Dell Lounge Website

Homer Hiccolm

Bios:
nelo
Homer Hiccolm MySpace

Videos:
YouTube

Press Releases:
Jan. 23, 2008
Dec. 13, 2007
Nov. 27, 2007
Nov. 15, 2007

Press Coverage:
Austin Business Journal:
Dec. 7, 2007
Do512:
Dec. 8, 2007
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Athens Banner-Herald:
Nov. 22, 2007

Invitation:
Soundcheck Party

Tour Dates:
December 7,
Aardvark, Fort Worth
December 8,
Antone's, Austin
January 11,
Meridian, Houston
February 9,
Granada Theater, Dallas

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 27, 2007

Dell Lounge Presents
Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys and nelo
Saturday, December 8, Antone’s, 213 W. Fifth St., Austin
9 p.m. Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys
11 p.m., nelo
Cover: $10; Information: 512.320.8424, www.antones.net
www.myspace.com/rocketboys, www.myspace.com/nelomusic

DELL LOUNGE PRESENTS
HOMER HICCOLM & THE ROCKETBOYS AND nelo
AT ANTONE’S IN AUSTIN

Show is Part of Inaugural Dell Lounge Presents Tour to Shine Spotlight on New Bands;
Tour to Feature Demonstrations, Giveaways & Events Tied to New Dell Music Creator Products

AUSTIN, TX — Dell Lounge Presents, a tour that will feature two of the top performers in the Austin City Limits Music Festival’s “The Sound and the Jury” battle of the bands, starts with a show at Antone’s in early December as part of the regional inaugural tour.

Abilene ambient rockers Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys play at 9 p.m. Saturday, December 8, at Antone’s, 213 W. Fifth St. Cover is $10; information at 512.320.8424, www.antones.net. Austin pop-rock sextet nelo takes the stage at 11 p.m.

Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys and nelo, who both earned mega-votes in the competition, will play at least six concert dates this winter as part of the Dell Lounge Presents tour. Dates also include Friday, December 7, at Aardvark in Fort Worth and February 9 at the Granada Theater in Dallas. There will also be shows in Houston and College Station; check the Dell Lounge site at www.delllounge.com for updates.

During the tour, Dell Lounge will capture music and video footage and post it at www.delllounge.com, including concert performances and behind-the-scenes action. Several performances will be recorded using a specially configured Dell PC that is designed for anyone, professional level to amateur, to record and edit high-quality digital audio. The PC will be available at participating Guitar Center stores in 2008.

The Dell Lounge Presents tour plans to give fans opportunities to interact with artists at many of the tour venues. Visit www.delllounge.com for events at each tour stop.

Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys has just released its second EP, SING, BIRD, SING (available at shows), which features the band’s contagious melodies and lyrics, a drum-driven foundation for soaring guitars and atmospheric keyboard-playing, and singer Brandon Kinder’s powerful voice. It’s the first studio recording in more than two years by the band: Kinder on guitar and piano, Josh Campbell on bass, Philip Ellis on drums, Mitchell Holt on guitar and vocals, Daniel Wheeler on guitar, and Justin Wiseman on keyboards.

nelo will release its debut studio album of up-tempo, jazz-inspired, alternative-infused originals on Feb. 12, 2008, co-produced by Freddy Fletcher and Steve Fishell for Texas-based Pedernales Records. The band — principal songwriter Matt Ragland on acoustic guitar, Reid Umstattd on lead vocals, Chris Hill on drums and percussion, Stephen Goodson on electric guitar, David Long on sax and flute, and Mike St. Clair on bass and trombone — has been touring nationally for more than a year, including shows in Phoenix and Nashville.

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Interview times for the bands are available as well as press kits.
To listen to MP3s and more, visit www.myspace.com/nelomusic, www.myspace.com/rocketboys.

MEDIA CONTACT: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com

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