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	BUY MUSIC June 30, 2008: Put your hands up for Detroit! RIP HALEN Anyone who has enjoyed a vehicle for more than 200,000 miles can relate to the special bond one feels. Your vehicle is more than just a gas thirsty plastic and metal machine that countlessly drains your bank account with $4.00 gas and oil changes what seem like once a month. Whether it was a first date with your future wife, a cross country road trip with friends, or performing over 600 shows in over 30 states, that vehicle represents so much more. We had a special bond with the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 van we lovingly named "Halen." Halen crisscrossed this country from Burlington, VT to San Diego, CA to Key West, FL and back again a couple of times over. With over 260,000 miles on our beloved Halen, we were forced to leave her behind in Hays, KS because o f electrical issues on Thursday June 5th while in route to Wakarusa Music Festival following highly successful sets at Summer Camp Music Festival and rousing shows in Denver and Boulder, CO. This difficult decision kicked off a trying month that included 16 hours of traveling with two members of the band rotating in the back of a rented box truck in 90 degree heat and the irony of killing ourselves to get to Wakarusa to only experience the largest storms in recent history wipe out our Thursday night performance. We persevered through it not missing a single gig and are very excited to announce that we just recently made our maiden voyage in our new 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 van! With 210,000 less miles than Halen, this body double has yet to earn proper naming, but we figure after another couple thousand miles and the forging of new memories a name that seems fitting will present itself! CHILLAXIN SUMMER PLANS We're going to take it a little easy on touring this summer to do some recording. We just recorded a four song demo that is the start of our next album. With two albums worth of material to sort through we're excited to put our our first studio work since Incredible Consequence. BIG SHOWS THIS SUMMER While we aren't traveling as much this summer the calendar is still filled with some huge shows! We're very excited to perform for the first time at Comerica Cityfest! We will perform on July 2nd on the Pure Detroit Stage from 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm. This all ages and free set is five years in the making and will be our first opportunity since Metro Times Blowout to showcase some new material to the hometown crowd. This should be a special night as some of our good friends will also be performing Wednesday night including: The Silent Years and Nomo. What better way to start your 4th of July weekend off than coming downtown for some beers, food, and some of the best music in the Midwest? We have an exciting July mini run that will take us through Moline, Chicago, and Grand Rapids. Thursday July 17th marks our first return to the "Quad Cities" since Summer Camp as we play Bent River Brewery. We're excited to see all those new and old fans and share a couple pints of some of the strongest and tastiest beer around! Friday July 18th we return to one of our favorite Chicago venues, Martyrs for a reunion with our good friends Kinetix. Chicago is our home away from home and we can't wait to see all those familiar faces! We will make our debut at Hoxeyville Music Festival in Cadillac, MI. We perform on Saturday July 26th in what is one of the most fun grassroots/independent festivals in the Midwest. Also performing are our good friends The Ragbirds, My Dear Disco, The Macpodz, and many more! Dunegrass! Located in beautiful Empire surrounded by the great Sleeping Bear Dunes we head up north for two sets; Friday August 1st and Saturday August 2nd! Other prominent bands at Dunegrass include Leftover Salmon • moe. • Steel Pulse • Arlo Guthrie • the Sparrow Quartet Feat. Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn • Del McCoury Band • Grace Potter & the Nocturnals • Buckethead • Railroad Earth • and others! Help support MICHIGAN based festivals and get your tickets today!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITYFEST / MOLINE, IL / CHICAGO, IL / GRAND RAPIDS, MI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECTOR BASS ENDORSES DETROIT DAN! Officially Detroit Dan is now endorsed by Spector Bass. You can see Dan shred on the Spector Legend 6 Classic each night. Congratulations Dan! JOIN THE BUMP STREET TEAM MAY 08, 2008: Put your hands up for Detroit We're back! After spending two full months out on the road the band has been back home for a couple of weeks. Some much needed time off reconnecting with friends and family has been great. You can check out Sterr's photos from tour on his myspace page. Everyone always comes back from tour saying it was "great", but they are always full of ups and downs. We can honestly say that this tour was "AMAZING". Some highlights from the second half of tour included: Las Vegas, NV A big shout out has to go out to the Las Vegas Jamband Society and the Las Vegas NOISE Project for throwing one of the funnest and craziest parties! These crazy cats took over the entire The Aruba Hotel & Spa for their monthly party celebrating First Friday. Your hospitality was amazing and thanks for welcoming us on our first time to Las Vegas! Los Angeles, CA It was a pleasure and a treat to get to hang out and party with some of our dearest friends out in LA. West Indian Girl and Natives of the New Dawn came out and supported! Big props goes out to Fran, Mark, and Mariqueen from WIG for all their help that night and for one crazy jam session late night. Arizona We just LOVED our drive through AZ, can't wait to do that again! SXSW Wow, two raging sets, and far too many free drinks/food & bands to remember! The Spin Magazine Party was once again a highlight. Big shout out goes to Quaff for his hospitality, baby sitting, and just being an all around good host! We were once again able to tear up Austin with our good friends 20 Minutes to Park, it's