CD Baby artists establish TourBaby: a National Tour of the Best Local Music

NEW YORK - A new kind of tour is coming through West Palm Beach - a concert put on by the best independent musicians in the area. Although "TourBaby" will cross 43 cities in four months, each show will be comprised of the top local artists instead of a single touring lineup.

NEW YORK - A new kind of tour is coming through West Palm Beach - a concert put on by the best independent musicians in the area. Although "TourBaby" will cross 43 cities in four months, each show will be comprised of the top local artists instead of a single touring lineup.

Why the unique approach? Hundreds of musicians are banding together to raise awareness of independent music: the music you don't hear on mainstream TV or radio.

TourBaby aims to highlight the top local bands and artists of all musical styles and genres, and to introduce these musicians to a broader cross-section of the communities.

"We're out to call attention to all the great music that's right under your nose in your local community," is how the organizers of TourBaby see it.

"TourBaby is an intimate connection between artist and fans." said founding member Dave Mann. "It's a grassroots co-operative effort created entirely by musicians. Each TourBaby concert is organized by the artists in that local community. These musicians all met through CD Baby, a popular online record store for independent artists."

TourBaby hits West Palm Beach on Tuesday, September 10th 2002 at Ray's Downtown Blues - 519 Clematis Street.

The performing artists will be Sean Michael Mormelo, Rod MacDonald, John Bartus, Tracy Sands, Hi-Fi Sister, Ultrastar and Peter Trappen.

"These artists really bring out the true style of what West Palm Beach music is all about," says the show's organizer, Laura Thayer.

Tickets for this event are only $5. For information, directions, or to hear MP3s of every artist performing, go to www.tourbaby.com.

TourBaby is sponsored by CDBaby, Disc Makers, M4Radio.com, All Indie Music All the Time & Umpteen.com, Graphic Arts, Web Design

PUBLICITY: Dawn Kamerling - The Press House - (617)513-7147
OFFICE: Jamie Chvotkin - TourBaby HQ - (503)256-8500
WEB: http://www.tourbaby.com
http://www.seanmmormelo.com/tourbaby.htm