John Lilley at Steel City Coffeehouse in Phoenixville

WHO:    Guitarist John Lilley
WHAT:    Performs two shows at Steel City Coffeehouse / Phoenixville, PA
WHEN:    Sat., November 14, 2009 at 7pm and 10pm ET
WHERE:    Steel City Coffeehouse (www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com) 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460 (phone 610-933-4043)
TICKETS: $15 advance, $18 day of show

One of the Philly area’s most popular guitarists, John Lilley (of the Hooters) steps out with his own band and his first CD, Lucky Kinda Guy – a potent blend of muscular roots-rock and tender love songs that reflects Lilley’s finely-tuned rock sensibilities and his skills as a multi-instrumentalist.

CONTACT:   For alternate photos, interviews, CDs: Elise Brown (elise@drummerpr.com) 215-990-6955
For more about John Lilley, visit www.johnlilley.com

ABOUT JOHN LILLEY

John Lilley, one of the Philadelphia area’s most popular and well-known guitarists, will release a CD of his own music, Lucky Kinda Guy (www.johnlilley.com), on October 6, 2009. For the first time in his career, Lilley is stepping up to the mic as front man and band leader.

Best known as guitarist for The Hooters, Lilley has been performing with them throughout Europe this summer, playing for festival crowds topping 100,000. Back on his home turf, he’s looking forward to sharing his purely homegrown music with an intimate audience.

Lucky Kinda Guy was primarily recorded and produced in Lilley’s West Chester studio over the past three years in between the Hooters’ international touring commitments. “I’d barely get unpacked from the road before I’d fire up the studio and get to work on my own stuff,” Lilley said. “I’ve always been a rocker, but it was like this sleeping cowboy just woke up late one night.”

The result is a potent blend of muscular roots-rock (“Digging Deeper Down,” “Second Chance”) and tender love songs (“Safe In Your Arms,” “Stay A Little Longer”), delivered with his stylized voice and road-honed guitar chops. The CD reflects Lilley’s finely-tuned rock sensibilities and his skills as a multi-instrumentalist.

Lilley sings and plays guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, mandola, lap steel, Dobro, melodica and accordion, and is joined by band members Tom Hampton (lap steel, pedal steel, guitar and vocals), Fred Di Tomasso (bass, vocals), Tom Geddes (drums) and Rick Bell (organ, vocals). Additional musicians on selected tracks include Cliff Hillis, Jack Marshall, Shamsi Ruhe, and Hooters members Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and David Uoskkinen.

Lucky Kinda Guy (John Lilley Music) will be released on October 6 in the US, UK, Canada, Japan and Europe. Two of the CD’s 8 tracks, “Second Chance” and “Digging Deeper Down,” debuted on WXPN/Philadelphia during an August on-air visit by Lilley.

Additional John Lilley dates include:

Sat., Oct. 3        World Cafe Live-Upstairs, Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 17      Puck, Doylestown, PA
Fri., Oct. 23       ”Last Call” at Spectrum, Philadelphia feat. Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren and The Hooters
Fri., Nov. 6        Auction House, Audubon, NJ

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