MURS TO HIT THE ROAD ON “MURS FOR PRESIDENT” TOUR
Independent hip-hop stalwart MURS announces his first nationwide, headlining tour in two years, with the first show on October 7th at San Francisco’s newest premier live music venue, The Independent. The tour is to focus on his major label debut “MURS for President” set to hit stores September 30th on Warner Bros. Records.
MURS has been recently making his rounds across the country as a featured act on the “Rock the Bells” tour. His ability to electrify fans and critics alike with his uninhibited stage presence has attracted a number of positive reviews as “the day’s premier stand-alone performance” (LA Times). He looks to bring this same energy into a 36-city circuit, ending on December 11th at the El Rey Theatre in his native Los Angeles.
MURS will also be present at the Democratic National Convention from August 23rd –29th in Denver, CO to provide a youth perspective of the conference. As a field correspondent, c ameras will follow Murs around while he interviews fans, young politicians, and supporters, attends press conferences, gives speeches, and finally performs at the Will.I.Am after-party that will close out the week’s events.
The only rapper with his own music festival (”Paid Dues”) and a completed world tour without a major record deal, MURS has been a staple of the underground since 1993. With 6-albums already under his belt including the acclaimed “Murs 3:16 : The 9th Edition” (2004) and “Murray’s Revenge” (2006), MURS is looking to take his fortune as one of rap’s most successful independent stories to the mainstream and provide the world with a more comprehensive perception of the hip-hop Diaspora : “This one is for all the marbles…I’ve been doing this and if I don’t know how to do it by now and I can’t make a platinum record, I’ve failed.”
MURS’ fans can check him out on the “MURS for President” Tour on the following dates :
10/7/2008
The Independent
San Francisco
10/8/2008
Tonic
Reno
10/9/2008
WOW Hall
Eugene
10/10/2008
Hawthorne Theatre
Portland
10/11/2008
Nectar
Seattle
10/12/2008
The Other Side
Missoula
10/14/2008
Nutty’s
Sioux Falls
10/15/2008
The Waiting Room
Omaha
10/16/2008
Vaudeville Mews
Des Moines
10/17/2008
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis
10/20/2008
High Noon Saloon
Madison
10/21/2008
The Abbey
Chicago
10/22/2008
Blind Pig
Ann Arbor
10/23/2008
The Basement
Columbus
10/24/2008
Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland
10/25/2008
Shadow Lounge
Pittsburgh
10/28/2008
Paradise Rock Club
Cambridge
10/29/2008
Bowery Ballroom
New York
10/31/2008
North Star Bar
Philadelphia
11/1/2008
Rock and Roll Hotel
Washington DC
11/2/2008
Bedrock
Baltimore
11/3/2008
Cat’s Cradle
Carrboro
11/5/2008
Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
Charlotte
11/6/2008
New Brookland Tavern
Columbia
11/7/2008
Mercy Lounge
Nashville
11/8/2008
Masquerade - Hell Stage
Atlanta
11/10/2008
Café 11
St. Augustine
11/11/2008
Churchill’s Pub
Miami
11/13/2008
Platform 809
Tallahassee
11/15/2008
Common Grounds
Gainesville
11/17/2008
One Eyed Jacks
New Orleans
11/18/2008
Emo’s
Austin
11/19/2008
Hailey’s
Denton
11/21/2008
The Record Bar
Kansas City
11/22/2008
Fox Theatre
Boulder
12/11/2008
El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles