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Portland Oregon’s Hockey pick up in 2010 right where they left off in 09’, touring the globe in support of their debut album Mind Chaos. After a string of west coast dates, the foursome will play shows in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and the UK before returning home to headline a club tour starting March 11th in Minneapolis, MN at 7th Street Entry (full schedule below). The band’s new single “Song Away” impacts Alternative radio on February 9th. The video for “Song Away” was named one of the best videos of 2009 by iTunes as part of iTunes Rewind 2009. Hockey’s breakout first single “Too Fake” reached #25 at alternative radio and still being spun at many stations around the country.

Hockey played their first New York City show last January and have since toured the globe non-stop. They’ve toured the UK three times, played U.S. festivals SXSW, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and CMJ, almost every major European festival including Glastonbury, Hove, Peace and Love, Eurockenees, Solidays, Oxegen, T In The Park and Gurtenfestival, Leeds and Reading. They have performed on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” Fuel TV’s “Daily Habit,” and on “Later With Jools Holland” and “Live From Abbey Road” in the UK. Hockey’s “Live From Abbey Road” appearance will air in the U.S. on the Sundance Channel on March 26th. They received an MTV European Video Music Award nomination for Best Push Artist. Spin Magazine named Hockey one of the best 9 moments of Sasquatch and also named the band’s SPINhouse Live performance during CMJ one of the best 12 sessions of 2009. Hockey was also featured as one of MTVu’s up and coming artists as part of the channels 2009 Ahead of the Curve program.

Formed in Los Angeles five years ago by founders Ben Grubin, lead singer, and Jeremy “Jerm” Reynolds on bass, HOCKEY is now based in Portland, Oregon as a quartet with Brian White on guitar, and Anthony Stassi on drums.

For more info on Hockey, please visit http://www.myspace.com/hockey

Hockey performing “Too Fake” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
http://virg001.edgeboss.net/wmedia/virg001/hockey/hockey_jimmy_fallon.wvx

Hockey at SPINhouse Live during CMJ:
http://spin.com/articles/hockey-play-spin-rooftop-cmj-party

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Hockey U.S. Tour Schedule:

Jan 13 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Jan 15 San Francisco, CA Bottom of The Hill
Jan 16 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Jan 18 San Diego, CA The Casbah

Jan. 25 – Feb. 28 – Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe

March 11 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
March 12 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
March 13 Columbus, OH Outland on Liberty
March 15 NYC, NY Bowery Ballroom
March 16 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
March 17 Washington, DC Rock n Roll Hotel
March 22 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
March 23 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
March 24 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
March 25 St. Augustine, FL Café 11
March 26 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
March 27 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
March 29 Hattiesburg, MS Thirsty Hippo
March 30 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
April 1 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
April 2 Austin, TX Emo’s
April 3 Dallas, TX The Loft
April 6 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
April 7 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
April 10 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

Portland Oregon’s Hockey return to road this month to play a series of holiday radio shows and a string of January west coast dates. The quartet who released their debut album Mind Chaos (Capitol Records) in October kicked off their current run in Kansas City, MO and play shows through Jan. 18th in San Diego, CA (full schedule below). Hockey’s first single “Too Fake” is climbing the alternative radio airplay chart where it currently sits at #25. The video which has been played on Fuse, MTVU and Music Choice was just added to MTV2 with spins beginning this week.

Hockey has spent 2009 jetting back and forth between Europe and the U.S. for non-stop touring which included major U.S. festivals such as SXSW, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and CMJ. They performed “Too Fake” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this past October. They have toured the UK with both Passion Pit and Friendly Fires before headlining their own early Fall tour in the region. They have also played nearly every major European festival including Glastonbury, Hove, Peace and Love, Eurockenees, Solidays, Oxegen, T In The Park and Gurtenfestival, Leeds and Reading. They performed on major UK television shows “Later With Jools Holland” and “Live From Abbey Road,” and were nominated for their first major award in the Best Push Artist category for the 2009 MTV European Video Music Awards.

Formed in Los Angeles five years ago by founders Ben Grubin, lead singer, and Jeremy “Jerm” Reynolds on bass, HOCKEY is now based in Portland, Oregon as a quartet with Brian White on guitar, and Anthony Stassi on drums.

For more info on Hockey, please visit http://www.myspace.com/hockey

Hockey U.S. Tour Schedule:

Dec 7th Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (KNRK Radio Show)
Dec 12th San Jose, CA The Blank Club (KSJO Radio Show)
Dec 17th Austin, TX La Zona Rosa (KROX Radio Show)
Jan 13th Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Jan 15th San Francisco, CA Bottom of The Hill
Jan 16th Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Jan 18th San Diego, CA The Casbah