(PR) Warner Bros. Records recording artist Eric Hutchinson will be touring with O.A.R. on their winter 2009 tour, which launches January 15th. Hutchinson caps off an incredible year with his hit single "Rock & Roll" a Top 3 smash at AAA radio while the David Mullett-lensed video will be the "Video of the Week" at iTunes beginning December 16th. "Rock & Roll" was the #1 most played video at VH1 for four straight weeks and spent four weeks in Gung Ho rotation. It is also being played on MTVu, MuchMoreMusic and Logo's NewNowNext. Hutchinson, a VH1 "You Oughta Know" artist, appeared on "VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown" this past weekend.
"Rock & Roll" is the lead single from Hutchinson's debut album, Sounds Like This, which is currently in the Top 20 of Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The song, which was featured prominently in the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as well as the film's soundtrack and advertising, viral and DVD campaigns, is the #1 download from the soundtrack - both this week and year-to-date. "Rock & Roll" was Most Added at Hot AC radio for the past two weeks, and it's the #2 airplay track in Japan, where Sounds Like This was just released.
On tour with O.A.R. (except where noted otherwise):
1/15 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert House
1/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
1/17 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
1/19 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
1/20 Sacramento, CA The Blue Lamp
1/21 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
1/23 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia L.A. Live
1/24 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
1/25 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
1/28 San Diego, CA House of Blues
1/29 La Jolla, CA UCSD (headlining date - not with O.A.R.)
1/30 San Diego, CA House of Blues
1/31 Houston, TX House of Blues
2/3 Dallas, TX House of Blues
2/5 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
