FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2004 entry:
THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS WRITE
AND RECORD A NEW SONG FOR THE MOTION PICTURE 'CHRISTMAS
WITH THE KRANKS' AND
CELIBRATE WITH A LIVE SHOW AT THE WATER STREET MUSIC HALL DECEMBER
11th, 2004 WHEN "LITTLE
STEVEN'S UNDERGROUND GARAGE PRESENTS""CHRISTMAS A GO-GO!" 
This past summer The Chesterfield Kings were asked to write a Christmas song for the new Sony / Columbia Tri-Star film 'CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS' which stars Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Akroyd, and Cheech Marin. The film is based on a novel by John Grisham and was directed by Joe Roth (America's Sweethearts) and produced by Chris Columbus. The movie opens in theaters November 25.
The Chesterfield Kings new original used in the film is "Hey Santa Claus" which was co-produced by Little Steven Van Zandt and the band. The song also appears on the Hollywood Records 'Christmas With The Kranks' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
To celebrate the 'Christmas With The Kranks' film a special happening is planned at the Water Street Music Hall on December 11, 2004 when LITTLE STEVEN'S UNDERGROUND GARAGE PRESENTS "Christmas A Go Go!" featuring The Chesterfield Kings with special guests from Pittsburgh - The Cynics, from Boston The Charms (also on the Christmas with the Kranks' soundtrack), from Cleveland The Rainy Day Saints and opening the show St. Phillips Escalator. The show will be hosted and MC'd by Little Steven and sponsored by 96 WCMF and Freetime. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster - $15 advance $17 day of the show.
Van Zandt, the executive producer for the 'CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS' soundtrack, has overseen what's certainly the rock n' roll holiday album of this season, which includes brand new Little Steven-arranged-and-produced recordings of original songs and classics by rockers Davie Allan & The Arrows, The Charms, Jean Beauvoir, newcomer Tina Sugandh and a cast version of his own holiday song "Navidad." These exciting tracks are amongst original and classic songs from The Raveonettes, The Ramones, Brenda Lee, The Butties, Elvis Presley, and a mind-blowing version of "The Nutcracker Suite" by The Brian Setzer Orchestra..
Hollywood Records will release
the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Christmas with the Kranks'
on November 23.
Track Listing:
Ramones "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)"
The Charms "Frosty The Snowman"
The Raveonettes "The Christmas Song"
Tina Sugandh "White Christmas"
Jean Beauvoir "Merry Christmas to All the World"
Rene Lavan and Austin Pendleton from the Cast "Navidad
Davie Allan & the Arrows "Feliz Navidad"
The Chesterfield Kings "Hey Santa Claus"
Brenda Lee "Jingle Bell Rock"
The Butties "Joy to the World"
The Brian Setzer Orchestra "The Nutcracker Suite"
Elvis Presley "Blue Christmas"
The soundtrack is yet another example of Little Steven's unceasing devotion to rock n' roll. He hosts the acclaimed Little Steven's Underground Garage, a syndicated, weekly radio show that airs in over 190 markets in North America (on WCMF in Rochester), as well as 45 countries, and is Executive Producer of the Underground Garage channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. This past summer, he started Little Steven's Underground Garage Festival, a history-making event that took place August 14, 2004 in New York City and featured over forty bands in a single day. Over 15,000 fans attended despite repeated hurricane warnings.
Being the coolest D.J. in the country is just the latest chapter in a long and distinguished musical career. Van Zandt is an acclaimed record producer for artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Artists United Against Apartheid, Darlene Love, Lone Justice, Gary U.S. Bonds, Michael Monroe, Lords of the New Church, and the Arc Angels. A gifted songwriter, he has written songs for artists including Jimmy Cliff, Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds, Brian Setzer, and Darlene Love.
In addition, Steven is a well-known musician in his own right, performing as a founding member of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as well as with his own band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. In 1999 Steven added yet another facet to his mercurial career: acting. He plays Silvio Dante in HBO's critically acclaimed dramatic series, The Sopranos, which completed its fifth season this year.
