andPOPandFRIENDS Ontario Acoustic Tour

andPOP (Pop Culture With Substance - www.andpop.com) and eight of Ontario’s brightest and most buzz-worthy bands are teaming up for an incredible series of acoustic shows across the province this summer.  Each show will be anchored by a local act thus encouraging their local fans to come out and see bands that  they might not have had the opportunity to experience. Acts confirmed for the tour so far are: Ottawa’s Amos The Transparent and The Balconies, Toronto’s Crush Luther and Robyn Dell’Unto,  Kingston’s Everlea, Barrie’s Fox Jaws and Toronto’s Low Level Flight and Whale Tooth. Other acts will soon be announced.

Tour Dates

Friday July 23                     Barrie                    Foxx Lounge (http://www.theroxx.com/foxx-lounge)

Saturday July 24               Toronto                The Rivoli (http://www.rivoli.ca/)

Thursday August 5           Peterborough   The Historic Red Dog (http://historicreddog.ca/)

Friday August 6                 Ottawa                 The Live Lounge (http://www.live885.com/)

Saturday August 7           Kingston              Merchant Tap House (http://www.merchanttaphouse.com/)

Thursday August 12        London                 London Music Hall (http://www.londonmusichall.com/)

Friday August 13              Waterloo             Maxwell’s Music House (http://www.maxwellsmusichouse.ca/)

Saturday August 14         St. Catharines    The Mansion House (www.myspace.com/mansionhouse666)

The Artists

Amos The Transparent http://www.myspace.com/amosthetransparent

(July 23-24/August 5-7/August 12-13)

The Balconies http://www.myspace.com/thebalconies

(August 5/August 12/August 14)

Crush Luther http://www.myspace.com/crushluther

(July 23-24)

Robyn Dell’Unto http://www.myspace.com/robyndellunto

(July 23-24/August 5-7/August 12-14)

Everlea http://www.myspace.com/everlea

(All shows)

Fox Jaws http://www.myspace.com/foxjaws

(July 23-24/August 5)

Low Level Flight http://www.myspace.com/lowlevelflight

(All shows)

Whale Tooth http://www.myspace.com/whaletooth

(July 23/August 5/August 7/August 12-13)

andPOP has emerged as one of Canada’s premiere multiplatform sources for pop culture news and interviews, with breaking stories appearing on outlets like Entertainment Tonight Canada, MSNBC and The National Post. andPOP’s content reaches over one million viewers across North America every month, and most recently can also be heard on XM Radio Canada. Additionally andPOP can be seen with its new TV show on AUX TV.

THURSDAY JUNE 17 – perfect routing gig from the XM party at The Spoke

urArtist Network and Cool Planet Entertainment Present

FREE showcase – No Wristbands

Home Nightclub – 117 Peter St (Peter and Richmond)

7:15pm – Jay Sparrow (40 min)

9:05pm – Robyn Dell’Unto (40 min)

10:55pm – Crush Luther (40 min)

12:30am – The Love Machine (40 min)

The Gladstone

Amos The Transparent 2:00 am

Friday June 18

Hard Rock Cafe (Yonge/Dundas Square)

Live 88.5 FM Showcase – 11:00 pm

Amos The Transparent w/ Hollerado

Bauer Block Party – Waterloo

Main Stage (Bauer Building Parking Lot)

6:30pm – Jay Sparrow ( 45 min set)

Acoustic Stage (in the Courtyard)

7:30pm – Robyn Dell’unto

10:30pm – Crush Luther (30 min set)

Saturday June 19

Distillery District

Toronto Wine and Spirit Festival

12:30-2:20 pm Robyn Dell’Unto

8:40-9:30 pm Amos the Transparent

Burlington Sound of Music Fest

Jay Sparrow – 1:00 pm

Arcelor Mittal Dofasco Stage

w/ Elliot Brood/Great Lake Swimmers/Hey Rosetta and Arkell’s

NXNE

Amos The Transparent

The Rivoli – 2:00 am

Crush Luther Video On Much!! Releases Vinyl Record!

After coming off an exciting 2009 that saw the band win $50,000 from LIve 88.5 FM in a local radio contest, they also piled up attention from all over North America. XM The Verge 87 made them finalists for Artist of the Year up against other notables such as Alexisonfire, Joel Plaskett, Said The Whale and Dan Mangan. Their sophomore release was added to over 200 College radio stations in the US which led to licencing agreements with 9 major television shows.

The band is currently writing material for their third record and will announce a heavy touring schedule soon. In March, you can catch them live at the Chart Attack Canadian Music Week showcase and at several shows during SXSW in Austin Texas.

For more info visit www.amosthetransparent.com