Hi everyone,
I’m just writing to let you know that there are a bunch of new spring tour dates up on the website.  I will be bouncing around the northeast, the midwest and the northwest.  I hope to see you out there...


Upcoming Tour Dates:

Tues. March 25th
Rockwood Music Hall
New York, NY

Thurs. April 3rd
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY

Fri. April 4th
The ABC Café
Ithaca, NY
(Molly Cherington opens)

Sat. April 5th
Alfred University
Alfred, NY

Wed. April 9th
Club Passim
Boston, MA
(with special guest Tyler Ramsey)

Fri. April 11th
University of Maryland
College Park, MD

Sun. April 13th
Hollins University
Roanoke, MD

Wed. April 16th
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

(Tentative) Sun. April 20th
Simmons College
Boston, MA
With Andrea Gibson

Sat. April 26th
TBA
Columbus, OH

Sun. April 27th
Magdalena’s Tea House
Lansing, MI

Tues. April 29th
Martyr’s
Chicago, IL

Wed. April 30th
Acadia Café
Minneapolis, MN

Thurs. May 1st
High Noon Saloon
Madison, WI

Thurs. May 8th
Annie’s Social Club
San Francisco, CA

Wed. May 14th
Green Frog Tavern
Bellingham, WA
(with Andrea Gibson)

Thurs. May 15th
Conor Byrne Pub
Seattle, WA
(with Andrea Gibson)

Fri. May 16th
WOW Hall
OutLoud Festival
Eugene, OR
(with Andrea Gibson)

Sat. May 17th
Mississippi Studios
Portland, OR
(with Andrea Gibson)

Mon. May 19th
Clark College
Vancouver, WA
(with Andrea Gibson)


Thanks for listening!


-Chris


www.chrispureka.com
www.myspace.com/chrispureka
booking: info@fauxpasproductions.com

Hey Everyone,

This is just a quick hello to let you know that some new spring tour dates are posted, as well as a handful of dates this winter. More west coast and mid-west dates will be added soon.

In other news, I was featured on Billboard Underground recently. The clip includes an in studio performance of the song Momentary Thief, as well as an interview.
You can view the video HERE



UPCOMING TOUR DATES

Thu, Feb 7th 2008
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
8:00 PM
Tix: $3 for MHC students, $5 for Five College students, $10 general public,
Ages: all ages
In The Blanchard Campus Center's Great Room


Fri, Mar 7th 2008
North Star Cafe
Portland, ME
8:00
Tix: 12, Ages: All Ages
Liz Stahler opens www.lizstahler.com


Thu, Apr 3rd 2008
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
7:00 PM
Tix: no cover, Ages: all ages,
open to the public



Fri, Apr 4th 2008
The ABC Cafe
Ithaca, NY
Tix: $10, Ages: All Ages
Molly Cherington opens ( www.mollycherington.com)


(Tentative)
Sat, Apr 5th 2008
Alfred University
Alfred, NY


Wed, Apr 9th 2008
Club Passim
Cambridge, MA
8:00 Tix: 14/16, Ages: All Ages
support TBA -*** advanced tix recommended ***


Fri, Apr 11th 2008
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD
7:00
Tix: no cover, open to public, Ages: all ages
In the Baltimore Room of Stamp Student Union.


Sun, Apr 13th 2008
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
8:30 PM
This show is NOT open to the public
Part of Hollins', Rock the Stacks show.

Fri, May 16th 2008
OutLoud Festival
WOW Hall
Eugene, OR
Other performers tba


Sat, May 17th 2008
Mississippi Studios
Portland, OR
7:00
Tix: 15/17, Ages: 21+
with Andrea Gibson (www.andreabibson.org)
*** advanced tix recommended ***


Spring college booking is still underway so if you are a college student organizer and want to bring me to campus please contact: christen@fauxpasproductions.com



As always, thanks for listening.

