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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Rocco Deluca Current mood: satisfied I finally got to see Rocco Deluca Friday night on their first headliner tour. They played at St. Andrew’s, which by the way is an awesome place to see a show. I was a little surprised by the light crowd, but hey that just meant that I got to stand closer.  I’ve been raving about this band since I first saw them on Jay Leno back in October. I was half asleep on the couch, not paying any attention to what was on TV until they started playing. I sat up and by the end of the song I was wide awake and extremely impressed.  To watch Rocco play his guitar - is ummm… dare I say… orgasmic? Seriously he loves his guitar and fingered the hell out of it last night!  I have found a new favorite! Can’t wait for the new song. Check them out when they come back around

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After reading good things about Rocco Deluca on random music blogs, I was pleasantly surprised to see that he would be playing at the 20th Century.  There has been some buzz about him for a while now, most of it stemming from the documentary for a small tour of Europe in 2005.

Keifer Sutherland, who released their first album on his IronWorks label, also acted as their tour manager. I have yet to see the movie, but I guess the former Lost Boy was a handful. They fired ol’ Keifer after the tour, and I’m sure that they would rather have us talk about how good they actually are as opposed to their connection to a celebrity.

I was really surprised when I walked into the 20th Century Wednesday night. The place was already packed for the first opener, Sara Bareilles.  She played a nice mix of Piano Pop: Think Regina Spektor with a little Fiona Apple thrown in for the hell of it. She was very appreciative and thanked the crowd for already knowing the lyrics to her new CD, Little Voice.

The second act was the forgettable Connecticut band Last Goodnight. I never fully trust people with faux-hawks, and the lead singer was already off to a bad start when he started to joke around with the young girls in the front row. Imagine every terrible Pop band from the late ’90s, and you have the Last Goodnight. I seriously thought that I was transported back to 1998 and an ex-girlfriend was going to come out of the shadows and start yelling at me. I couldn’t believe my ears when they said they had just finished a video and it was going to be on VH1 and MTV. Save the jokes about the stations still playing music videos; I guess they do, and it is terrible music. But what the hell do I know?  Maybe they’ll be the next big thing. You heard it hear first, folks!

After an unbearable 45-minute set by the Last Goodnight and what seemed like an eternity to turn the stage, Rocco Deluca finally came on. I seriously thought about leaving before they even started. Last Goodnight just really made me depressed. It got me starting to think about how people find bands and how hard it must be to take something you love on the road and play in front of people who might hate you. God, I am an ass! So I decided to stick it out for Rocco.

I was glad that I did. He was nothing like his opening acts. You could tell the he and his band were already veterans of the stage. They were tight and ready to put on a show for the adoring audience. He reminded me a lot of Ben Harper but without all of the political talk. His voice had echoes of Robert Plant, and he knew how to really play his guitar.

The band was with him every step of the way. They followed him on every extended jam and even got to show off some of their own talents. They covered most of the album, I Trust You to Kill Me (great title by the way), and even broke into some new songs.

So after the roller coaster evening, I’ll admit that I was happy that I stuck around for Deluca’s set. Even though it might not have been earth-shattering and make me want to go and find every bootleg, I can appreciate a great musician doing his thing. He must be doing something right if he can get a packed house here in Cincinnati!

— Keith Klenowski

Two great Videos courtesy of Rene!!

28 July 07 - I Trust You To Kill Me - WOW

28 July 07 - Swing Low - WOW

Naperville Summer Nights

Swing Low

Speak To Me

Soul

How Many Times

Dope

Colorful

July 28, 2007 - Naperville Summer Nights

What a great show! Pics are up, video to come shortly!  The band was phenomenal!  Ally and i arrived early to secure spots, and managed to get dead center.   Thanks to Rene we had a blanket (thanks again Rene, your a lifesaver!) Ally, myself, Rene and Patti sat down to enjoy the summer heat and the music.  We enjoyed the HELL out of the show! Great show guys!!!  Click on the pics below to see the photo album!

Rocco DeLuca Crashed by Kiefer Sutherland

Posted Jul 22nd 2006

‘24′ star and aspiring music mogul Kiefer Sutherland dropped in to L.A.’s Amoeba Music to watch his Ironworks imprint’s first signee, Dobro-playing songwriter Rocco DeLuca, perform an in-store show last week.

