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Hey everyone, Gartdrumm again. It’s the end of Prog Nation 2008 as we know it and we were just getting warmed up! What a tour folks, what a tour! From the first note of opening night in L.A. to the final bow of the tour, rock was in good hands at Prog Nation and will live in the great minds of music lovers and concert goers for a lifetime. Thanx to you the fans for your overwhelming enthusiasm and your into-it-ness; you are half the equation. Thanx to all four bands for being so damn cool (again, great bill Mike)! The music of these bands speaks for itself and behind the scenes we all got along famously. Its great when you actually like the people your on tour with; what a stand up bunch, bands and crew members alike- you all made it happen! Thank you Mike Portnoy and all of Dream Theater. You guys are a class act and consummate pro’s as well world class musicians. I’ll try not to bite too much of your stuff but I can already feel the bars of 5, 7, and 9 creeping into my mind! This tour was definitely full of good times and music, from uncle Mike visiting us in our dressing room before showtime just to listen to Joey Eppard's unique vocal warmup to the very last night of tour when I sat down at my kit for the final performance only to find a full bottle of baby powder dumped on my snare drum; probably the most explosive intro of my career…when the dust settled and I could see the snare drum head again I could see the words…”thanx for a great tour, Mike Portnoy”….no thank you and I hope Prog Nation 09’ is as big a success!! See you all soon…Chris Gartdrumm Gartmann

We're back at home spending time with our families and making more music than ever! Just this Sunday we all performed in at The Basement in Kingston, NY in the form of Dent [Joe Stote on guitar and vox and Gartdrumm with Max contributing vox and dance moves for a few songs] and The Eppard Brothers [Joey Eppard, Josh Eppard, Billy Riker with Daniel Grimsland playing bass on a few songs, Dave Daw of Darkworld Studio filling in on bass for the rest of the set plus -- 3's original bassist, Chris John Bittner, joined in for a few classics and Jimmy Eppard graced the stage for the full Eppard Brothers set!!!]. Thanks to Uncle John the Baker for making this show happen, inviting us to play, and still performing a high energy set with Instant Asshole, even after a brutal skateboarding accident (best wishes Uncle John!). We can't wait to do it again!


Tour News
We're booking new shows for the summer and fall, so keep a look out for those dates. We're confirmed to perform at the Orange County Fair on July 19th in Middletown, NY on the Pepsi Stage. Our 2 hour set is scheduled to begin at 8pm. For directions and ticket information please visit: http://www.orangecountyfair.com


Beyerdynamic Endorsement
We are excited to announce that 3 is now endorsed by Beyerdynamic microphones!


July 2008 Modern Drummer
Pick up the latest issue of Modern Drummer to check out a sweet article on our very own Gartdrumm as well as Axis Pedal's new artist endorsement ad featuring Gartdrumm!


Progressive Nation Media
We've got some sweet photos and reviews from the tour to share
• Seattle - May 5 - Photographer: Chris Slack - http://www.mortado.com/gravemusic/li...
• Montreal - May 23 - Photographer: Patryk Pigeon - http://metaluniverse.net/compterendu...
• Myrtle Beach - May 29 - Reviewer: Adam D. - http://www.rockinreview.com/2008/05/...
• Tampa - June 1 - Photos on BC Rich Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/theofficialbc..., Kustom Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/kustomamps), Rockfield Pickups Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/rockfieldpickups)


Merch
Our full album catalog as well as shirts, hoodies and Gartsticks are available at our official online st

Hello friends! Tonight we're headlining the first show on our 2008 Spring Tour of the US and Canada. We will also be headlining tomorrow in St. Louis, Friday in Lawrence Kansas and on Saturday in Denton Texas. Sunday is our first show with Between the Buried and Me at Meridian in Houston, Texas. Friday, May 2nd will be our first show on the Progressive Nation tour with Dream Theater, Opeth and Between the Buried and Me in LA. Look out for scattered dates in Portland, Spokane, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Toronto and Myrtle Beach with Opeth. We will also be adding a few headlining dates on our way home at the conclusion of the Progressive Nation tour, so check back for those.

If you can't make it out to any of the shows, you can still buy merch online at our official store. We dropped prices on clothing to make room for new designs. White T-Shirts $5. Others for $10 and $15. We also have a limited number of the "Consume" hoodies up for sale. The design is a bit rare and quite nice and commemorates the band's first music video, "Alien Angel" (a play on John Carpenter's film They Live). The mask on the back of the hoodie was created by Joey Eppard a number of years ago and the over-all design was done by the beautiful and talented Melissa Eppard. Make sure to grab one before they're all gone! We also restocked Half Life which sold out several months ago. Don't forget to check out the exclusive signed Trueline Gartsticks while you're there!
-Visit 3's Real Deal Merch Online Store at: www.realdealmerch.com/three

Speaking of Gartdrumm... He wrote a blog all about how 3 came to be on the inagural Progressive Nation tour. You can read it in its entirety on the Progressive Nation 2008 website at: www.progressivenation2008.com/2008/4...

