(PR) Back Door Slam, the young "back to the future" blues-rock band from the Isle of Man, have been connecting with fans across America through 200 live shows, national television and radio appearances (Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS Early Show, NPR's World Café), a Top 3 CD on Billboard's Blues chart and a full summer tour schedule. Starting today, a bundled EP, including a video and four exclusive bonus tracks that showcase the electrifying young band's sound live, are available on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com) for $3.99. Captured during recent live performances, the four bonus songs are John Hiatt's "Ridin' with the King," Jimi Hendrix' "Red House," Robert Cray's blues classic "Back Door Slam," (from which the band took their name) and the Doors' "Been Down So Long." The video—of the song "It'll All Come Around"—was shot and edited by the band's record producer Dave Armstrong. Back Door Slam's Blix Street Records debut CD, ROLL AWAY, was released last summer.
The group is currently on a nationwide tour of the U.S., which includes upcoming appearances at the popular Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, the Jackson Hole Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival and an encore appearance at the Austin City Limits Festival.
Additional club and concert dates are also scheduled through the end of September.
Back Door Slam's summer concert tour schedule is as follows: June 9—Buddy Guy's Legends Club, Chicago (sold out); 10—The Bluebird, Bloomington, IN; 12—Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN; 13—Jubilee Jam, Jackson, MS; 20—Miller Plaza, Chattanooga, TN; 22—Huntwood Park, Hampton Township, PA; 27—Lindenwold Park, Clementon, NJ;
July 2—Montreal Jazz Festival; 3—Ottawa Blues Festival; 5—Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, OR; 12—Pleasantville Music Festival, Pleasantville, NY; 13—Wiggins Park, Camden, NJ; 14—Rock 'n Roll Hotel, Washington, DC; 15—Bowery Ballroom, New York City; 17—Battery Park, Burlington, VT; 19—Artscape, Baltimore; 20—World Café, Philadelphia; 22—The Loft, Atlanta; 24—Exit/ Inn, Nashville; 26—Naperville Summer Nights, Naperville, IL.August 10—27 Fire Place, Santa Fe, NM; 13—Soiled Dove, Denver; 16—Jackson Hole Jazz and Heritage Festival; 19—The Tractor, Seattle; 24—San Francisco Music & Arts Festival; September 11 & 12—Telluride Blues and Brews Festival; 13—Klamath Falls Blues Festival, Klamath Falls, OR; 26—House of Blues, Dallas; and 27—Austin City Limits Festival and Antone's, Austin, TX.
