McGuckin Entertainment PR - Music

For Immediate Release
Jul. 10, 2006

The Derailers CD Release
10 p.m. Sunday, August 20
Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave., Seattle
Cover: $10 advance, $12 day of show; information: 206.789.4250
www.derailers.com

THE DERAILERS PLAY CD RELEASE SHOW IN SEATTLE
FOR LATEST RELEASE, SOLDIERS OF LOVE

Band's Sixth Album a Mix of Old & New, Country-Pop to Rockabilly

Austin, TX -- The summer tour by country-rock dance-hall favorites The Derailers behind the release of its sixth album and its Palo Duro Records debut, SOLDIERS OF LOVE (June 6), continues with a stop in Seattle to play a CD release show at the Tractor Tavern.

The band plays at 10 p.m. Sunday, August 20, at Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. in Seattle. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show; information: 206.789.4250.

In the short time since its release, SOLDIERS OF LOVE has jumped to #9 on the Americana Music Association radio chart. Its first single, the Texas-anthem-in-the-making "Cold Beer, Hot Women and Cool Country Music," written by Rockabilly Hall of Famer (and producer/writer on the album) Buzz Cason and Derailers front man and guitarist Brian Hofeldt, is climbing The Texas Music Chart.

The Derailers have marked the release all over Texas and beyond -- with live shows and in-store performances by the hugely popular country-rock-pop combo, on TV news and entertainment shows, on satellite radio, the Web, and across cyberspace via terrestrial radio. Fans know The Derailers' magic and fill dance floors wherever and in whatever medium the band plays.

Every one of the new CD's 14 songs is choice: a smooth-as-silk version of Cason's early '60s hit "Soldier of Love," which was covered by Arthur Anderson as well as The Beatles; "An American Man," Hofeldt's tribute to Johnny Cash; rockers ("Hey Valerie," "Get 'Er Done"), ballads ("The One Before Me," "Every Time it Rains"); and an instrumental ("Poppycock," with its Buckaroos-Ventures-Herb Albert mix).

Ann Marie Harrington of Take Country Back (May 2006) praises The Derailers for the "exciting energy on the album. They've chosen strong songs to work with, and the vocals and playing are full of fire and passion. While they're moving in a direction that many longtime fans may not be familiar with, SOLDIERS OF LOVE is their strongest overall release to date, one where The Derailers continue to successfully reinvent themselves while still remaining true to themselves."

On SOLDIERS OF LOVE, Hofeldt gets solid backup from bassist-vocalist Ed Adkins, drummer-percussionist Scott Matthews, pedal steel player and vocalist Chris Schlotzhauer, and piano pounder and organist Sweet Basil McJagger. Cason, the legendary producer-songwriter-music publisher, added background vocals, acoustic guitar, piano and some percussion on the disk.

The Derailers continues its hard-touring way with shows across the country including:

Saturday, July 15, Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, Texas
Friday, July 28, The Continental Club, Houston
Saturday, July 29, The Broken Spoke, Austin
Saturday, August 5, Grand Ole Opry Plaza, Nashville
Thursday, August 10, San Marcos Plaza, San Marcos, Texas
Friday, August 11, Lakeside Tavern, Waco, Texas
Saturday, August 12, The Broken Spoke, Austin
Wednesday, August 16, The Grove Plaza, Boise, Idaho
Friday, August 18, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, Ore.
Saturday, August 19, McMenamins American Music Festival, Forest Grove, Ore.
Sunday, August 20, Tractor Tavern, Seattle
Friday, August 25, The Raven Theater, Healdsburg, Calif.
Saturday, August 26, Oats Park, Fallon, Nevada
Tuesday, August 29, The Casbah, San Diego, Calif.
Wednesday, August 30, The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, Arizona
Sunday, September 3, San Marcos River Pub, San Marcos
Friday, September 8, Blanco's, Houston
Saturday, September 9, The Broken Spoke, Austin
Sun-Tues, September 17-19, Oneida Casino, Green Bay, Wisc.

Interview times are available as well as press kits and review CDs.
To listen to MP3s and to download hi-res images, album art and more, visit: http://mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/derailers/derailers.htm
Also see www.derailers.com.

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

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