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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><img width="354" height="138" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCD21D.342FBC90"></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
January 18, 2012 </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> <img width="220" height="176" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCD504.260D8EF0"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><img width="305" height="200" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CCD507.88FD49D0"></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">MODERN ART RECORDS AND CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
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PRESENT</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">THE MODERN ART TOUR</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">FEATURING MINIATURE TIGERS, GEOGRAPHER, THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974, PRETTY & NICE AND SPEAK</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><img width="334" height="512" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CCD507.88FD49D0" alt="MA-tour-admat-semi-flat.ALL"></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">PRE-ORDER TICKET BUNDLES EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE TODAY </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">THROUGH JANUARY 23rd</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For the first time ever, major blogspot
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/consequence-of-sound-presents-the-modern-art-tour/">Consequence Of Sound</a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">has teamed up with
<b><a href="http://www.modernartrecords.com/" target="_blank">Modern Art Records</a></b> to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">present the entire</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.modernartrecords.com/" target="_blank">THE MODERN ART TOUR</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">-
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">a 24 date,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> U.S. major city tour that will showcase spectacular live performances by
<b><a href="http://www.miniaturetigers.com/" target="_blank">Miniature Tigers</a></b>,
<b><a href="http://www.geographermusic.com/" target="_blank">Geographer</a></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">,
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.thechaingangof1974.com/" target="_blank">The Chain Gang of 1974</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">, and
select</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> dates featuring
<b><a href="http://prettyandnice.com/" target="_blank">Pretty & Nice</a> </b>and <b>
<a href="UrlBlockedError.aspx" target="_blank">SPEAK</a></b>. The tour kicks off on March 1<sup>st</sup> in Seattle and will make its way through San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, New York and more!
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">See all tour dates listed below, and click
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/consequence-of-sound-presents-the-modern-art-tour/">HERE</a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">to see
<b>THE MODERN ART TOUR</b> featured on <b>Consequence Of Sound</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Starting TODAY, January 17<sup>th</sup>, fans can exclusively pre-order tickets <span class="apple-style-span">via </span><a href="http://www.modernartrecords.com" target="_blank">www.modernartrecords.com</a> as
a bundle</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> and receive their ticket to a specific show, along with pre-ordering <b>Miniature Tigers</b>’
strange, yet brilliant abstract-pop record <b><i>Mia Pharaoh </i></b>(out March 6), OR
<b>Geographer</b>’s colossal sounding album <b><i>MYTH </i></b>(out February 28). All fans that pre-order their tickets as a bundle will instantly receive a download of Miniature Tigers’ new track “<b>Female Doctor</b>” OR Geographer’s “<b>Life of Crime</b>”
plus, a limited edition MODERN ART TOUR poster. Pre-order bundle tickets are ONLY available for one week. General sales of </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">solely</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> tickets
begin on January 23<sup>rd</sup> at NOON local time, so don’t miss out on the exclusive ticket bundle! </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Check out
<b>Miniature Tigers</b>’ audio premiere of indie-pop groove “<b>Female Doctor</b>” on
<b><i>SPIN</i></b> <b><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/video-premiere-miniature-tigers-cleavage-y-female-doctor" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Check out
<b>Geographer</b>’s premiere of mind-altering new track “<b>Life of Crime</b>” on
<b><i>PasteMagazine.com</i></b> <b><a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2011/12/song-premiere-geographer---life-of-crime.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">THE MODERN ART TOUR 2012 Dates:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">*with Pretty & Nice</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">3/1/12 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
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3/2/12 Branx Portland, OR <br>
3/3/12 The Independent San Francisco, CA <br>
3/4/12 Troubadour Los Angeles(West Hollywood), CA <br>
3/6/12 The Casbah San Diego, CA <br>
3/7/12 Club Congress Tucson, AZ <br>
3/8/12 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ <br>
3/16/12 The Prophet Bar Dallas, TX <br>
3/17/12 Fitzgerald’s Houston, TX <br>
3/19/12 The Social Orlando, FL <br>
3/20/12 The Masquerade-Purgatory Atlanta, GA <br>
3/21/12 Nightlight Chapel Hill, NC <br>
3/22/12 DC9 Washington D.C. <br>
3/23/12 Milkboy Philadelphia, PA <br>
3/24/12 Brighton Music Hall Boston(Bridgton), MA </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">*with SPEAK<br>
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3/25/12 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY <br>
3/27/12 Club AE Pittsburg, PA <br>
3/28/12 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH <br>
3/29/12 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI <br>
3/30/12 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL <br>
3/31/12 Off Broadway St. Louis, CO <br>
4/2/12 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO <br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">4/3/12 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
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4/5/12 Beauty Bar Las Vegas, NV</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For press inquiries on THE MODERN ART TOUR please contact:<br>
Tasya Swisko // <a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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