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Nothing More “Spirits” 2023 North American Tour By To Write Love On Her Arms

Johnnie Crow — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:04:17 +0000

NOTHING MORE
ANNOUNCE HEADLINING “SPIRITS 2023” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
PRESENTED BY MENTAL HEALTH NON-PROFIT
TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS (TWLOHA)
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
CROWN THE EMPIRE & THOUSAND BELOW
MARCH 31 – MAY 28

nothingmore.net/tourdates

BAND SHARE LYRIC VIDEO VISUALIZERS FOR
‘SPIRITS’ ALBUM TRACKS
“DREAM WITH ME”
& “VALHALLA”

Lauded as one of mainstream rock’s most powerful and distinctive acts, 3x Grammy-nominated active rock group NOTHING MORE kick off the new year with two new lyric video visualizers for SPIRITS tracks “DREAM WITH ME” and “VALHALLA” in addition to announcing their “SPIRITS 2023” North American headlining tour.

The “SPIRITS 2023” tour will be presented by the mental health non-profit organization TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS (TWLOHA). It will launch March 31 in Richmond, VA with special guests Crown The Empire and Thousand Below before NOTHING MORE split off for two solo headlining shows (May 6 in Phoenix, AZ and May 26 in Bloomington, IL), followed by a stop at Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, OH on May 28. Additional tour sponsors include That Space Zebra Show and Parlor Root Beer; full dates can be found below. Get your tickets now at https://nothingmore.net/tourdates.

VIP MEET AND GREET PACKAGE includes:

Offered directly to you with no extra fees
Extremely limited availability
Available with show general admission ticket or as an upgrade
Augmented reality SPIRITS pin with exclusive VIP laminate, lanyard, SPIRITS type card set and commemorative box
Autographed poster
Includes hang out and photos with the band
Early entry into the venue with crowd-free merch shopping

“For the last 17 years, To Write Love on Her Arms has been finding ways to use live music as a means to connect people to local and affordable options for mental health care,” relays TWLOHA’s Director of Outreach Chad Moses. “In that time, we’ve been fortunate enough to see some of the very best examples where conversations of mental health have been expressed and received from the stage and in the crowds. We’ve not done this work alone—rather these conversations have been cultivated through active relationships with countless fans, music industry professionals, and artists. Within those ranks, Nothing More has proven to be among the most consistent and loyal friends to the organization, and that friendship grew in large part due to how they craft their art. When the band performs a song about mental health—or about hope, or about pain—they aren’t treating the stage as a pulpit but instead as an invitation. What they have to say or sing finds its true value in how it is received by the listeners and how those fans choose to live out the next chapters. Simply put, Nothing More is what it looks and sounds like to feel a little less alone, and is proof that our deepest questions and challenges can be fertile ground for building community.”

NOTHING MORE’s 2022 album SPIRITS via Better Noise Music was inspired by the philosophy of Alan Watts and Carl Jung and an introspective look at the results on one’s psyche after being isolated due to the pandemic. The album was accompanied by a meta- personality “SPIRITS TEST” designed by frontman Jonny Hawkins—similar to tests such as Myers-Briggs, Big 5 and the Zodiac—which results in finding out one’s “Spirit Type,” one of seven personality characters based on the test’s results. Each “Spirit Type” is paired to a track on SPIRITS which the band have further highlighted with lyric video visualizers showcasing the artwork for the associated “Spirit Type.” So far NOTHING MORE has unveiled the visualizer for “DREAM WITH ME” and for “VALHALLA”.

NOTHING MORE will further develop the story of these “Spirit Types” in their upcoming graphic novel “SPIRITS VOL.1” due this Spring via Z2 Comics. Pre-order a copy HERE.

Take NOTHING MORE’s “SPIRIT TEST” and find out which “Spirit Type” you are paired with HERE.

NOTHING MORE TOUR DATES
3/31 Richmond, VA – The National #
4/1 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues #
4/2 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live #
4/4 Harrisburg, PA – HMAC #
4/5 Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall #
4/7 Philadelphia, PA – TLA #
4/8 Worcester, MA – The Palladium #
4/9 New York, NY – Irving Plaza #
4/11 Evansville, IN – Victory Theatre #
4/12 Dubuque, AL – Five Flags Civic Center #
4/13 Clive, IA – Horizons Event Center #
4/15 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore #
4/16 Omaha, NE – The Admiral #
4/17 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater #
4/19 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex #
4/21 Calgary, AB – The Palace Theater #
4/22 Edmonton, AB – Midway #
4/24 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom #
4/25 Boise, ID – The Knitting Factory #
4/27 Seattle, WA – Neptune #
4/28 Portland, OR – The Roseland Theater #
4/29 Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory #
5/1 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades #
5/3 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco #
5/5 San Diego, CA – Observatory Northpark #
5/6 Phoenix, AZ – AK Chin Pavillion
5/26 Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
5/27 Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
5/28 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
6/10 Nickelsdorf, AT – Nova Rock 2023
6/15-18 Clisson, FR – Hellfest 2023
6/21 Wetzikon/Unter-wetzikon, CH – Heavy Load Festival Wetzikon 2023
6/25 Bologna, IT – KNOTFEST Italy 2023
6/30 VIveiro, ES – Resurrection Fest 2023

