As all Twifans know Jackson Rathbone’s band 100 Monkeys has been lighting up the scene lately.
He’s been busy with his film schedule between the Twilight series and The Last Airbender (in theaters now as well).
We got a note from the 100 Monkeys manager with this juicy tour info below. Go out and catch Jackson live if you can.
The tour will be hitting Hollywood, CA, Hermosa Beach, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Vancouver, BC, Fresno, CA, Reno, NV and Sacramento, CA. Also big on the band’s list of updates will be two new CD’s that will be released including a live CD capturing their last leg of the 100 City Tour and the score for the Indie movie “Girlfriend” which stars Jackson Rathbone, and Jerad Anderson, both from the band. Come fall they will finish off their 100 City Tour with about 45 cities throughout the U.S before filming schedules for some of the band members commence . All of this, combined with the filming schedules of some of the band members, especially Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga, and The Last Airbender) proves that the band has some exciting and busy months ahead of them.
100 Monkeys is also very active in charity work, and have been participating in the SBL Project (Spencer Bell Legacy) which is an annual (and sometimes semi-annual) concert that raises money for Adrenal Cancer Research. The next Spencer Bell Legacy concert is August 28th (two performances in one day), in Auburn Hills, MI, and is sold out.
Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
100 Monkeys Announce West-Coast Summer Tour, Alongside the Release of their New Live CD “Live and Kickin Part 1”
Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 2010 – 100 Monkeys announced the release of the first disc of a two-disc live CD titled “Live and Kickin’ Part 1.” The songs on the CD were recorded during the first-half of the band’s fan-picked 100 city tour. The band also announced the next leg of their 2010 tour which will take them through the far-western States and into BC, Canada, and back. “Live and Kickin’ Part 1” will be available July 19th, 2010, on all major download sources. Physical albums will be available on July 21st, 2010, at select record stores and on the band’s website at the Official 100 Monkeys Merchandise page.
The newly announced summer tour, which kicks off on July 20th, 2010, and runs through to August 6th, 2010, includes (in order) stops in: Hermosa Beach, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Fresno, CA; Reno, NV; Sacramento, CA; and wraps up again in Los Angeles, CA. For more information on these dates check out the News and Shows section of the Official 100 Monkeys website.
100 Monkeys is comprised of Ben Graupner, Lawrence Abrams, Jerad Anderson, Ben Johnson and Jackson Rathbone (who appears in such movies as The Last Airbender, and the Twilight Saga).
The music of 100 Monkeys is impossible to pigeonhole. Their honest and catchy lyrics combined with the fusion of Rock, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and even borderline Country, creates a truly eclectic sound; one which the band has coined “onomatopoetic, but for the sake of simplicity, we’ll call it funky rock-n-roll.”
Just as unique as the band’s sound, are their live performances, which feature their now patented “Monkey Switcheroo,” in which band members exchange instruments, often during a song. Additionally, fans attending live shows look forward to the nightly “Improv Song,” where the band takes title suggestions from the audience and turns it into a lyrical masterpiece.
Recently 100 Monkeys was featured in Rolling Stone as one of “Bamboozle 2010′s Five Breakout Bands to Watch.”
Check out 100 Monkeys at their Official website.
Interview Contact: Andy Tetlock
Telephone: 613-284-6901
andy@100monkeysmusic.com
http://www.100monkeysmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/these100monkeys
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