April 22, 2002
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Contacts: Kay Clary - Commotion PR 615.467.6677
kay@commotionpr.com
Kevin Lane - Mercury / Lost Highway 615.524.7550
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Dvora Vener - BWR Public Relations 310.550.7776
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"DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN" SUMMER TOUR ADDS 12 ADDITIONAL MARKETS
41-City Tour, Featuring Award-Winning Music From the Film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Kicks Off in Louisville, Kentucky on June 25th
Nashville, Tennessee (April 22, 2002) -
The Coen Brothers and
T Bone Burnett have announced twelve additional markets for the enormously popular
Down From the Mountain summer tour:
St. Louis, Memphis, Houston, Shreveport, Little Rock, Kansas City, Madison, Indianapolis, Charleston WV, Chester, WV, Roanoke, and Birmingham. The CMT-sponsored tour featuring American roots music from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, hits the road on June 25th in Louisville, Kentucky, and ends on August 21st in Birmingham, Alabama, with a total of forty-two shows. It is a joint production of Immortal Entertainment Group, United Talent Agency, Metropolitan Entertainment and House of Blues Concerts, Inc.
Artists include
Ricky Skaggs, The Del McCoury Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Patty Loveless, Norman & Nancy Blake, Chris Thomas King, The Whites, The Nashville Bluegrass Band and show host
Bob Neuwirth. The lineup will be further enhanced on selected dates by the
Cox Family, the
Fairfield Four,
The Flatlanders and the
Peasall Sisters.
Highlighting the vitality of the bluegrass, gospel, rural country and blues traditions in what the Boston Globe called "almost three hours of acoustic bliss," the first leg of the tour in winter 2002, garnered rave reviews and sold out 19 shows in 17 cities.
Certified five-time platinum, the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Lost Highway/Mercury Records) showcases a broad array of the best in American roots music. The soundtrack and its artists' solo recordings took home an incredible nine Grammy awards, including Album of the Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright), Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "O Death" (Ralph Stanley), Producer of the Year (T Bone Burnett), Best Traditional Folk Album ("Down From the Mountain"), Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal for "The Lucky One" (Alison Krauss and Union Station), Best Country Song for "The Lucky One" (Alison Krauss and Union Station) and Best Bluegrass Album for "New Favorite" (Alison Krauss and Union Station). The soundtrack received both album and record of the year at the 2001 CMA Awards, is one of the top ten selling albums of 2001, the #1 selling country album of the year, holding the top spot on Billboard's "Country Album" chart for more than 20 weeks, as well as achieving the #1 spot on the "Billboard 200" chart, where is still places in the top five.
"This music is not mass-produced, field-tested or taste-tested," says Dan Hays, executive director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, which gave out five O Brother-related honors, including Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year, at its annual awards show. "The music itself gives people an alternative to the mainstream, full of authenticity and integrity. This is real music coming from the hearts of these artists."
Immortal Entertainment Group, established in 1992, is a diversified entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California. Immortal owns and operates Immortal Records (record label), Immortal Soundtracks (music supervision for film), Immortal Films and Television (film and television production entity), Immortal Touring and Events (live entertainment production division), Immortal Sports (athlete management) and Immortal Management (guiding the careers of an eclectic roster of musicians, actors, directors and screenwriters).
United Talent Agency is recognized as one of Hollywood's leading talent and literary agencies representing a broad cross section of top actors, directors, screenwriters, television writers, producers, authors, recording artists and others working in entertainment.
Metropolitan Entertainment is one of the most innovative companies in the entertainment business, having emerged over the last three decades as a national full-service promotion company. Metropolitan-produced shows can be found at the most prominent venues throughout the Northeast, and operates a number of its own concert facilities, including two amphitheaters. Their touring Division has produced high-quality tours from such leading performers as Whitney Houston and Sarah Brightman, in addition to producing or co-producing package tours such as Family Values, Up In Smoke and Further Festival tours. These two divisions, along with their Corporate Entertainment Division, have given Metropolitan Entertainment national prominence in the entertainment industry as a promoter and producer.
