Kevin Wants You To Know - The White Tie Affair

Posted Jan 23, 2009 5:40 PM by kevinwarped

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With this band it was neither, it was a dinner with a lable who we hadn't really known that well. They talked about this band gave me some music and I put it in the suitcase and brought it home.After about a week I put it in and started to listen and immediately thought they were something that might work so I put it into rotation at the office and lindsey(one of our interns), sierra (my daughter) and the rest of the crew supported it, so I made them an offer.I hear they are doing great on tour right now. If you don't know them I would like you to meet......The White Tie Affair

PS - Sadly as the way of business goes these days the person who gave me the disc lost his job in a layoff and should be thanked for turning me onto them in the first place.

Listen to Candle (Sick And Tired)



Video- Candle (Sick And Tired)


Bio
White Tie Affair are:

Sean P - Guitar, Programming
Chris - Vocals
Tim - Drums
Ryan M. - Keyboard, Guitar
Ryan C. - Bass Guitar

The members of The White Tie Affair have musical A.D.D. Every thing they hear, touchand see influences them. The White Tie Affair is an adventure into pop, exploring manydifferent styles and sounds. Whether it be sung, strummed, or programmed, you can betthey have tried to make it work. Front man Chris Wallace explains that the goal of theband is to "communicate their love for different kinds of music to anyone who wants to listen."

Growing up in Chicago, the group started piecing together sounds - everything fromStevie Wonder to AFI to The Police and came up with original, catchy songs. The WhiteTie Affair finally unveiled their musical work, playing shows all over Chicago. Their homecity continues to greet them with open arms as the band has sold out the Beat Kitchenand has been main support for Lucky Boys Confusion at the annual reunion show at the Metro.

It only took a couple of months before Slightly Dangerous/Epic Records took notice and the band signed a deal in 2007. Since then, The White Tie Affair has toured extensively acrossthe country, playing one hundred + shows, garnering press and die-hard fans alike. "We areliving the life we always heard rock bands talk about when they were starting out ... the bandin a van, playing great venues in a different town every night," says guitarist Sean P. "This isthe life we always wanted."

The White Tie Affair's debut album Walk This Way, released on April 22, is a soundtrack for theiTunes, PlayStation generation with breakout songs such as "Allow Me to IntroduceMyself... Mr. Right," "Candle (Sick and Tired)" and "Take it Home."

In only a few months, The White Tie Affair have garnered a huge fan base. Millions of people allover the world viewed their debut videos for "Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right" and"Candle (Sick and Tired)" on No Good TV and YouTube and the band continues to play topacked shows all over the country while on tour.

Recently MTV said, "since we first started listening to them, The White Tie Affair went from small-timegigs to big-time tours ? from YouTube stars to TRL heroes. And they've gracefully braved grandiosecomparisons to hometown heroes Fall Out Boy (though the Killers come to mind, and Boys Like Girlsfans, you also need to pay attention), though they're carving out their own niche with glammed-up,synthed-out dance-rock tracks like "Candle (Sick and Tired)" and "Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right"faster than you can swill champagne out of the bottle."

"At the end of the day, if our music makes you smile or dance or sing in some way, then we areaccomplishing our goals.We want to bring a little fun back to music.We want to brighten up your bad days.We want be the soundtrack to your great days." - Chris Wallace

For more info, pics, videos, tour dates, etc. please visit myspace.com/TheWhiteTieAffair

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