Starting just after midnight on Friday, January 25th, Matt, Josh, Barry and Scott began a journey that took them over 3,500 miles to play at three different venues before the calendar signaled the start of a new day. This was the Carolina Coast-to-Coast tour, which saw Parmalee visit the states mentioned in their new single "Carolina." Beginning with a midnight show at Deep South The Bar in North Carolina, the band moved up the east coast to play at the SiriusXM studios in New York Friday morning, then crossed to the west coast for a nighttime show in California.
Fans were invited to follow along via Twitter, on the parmalee.com website, and live streaming on The Highway. Accompanying the band in their travels were Storme Warren, from The Highway and GAC, Country Weekly, and well as cameramen recording the day-long festivities.
Here, in pictures and videos, is a recap of the day:
Ready for #CarolinaC2C at the airport with @StormeWarren. You guys comin along for the ride?
Carolina Coast to Coast Starts at Midnight
Setting up for the #CarolinaC2C Kickoff Show in NC tonight! Where will you be watching from?
Barry's killing time with pacman. How are y'all prepping for tonight's Kickoff Show?
Looks like @DeepSouthBar is filling up! T-Minus 30 minutes until showtime y'all!
Storme Warren is kicking off #CarolinaC2C - we go live in a few minutes. Are YOU watching?
Here's a live shot from the #CarolinaC2C Kickoff Show.
Thanks for tuning in for the #CarolinaC2C Kickoff Show! The journey is just beginning...
Carolina C2C - The Journey Begins
.@StormeWarren catchin some Z's on the way to NYC this morning.
Touched ground in New York.
@StormeWarren: It's da Beatles! Nope.... Just @parmalee walking to @HighwayTweet
First time we've heard Carolina on the airwaves! In the green room @ Sirius @HighwayTweet So Awesome!
Interviewing with @CNN's @MaggieLake about our 24-hour #CarolinaC2C tour.
#CarolinaC2C has gone where no band has gone before...w/ @StarTrek's @GeorgeTakei! #StarTrek#ohmy
@StormeWarren: Elevator security cam in NYC catches @parmalee and our gang in the act.... of doing...something.
@CountryWeekly: Look who the @Parmalee guys ran into on their #CarolinaC2C tour at @SiriusXM in NY - @GeorgeTakei
Our photo booth pictures from The Highway Sirius XM in New York. What's your fav Parmalee look?
Carolina C2C - Show #2 New York, NY
The New York #CarolinaC2C show is on @HighwayTweet (Sirius XM Ch 59)! Who's listening?
@CountryWeekly: Matt Thomas of @Parmalee found a bite to eat at LGA on their #CarolinaC2C tour - Anyone hungry?
We found someone googling us and playing "Carolina" on the plane! It's a #CarolinaC2C flight...seeya out west.
Landed in Dallas - off to catch the flight to California for show #3 on our #carolinac2c tour
Dinner w/ our radio buddies at 95.3 @krty in San Jose. Not long now til the final #carolinac2c show here in California
@StormeWarren: Pre Game meal at Original Joes in San Jose
Country Aircheck: The Sleep Deprivation Tour hits San Jose Friday Night
The crowd is ready in San Jose. Are you ready to listen in on The Highway (Sirius XM ch 59)???
@StormeWarren: @parmalee hits the stage at The Rodeo Club in San Jose. Show #3!!! In 24 hours!!! Whew!!!
We made it - 3,500 miles and on stage for show #3 today in San Jose...
Carolina C2C - The Return to Nashville
Congratulations to Parmalee, Stoney Creek Records, BBR Management, SiriusXM, The Highway, Storme Warren, Country Weekly, Deep South the Bar, KRTY, and everyone else involved in this epic journey. For more on the C2C Tour, check out this article in Country Aircheck, Parmalee.com, Parmalee Fans Page on Facebook, and Parmalee Fans Group on Facebook where you'll find fan photos and videos from the shows.
And here is what all this was about, their next single "Carolina" available on iTunes and Amazon.com:
On Tuesday, Parmalee's next single, "Carolina," will be released. This song, which touches on themes of love and home, is a special one to the band, so they are launching it with a very special event. On Friday, January 25th, the band will play three shows in the three parts of the country mentioned in the song...one in North Carolina, one in New York, and one in California. You can follow along with the band's whirlwind tour on Twitter, using the hashtag #CarolinaC2C, and check out the band's website www.parmalee.com for updates.
The Carolina Coast-To-Coast tour will cover 3,500 miles in one day and bring your music from one end of the country to the other. The first stop is a midnight show at Deep South The Bar in Raleigh. This show will be streamed online live starting at 12:05
A.M. ET/ 11:05 P.M. CT on www.parmaleeLIVE.com/. From there, the band heads up to New York to play in the SiriusXM Fishbowl Studio at 10:00 A.M. ET. Then they'll hop on a plane to San Jose, California, where they'll cap off the day with a show at the Rodeo Club, sponsored by radio station KRTY at 10:30 P.M. PT. SiriusXM The Highway will be broadcasting all three shows live on Channel 59.
