NEW YORK (By Tiffany Shipp/ Ken
Sunshine Consultants) - The indie-rock movie soundtrack to
National Lampoon's Van Wilder; The Rise of Taj has morphed into a full-fledged music tour featuring
Everclear and Jonny Lives!. Additional artists from the soundtrack will join Everclear, the rock band whose consistent hits have made them a college rock favorite for over a decade – and Jonny Lives!, the NYC buzz-band whose single, Get Steady,' is the lead track on the Van Wilder soundtrack. Advance tickets for the Van Wilder Rock Tour can be purchased at HOB.com (https://hob.com/) on Tuesday, December 12th. Tickets become available via Ticketmaster on Saturday, December 16th. The tour will hit cities across the country, kicking off at the House of Blues Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA on January 26. The tour is a joint marketing effort between label, Eleven
Seven Music; management company 10th Street Entertainment; House of Blues; and MGM.
Throughout November, Van Wilder soundtrack artists and Eleven Seven Music labelmates Art Alexakis (Everclear) and Jonny Dubowsky (Jonny Lives!) joined Van Wilder lead actor Kal Penn at college campuses and radio and tv stations across the country.
Atlanta's 99X morning radio show reported, Art and Jonny gave one of the best and most energetic performances I've ever heard on my morning show. I can't believe they can rock this early in the morning!.'
Jonny and Art both played live and there was a great response to both!' said Dee, the producer of the The Lex & Terry Show' on KDGE in Dallas, TX, who recently invited both rockers onto his popular radio morning show.
The Van Wilder soundtrack, in stores now, kicks off with the Jonny Lives! single Get Steady,' which is a blaring hallelujah to the weekend. It also includes never-before released tracks from Hanson and The Exies, as well as Buckcherry's smash Crazy Bitch.' The track listing includes: Everclear - "Hater"; Buckcherry - "Crazy Bitch"; The Exies - "Different Than You"; Jonny Lives! – Get Steady' ; Hanson – The Ugly Truth'; Marion Raven - "Heads Will Roll"; Punchline - "Green Light"; Brandtson - "Who Are You Now?"; The Starlight Mints - "Eyes of The Night"; The Lashes - "Pop Song"; The Alternate Routes - "Aftermath"; The Ordinary Boys - "Boys Will Be Boys"; Reuben - "A Kick In the Mouth"; The Skies of America - "Shine"; David Hopkins - "Amber & Green"; The Tossers - "Buckets of Beer"
Jonny Lives! first single, Get Steady' has been featured in the Van Wilder movie, tv/radio spots and movie trailers. The music video, co-directed by and featuring Kal Penn is currently airing on MTVu and the song Get Steady' was featured in MTV's The Real World Denver premiere episode. The band's debut album includes cameos from Nick Valensi (The Strokes), Jody Porter (Fountains Of Wayne) and Sammy James Jr. (The Mooney Suzuki) and will be released in stores on March 2007 but is available through iTunes starting Tuesday, December 5th. UK rock journal N.M.E. Magazine, and US hit-predictors CMJ, Billboard, The Village Voice, and The New York Daily News have all weighed in and program directors from some of the hottest rock radio stations have predicted a hit with Get Steady' from Jonny Lives!.
The Van Wilder Tour Featuring Everclear & Special Guest Jonny Lives!
Friday, Jan. 26 – House of Blues Sunset Strip West Hollywood CA
Sunday, Jan. 28 – The Independent San Francisco, CA
Monday, Jan 29 – House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA
Tuesday, Jan. 30 – House of Blues Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Thursday, Feb. 1 – The Big Easy Concert House Spokane, WA
Friday, Feb. 2 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
Saturday: Feb. 3 – The Big Easy Boise Idaho
Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Gothic Theater Englewood, CO
Friday, Feb. 9 – Harpo's Detroit, MI
Saturday, Feb. 10 – House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL
Sunday, Feb. 11 – House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, Feb. 13 – House of Blues New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Thursday: Feb. 15 – House of Blues Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
Friday, Feb. 16 – The Loft (Earthlink Live) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, Feb. 17 – The Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sunday, Feb. 18 – House of Blues Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Fl
Wednesday, Feb. 21 – BB Kings Blues Club & Grill New York, NY
Thursday, Feb 22 – Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Friday, Feb. 23 – House of Blues Atlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
Saturday, Feb. 24 - Crocodile Rock Café Allentown PA
On Wednesday, 11/29 Jonny Lives! was Spin.com's Artist Of The Day.'
https://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/11/061129_jonnylives/
Listen to Everclear's new single Glorious':
https://newmedia.10thst.com/everclear/album/glorious.mp3
Van Wilder Jonny Lives! Get Steady Music Video Links:
https://newmedia.10thst.com/jonnylives/JohnnyLives!_GetSteady_Clea.wmv
https://newmedia.10thst.com/vanwilder/jonnylives!_get_steady_clean.mov
About ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC: Founded by Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment, a leading music marketing and management company, Eleven Seven Music was developed in association with ADA, a Warner Music Group company, as an incubator label to develop bands for potential up streaming' to the WMG family. Artists also include Buckcherry, Everclear, The New Cars, Marion Raven, The Exies and Jonny Lives! The label's inaugural release (Buckcherry's new album 15) features the smash hit single Crazy Bitch' which has earned a Grammy nomination from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences? in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance. The lead single from the gold certified release, 15 (Eleven Seven Music/Atlantic Records), Crazy Bitch' is currently the most played song at Rock radio along with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dani California.' 15 is the band's first studio album in four years released in the U.S. in April 2006 with a debut at No 2 on the Independent Album Chart.
For more info on Everclear visit: https://myspace.com/everclear
For more info on Jonny Lives visit: https://myspace.com/jonnylives
For more info on the Van Wilder soundtrack: https://myspace.com/vanwilder2