DeLuca is playing a series of in-stores and festivals this month before getting onboard the Uncorked Tour with Sierra Swan for a few gigs, and then ending his summer with a spate of U.K. dates.

Great Article - and Doh! I’m Famous! check out the Pic, and the credit

I Trust You To Kill Me. There is no escaping death, she will find you. Drown yourself in brand name booze or stay sensibly sober. Sample the pleasures of simple sex, or celebrate your celibacy. Live by “early to bed, early to rise” or go to parties that refuses to die simply because the sun comes up. This is the message that Rocco DeLuca and the Burden create with calculated effort and deliver with immeasurable depths through their music.

Rocco DeLuca, the son of a musician who traveled with Bo Diddley, remembers growing up as one long set. The music would go long as the night and eventually Rocco would crawl into his uncles bass drum and fall asleep to its unique lullaby. Since his dad was on the road a lot, and his mother wasn’t in the picture, Rocco lived life on the road gaining the life experience necessary to influence his art. Spelling out the pain of life in verses, Rocco made his way from playing parties to signing on as the opening act for Taj Mahal. In 2004, Rocco roughed out a demo tape that made its way into the hands of Jude Cole. Cole, a major player at Indie record label, Ironworks Music, was looking to sign its first artist while getting a new sound out into the mainstream. Using the Dobro steel guitar, Rocco deftly fuses punk and blues. Combining that with vocals like an angel that’s had to many cigarettes and the songs make you want to rip your heart out and stand idly by, watching as it gets stomped on with a pair of the singers scuffed up sneakers. Having opened for John Lee Hooker and played alongside Johnny Cash, guitar and lyrics alone would have been enough, but he didn’t want to just get by. Friends who were more like family, and luckily talented … joined Rocco. By adding band members, they were also building a better live show. More presence, more pain, more screeching. Consisting of four band members: drummer Ryan Carman, bass player Dave Beste percussionist Greg Velasquez and of course, the bands name sake and lead vocals, Rocco DeLuca the Burden was born.

The bigger and better, yet still relatively unknown band has rocked the Playboy Mansion and shared the stage with Robert Plant. 2007 is promising to be their best year yet as it kicks off their first US headlining tour “I Trust You To Kill Me” this summer. Not bad for a band who has only reached a partial of their potential. That being said, this is one Burden carries itself.

Die hard fans or curiously experimental music lovers can check out the bands website for more information including tour dates, bio and merchandice at www.roccodeluca.com.

In addition to their debut album “I Trust You To Kill Me”, Rocco DeLuca & the Burden along with actor Kiefer Sutherland (then group tour manager) have put together a “rockumentary” which chronicles the group from the courtship between band members and executives of Ironworks Music to their tour across Europe. DVD bonus material includes Kiefer Sutherland getting a tattoo that says “I Trust You To Kill Me” in Icelandic script, an impromptu opera short, tree hugging at its most unusual and the “drunk bunny.” Rocco DeLuca & the Burden is now back in the US and wowing audiences with their unique ability and their most popular song “Colorful” on the late night circuit with Jimmy Kimmel, Carson Daly and David Letterman. Rocco DeLuca has renewed my love of music and is a must listen for everyone … or you can Trust that I will Kill You.

Pop Talk: Triple play for DeLuca and band

With its fatalistic title and bleak lyrics, Rocco DeLuca’s song “I Trust You to Kill Me” seems ideally suited to accompany a graphic torture scene in the hit TV series “24.” And that’s doubly fitting, since DeLuca credits “24″ star Kiefer Sutherland (aka anti-terrorist agent supreme Jack Bauer) as the prime influence for “I Trust You to Kill Me.”

TRIPLE PLAY - Rocco DeLuca has been compared to Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, but his earthy blues roots give his music a distinctive sheen. CNS Photo courtesy of Ted Newsome.

“I was inspired to write the song by a discussion I had with Kiefer, who is a really talented, smart and generous individual,” said DeLuca, the first artist signed to Sutherland’s record label, Ironworks.

“We were at a bar and kind of talking about moving forward and putting my album out. Up until then, I loved to play live by myself because it was over (so quickly). Doing an album was a big step for me that said ‘this is me and what I represent,’ and it freaked me out.”

