Hip-hop’s most qualified candidate prepares for first headliner tour in two years.
Burbank, CA- Independent hip-hop stalwart MURS announces his first nationwide, headlining tour in two years, with the first show on October 7th at San Francisco’s newest premier live music venue, The Independent. The tour is to focus on his major label debut "MURS for President" set to hit stores September 30th on Warner Bros. Records.
MURS has been recently making his rounds across the country as a featured act on the "Rock the Bells" tour. His ability to electrify fans and critics alike with his uninhibited stage presence has attracted a number of positive reviews as "the day’s premier stand-alone performance" (LA Times). He looks to bring this same energy into a 36-city circuit, ending on December 11th at the El Rey Theatre in his native Los Angeles.
MURS will also be present at the Democratic National Convention from August 23rd –29th in Denver, CO to provide a youth perspective of the conference. As a field correspondent, cameras will follow Murs around while he interviews fans, young politicians, and supporters, attends press conferences, gives speeches, and finally performs at the Will.I.Am after-party that will close out the week’s events.
The only rapper with his own music festival ("Paid Dues") and a completed world tour without a major record deal, MURS has been a staple of the underground since 1993. With 6-albums already under his belt including the acclaimed "Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition" (2004) and "Murray’s Revenge" (2006), MURS is looking to take his fortune as one of rap’s most successful independent stories to the mainstream and provide the world with a more comprehensive perception of the hip-hop Diaspora: "This one is for all the marbles…I’ve been doing this and if I don’t know how to do it by now and I can’t make a platinum record, I’ve failed."
MURS’ fans can check him out on the "MURS for President" Tour on the following dates:
10/7/2008 The Independent San Francisco
10/8/2008 Tonic Reno
10/9/2008 WOW Hall Eugene
10/10/2008 Hawthorne Theatre Portland
10/11/2008 Nectar Seattle
10/12/2008 The Other Side Missoula
10/14/2008 Nutty’s Sioux Falls
10/15/2008 The Waiting Room Omaha
10/16/2008 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines
10/17/2008 7th Street Entry Minneapolis
10/20/2008 High Noon Saloon Madison
10/21/2008 The Abbey Chicago
10/22/2008 Blind Pig Ann Arbor
10/23/2008 The Basement Columbus
10/24/2008 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland
10/25/2008 Shadow Lounge Pittsburgh
10/28/2008 Paradise Rock Club Cambridge
10/29/2008 Bowery Ballroom New York
10/31/2008 North Star Bar Philadelphia
11/1/2008 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC
11/2/2008 Bedrock Baltimore
11/3/2008 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro
11/5/2008 Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall Charlotte
11/6/2008 New Brookland Tavern Columbia
11/7/2008 Mercy Lounge Nashville
11/8/2008 Masquerade – Hell Stage Atlanta
11/10/2008 Café 11 St. Augustine
11/11/2008 Churchill’s Pub Miami
11/13/2008 Platform 809 Tallahassee
11/15/2008 Common Grounds Gainesville
11/17/2008 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans
11/18/2008 Emo’s Austin
11/19/2008 Hailey’s Denton
11/21/2008 The Record Bar Kansas City
11/22/2008 Fox Theatre Boulder
12/11/2008 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles
For more information regarding "Murs for President," please contact:
Richie Abbott – 818.953.3408 / richie.abbott@wbr.com
or
Keren Poznansky – 818.953.3421 / keren.poznansky@wbr.com
For tour press, please contact:
Roderick Scott – 818.953.3319 / roderick.scott@wbr.com
