Channel Announces US/Canadian Tour Dates

(PRWEB) May 25, 2007

SMI Music Group announces tour dates in support of the band’s new album titled “Androgyny Is In” (On Sale 07/1/2007), the album was produced by Mario McNulty (Bowie, Morrissey, Iggy Pop), Channel will tour Canada and the US for the 2nd consecutive year, visiting new cities including Morgantown WV, Baltimore MD and Philadelphia PA. Tour producer SMI Music Group is proud to announce that the Massachusetts-based band will kick off the 2007 summer tour on June 23 in New York City at the legendary rock club “The Knitting Factory”.

Fans can expect additional cities all along the East Coast and Canada to be announced in the coming weeks. Confirmed cities so far are listed below.

Channel has been recording albums since 2004 with the bands first release “Perpetual Motion”, followed by the 2006 release of “Inch Deep Oceans” which is currently playing on some of the nation's top college radio stations including Case-Western, Carnegie Mellon and Brock University in Canada.

Information for the Channel “Androgyny Is In” tour is available at http://www.myspace.com/channelma

Channel is Ben Talmi (vocals/guitar /keyboards), Luis Granda (bass), Pat Mack (drums).

Channel ‘Androgyny Is In’ Tour Itinerary

6/23 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
6/24 – Lenox, MA – Duffin Theater
6/28 – Pittsfield, MA – Blue Iguana
6/29 – Stockbridge, MA – Lions Den
7/3 – Toronto, Ontario – Black Swan
7/4 – Ottawa, Ontario - Greenfield’s
7/5 – Ottawa, Ontario – CKCU 93.1 FM (live on-air)
7/8 – Hamden, CT – The Space
7/11 - Brooklyn, NY – Club Europa
7/13 – Arbutus, MD – Penguins
7/15 - Allentown, PA – Sterling Hotel
7/17 – Baltimore, MD – 8x10’s
7/19 – Enola, PA - Rumors
7/20 – Meadville, PA – Union Room
7/21 – Kent, OH – Fat Jimmy’s
7/22 – Providence, RI – The Living Room
7/23 – Somerville, MA – Abbey Lounge
7/25 – Salem, MA – Dodge Street Grill
7/26 - New York, NY – Club Snitch
7/27 – Pittsfield, MA – Rock On! Indie Band Fest
7/28 – Greenfield, MA – Greenfield Rock Fest
8/2 – Buffalo, NY – Merlins
8/3 - New York, NY – Alphabet Lounge
8/4 – Boston, MA – School Of Groove
8/5 – Stirling, NJ – Orphan Annie’s
8/9 - New York, NY – Kenny’s Castaway
8/10 – Wilkinson, PA – Mr. Roboto Project
8/11 – Morgantown, WV – FD Fest
8/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Grape Street

More dates to be announced

About SMI Music Group:
The Channel “Androgyny Is In” Tour is produced by SMI Music Group, based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. SMI Music Group is a division of SMI Inc., a multi-faceted entertainment company known for live music and classical arts productions.

Official Channel website http://www.channelband.com

Official Channel Myspace Page
SMI Music Group website: http://www.smimusicgroup.com

For more information on SMI Music Group or Channel please contact:

Damon Fowler
SMI Music Group
27 E. Housatonic Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-499-1733 ext 6

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