Hardened by his two decades in the entertainment industry, Sutherland didn’t mince any words. The veteran actor candidly told the Long Beach, Calif.-based singer-songwriter exactly what risks artists face when they pour their heart and soul into a work made for public and media consumption.

DeLuca, who in 2003 earned a degree in literature at Long Beach State University in California, listened carefully.

“Kiefer said: ‘If you’re going to jump into this game, you’ve got to know what’s at stake and be willing to take the hits you’ll get,’” DeLuca, 31, recalled. “Then he said: ‘Listen, if you don’t break your own heart, we’ll do it for you.’ And I said: ‘I trust you to do that. And I trust you to kill me.’”

The result of that barroom chat was the blues-drenched title track of the very promising 2006 debut album by Rocco DeLuca & The Burden. The dozen-song release features a series of tortured but tender songs that draw from rock, folk, country, vintage blues and the hypnotic drones featured in the classical music of India.

But “I Trust You to Kill Me” is a title track in name only, since it doesn’t appear on the album that bears its name. The song, featured on DeLuca’s MySpace Web page www.myspace.com/roccodeluca, can also be heard on the “I Trust You to Kill Me” DVD. Filmed on tour in England, it features a sometimes drunken Sutherland acting - with varying degrees of success - as DeLuca’s one-man road manager and band promoter.

Despite not being on the album, the song has become a fan favorite at concerts by DeLuca and his four-man backing band, The Burden. DeLuca and his band play venues large and small and are comfortable in both as they strive to simply engage listeners with their earthy yet eloquent music.

“This is what excites me about the band,” DeLuca said. “We carry the same intimacy and energy in a small venue as we do in a big place. You have to have both - intimacy and the power to explode - and I think we do.”

His confidence is justified.

On record and especially in concert, he and his band expertly create an absorbing range of musical moods and textures perfectly suited to his atmospheric music.

Then again, The Burden may be the only rock-related band anywhere whose members perform on such exotic instruments as harmonium (a hand-pumped organ that originated in India) and cajon (a boxlike Peruvian hand drum).

DeLuca himself plays mostly on a Dobro and a National Steel. Each of these six-stringed acoustic guitars has a built-in metal resonator. The resulting increase in volume made both instruments popular with the pioneering Delta blues pioneers of the early 20th century, including such haunting (and haunted) DeLuca favorites as Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Bukka White.

“The Dobro is vulnerable and aggressive at the same time,” said DeLuca, whose love of Delta blues serves as a launching pad for his own music, not a final destination. “I kind of shunned the electric blues stuff. I felt like the storytelling going on with the early blues and folk musicians had a deeper element to it. I know one is not better than the other, but the early acoustic blues seemed closer to the source.

“Honestly, it was more evil; a darker, more haunted thing. It wasn’t just about good times and turning up the volume. It was these powerful lyrics with simple accompaniment. And that, to me, is still the most powerful thing in music.

“When I say ‘evil’ or ‘dark,’ I just believe it’s a part of our landscape as human beings and that you have to go to those places to find the real beauty in life. So, for me, it’s a conduit to get to some optimism.”

DeLuca’s best songs make a powerful impact even in their most understated moments. A skilled instrumentalist and a gifted singer and songwriter, he draws from the past, not to slavishly mimic, but as both a steppingstone to the future and a way to salute his musical forefathers.

“There’s definitely some kind of bridge between what inspired me and what I’m putting out,” DeLuca said. “It’s more fun and interesting the further back you go and dip into the well than it is to take from the latest thing that you like. So if I’m a conduit in anyway, shape or form for a kid to buy a Fred McDowell record, that’s pretty cool.”

Great Article!

When Kiefer Sutherland isn’t trying to save the world from terrorists in his hit show “24,” he is lugging equipment for musician Rocco DeLuca.

DeLuca released his debut album, “I Trust You To Kill Me,” on Sutherland’s independent label, Ironworks Music. Musician-producer Jude Cole runs the label with Sutherland.

With his song “Colorful” running high on the music charts and a Naperville show, the 32-year-old DeLuca discussed what it is like working with Sutherland and life on the road.

Watching your DirectTV concert, I noticed you painted your fingernails black. What’s up with that?

I started to paint them black because I didn’t want people to write that I was a blues artist. It was just kind of a joke, and I stuck with it.

