JONEZETTA TO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’ OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL; BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH MUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS

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DT: SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

FR: LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON MAGNUSON/BRANDIS DEZON

JONEZETTA
TO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’
OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL;

BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH
MUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS;

VIDEO FOR UPCOMING SINGLE “GET READY (HOT MACHETE)”
SHOT YESTERDAY IN LOS ANGELES

JONEZETTA are setting the bar high.

Like the rich blues embedded in the soil around their Southern small town roots, JONEZETTA–who are rejuvenating the pop landscape with sharp, clever lyrics and danceable rock rhythms–will release their full length debut POPULARITY October 3 via Seattle indie Tooth & Nail. With their emphasis track “Welcome Home” set to begin building buzz at alternative radio September 19, JONEZETTA—ROBERT CHISOLM (vocals/guitar), KYLE HOWE (guitars), TY GARVEY (bass/vocals) and MICK PARSONS (drums)–will embark on a two-month U.S. tour with hotly-tipped acts Mute Math and Shiny Toy Guns.

Director Shane Drake–fresh off winning the top prize at the MTV VMA’s for “Video of The Year” (Panic At The Disco’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” video)–helmed the video for JONEZETTA’s upcoming single “Get Ready (Hot Machete).” The video–shot yesterday in Los Angeles–is set in a ski lodge circa the 1970’s and depicts an ensemble of characters trapped in time celebrating. Look for news of the video’s debut soon.

Produced by Steve Wilson (The Class of ‘98) and mixed by J.R. McNeely (Relient K, Eisley, Acceptance), JONEZETTA’s POPULARITY is full of mood and atmosphere with irresistible hooks that slice through the fog the way fun song titles like “Get Ready (Hot Machete)” suggest. JONEZETTA is already receiving early critical acclaim. Outburn hailed the album in its October issue:

“When Jonezetta frontman Robert Chisolm bellows out the words, ‘Wake Up!’ on their vivacious song, ‘Burn It Down,’ it’s like an outcry to uninspired music everywhere. Take a note from the exhilarated foursome from Clinton, Mississippi, whose pulsating grooves of dance beats are like a dose of rock with an added shot of adrenaline. Garnering early comparisons to the likes of The Faint and Bloc Party and extracting influences from The Cure to Tears for Fears, Jonezetta present a sense of urgency in both their songs and lyrics–an urgency that will be audible on their debut full-length Popularity.”

Following is the track listing for POPULARITY:

     1.) Welcome Home
     2.) Get Ready (Hot Machete)
     3.) Communicate
     4.) Man In A 3K Suit
     5.) Backstabber
     6.) Popularity
     7.) Love That Carries Me
     8.) The City We Live In
     9.) Bringin' It Back Tonite… Everybody Start
     10.) Burn It Down!
     11.) Imagination

Isolation breeds artistry, and like The Smiths and The Cure, the JONEZETTA story begins with creative people bursting through the seams of an otherwise stuffy environment. “We come from small families within a sheltered Southern town and our parents made it obvious that we were to go to school for twelve years and then to go for four more years,” frontman CHISOLM deadpans.

After a bidding war that involved several major labels, JONEZETTA signed with Seattle indie-label Tooth & Nail which has ultimately became the largest deal for a new artist in the label’s history. After tours with Anberlin, Emery, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster as well as As Cities Burn, the group has quickly amassed a slew of fans across the rock and pop underground as well as supporters in the music industry, and the mainstream is next.

JONEZETTA’s goals remain as modest as ever. “We want to be the first band to sell a billion records,” laughs CHISOLM. “We want to play every continent in the world. And then, we want to meet Prince.”

“People take themselves too seriously and as a result music today has become such a downer,” CHISOLM adds. “We encourage kids to enjoy themselves.”

Current tour dates for JONEZETTA are as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Fall tour with Mute Math and Shiny Toy Guns
Tue	19-Sep	Seattle, WA	The Showbox
Wed	20-Sep	Portland, OR	Alladin Theater
Thu	21-Sep	San Francisco, CA	Slim's
Fri	22-Sep	Roseville, CA	Underground Cafe
Sun	24-Sep	San Diego, CA	Soma
Mon	25-Sep	Los Angeles, CA	Henry Fonda Theater
Wed	27-Sep	Albuquerque, NM	The Launchpad
Fri	29-Sep	Salt Lake City, UT	Club Sound
Sat	30-Sep	Denver ,CO	Bluebird Theater
Sun	1-Oct	Lawrence ,KS	Bottleneck
Thu	5-Oct	Chicago, IL	Park West
Fri	6-Oct	Minneapolis, MN	Quest (Ascot Room)
Sat	7-Oct	Minneapolis, MN	Quest (Ascot Room)
Sun	8-Oct	St. Louis, MO	Creepy Crawl
Tue	10-Oct	Little Rock, AR	Revolution Music Room
Wed	11-Oct	Tulsa, OK	Cain's Ballroom
Fri	13-Oct	Dallas, TX	Gypsy Ballroom
Sat	14-Oct	Houston, TX	Numbers
Sun	15-Oct	Austin, TX	Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Thu	19-Oct	Norfolk, VA	The Norva
Fri	20-Oct	Charlottesville, VA	Starr Hill
Sat	21-Oct	Carrboro, NC	Cat’s Cradle
Sun	22-Oct	Charlotte, NC	Tremont Music Hall
Tue	24-Oct	Athens, GA	40 Watt Club
Wed	25-Oct	Greenville, SC	Handlebar
Thu	26-Oct	Birmingham, AL	Zydeco
Fri	27-Oct	Atlanta, GA	Roxy Theatre
Sat	28-Oct	New Orleans, LA	Voodoo Music Festival
Sun	29-Oct	Memphis, TN	New Daisy Theater
Tue	31-Oct	Cincinnati, OH	20th Century Theater
Thu	2-Nov	Washington , DC	9:30 Club
Fri	3-Nov	Philadelphia, PA	Theatre of the Living Arts
Sun	5-Nov	Boston, MA	Axis
Mon	6-Nov	Hartford, CT	Webster Underground
Tue	7-Nov	Montreal, QC	Mile End Cultural Centre
Thu	9-Nov	Toronto, ON	El Mocambo
Fri	10-Nov	Columbus, OH	The Basement
Sun	12-Nov	Nashville, TN	City Hall
Tue	14-Nov	Jacksonville, FL	Martini's
Wed	15-Nov	Orlando, FL	The Social
Thu	16-Nov	Orlando, FL	The Social
Fri	17-Nov	St. Petersburg, FL	State Theatre
Sun	19-Nov	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Culture Room

www.jonezetta.com
www.myspace.com/jonezetta
www.toothandnail.com

For JONEZETTA publicity, contact MSO:

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

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson 818-380-0400 ext. 233
kashton@msopr.com

Brandis DeZon (tour press) 818-380-0400 ext. 241
bdezon@msopr.com

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JONEZETTA TO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’ OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL; BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH MUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS

JONEZETTA TO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’ OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL; BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH MUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS

JONEZETTATO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL;

BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITHMUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS; VIDEO FOR UPCOMING SINGLE “GET READY (HOT MACHETE)” SHOT YESTERDAY IN LOS ANGELES

JONEZETTA
TO RELEASE ‘POPULARITY’
OCTOBER 3 VIA TOOTH & NAIL;

BAND CONFIRM TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH
MUTE MATH AND SHINY TOY GUNS;

VIDEO FOR UPCOMING SINGLE “GET READY (HOT MACHETE)”
SHOT YESTERDAY IN LOS ANGELES