PICTURESQUE
Release New Acoustic Video
Touring This Fall with SLAVES
Tickets On Sale Now, here: goo.gl/ywu44w
New Album Back to Beautiful
Out Now via Equal Vision Records
Lexington, KY - August 30, 2017 - Rock band Picturesque is thrilled to share a brand new acoustic video for their track "Unannounced," which fans can check out, here: https://youtu.be/Q0ROrINU6AQ. The band will be supporting SLAVES this fall on "The Beautiful Death Tour," alongside SECRETS and Out Came The Wolves. The month-long tour kicks off on September 1st at RBC in Dallas, TX and wraps up on October 1st at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased, here: goo.gl/ywu44w.
PICTURESQUE is Kyle Hollis (vocals), Zach Williamson (guitar), Dylan Forrester (guitar) and Jordan Greenway (bass). The band released their long-awaited debut full-length, Back to Beautiful, on July 14th, 2017 via Equal Vision Records. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, CA with producer Erik Ron (Saosin, Panic! At The Disco).
On Back to Beautiful, vocalist Kyle Hollis says, "The title Back to Beautiful is referring to the early days of the band where we had all relocated to Houston and I went through a rough break up. We were engaged, and I thought I had life from there on out figured out, but I didn't. It hit me hard mentally and physically. I wasn't my normal self. I wasn't sleeping enough because I kept having the same nightmares over and over and when I was awake I was lost in my own thoughts of why things were the way they were."
He continues: "I felt like I wasn't good enough for anyone, I felt like I was a burden on everyone around me because I was in this rut and I was afraid I would drag everyone around me down into it. This feeling lasted until around the time we finished the record. It was as if I had gotten whatever was making me ill out of my system and my entire demeanor began to reflect the change."
Picturesque is led by the truly stunning vocal range and power of Hollis and is supported by equally notable instrumentations that blend rock, post-hardcore and pop influences. The band has toured and shared stages with the likes of I the Mighty, blessthefall, Like Moths To Flames, Our Last Night, SECRETS, SYLAR, and more.
Back To Beautiful was released on July 14th, and can be purchased now at picturesqueband.com.
For More Information, please visit:
Website: www.picturesqueband.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/picturesque
Twitter: www.twitter.com/picturesqueband
Instagram: www.instagram.com/picturesqueband
Upcoming Tour Dates:
9/1 - Dallas, TX @ RBC
9/2 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
9/3 - Houston, TX @ Walter's Downtown
9/5 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
9/6 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
9/7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
9/8 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/9 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live - Parking Lot (Outdoors)
9/11 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
9/12 - Somerville, MA @ Once Ballroom
9/13 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
9/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
9/15 - New York, NY @ American Beauty
9/16 - Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
9/17 - Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
9/19 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
9/20 - Berwyn, IL @ Wire
9/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
9/22 - Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
9/23 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
9/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock,
9/25 - Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper
9/25 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
9/27 - Portland, OR @ Analog Café
9/28 - Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
9/29 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
9/30 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
10/1 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
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Agriculture Secretary Perdue Launches Second “Back to Our Roots” RV Tour
Three-State Tour to Focus on Rural Prosperity, Preparation for 2018 Farm Bill
(Washington, D.C., August 29, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is traveling to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire for the 2nd “Back to Our Roots” Tour to gather input on the 2018 Farm Bill and increasing rural prosperity. Along the way, Perdue will meet with farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, students, governors, Members of Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees, and other stakeholders.
This second RV Tour will feature stops in three states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. For social media purposes, Secretary Perdue’s Twitter account (@SecretarySonny) will be using the hashtag #BackToOurRoots.
*NOTE: Media outlets wishing to cover events on the tour must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, August 30th at 6:00 p.m. ET. Media should indicate which events they are planning to attend.
2nd “Back to Our Roots” RV Tour
NOTE: Governor Dannel Malloy, Representative Carol Shea-Porter, and Representative Ann McLane Kuster will now be participating in the "Back to Our Roots" RV Tour. Schedule of events is subject to change.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Connecticut
11:45 a.m. ET Connecticut Farm Bureau Farm Bill Listening Session
Secretary Perdue, Governor Dannel Malloy, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Senator Chris Murphy will participate in a listening session with approximately 40 farmers and producers to discuss their thoughts and concerns for the 2018 Farm Bill. Press will be permitted in the listening session, with a press gaggle to follow.
Rear of Prides Corner Nursery
(Area off of loading dock)
122 Waterman Road
Lebanon, CT 06249
Massachusetts
2:30 p.m. ET Massachusetts Farm Bureau Farm Bill Listening Session
Secretary Perdue, Representative Jim McGovern, Commissioner John Lebeaux, and Mr. Ed Davidian will meet with approximately 75 farmers and producers to discuss their thoughts and concerns for the 2018 Farm Bill. Press will be permitted in the listening session, with a press gaggle to follow.
Davidian Brothers Farm
199 Ball Street
Northborough, MA 01532
Friday, September 1, 2017
New Hampshire
8:20 a.m. ET Tour of Lēf Hydroponic Farm
Secretary Perdue and New Hampshire Agriculture Commissioner Lorraine Stuart Merrill will tour the Lēf Hydroponic Farm. Press will be permitted on the tour, with a press gaggle to follow.
Lēf Farm
662 Route 106 North
Loudon, NH 03307
11:00 a.m. ET Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Listening Session
Secretary Perdue will host a Task Force listening session with Governor Chris Sununu, Representative Carol Shea-Porter, Representative Ann McLane Kuster, local elected officials, industry leaders, farm bureau members, students, and local farmers. The listening session will focus on improving quality of life for people living in rural areas, including broadband, the opioid epidemic, and housing. For more information on the Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force click HERE. Press will be permitted in the listening session, with a press gaggle to follow.
Wolfeboro Town Hall
86 South Main Street
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
3.00 pm EDT Swearing-In Ceremony for the U.S. Forest Service’s new Chief, Tony Tooke
Secretary Perdue will swear in the new Chief of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Mr. Tony Tooke. Governor Sununu and USFS employees will be in attendance for the swearing in ceremony. Press will be permitted to attend the swearing in, with a press gaggle to follow.
Pemigewasset Overlook
Kancamagus Highway
Albany, NH 03818
You may click HERE or below for a wrap-up video of Secretary Perdue’s first “Back to Our Roots” Tour, which made stops in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