So are you offended when people call you a blues musician?

I’m not offended. In reality, Americana, folk and blues is deeply sacred to me. I think it is just a beautiful art form, and I’m happy to dig into it. It’s a big part of my life, but in all honesty, the stuff I’m writing is more personal than anything. I guess if they look at my black fingernails, at least they might take a step back and wait a second before they label me.

I read a quote of yours where you said you wanted to put the punk element back in music because you thought music today was so generic.

When I say punk rock or when I think of that, I think of a music that taught us something really important. In order to deliver something really well, you’ve got to remember not to be too pretentious in what you’re doing. I found myself sometimes a little bit too serious, or I caught myself being a little too dramatic.

One thing I like about “I Trust You To Kill Me” is that it’s not a one-note album. There’s a lot of different colors to it. Did you really try to change it up?

All we did was treat every song to itself. We treated every song how we felt was the best way to treat it at the time. People have expressed to me that they have found a connecting thread through the record, and that was really nice to hear.

How did you get together with Jude Cole?

We had a meeting on some demos I had done. He was interested in producing a record for me. We decided to take it one song at a time. I learned so much from Jude because I had never done a record before. He really put the blinders on me and wanted a focused album, and that’s what he got.

Your dad was Bo Diddley’s touring guitarist for a time. What kind of influence did your dad have on you?
Mostly he was a myth to me. He was in and out. I mostly grew up with my grandmother. He was a big influence because when he was around, the music that he played, he held very highly. It was very sacred to him. As a kid, when you see people kind of honor something like that, you get a piece of that yourself.

So is Sutherland still a roadie for your shows?

He’s been gone for a while. He just got back from Romania. He’s doing a film out there. We don’t make him do that any more.

I’m always fascinated with the way people explain their reasons for becoming musicians. Some say they just fell into it, needed a new hobby or heard a song that made them enter music. Other say they picked up a guitar, to help them pick up girls. Regardless what category their answer can be placed, it always makes sense for what kind of musician they grow up to be. With Rocco DeLuca, I believe he was simply born a musician. His father was a touring guitar player for several great blues artists, which DeLuca retains fond memories; “…crawling into Uncle Joe’s bass drum and falling asleep to the drone”. Possibly through osmosis, DeLuca absorbed a live musical history that you can’t get from just listening to an album. Watching hands on, as DeLuca did is what helped create his sound; the touch, the feel and the vibe of music, that was his muse. He openly admits “I’ve fallen on my face many times. Whether it was on stage or with my family, but it’s those times and battle scars that make my music what it is today.” I can’t even begin to touch on what scars DeLuca has obtained over the years, however scarred he is, he has taken those downs and created a musical lifestyle that has placed him in the upper echelon of singer/songwriters in today’s music. Rocco DeLuca & The Burden are a featured artist on “VH1’s You Oughta Know Artist” series, along side other artists such as Amy Winehouse, Matt Kearney and Paolo Nutini, to name a few. As well, their hit song Colorful reached # 5 on the VH1 Top 20. Their debut album, “I Trust You To Kill Me” which they are currently touring under, gives us an eye opening experience into the life of DeLuca and his scars. “I Trust You To Kill Me” gives birth to a fresh new combination of a blues-rock, Americana and punk mix that has everyone wanting to throw comparisons his way from Jeff Buckley, Neil Young and Johnny Cash. DeLuca is using “I Trust You To Kill Me” as his way to wake up the often watered down music scene, over populated with “bottom barrel” talents that greedy producers keep afloat. To that response, DeLuca has become a leader in the musical revolution to put real music back on the forefront of the billboard charts. If it’s that early exposure to live music or his “battle scars” over time that have created the sound of Rocco DeLuca and The Burden, they are living proof that real musicians will once again dominate the charts. Read their XXQs to find out more.

XXQs: Rocco DeLuca & The Burden

PensEyeView.com (PEV): How and when did Rocco DeLuca & The Burden form?

Rocco DeLuca (RD): The Burden formed towards the end of the record. I had tour dates and asked the boys to jump into a van and be a part of this

PEV: What can people expect from your highly anticipated and acclaimed debut album, I Trust You To Kill Me?