You can read the official details on the band's website HERE. Barry, Matt, Josh and Scott explain it all in this video:
Don't miss this special one-day event and make sure to download your own copy of Carolina TODAY! It is available on iTunes HERE.
Tonight, January 18th, Parmalee will be playing at Jake's Tavern in Gillette, Wyoming. On its website, Jake’s says it's "committed to bringing quality entertainment to the Gillette area" and that's just what it is doing tonight. You can get tickets at the door or call the venue, all the info is HERE.
Tomorrow night, January 19th, Parmalee will be in Denver, Colorado at The Grizzly Rose. The Grizzly Rose, billed as one of the best honky tonks in the world, was voted country club of the year by the Country Music Association. As the Rose says on its website, it "is famous for presenting the most prestigious names in country music." And Saturday night, Parmalee will be added to that illustrious list. Do not miss this show! For tickets and more information, click HERE.
On Tuesday, January 22nd, Parmalee's new single "Carolina" will be available for download on iTunes and Amazon and wherever else MP3s are sold. To celebrate the release, Parmalee will be playing two shows later that week.
On Thursday, January 24th, they'll be at one of their favorite places, Deep South The Bar, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Check out the details on the venue's Facebook events page HERE. Rumor -- and by rumor I mean tweets, photos of tickets and posts -- has it that Parmalee may be traveling from coast to coast for a stop the next day in California. Keep your eyes open for more information in the coming days!
Here's a little taste of what you'll see when you go to a Parmalee concert, from a recent performance of a new song "Back in the Day!"
Native sons Parmalee have been tapped to play at the Gala Presentation for the 2013 North Carolina Governor's Inaugural Ball this Friday, January 11th. Other Tar Heel State artists playing at the Raleigh Convention Center event include the Grammy-nominated Avett Brothers.
Don't feel left out if you can't attend the big celebration in person. Television station ABC 11 will be broadcasting the event live, from 8:00 - 9:00 PM EST. So make sure to tune in to see Parmalee play their upcoming single, the appropriately titled "Carolina." Go to abc11.com and click on “Watch Live” to see all the performances this Friday night.
Also, check out the digital invitation to the Inaugural Ball, featuring the music of Parmalee:
With the end of one year and the start of a new one come articles and lists looking back and looking forward. In whichever direction you choose, things are looking great for Parmalee. As 2012 wrapped up, they had the #11 song on Sirius/XM The Highway's Hot 59 of 2012 List and that song, their Top 40 debut "Musta Had A Good Time," was the #27 song on the Roughstock fan-voted poll of the best singles of 2012. The Country Network called MHGT the party anthem of the year and it lived up to that reputation, being voted one of the Top 10 Country Dance Club hits for 2012! Radio station Q106 listed Parmalee as one of the Top 10 Newcomers and called MHGT one of the Top 10 Drinking Songs of 2012!
Parmalee was on Roughstock's year-end article highlighting those artists they "think are worthy of your time to pay attention to in that following year." The "13 for 13: Ones to Watch in 2013" list included artists who are expected to hit it big in 2013. As that website said, "Parmalee's First Top 40 single "Musta Had A Good Time" announced their arrival. Look for "Carolina" to make them stars."
Today, Country Music Rocks put out their list of "New Artists to Watch 2013" and Parmalee was right there! Calling the band "one of the best kept secrets of 2012," the article highlighted the upcoming release "Carolina" which they predicted "will make for a great fit on
the airwaves as well as on the country charts." As the article said, Parmalee has an exciting
year ahead of them. And it all starts with the release of "Carolina" on 1/22/13. Parmalee's debut single was also voted by the fans as the #9 song of 2012 in the Country Music Junkies poll of the top 25 songs of the year, which you can check out here.
Visit Parmalee on their Official Website, follow them on Twitter and "Like" them on Facebook to keep up with all the latest news!
The wait is almost over. Parmalee's next single, "Carolina," will be available on Tuesday, 1/22/13, for
download. You can place the song on your Amazon.com wish list today! It should also be available for download on iTunes the same day.
The song, a follow-up to their rollicking debut hit "Musta Had a Good Time," has been played acoustically and plugged in at venues around the country to huge positive response. With its romantic lyrics, soaring harmonies and wistful melody, "Carolina" has been a fan favorite and is the perfect choice for their next single. This past December, in discussing Parmalee's status as one of the artists to watch in 2013, Roughstock.com said: "Look for "Carolina" to make them stars."
Carolina will be released to radio 2/4/13.
Enjoy an acoustic version performed for some lucky radio listeners in Indiana, last September.