Gartdrumm has also been added to the top of Axis Percussion's artist roster! www.axispercussion.com/artists.html

We have a new endorsement! Rokk Clothing. The company is the brainchild of our friend Dan Jacobs of Atreyu. www.bringtherokk.com | www.myspace.com/rokkclothing

Morgantown area West Virginia fans- request the song, "All That Remains" by the artist: "Three" on WCLG! It's as easy as clicking here and scrolling down to "Three" in the left column!

***Please keep requesting the song "All That Remains" by the band "Three" on your radio stations!!!

oh and one last thing...
If you have a last.fm account vote for our new promo picture to be the default image for 3! www.last.fm/music/3/+images/598166
And join our official group while you're there! www.last.fm/group/TheBand3/

Thanks for all the love and continued support! See you on the road
Love,
The Family 3

Spring Sale at the Online Store!

We dropped prices on clothing to make room for new designs!
White T-Shirts $5. Others for $10 and $15.
→ Visit 3’s Real Deal Merch Online Store at: www.realdealmerch.com/three

We also have a limited number of the "Consume" hoodies up for sale. The design is a bit rare and quite nice and commemorates the band’s first music video, "Alien Angel" (which is a play on John Carpenter’s film They Live). The mask on the back of the hoodie was created by Joey Eppard a number of years ago and the over-all design was done by the beautiful and talented Melissa Eppard. Make sure to grab one before they're all gone!


3 on tour!

In 9 days we will officially kick off our 2008 national tour with the beginning of 3 nights of 3 at BSP (Backstage Studio Productions) in lovely Kingston, New York.

♪ April 17th will be a night of rare 3 songs and acoustic renditions with support from Countess of Persia (myspace.com/countessofpersia).
♪ April 18th will be a night for the members of 3 to showcase their other musical endeavors. Dent (almost PEACEBOMB with Joe Stote on guitar and The Gartdrumm. Maybe even Max!) and The Eppard Brothers (Joey Eppard and Josh Eppard (myspace.com/weerdscience)) with friends, Astronauts (myspace.com/astronautsrock) are scheduled to perform.
♪ April 19th 3 will be performing a headlining set with support from friends, Counterfeit Disaster (myspace.com/counterfeitdisaster).

Tickets for all 3 BSP shows are limited, but may be purchased online at etix.com. Tickets may also be purchased locally at:
Tobacco Outfitters: 107 Partition St., Saugerties, NY 12477. 845.246.2484
Not Fade Away: 42 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498. 845.679.8663
Rhino Records: 3 Church St., New Paltz, NY 12561. 845.255.0230
Burt’s Electronics: 549 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401. 845.331.5011

♪ Wednesday, April 23 - 3 headlining with support TBA. Show begins at 8pm. Tickets are $15 and may be obtained through Ticketmaster. Ages 21+ unless accompanied by parent or guardian. Shank Hall: 1434 N. Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

♪ Thursday, April 24 - 3 headlining with support TBA. Show begins at 7pm. Tickets are $12. All Ages. 2 Cents Plain: 1114 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63101.

♪ Friday, April 25 - 3 headlining with support TBA. Show begins at 8pm. Admission is first come first serve and is $5. Ages 18+. Gaslight Tavern: 317 N. 2nd Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

♪ Saturday, April 26 – 3 headlining with support TBA. Show begins at 9pm. Tickets are $6 over 21 / $8 under 21. Rubber Gloves: 411 E Sycamore St, Denton, TX 76205.

♪ Sunday, April 27 – Between the Buried and Me with 3. Show begins at 6pm. Tickets are $13 and may be obtained through Ticketmaster. All Ages. Meridian: 1503 Chartres Street, Houston, TX 77003.


Progressive Nation Tour 2008 with Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me
Friday, May 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
Saturday, May 3 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
♪ Sunday, May 4 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater offdate from Progressive Nation Tour. with Opeth

Monday, May 5 - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater
Tuesday, May 6 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre

♪ Thursday, May 8 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy offdate from Progressive Nation Tour. with Opeth

Friday, May 9 - Calgary, ALB - MacEwan Hall
Saturday, May 10 - Calgary, ALB - MacEwan Hall
Monday, May 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth Nightclub
Tuesday, May 13 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
Wednesday, May 14 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore

♪ Thursday, May 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls offdate from Progressive Nation Tour. with Opeth

Friday, May 16 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Saturday, May 17 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater @ Tower City
Sunday, May 18 - Albany, NY - The Armory
Tuesday, May 20 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Wednesday, May 21 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
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