On Tour: Capital Cities

CAPITAL CITIES ANNOUNCES “DANCING WITH STRANGERS” HEADLINE TOUR

L.A. DUO WILL ALSO PERFORM AT SXSW, ULTRA, EDGEFEST,

SASQUATCH! AND FIREFLY FESTIVALS

SINGLE “SAFE AND SOUND” CLOSING IN ON

TOP 10 AT MODERN ROCK RADIO

February 25, 2013 — New York, NY — Capital Cities will launch the “Dancing With Strangers” tour – its first-ever North American outing – on April 23 at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, AZ.  The headline run will include a show at New York City’s Irving Plaza on May 9 and wrap up with a hometown show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on June 6. Tickets for the “Dancing With Strangers” tour go on sale to the publicthis Friday, March 1, at 10 AM local time. The band will also perform at SXSW and at numerous festivals, including ULTRA, Edgefest, Sasquatch! and Firefly. See below for itinerary.

Dual frontmen Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian – jingle writers who met on Craigslist – have created significant buzz with “Safe and Sound,” the first single from Capital Cities’ self-titled EP. The track is fast approaching the Top 10 at Modern Rock radio with major airplay on such stations as KROQ-Los Angeles, 987-Los Angeles, Live 105-San Francisco and The End-Seattle and is also garnering adds at Triple A radio stations. “Safe and Sound” is No. 1 on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and has already sold more than 82,000 singles. It has been heard on The CW’s 90210 and in promotional campaigns for HBO, Smart Car and more than half a dozen other spots. The band’s video for “Safe and Sound” has more than one million views.  

  

Neon Gold hailed “Safe and Sound” as a “sonic head rush…an easy, breezy, beautiful slice of effervescent-electro-pop that absolutely kills it” while Status magazine said: "Consider yourself warned, listening to Capital Cities is habit-forming.” The EP, released by Capitol Records in mid-December 2012, is available digitally and as limited edition 12” vinyl editions. It’s title track and first single is selling upwards of 7,000 copies a week. The band is currently wrapping up work on its debut album, due out later this year, and a ‘Safe and Sound’ remix EP will be released on March 19^th. A new remix off the EP, ‘Safe and Sound (Cash Cash Remix)’ will premiere on the popular dance music blog DancingAstronaut.com  Wednesday, February 27^th.

Capital Cities – Upcoming Tour Dates 

3/13      Mission, TX                    Las Palmas Racetrack – Never Say Never Festival

3/14      Austin, TX                     Empire Automotive/SXSW/ The Roxy Theatre showcase @ 10 pm

3/15      Austin, TX                     W Hotel/SXSW NYLON Day Party – 2-5 pm

3/15      Austin, TX                     Lucille’s/Green Label House Party DJ SET**

3/16      Austin, TX                     Perry Brooks Building

3/16      Austin, TX                     The Belmont/SWSW Live Nation Labs Showcase @ 9 pm

3/16      Austin, TX                     Austin Music Hall/SXSW Perez Hilton Showcase

3/22      Miami, FL                       Bayfront Park/Ultra Music Festival (Weekend 2)                   

4/23      Phoenix, AZ                   Crescent Ballroom 
4/24      Tucson, AZ                    Solar Culture
4/26      Austin, TX                     Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

4/27      Frisco, TX                      FC Dallas Stadium/Edgefest                                  

4/28      Houston, TX                  House of Blues – Bronze Peacock 
4/30      New Orleans, LA             House of Blues Parish

5/4        Washington, DC             RFK Stadium-Lot 9/ DC 101 Chili Cook Off             
5/8        Boston, MA                    Paradise Rock Club 
5/9        New York, NY                Irving Plaza 
5/10      Philadelphia, PA              Theatre of the Living Arts 
5/13      Toronto, ON                  Virgin Mobile Mod Club 
5/14      Cleveland, OH                Cambridge Room @ House of Blues 
5/15      Detroit, MI                     The Shelter 
5/21      Colorado Springs, CO      The Black Sheep
5/22      Aspen, CO                     Belly Up

