April Smith and the Great Picture Show are feeling sporty. They have lined up a show at the U.S. Open and will provide music for an NFL commercial. On the other hand they also have something going with Weeds. Read on for the details.First up they will perform at the 2010 U.S. Open, in Flushing, NY on September 8th.
The National Football League are also fans of the five piece, and will be featuring their cover of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" in a television campaign kicking off this month promoting a new line of fashionable NFL clothing for women. In the commercials, wives of NFL players throw their husband's jerseys back at them with April Smith and the Great Picture Show playing as the soundtrack.
Audiences nationwide are hearing April Smith and the Great Picture Show on their new single "Terrible Things," which is currently being featured in promos for the hit Showtime television series Weeds. Smith's song "Wow and Flutter" can also be heard in a Colgate Wisps commercial.
"Terrible Things" is the lead track from the band's new release Songs for a Sinking Ship, and is already impacting at AAA radio, where it's gained early support from stations including KEZE (Spokane, WA), KPND (Sandpoint, ID), KCLC (St. Louis, MO), KPIG (Monterey, CA) and WCBE (Columbus, OH). A video for the track will be released this fall.
Find out for yourself - catch April Smith and the Great Picture Show live:
Sept. 2 Washington DC DC9
Sept. 3 Teaneck, NJ Mexicali Live
Sept. 8 Flushing, NY Arthur Ashe Stadium, Baseline Stage