(Photo: Jody Domingue)

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Satellite Citi Releases Video For “Empath” Highlighting Five Stages Of Grief As Part Of Mental Health Awareness Month

Johnnie Crow — Tue, 18 May 2021 04:53:53 +0000

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L.A. Hard Rock Duo

Satellite Citi

Releases Video For Blistering New Single “Empath”

See The Bold Art Piece

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A New Taste Of The Upcoming Album Fear Tactics,

“Empath” Highlights Five Stages Of Grief

As Part Of Mental Health Awareness Month This May;

Proceeds From An Exclusive T-Shirt Will Benefit

The National Alliance On Mental Illness

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Band’s Music Also Recently Featured In Documentary

“Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos”

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Up-and-coming L.A.-based hard rock duo Satellite Citi provide another taste of their anticipated full-length album with the single “Empath,” released today alongside a bold new video. Like many of Satellite Citi’s other songs that have a strong message woven throughout the lyrics and art, “Empath” is centered around the five stages of grief — Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance — and is being released during Mental Health Awareness Month to help raise awareness for this important health issue.

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Get the track at Bandcamp HERE.

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The band, featuring drummer/vocalist Anna Gevorkian and guitarist Shaunt Sulahian, say of the song: “We thought it was important to create a symbolic visual representation in our video, as the world is slowly crawling out of one of the darkest periods in modern history. The video ends with a shot of us staring into a mirror, which represents the responsibility that individuals have to be proactive and seek help when they are in a bad mental state. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to join the fight to end the stigma surrounding various mental illnesses that affect so many people.”

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Along with the new song, Satellite Citi has released an exclusive new “Empath” T-shirt with proceeds benefitting NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). It features original artwork by Jaime Valderrama. Entitled “CHAMELEON,” it’s based on the subject of mental health and the struggles he’s overcome. The T-shirt can be purchased HERE.

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Gevorkian and Sulahian are both Armenian-Americans born and raised in Los Angeles who first launched their career in 2015 with the poignant track “Rock Bottom” to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In late 2020, they returned to that important topic with the powerful song “Antibody”, featuring Crobot’s Brandon Yeagley, that premiered on Loudwire. It was dedicated to the people of Armenia and aimed to bring awareness to the latest attacks on the country beginning in late September 2020 that killed hundreds of innocent civilians and displaced thousands more.

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Both “Empath” and “Antibody” are singles from Satellite Citi’s upcoming fall 2021 album Fear Tactics, which is produced by the lauded Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo, Liz Phair, Touche Amore) and features a wide range of inspiration from Black Sabbath to Muse to Halestorm. Previous singles have included “Black Magic,” “Miscommunication” and “Getaway.”

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As a follow-up to their acclaimed 2018 debut EP Negative Space, the new album will thematically center around the importance of mental health and represents the band’s own struggles of coping with fear and anxiety, that are even more permeated in today’s culture. As Huffington Post has declared of the band’s important messaging in their songs, which have also included songs devoted to LGBTQ+ youth, “Satellite Citi are on the road to delivering audiences with music that tackles important issues that our society is facing today.”

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A regular fixture on the stages in their hometown of Los Angeles, Satellite Citi is joined live by two anonymous Spacewalkers on bass and guitar that further taps into the band’s curiosity of other realms and advanced life forms. The band’s name, in fact, is based off of the idea of a city, outside of our galaxy, where people communicate with their minds.

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In addition to music, Anna and Shaunt love video games and writing—they are currently working on their first original sci-fi graphic novel called Spacewalker with former DC editor Jim Higgins, that will coincide with a new concept EP in 2022. Satellite Citi also has five songs featured in the recently released rock documentary Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos, directed by Jonathan McHugh, that features bands such as Metallica, Korn, Slipknot, and Rob Zombie. The trailer can be viewed HERE. As well the band’s song “Getaway” is featured in the new show “The Freak Brothers.”

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(Photo by Michelle Shiers)

Below are stills from the “Empath” music video (directed by Ryan Valdez and Rosie Geozalian) depicting the iconography of the five stages of grief:

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Find Satellite Citi Online

Official Website: www.satelliteciti.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/satelliteciti

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SatelliteCiti

Instagram: www.instagram.com/satelliteciti

Twitter: www.twitter.com/satelliteciti

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4laO1AzROVryZq7KcHnDfL?si=w8EQQITFTmCXRVaPyNUjHQ

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