DT: JUNE 8, 2009
FR: TODD BRODGINSKI/SHAZILA MOHAMMED/MITCH SCHNEIDER
CONFIRM SUMMER TOUR OPENING FOR CHICKENFOOT
IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
HEADLINE AND FESTIVAL SHOWS
ON TOUR IN SUPPORT OF SECOND STUDIO ALBUM
‘COMING UP FOR AIR’
PRODUCED BY PETER FRAMPTON
IN STORES JUNE 16; AVAILABLE DIGITALLY NOW
LEAD SINGLE HEADS TO RADIO:
“TEAR DOWN THE WALLS”
SELECTED AS “PICK OF THE WEEK” BY ‘USA TODAY’
DAVY has been steadily garnering critical acclaim for his dynamic musicianship and appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and CBS’ “The Early Show” with BACK DOOR SLAM in support of their debut release Roll Away. Now, with second studio album COMING UP FOR AIR–produced by Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton–DAVY says he has taken “the next step musically” and is “a better musician now, a better songwriter now so the songs are better and the playing is more fluid.” The album is available digitally now and arrives in stores June 16.
On lead single “Tear Down The Walls,” Davy doesn’t just tear the walls down, he batters them down. “The song is how you just have to sometimes fight through hard times,’’ he says of such lyrics as “storm through the barricades.’’ The track, just serviced to radio, was recently hailed by USA Today as their “Pick Of The Week” 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, 5/26/09)”
COMING UP FOR AIR features 11 brand new studio recordings comprising nine DAVY KNOWLES compositions, a compelling cover of George Harrison’s “Hear Me Lord” and a special bonus track: “Taste of Danger,” a duet with singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke. DAVY added “Taste of Danger” to his album for his fans after Brooke released the soulful and dynamic duet as a single on the Bad Dog Records label and added the track to her own album The Works, which originally contained her solo version of the song. The duet version was re-recorded with DAVY in early 2009.
For additional info on DAVY and BACK DOOR SLAM, the albums and tour dates, please visit:
www.davyknowles.com
www.myspace.com/backdoorslam
www.vimeo.com/davyknowles
DAVY KNOWLES and BACK DOOR SLAM Tour Dates:
DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
Sat | 6/6 | Atlanta, GA | Virginia Highlands Summerfest |
Sun | 6/7 | Chattanooga, TN | Riverbend Festival |
Tue | 6/9 | Nashville, TN | 3rd & Lindsley |
Thu | 6/11 | Nashville, TN | Exit Inn |
Sat | 6/13 | Wilmington, NC | The Soapbox |
Mon | 6/15 | Philadelphia, PA | World Café |
Tue | 6/16 | New York, NY | Highline Ballroom |
Fri | 6/19 | Aurora, IL | Blues on the Fox Festival |
Sat | 6/20 | Fort Wayne, IN | BBQ Ribfest – Headwaters Park |
Sun | 6/21 | Columbus, OH | The Basement |
Tue | 6/23 | Indianapolis, IN | Birdy's |
Wed | 6/24 | Newport, KY | Southgate House |
Fri | 6/26 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre |
Sat | 6/27 | Minneapolis, MN | 400 Bar |
Sun | 6/28 | Des Moines, IA | House of Bricks |
Tue | 6/30 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest w/ Buddy Guy |
Thu | 7/2 | Rothbury, MI | Rothbury Festival |
Sat | 7/4 | Thunder Bay, ONT | Thunder Bay Bluesfest |
Wed | 7/8 | Albany, NY | Valentine's |
Fri | 7/10 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground |
Sat | 7/11 | Pleasantville, NY | Pleasantville Music Festival |
Mon | 7/13 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues Cambridge Room |
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 |
Fri | 7/24 | Dallas, TX | The Loft |
Sat | 7/25 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live |
Sun | 7/26 | Beaumont, TX | Antones |
Sat | 8/1 | Prairie Du Chien, WI | Prairie Dog Blues Festival |
*Tue | 8/4 | Toronto, ON | The Sound Academy |
*Wed | 8/5 | Pittsburgh, PA | Riverplex Amphitheatre |
*Thu | 8/6 | Bethlehem, PA | Musikfest |
*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 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre |
*Thu | 8/20 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
*Sat | 8/22 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Spa & Resort – Music Box |
*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 |
*Sat | 9/5 | Lake Tahoe, NV | Harvey's Resort Hotel and Casino |
*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: CONFIRM SUMMER TOUR OPENING FOR CHICKENFOOT IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINE AND FESTIVAL SHOWS; ON TOUR IN SUPPORT OF SECOND STUDIO ALBUM ‘COMING UP FOR AIR’ PRODUCED BY PETER FRAMPTON IN STORES JUNE 16; AVAILABLE DIGITALLY NOW; LEAD SINGLE HEADS TO RADIO: “TEAR DOWN THE WALLS” SELECTED AS “PICK OF THE WEEK” BY ‘USA TODAY’