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We here at Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band are thrilled to announce:

Our brand new full-length album, “Natural Remedies” is now available!!! You can find the album at all major online retailers and services – and buy it directly at here! (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/alholliday2)

“Natural Remedies” is the second full-length album from St. Louis’ own supremely soulful singer/songwriter himself – the genuine article: Al Holliday.

Here we have a man who is undoubtedly, as Thelonious Monk liked to say, most like himself – and a band – that hits like a sledgehammer.

The record was cut live to analog tape by the nine young men and women that are The East Side Rhythm Band – using equal parts blood, sweat and tears with equal parts Fried Chicken and Potato Salad.

The musicality of this group is a truly inspired, natural blend of sounds – stirred by the raw power of Joe Cocker, the organic artistry of Van Morrison, the down-home essence of Taj Mahal, the timeless songwriting of Leon Russell, all played with the edge that only comes from The East Side’s own: Ike and Tina Turner.

“Natural Remedies” is a true revelation of an artist – and an undeniable document of the crew that is The East Side Rhythm Band – teeming with striking liveliness in every cut and searing performances, captured live in the studio.

Certainly not a bad follow-up to 2013’s “Made it Through the Mill, Again” – a “startling debut from a 25-year old white guy singing like a sanctified soul shouter.” (Riverfront Times, Christian Schaeffer) – which since it’s release, Holliday has traveled across the country with the band, been named St. Louis’ “Best R&B Artist” and “Best Male Vocalist”, and has come on – hands down – as one of the region’s hottest acts – and judging by what they are puttin’ down: Sho’ ain’t no doubt – they’ temperature is risin’.

Look out for the band on tour in 2016 – and the release of Natural Remedies on Vinyl in the Spring!!!

Hey y’all! Check out our brand new video for “Bring Your Troubles to the City”!!!

This video was Directed by STL’s own Brandon Sloan – special thanks to Josiah Joyce and Nathan Dell ( a.k.a. Leo DeCaprio and Edward Norton )

Stay tuned for information on ordering “Natural Remedies” on 12″ vinyl online!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

YOUNG-BLOODED SOUL SENSATION AL HOLLIDAY & THE EAST SIDE RHYTHM BAND ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER WESTERN U.S. TOUR!

ST. LOUIS – ( AUGUST 18, 2016 ) – Mound City Music is proud to present Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band “Natural Remedies Western U.S. Tour”!!!

Recently, our Mississippi River city has seen the rise of an undeniable young Soul/R&B collective not unlike the beginnings of the famous Daptone Records in NYC. This group, The East Side Rhythm Band is lead by St. Louis’ reigning “Best Male Vocalist” and “Best R&B Artist” (Riverfront Times), Al Holliday.

Fresh off performances with Galactic, Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, and The New Mastersounds, the band is touring the western U.S. in support of their brand new 12″ LP “Natural Remedies“.

“Natural Remedies“, was cut live to analog tape with as much blood, sweat and tears as fried chicken and potato salad. “Holliday’s music undeniably shows traces of the South’s deep heritage,” says Christian Schaeffer from the Riverfront Times, “and his album can be seen as our river city’s ability to absorb influences and mold them to our own devices.”The performances on this album serve as a document of this burgeoning champion Soul and R&B organization, while the content is the revelation of an artist the likes of Van Morrison, Joe Cocker, and Leon Russell.

The “Natural Remedies Western U.S. Tour” is scheduled for:

Aug. 31st – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Sep. 1 – Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn’s
Sep. 2 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Sep. 3 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Prost Tasting Room
Sep. 5 – Taos, NM @ Taos Mesa Brewing
Sep. 7 – Austin, TX @ One 2 One
Sep. 8 – Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
Sep. 9 – Springfield, MO @ Patton Alley Pub
Sep. 16 – Brentwood, MO @ Maddenfest
Sep. 17 – St. Louis, MO @ FUNK FEST XI

For more info or to set up an interview, contact Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band directly at alholliday7@gmail.com or visit www.alhollidaymusic.com

FOR RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AL HOLLIDAY & THE EAST SIDE RHYTHM BAND

ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF:

 4963

THE BAND’S THIRD ALL-ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

RECORDED LIVE TO ANALOG TAPE

AT THE BAND’S WORLD HEADQUARTERS:

AL HOLLIDAY’S TWO-FAMILY HOUSE IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS CITY

FEATURING THE SINGLE

“WAKE UP, AMERICA!” FEATURING KENNY DESHIELDS

DUE OUT SOON

St. Louis, MO - April 17, 2018: “ST. LOUIS’ OWN MOST NATURAL” returns with a third installment as real and fierce as they have ever been. This time, the band took hold of all of the “means of production”: literally writing, arranging, recording, producing, and mixing “in-house” in a ninety-three-year-old brick home on the South side. The real story, however, is in the music. 4963 strikes a nerve on what it is to be living in America today – more than a little - and that ain’t even all. The band will be touring the U.S. and Europe in 2018 to bring more of their St. Louis music to more people of the world. 4963, you can hear the album for yourself:

AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE MAY 29

PERFORMING IN ST. LOUIS ONE NIGHT ONLY

JUNE 2ND – OLD ROCK HOUSE

$15 ADV (INCLUDES CD) - $12 D.O.S.

We are excited to announce that we will be headed to Europe for the first time in November! We will be visiting Netherlands and Germany and we hope and plan for this to be our first trip of many!

 Stay tuned for show announcements! Please send any Europe booking inquiries to: jordy@tj-concerts.com