AUGUST 2008 DOWNS NEWS:

> New DJINNI STOMP music video!
Thanks to the support of our friends at VillageHatShop.com and the dedication of director Jonathan David Evans, we have another fun music video to share. Check it out!

> High Sierra, thank you!
We had NO IDEA how awesome High Sierra would be until we experienced its majesty a few weeks ago. The ultimate intimate festival in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California treated us so well, we still feel all warm and fuzzy about it. The Jambase crew at Camp Harry cooked us gumbo filled with love, we bathed in the cool river and smiled so much it hurt. See you there next year! www.highsierramusic.com.

> Voodoo That You Do
Rotary Downs has been invited back to perform at the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience which takes place in NOLA, Oct 24th - 26th!

> The Big Easy's Best Rock Band
Rotary Downs won Best Rock Band in the Gambit Weekly's Big Easy Awards! Thanks to all of you who voted for us!

> Tennessee... Tennessee...
Rotary Downs had a great time playing Bonnaroo Music Festival this year! We were treated well and saw some amazing shows, including at the New Orleans tent. Hope to do it again next year. , visit www.bonnaroo.com.

> JazzFest 2008!
Rotary Downs will perform on the Lagniappe Stage at JazzFest this year on closing day, Sunday, May 4th. Check out more of the lineup and other info at www.nojazzfest.com.

> RD on NPR 2007 Top Ten List!
NPR got a taste of Rotary Downs this year and they liked it... a lot! Check it out!

> "B/W" Video at Village Hat Shop
The Downs recent music video directed by Jonathan David Evans. All the hats worn in the video are from VillageHatShop.com.

> Rotary Downs on Current TV!
The Emmy-winning internet and television program owned by Al Gore recently released a documentary video podcast about Rotary Dows and the making of "Chained to the Chariot" before and after Hurricane Katrina. It also features us playing live in San Francisco recently. Check it out!

> Live Video "Feast In Squalor"- See the Downs live at Hot Rocks Party at the Delancey in NYC from StereoActiveNYC.com!

> Downs WNYC Radio Interview - Listen to an interview & live performance of "Feast In Squalor" on WNYC's acclaimed public radio music program Soundcheck we recorded up there in May.

> Live at JazzFest Review - "On Saturday morning, it was hard to imagine that I’d see a more adventurous and accessible performance than Rotary Downs (and I didn’t). The band’s melodic indie rock was tested with a dissonant guitar at times, energized by changing textures throughout, and defined by song structures that constantly surprised. There was a time when singer James Marler simply seemed remote in his understated vocals, but now there’s a far more interesting, more human tension between cool and passion, between clarity and privacy, and between contact and distance. The set suggested New Orleans really ought to be paying a lot more attention to Rotary Downs."
- Alex Rawls, Offbeat Magazine

> "Sing Like the Sun" Live Acoustic Version - Listen to an in-studio performance and interview we did back in January with famed public radio program Studio 360.

> BUY the new album from us!
Or if you'd rather download it for immediate satisfaction, you can purchase any song from the album at either Rhapsody or ITunes.

> LISTEN to some tunes from the new album at our MySpace page.


Artwork by Miranda Lake


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> ROTARY DOWNS is...
James Marler, Chris Colombo, Zack Smith, Jason Rhein and Cory Schultz.