-Chris


www.chrispureka.com
www.myspace.com/chrispureka
booking: christen@fauxpasproductions.com

Hi everyone!
 I just got back from Ireland last week. I had a great time, drank a lot of Guinness and played a lot of music. Thanks so, so much to Mr. Peter Mulvey for letting me tag along. I can't wait to go back.
 
 -Just a little reminder that cds make great holiday gifts :)  You can get my cds at most record stores, you might just have to ask them to order it for you. Or you can buy them directly at CDbaby.com:
 www.cdbaby.com/cpureka3
 
 -I was interviewed recently by the folks at the new Iron Horse Blog site. Here is the link:  http://www.ihegmusic.blogspot.com/
 
 -Spring college booking is now underway so if anyone is part of the programming board and/or a group on campus that hosts events and would like to bring to to campus, please drop a line to: christen@fauxpasproductions.com
 
 
 -The fall touring season is about to wrap itself up, and I am not going to be touring in the winter and early spring so that I can hunker down in western Massachusetts and write some songs. And that means that this may be your last chance for a while to catch a show. So please come on out and say hello!
 
 
 UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
 
 
 CANCELLED: Friday Nov. 30th
 Alfred University
 The Alfred show scheduled for tonight, Nov. 30th was cancelled by the University. We are hoping to reschedule for the spring semester. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
 
 
 Sat, Dec 1st 2007
 Chatham College
 Pittsburgh, PA
 
 
 Tues, Dec 4th 2007
 The Iron Horse Music Hall
 Northampton, MA
 7PM
 With Lyndell Montgomery and Merrill Garbus!
 Katie Sawicki opens (www.katiesawicki.com)
 Tickets: www.iheg.com or 1.800.THE.TICK
 
 
 Thurs, Dec 6th
 The Oriental Theater
 Denver, CO
 8PM
 With Jen Gilleran on drums and Merrill Garbus on fiddle/vox!  Jen Korte opens!
 Tickets: http://cervantes.baselineticketing.com/atvenue.php?v=1588
 
 
 
 Fri, Dec 14th
 One Longfellow Square
 Portland, ME
 8PM
 Tickets: 15/18
 Ages: All ages
 Opening for Kelly Joe Phelps (www.kellyjoephelps.net)
 
 
 Sat, Jan 26th 2008
 8:00 PM - The Linda Norris Auditorium - WAMC Performing Arts Studio Albany, NY
 o/f Melissa Ferrick (www.melissaferrick.com)
 
 
 
 Thanks for listening!
 
 Chris
 
 
 www.chrispureka.com
 www.myspace.com/chrispureka
 
 booking: booking@fauxpasproductions.com

Hello Everyone!  Right now I am writing to you from the green room at the illustrious Calvin Theatre in Northampton, Ma.  It's my first time playing here and also my first time opening for the very talented Mr. Martin Sexton.  The band is rehearsing now and I can tell we're in for a treat....

 

And Now.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS:

 

-THANKS:

I just got back from a great tour on the west coast.  Extra special thanks to Lyndell Montgomery and Andrea Gibson for making the shows great!  Thanks of course to everyone that came out to the shows - We all had a great time.

 

-BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS:

I just found out that I have been nominated for a Boston Music Award in the Outstanding Folk Act category.   Other nominees in this category include Catie Curtis, Crooked Still, Chris Smither, Ellis Paul and Patty Griffin.  I am honored to keep such amazing company.  You can go online and vote for the underdog (me) here:

http://contest.goombah.com/bostonmusicawards07/

 

-TONIGHT:

(as we discussed previously) I am opening for Martin Sexton at the Calvin Theater in Northampton, MA tonight.  This should be a great show.

