Slapshock gets ready to rock this summer with The Greatest Secret Tour

June 8, 2009 - PRLog -- Slapshock, the multi-awarded and platinum-selling band that was among the first to pioneer the rap-metal genre in Asia, is set to kick off “The Greatest Secret Tour” in seven U.S. cities this summer.  The band will promote their new 13-track album, Silence, the first single of which, Direction, has been playing in heavy rotation on international music channels and has scaled the charts to number one in the Philippines.

Slapshock is the only Filipino band signed during the rap-metal boom in the 90s that is still highly visible and active today.  The five-member crew composed of band vocalist and songwriter Jamir Garcia, guitarists Jerry Basco and Lean Ansing, bassist Lee Nevada, and drummer Chi Evora, has five major hit albums to its name: 4th Degree Burn (1999), Headtrip (2001), Project 11-41 (2002), Back to the Two-inch (2003), and Novena (2004).  Their sixth and comeback album, Silence, is described as “less lyrics, more musicality experiment” and “hard, heavy and sing-able”.

My Big Tow Entertainment, a San Francisco-based company dedicated to creating quality rock music events across the U.S. and overseas, and MYX®, the only music and lifestyle channel for Asian Americans, have joined hands to bring Slapshock across North America for this exciting summer tour.

“It’s always been the prime directive of My Big Tow Entertainment to fuse the biggest names from Asia along with surging talents of independent music acts in the U.S. and vice-versa,” said event producer Jay Dee Gungon of My Big Tow Entertainment.  “Thus, it made sense for us to partner with MYX®, the only media branded station focusing on Asian Americans, to co-produce and broadcast live shows as a viable content package for our audience.”

“We want to support Asian music because we believe America is ready to listen to more than what’s being played on the radio,” said MYX® Channel Management Head Miguel Santos.  “I admire My Big Tow Entertainment’s passion to diversify the music scene by bringing quality rock bands from Asia to tour in the U.S.  Slapshock is one of the top Asian rock bands whose music transcends language and culture. They deserve the opportunity to have their music played here in the U.S. and we’re happy to support them.”

The schedule for “The Greatest Secret Silence Tour” is as follows:

June 12, 2009 - San Francisco / Bay Area CA
The Avalon
777 Lawrence Express Way
Santa Clara, CA

June 19, 2009 - San Diego, CA
Epicenter
8450 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA

June 20, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA
The Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

June 21, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV
Cheyenne Saloon
3103 N. Rancho Drive
Las Vegas NV

June 23, 2009 - Chicago, IL
Martyr's Bar
3855 Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL

June 27, 2009 - New Jersey
School of Rock
31 Shrieffer Street, Hackensack NJ

June 28, 2009 - Baltimore/Washington DC
Frazier's on the Avenue
919 West 36th Street, Baltimore MD 21211

For more tour information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.mybigtow.com and http://myx.tv.

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ABOUT MYX®
With its U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California, MYX® was developed by ABS-CBN International, a US-based subsidiary ABS-CBN Broadcasting which is the largest media company in the Philippines and among the largest in Asia. MYX® is the only music and lifestyle channel dedicated to the Asian American community, utilizing music, culture and entertainment. MYX® can be seen on Comcast ON DEMAND, Cox Digital Basic Cable, DIRECTV 2067 and RCN. For more information, visit http://myx.tv.

ABOUT MY BIG TOW ENTERTAINMENT
My Big Tow Entertainment originated in San Francisco and is comprised of local musicians dedicated to creating quality rock music events in the Bay Area, across the U.S. and overseas. My Big Tow Entertainment brings in some of the biggest rock bands from Asia for U.S. tours. Its prime directive is to have the best, unforgettable rock experience with a “Show that Flows” for both the musicians and the audience. For more, visit www.mybigtow.com.