Brokedown visits the set of Hellcats!

TO BE PROMINENTLY FEATURED ON
CW’S ‘HELLCATS’
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 9/8c

MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS OF ORIGINAL MUSIC
ON NATIONAL TV AND FILM

THIRD MIDDLE EAST TOUR THIS YEAR DECEMBER 5-14
TO IRAQ AND KUWAIT TO ENTERTAIN THE TROOPS

NEW MUSIC COMING OUT OF NASHVILLE
FOR EARLY 2011 FULL-LENGTH RELEASE



Modern country group BROKEDOWN CADILLAC--known for their upbeat country rock blend that’s highlighted by CORRI ENGLISH’s forthright lead vocals and shimmering harmonies--will be prominently spotlighted in an upcoming episode of CW’s popular teen cheerleading drama “Hellcats,” airing Wednesday, December 1 at 9/8c. The Nashville-based group shot their performance scene in Vancouver, and four of their original songs are featured in the episode--“Bring It On,” “Good Day For A Long Night,” “Baby’s Gonna Start A Fire” and “Chasing The Moon”--that includes a dance-off scene with the show’s stars Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka. Earlier this season, the group that Country Weekly described as “energetic, instantly likable” (6/22/09) had their songs “Can You Hear Me” and “Let It Ride” used in two separate “Hellcats” episodes.

BROKEDOWN CADILLAC will also be included in an upcoming “Hellcats” 80s-themed five-song compilation disc with their cover of Sweet’s “The Ballroom Blitz.” Available digitally December 1 via Warner Brothers Records, the CD will also feature music from “Hellcats” actresses Michalka, Tisdale, Sharon Leal, Heather Hemmens and Michalka’s group 78 Violet.

“Hellcats” isn’t the first national primetime show to air original BROKEDOWN CADILLAC material. On October 3, 2010 the ABC hit show “Desperate Housewives” incorporated “Love On The Run,” another track off the band’s 2009 debut LP Somewhere In America. Even before releasing an album, the five-piece attracted early attention with an on-screen performance in the Walt Disney Pictures film Race To Witch Mountain starring Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino. Two of the five songs included in the movie--“Southern Nights” and “Boogie Woogie Saturday Night”--appeared on the digital soundtrack from Walt Disney Records. All music--with the exception of “Good Day For A Long Night” and “The Ballroom Blitz” available December 1--is digitally available now via iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/brokedown-cadillac/id306704287.

Beyond that, BROKEDOWN CADILLAC--lead singer CORRI ENGLISH, guitarist and main songwriter RANDY DUNHAM, drummer DANNY REULAND, lead guitarist DON IAN and bassist JEFF LEGORE--will once again travel overseas December 5-14 to Iraq and Kuwait for a holiday tour to entertain the troops, their third trip in one year. This is something the band feels passionately about as they have also performed here in the U.S. at various bases for those serving at home.

“All of us in the band have close ties to the military and we are so honored that they have asked us to come back,” says ENGLISH. “We love going over there and bringing those brave men and women a little piece of home. The response has been so positive and we appreciate all the emails, letters and comments!”

To view a video from Camp Liberty in Baghdad of the band singing Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the USA,” go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epdHi87IX7I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL.

Additional video diaries from their previous trips can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BDCaddie.

In other BROKEDOWN CADILLAC news, the group has partnered with Nashville producer/songwriter Danny Myrick who has co-penned several hit singles including “International Harvester” for Craig Morgan, "How Far Do You Wanna Go" for Gloriana and his most recent #1 “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean. ENGLISH and DUNHAM are writing, recording and gigging in Nashville with plans to release a new BROKEDOWN CADILLAC album early 2011.


For more information regarding Brokedown Cadillac contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Todd Brodginski x239 toddb@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva x232 avillanueva@msopr.com

Let it Ride....!

Here's a little piece of our song featured on episode 3 of Hellcats!
The song is Let it Ride and you can get it on itunes!

Heather, Hellcats, & Desperate Housewives!

