Locksley named MTV Artist of the Week

Feature Records has announced that Locksley has been selected by MTV for the key Artist of The Week, which premiers today. The honor includes exclusive live footage, interviews as well as clips of the band performing in front of various monuments in the nation's capital including The Whitehouse, The Washington Monument and The Lincoln Memorial. In addition, their video for the single All Over Again premiered on mtvU and MTV2, they appear on the MTV.com homepage under Artist Of The Week, and will be featured on the main page of Soundtrack.Mtv.com on release date.

The Artist Of The Week honor coincides with the re-release of Locksley's debut record "Don't Make Me Wait" which contains two bonus tracks and hits the streets via Fontana Distribution on September 9, 2008 and is currently available for pre-order on i-Tunes and will be available for sale on Rhapsody.com on street date.

The re-issue of Don't Make Me Wait is a true testament to the band's longevity. Self-released in 2007, the band took the true D.I.Y approach and were able to land highly coveted spots on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live as well as placement of their hit single My Kind Of Lover in J.J. Abrams' much anticipated Cloverfield. Without the support of a major label system the band was able to accomplish unprecedented success based on the merit of their songwriting.

In 2007 they were awarded such honors as composing Why Can't I Be You for the MTV show of the same name and the tracks music video also won mtvU's The Freshman. The band plans to hit the road next month for a nationally headlining tour for MTV's Choose Or Lose campaign designed to encourage fans to get out and vote. Partial tour dates are below with more to come soon.

TOUR DATES
05 Oct Boston, MA - Café 939
06 Oct State College, PA - Lulu's
07 Oct Pittsburg, PA - Rex Theater
09 Oct Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10 Oct Madison, WI - Barrymore
11 Oct Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen (w/ Throw Me The Statue)
13 Oct Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville News
14 Oct Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
15 Oct Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
16 Oct Denver, CO - Hi Dive
17 Oct Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon
19 Oct Tucson, AZ - Hotel Congress - Patio Show
20 Oct Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour FREE show
22 Oct Albuquerque - Launchpad
24 Oct Austin, TX - Emo's Lounge
26 Oct Dallas, TX - House of Blues
29 Oct Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
01 Nov New York, NY - Highline Ballroom

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