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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 20 , 2009

WHO: EVERYBODY VIOLET 9pm  ...

also: MANUAL SCAN, THE ANSWERS, THE GAY DENNYS DJ P-MAN....

WHAT:  The Che Underground Showcase Presented by Tim Mays ....

WHERE: The Casbah; 2501 Ketner Blvd., San Diego, CA 92102 *619.232.4355*

WHEN:  FRIDAY, MAY 29^TH 2009 @8:30pm sharp (continues on Saturday, May 30^th)....

HOW MUCH: $10 ADV SINGLE DAY PASS/$16 ADV 2 DAY PASS ....

LINKS:  http://wwww.casbahmusic.com,    http://wwww.cheundergroundblog.com....

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EVERYBODY VIOLET IS REBORN!....

Q:  WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU BLEND A PUNK ROCK LEGEND, HALF of a POST-60’S PSYCHEDELIC GARAGE-PUNK, ALL-GIRL BAND, TWO CHE UNDERGROUND LEGENDS, a CELLO, and 22 years of  musical experience?

A:  EVERYBODY VIOLET-REBORN!

EVERYBODY VIOLET is REBORN and OPENING the CHE GAMES at the CASBAH in SD on MAY29th, 2009!....

San Diego’s enduring all-girl post-psychedelic/60’s punk band from the mid 1980’s, Everybody Violet, has been reformed with a new line-up!  On Friday, May 29^th, 2009, Everybody Violet will take the stage to open the two -day Che Underground Showcase at The Casbah, which will feature some of the most influential acts of San Diego’s Rock Renaissance of the early 1980’s. ....

Everybody Violet was an all-girl band which formed at the end of the punk, Mod and psychedelic era in San Diego, cued by the dispatch of the notorious Morlocks to San Francisco and the waning of what has been recently been coined “The Che Underground” The high spirited and intelligent girls in Everybody Violet insisted on performing sets of all- original music, which was unusual for bands of their genre. In a very short course of time, EV had gained the attention to of local critics with The San Diego Reader, Revolt In Style Magazine, and the San Diego Union, as well as renowned Los Angeles record producer and promoter Greg Shaw, who showed interest in signing the band to his indie label. Unfortunately, the girls were in crisis, desperate and under duress, and before they had the wisdom to record a record with Shaw in 86, the group disbanded. Many of the women moved to San Francisco and even worked together on EV projects and even performed in original jazz or cabaret acts into the 1990’s. Some of them would not speak again until winter of 2008, when Kristi Maddocks celebrated the 3 year recovery of a massive congenital brain defect and stroke that nearly coast her life in 2004*and called many old dear friends together to celebrate her life. This third “ReBirthday Party” marked beginnings of Every body Violet‘s rebirth and coincided with the evolution of the Che Underground Blog. Coincidence? We think not!....

Now, over 22 years since the band worked together in any form, Everybody Violet has come together with a new sense of dedication and enthusiasm for creating and playing music that rocks the body and moves the soul! At the heart of the group are three original members, drummer Joey Miller (Noise 292, The Injections); guitarist/vocalist Carina Burns-Randolph; and lyricist and lead singer Kristi Maddocks   (The Blues Gangsters, Burlap & Pearl, Café Du Nord). The new additions (who now make EV a sizzling sextet) include music aficionado David Fleminger on guitar, keyboards, and arrangements (The Answers, The Mirrors, Lemons are Yellow, The Blues Gangsters); Kristin Martin on bass and vocals (Noise 292, Lemons Are Yellow); and classically trained Heather Vorwreck on cello and violin (The Comeuppance).  Everybody Violet delivers a soulful blend of psychedelic indie pop & rock that is colored with tribal drums, haunting strings, and unexpected vocal harmonies. EV hopes that the addition of Dave’s guitar and arrangements, Heather’s strings, and the vocals skills of Kristin Martin to its repertoire will translate into a fuller sound with a majestic audio landscape. Everybody Violet is dedicated to engaging its audience, increasing its fan base, and reaching a level of performance and professionalism that eluded the band 25 years before.  ....

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Everybody Violet delivers a soulful blend of psychedelic indie pop & rock that is colored with tribal drums, haunting strings, and unexpected vocal harmonies.....

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CONTACT AND FOLLOW UP INFORMATION:....

Primary Contact for Everybody Violet- Miss Kristi Maddocks

                e-mail   address                                misskristi99@yahoo.com

For more info on Everybody Violet:         http://www.myspace.com/everybodyviolet

http://www.everybodyviolet.com (under construction)

*For More info on Kristi Maddocks:         http://www.myspace.com/kristimaddocks....

                                                                                http://www.myspace.com/bluesgangsters

http://www.bluesgangsterscom

for more info on Joey Miller:

http://www.myspace.com/

Digital Photographs of EV will be available on /after April 30^th, 2009 UPON REQUEST or via our site!....

Advance Interviews:  Everybody Violet will be in San Diego & available for photos/int. April 24-28^5h, ....Everybody Violet will be in SD May 24^ththrough May 30^th…please book interviews in adv. Thank You

Tindersticks Touched Down in SF 3/15/09

This past weekend Miss Kristi Maddocks, lead vocalist for Everybody Violet, had the pleasure of hanging out with her long-time friends, Dave Boulter, Neil Fraser, and Stuart Staples of the English Indie Rock and Soul band Tindersticks.

Sadly, this year's visit was cut short by a seies of mishaps out of their control, one of which was an illness that befell their drummer Andrew , which sent him to the Hospital and prevented him from performing live that night at the Great American Music Hall. It was a blessing when the band came together and sounded fantastic just the same...albeit early in the performance the stress of it all clearly was affecting Stuart's mannerism and stiffling his voice a bit. Over time, this too he overcame, and with unwavering emotion he stormed through one balled to the other, shifting and swaying the hearts of their enraptured audience...it was a beautiful, masterful performance by everyone in the show! 

To be quite honest, since the first time I heard the Sticks play live I felt like I had arrived to my musical "home". Each time I see these friends and hear their music I feel very much the same way- I feel electric,connected, protected, and safe. It is a very personal bond that the Tindersticks and I share, one of my life's special little blessings, I suppose.

In the little amount of time I had to converse with the boys on this last visit, I was able to tell them of my music with of The Blues Gangsters and Everybody Violet; and it was interesting to me that they immmediately expressed more interest in the Girly-ish Violets; which of course, is very exciting and telling for me. This means this is where my energy needs to continue to increase...hear yeee Everybody in Everybody Violet.....we need to give it OUR ALL!

By God...We Have a Band of British Brothers ready to give us a little help and advice along the way!

Thank You Tindersticks, We Love You!