On Jan 28th at the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL (for the first VG performance of 2012) join our very own Michael Harrison Berg and his longtime collaborator Chris Gelbuda for a rare and intimate acoustic duo set supporting some of our very favorite acts in Americana Music (Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Joe Pug, Bailiff, & many others!).

If you are an aspiring songwriter and want a chance to perform at this event alongside VG and several others you have a few more days to enter the “Last Banjo Standing” Contest. (You do NOT need a banjo in your ensemble to enter or perform, it’s just a clever name). Here is the link hosted by our buddies over at DO312: http://do312.com/lastbanjostanding

Happy new year again and thank you all endlessly for your support in 2012, it is priceless and beyond appreciated.

Love,

Van Ghost

Bear Creek Music Fest in Live Oak, Florida, (one of our favorite fests in the country) is right around the corner! We play on Sunday Nov 13th on the Campground stage at 3pm. VG contributor Natalie Cressman will be joining us for that performance as well! Link HERE to see the full schedule!

Gonna be in Chicago the night before Thanksgiving? Get your best black & white duds ready for “The Black Wednesday Affair” at Schubas for our first headline show in our hometown in over a year! Silver Wrapper, Van Ghost, & Schubas all strongly encourage ALL black & white attire. The band will be participating and this can be anything from something “Domino” related to a cocktail dress to a zebra outfit to a wig or a masquerade mask with mardi gras beads and anything in between. Just ALL black and white. RSVP on Facebook, learn more and discuss costume ideas HERE. Longtime VG contributor Allie Kral will also be making an appearance to join us on stage that night!

Have we mentioned that Van Ghost loves you?

Grooveshark

TO ENTER TO WIN VAN GHOST’S PICK THE SINGLE CONTEST:

1. Log onto Grooveshark.com/thedominoeffect
2. Listen to Modern Day Love Affair, Domino Effect, Burden and Return to Innocence.
3. “Like” the band to vote
4. Hit vote and submit your favorite song
5. The song with the most votes WINS and will be selected as the band’s next single!
6. After submitting your vote, grab an exclusive FREE DOWNLOAD of the 4 tracks!

PRIZE:

Grand Prize: Winners chosen within the first 2 weeks (by August 22^nd)

• 3 users (+1 guest) win an ALL-ACCESS PASS to North Coast Music Festival, courtesy of Van Ghost!
• Offer includes free round-trip airfare, hotel, dinner with the band, and 1-year subscription of Grooveshark Anywhere.

Runner-ups: Winners chosen in the last 2 weeks

• 100 users will receive a free Van Ghost t-shirt and 3 months of Grooveshark Anywhere.

“It’s a privilege to partner with an innovative company such as Grooveshark to create a cutting edge, multi-media contest where EVERYONE wins. It allows us to connect to new and old fans, and no one goes home empty handed, since everyone can download all 4 songs for free! We thank Dustimmoff/North Coast Music Fest/Grooveshark for their support, and our fans for making this possible! We are lucky to be in an era of the music industry where contests are ruled by the fans, and creative web marketing over rules traditional radio and archaic promo campaigns. Distributing our music in such a progressive platform is seriously exciting!” says Michael Harrison Berg, of Van Ghost.

Alex Hoffman, Director of Artist Services at Grooveshark, adds, “Creating momentum is more important than ever for emerging artists. It not only transforms new listeners into fans, but if executed properly, also provides artists with actionable data that they can use to continue growing. We’re thrilled to help Van Ghost create momentum for their new album, by kicking off our first fan-sourced artist strategy promotion! This is an opportunity to engage and reward our users, guide an incredibly talented artist’s single selection, and further break down the barriers between artists and fans.”

“The Domino Effect” is produced by 8-time Grammy-Award winning Producer/Engineer/Mixer Justin Niebank. Having worked with such artists including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and Daughtry, Van Ghost is in great company heading into the festival circuit. With Justin Niebank at the helm, the band’s sound and network continues to develop and expand. Ian Gelfand recently directed the band’s latest music video for the title-track Domino Effect, now on Grooveshark.

About Grooveshark

Since 2006, Grooveshark has grown into the largest globally available on demand music streaming service. With more than 30 million monthly unique visitors, and a library of over 7 million songs, Grooveshark provides the ability for users to search and stream music, create and save playlists, as well as upload music to be hosted and shared across the cloud ar devices.

Good things come to those who wait… and Van Ghost is proud to announce that in the coming weeks, The Domino Effect, the single off the forthcoming EP will be available forFREE DOWNLOAD. Thank you so much for your patience with this and please check out the album cover designed by Brad Gordee to the right.  You can also read the press statement from our label Dustimmoff Music about the release at the footer of this message.

And we couldn’t really live with ourselves if we totally left you hanging… so, Van Ghost is pleased to bring you this brand spanking new Summer Camp live release as a totally FREE DOWNLOAD!

Grab it right now on http://vanghost.bandcamp.com!