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/christmaswiththekranks/
September 2004 entry:
The Chesterfield Kings tour the US with The Cramps!
On September 22nd 2004 the legendary Cramps will kick off their 2004 US Tour. The Chesterfield Kings will join the Cramps as the opening act for the first leg of the tour. During the tour, on September 26th, The Chesterfield Kings will take a day off the Cramps tour and fly to Las Vegas where they will headline the last day of the Las Vegas Rockaround Festival. The band resumes the Cramps tour on September 28th in Knoxville, TN. For more information on the Cramps tour go to - www.thecramps.com
Wed. Sept. 22 Phoenix /
Tempe, AZ The Marquee
Thu. Sept. 23 OFF
Fri. Sept. 24 Austin, TX Stubb's BBQ
Sat. Sept. 25 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
Sun. Sept. 26 Las Vegas, NV The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino
Mon. Sept. 27 OFF
Tue. Sept. 28 Knoxville, TN Blue Cat's
Wed. Sept. 29 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Thu. Sept. 30 OFF
Fri. Oct. 1 St. Petersburg, FL State Theater
Sat. Oct. 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture
Sun. Oct. 3 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Mon. Oct. 4 OFF
Tue. Oct. 5 Atlanta, GA The Roxy
Wed. Oct. 6 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Thu. Oct. 7 OFF
Fri. Oct. 8 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sun. Oct. 17 NYC, NY Irving Plaza
July 2004 entry:
The Chesterfield Kings will be performing at Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival at Randall's Island, New York City Saturday August 14th, 2004.
http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/festival/
LITTLE STEVEN'S INTERNATIONAL UNDERGROUND GARAGE FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCED
The International Underground
Garage Festival is presented by Dunkin' Donuts, sponsors of Little
Steven's revolutionary syndicated radio show and nationwide Underground
Garage Battle of the Bands.
Iggy Pop & the Stooges, The Strokes, the re-formed New York
Dolls, Bo Diddley, the Raveonettes and more of the world's best
rock 'n' roll bands will play the Dunkin' Donuts main stage at
Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival August
14, 2004 on Randall's Island in New York City. The show will mark
the legendary New York Dolls' first performance on U.S. soil following
their reformation at the Meltdown Festival in the UK.
Truly an "international" event, the show will feature
the best garage bands from around the globe, including Denmark's
Raveonettes, England's The Contrast, Norway's Cocktail Slippers,
Canadians The High Dials and The Chains, and Finland's Flaming
Sideburns.
In keeping with Little Steven's ongoing mission to bring rock
'n' roll to the masses, advance tickets for the day-long concert
are just $20, with $25 tickets available for purchase on the day
of the show. Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster (212-307-7171,
www.ticketmaster.com and all locations).
Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival, presented
by Dunkin' Donuts
WHO: Iggy Pop & The Stooges, The Strokes, The New York Dolls,
The Pretty Things, Bo Diddley, The Raveonettes, The Mooney Suzuki,
The Romantics, The Chesterfield Kings, The Fuzztones, The Electric
Prunes, and more (see list above).
WHAT: Non-stop Garage Rock
WHERE: Randall's Island, New York City
WHEN: August 14, 2004
Gates open at 10am
Non-Stop Music 11am to 11pm
Also among the performers will be the winner of Little Steven
and Dunkin' Donuts' Underground Garage Battle of the Bands, in
which unsigned garage bands in nine U.S. cities are currently
competing. The overall champion will be decided July 23 at a playoff
at New York City's Irving Plaza.
Melding the ethos of Little Steven's smash hit radio show "Little
Steven's Undergound Garage" with the atmosphere and non-stop
style of Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball, the festival will
feature a unique stage and effects designed by legendary Pink
Floyd designer Mark Brickman. Among other groundbreaking achievements,
the show aims to set the world's record for most go-go dancers
appearing in one show.
