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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Middle Class Rut Release Limited Edition 10-inch Vinyl TOMORROW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Catch the premiere of featured track “Hurricane” a day early!<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fast-rising Sacramento-based rock duo
<b>Middle Class Rut</b> are releasing their limited edition vinyl <b>TOMORROW, July 19</b>. The 10” features their resplendent cover of Bob Dylan’s
<b>“Hurricane” </b>plus two B-side tracks: <b>“Dead Set”</b>,<b> </b>off their <b>
<i>25 Years </i></b>EP, live from XFM Studios in London and the first ever live, acoustic recording of their smash radio hit
<b>“New Low”</b>,<b> </b>off their debut album <b><i>No Name No Color</i></b><i>,<b>
</b></i>from BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London. Only 1,000 copies have been created and they will be made available exclusively online and in person at their shows.
<b>Check out their cover of “Hurricane” a day early and a short behind-the-scenes video exclusively at TheAudioPerv.com
<a href="http://theaudioperv.com/2011/07/18/tap-exclusive-first-listen-middle-class-rut-cover-bob-dylans-hurricane/">
HERE</a>!</b> And pre-order the album <a href="http://shop.brightantenna.com/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=136">
HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Having being named
<b>“2011 Artist to Watch”</b> by <b>MTV</b> and scoring a coveted spot in <b><i>USA Today’s
</i></b>“On the Verge” feature, <b>Middle Class Rut</b> are one of the most promising acts of the year. They recently wrapped up a European run with
<b>Linkin Park </b>and will be hitting the road for three weeks of dates with the
<b>Vans Warped Tour </b>this summer beginning on July 21 in Camden, NJ. Full list of dates are below!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">MC Rut</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> has been eagerly embraced by rock fans and the press for their stunning
debut, which artfully blurs<span style="color:black"> the line between heavy and melodic with raw, energized rock and roll. This band is no overnight sensation. The duo,
</span><b>Zack Lopez (vocals, guitar</b>) and <b>Sean Stockham (drums</b>), <span style="color:black">
have been playing together since they were teenagers. The pair records every song they write together almost immediately upon coming up with the idea in their rehearsal space, capturing the instantaneous spirit of a track while still in the moment. They've
toured with a range of artists, including <b>Linkin Park, Social Distortion, Alice in Chains, Them</b>
<b>Crooked Vultures, The Bronx and ...Trail Of Dead</b> and </span>their track <b>
“Lifelong Dayshift”</b> is being featured on the exclusive GameStop release of the<b><i> Transformers: Dark of the Moon
</i></b>soundtrack!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Video for “Busy Bein’ Born” at Alternative Press
<a href="http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/premiere_middle_class_ruts_busy_bein_born_uncensored/">
HERE</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">BUY:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Collector’s lyric book for
<b><i>No Name No Color </i></b><a href="http://shop.brightantenna.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=10&products_id=134">HERE</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">MIDDLE CLASS RUT TOUR DATES:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">All dates are with the Vans Warped Tour</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">07/21/11 Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/22/11 First Niagara Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/23/11 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/24/11 Monmouth Park Racetrack (Oceanport, NJ)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/26/11 Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/27/11 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach, VA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/28/11 Charlotte Verizon Wireless (Charlotte, NC)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/29/11 Firestone Amphitheatre (Orlando, FL)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><br>
07/30/11 Cruzan Amphitheatre (West Palm Beach, FL)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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07/31/11 Vinoy Park (St. Petersburg, FL)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/01/11 Lakewood Amphitheatre (Atlanta, GA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/02/11 Riverbend Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/03/11 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, MO)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/04/11 WestFair Amphitheatre (Omaha, NE)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/05/11 Invesco Field at Mile High (Denver, CO)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/06/11 Utah State Fairgrounds (Salt Lake City, UT)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/07/11 Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion (Phoenix, AZ)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/09/11 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/10/11 Home Depot Center (Los Angeles, CA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/11/10 Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Wheatland, CA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/12/11 Idaho Center Amphitheatre (Boise/Nampa, ID)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/13/11 The Gorge Amphitheatre (George, WA)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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08/14/11 Washington County Fairgrounds (Hillsboro, OR)</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jamie Sherman // Gina Schulman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:Jamie@pressherepublicity.com">Jamie@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Independent Label Group:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jaime Rosenberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:Jaime.rosenberg@wmg.com">Jaime.rosenberg@wmg.com</a>
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