becoming quite the tradition! TEXAS!!!! St. Pete / Dunedin / Tampa We might have found our home away from home down south! It all started when we played host to the official Rusted Root after party at Jannus Landing. Then a PACKED show at Dunedin Brewery. To all our old friends and especially our new friends, we'll see you guys in September! Miami FL Who thought that a daytime gig on a Sunday in a shopping mall could be so fun? Well, you put on short shorts and a tank top and there you go...FUN! Auburn, AL Once again Katina...Thank you! Every time we come through Auburn you put up with us and let us crash at your place. The show was a rager and featured a crazy impromptu encore that featured "Billy Jean," "Sweet Child of Mine," and "Under the Bridge;" all songs we've never played before. Athens, OH It's been four years since we played in Athens and it was a blast. The Jager soaked shot paddle we have is proof of that! 1: Festival Announcements!!! When the weather gets hot it only means one thing...FESTIVAL SEASON! It's honestly the best time of the year! Beautiful weather, big raging sets, seeing amazing bands all day, and drinking obscene amounts of beer With each summer comes new stories and new and exciting festivals that we have the pleasure of performing at. This summer will mark debut's at Wakarusa Music Festival, Comerica Cityfest, Hoxeyville Music Festival, and Dunegrass. We're also very excited to perform two sets at Summer Camp Music Festival 2: New Website We just recently launched a new website! The new design is sleeker, easier to navigate, and is a lot easier to update. What you see now is just the start, we'll continue adding things to the site and new and exciting reasons to come back and continue to check it out. NEW WEBSITE 3: BUMP Inks Endorsement Deal With GHS Strings! We are proud to be the proud users of GHS Strings! Chris, Yorg, and Dan are now officially endorsed by GHS and join a legendary lineup of endorsers such as: Carlos Santana, Flea, Eric Johnson, and Warren Haynes just to name a few! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for all your support, you guys are the best, and we look forward to seeing you in a town near you! Love, Those Crazy Bump Boys! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2/28/08: SURPRISE SHOW, CO, WEST COAST, and BLOWOUT Put your hands up for Detroit Tour has been going well, with the exception of some nasty weather that curtailed our plans to melt faces in Des Moines, it's been great! Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Chicago! Wow, you guys brought it hard! We cut our gums in Lawrence and Lincoln to some very receptive audiences and can't wait to see you all again this summer at Wakarusa! We send out a huge thank you to all of you who have supported us thus far whether it was offering a floor to sleep on, coming out to the shows, or hanging posters. THANKS!!!! And to the staff of each place we played, your hospitality has been amazing! You've gone beyond the call of duty! THANKS!!! We're really getting tight with Dan on bass. He's really stepped up and killed each and every night! Grab your first chance to see the band with Dan, you won't be disappointed! It's been a pleasure and an honor having Jay Minger on the road with us doing our front of house and helping with merch and daily tour manager duties. We can't begin to tell you how amazing the sound has been so far! It's really been a treat and you need to be sure you come out and see how much better Jay makes us sound, who knew we could actually sound good? 1: SURPRISE SHOW TONIGHT IN DENVER! Our very dear and close friends Ryan Kingsley and sister Katie Nilsson just recently bought a bar! As the proud new owners of Denver's Old Hole they welcome us into their new home for a big surprise show tonight! The show is a free show and starts at 10:00 pm. Denver's Old Hole 990 S. Oneida Denver CO 80224 2: WEEKEND SHOWS IN "RADO" Tonight's show is the big warm up for two huge shows in Denver and Boulder. Friday night we return to Dulcinea's 100th Monkey for a HUGE Leap Year Party! What better night to get faded with Bump than on Leap Day? We then head up to Boulder to play with good friends Kinetix at Trilogy Wine Bar on Saturday March 1st. Our first show ever in Boulder was opening for Eric McFadden at Trilogy, we can't wait to get back! 3: METRO TIMES BLOWOUT LAUNCH PARTY HEADLINERS! For a couple of days we get to feel like Aerosmith, jet setting on planes between gigs! Metro Times has chosen us to headline their big launch party for the Metro Times Blowout at the Majestic Theatre on Wednesday March 5th. We will leave Halen in Denver with Jay and fly home for this big show. This is a slot we're honored to have and we hope you'll come out and share in this big night! We will be joined by Cetan Clawson, Mega Weedge, and our good friends The Silent Years. 4: WEST COAST DATES!!!! After years, we're making our debut on the west coast! We fly into Denver and have a long drive from Denver to Las Vegas for our debut at The Thunderbird Lounge at the Aruba Hotel. Las Vegas Jamband Society and Noise Project present the show. It should be a rager! Free show that often goes until 5 am! We'll make our first appearance on Friday March 7th at The Mint in Los Angeles before heading down to San Diego to Winston's, and then on to Phoenix, AZ at Mesa's Goat Head Saloon on Monday March 10th. 5: FESTIVAL HELP NEEDED! Your help in sending in your requests has helped! We're in discussions with a number of regional and national festivals, so keep up the good work! We're on the verge, but with your help could get pushed over the edge. Summer Camp Music Festival Write them a comment on Myspace Bonnaroo Music Festival Email the promoter All Good Music Festival Request Bump Blissfest Email them 10KLF Email to request Bump Dunegrass Email the festival 6: DADA MAIL HELP We're looking for someone who knows the Dada Mail program well. We're looking to redesign our email list, however are stumped. If you have any knowledge please contact joe at joe@grandcircusmedia.com.
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