While Reigning at #1 on iTunes' "Top Alternative Songs"; Electro Duo Slates Series of Summer Radio Festivals in Advance of Headline Spot on Vans Warped Tour '09
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – May 7, 2009) – "Don't Trust Me," the first single from Photo Finish recording group 3OH!3's full-length debut, "WANT," has been certified platinum by the RIAA for digital sales now exceeding 1.1 million. The single has proven a top 10 sensation, currently standing at #9 on Billboard's "Hot 100" as it bullets its way up the top 15 at CHR/Top 40 radio outlets nationwide. "Don't Trust Me" is also a #1 smash on iTunes' "Top Alternative Songs" chart, while also holding strong as a top 5 favorite on the comprehensive "Top Songs" tally.
Both "Don't Trust Me" and the acclaimed "WANT" are seeing sales explode, with each scoring their biggest sales week to date. As a result, the album is quickly ascending the top 50 on the Billboard 200.
Currently on the road co-headlining "The Alternative Press Tour 2009," 3OH!3 has revealed a slate of upcoming radio-sponsored festival appearances, kicking off on May 10th with KDND 107.9 FM's annual "Endfest" at West Sacramento's Raley Field (see itinerary below). From there, the Boulder, Colorado-based electro duo will hit radio festivals in such markets as Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Saratoga Springs, and Poughkeepsie.
Next, 3OH!3 — who recently wrapped a European tour supporting Katy Perry — will set out on the highway as headliners on this year's Vans Warped Tour, set to take off on June 26th at Pomona, California's Pomona Fairplex. This marks the second consecutive Vans Warped Tour for the duo, whose live set was unquestionably among the 2008 festival's biggest crowd-pleasers.
The "Don't Trust Me" companion video clip is also proving a sales triumph, coming in as the week's #2 "Top Alternative Music Video" on iTunes. The clip — directed by Travis Kopach (Panic At The Disco, All Time Low, Circa Survive) and newcomer Isaac Ravishankara — is in play across the MTV spectrum, including "Heavy" rotation at MTV and MTV Hits, as well as "Heavy" rotation at FUSE. 3OH!3 recently found time in their busy schedule to travel south of the border to Cancun, Mexico, where they taped a performance and appearance for the next season of MTV's blockbuster reality series, "The Real World," for which they will also be contributing the theme song. "The Real World: Cancun" will debut on MTV later this year (check local listings).
Produced by Matt Squire (Panic At The Disco, Boys Like Girls), "WANT" sees 3OH!3 — a.k.a. beatmaster Nathaniel Motte and MC Sean Foreman — unleashing tongue-in-cheek rhymes and beats that incorporate '80s pop, electronica, and crunk hip-hop to deliver a knockout punch. The album has drawn copious critical acclaim, with further features appearing in Alternative Press and Rolling Stone.
Named "Artists To Watch" by Rolling Stone, which hailed the duo's "unhinged" live sets, "tuneful emo-pop hooks," "spastic electro grooves and aggro rapping," 3OH!3 followed the release of "WANT" with a number of high-profile television performances in recent months, including NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" and FUEL.TV's "The Daily Habit."
Furthermore, 3OH!3 appeared on a variety of 2008 year-end lists, including Alternative Press' "Readers Poll '08," which named the duo the year's "Most Underrated New Artist." In addition, the New York Post named "Don't Trust Me" to its "208 Best Songs of 2008" ranking, hailing the single as "trashy, gimmicky, super fun."
3OH!3's MySpace page — located at www.myspace.com/3oh3 — has proven wildly popular, with total plays now exceeding 141 million. The page has long been among the networking site's top 10, this week marking 3OH!3 as the #1 "Indie – Electronica" outfit, and #3 "Indie" band overall.
For up-to-the-minute news, please visit www.myspace.com/3oh3, www.3oh3music.com, www.photofinishrecords.com or www.myspace.com/photofinishrecords.
(TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)
                           3OH!3 – On Tour 2009
                 5/6-9 w/The Alternative Press Tour 2009
                    6/26-8/23 w/Vans Warped Tour '09
MAY
6     Grand Rapids, MI      The Intersection
7     Pontiac, MI           The Crofoot Ballroom
8     Columbus, OH          Newport Music Hall
9     Cleveland, OH         House of Blues
10    West Sacramento, CA   107.9  The End Endfest – Raley Field
15    Camden, NJ            Q102 Q Concert 2009 – Susquehanna Bank Center
16    E. Rutherford, NJ     Z100's Zootopia '09 – Izod Center
17    Mansfield, MA         KISS 108's KISS Concert '09 – Comcast Center
JUNE
3     Buffalo, NY           Kiss 98.5's KTSH 2009 – Coca Cola Field
4     Rochester, NY         98PXY Summer Jam – TBA
5     Baldwinsville, NY     93Q Summer Jam On The Island – Papermill Island
6     Saratoga Springs, NY  WFLY Summer Jam – Saratoga P.A.C.
7     Poughkeepsie, NY      K104.7 KFEST 2009 – Duchess Stadium
26    Pomona, CA            Pomona Fairplex
27    San Francisco, CA     Pier 30/32
28    Ventura, CA           Seaside Park
30    Phoenix, AZ           Cricket Pavilion
JULY
1     Las Cruces, NM        NMSU Pan American Center
2     San Antonio, TX       AT&T Center
3     Houston, TX           The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park
5     Dallas, TX            Superpages.com Center
7     Indianapolis, IN      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8     Pittsburgh, PA        Post Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake
9     Cleveland, OH         Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
10    Toronto, ONT &
#0160;        Arrow Hall
11    Montreal, QUE         Parc Jean Drapeau
12    Hartford, CT          Comcast Theatre
14    Columbia, MD          Meriwether Post Pavilion
15    Scranton, PA          Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
16    Buffalo, NY           Darien Lake P.A.C.
17    Camden, NJ            Susquehanna Bank Center
18    Uniondale, NY         Nassau Coliseum
21    Boston, MA            Comcast Center
22    Virginia Beach, VA    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23    Charlotte, NC         Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
24    Orlando, FL           Central Florida Fairgrounds
25    Miami, FL             Cruzan Amphitheatre
26    St. Petersburg, FL    Vinoy Park
28    Atlanta, GA           Lakewood Amphitheatre
29    Cincinnati, OH        Riverbend Amphitheatre
30    Milwaukee, WI         Marcus Amphitheatre
31    Detroit, MI           Comerica Park
AUGUST
1     Chicago, IL           First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
2     Minneapolis, MN       Canterbury Park
3     St. Louis, MO         Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4     Kansas City, MO       Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone
7     Boise, ID             Idaho Center Amphitheatre
8     Salt Lake City, UT    Utah State Fairgrounds
12    Calgary, ALB          Race City Speedway
14    Vancouver, BC         Thunderbird Stadium
15    Seattle, WA           The Gorge
16    Portland, OR          Washington County Fairgrounds
19    Fresno, CA            Save Mart Center
20    Mountain View, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre
21    Sacramento, CA        Sleep Train Amphitheatre
22    San Diego, CA         Cricket Amphitheatre
23    Los Angeles, CA       Home Depot Center
Contact:
Christina Kotsamanidis (National)
212.707.2241
Christina.kotsamanidis@atlanticrecords.com
Ashley Kalmanowitz (Regional)
212.707.2051
Ashley.kalmanowitz@atlanticrecords.com
