Tony Fredianelli on Tour with Third Eye Blind Preps Solo Project

by Staff.

Third Eye Blind is on tour in support of its EP Red Star, released December, 2008, online only. The EP includes the track "Non Dairy Creamer," currently airing on 17 Alt-Indie radio stations. "This song is off the EP and we did not push or press and it blew up on its own. That to me is amazing,” explains 3EB guitarist Tony Fredianelli. “We must be doing something right, we have really solid music. The new album coming is some of our best work.” Fredianelli's referring to an album tentatively titled Ursa Major that's set for release later this year.

Fredianelli is a Mike Varney (2007 interview) discovery. Varney signed the guitarist to his Shrapnel Records label when Fredianelli was 16 after hearing a demo tape. Fredianelli was a member of the speed metal, neo-classical band Apocrypha with whom he recorded three albums, the first two of which were produced by former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, with Fredianelli producing the third. In 1992, Varney introduced Fredianelli to a then unknown singer, Stephen Jenkins, and he was asked to join the band Third Eye Blind.

Also scheduled for release later this year is a solo project from Fredianelli. “Before I joined 3EB I was a solo artist. I started playing at 14 and really excelled at guitar. I want to go back to my roots and create some of that shredding guitar that started my career,” says Fredianelli.

Third Eye Blind Tour Dates 2009
Sun. 4/26/09 Brockport, NY SUNY Brockport- Tutle North Arena
Mon. 4/27/09 Harrisburgh, PA The Forum
Wed. 4/29/09 Tucson, AZ University of Arizona-Arizona Stadium

Sat. 5/2/09 East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle-Meadow Lands Sports Complex
Sun. 5/3/09 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Mon. 5/4/09 Scranton, PA Weinberg Theatre
Tue. 5/5/09 Burlington, VA Higher Ground
Fri. 5/8/09 Erie, PA Mercyhurst College- University Gym
Sat. 5/9/09 Albany, NY WEQX “Tulip Festival”- Washington Park
Sun. 5/10/09 Providence, RI Kennedy Plaza Skating Center
Tue. 5/12/09 Stamford, CT Palace Theatre
Thurs. 5/14/09 Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Casino
Fri. 5/15/09 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Sat. 5/16/09 Washington, DC DC 101 Chilli Cook Off- RFK Stadium
Sun. 5/17/09 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Tue. 5/19/09 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino
Wed. 5/20/09 Pittsburgh, PA Palace Theatre
Thurs. 5/21/09 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
Fri. 5/22/09 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheater
Sat. 5/23/09 Cleveland, OH Great American Rib Cook-Off
Sun. 5/24/09 St. Louis, MO Great American Rib Cook-Off
Wed. 5/27/09 Cincinnati, OH Madison Theater
Thurs. 5/28/09 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room @ The Murat Centre
Fri. 5/29/09 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Sat. 5/30/09 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
Sun. 5/31/09 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

Thurs. 6/4/09 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
Fri. 6/5/09 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Sat. 6/6/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Thurs. 6/18/09 San Jose, CA “Music in the Park”-Plaza de Cesar Chavez

For more information go to www.3eb.com.

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