No Break in the Action, as Abandoned Pools Link Up With Lenny Kravitz and Pink for Extensive U.S. Summer Tour

Business Wire, May 9, 2002

Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 9, 2002

"Tonight Show" And "ER" Appearances Latest Triumphs,

As Band's National Profile Continues To Climb

The long and winding road won't stop anytime soon for Abandoned Pools, as the ever-busy Extasy Records band continues its U.S. tour with Garbage and snags the opening slot for Grammy-winning rocker Lenny Kravitz's upcoming North American tour (along with Pink). The tour, jointly presented by MTV and VH-1, kicks off July 12th in Virginia Beach, moving on to 33 cities nationwide through September. In addition, watch for "The Remedy" video on the May 9 episode of "ER" as well as the band performance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on June 5.

The tour comes as Abandoned Pools has begun breaking out nationally, thanks to the band's Extasy debut album HUMANISTIC and premiere single, "The Remedy." The single continues its assault on national radio, with stations such as KROQ/LA, WXRK/New York, KYSR/LA, KITS/San Francisco, KPLZ/Seattle, WZZN/Chicago, Q101/Chicago, KDGE/Dallas, WBCN/Boston, KEDJ/Phoenix, KFSD/San Diego, WHFS/D.C., WMFS/Memphis, KMXN/Anaheim and KTBZ/Houston having added it to their playlists. The video is in regular rotation on MTV2 and is #1 on The Rock Show, as well as being featured on Windows Media. This week, the album jumps to #6 on the Billboard Alternative New Artist Chart and #12 on Billboard's Heat Seekers chart.

On the TV front, Abandoned Pools makes its "Tonight Show" debut with an appearance on June 5th, during which the band will perform "The Remedy." And just in time for May sweeps, the video of "The Remedy" is featured prominently in a climactic episode of top-rated drama "ER" (the biggest episode in TV this season with a projected viewing audience of 50 million).

L.A.-based Abandoned Pools is the brainchild of former eels member Tommy Walters. Produced by the Boston-based team of Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade (the duo behind Hole's "Live Through This" and Radiohead's "Pablo Honey"), and mixed by Chris Lord -Alge (Green Day, Replacements), "Humanistic" is Walter's first work since leaving eels, with whom he recorded the acclaimed album "Beautiful Freaks." The multi-talented musician co-produced the new album and played a majority of instruments. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, The Vandals) played drums while an assortment of instruments bits including bass clarinet, piano, clavinet and guitar were added by both Slade and Kolderie.

   Remaining dates of Abandoned Pools' U.S. tour with Garbage:

          Date           City               Venue
          ----           ----               -----
Thu     05/09/02     Chicago, IL        Riviera Theatre
Fri     05/10/02     Minneapolis, MN    First Avenue
Sat     05/11/02     Milwaukee, WI      Eagles Ballroom
Mon     05/13/02     St. Louis, MO      The Pageant
Tue     05/14/02     Kansas City, MO    Uptown Theatre
Thu     05/16/02     Houston, TX        Verizon Wireless Theatre
Fri     05/17/02     Dallas, TX         Bronco Bowl
Sat     05/18/02     Austin, TX         Austin Music Hall
Mon     05/20/02     Denver, CO         Paramount Theatre
Thu     05/23/02     Vancouver, BC      Commodore Ballroom
Fri     05/24/02     Seattle, WA        Moore Theatre
Sat     05/25/02     Portland, OR       Roseland Theatre
Mon     05/27/02     San Francisco, CA  The Warfield
Tue     05/28/02     Las Vegas, NV      Hard Rock-The Joint
Wed     05/29/02     Phoenix, AZ        TBA
Fri     05/31/02     San Diego, CA      San Diego State
Sat     06/01/02     Los Angeles, CA    Wiltern Theatre
Sun     06/02/02     Los Angeles, CA    Wiltern Theatre

   Abandoned Pools tour dates with Lenny Kravitz and Pink:

Fri     July 12:     Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless
                                          Amphitheatre)
Sat     July 13:     Atlantic City, N.J. (Etess Arena)
Tues    July 16:     Washington, D.C.    (Nissan Pavilion)
Wed     July 17:     Holmdel, N.J.       (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Fri     July 19:     Wantagh, N.Y.       (Jones Beach)
Sat     July 20:     Mansfield, Mass.    (Tweeter Center)


Mon     July 22:   Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
Tues    July 23:   Clarkston, Mich.     (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Fri     July 26:   Tinley Park, Ill.    (Tweeter Center)
Sat     July 27:   Noblesville, Ind.    (Verizon Wireless Music
                                         Center)
Mon     July 29:   Cincinnati           (Riverbend Music Center)
Tues    July 30:   Toronto              (Molson Amphitheater)
Thurs   Aug. 1:    Charlotte, N.C.      (Verizon Wireless
                                         Amphitheatre)
Fri     Aug. 2:    Raleigh, N.C.        (ALLTEL Pavilion @ Walnut
                                         Creek)
Sun     Aug. 4:    West Palm Beach, Fla.(Mars Music Amphitheatre)
Thurs   Aug. 8:    Atlanta              (Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre)
Fri     Aug. 9:    Antioch, Tenn.       (AmSouth Amphitheatre)
Sun     Aug. 11:   Columbus, Ohio       (Polaris Amphitheater)
Mon     Aug. 12:   Maryland Heights, Mo.(UMB Bank Pavilion)
Wed     Aug. 14:   Bonner Springs, Kan. (Sandstone Arena)
Thurs   Aug. 15:   Dallas               (Smirnoff Music Centre)
Sat     Aug. 17:   The Woodlands, Texas (C.W. Mitchell Pavilion)
Sun     Aug. 18:   San Antonio, Texas   (Verizon Wireless
                                         Amphitheater)
Tues    Aug. 20:   Albuquerque, N.M.    (Journal Pavilion)
Wed     Aug. 21:   Englewood, Col.      (Fiddler's Green)
Fri     Aug. 23:   George, Wash.        (Gorge Amphitheater)
Sat     Aug. 24:   Vancouver            (GM Place)
Mon     Aug. 26:   Marysville, Calif.   (Autowest Amphitheater)
Wed     Aug. 28:   San Francisco        (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Thurs   Aug. 29:   Irvine, Calif.       (Verizon Wireless
                                         Amphitheatre)
Sat     Aug. 31:   Las Vegas            (MGM Grand)
Sun     Sept. 1:   Chula Vista, Calif.  (Coors Amphitheater)
Mon     Sept. 2:   Phoenix              (Cricket Pavilion)