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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><img width="83" height="83" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CEC36C.D9EF8380"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:26.0pt">THE BOTS ARRIVE!
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:24.0pt">Playing CMJ;
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Releases EP “Sincerely Sorry”</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><img width="348" height="232" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CEC42A.FA29D880"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">“Amped-up guitars, frantically thrashed drums – that's all the power the Bots need. Mix Black Keys and White Stripes:
You get kids who sound alive with feral punk energy.” – <b>The Guardian</b></span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">When the band was recently invited by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to open a gig in Pomona, The Bots nearly blew them off the
stage, which is no small feat. Tightly wound, exuberant rock 'n' roll…Immensely talented." –
<b>The Los Angeles Times</b></span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">“They make more noise than God and have hooks for days." –
<b>Noisey</b></span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">October 08...2013 -</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Bots</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> are hitting New York to
show us how it’s done, playing the <b>Vice</b>, <b>Fader</b> and <b>Mass Appeal</b> showcases
<span style="color:#1F497D">(</span><span style="color:black">among others</span><span style="color:#1F497D">:
</span><span style="color:black">full CMJ schedule below). <b><a href="https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1383690_10202115732598873_1845081123_n.jpg">PRESS HERE</a></b> to
</span>know them and love them and want to squeeze them even before seeing them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Brothers and band-mates
<b>Mikaiah Lei</b> (lead vocal, guitar, bass), 20, and <b>Anaiah Lei</b> (drums & percussions, backing vocal), having experienced two Vans Warped Tours, two Afro-Punk Festival Tours, The African Express Tour and countless European festivals, and now are rocking-ready
for their debut full-length release with <b>FADER Label</b> in early 2014. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Their first single off their new EP
<b><i>Sincerely Sorry</i></b> , “5.17,” premiered on Noisey.com, who noted: “The Bots are two rad-ass brothers . . . who rock the f**k out and are reportedly friends with
<b>HR</b> from <b>Bad Brains</b>. Judging from what we've heard from them, we've got high hopes for these kids, because they make more noise than God and their newest track "5.17" has hooks for days."<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-the-bots-517">PRESS HERE</a> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">to listen to “5.17.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Simultaneously “tough and melodic, punk 'n' blues” (<b><u>Rolling Stone</u>),</b>
<b>The Bots</b> style has caught the attention of critics and fellow musicians alike, including
<b>Bad Brains, Social Distortion, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Refused, Tenacious D</b> and <b>
Against Me</b>, to name a few. <b>Damon Albarn</b> says they are his “current favourite band,” adding, “The Bots are the only people I know who can skateboard on a train.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">”</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.thebotsband.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thebotsband.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">THE BOTS CMJ
<span style="color:black">SCHEDULE</span></span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Wednesday October 16th</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Mass Appeal Showcase</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> <a href="http://massappeal.com/" target="_blank">http://massappeal.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">8 PM</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Webster Hall</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">125 E. 11th St. New York, NY 10009</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Thursday October 17th</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"> </span><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">I Guess I'm Floating Showcase </span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.iguessimfloating.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.iguessimfloating.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Pianos - Main Room</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"> <b><i>MyMusicRX Showcase </i></b><a href="http://www.mymusicrx.org/feed/all/" target="_blank">http://www.mymusicrx.org/feed/all/</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Vice Punk Showcase </span></i></b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_us" target="_blank">http://www.vice.com/en_us</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">6 PM</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">285 Kent</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Friday October 18th</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The Fader Fort by Converse, powered by Dell </span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://fader.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://fader.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">130 Hope Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><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">Jennie Boddy</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:#1F497D">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:#1F497D">P: (212) 246-2640</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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