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M Ward To Play Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-no-proof:yes">Portland, OR-based troubadour <b>M. Ward</b> just announced his first performance in Los Angeles since the release of his critically lauded seventh solo album, <b><i>A Wasteland
Companion</i></b><i>. </i>M. Ward will be playing the <b>Orpheum Theatre</b> on <b>October 21<sup>st</sup></b>. Tickets go on sale <b>Saturday, August 25<sup>th</sup></b> at 10am and can be purchased
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a href="http://goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=37557">HERE.</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-no-proof:yes">In the three years since M. Ward released his last solo album, <b><i>Hold Time</i></b><i>,<b> </b></i> he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo <b>She
& Him </b>as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively known as <b>Monsters Of Folk</b>. <b><i> A Wasteland Companion</i>, </b>available on <b>Merge Records, </b>features some of the finest songwriting and most striking delivery of his career.
M. Ward will be taking his band on the road again to several cities in North American, including the Austin City Limits Festival, Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival in Seattle, and a recently announced hometown show at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland. <br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-no-proof:yes">M. Ward recently visited David Letterman's studio for a performance of "Primitive Girl". Watch it
<a href="http://youtu.be/yzyLntWSJWo">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Tour Dates:<br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Aug 23<sup>rd</sup> - Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series *<br>
Aug 25<sup>th</sup> - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre<br>
Aug 30<sup>th</sup> - Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom ^<br>
Sept 1<sup>st</sup> - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival<br>
Sept 20<sup>th </sup>– Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre ^<br>
Oct 12<sup>th</sup> - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival<br>
Oct 14<sup>th</sup> – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capitol 2012<br>
Oct 21<sup>st</sup> – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">*Devotchka supports<br>
^ Mike Coykendall supports<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">“…A Wasteland Companion</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";font-weight:normal"> shows yet
again why Ward can be placed in the higher echelon of contemporary American songwriters. He is bold, creative, and has clearly not forgotten that behind every stellar production resides an equally stellar song.” - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><b>American
Songwriter</b></span></div>
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<a href="mailto:twitter.com/@mwardtweeting">twitter.com/@mwardtweeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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