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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:32.0pt">CONDOLA & THE STOOP KIDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad joins her band on stage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">@ Mercury Lounge – Monday, January 20th<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Condola and the Stoop Kids</b>, the alternative rock band that was formed last November by
<b>Condola Rashad, </b>will perform at Pianos on January 20<sup>th </sup>to celebrate the release of their debut album
<b><i>The Letter 9 </i></b>(<b>out 1/21</b>). With the help of producer <b>MachoPsycho</b> and musical/stylistic influences from
<b>No Doubt,</b> <b>India Arie,</b> and <b>Lauryn Hill</b>, Condola realized her vision for the band and began to recruit members that would help this vision come alive. The group features Scott Ferreira on guitar, Peter Rodriguez on bass, Matt Riggs on keys,
Jake Boulay on drums and Kristina Nicole Miller, Vanjah Boikai and Injoy Fountain as the Stoop Kids. Condola and the Stoop Kids recently released their first single,
<b>“Save,”</b> via iTunes. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/press_here_publicitymusic/save">
<b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to check it out. <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">WHERE</span></b><span style="color:black">: Mercury Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">217 E Houston Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">New York City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">WHEN</span></b><span style="color:black">: Monday, January 20<sup>th</sup>, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Show time: </span></b><span style="color:black">6:30PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carleen Donovan</span><span style="color:black"><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="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">P: (212) 246-2640</span><span style="color:black"><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";color:black">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">8105 West Third St.,</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Los
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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