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Cavashawn Voted "Emerging Artist of the Day" at Summerfest

2009-07-09T11:20:00.002-05:00

Thanks to everyone who voted via text message on Saturday, Cavashawn was chosen as the Emerging Artist of the Day! We were given over $600 in much-needed gear including microphones, a new cymbal, headphones, and music biz literature. Thanks so much for your support!

Cavashawn Featured this Month on Indies' Top 10

2009-07-01T16:57:00.004-05:00

Cavashawn is this month's featured artist on Indies' Top 10 with Mike Cameo. Check out the feature here.

Cavashawn Featured on MySpace Today!

2009-06-19T14:21:00.001-05:00

Cavashawn is featured today on "This Week on MySpace!" Check it out here.

Cavashawn : Press

2009-06-19T00:59:00.003-05:00

We've been featured on a few blogs recently. Check out the write up / EP preview on Rock Sellout that ran earlier this morning. There's also an Q&A on the Storenvy Blog worth reading.

Cavashawn Featured in Chicago Tribune's Red Eye Today

2009-06-17T13:07:00.001-05:00

Cavashawn is featured in today's Red Eye. To check out the Metromix Q&A interview with Scott Salmon, click here.

EP RELEASED TODAY!

2009-06-17T10:55:00.004-05:00

TODAY is the day for the release of our new self-titled EP! All of the songs are now streaming on our MySpace page, and you can and should go buy it NOW at the iTunes Music store.

Secret Satisfaction Premiering Sunday on Q101

2009-06-05T01:47:00.003-05:00

We'll be premiering "Secret Satisfaction", a new track off of the Cavashawn (White) EP this Sunday on Q101 Chicago as a part of our Local 101 segment. If you want to hear the song and our interview with Chris Payne, make sure to tune in to 101.1FM at 8PM this Sunday June 7th!

New Song Posted on our Facebook Page!

2009-06-02T15:42:00.005-05:00

"Friendly Fire" is posted and available to stream on our facebook page under the "music" tab. This song is a bonus track, not on either EP, and will be offered as one of 2 free downloads if you pre-order the new Cavashawn EP before June 5th. If you already pre-ordered, we'll be sending you an e-mail with download details this Friday!

Take a listen and let us know what you think.

"Keep The Light On" Music Video

2009-06-01T15:19:00.000-05:00

Cavashawn - Keep The Light On

"Keep The Light On" Video Featured on MySpace Music

2009-05-29T15:52:00.001-05:00

Our video for "Keep The Light On" is featured on MySpace Music today. Check out the feature here!

Video Blog: Cavashawn Plays Beat Kitchen

2009-05-27T09:14:00.004-05:00

In and around our show at Beat Kitchen 5/2/09.

Follow us on Twitter to Hear a New Song Thursday!

2009-05-26T02:19:00.005-05:00

This Thursday, May 28th, "Friendly Fire", a bonus track not included on the EP, will be posted to stream at an undisclosed location on the Internet. If you want to know where you can listen to Friendly Fire, follow us on twitter. We'll be announcing the location this Thursday via twitter.

Help Cavashawn Get on Summerfest's CD Sampler!

2009-05-20T11:12:00.003-05:00

Cavashawn has been selected as an "Emerging Artist" by Summerfest, the largest music festival in the world, held every year in Milwaukee.

We need your help to get on the Summerfest Sampler CD that will be distributed to tens of thousands of music fans across the country! This is a great opportunity, and you can help us by voting.

It only takes 2 minutes, but it could help us immensely. Vote here.

You can vote everyday through May 26th, so please support the cause!

Cavashawn will be performing at Summerfest July 4th at 6:45 at the US Cellular Stage.

Countdown to Cavashawn June 17th

2009-05-12T22:54:00.004-05:00

Cavashawn's new EP will be released on June 17th, 2009. From now until then, we'll be blogging, posting videos, and running various features counting down the release. Right now you can check out Countdown to Cavashawn: June 17th, our daily blog on the process of putting out an independent release. In the coming month look for weekly video blogs, storytelling clips (of some of our favorite moments of the past year), and a 4 part history of Cavashawn (in our own words) to catch new fans up on our story. And of course you can always follow us on twitter for up to the moment happenings.

Beat Kitchen Show a Metromix/RedEye Top Pick

2009-05-01T12:49:00.004-05:00

Cavashawn's headlining show in Chicago at Beat Kitchen tomorrow has been named a Top Weekend Pick by Metromix Chicago, and is featured in the Chicago Tribune's RedEye today.

Cavashawn on Fearless Radio Today

2009-04-30T09:31:00.002-05:00

Cavashawn will be interviewed live on Fearless Radio today at 5:00 CST. To tune in and listen to the interview, visit the Fearless website.

Video Blog: Cavashawn Goes to SXSW

2009-04-30T02:22:00.002-05:00

Here's a video blog from our trip last month to South by Southwest in Austin, TX.

Pittsburgh 4.18.09 : Photos

2009-04-22T11:46:00.003-05:00

Cavashawn at Diesel, Pittsburgh PA 4.18.09

Photos by Geoff Dills

Today Is The Day You Won't Forget

2009-04-21T17:44:00.002-05:00

It's up! Check out the track "The Day You Forgot About Me" now streaming from our MySpace page. This is the first of 5 songs we recorded in Santa Monica this January, so we hope you enjoy!

http://www.myspace.com/cavashawn

Our EP "Cavashawn" is going to be released June 17th. If you pre-order before June 1st, we'll give you an additional 2 bonus mp3s. "Friendly Fire" and "How It Goes" didn't end up on the EP, but you can still get 'em! Pre-order the EP here now. We'll send you a 2nd email within the next few weeks explaining how to access your download.

Pre-Order Now at The Cavashawn Online Store
http://cavashawn.storenvy.com

The Day You Won't Forget

2009-04-19T23:24:00.000-05:00

It's been over a year since you heard new music from Cavashawn. Tuesday that will all change. Tuesday April 21st will be The Day You Won't Forget.

Cavashawn's new EP drops June 17th. The first song we're going to throw up to stream on our MySpace page is a gem called "The Day You Forgot About Me". If you've seen the band live this year you probably have heard us play it live.

TUESDAY APRIL 21st at 5:00PM CENTRAL it's going up, so we just wanted to let you know.

New Website

2009-04-18T12:50:00.002-05:00

This is it! Here is our brand spankin' new version of cavashawn.com. Browse around and check it out. We'll be tweaking the page over the course of the next week or so, so keep on the lookout for new changes.

Pre-Order Order Begins This Week!

2009-04-14T23:39:00.003-05:00

Pre-Order for our new EP will begin...this week! We'll let you know as soon as our site can handle your orders. If you pre-order online before June 5th and join our mobile club, we'll give you 2 free bonus tracks: "Friendly Fire" and "How It Goes". Stay tuned for more info!

The Madison Theater : 4.3.09 : Photos

2009-04-08T23:27:00.006-05:00

Cavashawn at The Madison Theater, Covington, KY
4.3.09

Photos by Ross Burwell

"Out Of My Mind" Featured on Oxygen Network's "Bad Girls Club"

2009-04-02T23:29:00.003-05:00

"Out of My Mind" is featured is featured on the Series Finale of the hit TV show Bad Girls Club on the Oxygen Network. Check us out on their official site.

Los Angeles Recording Video Blog

2009-03-25T15:45:00.008-05:00

The highly anticipated video blog from our trip to LA earlier this year is finally here. Enjoy...