JONEZETTA EXPANDS U.S. TOUR ADDING DATES WITH ACTION ACTION, WE ARE THE FURY AND MAXEEN

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DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2006

FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY

JONEZETTA

EXPANDS U.S. TOUR ADDING DATES WITH

ACTION ACTION, WE ARE THE FURY AND MAXEEN;

CRITICAL ACCLAIM CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR DEBUT ALBUM ‘POPULARITY’

Currently touring the U.S. in support of their newly released debut album POPULARITY (Tooth & Nail), JONEZETTA has added a leg of dates with Action Action, We Are The Fury and Maxeen. This winter trek–which follows the band’s current gigs with Mute Math and The Whigs–launches December 5 in Albuquerque and culminates with a show at New York’s Knitting Factory on December 20.

The buzz continues to build around POPULARITY–“a lively, instantly ingratiating album,” raved the Washington Post (10/27/06), while Spin.com praised its “electronically drenched dance-punk with clever, punchy lyricism” (10/13/06). The video for the Mississippi group’s first single “Get Ready (Hot Machete) was lensed by MTV “Video of The Year” VMA winner Shane Drake (Panic! At The Disco) and is now exclusively available on PureVolume.com. Click on the link to watch: http://www.purevolume.com/videos/JONEZETTA/getready.

Here’s a sample of what the press are saying about JONEZETTA:

“'Welcome Home,' the first song on JONEZETTA's hotly-tipped debut, is everything an ace dance-pop number ought to be: A room-filler ripe with huge hooks, well-timed handclaps and an unabashed drummer's guide to hi-hat wind sprints. This is good."

–Tristan Staddon, Alternative Press, December 2006

“Hailing from the unlikely hometown of Clinton, Mississippi, the boys in JONEZETTA make music about as far removed from Southern–fried rock as could be. Instead, they specialize in electronically drenched dance-punk with clever, punchy lyricism…Popularity is a jumpy, synth-heavy exhortation to dance, nearly from beginning to end, with nods to Franz Ferdinand and Artic Monkeys and allusions to the seminal post-punk dance of the Cure and New Order. Lead single, ‘Get Ready (Hot Machete),’ in addition to evoking a truly scary form of weaponry, distills the band’s sound perfectly, wedding a blown-out synth groove with guitar propulsion and desperate, processed vocals. Of course, the rules are made to be broken, so ‘The City We Live In’ takes things down a notch with a semi-acoustic nod to the Southern roots of the band. The title track is awash in cynicism for what becomes popular and who decides what will be, not to mention some sweet guitar licks.”

–J.Gabriel Boylan, SPIN.com, October 13, 2006

“The Mississippi quartet's aptly titled ‘Popularity’ is a lively, instantly ingratiating album…Such dance-floor flashbacks as ‘Get Ready (Hot Machete)’ and ‘Man in a 3K Suit’ are exuberant and unapologetically fun-loving. Unlike some '80s disco-punk revivalists, singer-guitarist Robert Chisolm doesn't rely principally on jumpy rhythms. Every one of these 11 songs is outfitted with solid melodies, catchy refrains and engaging bridges.”

–Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, October 27, 2006

“JONEZETTA’s first single ‘Get Ready (Hot Machete)’ is a particularly clever combination of seemingly incompatible elements and genres. There’s a touch of disco to the beats, an almost goth edge to the middle break, a new romantic shimmer around the bubbly intro and outro, all wrapped around a powerful bassline and striking guitar leads that swagger rock style, but burn in punk rock fashion. Coming from a new generation, JONEZETTA find nothing odd in taking rock into disco, and Popularity is dedicated to doing precisely that. Be it the anthemic fist-in-the-air fashion on the otherwise new romantic-styled ‘Backstabber,’ or in the kick-ass style of the title track, which fabulously flips-flops between incendiary rocker and groovy new waver; dance beats power this set. The band can pull off these stunning genre shifts because, for all their stylistic changes, their melodies are so powerful, their choruses so infectious that they easily surf across any genre. No matter how they’re served up, the sound is huge and although dense, the phenomenal production prevents the arrangements from sounding cluttered. There isn’t a song on it you’ll want to skip, each offers new delights and twinned with equally potent lyrics, JONEZETTA’s popularity is insured. One of the most powerful debuts you’ll hear this year.”

–Jo Ann Greene, AllMusic.com (41/2-out-of-5 rating), October 16, 2006

In other news, JONEZETTA and Tooth & Nail Records are giving fans the chance to create the "Hot Machete" dance and influence dance floors across America. For more information, go to: http://youtube.com/group/JONEZETTAdance.

To enter:
1. Download JONEZETTA's "Get Ready (Hot Machete)" at the link below
http://www.toothandnail.com/JONEZETTA/GetReady_HotMachete.
2. Learn the song and create your own version of the "Hot Machete" dance.
3. Join the JONEZETTA dance contest group.
4. Upload your video to this YouTube group.
5. One winner will receive a 30 GB iPod and docking station plus a pair of tickets to see JONEZETTA play live.
Note: Contest ends January 1, 2007.

JONEZETTA–ROBERT CHISOLM (vocals/guitar), KYLE HOWE (guitars), TY GARVEY (bass/vocals) and MICK PARSONS (drums)–are rejuvenating the pop landscape with sharp, clever lyrics and ambient dance rock rhythms. Go to www.jonezetta.com and www.myspace.com/jonezetta for more information on the band and catch them on the road in the following cities:

Date City Venue
With Mute Math and The Whigs:

Tue	11/14	Jacksonville, FL	Martini's
Wed	11/15	Orlando, FL	The Social
Thu	11/16	Orlando, FL	The Social
Fri	11/17	St. Petersburg, FL	State Theatre
Sun	11/19	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Culture Room

With Action Action, We Are The Fury and Maxeen:

Tue	12/5	Albuquerque, NM	Launchpad
Wed	12/6	El Paso, TX	Chic’s Bar & Billiards
Thu	12/7	Amarillo, TX	The Refuge
Fri	12/8	Oklahoma City, OK	Conservatory
Sat	12/9	Springfield, MO	Nu Brew
Sun	12/10	Lafayette, IN	Downtown Records
Mon	12/11	Covington, KY	The Madhatter
Tue	12/12	Detroit, MI	Magic Stick
Wed	12/13	Columbus, OH	C.B.R.’s
Thu	12/14	Cleveland, OH	Grog Shop
Fri	12/15	Baltimore, MD	Sonar
Sat	12/16	Virginia Beach, VA	Peppermint Beach Club
Sun	12/17	Charlotte, NC	The Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
Mon	12/18	Washington, DC	Rock N Roll Hotel
Tue	12/19	Philadelphia, PA	North Star Bar
Wed	12/20	New York, NY	The Knitting Factory

Press Contacts:
MSO        (818) 380-0400
Libby Henry    ext. 224, lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson     ext. 233, kashton@msopr.com
Chelsi Schriver (tour press)    ext. 231, cschriver@msopr.com

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Tue, 2006-11-14 20:00

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JONEZETTA: EXPANDS U.S. TOUR ADDING DATES WITH ACTION ACTION, WE ARE THE FURY AND MAXEEN; CRITICAL ACCLAIM CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR DEBUT ALBUM ‘POPULARITY’