CONTACT: Joe Pleiman summervillains@gmail.com 617-838-6627 www.summervillains.com new cd preview: www.summervillains.bandcamp.com 617-838-6627 PBR PRESENTS: ROSEBLOOD HALLOWEEN PARTY FEATURING SUMMER VILLAINS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21ST - HALLOWEEN, 7PM Rosebud Bar & Grill 381 Summer St., Somerville, MA www.rosebudbardavis.com $5 Cover Summer Villains LOVE Halloween. They really, really, really love it. Which is why they have made it a tradition over the past 9 years to write and record at least one new Halloween song per year and post it for free download on their website. This year, they've decided to take it one step further and are releasing an entire CD of Halloween and Autumn-themed tunes. Consisting of 13 mostly new songs and recordings, "Halloweenilicious" embraces all facets of the world's best holiday (Halloween) and the world's best month (October.) The album features an eclectic blend of folksy country, experimental rock, tongue-in-cheek hip-hop, and cheeseball techno, and includes a bevy of guest appearances from local rock legends such as Kier Byrnes (Three Day Threshold) and Sam Reid (Sam Reid & The Riot Act). To celebrate the release, Summer Villains are hosting an epic Halloween throwdown at Boston's newest "hip" music venue: the Rosebud Bar & Grill. The night will include live music, costume prizes, and a requisite over-the-top nightmare-tastic dance party. Summer Villains will start the night with a set of Halloween tunes and fan favorites. This will be followed by local djs playing the best of new, old, and creepy dance music, as well as costume prizes. There are also rumors of a PBR sponsorship: confirmation of this to come. For the most part, the new CD embraces all the spooky goodness that comes with Halloween. Title track, "Halloweenilicious", insists that Halloweenilicious tastes like blood but is willing to concede that it might actually taste like pumpkin. "Justin Bieber in the Haunted Graveyard" depicts a midnight adventure gone awry for everyone's favorite lesbian-esque, Canadian teenager. "Ghost Attack" features a troupe of ghoulish specters rapping about how scary they are. "Scream Song" is a creepy number that encourages its listeners to scream in horror at each chorus. Not all the songs delve into the creepiness of the season though. "Hoodie Weather" is a cozy number that does for the fall what the Beach Boys did for the summer, and "Apple Crisp" is an ode to one of the season's most delicious treats. "Jumping in the Leaves" is a quiet, melancholic number about a child-gone-missing on a crisp October night. "Ghost of the 83 Volvo" is an ode to the band's favorite, and only, mode of transportation. "The Haunted Guitar" combines elements of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", the Arthurian "Sword in the Stone" legend, and the movie "Ladyhawk", to tell the tale of a cursed guitar and the only ghost on the planet with the chops to play it. Guitarists Bert Gualtieri (also of Francine and the Douglas Fir) and Sam Reid were forced to play out-of tune guitars for their solos. This is Summer Villains' third CD release of the year. March saw the release of their album "Time for Crying in Hell", a rockin' country affair written in a weekend, recorded in another at their studio space. July saw the release of "ten from 06", ten more-refined folksy numbers, the sessions of which were initially done in 2006 then finished up this past year by bandleader/songwriter Joe Pleiman. Summer Villains will also be making their third annual trek up to Keene, NH on October 16th to play the Keene Pumpkin Fest. If you haven't heard Summer Villains or been to one of their shows yet, do yourself a favor and change that. You can find them most first Thursdays at Rosebud, as well as regular Saturday and Friday night gigs at places like Toad, Bull McCabe's, Atwoods and Tavern at the End of the World. Summer Villains shows are the most fun you will ever have in your life. **Summer Villains will be playing various "teaser" shows in the area in October leading up to this Main Event. Keep an eye out on www.summervillains.com for updates!** PREVIEW THE SUMMER VILLAINS HALLOWEEN CD: www.summervillains.bandcamp.com Summer Villains Press photos and other documents: www.summervillains.com/press