 

-NORTHAMPTON:

Iron Horse show announced!  For those of you that can't make it to the Calvin tonight, I will be playing in Northampton again in December. 
Tuesday, Dec. 4^th at the Iron Horse Music Hall. 
It's been over a year since I headlined a show here in Northampton, I'll be pulling together a great band, so please come out and make it great.  Tickets are on sale now.  www! .iheg.com

 

UPCOMING SHOWS: 

Sat. Nov. 3^rd

The Calvin Theater

Northampton, MA

8PM

Opening for Martin Sexton

 

 

Fri, Nov 9th and Sat, Nov 10th

(2 NIGHTS)

7:30 pm - The Birchmere

Alexandria, VA

Opening for Dar Williams (www.darwilliams.com)

 

 

------------IRELAND  supporting Peter Mulvey (11/13-11/18)

 

Tue, Nov 13th 2007

The Errigle Inn

Belfast, Northern IRELAND,

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Wed, Nov 14th 2007

TBA -

Roses West End Bar

Lismore, IRELAND , UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Thu, Nov 15th 2007

8:00 PM -

MacCarthys Bar

Dingle, Co. Kerry, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Fri, Nov 16th 2007

TBA -

Cleere's Theatre Bar

KILKENNY, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Sat, Nov 17th 2007

TBA -

The Halfmoon Theatre

Cork, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Sun, Nov 18th 2007

TBA -

The Cherrytree

Dublin, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

NEW SHOW ADDED:

 

Mon. Nov 19^th 2007

Mick Murphy's

Ballymore Eustace

 

__________________________

 

 

Sat, Dec 1st 2007

Tba - Chatham College

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Tues, Dec 4^th 2007

The Iron Horse Music Hall

Northampton, MA

Details TBA

 

 

Thurs, Dec 6th

The Oriental Theater

Denver, CO

Details TBA

 

 

Sat, Jan 26th 2008

8:00 PM - The Linda Norris Auditorium - WAMC Performing Arts Studio Albany, NY

o/f Melissa Ferrick (www.melissaferrick.com)

 

 

 

Thanks so much for all your support!

 

Peace.

Chris

 

 

www.chrispureka.com

www.myspace.com/chrispureka

 

booking: booking@fauxpasproductions.com

 

 

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS:

 

-The return of ChrisPureka.net!  Many, many thanks to Gillian Reynolds for redesigning the fan-site and getting the forum back up and running!  You can check it all out here: www.chrispureka.net.

 

-I am very excited to announce that bass/fiddle player, Lyndell Montgomery of Ember Swift fame will be joining me for most of my upcoming west coast shows.

 

-Ireland dates with Peter Mulvey announced!  See below.

 

-New shows added in New York, Seattle, LA and Denver.

 

-My song, Compass Rose, is featured on the CMJ monthly music sampler this month AND I will also be showcasing next week as part of the CMJ music marathon in NYC!

 

-my favorite website of the week (sign the petition!):  www.draftgore.com

 

 

 

UPCOMING SHOWS:

 

Sat, Oct. 13th

6:00 PM  - Crossroads

Memphis, TN

A benefit for The MGLCC (www.myspace.com/mglcc for more info)

 

Tues, Oct 16^th

7:45PM - Mo Pitkins

New York, NY

(Part of The MPress Records showcase during CMJ week!)

 

Mon, Oct 22nd

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

 

Tues, Oct 23^rd

7PM – Jewelbox Theater

Seattle, WA

 

Wed, Oct 24th

8:00 PM - Mississippi Studios

Portland, OR

 

Fri, Oct 26th 2007

8:00 PM - Wow Hall

Eugene, OR

Opening for Catie Curtis (www.catiecurtis.com)

 

Mon, Oct 29th

Elbo Room

San Francisco, CA

With Andrea Gibson  (www.myspace.com/andreagibson)

 

Tues, Oct 30^th

7PM - UC Davis

Davis, CA

Andrea Gibson opens

 

Thursday, Nov. 1^st

8PM – Genghis Cohen

Los Angeles, CA

with Andrea Gibson and Lisa Dewey

 

Fri, Nov 9^th and Sat, Nov 10th

(2 NIGHTS)

7:30 pm - The Birchmere

Alexandria, VA

Opening for Dar Williams (www.darwilliams.com)

 

 

------------IRELAND – supporting Peter Mulvey (11/13-11/18)

 