Hey peeps! So..... as I mentioned in the last post, we had featured tunes on back-to-back episodes of Hellcats!! The songs are "Can You Hear Me" and "Let it Ride," and they are both available on iTunes so go get em!  You can also listen to full versions of the songs on our youtube channel! 


We also just got word that we will have a song on next week's Desperate Housewives! We're big fans of the show so we're very excited - it'll be "Love on the Run" from our first album so keep an ear out!  


I also had the opportunity to head out to NYC recently and be a part of the Heathers: The Musical Concert series at Joe's Pub!  Would I miss the chance to rock blue eyeshadow and ginormous hair? Um.....not a chance!! The pic above is a "self-portrait" in the dressing room before the show- I'm with Christine Lakin, Alex Ellis, and Annaleigh Ashford - awesome ladies from the cast! And yes, that is all my real hair.  Hello teasing brush! I know, it's scary.  


The show is fantastic - it's from Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde) & Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness) and directed by Andy Fickman - and the show is a total riot.  I'd tell you some of the lines I got to say but my mom would probably wash my mouth out with soap, so you'll just have to see it for yourself! But it stays very true to the original film so you get the idea.....! 


Here's are a couple of articles with more info if you're interested!  Check out the awesome cast, see rehearsal pics, and read reviews of the show.....it was such a blast! 
HEATHERS, THE MUSICAL, WITH BROKEDOWN CADILLAC SINGER, CORRI ENGLISH
WANT TO SEE WHAT 'HEATHERS' LOOKS LIKE AS A MUSICAL?
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL
PHOTO COVERAGE: HEATHERS IN REHEARSAL!

Brokedown Cadillac Releasing 2 new singles!

Hey guys! Hope everyone had a fantastic summer, we have been busy writing and recording and we're so excited to finally share some of our new tunes! 

So, here's the dealio......

The CW has a brand new show called "Hellcats" - it's a super fun show and stars Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka. It premiered last week.... check out the official show page:http://cwtv.com/shows/hellcats/ If you missed the pilot episode and want to get all caught up you can download the pilot on iTunes!

Now for the really fun part (or at least we think so!) - 2 brand new Brokedown Cadillac songs will premiere on back-to-back weeks of Hellcats! This coming Wednesday, September 15th - "Can You Hear Me" will be featured, and the following week, September 22nd you can hear "Let it Ride" featured on the show! The songs will be released on iTunes the day before each episode airs! 

We're very excited about our new tunes and even more excited to share them with ya'll- check out the show, head to iTunes and download the songs, and then tell all your family and friends and tweet and facebook and all that stuff to help us spread the word! You can find music from all the artists featured on the show each week here:http://www.cwtv.com/music/hellcats

So to recap: head to iTunes and get Can You Hear Me RIGHT NOW! And pick up Let it Ride next Tuesday! 

Can't wait to hear what you think about the brand spankin new tunes!

Memorial Day - Take One Minute to Remember

hol·i·day: a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event  

It's Memorial Day.  It's a day that is mostly associated with a three-day weekend, a day off from school, bbqs, jet skis, a big sale at Macy's, and lots and lots of beer..... And that's all great stuff - we have done plenty of that, and we'll do it again today. But it's not why the holiday was established, so just make sure that amidst all the drinking and relaxation, you take a moment to remember the meaning of the day.  It's to commemorate our fallen soliders.  Perhaps, having just been to Iraq, it feels more poignant - and that's why we wanted to send this reminder.

For just one minute - at 3pm, participate in the National Moment of Remembrance.  It doesn't matter what you're doing - just stop..... And if you are a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent - tell your kiddos what that moment of silence is about, so that we can spread the message of remembrance to a younger generation.  Also keep in your thoughts the men and women who are far from home, in hostile territory, who do not get the day off, because doing so would mean jeopardizing our freedom.

Have a great day enjoying the suspension from work.....while also remembering why we're commemorating today.

And if you see a man or woman in uniform - today and everyday - take the time to say thank you.