The festival takes Little Steven's revolution and partnership
with Dunkin' Donuts to a new level. His radio show, which is sponsored
by Dunkin' Donuts, airs weekly on 132 stations across North America
and in more than 40 countries around the world. It has been instrumental
in exposing new artists and bringing the sounds of raw rock 'n'
roll to a mass audience (nearly a million listeners in North America
each week). Bringing choice and personality back to radio, "Underground
Garage" has inspired new formats and stations across the
country, in addition to a forthcoming "Underground Garage"
channel on SIRIUS satellite radio. With the International Underground
Garage Festival, Steven and Dunkin' Donuts promise to make the
same impact on the concert industry.
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is the number one retailer of
coffee-by-the-cup in America, selling 2.7 million cups a day,
nearly one billion cups a year. Dunkin' Donuts is also the largest
coffee and baked goods chain in the world and sells more donuts,
coffee, bagels and muffins than any other quick service restaurant
in America. Dunkin' Donuts has more than 5,800 stores in the United
States and 29 other countries. Based in Randolph, MA, Dunkin'
Donuts is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allied Domecq PLC. For
more information, visit www.dunkindonuts.com.
On April 7, 2002, the same date in 1967 that Tom Donahue kicked
off "progressive FM radio" on KMPX in San Francisco,
Steven Van Zandt's Little Steven's Underground Garage had its
inaugural broadcast. Being the "coolest D.J. in the country"
is just the latest chapter in a long and distinguished musical
career for Van Zandt. He is an acclaimed record producer for artists
such as Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,
Artists United Against Apartheid, Darlene Love, Lone Justice,
Gary U.S. Bonds, Michael Monroe, Lords of the New Church and the
Arc Angels. A gifted songwriter, he has written songs for artists
including Jimmy Cliff, Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds, Brian
Setzer, and Darlene Love. In addition, Steven is a well-known
musician in his own right, performing as a founding member of
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as well as with his own
band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.
Confirmed to appear:
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
The New York Dolls
The Strokes
Davie Allan and the Arrows
The Pete Best Band
Big Star
The Boss Martians
The Caesars
The Chains
The Charms
The Chesterfield Kings
The Chocolate Watchband
The Cocktail Slippers
The Contrast
The Creation
The Cynics
The D4
The Dictators
Bo Diddley
The Electric Prunes
The Flaming Sideburns
The Fleshtones
The Fondas
The Forty-Fives
The Fuzztones
The Gore Gore Girls
The High Dials
Jarvis Humby
Lyres
The Mooney Suzuki
The Paybacks
The Pretty Things
The Raveonettes
The Romantics
The Shazam
Nancy Sinatra
The Singles
The Star Spangles
The Stems
The Swingin' Neckbreakers
The Woggles
June 2004 entry:
The Chesterfield Kings
head for Europe...
On June 24, 2004 The Chesterfield Kings will start a headline
tour in Europe - 8 dates in Spain then the boys are off to Holland
to headline the Primitive! Festival on July 3rd, 2004 in Rotterdam,
The Netherlands at the Waterfront. This is but a sort run of shows
in Europe, as an extensive tour of the rest of Europe is now being
set up for October of 2004. Stay tuned for the October European
dates to be posted soon.
June, 24th - Thursday -
Coruña - Playa Club
June, 25th - Friday - Tomelloso - Beat
June, 26th - Saturday - Madrid - El Sol
June, 27th - Sunday - LLeida - Café Teatre de L'Excorx
June, 28th - Monday - Madrid - Gruta 77
June, 29th - Tuesday - Ponferrada - Tararí
June, 30th - Wednesday - Gijón - Albeniz
July, 1st - Thursday - Vitoria - Hell Dorado
July, 3rd - Saturday - The Primitive! Festival - Rotterdam, Holland
May 2004 entry:
Press Release
May 5, 2004
Chesterfield Kings Release DVD Single & Announce East Coast
Dates with The Romantics
Psychedelic/garage-rock band The Chesterfield Kings, through label Sundazed Music, release a DVD Single Plus featuring videos of the two songs, "I Don't Understand"and"Mystery Trip", recently heard on an episode of critically acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos. In addition to these two full-length videos, the DVD will also include footage from a record release performance a the Virgin Megastore in Times Square, a Mindbending photo gallery, and bio information on the band. The DVD single is available now through music retail and direct from Sundazed at www.sundazed.com.
