Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Greetings From Ann Arbor!

See the postcard below? It has a little message on it from us. It's for all of your friends and other people that need to know about *Our Long Road Home* coming out on 9/16.

Now check out the signed pic and "Wherever I Stand" single CD below the postcard. Do you want to win it? Details after the jump.





We're looking for our friends and fans to distribute some of our "Greetings From Ann Arbor" postcards to people around their cities. If you have a digital camera, transportation, and can dedicate some serious time to promoting in the nearest major US city, send an email to taproot@velvethammer.net.

In the subject, write "POSTCARDS" and the name of your city in all caps. For example: POSTCARDS - CHICAGO. You may only participate if you can promote in a major US city! In the body of the email, include your full name, address with zip code, and phone number. You will be sent a batch of postcards to distribute and more specific instructions. We only have a limited amount, so act quickly.

The top 5 promoters will each win a signed copy of the limited edition "Wherever I Stand" CD and an autographed photo of us, Taproot. Now, good luck and get promoting!

Our Long Road Home, Video Series: Chapter 2

Check out the second installment in our video series in honor of our new album *Our Long Road Home*!

Journey with us through the second stage of our career after we signed with Atlantic and released our first full length album, "Gift". At the end you'll hear a clip of a new song titled "You're Not Home Tonight". The full track is posted on our iLike page for your listening pleasure... Use iLike to dedicate it to a friend and let us know your thoughts!

Taproot on iLike - Add iLike to your MySpace

Friday, August 22, 2008

Pre-Order "Our Long Road Home" From Newbury Comics!

Pre-order your copy of "Our Long Road Home" now from Newbury Comics and receive a limited autographed booklet with your purchase!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

US Tour Dates with Sevendust Announced!

We're excited to announce our return to the road with Sevendust this fall. A handful of dates are below - the complete list will be unveiled soon.


We can't wait to get back out there and see you all soon!

More to come soon.


Sep 30 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Oct 2 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Oct 3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
Oct 4 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct 5 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
Oct 7 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Oct 8 - Wantagh, NY - Mulcahys
Oct 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Oct 12 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub

Our Long Road Home, Video Series: Chapter 1


Starting today, each week we'll post a video on iLike as part of a video series showing the journey to *Our Long Road Home* as each chapter will highlight a different part of our evolution. Check out Chapter 1 here, which is from the years before we signed our deal with Atlantic.

At the end of each week's video clip, you will be able to hear a clip of a brand new song from *Our Long Road Home*, which comes out September 16!

Check out the clip and tell us what you think on our iLike Fan Wall - we want to hear from you!

Taproot on iLike

"Wherever I Stand" Banner Post Contest Winner

Congratulations to Whitney from San Antonio for doing a kick-ass job posting our "Wherever I Stand" banner all over the net! Her hard work and dedication has earned her an autographed copy of our "Wherever I Stand" limited edition CD single.

And thanks to everyone else who participated and sent in their screen shots; your dedication means the world to us.

Want to win some cool Taproot stuff yourself? Check out our recent blog posts for other promotions you can jump into right now!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Madison has been added to our flyer promotion! If you live in the area, check out our blog to learn how you can promote Taproot and earn a pair of backstage passes to our next show in the area!

Enter to win a Taproot prize pack at AltPress.com! The winner gets a signed copy of "Our Long Road Home", and a brand new Taproot t-shirt and hat!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Greenville Added to Flyer Promotion!

Attention Greenville, SC area! Check out our MYSPACE BLOG to see how you can promote us in your city for a chance to win backstage passes when we come down there!

And if you live elsewhere, check the blog linked above to see if your city was already listed!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

JACKSON and NASHVILLE Added to Flyer Promotion!

Two more cities are now open for participation in our flyer promotion. If you live in JACKSON, MS or NASHVILLE, TN, see the revised contest posting below!

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Would you like to hear our new single, "Wherever I Stand," on your favorite radio station? You can help force them to take notice!

We are looking for a handful of diehard Taproot fans to inundate rock shows in certain cities with flyers asking people to request "Wherever I Stand" on the radio. You must have a car, a digital camera, and a willingness to pass out flyers fairly late at night.

If you do a fantastic job, you could win a pair of backstage passes to see Taproot next time they come to your city!

