FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND IN CONCERT NOVEMBER 29

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 4, 2009 -- TORONTO, CANADA - November 1, 2009 - Legendary 70's Japanese psych-rock ensemble "Flower Travellin' Band" will be returning to Toronto this month as part of Yuya Uchida's New Years World Rock Festival. After a 35 year hiatus, the band will be performing live at Revival on November 29th 2009 at 8pm in Toronto.

In early 1970, Flower Travellin' Band travelled to Canada. The first album “ANYWHERE” was released by Polydor Records and produced by Yuya Uchida. FLOWER TRAVELLIN’ BAND performed and became good friends with Canadian rock band ‘Lighthouse’ at the Osaka Expo ’70, and later moved to Toronto in December. In 1971, the band signed with American Atlantic Records and Canadian GRT records released their second album “SATORI” in the U.S and Canada. They performed with Lighthouse, Blues Project, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Doctor John and many others. The band has a hint of ethnic flavor with a melodic Asian rock twist. The single “SATORI PART 2” charted at No. 8 on the local Canadian charts. In 1972, FLOWER TRAVELLIN’ BAND released “MADE IN JAPAN” by Warner Records. In 1973, they were billed to open for the Rolling Stones in Japan, but all concerts were cancelled because of visa problems. The fifth album “MAKE UP” was released by Warner Records. After their final performance in Kyoto Maruyama Park Outdoor Music Stage, the band took a very long break.

The band re-united in 2008 and returned to Toronto to record a new full length album entitled "We Are Here." In early 2009, the band toured for the first time in the United States and Canada to a very strong reception. Flower Travellin' Band was featured as one of the hottest acts in Rolling Stone magazine for their performance at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

The concert will be filmed for broadcast in Japan as part of the New Year's World Rock Festival. Toronto's "The Prince Brothers" will be opening. Tickets are general admission and are priced at $17.25 now available online at www.ticketpro.ca (416-645-9090) or for pickup at Rotate This and Soundscapes records.

The show details are as follows:

New Years World Rock Festival presents
Flower Travellin' Band
with guests "The Prince Brothers"
Nov 29th - 8pm at Revival (783 College St)
Tickets - $17.25
Available at: Rotate This, Soundscapes or online at Ticketpro.ca
This event will be filmed.

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