Sick Of Sarah + Hunter Valentine + Curtis Peoples + Lucas Silveira March 29, 2011

"The women who make up this Minnesota quartet bow at the altar of riot grrls' days gone by while simultaneously thumbing their noses at scowling chick-rock clichés. The songs are as bracing as they are familiar.... For Fans of: The Breeders, Sleater-Kinney" - SPIN MAGAZINE

"It was an absolute treat touring with SOS this year. They are fun loving, open- hearted girls who play irresistible punk infused pop music with a passion that is truly contagious... The girls are hilarious and wild, and have a charisma and chemistry that I found to be utterly charming..... I think you will too!" -Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)

"Sick of Sarah is the real deal. This is a true working band who sing write and play for real. They are also cute and funny. They are my friends and they rock." -Nancy Wilson (Heart)
http://www.myspace.com/sickofsarah

There's this feeling you get when you have an intense crush. Your heart keeps pounding, ricocheting off your ribs for no reason. Randomly, buying milk at the grocery store or riding the bus, you notice a full-on flock of butterflies trying to escape from your stomach. Without realizing, you find yourself humming the sappiest AM radio hits every morning in the shower. Strangers at the coffee shop comment on the fact that you're grinning like an idiot. Everything seems so goddamned gorgeous. There are very few things that replicate that sense of total serotonin-charged exhilaration. Being perfectly drunk doesn't quite cut it. The only thing that comes even close is a particular kind of note-perfect, hook-drenched music.

When they first collided, back in the summer of 2004, the Toronto girl-group three-way composed of brazen singer/guitarist Kiyomi McCloskey, manic drummer Laura Petracca and classically trained bassist (and self-proclaimed music geek) Adrienne Lloyd coasted through kicky riffs, basic rhythms and spitfire lyrics with ease. Like any worthwhile lasting crush, it took a couple beats for them to secure a stranglehold around your heart.

Luckily, these girls were committed. They started busting their asses, scheduling rehearsals more often than most folks do the dishes. They played show after show, cementing their reputation as a stellar live band. Chemistry kicked in. Their songs got better and better. Just over a year later, Hunter Valentine was specially invited to play the prestigious North By Northeast festival and the Halifax Pop Explosion. Word got out. Canadian rock god Ian Blurton tracked them down and came on board to produce a self-titled demo EP. They shared stages with synth-pop stars Dragonette and UK garage-rock breakouts the Duke Spirit. By the summer of 2006, barely two years after they first formed, Hunter Valentine was ready for the world to fall in love with them.

By the time the season changed, Hunter Valentine had signed on with High Romance Music, a new imprint of True North Records.

Armed with a battalion of garage-rock anthems for heartbreakers and the brokenhearted, they recruited producer Julius Butty, best known for helping hone the razor-sharp edge on albums by Canuck screamo heroes Alexisonfire and the more contemplative City and Colour, and headed to the studio to create what would become their rock-solid, spectacular debut LP, The Impatient Romantic. Hunter Valentine's shimmering, serrated guitar riffs and galloping beats echoed off the quiet streets of rural Stoney Creek, Ontario. They synchronized handclaps over whiskey in backwater bars. They managed to capture every rapture, every rejection, every moment of redemption, every hapless last-call bar pickup, every lonely walk home on a freezing snowy night, every story of a great love gone off the rails... all of it on tape.

Prepare yourself for Hunter Valentine: a love like this doesn't happen every day.
http://www.myspace.com/huntervalentine

A songwriter with an understanding for what it takes to make a great pop record, Curtis Peoples crafts songs that fans of rock to acoustic folk and pop can enjoy. With a mix of big choruses and jumping rhythms, Curtis' style of "coffee shop arena rock" incorporates the radio-friendly and inspiring sounds of U2 and Bon Jovi as well as the rhythmic jazz-folk of John Mayer and Jason Mraz into his songs resulting in his own unique musical fingerprint. With the recent release of his Marshall Altman (Matt Nathanson, Kate Voegele) produced debut full length album, Peoples has developed a strong contingent of fans nationally. Constantly on the road, Curtis has toured with Tyler Hilton, Graham Colton, Josh Kelley, Stephen Kellogg, Tyrone Wells, and more. With his career on the rise, it is no surprise that LA's Music Connection Magazine has named Peoples as one of their "artists to watch."
http://www.curtispeoples.com/

It has's been said that every generation needs a new revolution. Lucas Silveira's revolution began with a fearless attitude that embraced radical change.

Lucas founded The Cliks in 2004 when his musical identity shifted from being a solitary singer/songwriter to an all out rock n' roll front man. This shift reflected a vision he had carried his entire life and had now found a vehicle for.

After six years, two major record label releases (Snakehouse 2006/Dirty King 2009),international successes, multiple line up changes, major tours(True Colors 2007/2008, The Cult 2007/2008), TV appearances, awards (MTV Logo New Now Next Artist On The Brink, Chart Attack Pole 2009- Sexiest Man In Canda), breaking societal boundaries, and praise from his musical peers,(Cyndi Lauper, Margaret Cho, and The Cult's Ian Astbury) it became clear that the only constant in The Cliks was Lucas. His courageous attitude, rock star energy and progressive approach to self-determination have created an ever changing musical identity that encourages all outsiders to feel a sense of connection, belonging and mutual respect between audience and performer.

Unphased by life's transitions and struggles, Lucas has forged ahead by continuing to fulfill his vision of The Cliks.

Now traveling with a variety of guest performers, Lucas spearheads The Cliks' with the kind of attitude, grit and raw energy that has been compared to the likes of Green Day's Billie Joe, Joan Jett and Chrissie Hinde of The Pretenders.
http://www.myspace.com/thecliks

Official Website: http://www.jamminjava.com/