NASHVILLE |FROM: LIBBY HENRY/SHAZILA MOHAMMED/MITCH SCHNEIDER
WAKING ASHLAND
SET THEIR SIGHTS ON JAPAN BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.S. FOR
MORE TOURING AS THE BUZZ BUILDS ON ‘COMPOSURE,’
THEIR FULL-LENGTH DEBUT ALBUM
WAKING ASHLAND–building a buzz for their sublime piano-based rhythms, thoughtful lyrics and emotionally driven guitar rock–has been invited to headline the “New Blood Tour” for emerging artists on July 13 and 14 in Tokyo. Next, the band–who recently released their full-length debut COMPOSURE–will return to the U.S. July 17 for a two-week tour with Action Action, Spitafield and Gatsby’s American Dream before launching a two-month trek with both Jamison Parker and Veda.
The band–JONATHAN JONES (lead vocals/piano/keyboards), RYAN LALLIER (guitar/vocals), ANDREW GROSSE (bass/vocals) and THOMAS LEE (drums/percussion)–are coming off inspired performances and critical praise from their West Coast Vans Warped Tour trek and club tour with Jack’s Mannequin.
COMPOSURE–the follow-up to their popular 2004 I Am For You EP which debuted at #19 on the Alternative New Artist chart–is out now on Seattle’s Tooth and Nail Records. The band teamed with veteran punk and indie producer Lou Giordano (Ataris, Taking Back Sunday), and COMPOSURE is filled with infectious melodic flights, startling rhythmic shifts, and heartfelt lyricism.
WAKING ASHLAND’s live show and unique sound has drawn recent praise from the press. In his Vans Warped Tour live review, Hollywood Reporter writer Darryl Morden said, “Discoveries ranged from the crafted pop rock of San Diego’s Waking Ashland, a keyboard rarity amongst the day’s gauntlet of guitars…” (July 12, 2005). In addition, the Los Angeles Daily News noted that WAKING ASHLAND “could well be one of this year’s breakout bands…” (July 1, 2005) while the Long Beach Press Telegram declared, “Waking Ashland played some of the most melodic hook-filled music of the day. “
Stay tuned for more concert news from WAKING ASHLAND and catch the band on tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
Japan (headlining tour) New Blood Tour
Wed 7/13 Tokyo, JP Harajuko Ground To Ro Holes
Thu 7/14 Osaka, JP Americamura Fanj
With Action Action, Spitalfield, Gatsbys American Dream
Sun 7/17 Kansas City, MO El Torreon
Tue 7/19 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
Wed 7/20 Iowa City, IA Gabe’s Oasis
Thu 7/21 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri 7/22 Detroit, MI The Shelter
Sat 7/23 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Sun 7/24 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
Mon 7/25 Philadelphia, PA North Star
Wed 7/27 New York, NY The Continental
Thu 7/28 Farmingdale, NY The Downtown
Fri 7/29 Montclair, NJ Bloomfield Ave Café
Sat 7/30 Allston, MA Ice Church
Sun 7/31 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
Mon 8/1 Buffalo, NY The Buffalo Icon
With Veda
Wed 8/3 Wheaton, IL Wheaton Grand Theater
Thu 8/4 Columbia, MO Mojo’s
Fri 8/5 Springfield, MO Nu Brew Coffee House
Sat 8/6 Colorado Springs, CO The Darkside
With JamisonParker and Veda
Fri 8/19 Bakersfield, CA Montgomery World Plaza
Sat 8/20 Orangevale, CA Club Retro
Mon 8/22 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
Tue 8/23 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
Wed 8/24 San Diego, CA Epicenter
Thu 8/25 Phoenix, AZ Modified
Fri 8/26 El Paso, TX Hiney’s
With JamisonParker and Terminal
Sun 8/28 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
Tue 8/30 San Antonio, TX The Sanctuary
Wed 8/31 Austin, TX Emo’s
Thu 9/1 Spring, TX Java Jazz
Fri 9/9 Greensboro, NC Ace’s Basement
Sun 9/11 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar
With JamisonParker and An Angle
Wed 9/14 Philadelphia, PA Pontiac Grille
Tue 9/20 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
Wed 9/21 Lincoln, NE Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thu 9/22 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Fri 9/23 Denver, CO Rock Island
Sat 9/24 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Log onto: www.wakingashland.com and check out www.purevolume.com/wakingashland for free MP3’s and more information.
For publicity, contact: MSO 818-380-0400
Libby Henry 818-380-0400 ext. 224 lhenry@msopr.com
Shazila Mohammed 818-380-0400 ext. 241 shazila@msopr.com
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