HOB Entertainment, Inc., a Los Angeles-based global entertainment company, is the definitive live music brand. Founded in 1992, this dynamic company with soul, spirit and vision is comprised of several unique businesses, including: House of Blues Concerts, Inc., which owns, operates or exclusively books 20 arena and amphitheatre venues throughout North America, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Seattle (The Gorge), Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, and House of Blues Clubs, which operate 1,000 - 2,000 capacity venues located in Cambridge, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Las Vegas and Anaheim, and includes the House Of Blues Club Network.
House of Blues - IT IS LIVE! (tm)
HTTP://WWW.DOWNFROMTHEMOUNTAIN.COM
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DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN
June-August 2002 *
(not all artists appear in all cities)
| June 25 |
Louisville, Ky. |
Freedom Hall; on sale now |
| June 26 |
Detroit |
DTE Energy Music Theatre; on sale now |
| June 28 |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center; on sale now |
| June 29 |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
Mann Center for the Performing Arts; on sale now |
| June 30 |
Lowell, MA (Boston) |
Paul E. Tsongas Center; on sale now |
| July 2 |
Uncasville, Conn. |
Mohegan Sun Arena; on sale now |
| July 3 |
Toronto |
Molson Amphitheater; on sale now |
| July 5 |
Ottawa |
Cisco Systems Bluesfest; on sale now |
| July 6 |
Washington, DC |
Bull Run Reg. Park Special Events Center; on sale April 25 |
| July 7 |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
Blossom Music Center; on sale now |
| July 9 |
Cincinnati |
Firstar Center; on sale now |
| July 10 |
Columbus, Ohio |
Value City Theater at the Schottenstein Center; on sale now |
| July 12 |
Portsmouth, Va. |
NTELOS Pavilion at the Harbor Center; on sale now |
| July13 |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Cricket Arena; on sale May 4 |
| July 14 |
Raleigh, N.C. |
Entertainment & Sports Arena; on sale April 27 |
| July 16 |
Sevierville, Tenn. |
Smokies Stadium; on sale now |
| July 17 |
Atlanta |
Chastain Park; on sale May 18 |
| July 19 |
Austin, Texas |
Frank Erwin Center; on sale now |
| July 20 |
Dallas |
Smirnoff Music Centre; on sale now |
| July 22 |
Chicago |
Theatre at United Center; on sale now |
| July 23 |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Theatre Bowl at Xcel Energy Center; on sale now |
| July 25 |
Boise, Idaho |
Idaho Center Amphitheater; on sale now |
| July 26 |
Salem, Ore |
L.B. Day Amphitheater; on sale now |
| July 27-28 |
Seattle |
Chateau St. Michelle Winery; on sale May 4 @ 9am |
| July 30 |
San Jose, Calif. |
Compaq Center @ San Jose; on sale now |
| July 31 |
San Diego |
Coors Amphitheater; on sale now |
| Aug. 1 |
Los Angeles |
Greek Theatre; on sale now |
| Aug. 2 |
Santa Barbara, Calif. |
Santa Barbara Bowl; on sale now |
| Aug. 4 |
Denver |
Red Rocks; on sale April 29 |
| Aug. 6 |
St. Louis, MO |
UMB Bank Pavilion; on sale May 6 |
| Aug. 7 |
Memphis, TN |
DeSoto Arena - on sale date TBD |
| Aug. 9 |
Houston, TX |
Cynthia Woods Pavilion - on sale TBD |
| Aug. 10 |
Shreveport, LA |
CenturyTel Center; on sale May 3 |
| Aug. 11 |
Little Rock, AR |
Riverfest Amphitheatre - on sale TBD |
| Aug. 13 |
Kansas City, MO |
Starlight Ampitheatre; on sale May 18 |
| Aug. 14 |
Madison, WI |
Kohl Center; on sale May 4 |
| Aug. 15 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre; on sale May 10 |
| Aug. 16 |
Charleston WV |
Charleston Civic Center; on sale May 4 |
| Aug. 18 |
Chester, WV |
The Harv @ Mountaineer Race Track; on sale May 18 |
| Aug. 20 |
Roanoke, VA |
Roanoke Civic Center; on sale May 4 |
| Aug. 21 |
Birmingham, AL |
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre; on sale June 8 |
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