Miss Derringer to tour in support of new effort

The widely celebrated music of MISS DERRINGER mine the dark and oft-times twisted outlaw landscape of punk disaffectation, New Wave disdain, 50s girl-group attitude and hip-shaking pop. The new album WINTER HILL (release date: July 14, 2009 on Nickel and Dime Records/Triple X) bottles their unique formula and serves it up straight, no chaser.

"Our music is like the Shangri La's duking it out with Duane Eddy and The Misfits," explains guitarist Morgan Slade. "Visually, someone said we are like a band from the movie Beetlejuice... and oddly, it fits!"

Launching with the playful opening track "Click Click Bang Bang" with a propulsive upright bassline and Blondie-styled shimmy, the album kicks off with a 'bang' and doesn't let up. From the twang-fueled girl-group send-up "Black Tears" to the velvety forelorn angst of "Death by Desire" to the dramatic "Drop Shot Dead" (which could be a lost song from West Side Story), the album creates an almost visceral aural backdrop to a story that doesn't even really have a storyline.

Loosely based on the infamous 1960 mob war between the Winter Hill gang and their rivals that took place in Boston, this isn't quite a concept album as it is a period piece.

"As I read more and more about the gang (damn Wikipedia!), I realized that a lot of the music we find inspiration from like the Shangri Las, Ronnettes, etc. was probably coming out of the car stereos while a gangster in the back seat wrapped piano wire around the neck of a gangster in the front seat," explains Morgan.

Miss Derringer have been featured recently on the covers of LA Weekly, LA CityBeat (where Liz was voted "2008 Artist of the Year"), Music Matters, among others and have toured with Blondie, Bad Religion, IAMX, and John Doe.

Miss Derringer are Liz McGrath (vocals), Morgan Slade (guitar), Sylvain de Muizon (bass) and Cody James (drums). Clem Burke (Blondie) plays drums on "Bulletproof Heart." Winter Hill was produced by band members Sylvain de Muizon, Morgan Slade with Mathias Schneeberger (Greg Dulli, Joseph Arthur), except “Black Tears” and “Heartbreaks & Razorblades” by John Kastner (Doughboys, Asexuals). The album was mixed by Vic Florencia (Nelly Furtado, Danko Jones, Joss Stone).

Miss Derringer and international advertising agency Deutsch, Inc. have formed an unusual creative partnership under which the agency will help in the launch and marketing of Winter Hill. Among the many strategies in place and/or planned, Deutsch have constructed the band's website and online store, have designed the CD packaging and related merchandising materials, and will pitch the band's music for placement in ads for its clients, which include IKEA, Saturn, and Sony PlayStation.

The band will be touring nationally with Girl In A Coma. Tour dates are below:

TOUR DATES

with Los Difuntos
May 8 Alex’s Bar Long Beach, CA
May 15 Hensley’s Carlsbad, CA

with Scissors for Lefty
May 16 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA

with the Riverboat Gamblers
May 29 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA

with Girl In A Coma
Jun 5 Triple Crown San Marcos, TX
Jun 6 Emo’s Austin, TX
Jun 7 Pontiac’s Garage Dallas, TX
Jun 9 Fitzgerald’s Houston, TX
Jun 11 The Nick Birmingham, AL
Jun 12 Masquerade Hell Stage Atlanta, GA
Jun 13 Ground Zero Spartanburg, SC
Jun 14 Milestone Charlotte, NC
Jun 16 Red and Black Washington, DC
Jun 17 The Khyber Philadelphia, PA
Jun 18 Brighton Bar Long Branch, NJ
Jun 19 Highline Ballroom New York, NY
Jun 20 Iron Horse Northampton, MA
Jun 21 Harpers Ferry Allston, MA
Jun 23 Berney’s Distillery Columbus, OH
Jun 24 Pike Room Pontiac, MI
Jun 25 Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN *
Jun 29 Milwaukee Summer Fest Milwaukee, WI

w/ Girl In A Coma
Jul 1 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
Jul 2 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
Jul 3 Riot Room Kansas City, MO
Jul 6 Three Kings Tavern Denver, CO
Jul 8 Burts Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 9 Neurolux Boise, ID
Jul 10 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Jul 11 Doug Fir Portland, OR
Jul 13 Lost on Main Chico, CA
Jul 14 The Fire Escape Citrus Heights, CA
Jul 15 Blank Club San Jose, CA
Jul 16 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA
Jul 17 Alex’s Bar Long Beach, CA
Jul 18 Knitting Factory Los Angeles, CA
Jul 22 Beauty Bar Las Vegas, NV
Jul 23 Hollywood Alley Mesa, AZ
Jul 24 Plush Tucson, AZ

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