Press Release, February 3, 2006 BANGKOK FIVE TO RELEASE “WHO’S GONNA TAKE US ALIVE?”

FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY

Hailing from America’s favorite cesspool–Hollywood, California–THE BANGKOK FIVE are set to release their debut full-length CD WHO’S GONNA TAKE US ALIVE? March 28 on Execution Style Entertainment/Universal Records.  Produced by Sean E DeMott and Ryan Boesch–the team known as "Up The Anesthetic"–WHO’S GONNA TAKE US ALIVE? features blistering performances on songs such as “Karmakazi,” “Spread Eagle,” “Tiara,” “Live Like A Criminal” and “Dead Lights.”  The band will preview songs from the new album with a performance at the Troubadour in West Hollywood Thursday, February 23 at 9:15 PM.

Armed with deep reverence for their D.I.Y. predecessors and a willingness to embrace current technologies, THE BANGKOK FIVE–Frost (vocals), Holcomb Ks. (lead guitar), Sweeney (guitar), Coatez (bass) and Blanco (drums)–released their 10 The Hard Way EP in Spring 2005.  They backed up their self-release with a solid five-month tour of America which they booked themselves on MySpace.  State after state, night after night, like Woody Guthrie or Bad Brains before them, tB5 powered on against common sense–not to mention Katrina gas prices.

            In the last year, members of THE BANGKOK FIVE have shared the stage with Peaches, Hot Hot Heat, Mooney Suzuki, (International) Noise Conspiracy, Zeke, The Bronx, Danko Jones, Young Heart Attack and had the honor of playing the UK's Download Festival with The Stooges, Linkin Park and Metallica.  THE BANGKOK FIVE’s “Rainbow Field Party 2005-2006” national tour will continue throughout 2006.  Stay tuned for tour dates and go to www.thebangkokfive.com and www.myspace.com/thebangkokfivemusic for updated information on the band.

Contacts:

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson   
kashton@msopr.com   
818.380.0400 ext. 233
 
Libby Henry                  
lhenry@msopr.com  
818.380.0400 ext.224