The Rochester New York band has recently performed live on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, and made an appearance, as themselves, on the The Sopranos. The band is currently in the midst of a world tour, with The Romantics , in support of their new album, The Mindbending Sounds of the Chesterfield Kings. On the heels of successful midwest and west coast jaunts the tour is scheduled to head east in May and continue on with dates in Europe being booked for late June/early July.
The east coast dates schedule:
May 18, 2004 - Poughkeepsie, NY
The Chance
May 19, 2004 - Philadelphia,
PA
The North Star
May 20, 2004 - New York
City, NY
The Mercury Lounge
May 21, 2004 - Providence
RI
The Call
May 22, 2004 - New Haven
CT
Toad's Place
May 23, 2003 - Boston, MA
The Middle East
April 2004 entry:
ROCHESTER SHOW!!!
Freetime Magazine and 96.5 WCMF Radio present The Chesterfield Kings at the Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, New York Friday April 16th 2004 with special guests the Grinders. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations $12 presale $15 day of the show.
March 2004 entry:
Press Release
March 29, 2004
The Chesterfield Kings
on The
Sopranos & Jimmy
Kimmel Live
Psychedelic/garage-rock band The Chesterfield Kings will be making two national television appearances this weekend. On Friday, April 2nd the Rochester New York band will perform live on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, and on Sunday, April 4th the band will appear, as themselves, on the critically acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos. The band is currently on a west coast leg of a national tour, with the Romantics, in support of their new album, The Mindbending Sounds of the Chesterfield Kings.
The Chesterfield Kings and The Romantics Tour Goes West
On the heels of a successful midwest jaunt, The Romantics
and The Chesterfield
Kings continue their package tour of rock and roll mayhem with
a string of dates on the west coast. The tour then continues on
the east coast, the south and Canada. Stay tuned for more updates.
Wednesday March 31st, 2004
Modesto, CA
Fat Cat Music House
Thursday April 1st, 2004
San Francisco, CA
The Great American Music Hall
Friday April 2nd, 2004
Los Angeles, CA
The Viper Room
Saturday April 3rd, 2004
Orange County, CA
Galaxy Concert Theater
February 2004 entry:
Press Release
February 04, 2004
The Romantics and The Chesterfield Kings to Tour North America
The Romantics and the Chesterfield Kings, two bands that were pioneers of the early 80's rock & roll revival, will be touring together for the first time throughout North America, behind two new albums that many are considering to be the finest work of both band's well respected careers.
Best known for their pop anthem classic "What I Like About You", the Romantics return with 61/49 (Web Entertainment),their most rock solid offering in years. Named for the storied crossroads near Clarksdale, Mississippi where bluesman Robert Johnson made his pact with the devil, 61/49 is intended as a tip of the hat to the roots of rock 'n' roll and the nucleus of The Romantics' fervent pop.
The Mindbending Sounds Of The Chesterfield Kings (Sundazed Music) finds the legendary band turned loose on the world once again with a snarling new album. After 20 years of leading the pack, the Kings are still the hands-down heavyweight champs of today's bubbling psychedelic/garage world. With production help here from the scene's preeminent big daddy, Little Steven (who accompanies the guys on their new single, "I Don't Understand"), Rochester, New York's bad boys have indelibly scorched into tape 14 brand new Farfisa 'n' fuzz-laden killers.
The midwest leg of the tour
will start February 18th in Flint, Michigan, followed by consecutive
nights in Grand Rapids , Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, IL
with dates to follow on the west coast, the east coast, the south
and Canada.
