The Clarks’ first studio CD in five years, ‘Restless Days’, will be released June 9th on High Wire/Fontana. The band has just confirmed plans for a June 13th hometown concert at Pittsburgh’s 7000-seat Amphitheatre @ Station Square to celebrate the album’s release.
From the scorching guitars of ‘Trampoline’ to the storytelling of ‘Midnight Rose’, their new songs deliver a real rock band playing real instruments. Add in overlapping vocals, driving percussion and great hooks, and you’ve got a cohesive collection of muscular music from a seasoned band that knows their trade.
If Green Day played songs written by Paul McCartney, the result might sound a bit like ‘Restless Days’. The new album, The Clarks’ first studio CD in five years, features 12 tracks in all — 11 original songs by The Clarks, plus a rollicking cover of ‘Wonderful World’, which was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Penguins and used as part of their 2008-2009 season marketing campaign.
The Clarks are an American rock band that have somehow managed to stay together for 20+ years, sell over 300,000 CDs, support themselves through their music, and remain relative unknowns.
Much in the way that Bob Seger was a Detroit-area favorite for over a decade before exploding on the national scene with his ‘Night Moves’ album, The Clarks, though musically worlds apart, have been superstars in and around their hometown of Pittsburgh, succeeding in PA as the national stage awaits them.
Now, with the straight-ahead, guitar-driven rock of ‘Restless Days’, The Clarks are poised to make the same kind of mainstream crossover that Seger experienced in 1976. In fact, perhaps not since Seger has there been an act that’s received such extraordinary notoriety year after year in their hometown while remaining under the radar for the rest of America. But The Clarks have a sound that’s bigger than one town.
The Clarks are: Scott Blasey: Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars; Robert James: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals; Greg Joseph: Bass Guitar, Vocals; Dave Minarik: Drums, Vocals.
Tickets for the June concert are on pre-sale now through The Clarks’ Fan Ticketing Page, and will go onsale to the public in the weeks ahead. In the mean time, the following special promotion has been announced by the band’s management:
– When you purchase tix for this show through The Clarks Fan Ticketing Page <http://www.clarkstickets.musictoday.com/Clarks/calendar.aspx> you can also bundle a very special, limited edition Clarks USB flash drive bracelet (this will work on any computer – mac or PC) that will contain the following items – the new Restless Days album, the Restless Days digital booklet with full album lyrics, the Still Live album and the Between Now And Then album all for the VERY low price of $15 on top of the ticket price. This is the only way to get this special bracelet and the best part is that once you download everything to your computer you’ll be able to use the USB drive over and over again for other things. Everyone who bundles the USB bracelet with their ticket will also receive two tracks from Restless Days that will be emailed to the purchaser within a week of purchase. You’ll pick up the bracelet on the night of the show at the merch stand.
– Fans who purchase their tickets through The Clarks Fan Ticketing Page <http://www.clarkstickets.musictoday.com/Clarks/calendar.aspx> pre-sale will automatically be entered into a random contest drawing. The winners will receive the following:
– 8 winners (and a guest) will be chosen to participate in a pre-show meet & greet with the band
– 3 winners (and a guest) will get a pre-show meet & greet and get to take a picture with The Clarks, which the band will enlarge, autograph and mail to the winner
– 1 lucky grand prize winner will get a pre-show meet & greet with a guest, be able to pick any 3 cover songs and the band will choose 1 to perform at the show on June 13th and get to watch the show from side stage with a guest
– We’ll notify winners a few weeks after the fan ticketing pre-sale ends.
