FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2008

MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS
TO PLAY SPECIAL IN-STORE APPEARANCES AND SHOWS
TO ROLL OUT ITS NEW NAIVE

Free Download of Title Track To Be Available July 29

Austin, TX — Micky and the Motorcars, the five-piece country band out of Austin, will release its fourth studio album, NAIVE (Smith Entertainment; July 29, 2008), with a series of in-store appearances and special album release shows across Texas starting at the end of this month.

The 14-cut album, all but one track written or co-written by band front man and lead singer Micky Braun, was recorded at Cedar Creek Recording in Austin. Starting on Release Day, Tuesday, July 29, fans can get a free download of the new album’s title track — a rock ’n’ roll version of a cheatin’ song featuring Braun’s signature smoky vocals — at www.emusic.com.

Special NAIVE Release events include:
July 28: a listening party with Micky and the Motorcars, autographs and beer at LoneStar Music, 1243 Gruene Road in New Braunfels;
July 29: Official CD Release Show at Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar in Austin;
July 30: album release show at Hurricane Harry’s, 313 S. College St. in College Station;
July 31: 6 p.m. in-store at Houston’s Cactus Music, 2110 Portsmouth, and special show at Firehouse Saloon, 5930 S.W. Freeway;
August 1: 5:30 in-store at Hastings #9883, 791 N. Highway 77, Suite 101 in Waxahachie and release show at Woody’s Tavern, 4744 Bryant-Irvin Road in Fort Worth; and
August 2: 2 p.m. in-store at Hastings #9614, 4652 S. 14th St. in Abilene and album release show at Wild West, 2216 N. I-27 in Lubbock.

The busy week is just the start of the tour by the road-tested alt-country band that plays more than 200 dates a year — sharing the horse power of such tracks “Grow Old,” “Long Enough to Leave,” “Bloodshot” and other sweet and simple originals with an old-school country sound, some with that classic beat.

Micky and the Motorcars — Braun, lead vocals and acoustic, electric and rhythm guitars; older brother Gary Braun, harmony vocals, harmonica and electric guitar; Mark McCoy, bass guitar; Kris Farrow, lead guitar; and Shane Vannerson, drums and percussion — headline on Saturday, August 9, at the annual Braun Brothers Reunion Festival in Challis, Idaho, as part of the three-day music extravaganza started by band leader (and father of Micky and Gary) Muzzie Braun nearly 30 years ago. www.braunbrothersreunion.com
 
Upcoming Micky and the Motorcars shows include:
July 18, Greek Bros, El Campo, Texas
July 19, Gilley’s-Dallas, Dallas
July 24, The Glass Cactus, Grapevine, Texas
July 25, Sam’s Burger Joint, San Antonio
July 26, The Great Texas Mosquito Festival, Clute
July 27, River City Grille, Marble Falls, Texas
July 28, In-store at LoneStar Music, New Braunfels, Texas
July 29, Saxon Pub, Austin (CD RELEASE SHOW)
July 30, Hurricane Harry’s, College Station, Texas (CD RELEASE SHOW)
July 31, In-store at Cactus Music, Houston
July 31, Firehouse Saloon, Houston (CD RELEASE SHOW)
August 1, Woody’s Tavern, Fort Worth (CD RELEASE SHOW)
August 2, Wild West, Lubbock, Texas (CD RELEASE SHOW)
August 3, Motherlode Saloon, Red River, New Mexico
August 6, Bar Delux, Salt Lake City
August 7-9, Braun Brothers Reunion, Challis, Idaho
August 14, Rockin’ Rodeo, Denton, Texas
August 15, Midnight Rodeo 3, Abilene, Texas
August 16, Schroeder’s, Goliad, Texas (w/ Roger Creager)
August 17, Luckenbach Dance Hall, Fredericksburg, Texas
August 22, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes, Texas
August 29, Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas
August 30, Jack’s Patio Bar, San Antonio
August 31, RDR, Fort Worth
September 13, Mike Blakeley’s Texamericana Fandango, Fredericksburg, Texas
September 26, Hardin County Ent. Ranch, Kountze, Texas
September 27, SchertzFest, Schertz, Texas
October 10, Palladium Ballroom, Dallas

Interview times are available as well as press kits.
To listen to MP3s and to download hi-res images and more, visit:
http://www.mcguckinpr.com. Also see www.mickyandthemotorcars.com.

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

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