Thursday, July 10, 2008

Micky and the Motorcars release new album, NAIVE, July 29

By Pegasus News wire

Micky and the Motorcars, the five-piece country band out of Austin, will release its fourth studio album, NAIVE (Smith Entertainment; July 29, 2008), with a series of in-store appearances and special album release shows across Texas starting at the end of this month.

Micky and the Motorcars

The 14-cut album, all but one track written or co-written by band front man and lead singer Micky Braun, was recorded at Cedar Creek Recording in Austin. Starting on Release Day, Tuesday, July 29, fans can get a free download of the new album's title track -- a rock 'n' roll version of a cheatin' song featuring Braun's signature smoky vocals -- at www.emusic.com.

Special NAIVE Release events include:

• July 28: a listening party with Micky and the Motorcars, autographs and beer at LoneStar Music, 1243 Gruene Road in New Braunfels;
• July 29: Official CD Release Show at Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar in Austin;
• July 30: album release show at Hurricane Harry's, 313 S. College St. in College Station;
• July 31: 6 p.m. in-store at Houston's Cactus Music, 2110 Portsmouth, and special show at Firehouse Saloon, 5930 S.W. Freeway;
• August 1: 5:30 in-store at Hastings #9883, 791 N. Highway 77, Suite 101 in Waxahachie and release show at Woody's Tavern, 4744 Bryant-Irvin Road in Fort Worth; and
• August 2: 2 p.m. in-store at Hastings #9614, 4652 S. 14th St. in Abilene and album release show at Wild West, 2216 N. I-27 in Lubbock.

The busy week is just the start of the tour by the road-tested alt-country band that plays more than 200 dates a year -- sharing the horse power of such tracks "Grow Old," "Long Enough to Leave," "Bloodshot" and other sweet and simple originals with an old-school country sound, some with that classic beat.

Source: McGuckin PR

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