ACT OUT OPENING: World Premier of Mojada at Victory Gardens 7/12 and Dig Deeper Events

Rehearsals have just begun for Mojada... ...and much of the team from Oedipus el Rey has reassembled to work on this summer's sizzling interpretation of the Medea myth. The press has already taken notice, with Mojada featured in both the Tribune and Sun-Times.  ChiIL Live Shows will be checking out an open rehearsal soon, as we did for VG's The Whale and Disconnect.   It's incredible to see a show morph and grow from a staged reading into a full blown production in the hands of pros.   It's fascinating to hear audience feedback and be part of the process.   We can't wait for our sneak peek and to see this powerful world premier come to fruition.   Book your seats today. (Check out photos and initial designs from rehearsal over on Victory Gardens' Facebook Page.) For every production, VG constructs a series of public programming based around the issues present in the show. Mojada is no exception. In fact, this is the widest array of events they've ever had for a single production.  For more information on this and other events, visit their website. Check out the full list below: DIG DEEPER - MOJADA PROMISE LAND A Conversation and Film Excerpt July 13 | 6:30pm reception and screening | Post-show Conversation | Free for Mojada ticketholders This world premiere film examines the way immigration affects all of us in different ways. Join filmmaker Kevin Delvi and actor Kamal Hans (Victory Gardens' Disconnect, Rasaka Theater) for an excerpt of the movie and a discussion on its themes of Asian immigration between Resident Company Rasaka Theater and playwright Luis Alfaro. A PATH OR A LABYRINTH? A Town Hall Discussion July 14 | Following the 3pm performance of Mojada | Free for Mojada ticketholders As SB744--the immigration reform bill--works its way through the Senate amidst cheers of support calling it the "biggest victory for advocates of immigrant rights in a generation," one question among many looms large-Might this proposed "path to citizenship" be, in fact, a labyrinth? WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT! presented in association with Center on Halsted July 17 | 6pm Margarita Hour | Post-show Discussion | Free with ticket to Mojada Start the evening with a margarita at Fiesta Mexicana as we toast playwright Luis Alfaro. Next, head into the theatre to witness his stunning re-imagining of Medea. Then, hang back with us for a special post show conversation featuring respected immigration attorney, Michael R. Jarecki, as we discuss the LGBTQ themes in Mojada. BACK THERE Luis Alfaro in conversation with Marcus Gardley July 21 | Pre-show conversation | Free with ticket to Mojada Both Mojada (by Luis Alfaro) and The Gospel of Lovingkindness (by Ensemble Playwright Marcus Gardley) are set in Chicago neighborhoods with deep cultural roots. Mojada focuses on the Mexican immigrant community in Pilsen, and Lovingkindess focuses on the Black community in Bronzeville with deep ties to the American South. Join these playwrights to discuss how their plays are informed by migration and heritage in Chicago's communities of color. AN EVENING WITH TEATRO VISTA presented in association with Teatro Vista July 26 | 6:30pm reception | Post-show Discussion | Free with ticket to Mojada Mojada cast members Sandra Delgado, Sandra Marquez, Juan Villa, and Charin Alvarez are all company members of Teatro Vista, a VG Resident Theatre and venerable Latino ensemble. Join Teatro Vista as they host a pre-show reception and post-show conversation around Mojada. EMPANADA FOR A DREAM presented in association with Teatro Vista July 28th | 7:30pm | Tickets: $15 or Pay-What-You-Can for Mojada ticketholders Juan Villa (cast as Jason in Mojada) brings his critically acclaimed solo show to Victory Gardens in this special one night only event! Empanada for a Dream is Villa's haunting love song to New York's Lower East Side, where his family immigrated and raised him. Join him for this dangerous and hilarious living memoir about growing up and leaving home. THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY + IMMIGRATION presented in association with Access Living and VG Access Project August 9 | 6:00pm | Free for Mojada ticketholders Join celebrated disability rights activist, Rene David Luna (Access Living), for this special pre-show discussion! Luna leads a panel on the current immigration system and explores the positive and negative impacts the proposed bill might have on persons with disabilities. MOJADA by Luis Alfaro directed by Chay Yew final play of the season Jul 12 - Aug 11, 2013 From the playwright of last season's critically-acclaimed Oedipus el Rey, Mojada is a breathtaking re-imagination of Euripides' Medea transported to Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. With her husband Jason and companion Tita in tow, Medea crosses into the United States illegally to escape a past filled with betrayal. Once here, she is caught in a struggle to adapt to the new country and to keep her family from breaking apart. Alfaro's stunning modern take on the Greek myth tackles American immigration, family, tradition, mysticism, and the explosive moment when they all collide. Victory Gardens Theater announces the world premiere of Mojada by VG Associate Artist Luis Alfaro as its final play of the 2012-2013 season.  Mojada will replace Ensemble Playwright Marcus Gardley’s previously announced Chicago is Burning. Mojada will run July 12-August 11, 2013. From the author of last season’s critically-acclaimed Oedipus El Rey, Mojada is a breathtaking reimagining of Euripides' Medea transported to Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.  Medea, a young, gifted curandera (healer) in exile, is running from a past filled with betrayals.  With husband Jason and her son in tow, the illegal immigrant is caught in a struggle to adapt to the modern world. Alfaro's stunning modern take on the Greek myth tackles American immigration, family, tradition, culture and the explosive moment when they all collide. Chicago is Burning has been postponed while Marcus Gardley continues work on the play.  Victory Gardens intends to find the appropriate time to present Gardley’s play when it is ready for production. We’re very excited to welcome Luis Alfaro back to Victory Gardens with the world premiere of Mojada. When Luis was in rehearsals with Oedipus el Rey this past summer, we talked much about his writing a new play specifically for the Mexican American community here in Chicago,” says Chay Yew.  “We explored the possibility of producing his new play Bruja, his adaptation of Medea. However, during our dramaturgical sessions and his frequent visits to Pilsen, Luis began to see Bruja with a different set of eyes. Starting with a page one rewrite, Luis and I spent time collaborating and workshopping the new and different version of the play, relocating the play to Chicago. Emotionally raw, political, poignant and powerful, Luis’ Mojada was born.” Chicago has become both an artistic home and a source of great inspiration for me.  I am so excited to be invited back to Victory Garden’s Theater to collaborate with a great group of artists, led by good friend Chay Yew”, comments Luis Alfaro.  “I spent the summer meeting the communities that make up every neighborhood in this amazing city and I was taken by the diversity and politics that Chicagoans wrestle with daily.  Chicago is the third largest Latino city in the country.  Neighborhoods like Pilsen, Little Village and Humboldt Park come with celebration, as well as challenges. Once again, I am using the Greek myths as a way of having a conversation with the Victory Gardens’ audience about the issues that all of us face as citizens in this great country.” Full performance schedule Previews of Mojada are July 12-July 21, 2013: Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 3 pm. Previews are $20-$40.   The Press opening is Monday, July 22 at 7:30 pm.  Regular performances run through August 11, 2013: Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm; Saturday at 4 pm; Sunday at 3 pm.  Regular performances are $20-$50. Performances are at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.  For tickets and information, call the Victory Gardens Box Office, 773.871.3000 (TTY: 773.871.0682), email tickets@victorygardens.org , or visit www.victorygardens.org .  Ask the Box Office about student tickets ($15), senior, Access, 20 for $20, and rush discounts.  For group discounts, call 773.634.9874. A full and updated schedule of special events, post show discussions and presentations centered around performances of Mojada is available at www.victorygardens.org . Victory Gardens is the winner of Best Accessible Theater, Deaf Illinois Awards 2009.  See www.victorygardens.org  and click on “Enhance Your Visit” for information on other Access services including large print and Braille programs, assisted listening devices, and artist development workshops as well as a full schedule of special events, post-show discussions and presentations. Logistics and Amenities Parking $11 valet parking is available for all performances except weekday matinees. Metered and street parking is available, but mind the neighborhood parking restrictions. Public transit By CTA train, take the Red, Purple or Brown lines to the Fullerton stop.  Walk east on Fullerton to Lincoln, then north 1/2 block to the theater.   The #8 Halsted, #11 Lincoln,  #37 Sedgwick/Ogden, and #74 Fullerton CTA buses all stop at the corner of Fullerton and Halsted, 1/2 block south of the theater.  See transitchicago.com  for times and routes. Pre- and post-show dining See www.victorygardens.org  for a list of Victory Gardens’ neighborhood dining partners.  Each is within walking distance of the Biograph, and all offer a special discount to patrons who present a Victory Gardens ticket stub.  About Victory Gardens Theater Under the leadership of Artistic Director Chay Yew and Executive Director Jan Kallish, Victory Gardens is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays and musicals. Victory Gardens Theater is a leader in developing and producing new theatre work and cultivating an inclusive theater community. Victory Gardens’ core strengths are nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays, reflecting the diversity of our city’s and nation’s culture through engaging diverse communities, and in partnership with Chicago Public Schools,  bringing art and culture to our city’s active student population.   Since its founding in 1974, the company has produced more world premieres than any other Chicago theater, a commitment recognized nationally when Victory Gardens received the 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Our commitment to developing, supporting and producing new theatre work makes Victory Gardens an American Center for New Plays. In 2006, Victory Gardens successfully completed an $11.8 million renovation of Chicago’s famed Biograph Theater, and moved two blocks north from its longtime venue at 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, to its beautiful new home in one of Chicago’s most celebrated historic landmarks.  Renamed Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, the new venue is a state-of-the-art 299-seat mainstage which has greatly expanded the company’s artistic flexibility. In 2009, Victory Gardens completed the second phase of renovation at the Biograph, building an intimate, new, 109-seat studio theater on the second floor.  On March 1, 2010, at a special launch event for Victory Gardens $1 million Campaign for Growth, the theater’s new studio was officially named the Richard Christiansen Theater, in honor of the Chicago Tribune chief critic emeritus and longtime champion of Chicago’s live theater scene.  Visit www.victorygardens.org  for more details. Victory Gardens Theater receives major funding from Alphawood Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Boeing Company, Allstate Insurance, Polk Bros. Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, Leo S. Guthman Fund, National Endowment for the Arts and REAM Foundation. Additional funding is provided by:Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), The Edgerton Foundation, Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Venturous Theater Fund, McVay Foundation, The Seabury Foundation, Wrightwood Neighbors Conservation Association, The Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation, John R. Halligan Charitable Fund, Illinois Tool Works, Motorola Mobility Foundation, Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, a City Arts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, The Irving Harris Foundation and The Saints.

