MARK MALLMAN DAYTROTTER SESSION, NEW VIDEO & TOUR

Hot on the heels of the release of his new lp 'Invincible Criminal, the incomparable Mark Mallman has a fantastic Daytrotter session featuring four tracks from the new album for free download, so get thee to Daytrotter to check it out. Thanks to DT hosts Sean and Mike for their great work!

With the help of Freaky Deeky cable access collective, the Mallman's got a colorful schizo video for the second album single "White Leather Days" which you definitely need to see! It's also featured on TheDailySwarm!

And starting tomorrow, you can catch this one of a kind showman and recent CITY PAGES and VITA.MN cover star on his 24th US Tour! You haven't really lived until you've seen Mark ride his keys onstage, so check the dates and they'll see you there!

9/11– Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
9/12 – St Cloud, MN @ The Rox
9/15 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
9/16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
9/17 – Nashville, TN @ Curb Café (at Belmont University, all ages)
9/18 – Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge, Athens Fest
9/19 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt, Athens Fest (RUBY ISLE)
9/21 – Arlington, VA @ Galaxy Hut
9/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The M Room
9/23 – New York, NY @ Fontana's
9/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Lava Lounge
9/25 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (17+)
9/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
9/28 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
9/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
9/30 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
10/1 – Hot Springs. AR @ Maxine’s
10/2 – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide
10/3 – Austin, TX @ Hole In The Wall
10/4 – El Paso, TX @ The Lair
10/5 – Albuquerque, NM @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
10/6 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
10/7 – Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory (Alter Knit space)
10/8 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
10/9 – San Francisco, CA @Kimo’s
10/10 – Eugene, OR @ Luckey’s Club Cigar Store
10/13 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
10/14 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *Free Show!
10/16 – Denver, CO @ 3 Kings
10/17 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Road 34
10/29 – Menomonie, WI @ UW-Stout, Blue Devil Lounge
10/30 – Chicago, IL @ Darkroom
10/31 – De Pere, WI @ Baba Louie's
11/13 - Duluth, MN @ Pizza Luce

MARK MALLMAN and THE INCREDIBLE URBAN MYTH OF THE INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL

Piano Rocker, World Record Setter, Showman Extraordinaire, The Fastest Piano in the Midwest. These are just a few of the titles held by the multi-talented MARK MALLMAN. And to this list we can now add Author as this week Mark unleashes his serial THE INCREDIBLE URBAN MYTH OF THE INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL ! Starting today, MAGNET will post Part 1 of the serial written by Mark with original art by STEPHEN SOMERS and exclusive audio download as well. Mark's brand new lp 'Invincible Criminal' is available through Badman Recording Co

MARK MALLMAN "INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL" VIDEO DEBUT!

MARK MALLMAN today debuts the super brand new video for the title track from his awesome forthcoming full length INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL ! Sam Thompson, director of 'Living Arrangements' helms the camera here. For a showman whose recent sold out performance was called "Kaufmanesque", this must-see video is so perfectly Mallman

RIGHT ON PR JULY NEWS !

JOSH MEASE has announced a record release show set for Monday, July 27 @ Mercury Lounge in NYC! It's going to be a great coming out show for the Brooklyn songwriter who has established himself as One To Watch as a great young artist whose music is refreshingly imaginative and beautiful! ' The first album single is the charming "White Diamonds" which was just made available for digital sale exclusively through Frog Stand Records who will release Josh's debut lp 'Wilderness' 7/21. Stay tuned for the video, too!

As you likely already know this is MATT & KIM's year and this summer is their summer! The Brooklyn duo continue to soar in the wake of the release of 'GRAND' and have a load of US shows coming up: festival dates mixed in with Bacardi B-LIVE shows, and a FREE hometown headlining show in NYC at Pier 54! All dates are below along with ticket links so hit em up and get out to see the twosome who the National Post says “you must, must, must see them live” !! And check out NPR where Matt & Kim's hot single "Daylight" was featured Song Of The Day!

07/01/09 - Asheville, NC - Emerald Lounge - No Advance Tickets
07/02/09 - Charlotte, SC - The Forum*
07/03/09 - Atlanta, GA - Opera*
07/04/09 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues- Lake Buena*
07/07/09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
07/09/09 - New York, NY - Pier 54 - FREE SHOW!
07/10/09 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
07/11/09 - Dallas, TX- House Of Blues
07/18/09 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
08/27/09 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre+
08/28/09 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene 2009
08/29/09 - Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons Pizza & Beer Parlor+
08/30/09 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
09/01/09 - Arcata, CA - Depot+ Not on sale until August
09/02/09 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater+
09/03/09 - Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards+
09/04/09 - Victoria, BC - Sugar+
09/05/09 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
09/07/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue+
09/08/09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater+
09/10/09 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club+
09/11/09 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre+
09/12/09 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge+
09/14/09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick+
09/16/09 - Washington D.C. - Black Cat+
09/29/09 - S. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
09/30/09 - Montreal - Pop Montreal
10/02/09 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab

In advance of the August release of 'INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL', the incomparable MARK MALLMAN set out on a handful of dates showcasing songs from the new album. At one sold out show, the prolific rocker's show was hailed as "Kaufmaneasque" by one reviewer. We can tell you there was keyboarding riding, life sized rats watching the Wizard of Oz, and an appearance by the Mallwolf. The one-of-a-kind showman has more dates coming up and this tour promises more legendary performances!
7/9 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
7/11 – Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar
7/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina
7/15 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
7/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Three of Clubs
7/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
7/21 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
7/22 – Portland, OR @ Berbatis Pan
7/25 – Denver, CO @ The Skylark Lounge, 11pm
7/25 – Denver, CO @ Cartoys’s Outside stage, 6pm
7/25 – Ft Collins, CO @ Road 34
8/14 – Marquette, MI @ Upfront and Company
8/15 – Marquette, MI @ Upfront and Company
8/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Red Stag Block Party
8/27 – St Cloud, MN @ Electric Fetus *instore
9/11– Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
9/12 – St Cloud, MN @ The Rox

There is no stopping the riotously funny EUGENE MIRMAN. The Hot Twitterer (thanks, Rolling Stone and Paste!) who delivered the graduation speech of the millennium, has a show at Mass MoCa in North Adams on Friday July 3rd - see you there!