RD: I don’t know what people expect. Everyone has a different discourse. So I must speak from the place I know- my perspective. I’m just carving out some space. I’m reminding myself that things matter.

PEV: How was making I Trust You To Kill Me different from your past projects?

RD: It’s my first project. Everything I’ve done until “I Trust You To Kill Me” has been an attempt to learn without selling any product, or promoting one self.

PEV: No stranger to recording studios, what was it like the first time you stepped into a studio?

RD: First time I stepped into a studio I did not enjoy. It felt like a science experiment and I was in the vacuum. I grew up playing in the living room in front of people who give back. I’m just now starting to get the studio thing.

PEV: Tell us about the early years, opening for such artists as Taj Mahal, John Mayall, John Lee Hooker and even playing with Johnny Cash.

RD: I wanted to go to the source. I wanted to see the physical forms that created myths. I wanted to know.

PEV: How was being exposed to blues so early in your life, help shape your sound?

RD: I think early forms of Americana music were based in social and religious concerns. They were songs of the free, the spirit, and the damned. Either way, music was intended to say things that mere conversation couldn’t relate. Music was intended to be held high, bitter and all.

PEV: You describe your musical journey as having “battle scars that make my music what it is today”. What is like trying to break into the music scene?

RD: It’s like getting your confidence and your feelings questioned and destroyed. Which is the best thing one can do to realize that its all bullshit, to realize we have everything we need.

PEV: Was there a certain point in your life when you knew that music was going to be a career for you?

RD: Yes, this year-

PEV: How does it feel to be one of VH1’s “You Oughta Know Ð Artists On The Rise”?

RD: It makes me feel like if you believe in yourself, then others can too.

PEV: Is there another band on the scene right now that you think is “on the rise” as well?

RD: Not sure if there on the rise, but I’m a believer in the Icelandic band ‘Sigur Ros’.

PEV: What can people expect from a live Rocco DeLuca & The Burden show?

RD: That we play as if its our last-

PEV: What is the best part about playing live?

RD: Direct connection with people

PEV: How has life on the road been for the band?

RD: We learn a lot. I’ve enjoyed it immensely. The people the language, the smells, plus, I like to watch my band mates sharpen their art. Although, the miles take a lot out of you.

PEV: What’s one thing we’d be surprised to hear about Rocco DeLuca?

RD: That I’m insecure, lonely, and confused. Wait, maybe that’s obvious-

PEV: When you get to relax or have some down time, what can we find you doing?

RD: Turning off the phone and pulling down my shades. You might see me walking around my neighborhood.

PEV: How have your friends and family reacted to all your success?

RD: I think their glad I’m not in jail.

PEV: In all your travels, which city has been your favorite to play?

RD: All of Europe and Atlanta, Georgia.

PEV: When you write music, what kind of environment do you surround yourself in?

RD: My environment is insignificant. I only write when I see the picture, like a short film in my head. When that film comes I can be in Paris or a hotel room in Detroit.

PEV: So, what is next for Rocco DeLuca & The Burden?

RD: World domination!

For more information on Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, check out: www.roccodeluca.com

Kiefer Sutherland and Rocco Deluca:
I Trust You to Kill Me - For Harp Magazine

On screen, we’re accustomed to Kiefer Sutherland playing guys with their shit together. Sutherland’s characters, when dropped into critical and downright dangerous situations invariably possess an uncanny ability to pull something out of their asses just before things get scary. I Trust You to Kill Me is a documentary that proves an exception to the rule. It finds Sutherland out of character and context, struggling to find his footing as co-owner (with artist/producer Jude Cole) of Ironworks Music, a production company and record label promoting its first signing, Rocco Deluca and the Burden, with a UK tour. Through the film, Sutherland looks alternately shaken and stirred as he plays road manager for the band.

“It was one of those trips that had incredible highs and incredible lows,” Sutherland tells Harp. “There was absolutely nothing in the middle about it.”

He brings up two poorly sold and promoted shows in London and Ireland. “We had so much hope and expectation for this [London] concert and it was a huge disappointment.” With only two tickets sold on the day of the show, Ireland also appeared destined for a similar downbeat outcome. But Sutherland, the band and crew rallied together, handing out tickets on the street. “It turned out to be one of the most special nights in my life. The place held 450 people and [at showtime] there were 550 in there. And it was the first time we saw the band get three standing ovations.”

