With several songs featured on hit TV shows Chuck and Sons of Anarchy, Battleme has a lot under its musical resume for a “side project.”
Off-stage, the self-described “slacker pop” musical act Battleme is known as songwriter and producer Matt Drenik. A guitarist and singer for Texan band LIONS, Drenik began Battleme as a side, creative project. His solo project eventually took off on its own after the recording and release of his self-titled, debut EP in 2010. Since then, Battleme has released a few LPs and EPs under a variety of labels. Recently, Battleme signed with LA record label El Camino, with whom he released his four-song EP Weight on the Brain.
Battleme is set to release its second full-length album titled Future Runs Magnetic through El Camino next month. In anticipation of the new album, we’re giving away a Battleme prize pack that includes a sticker, a physical “tour” CD version of Weight on the Brain, a 10″ white vinyl EP, and a T-shirt.
In promotion of the new album, Battleme is heading on a US Spring tour beginning in March.
To win the Battleme prize pack, leave a comment below naming another solo act with a stage moniker. I’m going to have to say Jordan Mark Witzigreuter, better known as The Ready Set. A winner with a North American mailing address will be chosen a week from today, 1/23
Future Runs Magnetic will be available for purchase on February 25. Tickets for Battleme’s Spring tour are still on sale.
TOUR DATES:
3/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
3/20 – Solano Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
3/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
3/22 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
3/23 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
3/25 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
3/26 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
3/27 – Boise, ID – The Crux
3/28 – Park City, UT – Park City Live
3/29 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre
4/9 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
4/10 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
4/11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue & 7th St Entry
4/12 – Chicago, IL – Metro
4/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
4/15 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
4/16 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
4/17 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
4/18 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
4/19 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
4/21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
4/23 – Boston, MA – Royale
4/24 – New York City, NY – Irving Plaza
4/25 – Ashbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
4/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
4/27 – Washington DC – Black Cat
