| ORANGE
SKY SET TO JOIN YNGWIE MALMSTEEN TOUR TO
PROMOTE ITS GRANITE RECORDS DEBUT CD 'UPSTAIRS'
AND DVD 'LIVE IN TRINIDAD'
Trinidad-based
rock band Orange Sky has just been named
the opening act for the upcoming fall 2005
U.S. tour by guitar wizard Yngwie
Malmsteen.
Orange
Sky will be promoting its Granite Records
debut CD 'Upstairs' and DVD 'Live In Trinidad'
on the 17-date run of shows from October
31 to December 7.
Band
members include lead vocalist/lead guitarist/songwriter
Nigel Rojas, bass guitarist/vocalist Nicholas
Rojas, rhythm guitarist Adam Murray, keyboardist/vocalist
Richard Hall and drummer/vocalist Obasi
Springer. Nigel and Nicholas are brothers.
"We
feel really honored to be touring with Yngwie
Malmsteen," Nigel Rojas says. "When
we were growing up, his posters were on
our walls. As young guitar players, Nicholas
and I especially loved him. He's a guitar
god."
Deeply
influenced by a broad range of genres including
everything from heavy metal and hard rock
to pop to reggae, Orange Sky's music is
excitingly original and richly melodic.
The exotic Caribbean textures that occur
naturally in the versatile band's songs
guarantee listeners a sonic experience like
no other.
From
a musical standpoint, Orange Sky makes a
perfect touring partner for an eclectic
range of artists. In Trinidad, Orange Sky
has opened for the likes of Skid Row, Six
Feet Under, Hatebreed and Ludacris.
"We
toured the West Coast recently with Adema,
and it was our first time out of Trinidad
doing any type of shows. We also opened
for Buckcherry in Los Angeles," Nigel
says. "That was off the hook as well.
Los Angeles is a pretty historic place,
rock 'n' roll wise. We got to walk around
the Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard
-- all the places we grew up reading about.
We love driving from city to city and seeing
America. It's a beautiful country. It's
been amazing."
Orange
Sky is hugely popular at home in Trinidad
and Tobago and throughout the Caribbean.
In fact, Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry
of Tourism has officially named the band
as International Ambassadors.
"The
positive reaction from American fans so
far has been overwhelming. We don't sound
like the average rock band. We have our
metal moments, and a lot of Caribbean elements.
On tour, we can play a variety of things,"
says Nigel.
"We're
so happy to be out on the road in America
making new friends and fans every night.
We've got a lot of love in our hearts, and
we're giving it all that we've got."
For
all the latest Orange Sky information, visit
www.theorangesky.com.
Orange
Sky's new official tour sponsor is Trinidad-based
Angostura Rum, which is available in 170
countries around the world.
Orange
Sky's fall 2005 tour dates with Yngwie Malmsteen
include:
DATE
CITY VENUE
Monday,
October 31st Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Wednesday,
November 2nd Houston, TX The Meridian
Thursday, November 3rd Dallas, TX Granada
Theater
Sunday, November 6th Albuquerque, NM Sunshine
Theater
Monday, November 7th Tucson, AZ City Limits
Wednesday, November 9th San Francisco, CA
The Independent
Monday, November 14th Los Angeles, CA Avalon
Hollywood
Thursday, November 17th Indianapolis, IN
Music Mill
Friday, November 18th Cleveland, OH Odeon
Concert Club
Saturday, November 19th Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
Sunday, November 20th Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Wednesday, November 23rd Westbury, NY North
Fork Theatre @ Westbury
Thursday,
December 1st New York, NY B.B. King Blues
Club
Friday, December 2nd Danbury, CT Premier
Music Hall
Saturday, December 3rd Baltimore, MD Rams
Head Live
Tuesday, December 6th Nashville, TN The
Cannery
Wednesday, December 7th Atlanta, GA The
Coca Cola Roxy Theatre
www.theorangesky.com
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