NEW YORK (www.antigonerising.com) - New York rockers Antigone Rising will bring their gorgeous three-part harmonies and raucous live show on the road with this year's Rock The Vote tour. The tour, beginning with a kick-off concert August 21 at Ben & Jerry's in Burlington, VT, will take its message of youth voter registration to dozens of the most hotly contested markets this election year.
These five talented women will be participating in Rock The Vote's "Get On The Bus" tour, sponsored by Sunkist, Cingular Wireless, Motorola, and Ben & Jerry's. The group is readying their major label debut entitled "We Are Antigone Rising" for an early 2005 release.
Antigone Rising has built a steady following in the Northeast, releasing several independent albums backed by constant touring. As the Village Voice says, "These babes bring the classic rock with passion, chops, swagger and moxie." The band recently opened two shows in the New York area for rock heroes Aerosmith. Steven Tyler enjoyed their set so much, he pulled lead singer Cassidy on-stage for an impromptu twist and shout during Aerosmith's hit "Walk This Way."
Antigone Rising set Austin on fire with a blistering set at this years' SXSW Music Festival, causing Rolling Stone magazine to declare that "These women turned in the killer big rock show of the festival."
Antigone Rising is lead singer Cassidy, sisters Kristen and Cathy Henderson on guitars, Dena Tauriello on drums, and newest member Jen Zellenbach on bass.
Hear Antigone Rising rock the vote:
8/21 Ben & Jerrys Burlington, VT
9/07 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
9/08 North Carolina State Raleigh, NC
9/09 Lee University Cleveland, TN
9/10 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
9/11 Kent State University Kent, OH
9/13 Edinboro University Edinboro, PA
9/14 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
9/17 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
9/20 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
9/22 University of Houston Houston, TX
9/24 Texas Women's College Denton, TX
9/25 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
9/27 University Of Georgia Athens, GA
9/29 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
9/30 University of Miami Miami, FL
10/01 University of Miami Miami, FL
10/02 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
10/07 Oklahoma University Norman, OK
10/08 University of Missouri Rolla, MO
10/09 Washington University St. Louis, MO
10/11 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
10/15 University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
10/16 Northwestern University Chicago, IL
10/18 Chicago State University Chicago, IL
10/21 University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
10/22 Ohio University Athens, OH
10/26 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
10/28 Penn State University Pittsburgh, PA
11/02 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
