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Andy from Denver, the new solo recording project that used to be called Marshmallow Coast (aka Andy Gonzales), will be marching up and down the U.S. sort of vertically-by-diagonally with Happy Happy Birthday to Me artist Keith John Adams. If you haven’t heard of KJA, you must only check in periodically with the blogosphere, as many have been writing about the British rocker’s “personalized song” stunt done as the coolest HHBTM pre-order ever: the gimmick was that if you were one of the first to pre-order his new album Unclever (now available at HHBTM.com), Keith would write a song based on a story from your life. You’d also receive a free CD featuring all of the comissioned songs. The result was actually a two-disc collection of all 43 personalized songs (including mine, “Blue Cupids”), the quality rivaling even the main attraction, Unclever (an album that features members of Casper & the Cookies, and rocks as hard – highly recommended). If the promotional concept sounds familiar, that’s because Marshmallow Coast for a short time – just before the release of Ride the Lightning – also wrote songs on commission, a few of which have leaked online over the years. So now, you see, these two amazingly prolific songwriters are coming to your town (or nearby, or not). Andy promises “me with backing tracks and a little performance art.” KJA is known to climb over furniture.

Andy from Denver/Keith John Adams Tour

03.20.08 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo’s
03.21.08 Panama City, FL @ The Gallery Above
03.22.08 Gainesville, FL @ Manor House (house show)
03.24.08 Charleston, SC @ The Map Room
03.25.08 Greenville, NC @ 21:11 (art gallery)
03.26.08 New York, NY @ The Cake Shop
03.27.08 Chapel Hill, NC @ The Night Light
03.28.08 Murfreesboro, TN @ The Boro
03.29.08 Nashville, TN @ Grimey’s (in-store)
03.31.08 Indianapolis, IN @ Locals Only
04.01.08 St. Louis, MO @ CBGB
04.02.08 Chicago, IL @ Silvie’s
04.04.08 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
04.05.08 Cleveland, OH @ Bela Dubby
04.06.08 Lexington, KY @ The Icehouse
04.08.08 Athens, GA @ Flicker Bar