“Tastefully explosive!”

-Keyboard Magazine

Los Angeles prog metal outfit REDEMPTION will be performing two headlining shows in February 2010 in support of their recently-released fourth CD, Snowfall on Judgment Day, (featuring special guest James Labrie of Dream Theater) on Inside Out Music. The shows are listed below and tickets for both shows can be purchased now at www.enterthevault.com

February 4th, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Whiskey

February 5th, 2010 – Mesa, AZ @ UB’s

Check out some live performance footage of REDEMPTION to gear up for the upcoming shows:

Fall On You (taken from the DVD, “Frozen in the Moment – Live in Atlanta”):

Memory (taken from the DVD, “Frozen in the Moment – Live in Atlanta”)

Snowfall on Judgment Day was released in October 2009 and has received rave critical reviews (from BWBK to Keyboard magazine and more) and has been featured on AOL NoiseCreep and Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, both firsts for REDEMPTION. It is the band’s fastest selling CD to date.

Throughout spring 2009 the band finalized Snowfall On Judgment Day, which was mixed by well-known producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Jorn Lande, Hatesphere). The album features a more mature songwriting than ever before and shows the band taking several steps beyond the quality of their previous output, and standing out from the rest of the crowd in the progressive metal scene with their unique brand of heavy, melodic and emotionally powerful music. The legendary James Labrie (Dream Theater) also performs a duet guest vocal spot on the song “Another Day Dies.”

REDEMPTION has clearly delivered their best album to date – an album that will stand as a benchmark for progressive metal for years to come.

For even more on REDEMPTION check out the feature in the April issue of Decibel Magazine on newsstands March 11th.

The Southern California-based quartet will also be kicking off their fall touring plans with an opening slot on several dates with Brand New that begin in Lubbock, Texas on October 25. Thrice will be bringing along The Dear Hunter and Polar Bear Club for their headline dates that begin November 15 in Pittsburgh, PA and currently wrap up in San Diego in early December. Check out Thrice’s official MySpace Music profile for more information and tour dates: http://www.myspace.com/thrice

??MySpace Music has organized nearly 200 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like The Cure, Lily Allen, Fall Out Boy, Gnarls Barkley, The Offspring, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Franz Ferdinand, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world. Users must friend the Secret Shows profile page in order to receive advanced notice of the special, free concerts. From there, they will find more information about the artists and upcoming schedule.??

MySpace Secret Shows Present Thrice with Aushua:?
Date: Monday, Sept.14, 2009?
Where: The Clubhouse, 1320 E Broadway Rd., Tempe, AZ 85282?
When: 7 p.m.?
All Ages Welcome?
Additional info: http://www.myspace.com/secretshows

Electro-pop humanitarians, Peachcake, have partnered with nonprofit HEAL International and the Online Artist Community SprayGraphic.com to create a wholly unique, all-night community paint-a-thon called “Paint for Peace” (www.planetawesome.org). This unique collaboration will take place Thursday, December 18th at the Scottsdale Waterfront [7134 E. Stetson Dr.] and will be the first in a series of nationwide events. To encourage community participation, “Paint For Peace” will be a free event open to the public and will be a part of this year’s “NightLights on the Canal” (www.nightlightsonthecanal.com) festival, supported by Scottsdale Public Art.

“Everyone from the community is invited to come and express themselves with free canvases and art supplies we provide,” says Peachcake singer Stefan Pruett. “This is a way for people to unify and express themselves in support of each other. We are making this a nationwide project that will span across 10 different cities/states throughout the US by the end of 2009, so that other people across the country can experience the benefit and effervescence of art therapy and community catharsis.”

“The individual canvas artworks submitted by the community will be sewn and shaped to form larger works that will be used to support local violence shelters and to beautify public spaces in the community,” remarks Damien Salamone, Executive Director for HEAL International. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to use this form of community expression to create healing in the community.”
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After releasing a successful debut EP via Jim Adkins from Jimmy Eat World’s label Western Tread, Peachcake soon found themselves playing sold-out shows to fans of all ages, being the first-ever band asked to play Burning Man, and getting attention from the press (URB deemed them one of their ’100 Artists To Watch’ among other praises). Then, just as the band was on the brink of taking over, tragedy hit. In September ’07, came the shocking death of lead singer Stefan Pruett’s little brother and Peachcake keyboardist, Alex.

After Alex’s passing, the band chose to commit themselves to raising awareness and healing through art and music. Peachcake started the Positivity Movement under their Planet Awesome entity, which involved setting up youth hotlines, the free distribution of art throughout LA, launching a TV series (which will be piloted by FOX in the Summer/Fall of 2009), and the “Painting For Peace” community event and art installation. The band will celebrate the release of their full-length debut, What Year Will You Have the World?, with three separate events in Arizona in December.

Peachcake Links:
http://www.myspace.com/peachcake