DEVO Reissues Hardcore Volumes 1 & 2 Digitally and on Vinyl TODAY

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DEVO Reissues Hardcore Volumes 1 & 2 Digitally and on Vinyl

Indie Rock | Electronica/Dance | Rock

ChiIL Live Shows recently caught up with Devo on their tour with Blondie, hilariously named The Whip Her to Shreds Tour.  They've still got it.  Chicago Theatre was hopping and the guys put on an excellent, high energy show.   Now were happy to announce they're reissuing Hardcore with two new releases from the archives.

Seminal Recordings Available Now For The First Time Since 1991
Pre-orders for previously unreleased demos and rare live recording launched in conjunction with release of Hardcore

DEVO is pleased to announce that Hardcore Volumes 1 & 2 have been reissued and are available at digital retailers worldwide today.  Hardcore has also been released today as a limited pressing of vinyl, with the double CD album to follow shortly after with a July 9 release date, via Superior Viaduct.

DEVO's Hardcore Volumes 1 & 2 document DEVO history with early 4-track recordings made between 1974-1977. Containing some of the earliest DEVO output, Hardcore includes rarely-heard tracks alongside demos of classic songs like "Satisfaction," "Jocko Homo," and "Mongoloid." The collections were only briefly released in the early 90s and have been long out of print.

