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1/4/09 - U-Melt Winter Tour '09 Announcement!

It is our pleasure to announce U-Melt's 2009 Winter Tour! The tour will kick off on Thursday, January 22nd at Mulcahy's in Wantagh, NY and conclude during the last weekend of February when U-Melt returns to Phildelphia's North Star and a stop at Hunter Mountain for the first annual Winter Jam. In between, U-Melt will be returning to some of our favorite spots in the Northeast, including Boston, S. Burlington, Baltimore, Ithaca, Albany/Troy, Syracuse, and Northampton, as well as debuts at Maxwell's in Hoboken, The Ocean Mist in Wakefield, RI and The Fairfield Theater Company in Fairield, CT.

U-Melt is also excited to announce a weeks run through the Southeast, starting with our debut at The Carry St. Cafe in Richmond, VA on Sunday, February 15th. Following that show, U-Melt will be making stops in Raleigh, Charleston, Charlotte, and Atlanta, where we are very excited to be performing a late night show at Smith's Olde Bar following Umphrey's McGee's performance at the Varierty Playhouse earlier in the evening. Please be on the lookout for a few additional southern dates to be announced in the coming days to round off the week. You can find a complete list of confirmed 2009 U-Melt tour dates and show details on U-Melt.com's Tour Date's page.

It is also our pleasure to give you a sneak preview into U-Melt's 2009 Spring Tour by announcing our first New York City show of 2009, which will be U-Melt's debut at BB King Blues Club on Friday, April 10th, when U-Melt will perform an Umphrey's McGee After Party, following Umphrey's show at Nokia Theater earlier that night. This show will mark the second installment of the pairing of U-Melt and our very good friend Wyllys! U-Melt will be re-uniting with Wyllys on a progressive series of events that touch on different aspects of electronic music. The two artists will perform interlocking sets with the middle set focused on particular styles of beats native to the areas they play. In Chicago this past December, we riffed on legendary Chicago house music and in New York, we will drop some drum and bass like they use to at Concrete Jungle. We hope you will all plan on joining us for our debut at this legendary New York City venue, for a very exciting night! Tickets are now available by clicking HERE.

12/26/08 - New Year's Eve Show Relocated to The Wonder Bar, Now 21+

Due to circumstances beyond our control, U-Melt has been forced to move our show on New Year's Eve from The Stone Pony to The Wonder Bar which is located just down the street from The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. We are thankful to The Wonder Bar for being available under such last minute circumstances, and we are happy to be able to move U-Melt's New Year's Eve performance just down the street to another legendary venue which is also within walking distance to the Berkely Hotel, where we have arranged for discounted hotel rooms for the evening. Unfortunately, we deeply regret having to announce that with the change in venue, it is impossible to keep the show accessible to fans under the age of 21. We sincerely apologize to our fans under the age of 21 who have planned on attending U-Melt's New Year's Even show, and we hope you understand that the change in venue was out of our hands. Despite reassurances from The Stone Pony for the past month that their emergency construction would definitely be concluded in time for New Year's Eve, we were just informed over the weekend that due to unforseeable construction delays, The Stone Pony will not be ready to be re-opened in time. We will be offering a refund to anyone under the age of 21 who has already purchased a ticket.

U-Melt is excited to be able to bring our New Year's Eve plans to The Wonder Bar, but due to the change in age restrictions for the evening, we regretably must announce that Lemon Juice will no longer be performing on New Year's Eve. We look forward to making it up to Lemon Juice in the near future when we are able to offer an 18+ show.

he Wonder Bar is located 3 blocks north from The Stone Pony on 5th and Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park, NJ. U-Melt's New Year's Eve show is only $20 in advance, and $25 at the door and advanced tickets are available via InTicketing. Doors open at 8:00pm and the music will go well past 3:00am.