The 12-track release features just shy of 1 hour of music. These special SCAMP shows were captured to a beautiful, receptive crowd with the musical support of our dear friend and Trey Anastasio band-mate, Jennifer Hartswick, trombonist/vocalist Natalie Cressman as well as the fiddle princess and honorary Van Ghost’er herself, Cornmeal’s own Allie Kral.

1. Coliseum 2. Wednesday 3. Bulletproof (La Roux cover) 4. ATX 5. Corinna (Taj Mahal Cover) 6. Fortune Teller 7. Tangled and Dark (Bonnie Raitt cover) 8. Do It For You 9. Decisions 10. Domino Effect 11. Easy On Me 12. Soulshine (Allman Brothers/Gov’t Mule Cover) Photo Credit: Jason Kaczorowski

Most importantly though we are gearing up for our free live video stream on Jambase this Friday June 17th as well as our 2 night stand (June 17-18) at the Connecticut Yankee with members of Big Light (Fred Torphy & Jeremy Korpas acoustic duo) & ALO.This will mark the long overdue West coast debut for Van Ghost and the farthest West we’ve traveled since our dates with the Derek Trucks Band that led us as far West as Denver about 2 years ago. Natalie Cressman will be joining us for the whole weekend too! Needless to say, we’ve got Cali-love and we’re coming for you! So you’ve been warned.

UPCOMING SHOWS

• 06/17/11 San Francisco, CA at JAMBASE.com

• 06/17/11 - 06/18/11 San Francisco, CA at Connecticut Yankee

• 06/30/11 - 07/03/11 Rothbury, MI at Electric Forest Festival BUY TICKETS

• 07/24/11 Chicago, IL at WICKER PARK FEST

• 08/19/11 Kinsman, IL at FARMFEST 450

• 08/20/11 - 08/21/11 Welston, MI at HOXEYVILLE MUSIC FEST BUY TICKETS

• 09/04/11 Chicago, IL at NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL BUY TICKETS

• 11/11/11 - 11/13/11 Live Oak, FL at Bear Creek Music and Arts Fest BUY TICKETS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Renowned producer Justin Niebank (Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Daughtry just to name a few) unveils the debut single from Chicago darlings Van Ghost.  Niebank’s new label, Dustinmoff Music along with partner, record company executive Timm Martin, will release Van Ghost‘s The Domino Effect, available via free download in just a few short weeks. Niebank has had quite a run as of late winning 5 grammys including “Album of the Year” and has worked on five of the #1 selling albums in the past 6 years. The Domino Effect is the title for the upcoming full length album, slated for a late summer release.  Niebank commented, “this is one of the two best new CD’s I have worked on in the past 2 years!”.  High praise, from someone who knows good music.  Check out “Domino Effect” from Chicago’s newest upstarts, Van Ghost!!

- We will be making our first trip to the West Coast June 17th and 18th for a 2 night stand at the Connecticut Yankee with our good friends Big Light and several others. All ages welcome!

- While we are there, we are doing a free live video stream on Jambase.com, one of the internet’s leaders of concert listings and music news abroad. This will air at 4pm PST and run for aprox an hour. This will be a full band performance and we are very excited about it!!

- We have been announced on some of the best festivals in the Midwest and beyond this week and also have one of our very favorites ever to kick things off at the end of this month!! SUMMER CAMP, ELECTRIC FOREST, NORTH COAST, WICKER PARK FEST, HOXEYVILLE, BEAR CREEK, BELLA TEMPO, FARMFEST450 and many other gigs. Check our shows page for the full list!

- Summer Camp will feature 3 sets of VG! 2 all unique electric sets and 1 late night acoustic set as well!!

We hope where ever this weekend finds you it is a kick off to what will be a fantastic holiday season for everybody. Earlier this year we had the honor and privilege of performing at Mountain Jam Festival in upstate New York on beautiful Hunter Mountain. It is a world class event that we hope to frequent in the future as artists and/or fans. The fine folks at WDST & Mountain Jam partnered with FestivaLink.net and multi-tracked our first of 2 performances that opened up the main stage that day. Now fully mixed by Leif Moravy and mastered by Dominick Maita, we are proud to offer you the newest installment of our podcast series as a totally free download. Feel free to share with anyone you think might like it and please enjoy it yourself!

The “Mountain Jam” Podcast (recorded live on June 5th, 2010) Heartbroken on the Wrong Day Domino Effect Summer Promise Fortune Teller You’re No Good (Linda Rondstat cover) White Lies Return To Innocence

If you missed it a week or so ago we also wanted you to check out the video that Maxim Magazine put out to promote their photo shoot with the beautiful actress Kathryn Winnick. Video producer/editor Damian Horan chose Easy On Me from the Two Point Oh! podcast as the song for the video! Watch and enjoy here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF3B5-cFFow

We hope to see you at our shows this coming week and if not on the boat for Jam Cruise 9 that departs on Jan 4th! A hand full of cabins are still available HERE.

Dec 2 – Canopy Club – Urbana, IL (acoustic trio)
Dec 3 – Gabes – Iowa City, IA (acoustic trio)
Dec 4 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL (full band) BUY TICKETS
Jan 4-9 – Jam Cruise 9 – Ft Lauderdale, FL (acoustic trio)