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<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%">THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR Premieres Live Video for Ghost Dance
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="DA" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRuGbjsfMqQ&feature=youtu.be"><span class="Hyperlink0"><b>PRESS HERE</b></span></a></span><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%">to Watch</span></b><b><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Supporting Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros in Cincinnati and Kansas City</span></b><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">New Fall Tour Dates + Festival Appearances Announced</span></b><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><img border="0" width="308" height="309" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D09C4A.BF673770" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D081B9.38C23950"></span></b><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">The Bright Light Social Hour, credit Pooneh Ghana</span><span lang="DA" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body">After wrapping up their six-week Spring tour <span lang="DA"> </span>
which <b><span lang="DA">SOLD OUT</span></b> in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Toronto, and had record crowds in Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle and more
<span lang="DA"> </span><b>The Bright Light Social Hour </b>will join <b>Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros</b> as their main support for their Cincinnati, OH and Kansas City, MO shows. Their frenetic live set was captured on film during their hometown show
in <b><span lang="DA">Austin</span></b><span lang="DA"> (to over 2K at Stubb</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="DA">s)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRuGbjsfMqQ&feature=youtu.be"><span class="Hyperlink0"><b>PRESS HERE</b></span></a></span> to watch the video for
<span lang="DA"><b>Ghost </b></span><b>Dance<span lang="DA">.</span></b><span lang="DA"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="Body"><i><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body">The band will embark on a handful of summer headlining tour dates and festival appearances this Summer across the Midwest, including newly announced Telluride Blues & Brews (Telluride, CO) and Phases of the Moon (Ozark, AR) festivals, and September
dates in Santa Fe, NM and Colorado<span lang="DA">. <a href="http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/dates.html">
<span class="Hyperlink0"><b>PRESS HERE</b></span></a></span> for purchasing information.
<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body">The Bright Light Social Hour released their album <b><i>Space Is Still the Place</i></b><span lang="DA"> on
</span><b>March 10<sup>th</sup><span lang="DA">, 2015</span></b><span lang="DA"> (</span><b>Frenchkiss Records</b>) to rave reviews.<span lang="DA">
</span>The theme of the album encompasses the idea of a <span lang="DA"></span>Future South,<span lang="DA">
</span>which was developed by the band after touring across the country, heavily in the South, over the last few years.
<span lang="DA"><a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/lifetimes-video-premiere-the-bright-light-social-hour-infinite-cities"><span class="Hyperlink0"><b>PRESS HERE</b></span></a></span> to watch the music video for lead single
<span lang="DA"></span>Infinite Cities.<span lang="DA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><u>Praise for The Bright Light Social Hour:<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">continually exhilarating</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
- <b>NPR<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">There's just something in the Austin quartet's stomp and tamborine jangle, echoed
vocals and limber grooves that's very transportive. "Dreamlove" revels in an immersive motorik groove, while "Aperture" utilizes reverb in a such a way as to make you feel like you're floating off to a galaxy far, far away.</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
<b>Vice</b> <b>Noisey<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">"Space Is Still the Place exemplifies their ability to remain cohesive while moving between various genres and styles.
</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">This trait, displayed on the album from start to finish, is sure to shoot The Bright Light Social Hour to the top of festival
lineups and add to their already infectious and</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></i><i><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">irresistible</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">live
show." </span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"> <b>
<i>Relix<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Space Is Still the Place is a more complete work, a 45-minute Southern psychedelic
rock odyssey.</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Austin American Statesman</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">"An early contender for Austin album of the year. 4 Stars</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">"<b> -
</b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Austin Chronicle</span></i></b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">This band brings a live rawness that masterfully bleeds into their records.
It</span></i><i><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">s an unmatched je ne sais quoi that makes their sound relatable to the listener and devoid of condescension</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
<b>Life + Times<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="Body"><b><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Austin is a perpetual hotbed for new and boundaries-pushing music, with psych-rock
band The Bright Light Social Hour standing out as a forerunner in 2015.</span></i><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
</span></i><b><i><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Yahoo! Music</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><u><span lang="DA"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><u>The Bright Light Social Hour Summer Tour Dates:<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="Body">*Newly announced dates in <b><span lang="DA">BOLD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/5 Austin, TX @ X Games<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/6+7 </span>Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Festival<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/17 Louisville, KY @ Haymarket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/18 Indianapolis, IN @ HiFi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/19 </span>Chicago, IL @ Taste of Randolph<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/20 </span>Minneapolis, MN @ 7<sup>th</sup> Street Entry<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/24 </span>Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/25 </span><span lang="DE">Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge</span><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">6/26 </span>Oklahoma City, OK @ AMC@UFO Performance Lab<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b>6/28 Cincinnati, OH - The Shoe at Horseshoe Casino*<i><span lang="DA"> </span></i><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>7/6 Kansas City, MO - CrossroadsKC*<span lang="DA"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span lang="DA">7/10-12 Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>7/16 Fort Worth, TX @ Flying Saucer<span lang="DA"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span lang="DA">8/28 San Marcos, TX @ Float Fest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>9/15 Santa Fe, NM @ Skylight<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>9/16 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodie's Half Note<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>9/17 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>9/18 Telluride, CO @ Telluride Blues & Brews Festival<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>10/16 Ozark, AR @ Phases of the Moon Festival<span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><span lang="DA">* - </span><i>w/ Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros<span lang="DA"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body"><i><span lang="DA"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="DA"><a href="http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="DA"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebrightlightsocialhour"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span lang="EN-US">Facebook</span></span></a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/tblsh"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span lang="EN-US">Twitter</span></span></a>
|<a href="http://instagram.com/tblsh"><span class="Hyperlink1">Instagram</span></a>|
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BrightLightSocialHr"><span class="Hyperlink1">YouTube</span></a> |
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thebrightlightsocialhour/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span lang="EN-US">Soundcloud</span></span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="DA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i>For More on The Bright Light Social Hour, contact:</i><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="DA">PRESS HERE</span></i><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="DE">Gina Schulman//Stephanie Williams</span></i><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="DA"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com"><span class="Hyperlink2"><i><span lang="EN-US">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></span></a><i>//</i><a href="mailto:stephanie@pressherepublicity.com"><span class="Hyperlink2"><i>stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</i></span></a></span><i><span lang="DA" style="color:#1F497D">
</span></i><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="DA">323-556-9752<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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