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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Happy Hollows Premiere B-Side “Cloud Head” on FILTER Magazine.com!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Announce Tour Dates<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Amethyst</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Out Now<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="583" height="389" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CEB48B.735C5D90"></span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Credit: Eric Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Amethyst,</span></em><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> is a collection of songs revolving around Neghadari's soaring
vocals, fierce guitar work, and an otherworldly bed of glimmering synths. This is some cosmic stuff -- but it also has a lot of heart.”
<b><i>– WNYC Soundcheck<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“[Galaxies] instantly catchy shimmering pop hooks are just what you need to get the weekend rolling.”
<b><i>–NYLON Magazine.com<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“<i>Amethyst
</i>is truly magical, smashing all stereotypes of what female fronted bands are made of.”
<b><i>–Ladygunn Magazine.com </i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";background:#FCFCFC">“When I say this sounds like Stevie Nicks getting heavy into Kate Bush -- that's for sure a compliment. This is pop, sure, but pop with
plenty of secrets at work deep within each song" – <b><i>LA Weekly</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Wednesday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, 2013 –
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fresh off the release of their sophomore album
<b><i>Amethyst</i></b><i>, </i>Los Angeles trio <b>Happy Hollows </b>have released never-before-heard B-side
<b>“Cloud Head”</b> via <b><i>FILTER Magazine.com</i></b> – <u><a href="http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/listen_happy_hollows_reveal_amethyst_b-side_cloud_head_filter_premiere">PRESS HERE</a></u> to listen! The band is also thrilled to be hitting
the road with a slew of dates this fall including a performance at Index Festival in Dallas, TX. Happy Hollows will be taking their friends Son of Stan on the road with them and playing select dates with Atlas Genius- see below for full routing!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Happy Hollows</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> are the unlikeliest of matches, comprised of polar opposites: free-spirited mystic & tarot card reader
<b>Sarah Negahdari</b> and UCLA Ph.D. <b>Charlie Mahoney</b>. Negahdari and Mahoney met in 2006 at a Los Angeles strip mall – where Negahdari was reading tarot cards. Mahoney had just moved to Los Angeles from Washington D.C. to pursue his Ph.D. in political
science. Neither of them would imagine they would spend the next few years of their lives writing songs together, becoming a staple of Los Angeles’ underground music scene, and touring throughout the United States in a blue Chevrolet mini-van with over 200,000
miles on the odometer. For <b><i>Amethyst</i></b><i>, </i>Negahdari and Mahoney enlisted the support of close friend, artful guitarist, and vegan
</span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">guitar strap creator,</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Matthew
Fry</span></b></span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="yiv1380923617apple-style-span"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134143"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Happy Hollows started out their career focusing on their live shows and playing anywhere they could, from laundry mats and sushi restaurants,
to opening for the likes of Deerhoof, Japandroids, and Silversun Pickups on tour. A fierce and daring woman in rock music, Negahdari’s magnetic stage presence and striking musical prowess helped put Happy Hollows on the map of the LA music scene and elevated
their live performance to the next level. The band released their debut full length</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134144"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134145"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Spells</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134146"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(2010)</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134147"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134148"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">which</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134149"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134150"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Pitchfork</span></i></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134151"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134152"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">raved
that Negahdari was “an obvious talent…let her hog the spotlight she so clearly deserves".
<i>Wired Magazine</i> said, "Sarah is simply murder on the guitar,” and <i>Metromix</i> named her one of the Top Ten guitar goddesses in the world, calling her a "flawless performer.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134159"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">With</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134160"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134161"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Amethyst,
</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134161"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Negahdari<b><i>
</i></b>delighted in a</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134163"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> newfound sense of sonic experimentation, incorporating the additional beautiful and melodic guitar lines from Fry, and highlighting
Mahoney's talent and use of synths and electronics, while staying true to her band's indie rock origins.</span></span><span class="yiv1380923617apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></i></b></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134163"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Amethyst</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134164"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#454545"> </span></span><span class="yiv1380923617yui372531379446461134165"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">was
recorded with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Fools Gold) at Black Iris studios in Echo Park and Infrasonic Sound in Los Angeles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Happy Hollows Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">* w/ Atlas Genius
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">^ w/ Son of Stan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">September 21 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 4 Salt Lake City UT @ The Garage ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 5 Provo UT @ Muse Music Cafe ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 6 Denver CO @ Lions Lair ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 8 Minneapolis MN @ Lee's Liquor Lounge ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 9 Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 10 Muncie IN @ Be Here Now ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 12 Toronto ON @ Silver Dollar ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 13 Boston MA @ The Lilypad ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 15 Brooklyn, NY @ Grand Victory – CMJ Official Showcase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 18 Dallas, TX @ Index Festival<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 20 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 24 Houston, TX @ Walter’s
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 26 Austin, TX @ TBA
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img border="0" width="430" height="342" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CEB48B.735C5D90"></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Credit: Eric Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information about
<b>Happy Hollows</b>, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Gina Schulman // Samara Shwidock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> //
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Samara Shwidock</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (212) 246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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