NASHVILLE |DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2011
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/MITCH SCHNEIDER
THE BANGLES
TO PERFORM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ON
ABC-TV’s “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!”
ICONIC BAND TO CONTINUE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF ACCLAIMED
NEW ALBUM
‘SWEETHEART OF THE SUN’
While on a short break from their headlining national tour, THE BANGLES–guitarist/singer Susanna Hoffs, guitarist/singer Vicki Peterson and drummer/singer Debbi Peterson–will perform Tuesday, November 1 on ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (12/11c)
They’ll play “I’ll Never Be Through With You,” the first single from SWEETHEART OF THE SUN (Model Music Group, released September 27), the band’s first full-length album in nearly eight years. The album was recorded by Matthew Sweet (Susanna’s frequent collaborator) at his home studio in the Hollywood Hills, with much of the overdubbing done at the home studios of Vicki and Susanna, and mixed by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco).
Entertainment Weekly hailed SWEETHEART OF THE SUN as “…a beautiful sustained salute to 1960’s-inspired pop” (9/30/11), while the New York Post raved (in a four-star review): “The Bangles are back and in their full classic-pop glory” (9/27/11). USA Today noted the “…warm hooks, a breezy retro vibe and, when called for, the rock chops that separated these women from other girl groups…Matthew Sweet produces with a predictably light, sure hand, and Hoffs’ distinctly sweet, fizzy voice is as potent a pop tonic as ever” (9/15/11).
In addition to the glowing album praise, THE BANGLES have been invited to appear on popular morning, primetime and now late night programs in the past four weeks. Earlier this month, the group performed live on ABC-TV’s national morning program “Good Morning America,” appearing twice in one week (Tuesday, October 4 and Friday, October 7). On Monday, October 17 the band performed twice on ABC-TV’s primetime hit “Dancing With The Stars.”
The Bangles–alongside bassist Derrick Anderson and keyboard player Greg “Harpo” Hilfman, both of whom have been playing with the band for some time–will resume their critically acclaimed live shows Saturday, November 5 in Seattle, WA before closing this leg of the tour Saturday, November 12 in Anaheim, CA.
Here’s what’s being said about THE BANGLES’ live shows:
“…the Bangles are touring behind an uncommonly good album, Sweetheart of the Sun, and they seemed to know it. Their confidence in the new songs was underlined by opening with ‘Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun),’ which harked back to the ’60s-revering Paisley Underground scene from which the group originally sprang. ‘I’ll Never Be Through With You’ featured a chorus with an effortless folk-rock lift, and the heavy garage rock of ‘Sweet and Tender Romance’ was off-kilter and terrific. They were rewarded with applause for the new material that was just as loud as it was for the old hits…”
–Marc Hirsh, BOSTON GLOBE, October 6, 2011
“…joy is evident in their hard-rocking cover of ‘Open My Eyes,’ a chestnut from Todd Rundgren’s Nazz band that has been in their live sets on and off since the ’80; in the crunchy, T-Rex-like riffs in ‘Ball N Chain;’ and in the Laurel Canyon harmonies and jangly guitars of ‘Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun).’’’
–Steve Klinge, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 30, 2011
“…The Bangles reinforced that there are few things more fun on a summer night than British Invasion-inspired, California sunshine drenched power pop…The band shone with its blend of harmonies on the hits, but the musical prowess of Peterson, her drumming and singing sister Debbi, and guitarist and singer Susanna Hoffs was equally as strong. From the great fuzzy guitar riff of ‘In Your Room’ to the Beatles-esque vibe of the ‘Rubber Soul’/’Revolver’ ilk on the new material from the band’s upcoming album Sweetheart of the Sun, The Bangles burned bright in the summer night.”
–Vanessa Franko, RIVERSIDE PRESS ENTERPRISE (CA), July 13, 2011
THE BANGLES’ tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 11/5 Seattle,WA Showbox at the Market
Sun 11/6 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Tue 11/8 San Francisco,CA The Fillmore
Wed 11/9 Los Angeles,CA House of Blues
Thu 11/10 San Diego,CA House of Blues
Sat 11/12 Anaheim,CA House of Blues
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