SHEL Announces New Tour Dates; Los Angeles Show Monday (9/22) at Hotel Cafe; New Song “Hold On” Featured in Film ‘The Best of Me’

DT:      SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

FM:      ANGELA VILLANUEVA
           (MSO PR LOS ANGELES)

            LYNDIE WENNER
           (MSO PR NASHVILLE)

 ALTERNATIVE FOLK/POP BAND
SHEL
ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR DATES KICKING OFF THIS WEEK

 LOS ANGELES SHOW
THIS MONDAY (9/22) AT HOTEL CAFÉ

 NEW SONG/DUET WITH IRISH SINGER/SONGWRITER GARETH DUNLOP
“HOLD ON”
FEATURED IN NICHOLAS SPARKS FILM
‘THE BEST OF ME’

Photo Credit: Taylor Ballantyne

The alternative folk/pop band SHEL–made up of sisters Sarah (violin), Hannah (keyboard), Eva (mandolin) and Liza (drums, djembe and beatboxing)–have announced a string of new tour dates, kicking off this Friday (9/19) in Southern California. They will perform a special show in Los Angeles on Monday, September 22 at the renowned Hotel Café as support for Stu Larsen. SHEL will perform with special guest Irish singer/songwriter Gareth Dunlop who has collaborated with the group for “Hold On,” an original song being featured in the new Nicholas Sparks film The Best of Me due in theatres October 17. The track will be exclusively available on the film’s soundtrack out Tuesday, October 7. “Hold On” stands out as the only Americana track included among the other country music artists, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Kip Moore and others. Here is a video of Eva and Gareth performing the song the night they wrote it together: http://youtu.be/rde4RNAyHoY.

SHEL is currently working on their sophomore full-length album and in the meantime, has just released a new song “You Could Be My Baby.” The sisters–who make all their own music videos–filmed a lyric video for the track recently in Nashville. Watch it here: http://youtu.be/kZaPHfOhq7I. “You Could Be My Baby” will be included on the forthcoming LP and is available now on iTunes as part of the Native: Americana Spotlight compilation album.

The SHEL sisters turn folk music upside down with their infectious rhythms, hypnotic vocals and captivating songs. Since the release of their self-titled debut CD in August 2012, they’ve toured across the U.S. and Europe mesmerizing audiences with their distinctive vocal arrangements and energized performances. Raised on a farm in Fort Collins, CO, the four Holbrook sisters are classically trained musicians, who started performing at a very young age as the backup band for their singer/songwriter father. SHEL is an acronym for their names: Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. In addition to being superb musicians, the band has garnered rave reviews for creating all of their own music videos while traveling the world with Sarah as the videographer and editor.  SHEL’s songs can also be heard in television shows, independent films and national TV commercials.

What’s been said about SHEL:

“…infectious pop-folk-with-a-subtle-hint-of-indie songs…”

–Erica Petri, LuckyMag.com (7/3/12)

“…ethereal harmonies, out-of-the-box melodies and remarkable musicianship.”

—M Music & Musicians (May 2012)

“…appeals to fans of Nickel Creek & The Civil Wars.”

–Brian Mansfield, USAToday.com (11/22/13)

“…virtuoso instrumental flights, other-worldly harmonies and evocative, atypical lyrics…”

–Peter Cooper, The Tennessean (8/3/12)

“Ever wonder what would happen if you took the Dixie Chicks’ tight harmonies and then added them to the country cuteness of Taylor Swift times four? Well…that the answer is SHEL!”

–Jenna Hally Rubenstein, MTV Buzzworthy (7/20/12)

Catch SHEL on tour in the following cities:

 www.shelmusic.com
www.facebook.com/iloveshel
www.twitter.com/iloveshelmusic
www.instagram.com/iloveshelmusic
www.soundcloud.com/iloveshelmusic
www.youtube.com/iloveshelmusic

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For more information on SHEL, please contact MSO PR:
Angela Villanueva                   818-380-0400 x232                 avillanueva@msopr.com
Lyndie Wenner                        615-973-4160                          lwenner@msopr.com