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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">MOON TAXI ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Premiere new video for “Gunflower” on AOL Spinner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">New Album
<i>Cabaret</i> out February 7<sup>th</sup>!<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><img width="468" height="311" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCDA8A.89436860"></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“With a name like Moon Taxi, the casual music fan might expect an electronica untz-fest that sounds better after midnight. Being so wrong rarely feels so right…Moon Taxi is
a band that can really craft a song, understands arrangements and composition, and maintains artistic integrity despite its mainstream affability.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It’s not much of a stretch to think these guys could blow up and enjoy popular and critical success in 2012”
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">–
<b><i>Glide Magazine / 4.5/5 Stars<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Just two weeks away from releasing their fantastic new album,
<b><i>Cabaret</i></b>, Nashville band <b>Moon Taxi</b> have announced a string of dates for 2012, with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks. The band has also unveiled a new video for an acoustic version of
<b><i>Cabaret</i></b> track <b>“Gunflower”</b> on <b><i>AOL Spinner</i></b>. Check out the clip
</span><a href="http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/23/moon-taxi-gunflower-video-of-the-day/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spinner+%28Spinner.com%29"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">here</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
(embed code below).</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Cabaret is available for pre-order now via Moon Taxi’s website
</span><a href="http://www.ridethemoontaxi.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moon Taxi’s spring tour has already kicked off, and will see the band play some of their favorite venues of the Southeast as well as embark on separate strings of dates with
<b>Galactic</b>, <b>Perpetual Groove</b> and <b>Apache Relay</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Guest-produced by
<b>Hank Sullivant</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">with<b> Moon Taxi’s </b>guitarist
<b>Spencer Thomson,</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">mixed by GRAMMY award winning sound engineer
<b>Vance Powell</b> <b>(Raconteurs), </b>and recorded at <b>Alex The Great </b>in Nashville,
<b><i>Cabaret</i> </b>weaves the magnetic energy of Moon Taxi’s live show with musical ingenuity and thoughtful lyrics.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Moon Taxi evokes the musical revolution of the sixties and seventies, and ignites their
eclectic sound with unique melodies and energetic shows. Captivating on stage and instrumentally virtuosic, the band has already formed a loyal fan base across the Southeast, selling out clubs and creating a strong grassroots following. The band has played
festival such as 10,000 Lakes, the Hangout Festival, Wakarusa Festival and Mountain Jam as well as shared the stage with artists such as Matisyahu. Check out the band’s video for title track “Cabaret”
</span><a href="http://www.relix.com/video/artist-exclusives/2011/11/11/moon-taxi-cabaret"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moon Taxi 2012 Tour Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1/25/12 Tuscaloosa, AL @ The Bear Trap
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1/26/12 Auburn, AL @ SkyBar %
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1/28/12 Winston Salem, NC @ Ziggys %
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/2/12 Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/3/12 Roanoke, VA @ Awful Arthurs
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/9/12 Hattiesburg, MS @ Bennies Boom Boom Room
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/10/12 Jackson, MS @ Martins
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/11/12 Starkville, MS @ State Theatre
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/23/12 Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Theatre *
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/24/12 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2/25/12 Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar *
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/1/12 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/2/12 Charlotte, NC @ The Visulite Theatre *
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/3/12 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle *
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/4/12 Nashville, TN @ 3rd and Lindsley
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4/17/12 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 #
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4/18/12 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom #
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">* co-headline with Apache Relay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""># with Galactic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">% with Perpetual Groove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cabaret</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> track listing:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. Mercury Youth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. All The Rage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3. Let’s Go Back<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4. Hypnus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">5. Hideaway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">6. Radio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7. Southern Trance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8. Whiskey Sunset<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">9. Square Circles (featuring Matisyahu)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10. Cabaret<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11. Pennies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">12. Gunflower<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">EMBED CODE FOR “GUNFLOWER”:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <iframe width="500" height="284" src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7rN3iYjdYM0">http://www.youtube.com/embed/7rN3iYjdYM0</a>"
frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashley Bryan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">212.246.2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:Ashley@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashley@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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