2008 was a dizzying blur of firsts and foremosts for the San Fran based band BLVD.

While whipping up crowds across the US with their fresh urban sounds, this four-piece has positioned itself as a new champion of the burgeoning live electronic movement.

The fallout of BLVD’s blitz on premier west coast festivals in ‘08 (High Sierra Music Festival, Earthdance, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Shambhala, etc) led to several licensing deals with conglomerates such as Victoria Secret, AOL, CBS, MTV and more.

The band dropped its full length release (‘Music for People’) last summer and toured heavily as the album garnered critical acclaim and remained in the top 40 on CMJ charts for 6 weeks. The release also got BLVD named to the “Hot 100 Unsigned Artists” of 2008 by Music Connection Magazine. The group topped the year off with a show stealing set at Sea of Dreams, the largest indoor NYE event in the US, alongside Thievery Corporation and Bassnectar.

2009 is expected to be an equally exciting year for this scene setting collaboration.

BLVD is currently in the studio with critically acclaimed producer Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, Two Gallants, Fischerspooner, The Black Keys) laying down a follow up to their 2008 album, ‘Music For People’.

A spring tour will take them up the west coast, then to Hampton, VA for a Phish after show, and to the SXSW festival in Austin. The tour ends with a string of dates alongside Lotus as they stop at the premier theaters in the North East.

BLVD’s genre bending, life affirming music inspires a frenzy on the dance floor that rings in the ears and minds of its audience long after the party is over.

Few bands can provoke the kind of electric atmosphere that BLVD has at its shows. This unconventional mixture of hip-hop vocals, rock guitars, street beats, and sub woofing bass is enough to galvanize and convert any crowd into a devoted fan base.

BLVD 2009 tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

6 Mar Tribeca Nightclub Hotel Hampton, Virginia
11 Mar Canes with Break Science and the Vokab Company San Diego, California
12 Mar Fais Do Do Los Angeles, California
13 Mar Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
14 Mar Opal Ultra Lounge- Montbleu Casino and Resort Lake Tahoe, Nevada
18 Mar SXSW 3.18 -3.21 Austin, Texas
24 Mar Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut
25 Mar Lupos Providence, Rhode Island
26 Mar Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine
27 Mar The Wheel House Narragansett, Rhode Island
28 Mar Higher Ground Burlington VT, Vermont
31 Mar Vogue Theater Indianapolis, Indiana
1 Apr Crowfoot Ballroom Pontiac (Detriot), Michigan
3 Apr Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri
4 Apr Kinetic Playground Chicago, Illinois
7 Apr Tralf Music Hall Buffalo, New York
8 Apr The Wescott Theater Syracuse, New York
9 Apr The Chameleon Lancaster, Pennsylvania
10 Apr Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
1 May Red Fox Tavern Eureka, California
26 Jul Oregon Brewers Festival Portland, Oregon

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