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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RELEASES A THREE-SONG TEASER
<span class="apple-style-span">TODAY ON iTUNES </span><br>
<br>
<span class="apple-style-span">DEBUT ALBUM <i>MOONWATER</i> OUT MAY 15th </span></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">CHAPPO Featured On
<i>NPR</i>'s <i>The Austin 100: A SXSW Mix</i> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Photo Credit: Drew Reynolds</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222">“…an excellently overstuffed garage-psych sound…” – <b>Pitchfork</b></span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">"’</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Come Home<i>'<b> </b>references
garage rock and psychedelic influences, but it's as catchy as it gets.”</i> – <b>
<i>KCRW</i></b></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“[CHAPPO’s] music is fearless, innovative and downright fun, infusing classic indie pop with complete chaos, achieving their goal of making the Chappo experience one meant to be out
of this world.”</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222"> – </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">The Deli</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“[Live, CHAPPO’s lead singer] Alex Chappo’s electrifying vocals were nothing short of magnetic!”
– <b>The Wild Honey Pie</b></span></i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Today, Brooklyn’s four-piece
</span><a href="http://chappomusic.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">CHAPPO</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> releases a
<span class="apple-style-span">three-song teaser on <b><i>iTunes </i></b></span></span><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/moonwater-single/id505237359" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">HERE</span></b></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">,
which features the band's latest </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">psychedelic-pop
</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">tracks</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> "<b>Come Home</b>,"
<span class="apple-style-span">“<b>What Are You Kids On</b>?,” and "<b>5-0</b>." The</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323"> new songs showcase what’s to come on CHAPPO’s upcoming
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">LP, </span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">Moonwater
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">that will drop <b>May 15th</b> via </span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222">Majordomo Records/</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Shout!
Factory. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Additionally,
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">“Come Home,” which
</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">garnered CHAPPO national attention when the track was use</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">d
in an </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLF8rEFDps" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">iPod Touch</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> commercial</span></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323"> for <b>Apple</b>,
was recently highlighted on </span></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/03/01/147637518/the-austin-100-a-sxsw-mix" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">NPR</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">’s
<b><i>The Austin 100:</i> <i>A SXSW Mix</i></b>.</span></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">As previously announced,
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">CHAPPO will be delivering some thrilling performances at this year’s SXSW</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">.
All SXSW showcases listed below. The band’s sound is bold and daring, which translates naturally into their live spectacle. CHAPPO’s shows are equipped with elaborate feather jackets, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222">sequin-adorned
keyboards, and confetti guns</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#232323">– a definite must see!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">CHAPPO’s SXSW 2012 Performances:</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Thursday, March 15<sup>th:</sup></span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
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Official SXSW Showcase, The Loft @ 10pm </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Friday, March 16<sup>th</sup></span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
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Pandora Discovery Den, Antones @</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">12:15pm
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Secret Show with Of Montreal </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Saturday, March 17<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">KickKickSnare Session, Aloft Hotel @</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">11:15pm
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">The JACKED Stage by Doritos, <span class="apple-style-span">5th and Red River </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="274" height="274" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image005.png@01CCFC63.A1F03E60"></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Album Artwork Credit: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222">Everett DiNapoli</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.chappomusic.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">www.chappomusic.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For press inquiries on<b> CHAPPO</b> please contact:<br>
Tasya Swisko // </span><a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
212.246.2640</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959">Press Here
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">138 W. 25th St. 9th Floor | New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
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