Reminiscing on the process behind these essential pieces of punk history, Gerald Casale says:

1974. The rough beginning of our Hardcore Devo recording struggles began in a basement in Akron, Ohio. Bob Mothersbaugh and myself would get right to work after our day jobs deconstructing various sonic fragments, picking and pulsing into the late hours interrupted only by a mandatory fast food break. Soon, Mark and Jim Mothersbaugh joined the nightly sessions. By late 1976, when the rental location changed and the basement was bigger, we had all 5 Devo cylinders pumping in galvanized, industrial force with Mark Mothersbaugh on keyboards and Moog and Arp synthesizers, Bob Mothersbaugh on lead guitar, Bob Casale on rhythm guitar, Alan Myers on drums and myself on bass. By the summer of 1977 we had over 40 songs including the finished 4-track versions of all the songs that would eventually appear on the first two albums of our label deal with the devil. The beginning really was the end. However, beginnings, no matter how rough, are always good. Listen and see for yourself.

Listen to “Auto Modown” from Hardcore Vol. 1 exclusively at RollingStone.com 

To celebrate the release of this classic album, DEVO has selected two additional releases from the archives to be made available digitally for the first time. Something Else for Everybody and Live 1981 Seattle are now available for pre-order digitally on iTunes. Something Else for Everybody features demos and outtakes from the 2010 release Something for Everybody, while Live 1981 Seattle contains a rare live recording from the “New Traditionalists” tour. Both albums will be released on July 23.

In addition, all of these digital albums are available at http://devohardcore.com, either individually or bundled with both Hardcore volumes. 

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The 4th Annual Summer's Last Stand NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013

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NCMF Friday 2010 NCMF SATURDAY 2012 NCMF SUNDAY 2012 North Coast Music Festival is thrilled to announce the fourth annual DOS EQUIS TOAST OF THE COAST! NCMF will pick one DJ and one live act to perform at the 2013 North Coast Music Festival! Last year, Vapor Eyes, Second City Citizens, and Indigo Sun won the contest and performed at the festival on one of the main stages. In the previous years, local hip-hop artist ProbCause won the contest, and was invited back to perform at the festival in its second year. Full rules and details below:  Artist Submissions: Between June 25th and July 9th, upload your favorite track and begin to rally your voters.  Hopefully others will agree with your choice  and help propel your case. Enter your submission here. Voting: Between July 9th and July 22nd, vote once per day, every day, if you want to make a life-changing difference in the life of one live act and one DJ. Each e-mail address will be allotted one vote per day, so encourage your supporters to vote early and often! VOTING ENDS midnight on July 22nd! The Decision: On July 23rd, the votes will be tallied and out of the top 20 vote getters, 4 DJs and 4 live acts will be chosen to round out our 8 Finalists.  These finalists will each play a short set on July 31st for organizers and their fans at The MID (306 North Halsted).  Wow them, and you'll be one of two winners.  They'll pick one live act and one DJ to join the main stage lineup at this year’s fest.   If you or your friends create multiple accounts (or try to use bots to vote for you), it’s cheating, and we will disqualify those votes. So please, don’t waste your time or ours cheating. Tickets are on sale now for the festival through Clubtix.com! Ticket link HERE North Coast Music Festival August 30th - September 1st, 2013 Union Park Chicago, IL 60607 All Ages Friday: 3 PM - 10 PM Saturday/Sunday: Noon - 10 PM www.northcoastfestival.com www.clubtix.com

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SAVE THE DATE: GHOST THE MOVIE NOW A MUSICAL will play Chicago’s Oriental Theatre Jan. 7 – 19, 2014.

THE TIMELESS FANTASY ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE 

      

Playing Chicago’s Oriental Theatre
 January 7 – 19, 2014

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that the new Broadway and West End musical GHOST THE MUSICAL will play Chicago’s Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph) from Jan. 7 – 19, 2014. Relive the iconic and magical moments from the Oscar-winning movie Ghost in a brand-new Broadway musical.  Ghost The Musical breathes glorious new life into a timeless love story.  

