NASHVILLE |
DT OCTOBER 6, 2014
FM: ANGELA VILLANUEVA/AARON FETERL/BARI LIEBERMAN, MSO PR
SOMEKINDAWONDERFUL
SET TO KICK OFF 34-DATE FALL U.S. TOUR OCTOBER 14 IN WASHINGTON, DC
WITH NEW POLITICS AND BAD SUNS
GENRE-BENDING GROUP WILL TAKE THEIR TOP 20 RADIO HIT
‘REVERSE’
ACROSS THE U.S., INCLUDING STOPS IN LOS ANGELES (11/1) AND NEW YORK CITY (11/25)
Photo Credit: Jade Ehlers
SomeKindaWonderful–Jordy Towers (vocals/lyrics), Matt Gibson (guitar), Ben Schigel (drums), Justin Andres (bass/keys) and Sarah Dryer (vocals/percussion)–is set to kick off their 34-date fall U.S. tour alongside New Politics and Bad Suns beginning October 14 in Washington D.C. Before the tour officially gets underway, the group with join Capital Cities, Pepper, New Politics and moreat Modern RockFest in North Carolina on October 11 (complete list of tour dates below). Click here to purchase tickets.
“We’re a spectacle, like a circus; it’s just real entertainment,” Jordy says of the tour. “We’re not just dudes standing there with guitars and singing. It’s a real show. It’s a soulful circus. We’re a grunge-soul band, we’re grimy and dirty and in your face but we’re beautiful. Expect the unexpected.”
The genre-bending group broke out in a big way this year, with their self-titled debut album (released July 23 via Downtown Records/White Clover Records)debuting at #8 on the iTunes Alternative albums chart (#30 overall); the lead single “Reverse” resonated with fans across the country, staying on the Top 20 radio charts for over 16 weeks with the support of over 37 stations nationwide and garnering over 2 million combined plays on major streaming services. Click here to watch the video for “Reverse” directed by Marc Klasfeld (Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers), whose cinematic kaleidoscope of imagery tells the tale of “Reverse”–a love story gone wrong–chronologically backwards.
“I don’t think anyone’s ever written a song backwards before,” Jordy explains about writing “Reverse.” “It was the first song we wrote together as a band, the night we met; that was the song we wrote and we didn’t even know each other. We met in the bar writing that song. It kind of set the tone for us. Before we even thought of putting out a single or doing anything…that was our song.”
“I am my best self with these guys and this music. It’s been like therapy for me I guess, which is kind of cliché to say, but it really has. Everything I’ve done to this point has always been a little messed up, it was always good but it was never a hundred percent there. I just let go on this album and now it’s like ‘we got this.’ I know who I am, what it is, who these guys are, why I’m here and it just feels really great and liberating.”
Check out the band’s “RoadToRadio” series (with new video episodes premiering every Thursday on the band’s YouTube) as they take fans behind the scenes while visiting radio stations across the country to perform their lead single and conduct hilarious interviews.
Catch SomeKindaWonderful on the road this Fall with New Politics and Bad Suns:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| *Sat | 10/11 | Wilmington, NC | Cowan Street Festival Grounds–98.7 Rockfest |
| Tue | 10/14 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| Wed | 10/15 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle |
| Thu | 10/16 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore Charlotte |
| Fri | 10/17 | Orlando, FL | Beacham Theater |
| *Sat | 10/18 | Kansas City, MO | KRBZ Presents #BrewAtTheZoo |
| Sun | 10/19 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Revolution |
| Tue | 10/21 | Atlanta, GA | Masquerade |
| Wed | 10/22 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues |
| Fri | 10/24 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom |
| Sat | 10/25 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| Sun | 10/26 | Austin, TX | Mohawk |
| Tue | 10/28 | Albuquerque, NM | Sunshine Theatre |
| Wed | 10/29 | Tucson, AZ | The Rock |
| Thu | 10/30 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues |
| Fri | 10/31 | Anaheim, CA | House of Blues |
| Sat | 11/1 | Los Angeles, CA | The Fonda Theater |
| Sun | 11/2 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore |
| Tue | 11/4 | Portland, OR | Hawthorne Theatre |
| Thu | 11/6 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| Fri | 11/7 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory Concert House |
| Sun | 11/9 | Englewood, CO | Gothic Theatre |
| Tue | 11/11 | Lawrence, KS | Granada Theatre |
| Wed | 11/12 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
| Thu | 11/13 | Minneapolis, MN | Varsity Theater |
| Fri | 11/14 | Milwaukee, WI | The Rave/Eagles Club |
| Sat | 11/15 | Indianapolis, IN | Deluxe at Old National Centre |
| Sun | 11/16 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
| Tue | 11/18 | Cincinnati, OH | Bogart’s |
| Wed | 11/19 | Louisville, KY | Mercury Ballroom |
| Thu | 11/20 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues |
| Fri | 11/21 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall |
| Sat | 11/22 | Detroit, MI | St. Andrew’s Hall |
| Tue | 11/25 | New York, NY | Irving Plaza |
| Wed | 11/26 | Boston, MA | Paradise Rock Club |
| Fri | 11/28 | Buffalo, NY | Town Ballroom |
| Sat | 11/29 | Philadelphia, PA | TLA |
| Sun | 11/30 | Hartford, CT | Webster Theater |
* indicates tour date is not part of Fall tour
SomeKindaWonderful has garnered high praise from the following: “[‘Reverse’ is] the band’s breakout track…” “…a haunting soul-rock jam…” “…just one listen and it’ll be your new favorite.” “Blending an indie-soul sound with an alternative edge and hip-hop undertone, the eclectic group leverages its extensive slate of musical influences to deliver a new age approach to melodic love stories.” “…eclectic…” “Pulling from soul, ‘60s rock, and contemporary R&B, the five-piece are creating something a little out of the ordinary and instantaneously infectious.” “It’s going to be SomeKindaWonderful’s fate to be huge. The group lightly tempers a solid guitar groove with a danceable bounce and sky-high hooks, making for a sound that’s undeniably infectious.” “…frontman Jordy Towers sauntered onstage dressed head to toe in black, the epitome of a confident rock star ready to rock the audience. With an aggressively raw voice perfectly suited for the soulful rock SomeKindaWonderful has crafted, Towers’ soaring vocals blew the audience away from start to finish… a band on the edge of something truly great.” “SomeKindaWonderful really know how to write a song that captures emotion perfectly both lyrically ”Their explosive brand of indie-rock is making it easy to bet on these guys as the next big thing.”
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