Tower Records Named as Exclusive Music Retail Sponsor of 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island on Saturday, July 16, 2005

Tower Records Named as Exclusive Music Retail Sponsor of 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island on Saturday, July 16, 2005

NEW YORK, and SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Village Voice, the nation's premier alternative newsweekly, and Tower Records, America's leading independent music and movie retailer, today announced that Tower Records is the exclusive Music Retail Sponsor of the 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island, which will take place on Saturday, July 16th from 12:00 noon-9:00 p.m.

This free, all-day, all-ages, music festival will feature national and local bands performing live on two outdoor stages in historic Coney Island. As exclusive Music Retail Sponsor, Tower Records will welcome music fans and festival-goers to its festival booth, where they'll have the opportunity to meet their favorite performers in person, and be able to purchase CDs and have them signed by those artists throughout the day.

"Tower Records is excited to play a role in such a great indie music festival and it makes perfect sense," said Sonny Mayugba, Regional Marketing Manager (NY) for Tower Records. "Tower has evolved from a great record store into a cultural icon. Tower is all about breaking bands and the joy of discovery. Our partnership with the Village Voice and our participation in the SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL is a great way for Tower to express our commitment to the region and the music community."

Now in its fifth year, the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL has solidified its status as a leading outdoor indie rock event, drawing over 170,000 music fans last summer. Since its inception, the Village Voice produced Siren Music Festival has established itself a leader in showcasing indie rock veterans and emerging artists.

Past performers include: Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, The Donnas, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sleater-Kinney, Guided By Voices, Mission Of Burma, TV On The Radio, Blonde Redhead, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Kills, Fiery Furnaces, Peaches, The Datsuns, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and The Thermals.

The albums of all of the SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL performers can be found at Tower Records' 11 stores in the tri-state area, of which 4 stores are located in Manhattan- the largest store located in Lincoln Center. Fans can also purchase the music online at: http://www.tower.com/.

For additional information about the festival, please visit: http://www.villagevoice.com/siren.

About Tower Records

Founded in 1960 in Sacramento, CA, Tower Records has been recognized and respected throughout the world for its unique brand of music and movie retailing. Tower owns and operates 89 stores in the U.S. with 134 additional stores run by licensees in nine different countries. The company opened one of the first Internet music stores on America Online in June 1995 and followed a year later with the launch of Tower.com. A household name, Tower maintains its commitment to providing the deepest selection of packaged entertainment merchandised in stores that celebrate the unique interests and needs of the local community.

Tower, Tower Records, Tower Records Videos Books, and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of MTS, Incorporated in the United States and other countries.

Source: The Village Voice

CONTACT: Lisa Amore for Tower Records: +1-206-322-4658, lisa@amorepr.com; or Jessica Bellucci of The Village Voice, +1-212-475-3333 x15052, jbellucci@villagevoice.com

Web site: http://www.villagevoice.com/ http://www.tower.com/ http://www.villagevoice.com/siren

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