Ghost The Musical is directed by Tony Award-winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests, Boeing-Boeing) and created by a team of Grammy and Academy Award-winners, including an original score by Dave Stewart (half of the multi-Grammy Award-winning Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson's Man In The Mirror, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill).  GHOST THE MUSICAL features a book by Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder, The Time Traveler’s Wife) who has adapted his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for the stage.  This brand new score also includes the iconic song “Unchained Melody,” famously performed in the film by The Righteous Brothers.  

Set in modern day New York City, GHOST THE MUSICAL is a timeless fantasy about the power of love.  Walking back to their apartment one night after a romantic dinner, Sam and Molly are mugged, leaving Sam dead on a dark street.  Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next and unable to leave Molly, who he learns is in grave danger. With the help of a phony storefront psychic, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hopes of saving and protecting her. 

GHOST The Musical has been enjoyed by over 500,000 people worldwide and has been nominated for numerous awards including five Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards.  The Associated Press calls GHOST The Musical “Eye-poppingly brilliant” while Variety assures the audience will experience “A limitless array of dazzling effects.”  Newsday promises that GHOST The Musical is “Unlike anything seen on stage before” and the Daily Telegraph says that GHOST The Musical “Will keep you gasping!”

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film in 1990, Ghost became a blockbuster hit and an instant classic, winning numerous awards worldwide.  The film starred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg and was directed by Jerry Zucker.  Bruce Joel Rubin’s script won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Whoopi Goldberg won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown.

TICKET INFORMATION
GHOST THE MUSICAL is part of the Broadway In Chicago 2014 Spring Season.  Group tickets for 10 or more are now on sale by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710. Individual tickets for GHOST THE MUSICAL will go on sale at a later date.  For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com or www.ghostthemusical.com.

Kut U Up "Worse Than Wolves" July 2nd #indierock

To Be Released Digitally and on Limited Edition Swirl Vinyl, July 2 Record Release show on 7/2 - The Saloon - Encinitas, CA syndicated at StageIt.com Kut U Up has returned to form with the band's first newly recorded material in more than a decade. They entered Double Time studios on El Cajon California, under the masterful ears of Jeff Forrest, recording six tracks-some unheard, some live show mainstays. The Worse Than Wolves EP will be available July 2 digitally and on limited edition vinyl (black and clear swirl, limited to 500, image below) through MVD Entertainment Group. It can be pre-ordered at Aggronautix.com or at See of Sound. The band's record release show at The Saloon in Encinitas, CA on July 2 will also be syndicated online at StageIt.com for fans across the globe.  Kut U Up's first release, 2002's Pulled Over: Your Eyes Are Telling Me Different Son... , and the band's star-turn in the cult-classic, rock-doc, Riding In Vans' With Boys have helped the band garner a loyal, rabid, and very patient fan base around the world. Fortunately for the fans, the wait for new Kut U Up material is over... "It's crazy that it took us so long to go back in to the studio," says Kut U Up founding member, Chris Cote. "We never 'broke up', and we've been playing live here and there for the last ten or so years, but it became evident through fan interaction and the response we've been getting at shows that we really needed to record some new material. The fans deserve it, and we feel like our legacy does too-we don't want to just be remembered as, 'the band that was all f-ked up in that one movie with Blink and Green Day'-we feel the new songs will speak for themselves. The fans that have stuck with us will love the new jams, and hopefully we'll open the eyes and ears of a whole new generation of Kut U Up fans as well! We're very excited to start this new chapter of the Kut U Up saga." The band's lineup remains strongly bonded, with Chris Cote on Bass and vocals, Brandon Parkhurst on guitar and vocals, Brendan Raasch on drums, and the most recent addition, Matt Amador on guitar. Listen to "Make It Out Alive". For more information go to: http://kutuupmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/KutUup Track Listing:  1.Trust 2. Shut It Down 3. Worse Than Wolves 4. Last Time 5. Give A Shit 6. Trap's Set  About KUT U UP Kut U Up is an indie-rock band from San Diego, California. The four piece has been together since sometime in the middle of 1996. If memory serves, the band was formed on the basis of making loud music for partygoers. In the last decade, the band has taken it's signature sound and refined it, adding melody, intricate guitar work, rotating vocals, pounding drums, all while keeping the loose attitude and high volume rawness Kut U Up has become known for. Kut U Up's live shows are better than ever with classic Kut U Up tracks shining alongside new material. Rock and Roll will never die, and neither will Kut U Up.

