NASHVILLE |DT: JULY 20, 2009
FR: TODD BRODGINSKI/SHAZILA MOHAMMED/MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN
22-YEAR-OLD BRITISH GUITAR WHIZ RECEIVES CRITICAL PRAISE FOR
DYNAMIC LIVE SHOWS IN SUPPORT OF SECOND STUDIO ALBUM
‘COMING UP FOR AIR’;
SET TO KICK OFF SUMMER TOUR WITH CHICKENFOOT
DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE “TEAR DOWN THE WALLS”
NPR “WORLD CAFÉ” APPEARANCE SET FOR AUGUST 6 RE-AIR DATE
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE PERFORMACE ON JULY 22
TO STREAM LIVE ON THE WEB VIA SYNCLIVE
DAVY KNOWLES & BACK DOOR SLAM has been tearing it up on the road in support of their second studio album COMING UP FOR AIR (Blix Street), produced by Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton. The band has been touring non-stop this year, including a recent stop at the Rothbury Festival in Michigan, where Billboard.com reported, “If a star is to be born at this year's edition of the Rothbury it may well be Davy Knowles, the blues-rock guitar whiz from the Isle of Man who led his band, Back Door Slam, through a blistering hour-long set on the festival's Sherwood Court stage. With a husky voice and nimble fingers, Knowles delivered fierce renditions of his own songs… (Gary Graff, 7/3/09).” Next, on August 5 in Toronto, the 22-year-old British guitar whiz and his band are set to kick off a national tour with new rock supergroup Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith).
COMING UP FOR AIR’s lead single “Tear Down The Walls” was hailed by USA Today as their “Pick Of The Week” on May 26, stating: “Look for British blues guitar slinger Davy Knowles, 22, with Back Door Slam, to tear up the U.S. festival and club circuit this summer with driving, shout-along tunes such as this ‘Tear Down the Walls,’ from Coming Up for Air. (Jerry Shriver)” The video for the track was recently released and features live footage of the band as well as DAVY in the studio with Frampton, recording the album. The “Tear Down The Walls” video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCUxnB99kPc.
Set to re-air on August 6 on nearly 200 NPR stations across the country, “World Café”–the premiere public radio showcase for contemporary music, produced by NPR member station WXPN 88.5 FM in Philadelphia–will broadcast DAVY KNOWLES & BACK DOOR SLAM’s June 15 record release show. You can view a video of the band’s live performance of “Tear Down the Walls” at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOhLwuee6no&feature.
Prior to the re-broadcast of “World Café,” you can also catch the band’s live show online as their live set this Wednesday, July 22 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO will be streamed live via SyncLive. To view the set, visit: http://app.synclive.com/?show/30421. The show will be captured on high definition cameras and starts at 7pm MST.
For additional info on DAVY and BACK DOOR SLAM, the albums and tour dates, please visit:
www.davyknowles.com
www.myspace.com/davyknowles
DAVY KNOWLES AND BACK DOOR SLAM Tour Dates:
| Date | City, St | Venue | |
| Fri | 7/17 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Old Town Pub |
| Sat | 7/18 | Denver, CO | Mile High Music Festival |
| Mon | 7/20 | Santa Fe, NM | Santa Fe Brewing Company |
| Wed | 7/22 | Morrison, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| Fri | 7/24 | Dallas, TX | The Loft |
| Sat | 7/25 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live |
| Sun | 7/26 | Austin, TX | Antones |
| Sat | 8/1 | Prairie Du Chien, WI | Prairie Dog Blues Festival |
| Mon | 8/3 | Bethlehem, PA | Musikfest |
| *Wed | 8/5 | Toronto, ON | The Sound Academy |
| *Fri | 8/7 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre |
| *Sat | 8/8 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit |
| Sun | 8/9 | Chicago, IL | Lollapalooza |
| *Mon | 8/10 | St. Paul, MN | Myth |
| *Tue | 8/11 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theatre |
| *Thu | 8/13 | Comstock Park, MI | Fifth-Third Ballpark |
| *Sat | 8/15 | Cleveland, OH | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| *Mon | 8/17 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre |
| *Tue | 8/18 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Opera House |
| *Thu | 8/20 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| *Sat | 8/22 | Atlantic City, NJ | House of Blues |
| *Sun | 8/23 | Hampton Beach, NH | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom |
| *Mon | 8/24 | Boston, MA | Bank of America Pavilion |
| Tue | 8/25 | Alexandria, VA | Birchmere |
| *Wed | 8/26 | Portsmouth, VA | Ntelos Pavilion |
| *Thu | 8/27 | Charlotte, NC | Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory |
| *Sat | 8/29 | Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues |
| *Sun | 8/30 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle |
| Mon | 8/31 | Spanish Fort, AL | Blue Gill |
| *Sat | 9/5 | Lake Tahoe, NV | Harvey’s Resort Hotel and Casino |
| Sun | 9/6 | San Francisco, CA | Slim’s |
| Tue | 9/8 | Seattle, WA | The Crocodile |
| *Fri | 9/11 | Denver, CO | The Fillmore Auditorium |
| Sat | 9/12 | Springfield, MO | Greater Ozarks Blues Festival |
| Sun | 9/13 | Kansas City, KS | Knuckleheads Saloon |
| *Mon | 9/14 | Tulsa, OK | Brady Theater |
| *Wed | 9/16 | Houston, TX | Verizon Wireless Theater |
| *Thu | 9/17 | Corpus Christi, TX | Concrete Street Pavilion |
| Fri | 9/18 | Fredericton, NB | Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival |
| *Sun | 9/20 | San Antonio, TX | Sunset Station/Lonestar |
| *Mon | 9/21 | Grand Prairie, TX | Nokia Theatre |
| *Wed | 9/23 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre |
| *Fri | 9/25 | Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre |
| *Sat | 9/26 | Valley Center, CA | Harrah’s Rincon Open Sky Theater |
| *Sun | 9/27 | Universal City, CA | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| Mon | 9/28 | Los Angeles, CA | The Mint |
*indicates date with Chickenfoot
For additional press information on DAVY KNOWLES & BACKDOOR SLAM, contact MSO:
818.380.0400
Todd Brodginski x237 toddb@msopr.com
Shazila Mohammed x238 shazila@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider X235 mschneider@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour) x222 blieberman@msopr.com
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DAVY KNOWLES & BACK DOOR SLAM: 22-YEAR-OLD BRITISH GUITAR WHIZ SET TO KICK OFF SUMMER TOUR WITH CHICKENFOOT; DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR “TEAR DOWN THE WALLS”; NPR “WORLD CAFÉ” SET FOR AUGUST 6; JULY 22 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE SHOW TO STREAM LIVE ON THE WEB VIA SYNCLIVE
