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Win tickets to see John McKeown live

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:17:49 +0000

John McKeown recently announced a string of London tour dates. Beatroute Records has a limited number of tickets available for four of these shows.

To win tickets simply email info@johnmckeown.net

You can win tickets to any of the following shows. Just let us know which one(s) you’d like to attend.

Monday 2nd November
Barfly Camden
49 Chalk Farm Road, Camden, NW1 8AN
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Tuesday 10th November
Monto Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8BZ
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Friday 20th November
The Borderline
Orange Yard, 16 Manette St, London, W1D 4AR
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Spotify Sounds Great With John McKeown

Admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:52:49 +0000

Now you can listen to John McKeown on Spotify. The single ‘Fade Away’ is already online and the album will follow shortly.

We’d love to know what else you’re listening to so we’ve created a collaborative Spotify playlist called Sounds Great with John McKeown.

Click on this link to open up the playlist in Spotify. Then add any songs that you think sound great alongside John McKeown’s music by just dragging the song over to the playlist.

When you’re done, please leave a comment below to tell us what tracks you added.

Team Beatroute is looking forward to making a great playlist with you!

‘Things Worth Fighting For’ released today

Admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:10:03 +0000

The highly anticipated debut album by John McKeown is now available for download.

Download ‘Things Worth Fighting For’ from the following stores:

Live Broadcast of John McKeown’s Exclusive Showcase

Admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:10:46 +0000

On Thursday 10th September John McKeown will launch his debut album with an exclusive showcase at The Pigalle Club in London. The event is only open to press and VIPs but the public are invited to watch the show live from their homes.

John will be playing with esteemed colleagues Elliott Randall and Reverend Basil Meade together with a choir and 10 piece string section. It will be a night not to be missed.

The entire performance will be broadcast live on JohnMcKeown.net/vip
Fans simply need to register on the site and tune in at 7pm (GMT).

Fade Away (Music Video)

Admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:55:44 +0000

First single reviews

Admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:53:35 +0000

John McKeown’s first single ‘Fade Away’ has recently received a number of great reviews…

Daily Music Guide.com

“Compelling, subtly forceful and strangely optimistic, ‘Fade Away’ is not only a perfect introduction to John McKeown, but also the perfect ambassador for debut album Things Worth Fighting For.”
[ Read the full review ]

Room Thirteen.com

“‘Fade Away’ is a gentle poetic song with a gracious ambiance.”
[ Read the full review ]

First Full Band Rehearsal

Admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:38:02 +0000

This past Monday John McKeown met with the full band to start rehearsals for his album showcase on the 10th September. A collection of new images have been uploaded and Beatroute’s web guy Paul wrote a few words about it on John’s myspace page.

Debut single out 14th September

Admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:41:37 +0000

‘Fade Away’, the first single from John McKeown’s debut album, will be available for download from the 14th September 2009.

The music video will be released at the end of July. Keep an eye on Beatroute’s YouTube Page and John McKeown’s Myspace for an exclusive preview.

Photographs from the video shoot have been uploaded to John’s Myspace and Facebook Fan Page.