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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Harmer Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ts_ref] Rock & Roll Library Tour Comes to Texas! Featuring theHigh Strung! Second National Rock & Roll Library Tour! THE HIGH STRUNG are coming! Are you looking for a high-energy, summer reading program? Last year the quirky, carefree, energetic music of Detroit's The High Strung electrified patrons across the nation with their sunny three-part harmonies and witty, lyrical bravado. This year the guitars that accompany the band's catchy sing-along choruses are roaming the country again, headed in your direction, and the show is only getting better. Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best new, young rock & roll bands in America, NPR's Ken Tucker named The High Strung's debut album These Are The Good Times as one of the Top 10 Rock Records of 2003, and the Washington Post called the title track "runner up best song of the year." The band's videos have been seen on MTV, including full features in Entertainment Weekly and Spin magazine. In August of 2006, in a segment touting the Library Tour, The High Strung was also featured on National Public Radio's This American Life. To listen go to http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/05/294.html In addition to playing a full-set of their rousing Beatlesque jams, concert goers will learn what it's like to tour year-round and what sort of enthusiasm it takes to maintain such faith in your art. But in what's sure to be the highlight of this year's National Rock and Roll Library tour, the band will solicit the audience's help in writing and improvising a song on the spot. The band will also record each of the library shows and burn a copy on CD for each participating library. This being the second nation-wide tour of libraries, we can confidently say that this program does exactly what you hope it will: patrons & non-regulars come, and for one day, the library is unquestionably the place to be in town. The reaction this past year was incredible and the band receives emails on a daily basis from supporters and librarians asking for their return. For further information, to inquire about cost, or to book the band for your Summer Reading Program call William Harmer, Head of Adult Services at the Chelsea District Library at 734-612-5405 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bookings will be on a first come, first served basis. Don't let your patrons be left out of this unique experience. The High Strung's next LP is due on Park the Van Records (Dr. Dog, the Capitol Years, the Teeth) in May of 2007. Learn more about the band and the tour by visiting them at www.thehighstrung.com or www.myspace.com/thehighstrung