Romantics 61/49: Rolling Stone Magazine - "3-stars... The elder statesmen of Detroit garage rock... The Romantics are every bit as visceral and R&B-infused a band as Jack and Meg White."
The Mindbending Sounds Of The Chesterfield Kings: Rolling Stone Magazine - "The Chesterfield Kings have been bending minds back to the heaven that was '67 since 1979, when the 1960's punk revival barley filled a two-car garage... Yesterday's wow played with a whole lotta now."
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For band photos, bios, interviews
and other materials:
Tim Livingston
Director Sales/Publicity
Sundazed Music
E-mail: tim@sundazed.com
Phone: 518-731-6262 Fax: 518-731-9492
Confirmed Dates:
Wednesday February 18th Flint, MI
Venue: The Machine Shop
35395 S Dort Hwy
Flint, MI 48507
810-715-2650
Thursday February 19th Grand
Rapids MI
Venue: The Intersection
133 Granville NE
Grand Rapids MI
616-459- 0931
Friday February 20th Toledo,
OH
Venue: Headliners
4500 N. Detroit Ave
Toledo, OH 43612
419-269-4500
Saturday February 21st Cleveland,
OH
"LITTLE
STEVEN'S UNDERGROUND GARAGE PRESENTS" Little Steven will be hosting the
evening. It will be an expanded bill with Reigning Sound, The
Fondas & Cobra Verde. There will be an array of activities
in the ballroom, including go-go dancers & the whole underground
garage vibe.
Venue: Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH 44110
216-383-1124
Ballroom doors 8pm
Sunday February 22nd Chicago,
IL
Venue: Double Door
1572 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
773-489-3160
October 2003 entry:
THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS to play in TIMES SQUARE !
To officially launch the
release of their new Sundazed album, The Mindbending Sounds
of the Chesterfield Kings, the boys will be giving a free
in-store performance in New York City at the Virgin Megastore
in Times Square on Friday, October 24th at 6:00 pm. The Kings
will also be performing the night before (Thursday, October 23rd)
- having been offered the coveted opening slot for Arthur Lee's
Love - at Brooklyn's Warsaw Theater. This is part of the CMJ Music
Marathon '03.
September 2003 entry:
The Chesterfield Kings in the new issue of Rolling Stone!
The Chesterfield Kings'
new LP "The Mindbending Sounds Of The Chesterfield Kings"
is featured in the new issue of Rolling Stone with a very favorable
review and a color picture of the band. Out of a possible 4 stars,
the album received a 3.5 star review in USA Today! Sales of the
new LP are going great as the boys are preparing for a tour of
the US this fall.
We'll keep you posted on tour dates...
August 2003 entry:
Sundazed Music Press Release
The Mindbending Sounds Of The Chesterfield Kings
Heads Up! The legendary Chesterfield Kings have been turned loose on the world once again with a snarling new album... and the world had better lock up its daughters one more time! After years of leading the pack, the Kings are still the hands-down heavyweight champs of today's bubbling psychedelic/garage world. With production help here from the scene's preeminent big daddy, Little Steven (who produced and co-wrote their new single, "I Don't Understand"), Rochester, New York's bad boys have indelibly scorched into tape 14 brand new Farfisa and fuzz-laden killers. Bent on nothing short of total world domination, the Kings will soon embark on a mammoth tour that should keep them out of trouble (maybe) for awhile. They're back where they belong, tossing TV sets from hotel windows and trailing garage-rock mayhem in their wake: Ladies & Gentlemen, the Chesterfield Kings!
TRACKS: I Don't Understand/Running
Through My Nightmares/ Somewhere Nowhere/Trip Through To Tomorrow/Transparent
Life/ Death Is The Only Real Thing/Disconnection/Stems And Flowers/
Flashback/Memos From Purgatory/Mystery Trip/Endless Circles/
Non-Entity/The Fading Of My Mind
* 14 new original tracks by the undisputed 'Kings' of the garage
* Guest Appearance by Little Steven who also produced and co-wrote
the single "I Don't Understand"
* Includes a guest appearance by legendary Jefferson Airplane
guitarist Jorma Kaukonen
Available on compact disc and 180gm LP
Chesterfield Kings to tour the world January 2004!
