TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Avex Trax) - American/Australian rock band Mink are in awe of the opportunities handed to them lately opening for rock legends KISS and joining an extensive North American tour with
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, which will see them back in Canada for dates in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
I grew up listening to Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros, so it's unreal to think that we're going to be sharing the stage with Perry Farrell, says charismatic Mink frontman Neal Carlson. I have visions of hanging out after the shows and jamming on some acoustic tunes!!!!
My head nearly explodes every time I think of our upcoming tour with the Satellite Party, says drummer Stella Mozgawa. We had the pleasure of watching the band perform and meeting them at SXSW earlier this year and I can't wait to watch them, learn from them and feel inspired by them every night.
The ride is just beginning for this group as their debut self titled album is set to be released in August in the U.S. and in Canada soon after. Their debut single 'Talk To Me' is already spinning on over 50 Alternative and Modern rock stations across the US, high profile magazines such as Spin are singing their praises (Minks five-member formula churns out powerful pop-rock with gritty undertones) and they are now a featured artist of the week on myspace https://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music with almost 30,000 plays yesterday alone.
“The band is touring with Satellite Party until October and “the thought of being on the road with Perry for this long is something I'm still digesting,” says bass player Grant Fitzpatrick. “I'm convinced we will all be different people at the end of this tour.” Although the tour is mostly in the U.S.; the band is excited to be hitting some Canadian cities both on their own before the tour starts and with the Party.”
We've been blessed with the best summer any band could ask for. In a week we leave for Canada, it's our first time playing Canada, continues Carlson and we've already met a couple hundred friends up there through myspace. Any time you go somewhere new, it's exciting.
I can't wait to play some Canadian cities, excites Mozgawa, I'm planning to sleep in a tub full of maple syrup to celebrate!
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Canadian Tour Dates:
July 16, 2007 Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, ON
July 17, 2007 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
July 18, 2007 Salt Lounge, London, ON
Aug 10, 2007 Opera House, Toronto, ON w/ Satellite Party
Aug 11, 2007 Le National, Montreal, QC w/Satellite Party
Sept 23, 2007 Commodore, Vancouver, B.C. w/Satellite Party
