FROM:            KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘MINORITY RULES’

MARCH 22 ON FIGHTING RECORDS;

BAND LAUNCH SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TOUR

Jacksonville, FL punk group WHOLE WHEAT BREAD are set to release their debut album MINORITY RULES March 22 on Fighting Records (distributed by Lumberjack Mordam Music Group).  The group–AARON ABRAHAM(vocals, guitar), NICHOLAS LARGEN (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards) and JOSEPH LARGEN (drums)–will perform songs from their new CD on their current tour of the Southeastern United States.  In other news, the band recently shot a video for “Old Man Samson,” the first single off MINORITY RULES.  The Mike Marshall-directed clip–which includes performance footage–features many of the band’s friends and was shot on location at Bar-BQ-Bar in downtown Orlando.

The band is receiving early critical acclaim for MINORITY RULES, which will be pre-released in some markets.  In a 4 out of 5 star review in the Orlando Sentinel, Jim Abbott praised the music, noting: “A slice of powerful punk–and hidden hip-hop, too…Jacksonville punk-pop trio Whole Wheat Bread is a formidable presence on stage…the 11 songs on Minority Rules explode with almost the same force as the band’s live show…’Old Man Samson,’ which the band will be promoting with a music video produced this week at Bar-BQ-Bar, illustrates the calling card: a raucous sing-along chorus and churning guitars that blaze along with relentless speed.  All the sheer double-time muscle of songs such as ‘Scar Your Lungs’ is accented by occasional surprises: the twangy, almost country feel to the opening guitar in ‘Samson,’ the crisp guitar solo that introduces the call-and-response vocals in ‘Loud & Clear’ (January 14, 2005).”

             Produced by Darian Rundall (Pennywise, Yellowcard), MINORITY RULES features 11 blistering punk anthems, plus three bonus tracks by WWB’s hip-hop alter egos Nasty Nigga Fleetwood, DJ Dirtee Skeet and Mr. Whitefolks.  The album showcases the band’s traditional punk influences, which range from Bad Brains to Green Day and Rancid.  Filled with hammering guitar rhythms and one irresistible hook after another, MINORITY RULES also reflects the group’s life experiences.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD was formed by vocalist/guitarist AARON ABRAHAM.  “People joke about us looking like NWA but sounding like Green Day,“ says Abraham, “but I’d say we live our lives naturally somewhere in-between…edgy, but full of emotion. I got into Green Day at a young age, which was exactly the same time I started playing guitar.”  ABRAHAM is a native of Trinidad and moved to the Miami area with his family at a young age.  “We were broke and we lived in the worst ghetto areas of Miami for most of my life.” 

AARON later moved to Jacksonville where he met bassist/vocalist NICHOLAS LARGEN, another young black musician.  “I actually met NICK to pursue a rap career,” says ABRAHAM. “He was making beats and videos, and people were telling me to holla at him. I found out he played guitar, so I asked him if he could play bass. He could.  So we decided to forget the rapping.”  Timing was right as NICHOLAS had up until that point lived a pretty rough life, even serving more than a year in prison.  WHOLE WHEAT BREAD was the perfect opportunity for him to turn his life around.  “Now I try not to break the law and instead spend more time focusing on improving our music, cause at least that will keep my ass out of jail,” says LARGEN.

            In their short time together as a band, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD have shared the stage with some impressive acts including Sevendust, From Autumn to Ashes, Suicide Machines, the Suicide Girls, Emanuel, Allister, Glasseater, Count The Stars, Lucky Boy’s Confusion, Inspection 12, Mustard Plug, Bloody Midgets Wrestling, Authority Zero and Long Beach Shortbus, among others.  

MINORITY RULES is also scheduled for an early 2005 release in Japan on Ambience Records/CRJapan (the same company that exclusively handles Fat Wreck Chords in Japan).

For more information on WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, check out: www.wholewheatbread.net and www.fightingrecords.com.  The in-progress tour dates are as follows:

Date                                        City                                          Venue

Wed 1/19                                New Smyrna Beach, FL            Echo Chamber

Thur 1/20                                 Orlando, FL                            Will’s Pub

Fri 1/21                                    Jacksonville, FL                      Thee Imperial

Thur 1/27                                 Jacksonville, FL                      Freebird Live

Sat 1/29                                   Orlando, FL                            The Social

Mon 1/31                                 Tallahassee, FL                      The Beta Bar

Wed 2/9                                  Anniston, AL                            Angel Heart

Thur 2/10                                 Heflin, AL                                The Underground

Fri 2/11                                    Chattanooga, TN                   Club Fathom

Sat 2/12                                   Peachtree City, GA                 TBA

Sun 2/13                                  Atlanta, GA                               Swayzes

Tues 2/15                                Myrtle Beach, SC                  Limelight

Wed 2/16                                Tallahassee, FL                      The Beta Bar

Thur 2/17                                 Pensacola, FL                                   End Of The Line Cafe

Fri 2/18                                    Panama City, FL                     Warehouse Cafe

Sat 2/19                                   Ocala, FL                                O’Malley’s Alley

Sun 2/20                                  Tampa, FL                              TBA

Mon 2/21                                 Pompano Beach, FL              Pompano Indoor Skatepark

Tues 2/22                                Milton, FL                                Hikkie Diddle

Wed 2/23                                Gainesville, FL                        Purple Porpoise

Thur 2/24                                 New Smyrna Beach, FL            Echo Chamber

Fri 2/25                                    Jacksonville, FL                      Thee Imperial

Sat 2/26                                   Orlando, FL                            UCF Arena              

Contacts:

MSO 818-380-0400

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson    (national press, LA and NY shows)

818-380-0400 ext. 233            kashton@msopr.com        

Libby Henry                             (national press, LA and NY shows)

818-380-0400 ext. 224             lhenry@msopr.com    

Danielle Romeo                        (tour press)

818-380-0400 ext. 222            dromeo@msopr.com

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