Houston, TX - January 11, 2015 - Houston's award-winning 10-piece ensemble, The Suffers, are gearing up to kick off their tour on February 18th in Fayetteville, AR supporting Lake Street Dive. The band is set to hit 20 cities across the country, and also make an appearance at Forecastle Fest! The Suffers recently premiered their official music video for "Stay" on Yahoo Music! The track originally appeared on The Suffers' debut Make Some Room EP, and a remastered version will be featured on the band's upcoming self-titled album. You can watch the video on Yahoo Music, here: http://bit.ly/1ZO2yzl

The Suffers are set to release the upcoming self-titled album on February 12th.  For more information, please visit: www.thesuffers.com. Pre-order The Suffers' album, here: radi.al/TheSuffersLP.

This year brought the band to new heights, as they played 150+ shows across North America, visited NPR in Washington, DC for a Tiny Desk Concert and make their national television debut on Late Show With David Letterman.

Established in 2011, The Suffers' lineup was curated by bassist Adam Castaneda and vocalist/keyboardist Pat Kelly, who brought on trumpet player Jon Durbin, trombonist Michael Razo,guitarist Kevin Bernier, percussionist Jose "Chapy" Luna, and drummer/vocalist Nick Zamora. Jazz saxophonist Cory Wilson and guitarist/vocalist Alex Zamora filled out the rhythm section, while frontwoman Kam Franklin topped off the group with soaring vocals.

In a short time, the band has progressed from packing Houston venues to accepting invitations for featured performances at Hangout Music Festival, Pemberton Music Festival, Austin City Limits, Newport Folk Festival, Landmark Music Festival, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, LouFest, AmericanaFest, UTOPiAfest, SXSW, Free Press Summer Festival, Untapped Festival, CMJ Music Marathon, and more. The Suffers have joined the ranks of Red Bull Sound Select and have remained a local favorite, accepting 20 Houston Press Music Awards in the last three years.

The Suffers are gearing up to kick off their tour on February 18th supporting Lake Street Dive!

For further information on The Suffers, please visit:

www.thesuffers.com

www.facebook.com/thesuffers

www.twitter.com/thesuffers

www.instagram.com/thesuffers

www.youtube.com/TheSuffersTX

www.soundcloud.com/thesuffers

Upcoming Shows:

2/18 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge^^

2/19 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall^^

2/20 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore^^

2/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom**

2/23 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater**

2/24 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park**

2/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern**

2/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic**

2/28 - Reno, NV @ Cargo Concert Hall**

3/1 - Vancouver, BC @ Imperial**

3/2 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom**

3/3 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theater**

3/10 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue**

3/11 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre**

3/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues**

3/15 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall**

3/16 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre**

3/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore**

3/19 - Richmond, VA @ The National**

3/21 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club**

3/23 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues**

3/25 - New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre**

3/26 - Portland, ME @ The State Theatre**

3/31 - Athens, GA @ Slingshot Festival

4/1 - Savannah, GA @ Savannah Music Festival

4/2 - Charleston, SC @ Pourhouse

4/15 - Driftwood, TX @ Old Settler's Music Festival

7/15-7/17 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival

** = W/ Lake Street Dive

^^ = W/ Galactic