Tue, Nov 13th 2007

The Errigle Inn

Belfast, Northern IRELAND,

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Wed, Nov 14th 2007

TBA -

Rose's West End Bar

Lismore, IRELAND , UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Thu, Nov 15th 2007

8:00 PM -

MacCarthys Bar

Dingle, Co. Kerry, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Fri, Nov 16th 2007

TBA -

Cleere's Theatre Bar

KILKENNY, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Sat, Nov 17th 2007

TBA -

The Halfmoon Theatre

Cork, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

Sun, Nov 18th 2007

TBA -

The Cherrytree

Dublin, IRELAND, UNK

o/f Peter Mulvey

 

____________________________

 

 

Sat, Dec 1st 2007

Tba - Chatham College

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Thurs, Dec 6^th

TBA

Denver, CO

 

Sat, Jan 26th 2008

8:00 PM - The Linda Norris Auditorium - WAMC Performing Arts Studio

Albany, NY

o/f Melissa Ferrick (www.melissaferrick.com)

 

 

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Peace.

Chris

 

 

www.chrispureka.com

www.myspace.com/chrispureka

 

booking: booking@fauxpasproductions.com

 

 

Hello,

Here is the latest in news and updates:

I.   VOTE FOR SWANN SONG!

I have been voted into the Ourstage contest "top 10" in the acoustic category for the month of July.  (For those of you not familiar with Ourstage, it is an online contest where fans vote for their favorite indie artists' songs in various categories.  Each month, the number one songwriter in each category is awarded various prizes and music industry opportunities.)   This month, my song Swann Song has made it into the Top 10.   Now YOU can help me out by going online and voting to make Swann Song 1!  All you need to do is register an email address and start "judging" in the acoustic category.   This judging only lasts until Tuesday 7/31 at midnight.  It only takes about 10 minutes and it would really help a lot.   Here is the link:  http://www.ourstage.com

Thanks for your help!

 

II.  Thanks to my recent recognition at Ourstage.com, I have been offered a performance slot at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore featuring an amazing line-up including The Police, Modest Mouse, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amy Winehouse, Regina Spektor, Interpol, Smashing Pumkins and many more.  If you will be in the area check it out: http://www.virginfestival.com/2007/index.html

III.  What's on my mind?   There is a new interview posted here:  dramanonymous.com.

 
IV.  There are a lot of new tour dates up on the website for the fall including shows in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Northwest.  Visit the website for details: www.chrispureka.com

There will be even more dates up in the next few weeks, so be sure to check back!

 

V.  Finally, many of you are familiar with my friend Gregory Alan Isakov.  We have done a bunch of shows together in the past year.  He just released a new record last month and I think that it's pretty darn amazing.. brilliant lyrics, beautiful melodies, and wonderful songwriting.  It's called "That Sea, The Gambler" and it's now available online here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gaisakov3

 

I will keep you posted about the Ourstage contest.
Thanks for listening!


-Chris

 www.chrispureka.com
www.myspace.com/cpureka
booking: christen@fauxpasproductions.com

The Indie Acoustic Projectis proud to announce that CHRIS PUREKA is a finalist for the IAP's "Best CDs of 2006" Awards.

The 3 finalists in each of 15 categories were selected from the multitudes of CDs that were considered for the awards.

In addition to the Best CDs of 2006, the IAP presents its "Songs of Note" awards which recognizes 25 outstanding songs from CDs not featured in the Best CD awards.


The list of finalists may also be found on  www.indieacoustic.com.

Hi everyone,

Here's what I have coming up in 2007….

-Dryland on Itunes! For those of you that were holding out to pick up the new record electronically, it is now available for download via Itunes and many other online distributors. For everyone else, the record in its tangible form is available here: www.cdbaby.com/cpureka3
You should also be able to find it in indie record and book stores across the country – go in and ask for it – if they don't have it, ask them to order it!

-PASTE magazine – Come Back Home (slightly edited) appears on the cd sampler of this month's issue of PASTE magazine (The Shins are on the cover).