The performances, featured in the documentary (which air on VH-1 starting November 18), show Deluca and the Burden start at a slow burn, building to a towering musical inferno. Deluca adds hunger and intensity to a Chris Whitley-worthy brood. Like Sutherland, he’s shaken (an inspired, but troubled singer-songwriter with indefinite baggage) and stirred (a fiery, magical guitarist whose blurred hands seem to set his Dobro ablaze). Where the two disagree is their assessment of the experience.

“It was a very funny thing,” Sutherland half-muses, half-laughs. “At the end of the movie, [the cameraman] goes to each individual person in the film and says, ‘Are you ready to go home?’ Rocco’s like, ‘No. I wanna do this forever.’ And I’m like, ‘Get me the fuck home. Now.’”

=== Win an autographed I Trust You to Kill Me CD! ===


Signed by the band on July 21, 2007 at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Contest:
We want everyone to know about the greatest band, right? To do that we must spread the word! We need you to post on message boards, comment on blogs, and comment on MySpace about Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, the Chicago Street Team. The person with the most “Posts” will win the Autographed CD!

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Ends:
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What can i say… what a wonderful night. Still smiling! Haven’t had that much fun in forever! The band was phenomenal! They put on what has to be the best show i’ve ever been to. And DAM! What Rocco has been doing with the Dobro lately, wow! Thought it was going to catch on fire!

Many thanks to Rachel and Amy for the great time - The guys were humble, gracious and adorable. I’ve never been in a one-on-one situation with them, and it was great to have the time to chat without 20 giggling girls shoving me aside.

Thanks to the band for the great performance! Dave, it was great to see you smiling again! Brett, hope your hand heals up - and to the rest of the guys (Rocco, Ryan and Greg) - you all made my night!

My daughter and the band:

Colorful

Swing Low

Bus Ride

I Trust You To Kill Me

Extra TV - Jude Cole - Kiefer Sutherland… what more could you want?

Extra’s” music critic Jude Cole is teaming up with record partner Kiefer Sutherland and radio station Star 98.7 to look for the next big rocker!Do you have what it takes? The winner gets a $25,000 record deal with Ironworks Music and $2,000 in recording equipment!

Are you ready to rock? Go to http://www.star987.com/pages/rockstar/create.html for more details.

Rocco DeLuca performed at the ESPY Awards!

Extra footage from the movie posted by Ironworks!

I put an album together - quite a few pics out there of the ESPY awards, and the show hasn’t been aired!  I should have the video up tommorow as well Stay tuned!

Check out the album! 

            

07/14/2007 09:00 PM - The Showbox
1426 1st. Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/8 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/9
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07/15/2007 06:00 PM - Coeur d’ Alene Greyhound Park
5100 Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, Idaho 83854 - 39.75

w/ LIVE & COLLECTIVE SOUL On Sale: 6/8 www.ticketwest.rdln.com
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07/17/2007 06:30 PM - Ketchum Plaza Outdoor Pavilion
101 Saddle Rd., Ketchum, Idaho 83340 - 39.75

w/ LIVE & COLLECTIVE SOUL www.ticketweb.com
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07/18/2007 06:30 PM - Snowking Ampitheatre
400 E. Snowking Ave, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 83001 - 39.75

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07/20/2007 09:00 PM - Fine Line Music Cafe
318 First Ave North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 - 13.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/15 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/16
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07/21/2007 07:00 PM - House of Blues- Chicago
329 N. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60610 - 16.50

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/1 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/2
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07/22/2007 08:00 PM - The Vogue
6259 North College Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 - 13.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/7 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/8
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07/24/2007 09:00 PM - Duck Room
6504 Del Mar, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 - 17.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://ev6.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/evenue/ev68/se/DisplayPromoList.d2w/report?linkID=metro&RSRC=&RDAT=&caller=PR pre-sale:6/8 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/9
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07/25/2007 08:00 PM - 20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061
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07/27/2007 07:00 PM - St. Andrew’s Hall
431 East Congress, Detroit, Michigan 48226 - 15.00

support: The Last Goodnight opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061
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07/28/2007 07:00 PM - Naper Settlement
523 S. Webster St., Naperville, Illinois 60540 - 15.00