12/7/08 - U-Melt Invited To Perform at Warren Haynes's 20th Annual Christmas Jam

U-Melt is very proud to announce that we invited to play at this year's 20th Annual Christmas Jam, which is put on by Mr. Warren Haynes every year in Asheville, NC. For so many years, Warren has invited some of the world's best musicians out to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, and the Christmas Jam has expanded this year to include not only 2 nights at the Asheville Civic Center, but also multiple shows around town at different venues during the day.

U-Melt has been invited to perform as part of the Christmas Jam by Day Concert Series. U-Melt will be perfoming on an afternoon bill on Friday, Dec. 12th, which will include Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, The Lee Boys, and The Yonrico Scott Band. The show will be held at Asheville's Stella Blue, with music beginning at noon and U-Melt's set beginning around 1:30pm. Tickets for the afternoon show are only $10, and are now available for purchase via this link.

Find further details of the weekend's activities, including ticket purchase information and additional info about the 2 nights of performances at the Asheville Civic Center which will feature, among other artists, The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, John Paul Jones, Ben Harper, Derek Trucks Band, Coheed and Cambria, Michael Franti and Joan Osborne, at the Christmas Jam website by clicking here: http://www.xmasjam.com/

11/21/08 - U-Melt to Perform in Chicago at Official Umphrey's McGee After Party on 12/29!

U-Melt is excited to be returning to Chicago on December 29th to headline the Official Umphrey's McGee After Party following the first night of Umphrey's 3 night NYE run! U-Melt's show will take place at Reggies Rock Club, which is just a few blocks from the Auditorium where Umphrey's will be performing. We are excited to make this show accessible to anyone 17 years of age or above, and the tickets are only $10!! There will also be a free shuttle bus to take concert goers to Reggies following Umphrey's show!

We are also very excited to announce that we will be joined by our very good friend Wyllys who will be our special guest throughout the night! This is going to be an unforgettable night, we hope you can all join us in the Windy City on December 29th! Reggies has limited capacity so please buy your tickets as soon as possible by clicking HERE.

11/3/08 - 10/3 Highline Ballroom Show Now Available on U-Tunes!

We are happy to announce that we have added the soundboard recording from U-Melt's show at the Highline Ballroom this past October 3rd to the catalog of available downloads at the U-Tunes store at livedownloads.com. You can download the show, along with the 2-night stand at New York City's Sullivan Hall back in March by clicking HERE.

10/14/08 U-Melt To Support Matisyahu During his "Festival of Light" in NYC on 12/23!

U-Melt is proud to announce that we have been asked to support Matisyahu during his upcoming "Festival of Light" shows, which will take place over 8 nights in New York City during Hannukah. U-Melt will be opening up for Matisyahu on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd at Webster Hall in Manhattan, which will be the venue for the first 4 "Festival of Lights" shows. The second 4 will take place at the Music Hall in Williamsburg. Tickets for Festival of Light shows will be available for pre-sale on October 15 and will go on sale to the general public on October 17. Tickets may be purchased either through no fee box offices at the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan and Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn or at Ticketmaster.com.

10/10/08 - U-Melt to Headline the Legendary Stone Pony for New Year's Eve!

U-Melt and Phanphest Entertainment are happy to announce U-Melt's New Year's Eve '08 Celebration, which will take place this year at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ! This year's show is All Ages, and will feature 2 long sets from U-Melt and over 7 hours of music for only $20 in advance, and $25 at the doors if tickets remain. As an added bonus, we are happy to offer a poster commemorating the show to the first 200 people who pre-order tickets.

We are very excited to be welcoming some amazing musicians to be joining us as support for the show, including New Jersey's own Buzz Universe, Lemon Juice and Keith Kenny. We are also psyched to invite our friends, The Point, from Long Island to play a late night set to close out the night, following U-Melt's second set.

Tickets for the show will be available via InTicketing, which is an amazing company who plants a tree for every ticket you buy. To purchase advance tickets, please click here.

Phanphest has also arranged for a special $99 hotel room rate for the night at the conveniently located Berkely Carteret. To reserve a room at this special rate (up to 4 people per room), please call the Berkley at (732) 776-6700 and ask for the "Stone Pony/Phanphest NYE Rate".

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