’t Like Ugly” as a coda), the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” (duet with Patti Russo), “Another Day,” “40 Days,” and “Fall From Grace.”

Website: www.meatloaf.net

Facebook: www.facebook.com/meatloaf

Twitter: www.twitter.com/realmeatloaf

CRASH STREET KIDS PREMIER NEW VIDEO FOR "SAD JULIA"

(Phoenix, AZ - March. 2012) Phoenix, AZ glam kings the Crash Street Kids have their new video, "Sad Julia" available for viewing. The video features popular Phoenix based model Mysti Moon in the role of Julia, a reclusive beauty who happens to be the target of CSK singer, Ryan McKay's infatuation.

The video directed by Nick Orciuolo, captures CSK in a gritty alleyway, while Julia sits comfortably in her quiet suburban home. After some effort and a bit of convincing, she's lured from the safety of her cozy lair into an adventure with the glam rockers.

"Sad Julia" can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S2v1Go0bg8&sns=fb

"Sad Julia" is the new single from the Crash Street Kids newest album, Sweet Creatures. The band's fifth album overall (including four studio and one double live album) and debut for Vanity Music Group, the album will also feature two more videos, "Bang! Bang! (You're Beautiful)" and "Mary, Queen Of The Rock."

Sweet Creatures is in stores now.

Official website:
http://www.crashstreetkids.com/

Slight News Update for Thursday March 8th, 2012

Nickelback's Here & Now Tour Continues

9 More Dates Added

You asked for it and you got it. Nickelback has extended their spring/summer North American tour with 9 newly announced shows.

The guys will stop in a total of 49 cities - including the just-added shows in Hershey, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Saratoga Springs, Darien Lake, Charlotte, Virginia Beach and Raleigh - where the band will draw from their seven-album arsenal to perform a show of hits and chart-topping singles.

Special guests Bush - http://www.bushofficial.com/ - will join Nickelback for the full tour, including the new dates, with additional support to be announced soon.
Tickets for the recently announced shows go on sale in select markets on March 16th and 17th at www.Ticketmaster.com and www.LiveNation.com.

Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning Friday, March 9th.
Fan Club details can be found here.
http://nickelbackfanclub.com/tour

Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, March 12th at 10:00 am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program.
For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com


VIP Packages for the tour will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information click here:
http://vipnation.com/programs/nickelback/

Live dates:

7/14/12
Hershey, PA
Hersheypark Stadium


7/18/12
Cleveland, OH
Blossom Music Center


7/20/12
Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Music Center


7/21/12
Indianapolis, IN
Klipsch Music Center


7/24/12
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center


7/25/12
Darien Lake, NY
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center


7/27/12
Charlotte, NC
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre


7/28/12
Virginia Beach, VA
Farm Bureau Live


7/30/12
Raleigh, NC
Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion


Nickelback Nominated for JUNO Fan Choice Award


Nickelback was recently nominated for four JUNO Awards in their native Canada, including Group of the Year, Album of the Year for Here And Now, Single of the Year for “When We Stand Together” and the all important JUNO Fan Choice Award. The band will perform on CTV’s broadcast of THE 2012 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, April 1st and need your help to bring home the trophy.
Vote here:
http://www.junofanchoice.ca/
Voting ends March 12th.


Official band website:

http://www.nickelback.com/

CHARM CITY DEVILS

REVEAL THEIR ‘SINS’ ON SECOND ALBUM,

DUE OUT APRIL 1 EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES

AS FIRST SINGLE,“MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW,”

EXPLODES AT ACTIVE ROCK RADIO

 March, 2012 -- To give the already-growing mass of fans what they want now, SINS, the second album from CHARM CITY DEVILS, will be released exclusively via iTunes on April 1 via Fat Lady Music.

The first single from SINS, a cover of “Man Of Constant Sorrow” (from the Grammy® - winning soundtrack of the George Clooney Oscar® - nominated film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”), is quickly making a name for itself on the Rock radio airwaves. Fans have been burning up the request lines on such radio outlets as SiriusXM’s “Octane” channel, 98 Rock (Baltimore), KILO (Colorado Springs), WZBH (Ocean City), KHTQ (Spokane), KQXR (Boise), WJXQ (Lansing) and KTUX (Shreveport). “Man Of Constant Sorry” recently debuted on Billboard’s “Active Rock” chart at #36.

A lyric video for the song was recently released and can be seen here: http://bit.ly/wDUuy2.

When the band (singer John Allen, guitarist Vic Karrera, bassist Anthony Arambula, guitarist Nick Kay and drummer Jason Heiser) started to put the new album together, they discussed covering a classic song and incorporating it into their live show. As singer John Allen, “There were many ideas kicked around, but which one? ‘Man Of Constant Sorrow’ came up and we decided to give it a try. It’s an incredibly powerful song, but it was a challenge to develop and arrange it in a way that captured the essence of the song but would also ROCK! We all loved the version from ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Skidd Mills and I built a foundation and with much tweaking and editing, and I think we delivered a great version of the song. The song transcends generations. It’s a timeless classic and it’s been around a long time. I’m excited to bring it to a whole new group of rock fans.”

SINS finds the Baltimore band adding harder, edgier tones to their blues-based roots. The result of the band's life experiences over the past few years, SINS features an aggression and energy that hits you right between the eyes. From the first note of "Spite" to the last cymbal crash of “Unstoppable,” SINS showcases the bands power, directness and new found energy and intensity.

Recorded at Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville with Grammy-winning producer Skidd Mills (Saving Abel, Egypt Central), guitarist Nick Kay reflects on the process, “Our previous record had been a compilation of songs written and recorded over a two to three year period. It was recorded in a couple of different settings and tracked by a few different people. This time, we went into one studio with one producer to give the record a cohesive sound and direction.”