Naperville Summer Nights Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles
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07/29/2007 09:30 PM - House of Blues- Cleveland
308 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 - 13.50

Cambridge Room Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/7 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/8
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07/31/2007 08:00 PM - Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey, New York, New York 10002 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=&eventId=189132 on sale: 6/6 @ Noon
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08/01/2007 08:00 PM - Theatre of Living Arts
334 South St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 on sale: 6/16
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08/03/2007 09:00 PM - Paradise Rock Club
967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/1 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/2
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08/04/2007 03:00 PM - Belleayre Mt.
Belleayre Mt., Highmount, New York 12441 - 15.00

THE HOTEL CAFE FESTIVAL 2007 www.myspace.com/hotelcafetour
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08/05/2007 08:00 PM - The Station
272 St. Johns St., Portland, Maine - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: Sara Barielles www.ticketweb.com no pre sale on sale 6/2
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08/07/2007 08:00 PM - Recher Theatre
512 York Rd., Towson, Maryland 21204 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/1 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/2
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08/08/2007 08:30 PM - State Theatre
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, Virginia 22046 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/7 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/8
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08/10/2007 09:00 PM - Ziggy’s
433 Baity St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 - 12.00

support: The Last Goodnight opener: The Midway State Ticket info: TBD
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08/11/2007 09:00 PM - Neighborhood Theatre
511 E. 36th St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28205 - 12.00

support: The Last Goodnight opener: The Midway State Ticket info: TBD
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08/13/2007 08:30 PM - The Handlebar
304 E. Stone Ave, Greenville, South Carolina 29609 - 15.00

Direct Support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State pre-sale:6/8 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/9
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08/14/2007 09:00 PM - Blue Cat’s
125 East Jackson Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State pre-sale:6/21 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/22
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08/15/2007 08:00 PM - Exit / In
2208 Elliston Pl., Nashville, Tennessee 37203 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/15 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/16
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08/17/2007 09:00 PM - WorkPlay Theatre
500 23rd St. South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233 - 12.00

www.workplay.com Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State no pre sale on sale 6/1
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08/18/2007 08:00 PM - Roxy Theatre
3110 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30305 - 20.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 Pre Sale (for mailing list only) 6/29 on sale: 6/30
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08/19/2007 09:00 PM - Music Farm
32 Ann Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State on sale: TBD
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08/21/2007 08:30 PM - Jack Rabbits
1528 Hendricks Ave, Jacksonville, Florida 32207 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State pre-sale: 6/11 on sale: 6/12
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08/22/2007 08:00 PM - State Theatre
687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 -

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State pre-sale: 6/22 on sale: 6/23
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08/24/2007 08:30 PM - Culture Room
3045 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State On sale: 6/22
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08/25/2007 10:00 PM - The Social
54 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 on sale: 6/9
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08/26/2007 08:00 PM - Floyds Music Store
666-1 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, Florida 32304 - 12.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State www.ticketweb.com pre-sale: 6/14 on sale: 6/15
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08/28/2007 09:00 PM - The Parish- House of Blues
225 Decatur Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 - 13.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/8 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/9
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08/29/2007 09:00 PM - Warehouse Live
813 St. Emanuel Street, Houston, Texas 77003 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 pre-sale:6/15 (mailing list members only) on sale: 6/16
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08/31/2007 10:00 PM - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
801 Red River, Austin, Texas 78701 - 15.00

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State on sale: 6/9
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09/01/2007 08:00 PM - House of Blues- Dallas
2200 N. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas 75202 -

Direct support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1073061 On Sale: 6/15
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09/02/2007 08:00 PM - Grand Emporium
3832 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri 64111 - 15.00

www.kcclubs.com/grandemp.cfm
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09/04/2007 08:30 PM - Fox Theatre
1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado 80302 - 13.00

Direct Support: The Last Goodnight Opener: The Midway State Ticket Info: TBD

This Sunday, July 15th (6pm PST) on ESPN Rocco will be performing on the ESPY Awards, hosted by LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel! He is singing and playing guitar in a Sly and the Family Stone tribute alongside Macy Gray and Common! It’s the finale of the ceremony so make sure to set your recorders not only for the awards, but for the show following so it doesn’t cut off the performance… have a great weekend!…RDB

Don’t forget next weekend!