PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SOLD-OUT US TOUR OFF TO AN EXPLOSIVE START NEW ALBUM ‘THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOP

DT:   MARCH 25, 2008
FR:   LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/MITCH SCHNEIDER

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SOLD-OUT US TOUR OFF TO AN EXPLOSIVE START

 NEW ALBUM

‘THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE’

RECEIVES STRONG CRITICAL REACTION

 FIRST SINGLE “MIXED UP S.O.B.” GARNERS EARLY RADIO ADDS

 BAND TO CO-HEADLINE WFNX-BOSTON’s RADIO SHOW ON MAY 10

CONFIRMED FOR SASQUATCH FESTIVAL ON MAY 25

 
Seattle trio THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–currently on a sold-out U.S. headlining tour–were joined by Wayne Kramer of the MC5 onstage at the Roxy in Los Angeles this past Friday night (3/21) for a blistering performance of the MC5’s “Kick Out The Jams.” Later that evening, the band welcomed Weird Al Yankovic (with whom they recently teamed to shoot the video for their new single “Mixed Up S.O.B”) to the stage for a hilarious rendition of Boston’s classic “More Than A Feeling” (photos of both performances are available upon request).

During PUSA’s month-long U.S. tour, fans–which remarkably range in age from 14-30–can expect a healthy mix of new songs and old hits, including sing-along crowd pleasers “Kitty,” “Lump,” “Peaches,” “Back Porch,” and “Naked and Famous,” among others. The trio performed new songs off their just-released album THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE (Fugitive Recordings/EMI), including album opener and first single “Mixed Up S.O.B.,” “Deleter,” Ladybug,” Sharpen Up Those Fangs,” Truckstop Butterfly” and “More Bad Times.”

In radio news, early adds for “Mixed Up S.O.B.” include: WFNX Boston, KTCL Denver, KNDD Seattle, KNRK Portland, KWOD Sacramento, WEDX Albany and Sirius’ “Alt Nation.”  The song has also received plays on KEDJ Phoenix, KITS San Francisco, KXRK Salt Lake City, KROX Austin, WHTQ Asbury Park, KFMA Tucson, KRZQ Reno, KQXR Boise, KVGS Las Vegas and XM Radio’s “Ethel.” On May 10, PUSA will co-headline the WFNX-Boston Radio show with Death Cab For Cutie at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA.

In other touring news, PUSA will head to Europe on April 10 for shows in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Ireland. They’ll be back in the U.S. come May for a month-long trek culminating with a performance on May 25 at the Sasquatch Festival in George, WA at the Gorge with The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie and Ryan Adams among others before heading back to Europe for shows in France, Italy, Germany and Denmark.

Check out what critics have been saying about THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE:

…the sparse compact formula that led them to success in the mid-90’s remains intact, with the main change, a subtle one, in the songwriting. …punchy songs like album opener ‘Mixed Up S.O.B.,’ ‘More Bad Times,’ and the breezy ‘Loose Balloon’ come across as less novelty-like as a result of songcraft …In an election year, its good to have these Presidents back.”
                                                                               –Bram Teitleman, BILLBOARD, March 15, 2008

                                      –Gene Stout, SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER (Feature story), March 13, 2008

                                                                            –Mark Baumgarten, SEATTLE SOUND, March 2008

                                                                  –Amy Sciarretto, ARTISTDIRECT.COM, February 26,2008

                                                                     –Jonas Beals, FREE-LANCE STAR (VA), March 20, 2008

[These are the Good Times People] It’s a classic PUSA record, equipped with all their pleasantries and ironic guitar riffs on tunes like ‘French Girl,’ ‘Truckstop Butterfly,’ and ‘Lady Bug.’ Leave your troubles at the door, embrace your inner geek, and give it 100 percent during ‘Naked and Famous.’ ‘Cause the only suckers at this hipster-free show crossing their arms and exchanging shifty glances will be security.”
                                                                            –Chris Kornelis, SEATTLE WEEKLY, March 14,2008

Catch PUSA on the road in the following cities this spring:

www.presidentsrock.com

www.myspace.com/thepresidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica

 
For PUSA publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Henry                          818-380-0400 ext. 224         Lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson      818-380-0400 ext. 233         kashton@msopr.com

 
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