Houston, TX - June 1, 2016 - Houston's award-winning 10-piece ensemble, The Suffers, are teaming up with Afropunk to premiere their new music video for "Peanuts" today! The band officially released their debut self-titled album on February 12th, which is now available on iTunes,Amazon & Spotify. Surrounding the release, The Suffers performed "Peanuts", "Midtown" and "Make Some Room"on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, along with "Midtown" & "Peanuts" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Check out the video for "Peanuts" exclusively on Afropunk, here: http://bit.ly/1Zdeb1P

Last 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 made 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 remained a local favorite, accepting 20 Houston Press Music Awards in the last three years.

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:

6/5 - Paris, FR @ AfroPunk Fest Paris

6/9 - Wichita, KS @ Wichita River Fest

6/17 - Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers

6/13 - Tokyo, Japan @ Blue Note

6/14 - Tokyo, Japan @ Blue Note

6/17 - Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers

6/18 - Charlotte, NC @ National Whitewater Center (Brew Stash Bash)

6/19 - Greensboro, NC @ Levitt AMP Greensboro Music Series

6/23-6/26 - Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest

7/4 - Houston, TX @ Freedom Over Texas

7/9 - Greenfield, MA @ Green River Festival

7/10 - Lancaster, PA @ Long's Park Amphitheater

7/14 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Sonic Lunch

7/15 - Cedarburg, WI @ Summersounds

7/17 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival

7/21 - Newport, RI @ All Newport's Eve

7/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ XPoNential Music Festival

8/3 - Austin, TX @ Blues On The Green

8/13 - Mont-Tremblant QC @ Wanderlust Festival

8/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Afropunk Fest

9/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5

9/23 - Charleston, SC @ Pour House

9/24 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle

9/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club

9/29 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

9/30 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

10/2 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

10/6 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

10/7 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's

10/8 - St. Louis, MO - Duck Room At Blueberry Hill

1/20-1/25 - JAM CRUISE 15