<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Portland's own troubadour extraordinaire, <b>M. Ward,</b> has announced<b> </b>a 3-night headlining stint at the <b>Crystal Ballroom</b> in celebration of the grand opening of the newly redesigned as the <strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Crystal Hotel</span></strong>. Ward has gone from local renown to international fame as a solo artist over the past few years, helped along the way by his work as 1/4 of celebrated roots quartet <b>Monsters Of Folk</b> and 1/2 of Californian pop duo <b>She & Him.</b> Ward has also collaborated with some of the most respected names in music, from Jenny Lewis and Feist to Bright Eyes, Norah Jones and Tired Pony. It's been a while since Ward performed as a solo artist. Don't miss this chance to see him perform in this beautiful ballroom ! </span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Dates are as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Tuesday, May 3:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> M. Ward / The Corin Tucker Band / The Lord's Own Choir<br><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Wednesday, May 4:</span></strong> M. Ward / David Bazan / The Lord's Own Choir<br><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thursday, May 5:</span></strong> M. Ward / Doug Martsch / The Lord's Own Choir<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Please let us know if you would like to speak with M. or are in need of any press materials to preview the event!</span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span></div><div>
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