Happy Memorial Day.

Nashville Flood

Hey guys.  I just wanted to do a post about this because the amount of media coverage the flood and subsequent damage in Nashville has been getting doesn't reflect how bad it is.....  I am in LA right now and had only heard that it was "raining a lot."  Until I searched for myself and saw the videos/pictures.....it's so sad.  I swear, I cannot remember a period of time when there have been so many natural disasters.  Maybe Mama Earth is mad at us and this is her way of telling us to take better care of her.  I don't know- but I do realize that you all probably feel tapped out by donating to other disasters, and that's coupled with the crappy economy, of course....  But I just wanted to help raise awareness, and I'm also including a link to a great article that includes ways to help.  One of the easiest things you can do is text REDROSS to 90999 to donate $10.  It also includes lots of ways to help that are not monetary.  Here's the link: http://nashvillest.com/2010/05/03/so-nashville-is-flooded-how-can-i-help/  Thanks ya'll.

A song for Sister!

So, as many of you know my little, er "younger" (she never liked being called little, and, okay, she is taller than me....) sister got married this past February to an awesome guy, and they had a truly kickass wedding!  I was the maid of honor, and I express myself best through song, so I wrote a little diddy for my toast.... A bunch of folks who were there requested that we post it on Youtube, and my dad just sent over the footage, so here it is!  I've included a pic of the happy couple. I know, I know....it looks like a photo from the cover of a wedding magazine - that is the work of my amazingly talented friend Inda Reid, who did all the pics.  Plus the bride and groom ain't bad to look at!  So, I am dedicating this blog entry to Sister and Brother..... I love you both to pieces and then some.

Time to start packing, Brokedown's heading back to Iraq!

Hey guys!  So, as many of you know, we spent last Thanksgiving over in Kuwait Iraq performing for the troops, and we are BEYOND thrilled and honored to have been invited back this April!  We felt like the last trip flew by so quickly, so we jumped at the invitation to go again.  We'll be heading over for a 10-day tour, and have been busy writing some new stuff and working hard to get a great show together for all the guys and gals over there.  
We'll be reuniting with the Hooters girls again, so I'm sure all the boys will be psyched about that! I've been practicing the pose (see above photo).....actually, even Randy's been working on it - I think he's ready, what do you think?

And Danny has been practicing looking like he has a tiny head. It's an important skill.  
The only thing I'm dreading is packing.... I'm a horrible packer! I am so meticulous about rolling things up into teeny tiny space saving bundles....sounds great in theory, but once you take things out the first time, they just never go back in.  Every time I swear I will not overpack, but you should see the stack of stuff that I am expecting to go into one bag....it's like the clown car, but, ya know, the duffel bag version..... Ugh.  Can someone just come over and pack for me? Any takers? 
Anywho, we are SO excited to see the badassness of our troops in action again!  
And for all you guys and gals over there working your booties off in the desert - get ready to shake your stuff, we're gonna have some fun!  Can't wait to see you!  xoxoxo

Need a laugh on a friday morning? I am here for you....

Someone just sent this to me and I thought you all might get some enjoyment out of it.  Skip ahead to the :45 mark for me, circa 1989, at my "after school job."  Enjoy!  I'll be hiding under a table somewhere.....

Country Goodness in the Middle of LA.....

Sorry I haven't written in a while, it's been a crazy couple of months!  But I should be back on track now!
I wanted to give a big thank you to Sean Arenas and Diana Diaz, who came out to our show at Molly Malone's a few weeks ago.  They said some really nice things about us in their reviews, which we really appreciate!  Check out the articles below.....


Review by Diana Diaz:

Country goodness in the middle of LA, Brokedown Cadillac at Molly Malone's 1/30/09

A country band performing in an Irish bar in the middle of Los Angeles?  Why not?  L. A.'s odd pastiche of people means anything goes. Dig deep enough and history shows that Los Angeles was once the mythic Wild West with shootouts and stagecoach races on downtown streets.  Before movies and red carpets, ranchos and cattle populated the Hills and the Valley.  A few line dancing bars can be found in the outskirts of town, and San Dimas is the home of a yearly rodeo.

