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Emerging Boston Pop/Rock Band's Debut Album Spends 21 Weeks On Billboard Top New Artist "Heatseekers" Chart
The rapidly-rising young Boston pop/rock band Boys Like Girls -- Martin Johnson (vocals, guitar), Bryan Donahue (bass), John Keefe (drums), and Paul DiGiovanni (guitar) -- will go back on the road in January for a series of headline concerts before joining Cartel and Cobra Starship for a run of shows in February -- March (see full itinerary following).
The band is currently enjoying the success of its self-titled debut album. Produced by Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, Northstar, Hit The Lights), Boys Like Girls has spent 21 weeks on both the Billboard Heatseekers Top New Artist chart (peaking at #9) and the SoundScan Alternative New Artist Sales chart (peaking at #5).
Boys Like Girls has also been enjoying some incredible exposure online with more than 4.6 million total plays on the group's My Space page (myspace.com/boyslikegirls) where the band has logged more than 1.7 million profile views and is the site's #3 top-rated indie emo band. In addition, the band has been a Top 10 mainstay on Purevolume's Emo and Alternative artist charts since the album's release on August 22 on Red Ink/Columbia Records.
The Boys Like Girls video for "Hero/Heroine" has been viewed more than 2,388,926 on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bReVwemN5iE and currently holds five honors on the site:
#31 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - All #26 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - English #72 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - All #32 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - English #37 - Most Linked (All Time) - Music - All
In addition to the band's YouTube exposure, Boys Like Girls will offer fans the opportunity to catch the group on broadcast television in upcoming weeks. Boys Like Girls will be featured on an upcoming MTV News "You Hear It First" segment. The group recently lensed a new video in Los Angeles for "The Great Escape," the album's first single which is slated to impact radio in mid-March.
Boys Like Girls 2007 Winter Tour Dates DATE CITY VENUE Thur 1/25 Little Rock, AL Juanita's Cantina Ballroom Fri 1/26 Birmingham, AL Cave 9 Sat 1/27 Tallahassee, FL Big Daddy's Sun 1/28 W. Palm Beach, FL Rays Downtown Mon 1/29 Orlando, FL Backbooth Tue 1/30 Gainesville, FL 1982 Bar Wed 1/31 Jacksonville FL Fuel Coffeehouse Thur 2/1 Augusta, GA Sector G With Cartel and Cobra Starship: Wed 2/7 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle Fri 2/9 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Sat 2/10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre Sun 2/11 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall Mon 2/12 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights Wed 2/14 New Orleans, LA The Parish Thurs 2/15 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom Fri 2/16 Houston, TX Meridian Sat 2/17 Austin, TX Emo's Mon 2/19 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre Tue 2/20 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues Wed 2/21 San Diego, CA House of Blues Fri 2/23 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues Sat 2/24 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Sun 2/25 San Francisco, CA Slims Mon 2/26 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk Tue 2/27 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre Wed 2/28 Seattle, WA El Corazon Fri 3/2 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre Sat 3/3 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre Sun 3/4 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre Tue 3/6 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Wed 3/7 Chicago, IL House of Blues Thurs 3/8 Winona, MN St. Mary's University Gym Fri 3/9 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club Sat 3/10 Cleveland, OH House of Blues Sun 3/11 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargos Tue 3/13 Williamsville, NY Infiniti Wed 3/14 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre Fri 3/16 Worcester, MA The Palladium Sat 3/17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts Sun 3/18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club Mon 3/19 Norfolk, VA Norva Theatre Tue 3/20 Columbia, SC Headliners Live Thurs 3/22 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Source: Columbia Records
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www.columbiarecords.com/
boyslikegirls.com/
myspace.com/boyslikegirls
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