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Nov152011

STYX Announces Exclusive “Diana Warner For Styx” Jewelry Line

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:55AM

Legendary rockers STYX--Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman—have teamed up with jewelry designer Diana Warner (www.dianawarnerstudio.com) to create the “Diana Warner for Styx” jewelry collection, which was made available exclusively on the band’s official website (www.styxworld.com) on November 11, just in time for holiday shopping.

Each piece is hand-made in Diana Warner’s New York City studio, with prices ranging from $55-$200. The first items available are eight dog tag necklaces made of 30 inch chains of gunmetal, antique gold or antique silver plate over brass. The charms are made of pewter and rose gold, gunmetal, antique gold or antique silver. They’ll also be selling guitar pick earrings available in 4 finishes: gunmetal, rose gold, antique gold and antique silver, as well as antique gold and silver charms with one of the band’s well-recognized lyrics, “Come Sail Away With Me.”

This is only the first part of the “Diana Warner for Styx” collection. Multiple styles of limited edition charms will be created in 2012, which will be sold in a small number and will be considered collector’s items. A full line of “Diana Warner for Styx” jewelry will be made available in 2012. This is the first collection Diana has designed for a band and collaborated on this project with singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw’s wife, Jeanne Shaw.

“The second we saw Diana’s pieces, we knew we wanted to work with her,” says Jeanne. “We’re so thrilled to be able to offer something very special to STYX’s fans that’s worlds different than anything we’ve done before. We hope they love the collection as much as we do.”

In touring news, STYX is continuing to criss-cross the U.S. in support of REGENERATION, VOLUME I & II, a double-disc collection of re-recorded classics that was released on October 4 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. In addition to thirteen STYX classics and a brand new song “Difference In The World REGENERATION, VOLUME I & II also includes interpretations of “High Enough,” and “Coming Of Age,” originally recorded by Damn Yankees, which featured Tommy Shaw, along with Night Ranger’s Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and drummer Michael Cartellone. The band had originally re-recorded these acclaimed anthems to sell only at their live shows, as they continued to tour the globe and introduce a new generation of fans to their chart-topping hits. Now, for the first time, this music has been made commercially available.

Check them out at any of the following stops (with more being added in the coming weeks):

DATE CITY VENUE

Fri 12/16 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre

Sat 12/17 Montgomery, AL Montgomery Performing Arts Center

1/25/12 Anaheim, CA The Grove

1/27/12 Temecula, CA Pechanga Casino

1/28/12 Reno, NV Silver Legacy Casino

2/10/12 Las Vegas, NV Green Valley Ranch/Grand Events Center

2/11/12 Wendover, NV Peppermill Concert Hall

3/9/12 Miami, FL Magic City Casino Amphitheater

3/10/12 Silver Springs, FL Twin Oaks Amphitheatre

www.styxworld.com

www.facebook.com/styxtheband

www.myspace.com/styxtheband

www.twitter.com/styxtheband

www.youtube.com/styxtheband

ABOUT DIANA WARNER: Jewelry designer and boutique owner Diana Warner has been creating art since childhood. After finishing a degree in fine arts in 2005, Diana launched an accessories brand called Diana WarnerStudio. Located in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan, Diana Warner's accessories brand is carried in over 700 stores worldwide. Diana’s designs have been gracing the red carpet and showing up on stars at nearly every awards show and many movie premieres. Her custom work is widely recognized. Clients such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Natasha Beddingfield, Kenny Chesney, and the actors and actresses on the hit TV show “Gossip Girl” have all donned her designs. Each piece of Diana Warner’s jewelry is handcrafted with passion in the heart of New York City, and can be recognized by her attention to detail and equal loves for the natural and the glamorous.

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Wednesday

Apr062011

STYX And YES Co-Headlining “Progressive U.S. Tour”

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 9:14AM

Click to enlargeMulti-platinum rock band STYX joins forces with the world's most quintessential prog-rock band YES for a summer tour extravaganza. These two monster rock bands will embark on the 22-city “Progressive U.S. Tour” starting July 4th and concluding August 3rd in Mountain View, CA. Tickets will go on sale starting the weekend of April 8th.

STYX--Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo—has an unmistakable sound all their own, and they continue to prove that they’re one of the hardest working bands in the music world thanks to a vigorous tour schedule that keeps them constantly on the road all across the globe.

YES – The Legendary, Grammy® Award winning prog-rock band that has defined many a generation -- will be on tour in support of their new album FLY FROM HERE on Frontiers Records releasing July 12^th.

YES features a lineup of guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White, and lead singer Benoit David. YES will be reuniting with keyboard player Geoff Downes for this tour.

"When I first heard YES, I knew that the music world was forever changed,” says STYX singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw. “They took progressive rock to a place that had never been expressed in such an impressive yet accessible way. Who among you didn't make it a point to learn the acoustic guitar intro to ‘Roundabout?’ We're very excited to tour with them for the very first time."

“We are excited to have STYX on tour with us. I consider them to be in the vein of YES and the cutting edge of prog-rock in America,” says YES founder/bassist Chris Squire.

STYX is currently putting the finishing touches on REGENERATION, VOLUME 2, the follow-up to 2010’s seven-song EP, REGENERATION, VOLUME 1, which contains six newly re-recorded classics--"Come Sail Away,” "Crystal Ball," "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” “Lorelei,” “The Grand Illusion” and “Sing For The Day”—and a brand new track, “Difference In The World.” The track listing for REGENERATION, VOLUME 2 is: “Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.” Both volumes will be available for sale at every stop along the tour route.

FLY FROM HERE is the first album YES has recorded for close to a decade and was produced by the legendary Trevor Horn in the spirit that YES was founded. The return of Horn along with the Maestro’s that make up YES has brought back the fluid freedom that their music’s ingenuity is best known for. YES holds a shrewd insight and creative vision that challenges audiences as they stretch the boundaries of music.

YES’ performance will feature the title track from their new album FLY FROM HERE as well as the hugely successful and indelible catalogue of music from hit albums such as DRAMA, FRAGILE, CLOSE TO THE EDGE and 90125. Classics such as “Roundabout,” a seminal hit which consistently appears on “the best songs of all-time” lists, and the group’s #1 hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart” are sure to be featured for an evening of music not to be missed.

Spawned from a suburban Chicago basement in the early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads. Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, 6 best-of compilations and 4 live albums, garnering 8 Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Throughout their illustrious career, they’ve performed more live shows since 1999 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super-Bowl appearances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Bad Company (to name only a few), two more studio albums and no end in sight, STYX continues to conquer the planet, one venue at a time.

YES’ remarkable career has served to re-define the boundaries of rock for more than four decades, YES has played the role as a dominant driving music force selling over 30 million albums, reaching platinum status multiple times worldwide. Their symphonic use of sound and innovative musical styles have made each of the group’s player’s a virtuoso in his own right.

DATE VENUE CITY

**Additional dates including details of July 4^th kick-off to be announced.**

Tuesday, July 5 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ+

Thursday, July 7 CMAC Performing Arts Center Canandaigua, NY+

Friday, July 8 MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Mashantucket, CT*

Saturday, July 9 Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion Gilford, NH*

Monday, July 11 Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY+

Tuesday, July 12 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel, NY+

Thursday, July 14 Verizon Wireless Amp at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA*

Friday, July 15 Amphitheater at the Wharf Orange Beach, AL+

Saturday, July 16 The Woods at Fontanel Nashville, TN*

Monday, July 18 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO*