SANTA MONICA, CA. (Geffen Records) - New Geffen band The Like have just been added to Tori Amos' "Summer of Sin" tour. They will join Tori and The Ditty Bops on the road beginning August 10th in West Palm Beach, Fl (see below for complete tour itinerary) and will continue with the tour up through
September 13th, the release date for their Geffen Records debut full-length, Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
The Like formed in Los Angeles in 2001, when best friends Charlotte Froom (a bassist of two weeks at the time) and Tennessee Thomas (a drummer in her all-girls-school band) met Z Berg and found the voice and songs they had been looking for. Almost immediately, the ladies began to garner local praise and attention, surprising their audiences with a complexity belying their very young years (two 15 year olds and a 16 year old at the time).
Over the next three years, The Like independently released three EPs (i like the like, ... and the like, and like it or not) that they sold at shows and on their website. Soon a diverse fan base developed and magazines from around the world began to take notice. Following their high school graduations in 2004, The Like signed to Geffen Records and toured with Phantom Planet and Maroon 5.
The Like recorded Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? at Sound City and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles during the winter of 2005 with producer Wendy Melvoin (an original member of Prince and the Revolution), and co-producer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Bikini Kill, Deathcab for Cutie). The mixing was handled in London by Alan Moulder, famous for his work with such Like favorites as the Jesus and Mary Chain, Elastica and My Bloody Valentine.
Earlier this year Rolling Stone named The Like as one of the "10 Artists To Watch in 2005,"Alternative Press included The Like in their "100 Bands You Need To Know In 2005" package and Teen People featured these fine young ladies in their annual "What's Next" issue.
Recently a rave review in the LA Weekly stated, "The Like's debut LP delivers hazy, wistful intoxication" and Elle Magazine described The Like's sound as "dreamily bittersweet punkish pop."
Below is a complete list of dates for The Like on tour with Tori Amos:
August 10- West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
August 11- Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
August 13- Cary, NC @ Regency Park Amphitheater
August 14- Portsmouth, VA @ Harbor Center
August 16- Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater
August 17- Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Theater
August 19- Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 20- Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 21- Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
August 23- Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 24- Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Concert Pavilion
August 26- Montreal, QC @ Bell Center
August 27- Toronto, ON @ The Molson Amphitheatre
August 28- Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook
August 30- Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
August 31- Chicago, IL @ Pritzker Pavilion
September 2- Austin, TX @ The Backyard
September 3- Houston, TX @ The Hobby Center
September 5- Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 8- Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste.
September 9- Ridgefield, WA @ Amphitheater at Clark County
September 13- Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
The Like's Official Website: www.ilikethelike.com
