NASHVILLE |DATE: MAY 26, 2010
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/MITCH SCHNEIDER
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
NEW SINGLE ‘GOOD ONE COMIN’ ON’ VOTED #1
ON CMT’S ‘PURE COUNTRY 12-PACK’ TWO WEEKS IN A ROW;
EVOLVING SET LISTS KEEP BAND ON THEIR TOES
BAMAJAM FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE SET FOR JUNE 4
EUROPEAN HEADLINING AND FESTIVAL DATES CONFIRMED
As they continue their summer tour in support of their second album LITTLE PIECE OF DIXIE (BamaJam Records), Atlanta-based outlaw southern country/rock group BLACKBERRY SMOKE have hit #1 with the video for their latest single. The song ”Good One Comin’ On” has hit the top of Country Music Television’s fan-voted “Pure Country 12-Pack” chart two weeks in a row. Check out the video here: http://www.bamajamrecords.com/smokevideos/. To vote for this week’s chart, click here: http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_pure_12_pack_countdown/series_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/dynamic_templates/shows/center_templates/wildcard/pure_12_pack/2010/countdown_052110_main.jhtml
On their current, the group–CHARLIE STARR, sibling rhythm section RICHARD and BRIT TURNER (bass and drums, respectively), guitarist PAUL JACKSON and keyboardist BRANDON STILL–are changing set lists every night, which are then posted on their website. In a quick glimpse of the last three shows, the band performed 27 different songs including 12 that they only performed once (like Little Feat’s “Willin’” and the traditional blues number “Deep Ellum Blues). They’ve even allowed fans to vote online to create a set list. “Hey, the show’s for them” says STARR. “We can’t do everything they want, but we sure do listen to what it is they wanna hear.” The group is also performing their interpretation of Willie Nelson’s “Yesterday’s Wine,” which they recorded with country giants George Jones and Jamey Johnson for the new updated edition of the LITTLE PIECE OF DIXIE CD.
BLACKBERRY SMOKE’s in-progress U.S. tour includes a June 4 appearance at the BamaJam Festival in Enterprise, FL, a three-day event that also features Colt Ford, Randy Hauser, Jamey Johnson, Travis Tritt, Hank Williams, Jr., Gregg Allman, Kenny Chesney, Disco Biscuits and Buddy Guy (see link below). The U.S. leg wraps the next night in Florida, after which the band will head to Europe for 11 shows before resuming in Kentucky June 25, and they’ll continue their U.S. gigs through late August.
On the European tour, the band will perform at a mix of headlining shows and festival gigs, including the Sweden Rock festival (along with Aerosmith, Slayer, Danzig and Stone Sour) and at France’s Festival de la Musique (which features a wide array of DJs, ska/punk and rap groups). Full tour itinerary below.
http://www.myspace.com/blackberrysmoke
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For more information on BLACKBERRY SMOKE, please contact:
Todd Brodginski 818-380-0400 x239 toddb@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva 818-380-0400 x232 avillanueva@msopr.com
Meg McLean 818-380-0400 x238 megm@msopr.com (tour press)
U.S.:
Thu 5/27 Athens, GA The Bad Manor
Fri 5/28 Chattanooga, TN Rhythm & Brews
Sat 5/29 Brilliant, AL City Hall/Coalfest
Sun 5/30 Eclectic, AL The Lake Martin Amphitheater
Thu 6/3 Orlando, FL The Social
Fri 6/4 Enterprise, AL BamaJam Music & Arts Festival
Sat 6/5 Destin, FL The Lower Alabama Lounge
Europe:
Thur 6/10 Solvesberg, Sweden Sweden Rock (open air)
Fri 6/11 Sala, Sweden Rockland
Sat 6/12 Lillehammer, Norway Kvitfjell Car & Rock Meeting
Sun 6/13 Oslo, Norway Elm Street Rock Café
Tue 6/15 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
Thur 6/17 Olen, Belgium Crossroads
Fri 6/18 Kerkrade, Holland Rock Temple
Sat 6/19 Sliedrecht, Holland Tuinfeest Festival (open air)
Sun 6/20 Toul, France Chez Paulette
Mon 6/21 Selestat, France Fête de la Musique (open air)
Tue 6/22 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
U.S.:
Fri 6/25 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater
Sat 6/26 Atlanta, GA Peachtree Tavern
Fri 7/2 Burnsville, NC Burnsville Town Center
Thu 7/8 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 7/9 Jamestown, NY Jamestown Savings Bank Arena
Sat 7/10 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
Fri 7/16 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Sat 7/17 Walker, MN Moondance Jam
Thu 7/22 Chicago, IL Joe’s Bar
Fri 7/23 Peoria, IL 11th Annual Ham n’ Jam
Fri 7/30 Covington, KY Madison Theater
Sat 7/31 Ashville, OH Dough Boyz
Fri 8/6 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
Sat 8/7 Scandinavia, WI 42nd Annual Scandinavia Corn Roast
Fri 8/20 Ironton, OH Rally On The River
Sat 8/21 Maryville, TN The Shed
Wed 8/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
Thu 8/26 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater 1894
Fri 8/27 Fannettsburg, PA Hillside Tavern
Sat 8/28 Schaefferstown, PA Oak & Locust/91st Firemen’s Carnival
Sat 9/11 Auburn, IN Day In The Country Festival
Thu 9/30 Panama City, FL Spinnaker – Bike Rally
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