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<div>On <b>March 10th M Ward </b>releases his seventh solo album <b><i>A Wasteland Companion</i></b>. It is currently available for streaming on the NPR Music "First Listen" website and will be available until March 8th. If you would like a physical copy or
digital download of this superb release please let me know! </div>
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<div>Listen here:</div>
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/03/25/148922178/first-listen-m-ward-a-wasteland-companion">http://www.npr.org/2012/03/25/148922178/first-listen-m-ward-a-wasteland-companion</a>
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<div><b>M Ward is touring for the months of April and May. Dates are below!</b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the three years since the Portland, OR-based troubadour released his last solo album - the universally lauded <b><i>Hold Time </i></b>- he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo <b>She & Him</b> as
well as one with the talented group of friends collectively know as<b> Monsters Of Folk</b>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Inspired by his increasingly itinerant lifestyle Ward set forth to create something of a musical travelogue. He explains, “<i>Between now and when I made Hold Time there has been a lot of traveling - but it’s been the good kind of traveling,
where I’m able to have breaks in between and enjoy the whole experience. I wanted to get a reflection of that on the album.<span> </span>I went to eight different studios and there are eighteen different musicians on the record. It was a process of stripping
away my security blanket, which is the same four walls I always record in, the same musicians I always record with.</i>”<o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The album, consisting of 12 stunning compositions, was recorded in Portland, New York, Los Angeles and Austin and features some of Ward’s finest songwriting and most striking delivery of his career; his honey-soaked vocals, deft finger-picking,
innate sense of melody and beguiling lyrics have already cemented his reputation as one of America’s true musical treasures. With each and every recording Ward finds new ways to make the colors of his songwriting palate sparkle and his dexterous skills as
producer, arranger, guitarist and singer seem to burst into even brighter bloom on each release.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>A Wasteland Companion</i></b> features the talents of M Ward (piano, guitars, voice, production), Mike Coykendall (percussion, bass), John Parish (percussion, marimba), Mike Mogis (organ), Susan Sanchez (vocals), Zooey Deschanel (vocals),
Jordan Hudson (percussion), Adam Selzer (bass), Nathan “JR” Andersen (piano), Scott McPherson (percussion), Steve Shelley (percussion), Tobey Leaman (bass), Tom Hagerman (strings), Amanda Lawrence (violin), John Graboff (pedal steel) and Tyler Tornfelt (bass).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks and ENJOY!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">M WARD touring:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 11<span> </span>San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 12<span> </span>Santa Cruz, CA @ The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 13 <span> </span>Indio, CA @ Coachella **SOLD OUT**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 14<span> </span>Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHo **SOLD OUT**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 16<span> </span>San Diego, CA @ Belly Up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 17<span> </span>Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 18<span> </span>Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 20<span> </span>Indio, CA @ Coachella **SOLD OUT**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 5<span> </span><span> </span>Portland, ME @ State Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 6<span> </span>Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 7<span> </span><span> </span>New Haven, CT @ Toads Place<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 8<span> </span><span> </span>Boston, MA @ House of Blues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 11<span> </span>New York, NY @ Webster Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 12<span> </span><span> </span>Philadelphia, PA @Union Transfer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 13<span> </span><span> </span>Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 15<span> </span><span> </span>Durham, NC @ Duke Performances at Page Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 16<span> </span><span> </span>Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 17<span> </span><span> </span>Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 18 <span> </span>Gulf Shores, AL @ Hang Out Music Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 20 <span> </span>Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville<span> </span>Music Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 22<span> </span>Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 23<span> </span>Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">May 24<span> </span>Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Jonathan Richman supports 4/11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">fIREHOSE supports 4/12, <span>4/16</span>-4/18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Lee Ranaldo Band supports 5/5-5/22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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