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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">*Media Alert*Media Alert*Media Alert*Media Alert*Media Alert* Media Alert* Media Alert*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Citizens Band Return To NYC
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">October 24<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> @ Abrons Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Special guest appearances by
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Julia Stiles, Joe Sumner, Alia Shawkat and Ren</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Shows
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Co-Sponsored by MoveOn.org and</span></i><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In Support of New Album ‘Grab A Root And Growl’ Available Now<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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York, NY, October 11, 2012</b>—New York City’s beloved musical troupe, <b>The Citizens Band</b>, is thrilled to return with their newest live show
<b>October 24-27<sup>th </sup></b>at <b>Abrons Arts Center </b>in<b> New York City</b>. Newly announced special guests include actress
<b>Julia Stiles, </b>singer-musician<b> Joe Sumner,</b> actress <b>Alia Shawkat</b> and singer
<b>Ren</b>, who will be joining the roster of extraordinarily talented performers that already includes<b> Karen Elson, Angela McCluskey, Ian Buchanan, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Rain Phoenix
</b>and more. Audiences are in store for four straight nights of dazzling politically conscious performances, just in time for the upcoming presidential election. The shows are co-sponsored by
<b>Press Here Productions</b> and <b><a href="http://front.moveon.org/">MoveOn.org</a>
</b>, a political action committee powered by 7 million progressive Americans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Citizens Band</b> just released their new album <b><i>Grab A Root and Growl
</i></b>via <b>Press Here Records</b>. It is an inspiring anti-apathy, pro-voting call-to-action, reminding us all that every vote counts in our great democracy. Already well-r<span style="color:black">enowned for their live show prowess,
<b>The Citizens Band</b> came together in the studio for the first time this year under the expert guidance of acclaimed producer
<b>Nathan Larson</b>, and<b> </b>executive producer<b> Linda Carbone</b>. </span>
<span style="color:black">A portion of the album profits are being donated to </span>
<b><a href="http://www.nafcclinics.org/">The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics</a><span style="color:black">,</span></b><span style="color:black"> a non-profit association of community-based, free medical clinics in the U.S. who serve uninsured
Americans while also performing public policy advocacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/pressheresounds/sets/the-citizens-band/s-nXf0T">PRESS HERE</a> listen to a sample of songs from
<b><i>Grab A Root And Growl.</i></b></span><b><i><span style="color:#36332E"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<pre><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About MoveOn.org<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal">MoveOn.org Political Action is a political action committee powered by 7 million progressive Americans. MoveOn fights to give real people a voice in a political process dominated by 1% and corporate interests, and seek to elect progressive
leaders to office and advance a progressive agenda. MoveOn does not accept donations over $5,000, and 99 percent of donations to MoveOn.org Political Action are smaller than $100. MoveOn's Voters Rising program is fighting voter suppression by utilizing improved
organizing techniques to enable 1 canvasser to do the work of 5 and will turn out millions of progressive voters for Obama. The Citizens Band executive producer and Press Here co- founder
<b>Linda Carbone</b> is delighted to be working with MoveOn.org.:"We couldn't be happier to be presenting these shows with an organization that truly understands how important it is for every American to stand-up and be counted regardless of race; ethnicity,
sexual orientation or gender."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>About The Citizens Band:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since bursting onto the New York City nightlife scene in 2005<span style="color:black">,</span> The Citizens Band garnered high praise for their riveting and artful approach to tackling our nation’s most pressing political themes. Their
elaborately staged original productions, complete with <span style="color:black">
feathered show girls, beautiful costumes, trapeze artists, singers, dancers and musicians, take
</span>cues from <span style="color:black">European cabaret and American vaudeville where the fun and bawdy are mixed with a keen awareness of socio-political and economic issues.
</span>With an eclectic line-up that includes a soap opera actor, a Queens’ public school teacher, a supermodel, a Swedish pop star and a Hollywood ingénue, it’s no wonder that NYC style bible
<i>Paper Magazine</i> called them “the most appealing nightlife act to hit downtown in a long, long time.” With the likes of Maggie Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Auf Der Maur all having lent their talents to the troupe in the past,
The Citizens Band have shown that political anxiety can be channeled into glamorous and entertaining art, and, most importantly, inspire participation in the democratic process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">The Citizens Band is: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Karen Elson, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Zoe Kravitz, Nina Persson, Rain Phoenix, Ian Buchanan, Jorjee Douglass, Rachelle Garniez, Michael Cavadias, Adam Crystal, Mark McAdam, Paul Cantelon, Dave Lebleu, Mr Blue, Turner
Cody, Mike Jackson, Angela McCluskey, Amy Miles, Jon Natchez, Jeff Palmiotti, Matt Ray, Ronin, and Leah Siegel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="color:black">Praise for The Citizens Band</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“…a political outlet for otherwise nonpolitical types. The elaborately staged shows take on topics like environmentalism and health care in a setting that resembles a snow globe nightclub. The
group’s shows are politically pointed but still offer a glitzy thrill.” <i>- <b>
The New York Times</b></i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“At this very moment the laurels of New York City’s avant-garde nightlife rest firmly on the head of The Citizens Band. The 20-plus-member theater troupe carries an emotional and visual jolt. Presented
in the style of Weimar Republic cabaret, their performances beg the chilling question: Have we found ourselves again in a political climate where intolerance triumphs over reason?” -<i>
<b>Interview Magazine</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“The overall effect: a little bit Brechtian agitprop, a touch Warholian factory, with a sprinkling of Baz Lurmann’s La Bohéme and a circus sideshow stirred in.” -<i>
<b>Harpers Bazaar</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Linda Carbone • Chloe Walsh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:linda@pressherepublicity.com">linda@pressherepublicity.com</a> •
<a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com">chloe@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carla Senft</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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Carla@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue">Carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b></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: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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