NASHVILLE |FROM: MAGGIE WANG/MITCH SCHNEIDER (MSO) 818 380 0400
GINGER GREAGER (UNIVERSAL RECORDS) 212 373 0683
WASHIN’ + WONDERIN’ + TOURIN’: Already veterans of the road, STROKE 9 are set to embark on their biggest tour to date with larger venues and a triple-bill each night. The band–LUKE ESTERKYN (vocals, guitars), JOHN MCDERMOTT (guitars, vocals), GREG GUELDNER (bass) and ERIC STOCK (drums)-will be closing shows, with multiple dates already sold out, featuring Nine Days and SR-71 for the month of July while Splender will replace Nine Days for the month of August. Meanwhile, STROKE 9‘s third single “Washin’ + Wonderin’,” off their debut album NASTY LITTLE THOUGHTS (Cherry/Universal Records), will impact radio August 8. LUKE ESTERKYN describes “Washin’ + Wonderin'”-which comes on the heels of their Top 5 Modern Rock hit “Little Black Backpack”–as “a song about being in a relationship with someone whom you feel has the upper hand and has ‘figured you out.'” The title of STROKE 9‘s album also comes from the chorus of this song. NASTY LITTLE THOUGHTS-distinguished by its disarming guitar pop with a strong rhythmic undertow-was certified gold, and has garnered critical acclaim as well as the award for Outstanding Debut Album at the California Music Awards this year. STROKE 9 takes “trendies to task with its Nineties brand of straight-ahead pop rock,” said Rolling Stone.
The in-progress tour dates for STROKE 9 are as follows:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| * Mon 7/24 | Cinncinati, OH | Bogart’s | |
| * Tue 7/25 | Cleveland, OH | The Odeon | |
| * Wed 7/26 | Detroit, MI | St. Andrews Hall | |
| * Thu 7/27 | Columbus, OH | Easton Town Center | |
| * Fri 7/28 | Louisville, KY | Headliners Music Hall | |
| * Sun 7/30 | Pittsburgh, PA | I.C. Light Amp. | |
| Mon 7/31 | New York, NY | Irving Plaza | |
| Tue 8/1 | Washington, D.C. | Nightclub 9:30 | |
| + Wed 8/2 | Philadelphia, PA | TLA | |
| + Fri 8/4 | Rochester, NY | Jillian’s | |
| Sun 8/6 | Portland, OR | Portland Meadows (KNRK radio show) | |
| + Tue 8/8 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues | |
| + Wed 8/9 | Corpus Christi, TX | Center Theatre | |
| + Thu 8/10 | Houston, TX | Numbers | |
| + Fri 8/11 | Dallas, TX | Deep Ellum Live | |
| + Tue 8/15 | Boulder, CO | Fox Theatre Sat | |
| Sat 8/19 | Seattle, WA | KBKS Radio Festival | |
| + Tues 8/22 | Sacramento, CA | Crest Theatre | |
| + Wed 8/23 | West Hollywood, CA | House of Blues | |
| Thurs 8/24 | Modesto, CA | TBA | |
| Sat 8/26 | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore w/Splender | |
| Fri 8/27 | Greeley, CO | Univ. Center Ballroom (Univ. of N. CO) | |
| Thu 9/14 | Villanova, PA | Connolly Center (Villanova Univ.) | |
| Wed 9/27 | Marshall, MN | SWSU RA Building (Southwest State Univ.) | |
| Sat 10/1 | Atlanta, GA | 99X “Big Day Out” |
* Dates with Nine Days and SR-71 + Dates with Splender and SR-71
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