............................................
The Badlees
Announce Two Live Shows....
The First in Nearly 5 Years....
New Album,
Love Is Rain, Available Now....
.. ..
.. ..
Central-PA, ..October 26, 2009.. - The Badlees have
scheduled two performances in the central ....Pennsylvania....
area: Nov. 21 in ....Pottsville....
and Nov. 22 in ....Harrisburg..... These shows mark the first time in nearly 5
years that the full band has performed together on stage. Several members of the original management
and crew will also be involved in these dates, making the events a reunion of
sorts for this PA-based band that in the mid to late 90's hit the charts with
two top 5 national rock tracks and toured the country with everyone from Bob
Seger to The Allman Brothers.
.. ..
Here are the
details for these shows:....
.. ..
..Sat., November 21, 2009..
The Badlees w/ Pan.a.ce.a (acoustic) and Gleasons Drift
Goodfellas Entertainment Complex
....1105 S. Centre
Street....
....Pottsville..,
..PA.. ..17901....
570-628-2474
Doors open at ..8pm.., show starts at ..10pm... Tickets are $10 in advance and at the door.
.. ..
..Sun., November 22, 2009..
The Badlees w/ Pan.a.ce.a (acoustic) and HotWingJones
Gullifty's Underground
....1104 Carlisle
Road....
....Camp Hill..,
..PA.. ..17011....
717-761-6692
Doors open at ..6pm.., show starts at ..7pm... Tickets are $10 in advance and at the door.
.. ..
Four of the
five original members now make up the Badlees:
Pete Palladino, Bret Alexander, Paul Smith and Ron Simasek. Jeff Feltenberger left the band in 2004. As a special guest at these shows, Aaron Fink
of muilti-platinum act Breaking Benjamin will be filling in on guitar.
.. ..
Band
member/producer Bret Alexander has been very active in working with other area
bands. He produced the early Breaking
Benjamin recordings which led to their major label deal. All of the opening bands for these shows are
also being produced by him. The
connections don't stop there - Pan.a.ce.a is managed by former Badlees manager,
Terry Selders. And Marc Levin of
HotWingJones is an attorney at Rhoads & Sinon (the "Rocklawyers")
who counts The Badlees among his clients.
.. ..
The Badlees'
new CD, Love is Rain, was released to the public on October 6th. The long awaited disc (the last album was
2002's Renew) has received high praise from the press and it sold out
almost immediately at web-based retailers.
Given the current state of the recording industry and the trend of top
bands taking their music directly to the fans, The Badlees self-released Love
Is Rain, placing it only in local Gallery Of Sound stores and on the
Internet at places like Amazon.com. It can also be purchased directly from the
band at Badlees.net. Digital downloads and song samples are
available now at CDBaby.com and soon at
iTunes. Ringtones are online at
Myxer.com.
.. ..
The Badlees
would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Chris Gardner for his
unwavering support of the band. Chris is
the executive producer of Love Is Rain and promoter of the ....Pottsville....
show.
.. ..
For more
information on The Badlees, contact Ron Simasek at 570-868-6959 or badlees@badlees.net. The official band website is Badlees.com,
which redirects to their Myspace page where you can find the latest bio and
links to recent articles and reviews.
Badlees graphics (high-res photo and album art) is available for
download from Badlees.net. For
general information regarding these shows, contact Terry Selders at Susquehanna
Entertainment - home office phone 814-784-3270, cell 717-648-7159 or tls@susent.com.
.. ..