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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt'><img width=570 height=74 id="_x0000_i1043" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC0B2B.7317CA60"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Middle Class Rut continues to achieve success on the heels of their acclaimed LP, <i>No Name No Color</i></span></u></b><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>June European dates with Linkin Park and US Warped Tour Dates Announced!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Second single, “Busy Bein Born,” impacting radio in May <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><img width=480 height=240 id="_x0000_i1044" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC0B2B.7317CA60"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>“There may only be two of them, but the amount of noise Middle Class Rut <br>make is phenomenal.”-<i>Alternative Press<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'>Fast-rising Sacramento-based rock duo <b>Middle Class Rut</b> continues to gain momentum following the release of their widely praised debut album, <b><i>No Name No Color</i></b> (Bright Antenna/ Independent Label Group). <b><i>No Name No Color</i></b> earned them the title of “<b>2011 Artist to Watch</b>” by <b>MTV</b>, who declared it “an accomplished full-length full of Led Zeppelin-like dirges and socio-politically charged anthems.” In addition, the album’s first single, <b>“New Low,”</b> which reached <b>#5 at Alternative Rock Radio</b>, brought the band to the attention of <i>USA Today,</i> which profiled <b>MC Rut</b> in its “On the Verge” section. View the video for “New Low” here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5GYOsKLp6o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5GYOsKLp6o</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'>Already a word-of-mouth sensation for their incendiary, aggressive live shows and massive sound, MC Rut will be hitting the road hard this summer, including<b> European dates</b> with <b>Linkin Park</b> starting <b>June 10 in Stockholm, Sweden</b> and three weeks of dates on the <b>Vans Warped Tour </b>starting on <b>July 21 in Camden, NJ</b> (scroll down for complete tour dates). In addition, the duo has announced that they’ll be releasing their second single, <b>“Busy Bein’ Born,”</b> in mid-May as well as an accompanying video. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='color:black'>MC Rut</span></b> 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. </span>But their success didn’t happen overnight. <span style='color:black'>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 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>Social Distortion, Alice in Chains, Them</b> <b>Crooked Vultures, The Bronx and ...Trail Of Dead</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Stay tuned to <a href="http://www.mcrut.com">http://www.mcrut.com</a> for additional updates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MIDDLE CLASS RUT TOUR DATES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'># with Linkin Park<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>% Vans Warped Tour</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>05/05/11 Salt Air Pavilion (Indoor Stage) (Magna, UT) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/21/11 RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) “DC 101 Chili Cookoff w/Weezer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/22/11 Jillian’s (Albany, NY)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/23/11 The Chance Entertainment Complex (Poughkeepsie, NY)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/24/11 Water Street Music Hall @ Water Street (Rochester, NY)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/25/11 Mohawk Place (Buffalo, NY)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/27/11 The Loft (Lansing, MI) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/28/11 Verizon Wireless Music Center (Noblesville, IN) <br>06/05/11 Shoreline Amphitheatre - LIVE105 BFD (Mountain View, CA)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/10/11 Ericsson Globe (Stockholm, Sweden) <b>#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/12/11 Kaisaniemi Park (Helsinki, Finland) <b>#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/14/11 Festwiese (Leipzig, Germany) <b>#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/15/11 Hessentag State Fair (Oberursel, Germany) <b>#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/17/11 02 World (Hamburg, Germany) <b>#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/18/11 Crystal (Berlin, Germany)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>06/21/11 Messegelaende Riem (Munich, Germany)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> #</span></i><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>07/21/11 Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/22/11 First Niagara Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/23/11 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/24/11 Monmouth Park Racetrack (Oceanport, NJ)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/26/11 Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/27/11 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach, VA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/28/11 Charlotte Verizon Wireless (Charlotte, NC)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>07/29/11 Firestone Amphitheatre (Orlando, FL)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> 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Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>08/10/11 Home Depot Center (Los Angeles, CA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>08/11/10 Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Wheatland, CA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>08/12/11 Idaho Center Amphitheatre (Boise/Nampa, ID)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>08/13/11 The Gorge Amphitheatre (George, WA)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %</span></i></b><br>08/14/11 Washington County Fairgrounds (Hillsboro, OR)<b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> %<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.myspace.com/middleclassrut">http://www.myspace.com/middleclassrut</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/middleclassrut">http://www.facebook.com/middleclassrut</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/middleclassrut">http://twitter.com/#!/middleclassrut</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Purchase the album on iTunes at: <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=x/2mNNCVYno&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fno-name-no-color-deluxe-edition%252Fid390973057%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=x/2mNNCVYno&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fno-name-no-color-deluxe-edition%252Fid390973057%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30</a><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>For more info on Middle Class Rut, contact:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Press 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