 

 

 “Everyone has ups and downs – that’s life,” proclaims singer John Allen. “I’ve been a professional musician since I could carry my gear and have seen and experienced what this industry ‘good and bad’ has to offer. We wanted SINS to be deep with songs that people can relate to. On this record, I wanted to put it all out there with songs about love, anger, revenge, lust and all the emotions that I was feeling. Expressing what I, and everyone in this band, had been through. These feelings are universal. They touch everyone and we used our experiences to put together a powerful statement that we believe listeners can connect with.”

 

 

 And what about the album title? “When it came to giving the record a title we wanted something that hit a nerve,” he continues. “We have five different personalities in this band and it can sometimes be a challenge to agree on one idea. The one thing we all could agree on is in one form or another we have all sinned. Some of us more than others.”

In touring news, check out CHARM CITY DEVILS at any of the following stops, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks:

DATE CITY VENUE

Sat 4/21 Towson, MD Recher Theatre (record release party sponsored by 98 Rock)

Sun 4/22 Columbus, OH The Basement

Mon 4/23 Lansing, MI The Loft (WJXQ show)

Fri 4/27 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep (KILO “Low Dough” show)

Sun 4/29 Boise, ID Knitting Factory (KQXR free show)

Thu 5/1 Spokane, WA A Club (KHTQ “Low Dough” Show)

Here’s the complete track listing of SINS:

 

 

 1. Spite
2. Unstoppable
3. Man Of Constant Sorrow
4. Still Alive
5. Walk Away
6. Devil is a Woman
7. Start it Up
8. Love N War
9. Blame
10. Problem
11. All You'll Ever Need

Weblinks:

www.charmcitydevils.com

www.facebook.com/charmcitydevils

www.twitter.com/charmcitydevils

www.myspace.com/charmcitydevils

 

 

A new message from Y&T for 2012!

This winter, Y&T have been tearing it up on stages from the East Coast to the Midwest. Thanks to all the great Y&T fans for turning out in force. With the impending Rock Never Stops tour (dates yet to come), this is shaping up to be a banner year for Y&T.
Keep your eyes on the tour dates page.


YEAR OF THE BLACK TIGER

The Black Tiger 30th Anniversary T-shirts are here! Fans at the recent shows have been loving this design. Check them out in our online store:
http://store.meniketti.com/

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Black Tiger, Y&T will perform the album in its entirety at select shows this year.

HISTORIC FILLMORE

If you've been to any of these sold-out shows, you know what a cool vibe it is to see Y&T at San Francisco's historic Fillmore. Get your tickets now for Y&T at the Fillmore on Saturday, March 24.
http://www.meniketti.com/tourdates.html

And don't miss the opening act, Haunted by Heroes -- dubbed "America's Youngest Rock Band."
These 11-year-olds recently appeared on "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer, where they were referred to as "the world's youngest rock band." These kids rock!



MONSTERS OF ROCK

Y&T had a great time on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. We're happy to announce that Y&T is on-board for the 2013 MOR Cruise! We'll update you with a promotional code for discounts, as soon as we have it.

Y&T SHOWS

Details for each of the shows below are on the TOUR DATES page of the web site.
http://www.meniketti.com/tourdates.html

Stay tuned! Many more 2012 shows to come!

USA

March 7 ~ Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
March 9 ~ Westland, MI - Token Lounge
March 10 ~ Bolingbrook, IL - Tailgaters
March 24 ~ San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore (all ages)
April 19 ~ Hermosa Beach, CA - Saint Rocke
April 20 ~ Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club (Under 18 Must Be Accompanied by a Paying Adult)
April 21 ~ San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House (all ages)
April 22 ~ San Diego, CA - Fourth & B
April 27 ~ Chico, CA - El Rey Theatre (all ages)
April 28 ~ Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House (all ages)

Europe

July 20 ~ Sterzing / Vipiteno, Italy - Biker Days
July 22 ~ Bellagio, Italy - Lido di Bellagio
July 25 ~ Nendaz, Switzerland - Black Rabbit
July 26 ~ Pratteln, Switzerland - Galery Music Bar
July 28 ~ Seebronn, Germany - Rock of Ages Festival

September 21 ~ KB - Malmö, Sweden
September 22 ~ Sticky Fingers - Göteborg, Sweden
September 23 ~ Göta Källare - Stockholm, Sweden
September 28 ~ Dublin, Ireland - The Village + The Jokers
September 29 ~ Belfast, N Ireland - The Limelight + The Jokers

October 2 ~ Edinburgh, Scotland - Electric Circus + The Jokers
October 4 ~ Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand + The Jokers
October 5 ~ Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy + The Jokers
October 6 ~ Nottingham, UK - Rock City + The Jokers
October 9 ~ Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms + The Jokers
October 10 ~ Bristol, UK - O2 Academy + The Jokers
October 11 ~ Southampton, UK - The Brook + The Jokers
October 12 ~ Cambridge, UK - The Junction + The Jokers
October 13 ~ London, UK - The Garage + The Jokers
October 25 ~ Koln, Germany - Underground Cologne "an evening with Y&T"
October 26 ~ Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
October 27 ~ Isernhagen, Germany - Blues Garage "an evening with Y&T"

November 1 ~ Valladolid, Spain - Sala Porta Caeli
November 2 ~ Madrid, Spain
November 3 ~ Jerez, Spain - Serie Z Festival, Sala Paul
*Schedule subject to change. Be sure to verify with each venue.*

Check the web site TOUR DATES page for the most up-to-date concert information.Weblinks:

http://www.YandTRocks.com
http://www.facebook.com/YandTRocks
http://www.myspace.com/YandTRocks
http://www.twitter.com/YandTRocks