We are looking for help in these areas:

California - Santa Rosa
Illinois - Chicago
Iowa - Cedar Rapids
Iowa - Des Moines
Michigan - Detroit
Michigan - Flint
Michigan - Grand Rapids
Michigan - Saginaw
Minnesota - Minneapolis
Mississippi - Jackson
Nevada - Las Vegas
Tennessee - Nashville
Virginia - Norfolk
Washington - Spokane

To get started, send an email to taproot@velvethammer.net with the name of your city in the email's subject header (for instance "NORFOLK"). If chosen, you will be promptly contacted by our street team leader.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Tap Your Space

See the set list below? This is an actual set list signed by everybody in Taproot.



Want to win it? Here's how...

We want you to TAP YOUR SPACE. Change your Myspace profile name to "(your name)-root," add "Wherever I Stand" to your profile, add us to your top friends and basically get creative and TAP YOUR SPACE however you see fit.

After you "Tap Your Space," send an email with the subject "TAPPED SPACE" to taproot@velvethammer.net. All you have to do is write your myspace URL in the body of the email (ours is http://www.myspace.com/taproot). You must enter by no later than MONDAY, AUG 18 and leave your profile "TAPPED" until MONDAY, SEP 1ST. Your profile must be left TAPPED for the entire two weeks or more... it will be checked regularly. On September 1, one participating fan will be chosen at random to win the set list above!

Good luck!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Pre-order New Album

We're very excited to announce Our Long Road Home is available for pre-order at MerchNow.com/Taproot. There are two options:
1) Order the CD for $12
2) Order the CD and cool new T-shirt bundle for $20

Order the new album, request Wherever I Stand at your local Radio Station, and spread the word - Our Long Road Home is almost here!

Lunatic Luau Tickets On-Sale Now!

Click here for tickets – we're looking forward to seeing you all on September 6th!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

SPOKANE, DES MOINES, and CEDAR RAPIDS!

We just added three more cities now open for participation in our flyer promotion. If you live in SPOKANE, WA, DES MOINES, IA, or CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, see the revised contest posting below!

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Would you like to hear our new single, "Wherever I Stand," on your favorite radio station? You can help force them to take notice!

We are looking for a handful of diehard Taproot fans to inundate rock shows in certain cities with flyers asking people to request "Wherever I Stand" on the radio. You must have a car, a digital camera, and a willingness to pass out flyers fairly late at night.

If you do a fantastic job, you could win a pair of backstage passes to see Taproot next time they come to your city!

We are looking for help in these areas:

California - Santa Rosa
Illinois - Chicago
Iowa - Cedar Rapids
Iowa - Des Moines
Michigan - Detroit
Michigan - Flint
Michigan - Grand Rapids
Michigan - Saginaw
Minnesota - Minneapolis
Nevada - Las Vegas
Virginia - Norfolk
Washington - Spokane

To get started, send an email to taproot@velvethammer.net with the name of your city in the email's subject header (for instance "NORFOLK"). If chosen, you will be promptly contacted by our street team leader.

NEW MERCH !!

The new Taproot store is up and running. New shirts are available now and the old ones are all on sale. Check it out at merchnow.com/taproot merchnow.com/taproot

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

STICKER YOUR CITY

Do you live in one of the cities below? Help us spread the word!

Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Dallas
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Denver
New York
Minneapolis
Las Vegas

If you live in or near one of the above cities and want to help promote Taproot, we want to hear from you! The best promoter will receive the bass drum head below signed by the whole band:



We need some diehard fans to assault these cities with Taproot stickers. The requirements are: a digital camera, dependable means of transportation around the city, and a dedication to spread the word. You must be able to promote in one of the actual cities above -- not a suburb.

So, if you are ready to devote some significant time to pasting stickers around one of these cities, send an email with the subject header STICKERS followed by your city, for example: "STICKERS - CHICAGO," to taproot@velvethammer.net. You will then be contacted with further instructions by our street team leader.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Michiganders and 89X

Our new song "Wherever I Stand" will be on the People's Choice on detroit/windsor's 89x RADIO (88.7) TONIGHT, August 4th at 7pm Eastern time. They'll put our song up against another song and the people vote on which one they like best. So tune in tonight and show your Taproot love!

89X People's Choice
X lines phone numbers:
(313) 298-7999
(519) 792-5000

Taproot at WNOR’s Lunatic Luau!

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be headlining the second stage at the Lunatic Luau in Norfolk on September 6th!

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 8th and all other info can be found at http://www.fm99.com/luau.asp

Can’t wait to see you all on the 6th!!!
More touring news coming soon!