Sick Puppies Connect out TODAY!

July 16, 2013 – New York, NY – Capitol Records / Drilldown recording artists Sick Puppies, whose brand-new album, Connect, is filled with “Solid radio-ready  hits” and “top notch writing and musicianship” as praised by GuitarWorld.com, have a busy July 16 as the trio kick off their tour (The Connect Tour ), with in-store appearances and celebrating the release of their ambitious third album, Connect, all on the same day.

The CD’s first single, “There’s No Going Back,” is already Top 10  on the rock charts, while the tune’s  visually arresting video, directed by P.R Brown (Jack White, Marilyn Manson, John Mayer), has logged nearly a half-million views on VEVO.com and is all over MTV, MTV2, MTVU, Fuse, Teen Nick, Music Choice and Palladia. The soaring and memorable mid-tempo ballad is described by bassist/backing vocalist Emma Anzai as “slightly nostalgic and a little melancholy, but it’s also uplifting. It’s a cool contrast.” (The “There’s No Going Back” video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLvHws3wzi0).

The 12-song effort, produced by Rock Mafia, is the anticipated and fully-realized follow up to the band’s 2009 sophomore smash LP, Tri-Polar. That record sold nearly a half-million units and two million single downloads and contains the #1 Rock track “You’re Going Down,” the Top Ten Modern Rock/Active Rock hit “Odd One” and the cross-format anthemic smash, “Maybe.”

Co-founded by singer/guitarist Shim Moore and bassist Emma Anzai while in high school in Australia, Sick Puppies moved to Los Angeles and soon made the road their home, touring ceaselessly, earning tons of rabid fans and rave reviews at every stop, as the Vegas Freemont noted, “not only are Sick Puppies incredibly talented on their albums, they have an insanely awesome live show and the best fans out there.”

Those fans can get up close and personal starting July 16 as the Sick Puppies play full-electric sets on tour and also appear at selected in-store events where they’ll perform acoustically and sign copies of Connect. The band even enlisted their audience’s help in making Connect, asking for feedback as they worked on the music. “We literally talk to our fans face to face–we know a lot them,” remarks Moore.  “We wish back in the day our favorite band would have asked us that!”

SICK PUPPIES IN-STORE APPEARANCES:

TUES, JULY 16^TH – OMAHA, NE – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  7520 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114

WED, JULY 17^TH – ST. LOUIS, MO – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  26 Plaza Drive, Fairview Heights, IL 62008

THURS, JULY 18^TH – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  5801 N. May Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73112

FRI, JULY 19^TH –         TEMPE, AZ – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  1949 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016

SAT, JULY 20^TH – POMONA, CA – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  1800 Plaza Dr., West Covina, CA 91790

SUN, JULY 21^ST – BAKERSFIELD, CA – (5 pm – 7 pm) – Best Buy in-store / acoustic performance – Address:  8300 Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93312

SICK PUPPIES TOUR DATES:

7/16/13             Omaha, NE                                        Sokol Auditorium

7/17/13             St. Louis, MO                                            The Pageant

7/18/13             Oklahoma City, OK                              Diamond Ballroom

7/19/13            Tempe, AZ                                              Marquee Theatre

7/20/13             Pomona, CA                                          The Glass House

8/1/13               Charleston, SC                                       The Music Farm

8/2/13               Richmond, VA                                       The National

8/4/13               Syracuse, NY                                          FShed (95X Fest)

8/6/13               Dewey Beach, DE                                  Bottle & Cork

8/7/13               Poughkeepsie, NY                                 The Chance

8/9/13               Providence, RI                                        Fete

8/10/13             Lancaster, PA                                         Chameleon Club

8/11/13             Clifton Park, NY                                     Upstate Concert Hall

8/14/13             Portland, ME                                          State Theatre

8/15/13             S. Burlington, VT                                   Higher Ground

8/17/13             Rochester, NY                                       WZNE Bonzai @ Main Street Armory

8/18/13             Allentown, PA                                        Maingate Nightclub

8/31/13             Minneapolis, MN                                   Mill City Nights

9/3/13               Englewood, CO                                    Gothic Theater

9/4/13               Salt Lake City, UT                                 The Depot

9/5/13               Boise, ID                                             Knitting Factory Concert House

9/6/13               Spokane, WA                                                  Knitting Factory Concert House

9/7/13               Eugene, OR                                       WOW Hall

9/9/13               San Francisco, CA                                The Independent

9/11/13             West Hollywood, CA                             Roxy Theatre

9/12/13             Anaheim, CA                                                  House of Blues

9/13/13             Las Vegas, NV                                               Fremont Country Club

9/16/13             Tulsa, OK                                            Cain’s Ballroom

9/17/13             Dallas, TX                                           House of Blues

9/18/13             Houston, TX                                                   House of Blues

9/22/13             New Orleans, LA                                   House of Blues

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