5/23      Fort Collins, CO  Aggie Theatre

5/24      Englewood, CO               Gothic Theatre

5/26      Quincy, WA                   The Gorge Amphitheatre/Sasquatch! Music Festival  

5/29      Portland, OR                  Hawthorne Theatre

5/31      Sacramento, CA              Ace of Spades

6/1        Santa Barbara, CA           Soho Restaurant & Music Club

6/5        Anaheim, CA                  House of Blues 
6/6        Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre 

6/23      Dover, DE                      Dover International Speedway/Firefly Music Festival  

Additional dates to be announced.

For more about Capital Cities, please visit:

www.capitalcitiesmusic.com

www.facebook.com/capitalcities

www.twitter.com/capitalcities

KROQ + No Doubt = Almost Acoustic Christmas

A tradition for years here in the good ole LA, CA - is KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas. This year there was a "surprise" performance from, in my opinion one of the greatest bands of all time...No Doubt..!

They came, they sang, "Push and Shove" get used to it!

So for my Holiday season yuletide almost friggin Christmas Friday treat to you all here they are, almost acoustic, No Doubt - singing the title track off of "Push and Shove", called...WTF do you think?!

"Push and Shove"...don't be a doubter, just say "No".....

"Doubt" nothing at: http://www.nodoubt.com

For Immediate Release: "Bless This Mess" Prima Donna On Tour

Prima Donna set to tour on "Bless This Mess" Kicking off at SXSW March 15th  "Packed with pop hooks and preening attitude, Bless This Mess is sinfully delicious." - Michael Toland, THE BIG TAKEOVER Call them punk, glam punk, rock n' roll... any way you cut it Prima Donna channels such influential groups such as X-Ray Spex, Ramones and Sex Pistols, as well as '70s glitter idols Mott the Hoople, T. Rex and David Bowie. But it's their sharp, concise songwriting, that separates the band from the pack and sidesteps any notions of the group simply being "retro." After extensive European and Asian touring with longtime supporters, GREEN DAY, Prima Donna were invited to record at their Oakland, CA studio with head-engineer Chris Dugan (Iggy Pop, Green Day) producing and Willie Samuels mixing. The result is "Bless This Mess" - 12 tracks of catchy, hook-laden, high-intensity Rock n' Roll! Little Steven's Underground Garage is spinning 4 tracks from the record, including "Puta, Te Amo" as the "Coolest Song Of The Week". Other influential stations have come aboard as well, including KPNT (St. Louis), WEND (Charlotte) and KROQ (Los Angeles). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prima-Donna/54937229876 SXSW Shows: Thursday, March 15 @ Legendary White Swan - 1906 East 12th Street Set Time: 12:30am *Also on the bill, Jesse Malin Friday, March 16 @ Rusty's - 405 E 7th St Set Times: 6PM and 10PM TOUR: Mar 17, 2012 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Note Mar 19, 2012 - Tulsa, OK @ Treehouse Mar 20, 2012 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Fugue Mar 22, 2012 - Kansas City, MO @ Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club Mar 23, 2012 - Clive, IA @ Bombay Bicycle Club Mar 24, 2012 - Lombard, IL @ Brauer House Mar 27, 2012 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class Mar 28, 2012 - Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar Mar 29, 2012 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Melody Inn Mar 30, 2012 - Rockford, IL @ Kryponite Mar 31, 2012 - Green Bay, WI @ Crunchy Frog Apr 01, 2012 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry Apr 02, 2012 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium (Dempsey's Upstairs) Apr 06, 2012 - Spokane, WA @ Carr's Corner Apr 07, 2012 - Bremerton, WA @ Manette Saloon Apr 09, 2012 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse Apr 10, 2012 - Everett, WA @ Tony V's Garage Apr 12, 2012 - Redding, CA @ Bombay's Apr 13, 2012 - Stockton, CA @ Blackwater Cafe Apr 14, 2012 - Oakland, CA @ Uptown Apr 27, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA @ Redwood Bar # # #