<DIV><FONT face=Verdana> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN><STRONG>MICHAEL JANTZ opens for PETER TORK of MONKEES Fame! Press Release below:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><STRONG>MICHAEL JANTZ<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN>Sat, JULY 5 - 9:00 pm</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><STRONG>The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Winchester</st1:place></st1:City> Tavern & Music Hall<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><A title=http://www.thewinchester.net/ href="http://www.thewinchester.net/"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>www.thewinchester.net</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></A><STRONG> <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">12112 Madison Ave</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <st1:City w:st="on">Lakewood</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44107</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></st1:address><SPAN> -
216-226-5681<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN>Opening for </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><STRONG>Peter Tork<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">of the Monkees fame!</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">(along with his band)</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt"><STRONG><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Get FREE Music downloads at:</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.michaeljantz.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><STRONG><FONT size=3>www.MichaelJantz.com</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><FONT size=3> & check out: </FONT></STRONG></SPAN><A href="http://www.myspace.com/michaeljantz"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><STRONG><FONT size=3>www.myspace.com/michaeljantz</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></A><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops:
9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG>IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT size=3>June 1, 2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Michael Jantz & The <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">Davenports</st1:place></st1:City></FONT></STRONG></u1:place></u1:City><STRONG><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>LIVE AT JIM’S<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Arial Narrow'"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 9.0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Michael Jantz Debuts New EP, “Live At Jim’s” <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 9.0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG>At The <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Winchester</u1:place></u1:City></STRONG></st1:place></st1:City><STRONG> on July 5<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 9.0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt
9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><STRONG><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Northeast, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>:</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> After releasing his second full length album, “Snapshots of the Universe” in May of 2007, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> native, Michael Jantz has already followed up with a hard hitting six song EP, “Live At Jim’s”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jantz debuts the EP with a solo performance at The <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">Winchester</u1:place></u1:City>,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Saturday, July 5, 2008, opening for Peter Tork of the Monkees fame. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>Jantz, a Cleveland favorite who moved to the DC area in 2004, has garnered coverage from XM Radio and internet radio stations for “Snapshots”, as well as licensing agreements with MTV for “The Hills” and “Road Rules”.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>As the
band tours the east coast supporting the EP, they are enjoying tremendous accolades for, not only the songs, but the high-energy, rocking new band, The <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Davenports</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As one witness put it, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Oh my god! They literally rocked my face off!”<SPAN style="COLOR: #331e0c"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>The drive for “Live at Jim’s” was born out of rehearsals between Jantz and his band members in preparation of going
on tour to support “Snapshots”.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>The <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Davenports</st1:place></st1:City> are comprised of popular DC musicians, Jim Donohue on upright/electric bass and former Bicycle Thieves drummer Dan Perriello, rounded out by the impressive talents of local harmonica player Chris Nammour in his debut recording. <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>The material also reflects a shift in influences on Jantz’s song writing, blending indie rock sensibilities drawn from modern acts like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ryan Adams and M. Ward, with more classic rhythm and blues based rock and country rock. The sound on the new EP has been compared to work by The Band, The Black Crowes, CSNY, and as one fan put it, “Bob Dylan after he plugged in.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in
4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>“Live at Jim’s” marks the first production foray for Jantz. Bassist Jim Donohue also pulled double duty as engineer for the EP, which was, as its title suggests, recorded in his home studio.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>“I really wanted to capture the vibe and energy of the live performance,” Jantz said. “We went in and recorded these songs as soon as we could play them through. Although we went back and refined and
crafted each track, what you’re hearing are those fresh first takes.“<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>Michael Jantz will be performing at The Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave. Lakewood Saturday July 5, 2008 at 9:00 pm.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, visit </STRONG><A href="http://www.thewinchester.net/"><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>www.theWinchester.net</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;
tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 4.5pt 0pt 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 9.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>Enjoy FREE digital downloads from “Live At Jim’s” at </STRONG><A href="http://www.michaeljantz.com/"><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>www.michaeljantz.com</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG>, with CDs and MP3’s available through online outlets, including CD Baby and ITunes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, contact:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Michael Jantz at 216-650-0612, and visit </STRONG><A href="http://www.myspace.com/michaeljantz"><STRONG>www.myspace.com/michaeljantz</STRONG></A><STRONG>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal
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