Castles In Spain Joins WomenROCK 5th Anniversary All-Day Concert Festival Fundraiser
Acclaimed Bay Area Band Joins Star-Studded Line-Up of San Francisco Female Recording Artists
Proceeds to benefit safe and queer-operated car service HOmobiles

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Castles in Spain, referred to as “Bombay Zeppelin” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, is proud to announce the release of their fifth studio CD,  Reminiscing Chapter V, on July 23, 2011.

Castles in Spain is fronted by award-winning vocalist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, Biachi Notaro, who embodies the swagger of Joan Jett, heartfelt passion of Melissa Etheridge and Johnette Napolitano and melodic songwriting sensibilities of Linda Perry.

From left to right clockwise, Castles in Spain consists of Anthony Verdier on drums (left), Joe Birtola on bass guitar (rear) Derek Richmond on electric guitar (right) and Biachi Notaro, lead vocals and guitar, front and center.

August 2, 2011 - San Francisco, CA – Castles in Spain, referred to as “Bombay Zeppelin” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, will be participating in the WomenROCK 5th Anniversary Concert Festival Fundraiser on August 6, 2011, at The Box Factory.  The

12-hour event, which begins at 2 p.m. PST and runs to 2 a.m. the next day, features 27 live performances by leading San Francisco female recording artists and performers.  The event is part of MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project) and is FREE to all.  Humbly requested donations, in any amount, will support the local safe and queer operated car service HOmobiles

WomenROCK (http://womenrocksf.wordpress.com) is a Bay Area-based women-in-music advocacy group established in January 2006, which produces benefit events for San Francisco Bay Area-based community-based non-profits, including Breast Cancer Action (www.bcaction.org), Women’s Community Clinic (www.womenscommunityclinic.org), and the GINA for Missing Persons FOUNDation (www.411gina.org).

Castles in Spain recently released their 5th CD on the Chameleon Music label in late July.  Entitled Reminiscing Chapter V, the ten track disc was recorded at Radiostar Studios and produced by Sylvia Massy, who has produced such iconic acts as Prince, Tool, System of a Down, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M, Johnny Cash, and countless others.  Castles in Spain is fronted by award-winning vocalist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, Biachi Notaro, who embodies the swagger of Joan Jett, heartfelt passion of Melissa Etheridge and Johnette Napolitano and melodic songwriting sensibilities of Linda Perry. 

1340 Magazine states "the music is at once tough, lush and hypnotic, often reminiscent of the epic sounding Jane's Addiction," and The San Francisco Bay Guardian describes Castles in Spain as, "Imagine Jimmy Page and Robert Plant riding through the desert, kicking up dust and camel shit at some Cairo bazaar, where Chrissie Hynde is sitting in with Jane's Addiction, playing Black Sabbath and middle-eastern folk music."

What: WomenROCK 5th Anniversary Concert Festival Fundraiser
Where: The Box Factory, 865 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA
When: Saturday, August 6, 2011.  Doors: 1 p.m. Music: 2 p.m. to August 7, 2 a.m.  (Castles in Spain stage time: 8:40 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.)
For more info, please visit the event Facebook Page: http://x.co/wr5thparty

For more information visit the Castles in Spain website at: www.castlesinspain.com

To arrange interviews or request a copy of Reminiscing Chapter V by Castles in Spain for review, please contact Christopher Buttner at 415-233-7350 or email: chris@prthatrocks.com

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Reminiscing Chapter V is available through all digital retail distribution channels.  For Digital Distribution enquiries, please contact Jerome Forney at IDCDigital at telephone: 415-292-7007 or via email at Jerome@independentdistro.com

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