Saving Abel 'self-titled' album

Virgin Records southern rock quintet Saving Abel, currently conquering a wide swath of rock radio with the winningly uninhibited first single, "Addicted," will be bringing their hard-playing, hard-partying sound all around the country, with the announcement of a two-month series of tour dates with Puddle of Mudd, kicking off in early July. Since the March release of the band's self-titled Skiddco/Virgin debut album, the featured track "Addicted" has zoomed to the No. 2 position at active rock radio and Top 15 at Alternative. The Saving Abel album, increasing in sales in each of its four weeks of release, has also charted at No. 2 in Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart of developing artists. They are the Clear Channel radio chain's New! rock band of the month.

Saving Abel, named after the Biblical sibling of Cain was formed by Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null in 2004 in their hometown of Corinth, Mississippi. Now based in Memphis, Tennessee, the band's complete lineup includes guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor and drummer Blake Dixon. Combining influences of southern rock, hard rock and mainstream alternative music with an irresistible, rowdy work-hard, play-hard attitude, the band's first break came in 2005, when Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saliva, Submersed) produced their self-titled EP.

Saving Abel will be on tour with Puddle Of Mudd in July.

tour dates
06/03/2008 The House Sports Bar & Grill Laurel,DE
06/04/2008 Norva Theatre Norfolk,VA
06/05/2008 Valarium Knoxville,TN
06/06/2008 Tupelo Elvis Festival Tupelo,MS
06/07/2008 Liberty Memorial Park Kansas City,MO
06/08/2008 Conservatory Oklahoma City,OK
06/10/2008 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge,LA
06/11/2008 The Swamp Fort Walton Beach,FL
06/13/2008 The Dive Goose Creek,SC
06/14/2008 Juiblee Jam Jackson,MI
06/15/2008 Main Street Live Jackson,TN
06/17/2008 Smokin' Aces Mission,TX
06/18/2008 House of Rock Corpus Christi,TX
06/19/2008 Midnight Rodeo Abilene,TX
06/20/2008 Dos Amigos Odessa,TX
06/21/2008 Scout Bar San Antonio,TX
07/02/2008 Summerfest Milwaukee,WI
07/04/2008 Cotton Club Atlanta,GA

With Puddle Of Mudd:
07/05/2008 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
07/11/2008 Riverfest Little Rock, AR
07/14/2008 FirstTier Event Center Kearney, NE
07/15/2008 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, IA
07/16/2008 Mayo Civic Center Auditorium Rochester, MN
07/17/2008 Heart of Illinois- Fair Peoria, IL
07/19/2008 Leach Amphitheatre Oshkosh, WI
07/21/2008 House of Blues Chicago, IL
07/22/2008 Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
07/24/2008 Harrah's Casino Council Bluffs, IA
07/25/2008 Guaranty Bank Lot Cedar Rapids, IA
07/26/2008 Ozark Empire Fair Springfield, MO
07/27/2008 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
07/29/2008 Bismarck Civic Center Bismarck, ND
07/30/2008 Ramkota Exhibit Hall Sioux Falls, SD
08/02/2008 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
08/05/2008 The Big Easy Boise, ID
08/06/2008 Big Easy Spokane, WA
08/09/2008 Buffalo Chip Campgrounds Sturgis, SD
08/11/2008 The Orbit Room Dallas, TX
08/12/2008 Piere's Fort Wayne, IN
08/17/2008 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH
08/21/2008 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
08/22/2008 House of Blues Atlantic City, NJ
08/23/2008 Moore Square Park Raleigh, NC

biography
“You know when you hear a song on the radio and you don’t know who it is, but you love it and feel like you’ve heard it before? That’s our band! The first time someone hears us, they go, ‘I know that band!’ Then someone explains, ‘no, it’s a brand-new song and band.’ Saving Abel has an accessible and comfortable sound---you HAVE heard us before” says lead singer, Jared Weeks. On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, songs range from the wild road tale in “New Tattoo” to the sexual innuendos of the aptly titled first single, “Addicted.”

Weeks and Jason Null formed the band in their small hometown of Corinth, Mississippi in 2004. Weeks was playing guitar at his best friend’s house, when Null, who was in a rival local group walked in to rehearse with his band. Within days of that meeting, Null and Weeks were writing and honing the intimate writing style that now defines Saving Abel. In early 2005, the pair’s songs caught the ear of noted producer Skidd Mills (ZZ Top, Saliva, Robert Cray), who took the band into his 747 Studios in Memphis. Mills notes, “It was ’18 Days’ that hooked me. The first time I heard it I was like, ‘these guys are the real deal; they’ll be doing this for a long time.’ Jason and Jared have always understood that the most important part of the music business is having great songs.”

Saving Abel gradually came together with guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon. Weeks would toss Saving Abel demos onto the stage whenever bigger bands played in town. Weeks remembers: “ I used to work at a hospital. I’d have to be there at 4:30 in the morning drawing blood. I’d wake people up and stick a needle in their arm. I’d be walking around the hospital, singing ‘Addicted’ in my head, writing down the lyrics on patients’ clipboards and doctor script pads.

After shopping their EP for almost a year, a copy of ‘Addicted’ found its way to one-time Virgin A&R Consultant, Scott Frazier and manager partner, Rick Smith. They were so excited that they sent the song to company CEO, Jason Flom. Flom heard enough to send A&R vet Kim Stephens (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Edwin McCain) to see the band in Jackson, TN. In a 100 degree, hot-humid VFW hall, with gear breaking down all around them, the nervous, sweat-covered band delivered a less than great show. Worried that they had blown their big break, the band begged Stephens not to judge them on this show. Stephens said he had seen enough, and he had. The band was signed the next day. Says Stephens “ I was sold when I played the CD on the drive down. If they didn’t have the hits, Jason and I would not have been interested.”

Saving Abel was named by Null, who says, “I googled the story of Cain and Abel and found a line about ‘there was no Saving Abel,’ which just jumped out at me.” Everyone agreed and the name stuck.

With their radio-ready sound combining big riffs and memorable melodies, Saving Abel has created a polished combination of Southern and Alternative rock... 2008 style. Get Addicted. Get Saving Abel.

who is who
Jason Null-Guitars
Blake Dixon-Drums
Eric Taylor-Bass
Jared Weeks-Vocals
Scott Bartlett-Guitars

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Saving Abel - self-titled