the Black Lips March 27, 2009

BLACK LIPS BIRTH 200 MILLION THOUSAND,
MYSPACE MUSIC PRESENTS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

200 MILLION THOUSAND OUT FEBRUARY 24th on VICE MUSIC; TOUR KICKING OFF MARCH 4th

NEW YORK – December 8, 2008 -- This spring Black Lips (http://www.myspace.com/theblacklips) will return with the follow up to the widely successful Good Bad Not Evil with 200 Million Thousand, out February 24th on Vice Music. In addition, MySpace Music, the world's most popular and most trafficked music platforms, will be presenting a spring North American tour beginning March 4th in Carrboro, NC. Teaming up with MySpace Music empowers Black Lips to connect intimately with fans by enabling artists to upload video content, blog, post tour dates, lyrics, and make their music available to fans for stream or download.

The 14 tracks that make up 200 Million Thousand show true early rock and roll at it's finest: simple, straightforward songwriting mesh perfectly with the Black Lips distinctive howl to create a time capsule rife with nods to simple pleasures and a world of worry. It's a modern, mature reflection on life and the world traveled. As has come to be expected, 200 Million Thousand will be followed by ample opportunity to see Black Lips do what they do best – whip a crowd into a pure ball of drunk, unpredictable energy. Having spent the better part of their formative years touring the world, Black Lips have emerged garage rock veterans.

"One of the best live bands in America" - ROLLING STONE

"The best garage rock band operating today." –UNDER THE RADAR

"Similarly gifted as they are dangerously wild, the Georgian foursome never fails to unleash a set of impressive (and aggressive) songs with each new album." -- FILTER

Tour Dates:
2/26/09 BIRMINGHAM, AL BOTTLE TREE
2/27/09 ATLANTA, GA VARIETY PLAYHOUSE

MySpace Music Presents Tour:
3/04/09 CARRBORO, NC CAT'S CRADLE
3/05/09 WASHINGTON, DC BLACK CAT
3/06/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA JOHNNY BRENDA'S
3/07/09 CAMBRIDGE, MA MIDDLE EAST
3/09/09 NEW YORK, NY BOWERY BALLROOM
3/10/09 BROOKLYN, NY MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
3/12/09 CLEVELAND, OH BEACHLAND BALLROOM
3/13/09 DETROIT, MI MAGIC STICK
3/14/09 CHICAGO, IL LOGAN SQUARE AUDITORIUM
3/15/09 MILWAUKEE, WI TURNER HALL BALLROOM
3/16/09 ST. PAUL, MN TURF CLUB
3/17/09 OMAHA, NE WAITING ROOM
3/18/09 LAWRENCE, KS BOTTLENECK
3/20/09 AUSTIN, TX SXSW
3/21/09 AUSTIN, TX SXSW
3/23/09 NEW ORLEANS, LA ONE EYED JACKS
3/25/09 TALLAHASSEE, FL CLUB DOWNUNDER
3/26/09 TAMPA, FL ORPHEUM
3/27/09 MIAMI, FL CHURCHILL'S
3/28/09 GAINESVILLE, FL COMMON GROUNDS
3/29/08 JACKSONVILLE, FL JACK RABBITS
3/30/08 ORLANDO, FL THE SOCIAL

MySpace Music officially launched in September 2008 and has since become a global leader in the digital music space and the platform of choice for artists at all levels to share their content with music fans around the world. The community revolves around the millions major, indie, and unsigned artists that use their MySpace music profiles to communicate and intimately connect with fans and friends. Each music profile empowers artists to upload video content, blog, post tour dates, lyrics, and make their music available to fans for stream or download. As one of the most popular and highly trafficked music platforms in the world, MySpace Music has evolved into an offline experience by connecting bands and fans around the world through various concert series and live events.
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About Black Lips:
Black Lips' 2007 breakout record Good Bad Not Evil (Vice Music) not only established them as one of the hardest working bands today but one of the craziest. Equal parts girl group basics, hip hop swagger and 13th Floor Elevators paranoia, the 13 tracks that made up the Good Bad Not Evil (combined with their legendary live show) were a shock to the normally subdued world of indie-rock, who eventually latched onto them with the fervor of their first taste of alcohol. Everything from juvenile detention to the inevitable Holy World War III were fair game, all dealt with in the blunt psychedelic garage style the band has become de facto kings of.

About MySpace Music
MySpace Music is a landmark joint venture among MySpace, The EMI Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony ATV, and whose independent music distribution partners include The Orchard, IODA, Alternative Distribution Alliance, RED, Fontana, and Caroline. MySpace Music offers an ever-growing catalog of freely streamable audio and video content, user-friendly e-commerce solutions, personal music players, and user and artist playlisting. MySpace Music aims to empower major, independent, and unsigned artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams.by allowing the MySpace community to freely stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and ultimately buy merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music alsoconnects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Transmissions, The Release, Front to Back and The List.

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