Internationally Acclaimed Band PAINTED ON WATER Launches North American Tour in Chicago March 15

Chicago, Ill.— After
two successful CD releases and sold-out U.S. debut shows, internationally
acclaimed pop rock band PAINTED ON WATER will kick off their 2014 North
American Tour at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N Lincoln Avenue
on Saturday, March 15. After quickly selling out the 7 p.m. performance,
PAINTED ON WATER is announcing today that a 10 p.m. performance has been added
that evening. The Chicago engagement will be followed by performances
at Toronto’s Mod Club Theater at 722 College St. on Sunday, March 16 at 8
p.m., Washington DC’s Tropicalila at 2001 14th NW on Thursday, March 20
at 8 p.m., New York City’s Drom at 85 Avenue A on Friday, March 21
at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 22 at 12 a.m., and Boston’s Johnny D's Uptown
Restaurant & Music Club at 17 Holland Street on Sunday, March 23 at
8 p.m. The tour will promote the band’s upcoming album, to be released this
spring.

The
Chicago-based band is comprised of songwriter, vocalist and instrumentalist
Demir Demirkan and songwriter and vocalist Sertab Erener, as well as guest
artists who will perform with the group on tour. Turkey’s first and only
winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, Demirkan and Erener’s unique style
combines lyrics inspired by Shakespeare with the melodies of pop, rock,
electronica and Turkish folk music to create a unique musical experience. The
New York Daily News raves that the
band infuses “…traditional tunes from their birth country, but kick them up
with rock guitars, jazz inflections, and a bit of pop polish!” and Cape
Cod Online calls PAINTED ON WATER’S sound a “…beautiful, incredibly sensuous mix of pop and
jazz with world music undertones that proves to be wonderfully
intoxicating.”

To
engage the senses of their audience, visuals of an Ebru artist performing the
intricate Turkish art of paper marbling appears while the band’s music plays.
The incorporation of this beautiful art form is an essential element to every PAINTED
ON WATER concert.

For more
information on the PAINTED ON WATER North American Tour or to purchase
tickets, visit www.paintedonwater.com or www.dromnyc.com.