Event will benefit Lyrics for Life's Camp Hazelnut and Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation
Special Acoustic Songwriter in the Round Performances by Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, and Emerson Hart of Tonic
Platinum-selling band, Sister Hazel, is set to host the 2017 Lyrics for Life on Sunday, November 5. This marks the first time in the 15 year history of the charities events that the band will host in their hometown of Gainesville, FL. Presented by Rich and Carissa Blaser, the evening event will raise funds for the non-profit charities Lyrics for Life's Camp Hazelnut and Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation as well as with all Lyrics For Life events, STOP Children's Cancer in Gainesville, FL. Attendees will enjoy cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres as they browse a star-studded silent auction, featuring items from some of the music industry's biggest names. There will be a very unique and special acoustic songwriter in the round performance by Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, and Emerson Hart of Tonic. Tickets are $150 and available here.
"Most of us have been touched by it, a loved one, a friend, a co-worker dealing with this disease. Our desire to help comes from a real place, from real loss," said lead singer Ken Block. "It gives us the energy and ambition to fight back. We ARE fighting back! It's a personal mission of ours to foster and create events that are fun, cool, exciting, and ultimately meaningful to this vital cause. Together we can make a real difference."
Lyrics for Life has donated approximately $250k over the years to Gainesville's STOP Children's Cancer Charity. They have also benefited other Cancer Charities around the country including Children's Cancer Center of Tampa and Camp Sunshine in Atlanta.
Sister Hazel's brand new video for their hit single, "We Got It All Tonight," celebrates its broadcast debut on CMT today.
“We Got It All Tonight,” was co-penned by award-winning songwriters Chris Destefano (Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan), Ashley Gorley (Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney), and Rodney Clawson (Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum). The video, directed by Savage Films Producer/Director Christian Breslauer, was shot around Tampa, FL and features the band performing live for the perfect backdrop to the song. Sister Hazel, who recently celebrated their second country Billboard charting album with "Unplugged From Daryl's House Club," is hitting the road this summer on the "We Got It All Tonight" tour playing fairs, festivals, and clubs nationwide. Find a full list of tour dates below.
"We got it all Tonight" was one of the very first songs that stood out to us, it just screamed Sister Hazel," said Mark Trojanowski, Sister Hazel’s drummer. "It reminds me so much of one of our song called "Change Your Mind." We started playing this song live and even before we recorded it, fans were already getting into the song singing the lyrics back. It only made sense for it to be on the record. We are really excited about how it turned out and hope fans really like it."
Tour Dates: 5/21/2017 The Waterfront Brewery Key West, FL 5/25/2017 Capitol Theatre - Clearwater Clearwater, FL 5/26/2017 Sanjan Theater Bonita Springs, FL 5/27/2017 House Of Blues - Florida Lake Buena Vista , FL 6/1/2017 - 6/4/2017 Hazelnut Hang Isle Of Palms, SC 6/10/2017 The Stage Bossier City, LA 6/11/2017 Lava Cantina The Colony TX 6/14/2017 House Of Blues - Anaheim Anaheim, CA 6/15/2017 San Diego County Fair San Diego, CA 6/16/2017 The Canyon Agoura Hills, CA 6/17/2017 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ 6/18/2017 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV 6/23/2017 Iron City Birmingham, AL 6/24/2017 Helen Keller Festival Tuscumbia, AL 6/30/2017 Choctaw Casino Center Stage Pocola, OK 7/3/2017 Fair Saint Louis St. Louis, MO 7/19/2017 Downtown Alive 2017 Reading, PA 7/20/2017 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY 7/21/2017 930 Club Washington, DC 7/22/2017 The Groove Music Hall Thornburg, VA 7/23/2017 Harvester Performance Center Rocky Mount, VA 8/12/2017 Riverside Park Watertown, WI 8/19/2017 Summer Stage Concert Series Duluth, GA 9/3/2017 American Music Festival VA Beach, VA
In their second showing on the country music charts this year, platinum-selling band, Sister Hazel, makes another strong debut with the stunning 14-track live performance DVD, "Unplugged From Daryl’s House Club," which features their classic hits and new offerings for a one-of-a-kind intimate live experience. The album debuted at #75 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
In February, Sister Hazel debuted “Lighter In The Dark” at #4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, #6 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, #30 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart and #79 on the Billboard 200 album chart. First week sales of the new CD were 8,352 units.
Commenting on this year's success of two Billboard charting albums, Ken Block, Sister Hazel’s lead singer said, "It’s crazy exciting to us that we've had TWO new CD’s on the Billboard charts is less than a year! Huge thanks to all the Hazelnuts - And especially to all the new fans out there who are just now discovering Sister Hazel's music, live shows, and our signature events. We’re having a Blast!"
For more information on Sister Hazel, visit their website at www.sisterhazel.com.
In their first showing on the country music charts, platinum-selling band, Sister Hazel, made a strong debut with “Lighter In The Dark” at #4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, #6 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, #30 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart and #79 on the Billboard 200 album chart. First week sales of the new CD were 8,352 units.
Sister Hazel just returned from a two-week media blitz during which they appeared on Voice of America’s “Border Crossings,” Sirius/XM’s “Road Dog Trucking,” “Sandyland” with Sandra Bernhard on “Radio Andy,” and “Downtown Julie Brown;” NASH FM, iHeart Radio, Fox News Radio, Fox Extra, and NBC's “Today” show. In case you missed it, click here to see the “Today” show performance.
“The entire band is beyond excited about our reach into country music,” said Ken Block, Sister Hazel’s lead singer. “What you hear on this record has always been the bread and butter of our sound. We are thrilled that it’s resonating with a new audience and connecting with so many different people."
The first single from the new album, “That Kind of Beautiful,” written by Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird and Gordie Sampson, was serviced to radio via Play MPE and is available for download through all digital outlets. For more information, visit www.SisterHazel.com. Follow the band; Twitter and Instagram, @SisterHazelBand; Facebook.com/SisterHazel
