El Hombre Jokes
..Get
set
for
release
of
new
EP
“Thirteen Steps” on
8th
April
www.elhombrejokes.com / myspace.com/elhombrejokes
"A band taking the road less traveled..........definitely one to watch"- Jackie Hayden, Hot Press
El Hombre Jokes will become one of Ireland’s next great acts to make a breakthrough in the music business - Peter Nagle, 2UIBestow
March 18th 2011
We hope you enjoy the newly completed ‘finished’ version of “Thirteen Steps” from El Hombre Jokes, who are now busy putting the
finishing touches to the video for “Wake Up”, the lead track from the new EP.
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The band is also happy to announce live tour dates to coincide with the release of “Thirteen Steps” on 8 April. El Hombre Jokes tour
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kicks off in Dublin on 14 and includes both Irish and UK dates.
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Thurs 14 April Crawdaddy, Dublin (Official EP launch gig)
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Sat 16 April
Roisín Dubh, Galway
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Thurs 28 April The Ladybelle, Dungarvan
Sat 7th May
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Fri 27 May
Camden Barfly, London
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Fri 15 April
Wed 27
Ryan’s Bar, Kilkenny
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Cavern Club, Liverpool
Thurs 5 May
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Crane Lane, Cork
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Fri 20 May
Dolan’s, Limerick
John Daly’s, Mullingar
The band opened its CD account in the summer of 2010, with the release of their debut single – the Double A-Side “Suicide Bomber /
Something’s Got to Give”. The release was greeted with a sell-out show in Dublin’s Crawdaddy together with a No 2, week one entry on
iTunes Rock Chart.
From the band’s formative years, El Hombre Jokes quickly made an impression especially on the live scene. In 2009 GigSmart said of a
performance in Dublin’s Button Factory that EHJ were "One of the most eclectic bands I have ever seen" (March 2009). In July of the same
year another reviewer described the band’s Crawdaddy gig ".... the evening was uplifted by a very funky band with an equally funky name El Hombre Jokes”.
Since forming, El Hombre Jokes has, on rare, but welcome occasions, taken their musical craft to the streets, entertaining city centre
crowds in Dublin, Cork, Galway and some of Ireland’s other towns with their unique and funky sounds. These ventures have proved quite
lucrative for the band. During the summer of 2010 the band sold in the region of 2,500 CD’s to its ‘busking market’ alone. Ian from the
band says “We love playing live, whatever form that may take. Selling out venues is ‘the’ rush for us, like Crawdaddy last June and
‘Upstairs in Whelans’ at Christmas. However, some weekends we have decided, at short notice, to do a bit of busking! It’s a different
dimension, but has proved a really worthwhile exercise for us– we get to play for, and interact with, people who might otherwise never get
to hear us, we sell a lot of CD’s and we also use our street performances to try out new material and see what gets a reaction!
For more information, contact: ATC Music & Entertainment Management | T. 087 2313360 | E. [email protected]