BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - American Bang released their self-titled major-label debut album for Reprise Records today, August 31st. To celebrate, iTunes selected them as "Discovery Download" artist of the week. The album's debut single, "Wild and Young," is currently available as a free download on the iTunes Store along with the album being on sale for $7.99.
After touring all summer, American Bang will continue on the road for an extensive fall trek in support of the album. The tour, which runs through mid-December, includes a visit to New York City's Fillmore @ Irving Plaza on November 3rd.
The eleven-track album will stream in its entirety beginning August 31st on AOL Music for the official online listening party. In addition, American Bang continues as the latest "Incoming!" artist on the Fuse network, which is also currently hosting a series of exclusive behind-the-scenes webisodes online at Fuse.tv.
"Whiskey Walk" is already bringing in early spins at key radio stations across the country, which officially goes for adds September 7th.
American Bang is Jaren Johnston (singer / guitar), Ben Brown (lead guitar), Kelby Ray (bass), and Neil Mason (drums). The band's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
| August 31 | Jackson, MS | Club Fire* | |
| September 1 | Huntsville, AL | Sammy T's* | |
| September 2 | Nashville, TN | Mercy Lounge (Record Release Party) | |
| September 3 | Pensacola, FL | Seville Quarter* | |
| September 4 | Tallahassee, FL | Floyds Music Store* | |
| September 5 | Jacksonville, FL | Freebird Live* | |
| September 7 | Columbia, SC | Jillians | |
| September 8 | Charlotte, NC | Amos' Southend* | |
| September 9 | Goose Creek, SC | The Dive* | |
| September 10 | Johnson City, TN | Chrome* | |
| September 12 | Dayton, OH | WXEG X-Fest 15 | |
| September 13 | Knoxville, TN | Valarium* | |
| September 15 | Allentown, PA | Crocodile Rock Café* | |
| September 16 | Albany, NY | Jillians | |
| September 17 | Buffalo, NY | The Tralf* | |
| September 19 | Hartford, CT | Webster Theater* | |
| September 21 | Youngstown, OH | Wedgewood* | |
| September 22 | Toledo, OH | Headliners* | |
| September 25 | Peoria, IL | The Whammy Bar* | |
| September 28 | Boston, MA | Paradise Ballroom** | |
| September 29 | Baltimore, MD | Bourbon Street Ballroom** | |
| October 1 | Philadelphia, PA | Fillmore at TLA** | |
| October 2 | Falls Church, VA | State Theatre** | |
| October 3 | Richmond, VA | The Hat Factory** | |
| October 5 | Raleigh, NC | Lincoln Theatre** | |
| October 6 | Greenville, SC | The Handlebar** | |
| October 8 | Charlotte, NC | Visulite Theatre** | |
| October 9 | Charleston, SC | The Music Farm** | |
| October 10 | Atlanta, GA | The Masquerade** | |
| October 13 | Houston, TX | The Warehouse** | |
| October 14 | Dallas, TX | The Loft** | |
| October 15 | Austin, TX | The Independent** | |
| October 16 | Little Rock, AR | Revolution Music Room** | |
| October 19 | Memphis, TN | Newby's** | |
| October 20 | New Orleans, LA | Tipitinas** | |
| October 26 | Cincinnati, OH | 20th Century Theatre** | |
| October 28 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall** | |
| October 29 | Flint, MI | The Machine Shop** | |
| October 30 | Lancaster, PA | The Chameleon** | |
| November 3 | New York, NY | Fillmore @ Irving Plaza** | |
| November 4 | Northampton, MA | Pearl Street** | |
| November 5 | Asbury Park, NJ | The Stone Pony** | |
| November 6 | Pittsburgh, PA | Altar Bar** | |
| November 9 | Indianapolis, IN | The Vouge** | |
| November 12 | Chicago, IL | The Metro** | |
| November 13 | Des Moines, IA | People's Court | |
| November 14 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre** | |
| November 16 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue** | |
| November 17 | Council Bluffs, IA | Whiskey Roadhouse** | |
| November 19 | Denver, CO | Bluebird Theatre** | |
| November 20 | Colorado Springs, CO | The Black Sheep** | |
| November 30 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory** | |
| December 1 | Seattle, WA | Snowbox Market** | |
| December 3 | Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom | |
| December 4 | Reno, NV | Knitting Factory** | |
| December 6 | Sacramento, CA | Harlow's** | |
| December 7 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent** | |
| December 9 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues** | |
| December 10 | Anaheim, CA | House of Blues** | |
| December 11 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Theatre** | |
| * denotes show with Cavo | |||
| **denotes show with The Gracious Few | |||
For more info on American Bang please visit:
www.AmericanBang.com
Contact Reprise Records Publicity:
Nikki Herceg / Nikki.Herceg@wbr.com / 615-214-1489
Documents and/or Photos available for this release:
AMERICAN BANG'S SELF-TITLED MAJOR LABEL DEBUT RELEASED TODAY, AUGUST 31ST, ON REPRISE RECORDS
To view supporting documents and/or photos, go to www.enr-corp.com/pressroom and enter Release ID: 268775