CATALOG #: SC 11131
STREET DATE: August 26, 2003
CATALOG #: LP 5174
STREET DATE: August 26, 2003
May 2003 entry:
The Chesterfield Kings have
been busy in the studio hard at work on their new LP "The
Mindbending Sounds Of". Along the way there have been a few
changes and many exciting new developments.
During the summer of 2001 Ted, the band's guitarist, lost his
eyesight due to complications with his diabetic condition. Unfortunately,
as a result of his illness he was no longer able to function with
the band. At about the same time The Moviees, who were on the
Kings' Living Eye label, were also going through some changes
in their line up. The Chesterfield Kings and the Moviees have
had a great, long-standing relationship as Greg and Andy produced
the Moviees critically acclaimed LP "Become One Of Them"
released on Living Eye / Sundazed Records. Because the Moviees
were breaking up it was a natural progression for the Chesterfield
Kings to ask Paul Morabito the Moviees lead guitarist, singer
and front man to join the Kings line-up.
Greg, Andy, Mike and Paul got together once to play a few songs
together-there was an instant chemical reaction, and they all
knew it was meant to happen! Literally within a day the band started
work on a new Chesterfield Kings LP, "The Mind Bending Sounds
Of". The album consists of 14 all new originals, and is a
record that the band always intended to do but never did due to
time limitations. Now that they have their own 24 track studio
filled with every vintage instrument and piece of equipment imaginable,
recording has become a function of the band they most enjoy. Experimenting
and trying all kinds of musical ideas in the studio is now a luxury
as there are no studio constraints. The band describes the new
LP as a "Pre-hippie, pre-67, psychedelic-punk recording.
. . drenched with reverb, tremolo, fuzz and echo. . .flipped out
guitar breaks...snotty Jagger-esque (what else?) vocals...assorted
'Freak-Outs' and 'Rave-ups'...A vivid assortment of Sights (??)
and Sound... a mind bending trip!". The few who have had
an audio glimpse of the album describe it as "Psychedelic
Stones"...Right-on...
During the recording of the LP the band crossed paths with Steven
Van Zandt when they were invited by Steven to the gala opening
of his spectacular syndicated radio show "Little Steven's
Underground Garage" held in Manhattan at the Hard Rock Café.
Little Steven and the band hit it off well and next thing you
know, Steven was helping out with the production of the album.
With his ever busy schedule as Silvio on the Sopranos, playing
with Bruce Springsteen and producing his weekly syndicated radio
show (we don't know how he does it all!) Steven found the time
to make it up to Rochester to the band's Living Eye Studios to
work on the recordings. The lead track on the LP "I Don't
Understand" was co-written and produced by Steven.
The new album also features the band's long time friend the legendary
Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen who plays lead on
two of the tracks. Jorma's leads are definitely mindbending!
In the course of recording the new LP the band was summonsed by
their label Sundazed to record a few surf tunes for a limited
edition 45 that would only be available on the Sundazed web site.
The boys instantaneously dropped out of their psychedelic phase
and geared directly into surf mode, cutting two of their fave
Beach Boys tunes "Girl Don't Tell Me" and "Barbara
Ann", now available on the Sundazed web site.
"The Mindbending Sounds Of The Chesterfield Kings" is
now complete-- with a release date of
August 26th, 2003 on Sundazed Records distributed by Koch International.
The band has signed with The Agency Group in Los Angeles and are
working closely with their agent Val Wolfe on a tour of the US
and Europe to promote the new LP. The boys plan on being in a
city near you - look out here they come!! So--turn-on, tune-in
and drop-out-and...make the scene... Till the next trip!
All the best!
Monica & Caroll
May, 2003