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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><img width="354" height="138" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCD21D.342FBC90" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CCD21D.342FBC90"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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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<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">DEAD SARA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
FEATURED ARTIST FOR VANS WARPED TOUR 2012<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">THREE SONG DIGITAL RELEASE OUT FEBRUARY 7<sup>th</sup>
<br>
INCLUDES RISING SINGLE “WEATHERMAN”</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><img width="349" height="349" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCD54B.4FE3E2A0"></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“…Their [Dead Sara] first single "Weathermen" wield a raw vibrancy characteristic of classic L.A. bands with a newfound passion emanating from singer Emily Armstrong's impressive range. Dead Sara
sound like <a href="http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/nirvana/473656">Nirvana</a> fronted by
<a href="http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/stevie-nicks/473404">Stevie Nicks</a>, and they're about to rip through rock 'n' roll…” -<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b>Artist Direct<br>
<br>
</b>“…blazing, impassioned classic rock, punk/indie jams, catchy guitar melodies, and songs about not backing down…” –
<b>OC Weekly</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Dead Sara is set to take the world by storm with the release of the band’s self-titled album ….This unique and innovative group is fronted by a pair of powerhouse Lady Rockers. Emily Armstrong’s
raspy, sultry vocal style can be described as nothing short of electrifying, while guitarist Siouxsie Medley’s dynamic guitar work should drive Dead Sara to the lofty heights of the Rock World.”<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>- <b>Little Rat Bastard</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Rock’s emerging</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> four-piece,
<b><a href="http://deadsara.com/">Dead Sara</a></b> is <b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands">Vans Warped Tour</a></span><span style="color:red">
</span></b>featured artist in regards <span style="color:black">to the band’s highly anticipated performances on the upcoming
<b>Vans Warped Tour 2012. </b>Live, expect to be blown away by Dead Sara’s captivating lead singer
<b>Emily Armstrong</b>, lead female guitarist <b>Siouxsie Medley</b>, and the band’s unruly sound–a definite must see performance!
</span>The <span style="color:black">41 date, North</span> American tour kicks off on Saturday, June 16<sup>th</sup> in Salt Lake City and<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>will make its way through Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Montreal, New York and more!
<span style="color:black">Tickets for Warped Tour 2012 go on sale April 6<sup>th</sup>, 2012. See dates listed below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Additionally, Dead
<span style="color:black">Sara announces a special three</span> song <span style="color:black">
digital release will drop February</span> <span style="color:black">7<sup>th </sup>
via <b>Pocket Kid Records/Fontana/Universal</b>. The digital release will</span> featur<span style="color:#1F497D">e</span> their
<span style="color:black">infectious single “<b>Weatherman,</b>” moving ballad track “<b>Sorry For It All</b>” and an exclusive acoustic version of
</span>“<b><span style="color:black">Test On My Patience</span></b>.”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Each member of Dead Sara, which includes undeniably talented Armstrong</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 Medley<b>
</b>plus,<b> </b>bassist <b>Chris Null</b> and drummer <b>Sean Friday</b>, helps to funnel the band’s ferocious, high-energy live sound into their studio recordings<b>.
</b>The</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> band’s supercharged music
<span style="color:black">is propelled by<b> </b>Medley’s monster guitar riffs and Armstrong’s powerful, wailing vocals, which recently lead the band to hit the road with iconic rockers, Bush.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Diversity is what’s honest and real to us,” Medley says. “We love classic rock, blues, folk, metal, punk, gospel, all of it, so we didn’t want to
put restrictions on ourselves genre-wise. We just knew we wanted the music to sound really raw and primal, even a bit unsettling.”<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Dead Sara is exactly what you want from a young, hungry rock band<span style="color:black">; unpredictable, enigmatic, and looking to make an explosive
sonic impact in 2012! </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Click
<b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGoeYOZ0Qs">HERE</a></span>
</b>to watch <b>Dead Sara</b>’s<b> </b>music video for their<b> </b>dynamic first single<b> “Weatherman</b>.<b>”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Dead Sara Digital Release Track</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Listing</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">1. Weatherman
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2. Sorry For It All<br>
3. Test On My Patience(exclusive acoustic version)</span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.deadsara.com">www.deadsara.com</a></span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.deadsara.com/">Dead Sara</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
<b>please contact:</b><br>
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