-Dryland reviews are still coming in… Two recent reviews are currently posted on the faux pas productions site: www.fauxpasproductions.com

-Opening for Dar Williams in San Francisco (details below)!

-Opening Girlyman's west coast tour dates in April (details below)!

-Michigan Womyn's Music Festival 2007 – I will be performing on the Acoustic Stage, Singer-Songwriter Spotlight (details to come).



UPCOMING TOUR DATES

More spring tour dates are being added – check back at www.myspace.com/chrispureka for the latest.
If you are a college student or promoter and would like to see me play at your college or in your city, please contact info@fauxpasproductions.com


Wed, 1/31/2007
Venue: Bimbos 365 Club
1025 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut Street)
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-474-0365
Tickets: $25 Age: 21+
Time: 8:00 PM
Notes: opening for Dar Williams!


Thu, 2/1/2007
Venue: Stanford Concert Network
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, CA 94035
650-725-7362
Tickets: no cover Age: all ages
Time: 8:00 PM
Notes: in The CoHo on campus.
Open to the public.

Thu, 3/15/2007
Venue: Wells College
170 Main St
Aurora, NY 13026
(315) 364-3330
Tickets: no cover
Age: all ages, open to public
Time: 8:00 PM
Notes: in the Sommer Center on Campus



OPENING FOR GIRLYMAN:

Fri, 4/13/2007
Venue: The Triple Door
Seattle, WA
Notes: opening for Girlyman

Fri, 4/20/2007
Venue: Swedish American Hall
San Francisco, CA
Notes: opening for Girlyman

Sun, 4/22/2007
Venue: McCabes Guitar Shop
Santa Monica, CA
Notes: opening for Girlyman

More dates and details on the way including shows in Portland and Eugene, OR….

More information and updates on www.chrispureka.com
or www.myspace.com/chrispureka
Thanks for listening.
-chris

www.chrispureka.com
booking and management: faux pas productions - booking@fauxpasproductions.com
publicity: Public Emily - justin@publicemily.com

Chris' song, "These Pages" from the new album, Dryland has been charting on Sirius OutQ Hot 20 hosted Jeremy Hovies (a.k.a. J-Ho) since its release in OCTOBER!!

The Hot 20 is based on the amount of airplay from Jeremy Hovies' other music show Last Call which airs every weeknight on Sirius OutQ 106 beginning at 1 a.m. Eastern/10 p.m. Pacific

For more information: http://www.sirius.com/outq

Also, check out this month's issue of Paste Magazine  to find a track of Chris's on the CD Sampler that comes with every issue.

New tour dates will be posted soon. 
Thanks for listening.

For booking/management inqueries, please email:
Christen Greene
christen@fauxpasproductions.com

Sorry for the extra mailing but…

 

CORRECTION:

The Smith College show (Northampton, Ma) is actually on Monday, December 18^th.  (not the 19^th).  Sorry for the mix-up.  This show is closed to the public.

Additionally, the Haverford College show is closed to the public.

 

ALSO-

The holidays are quickly approaching – don't forget that cds make great gifts J

DRYLAND, is available here:
www.cdbaby.com/cpureka3

You should also be able to find it in indie record and book stores across the country – go in and ask for it – if they don't have it, ask them to order it.

 

 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

 

December 5 - Lawrence, KS - Folk on Mass

December 7 - Decatur, GA  - Eddie's Attic

December 9 – Nashville, TN - Nashville's Caffeine Coffee Bar & Cafe

December 10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern (with Hope For a Golden Summer)

December 12 - Chapel Hill, NC  - Local 506

December 17 – Haverford, PA - Haverford College (students only – closed to public)

December 18 – Northampton, MA - Smith College (students only – closed to public)

February 1 – Stanford, CA – Stanford University

 

More information and updates on www.chrispureka.com
or www.myspace.com/chrispureka

Thanks for listening.

-chris

www.chrispureka.com
booking: booking@fauxpasproductions.com
publicity: lori@madmissionagency.com