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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For Immediate Release</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
April 23, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">THE SO SO GLOS<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">RELEASE NEW ALBUM
<i><u>BLOWOUT</u></i> TODAY<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">WATCH THEIR NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT ON LETTERMAN THIS FRIDAY</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><img width="311" height="311" id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE4041.994EE720" alt="BlowoutColorforWebQ5.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">STREAM THE NEW ALBUM
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/so-so-glos-blowout-new-album-stream-interview/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">HERE</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">New York, NY – April 23, 2013 – Today
<b>The So So Glos</b> release their new album <b><i><u>Blowout</u></i></b>. <b><i><u>Blowout</u></i></b> is out on the band’s own
<b>Shea Stadium Records</b>, and produced by longtime friend and <b>Shea Stadium</b> owner/collaborator
<b>Adam Reich</b> and engineer/producer <b>Kyle “Slick” Johnson</b><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">This week <u>
Rolling Stone</u> named <b>The So So Glos</b> a <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/band-to-watch-the-so-so-glos-20130422#ixzz2RCb35t5K">
Band to Watch</a>, calling <b><i><u>Blowout</u></i></b><i> “</i><span style="color:black">refreshing….a tight and well-crafted [record], with the guys name-checking 1960s Brill Building songwriters and Iggy Pop in equal measure. The album's themes, on the other
hand, are decidedly modern, chronicling 21st-century struggles with identity and technology in an earnest way.</span><span style="color:#1F497D">”</span><u><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">In their exclusive premiere of the new album,
<u>Spin</u> calls it “</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Storming, gritty...a prickly take on salt-of-the-Earth punk rock.” The album can be heard in its entirety this week
<b><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/so-so-glos-blowout-new-album-stream-interview/">HERE</a></b>. To purchase the album on iTunes
<b><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blowout/id611289413">PRESS HERE</a></b>.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">And oh boy there’s more! This Friday, April 26, the boys are taking on the
<b><i>Late Show With David Letterman</i></b>, performing “Son Of An American” for their television debut.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="546" height="364" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE4045.A30AACF0" alt="6762-__9_2436.jpg"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">(Photo by Boogie)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“There’s a comforting reliability about Brooklyn punk heroes, The So So Glos. Their dedication to their home turf is reminiscent
of music scenes past like Manchester’s Factory Records or Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey worship...taking things back to the Minor Threat era of all ages punk rock.” -
<br>
<img border="0" width="156" height="27" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01CE4041.994EE720" alt="cid:image001.png@01CE4040.573133D0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222;background:white">“[The So So Glos are] all bluesy Mats trash with a glint of glam and and a finish-your-PBR guitar
solo thrown into the mix.”<br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="68" height="38" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE4041.994EE720" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01CE2A31.5057AB90"> <br>
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“…Lead singer Alex Levine leaped into the crowd and was caught by his fans, who lifted him like a fallen deity before dropping him into the pit, where he danced a while, microphone in hand; then he jumped back on stage for the chorus…"Best show ever," somebody
shouted. But it wasn't a show, man—it was a raucous fucking party.” <br>
</span><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="120" height="40" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CE4041.994EE720" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01CE2A31.5057AB90"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The Brooklyn-bred
<b>So So Glos</b> are also heading out on the road with <b>Titus Andronicus</b> for a string of April and May dates for the “<b>Bring Back The Dudes Tour 2013</b>.” The bromance started in 2009, when the two bands first hooked up for the “<b>Bring On The Dudes
Tour</b>.” The guys will trek out across the East Coast and Midwest, with select dates in Canada. See below for full details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The foursome, consisting of
<b>Alex Levine</b> (vocals, bass), <b>Ryan Levine</b> (guitar, vocals), <b>Matt Elkin</b> (guitars, vocals), and
<b>Zach Staggers</b> (drums, vocals), have been kicking ass and guitars together since they were five years old. Yes, FIVE. DIY til you die!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The So So Glos tour dates:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">APRIL<br>
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sun 28 Hamden, CT The Space<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Mon 29 Boston, MA Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Tue 30 Montreal, QC Lambi<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">MAY<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Wed 1 Ottawa, ON Mavericks<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Thu 2 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Fri 3 Detroit, MI Magic Stick<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sat 4 Chicago, IL The Metro<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sun 5 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Mon 6 Memphis, TN Hi Tone<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Tue 7 Little Rock, AR Stickyz<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Wed 8 Dallas, TX Three Links<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Thu 9 Austin, TX The Mohawk<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Fri 10 Houston, TX Walter’s<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sat 11 New Orleans One Eyed Jacks<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sun 12 Oxford, MS TBD<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Mon 13 Nashville, TN Stone Fox<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Tue 14 Atlanta, GA The Earl<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Wed 15 Athens, GA GATH Rooftop<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Thu 16 Charlotte, NC Milestone<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Fri 17 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sat 18 Richmond, VA Strange Matter<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Sun 19 Washington DC Black Cat<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.thesosoglos.com"><b>www.thesosoglos.com</b></a><b>
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For a review copy of<b> <i><u>Blowout</u></i> </b>or for more information on<b> The So So Glos</b>, please contact:<br>
<b>Press Here Publicity<br>
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