Poeina Suddarth Plays The Bar 10 Doors in Chicago 7/22 #SubduedThrasherBluegrass

Poeina Suddarth

Poeina Planes, Trains, & automobile Tour

Indie Rock | Americana/Roots

Poeina Suddarth’s genre was coined as subdued thrasher bluegrass by producer and long time friend Smoke of Oldominion. Though Poeina has been inspired and closely knit into the NW hip hop community, her music has been more often compared with Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley and Billie Holiday.  poeinasuddarth.com

Up and coming performing artist and songwriter, Poeina Suddarth, is relentless in her pursuit of bringing her music to her nationwide fanbase. Although her van broke down almost a year ago she has been hitch hiking, ridesharing, and using fan funding to tour on foot while toting her guitar and suitcase of handmade merchandise behind her.  

Poeina used to be a music teacher and volunteer community organizer.   Three years ago she dropped everything in pursuit of her dream to play and perform her original music.  Although she is currently independent and has no financial backing, Poeina takes whatever studio work and odd jobs she can find between tours to attempt to make ends meet.  "Touring is a grueling and intense way to make a living but I can't give up." ~Poeina

Poeina will be spending the next eight months touring nationally and internationally to promote her iTunes EP Poeina which was released on February 18th, 2013.  The versatile vocalist, Poeina Suddarth, meets with musicians and dancers all over the country to put on performances.  Every show is - unique and ever evolving - intense and emotive - and encompassing a range of human expression.

Touring the states is tough but since there is no way to hitch hike to Europe for her upcoming winter tour, Poeina will be launching a kickstarter campaign to fundraise to bring her music across the ocean.  To find more information about the fundraiser & tour schedule you can follow Poeina on facebook and twitter.

CONCERT START TIME:	8:30pm
VENUE:	The Bar 10 Doors
VENUE ST. ADDRESS:	1259 W Taylor St
VENUE CITY, STATE:	Chicago, IL
VENUE ZIP:	60607
VENUE LINK:	Click here
TICKET PHONE:	312-226-1611

SPIRALARMS Sign with Steamhammer/SPV #musicvideo #heavyrockers

Steamhammer / SPV is proud to announce that East Bay Heavy Rockers SpiralArms just inked a worldwide deal with Steamhammer / SPV. Their second album "Freedom" is scheduled for an October 2013 release. SpiralArms rose from the ashes of millennial bands Systematic, Forbidden and Man Made God. This sextet has one mission. That mission is to save today's music scene by bringing true heavy melodic rock to the forefront. Tim Narducci (SpiralArms) comments: "We're very proud to be a part of the SPV/Steamhammer records! SPV is the perfect home for us to grow into the band that we had envisioned when we started. Their belief in SpiralArms has only inspired us to rock harder then ever! We always felt like we just needed a crack in the door so we can kick it all the way open with our brand of heaviness." Georg Schröder (A+R Steamhammer/SPV) ads: "This band rocks hard! Their debut album 'Highest Society' which was released in 2010 already showed that these guys are really able to deliver some true, honest and super heavy melodic Rock. The upcoming album 'Freedom' goes one step further and just blew us away. The songs recall on the times of the really big rock songs of the past but the band managed it to sound amazingly fresh and modern. We can't wait to release this Rock Monster in October!" Check out "Dropping Like Flies" The first Video from the upcoming album "Freedom" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT8MmiJC43U SpiralArms are: Tim Narducci - Vocals/Guitar Craig Locicero - Guitar Anthony Traslavina - Guitar Cornbread - Bass/Vocal Brad Barth - Keyboards Ron Redeen - Drums www.spiralarms.com