If you have been wondering WHAT WOULD GOD'S POTTERY DO? you need wonder no more! The Last Comic Standing finalists have penned The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Your Teens and/or Being Successful! Through a combination of essays, diagrams, photo-journals, flow-charts, illustrations and choose-your-own-adventure, Gideon and Jeremiah expound on the sound words laid out in "The Pants Come Off, When the Ring Goes On" and "Jesus, I Need a Drink” with a hilarious book. Stay tuned for lots of video fun leading up to the book's release this September!

NYC funnyman JOHN ROBERTS will be performing two shows at Comix in NYC on July 9 , performances at 7:30 and 9:30. He will be joined by a special guest ( a fellow comedian) but we cannot yet announce who that is! By now, everyone around the world knows John Roberts through his hilarious videos and recent appearance on Jimmy Fallon. At these special one night performances, you can count on John's stand up to include his outrageous original characters!

KUMAIL NANJIANI brings his ECNY Award Winning One Man Show 'Unpronounceable' to iO West in LA on July 8.  Based on his upbringing in Pakistan and transition to Iowa where he attended Grinnell College, 'Unpronounceable' is a hilarious chronicle written and performed by one of today's top comedians and directed by Paul Provenza (director of The Aristocrats). Kumail also won the 2009 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand Up Comedian, was recently featured in New York Magazine's "Ten Funny People That Funny People Find Funny", on Jimmy Kimmel Live and in his recurring role as Homer, the suspected Greek terrorist on The Colbert Report.

On the heels of a sweeping tour of Australia, the unbelievable REGGIE WATTS is currently making his way across Europe where he is touring with Regina Spektor and he has lined up a great run in London near the end of the month. The Soho Theater will host the groundbreaking comedic freestyle beatboxing genius July 27 - August 8 for 10pm performances nightly. Absolutely not to be missed!

NEW MARK MALLMAN/CRAIG FINN TRACK ON PITCHFORK!

Head over to PITCHFORK and check out the brand new MARK MALLMAN track "YOU'RE NEVER ALONE IN NEW YORK" featuring Craig Finn of the Hold Steady. The song is from Mark's upcoming hot new album 'INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL'. Finn, a longtime friend of Mark's who also released Mark’s ‘Besides the B-sides’ on his Crisp Songs label in 2004, lends his voice to The Mallman's new "electro-tinged piano rocker". Mark Mallman, who is also frontman for Ruby Isle and holds the World Record for Longest Song with his Marathon2 performance (52+ hours!), will release 'Invincible Criminal' this August on BADMAN RECORDING Co.

MARK MALLMAN TEAMS UP WITH CRAIG FINN (HOLD STEADY) AND SHANNON FRID (CLOUD CULT) FOR NEW ALBUM

Written in the haunted basement of a converted church and inspired by a ghostly apparition of Elvis, ‘INVINCIBLE CRIMINAL’ is the newest full length from musical genius MARK MALLMAN. Available early this August on BADMAN RECORDING CO (My Morning Jacket, Starf*cker), it will feature longtime friend and HOLD STEADY singer CRAIG FINN contributing vocals on "You're Never Alone in New York”, and CLOUD CULT violinist SHANNON FRID duets on "In These Times of Harsh Economy", a chilling ballad about John Dillenger's Lady in Red, Anna Sage.

"In the past three years, I've tasted death one too many times to let a minute slip through my fingers anymore. Don't be confused, the Invincible Criminal isn't me, it's time,” he says.

Mark Mallman is known as many things: The Fastest Piano in the Midwest, Ruby Isle front man, an insanely gifted performer who has toured the USA a staggering 23 times, the notable Mr Serious, and as the World Record holder for Longest Song Performed (Marathon 2 at 52 hrs!). First and foremost, Mark is an amazing songwriter who pens lyrics like an existentialist writer and as a must-see performer, he plays the piano with the type of ferocity that others take to playing an electric guitar leaving live audiences in awe at every single one of his shows. Mark's on tour this summer showcasing new songs, tour dates surrounding the August release tba.

6/13- Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl
6/19- Ames, IA @ Toast Bar
6/24- Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
6/26- Chicago, IL @ The Metro
6/27 - De Pere, WI @ Baba Louie's
7/9 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
7/15- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
7/24- Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive - Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
7/25- Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive - Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
7/25 - Ft Collins, CO @ Road 34

Tracklisting:

1 Eternal Moonshine
2 You're Never Alone in New York (featuring Craig Finn)
3 Before the Music's Over
4 White Leather Days
5 Dont Spill The Bottle
6 Mercy Calls
7 Light the Dynamite and Run
8 Can't Count to One
9 Put Your Collar Up
10 In These Times of Harsh Economy (featuring Shannon Frid)
11 If We Only Kept Getting Young
12 Invincible Criminal