SHOWCASE
Club: Tower/Time Out showcase @ Dirty Dog Bar
Address: 505 E Sixth St
Date: Friday, March 17
Showtime: 12:00 a.m.

House Of Sin    Lucy

She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. Who could ever deny a walk on the New York Streets? Walking on those pavements that have been walked upon before by Lou Reed, Dion DiMucci and Joey Ramone, providers of the perfect soundtrack to the Big Apple. She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. And the coloured girls go, doo doo doo, doo. Let's go back to New York and follow today's path of rock, starting from the Howler Records Headquarters at Union Square West. Let's go to clubland in Manhattan. She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. And the coloured girls go, zZz, zZz, zZz, zZz. Walk on!

The ideal providers of today's sound of New York are the creators of The Sound Of zZz. It's the debut album by that incredibly sleazy Dutch duo by the name of zZz. Organ, drums and vocals make a sound as big as, well, New York. How cool is that? Amsterdam is their hometown, and New York has become their hometown too. Without being aware of it, these two sound wizards have incorporated elements from typical NYC bands such as Suicide and The Cramps. And the Joy Division connotations due to the Ian Curtis-y vocals were never intentional either. Add to that the biggest Doors-like organ this side of Ray Manzarek, and you got zZz. The mix of all these ingredients is 'rock the girls can dance to.' DJ Tommy Sunshine couldn't believe his luck when he first spotted the band and remixed the now legendary track Ecstasy for the dance floor. Yeah, the sound of zZz has both rock and electronic music appeal. The potential of zZz is enormous, grabbing lads and chicks.

Björn Ottenheim, the singing drummer, and keyboardist Daan Schinkel, are coming back for the third consecutive year to SXSW. Third time lucky, they will be. Apart from the regular SXSW showcase, this year at the Tower Records/Time Out showcase, the guys will also appear at the Vice Magazine party the day before. They are getting the well-deserved recognition now. New York, the former New Amsterdam and 'the real' Amsterdam will again merge in Austin. Peter Stuyvesant has returned in the guise of zZz. She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. And the coloured girls go, zZz, zZz, zZz, zZz.

US TOUR UPDATE
February 28, Bard University, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
March 01, Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
March 02, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
March 03, Triplerock, Minneapolis, MN
March 06, Yes Yes, Olympia, WA
March 07, Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
March 08, Chiribin's, Bellingham, WA
March 09, Berbatis, Portland, OR
March 10, 6 Rivers Brewery, Arcata, CA
March 11, Howie and Sons, Visalia, CA
March 12, The Smell, Los Angeles, CA
March 13, Vaudeville, Tucson, AZ
March 14, Einstein's Revenge, Odessa, TX
March 16, Vice Magazine SXSW party @ Victory Grill (1104 E. 11th St., inside; 4:45 p.m.)
March 17, Tower/Time Out showcase @ Dirty Dog Bar, Austin, TX
March 20, Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK
March 23, Pilot Light, Knoxville, TE
March 24, The End, Nashville, TE
March 26, Milestone, Charlotte, NC

BAND INFO
contact: Inge De Bruyn / Gentlemanagement
phone: +32 9 234 1400
cell: +32 4 7768 6305
e-mail: inge@gentlemanagement.be
website: www.soundofzzz.nl

US Contact: Howler Records
phone : +1 212 741 8831
e-mail: dave@howlerrecords.com