Brokedown Cadillac's lead singer, Corrie English, presents herself with Southern charm, a rarity in the Los Angeles area.  It makes her that much more watchable.  She's an actress who has appeared as a guest star in recognizable shows like Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Without a Trace, NCIS, and CSI Miami.  She's even appeared in a few feature films.   All and that and she can sing.

These days English's favorite role is performing with Brokedown Cadillac and being a songwriter.  She also cowrote the song "Fly Away," which appeared on Sugarland's triple platinum debut album.

English's honey-inflected mezzo voice regales the audience with sincerity and sweetness.  When she sings of being angry at a boss and wanting him to kiss her ________, not only does she stop from singing the word, she retracts saying it's not her style.  The audience most certainly understands.  She give life to mostly female characters in her songs.  The women are dreamers, schemers, hopeful, sexy, sweet.....  read the rest of the review here.  

Photos by Sean Arenas:

Brokedown Cadillac played at Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles, California, on January 30, 2010.

See photos of Brokedown Cadillac by Sean Arenas in the slideshow below.

Brokedown Cadillac is a 5-piece modern country band formed by Corri English and Randy Dunham.  Corri English spends some time acting on TV and in movies.  You may have seen her on Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill, Joan of Arcadia, CSI, or Navy NCIS.  You may also have seen Corri in Unrest (2006) or House of Fears (2007), or heard her voice in the video game Dragon Age: Origins (2009).

Randy Dunham and Corri English both appear in Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and perform music for the movie.  Five of Brokedown Cadillac’s songs appear on the soundtrack.

When the band plays at Molly Malone’s, expect a packed room.  The audience of fans cheered on the band as they rolled from song to song, playing tunes that moved the crowd and made them get up and dance several times.... click here to see all of the photos.

LA Show!

It's been a long time since we've played in LA, so we're throwing together a Molly Malone's show and sure hope you can make it - we've got tons of new tunes to share, and it's on a Saturday night so no school the next day, yeehaw!

The deets....
Molly Malone's - 575 South Fairfax, LA 90036.
Time: 8:30pm
Cover: $8
21 & up, sorry kiddos.

Oh, and if you have never been there, make sure you go all the way to the back of the bar and hang a left, go through the door, and you'll be in the music venue section (sounds silly, but we've had folks totally miss our show waiting for us to play on the teensy weency stage in the bar area!). Let me know if you have any questions.

And make sure to follow @brokedowncaddy on our new Twitter account, so you'll be sure to know when I'm eating froyo, Randy is doing his hair, and Jeff is practicing his modeling moves.

Really hope you can make it, we'd love to see all of our LA peeps - we've missed ya!

All 4 parts of our tour, right in a neat little row.....

Okay, so I've got all 4 parts of our Iraq tour posted now, and I figured it would be much less confusing to just put them all in a row right here, ya know? So, here they are! You can also head to our YouTube channel and check out all of our other videos, rate and comment on them, and subscribe to our channel!

A video & free song download! Happy holidays!!

As a little Christmas/Hanukkah/New Years gift, we're giving you a free song! Between now and New Year's Day, just send an email to brokedowncadillacband@yahoo.com with FREE SONG in the subject line, and we'll send you back a Brokedown tune! (If you have the album, don't worry, it's a song that's not on there....) This offer is open to everyone, so go ahead and tell your friends and family and we'll hook them up too!

Some other info - we're now selling our band t-shirts, you can order them on our website or our myspace! And we've started a twitter account for the band, so make sure to follow us!

Finally, to all of our guys and gals who are away from their families, serving our country during the holidays- just want ya'll to know we're thinking about you and appreciating more than ever all you do for us.

Wishing you all tons of love!
-Corri, Randy, Don, Danny, & Jeff

Good times at Camp Taji!

We had a super fun time at Camp Taji in Iraq, and someone just posted this video from our show there - it was such a great night! I was so bummed because I had a camera issue the night of this show and I don't have any footage, so this was fun to see! If anyone else has Taji footage let us know, we'd love to have more!

This is us doing Ain't No Road - I pulled one of the guys up and sang to him, he was great, loved him!!

God Bless the USA

Hello all! So, I have been getting a lot of questions about why we chose to go and visit the troops in the Middle East, and so I just wanted to tell you a bit about that.... I have a bunch of family in the military, as does the rest of the band. Both of my grandfathers fought in World War II, my dad's uncle lost an eye in the Battle of Normandy, my dad spent a year in Vietnam, and my dad's brother was in the service as well, my mom's brother is a doctor in the Navy, and my sister is engaged to a Navy man, and that doesn't count the numerous friends of mine, or the family and friends the rest of the band has in the military.... I am always thinking about what it must be like over there, being away from home, in such an uncertain and isolated environment, and myself and the band, we really wanted to find a way to say thank you.... we were thrilled at the chance to go over for the Thanksgiving holiday and say thank you in person. It makes me so emotional just thinking about all these guys sacrifice for us - they are essentially giving up their freedom to protect ours. It is freaking amazing and I cannot even put into words the admiration, respect, and love I feel for these men and women. I will be writing more about what the experience was like and sharing stories, pictures, and video that I took from the trip, but for right now I just want to say to all those we had the honor the meet, and also to those we didn't get to, to all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines- thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I also want to give a big thanks to Christine Lakin and Andrew Roy - it was really these two that made this opportunity possible, and we are eternally grateful! The tour flew by and we were not ready to leave - in that desolate, dusty desert, those guys gave us the trip of a lifetime!! We love you!!!

Party in the USA!

This is a video of one of my favorite moments of the tour. Some guys came to our first show in Baghdad at Camp Stryker and then came back for the second one at Camp Liberty.... our show was at 8pm and they had lawn chairs and near beer out by the time we did our sound check at 4:30! They were so cool, and so when they requested Party in the USA during the show, well, I thought we should make it happen! As a side note, I should mention that there is no alcohol in Iraq, only non-alcoholic beer (well, except for the moonshine I've heard tell of)! So this is a completely sober performance - props to you Gavin, you rocked it!

Good Day for a Long Night at Camp Liberty!

Hey ya'll -I'm going to be posting some videos from the tour, here's the first one, it's from our show at Camp Liberty in Baghdad on the last night!

Pictures from Kuwait & Iraq Tour!

Brokedown MWR Tour of Kuwait & Iraq!

I've created an album with some pictures from our tour! I'll be adding a lot more and some videos as well soon!

The Adventures of Socky!

This is SUCH a cool and touching story so we wanted to share it with ya'll! We had the pleasure to meet Lt. Col. James E. Turnbull (Eric) at Camp Stryker, and he had a strange request - for us to take a picture with a tiny little sock!? Well as it turns out, he has a little girl named Faith, and when he traveled over to Iraq, one of her socks ended up with his things. So, he named the sock "Socky," and now he takes it everywhere he goes, takes pictures with it, and sends stories about Daddy and Socky's adventures back home to Faith! How sweet is that! We are excited to report that Brokedown was included in the Thanksgivng edition, so here it is - "Socky's Thanksgiving!" Eric - thank you for sharing this with us, you are a great dad!!

Socky’s Thanksgiving

Once upon a time…in a hot, dusty country far away from the home in Pennsylvania, one of Faith’s socks spent her days hanging on the wall in front of Daddy’s desk in Iraq.


One day Daddy came in with a question for Socky.

“Socky!” said Daddy “Do you know what day it is today?”

“Sure Daddy, it’s Thursday November 26th 2009. I know because there is a calendar on the wall right next to me. Why do you ask?” inquired Socky.

“Well, you’re right about the date. But did you know it’s Thanksgiving Day?” stated Daddy.

“Thanksgiving? What’s that?” asked Socky.

“It’s a day we celebrate to give thanks for all the wonderful things we have in life” said Daddy.

“What are you thankful for Daddy?” asked Socky.

“Well Socky, I’m thankful for Mommy and Faith and also for being from a great country where we live in freedom.”

“I’m thankful too Daddy. I’m thankful to be able to keep you company here in Iraq,” laughed Socky. “So what are we going to do on Thanksgiving Daddy?”

“Well, we’re going to call home, eat a nice dinner, go to a concert, watch some football…”

“A concert!” yelled Socky, “What concert are we going to see? I love concerts.”

“We’re going to see a modern country band called “BrokeDown Cadillac,” said Daddy.

“That’s sounds like fun Daddy. I’m going to start Thanksgiving by calling home” said Socky.

Socky called home and talked with Mommy, Faith and her twin sock Stripey. Afterwards she searched her IPOD for “BrokeDown Cadillac” songs.



Daddy and Socky then got in the Kia van and drove on the bumpy roads around Victory Base. They stopped at Daddy’s room so he could change clothes. On the way they picked up Socky’s good friend Private Picklepants. He was happy that they invited him to Thanksgiving dinner.After Daddy changed clothes, he along with Socky and Private Picklepants walked to the Camp Stryker Dining Hall.

One thing to note is that Iraq is a bit chilly in November and is also muddy because after it rains the water has nowhere to go. They managed not to get too dirty though.

They arrived at the Dining Hall and went to get their Thanksgiving meal. Inside eating dinner with the service men and women were several “Hooters Girls.” They came to Iraq to visit the troops and spend Thanksgiving with them. It was such a nice gesture and everyone appreciated them making the trip.

They could have easily stayed home with their families, but chose instead to come over and bring some holiday cheer and a bit of America with them.

Everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving meal and was quite full when they finished eating.

By now it was time to go see the show. Daddy, Socky and Private Picklepants walked over to the concert area and found a great place to stand near the front of the stage. The band “BrokeDown Cadillac” played lots of great songs and the “Hooter’s Girls” danced with the service men. Both the band and the “Hooters Girls” thanked all the troops for their service and told them how proud and thankful everyone in America is for all they are doing over here.




“BrokeDown Cadillac” is a great band” exclaimed Socky “ I really like their music. I must be a “country sock.” she said with a giggle.

When the concert ended, the band and “Hooters Girls” met everyone attending and posed for pictures. They especially liked holding Socky.





Afterwards, Daddy, Socky and Private Picklepants went to watch some football. Since Iraq is eight hours ahead of the East coast, the games didn’t start until late. During half time, Private Picklepants challenged Socky to a pushup contest, but she was tired and wanted to take a nap. Private Picklepants got the hint that it was time to leave, so he thanked Daddy and Socky for such a fun evening and said goodbye.






After Socky woke up from her nap, she and Daddy went to the gym to work off their Thanksgiving dinner. Socky weighed herself on the scale and was happy to see she hadn’t gained any weight. In fact she still didn’t weigh anything.





Daddy and Socky left the gym and talked about all the fun they had on Thanksgiving.

They appreciated “BrokeDown Cadillac” and the “Hooters Girls” coming over to Iraq to spend the holiday with the troops and give them a great show.

“Daddy, I know we couldn’t be home to spend Thanksgiving with Mommy, Faith and Stripey, but I’m thankful for “BrokeDown Cadillac and the “Hooters Girls” who gave up the holiday with their families to be with us. They truly are America’s finest.” exclaimed Socky

“You’re right Socky. We’ll always remember our Thanksgiving in Iraq and how some great Americans made it feel like home.” said Daddy

And with that Daddy and Socky called it a night and the next day went back to work with lots of great memories of Thanksgiving 2009.

THE END

Howdy from Iraq!

Hey there everyone! I am finally getting a little internet service so just wanted to say hello and let everyone know what an amazing time we are having over here! We have had the chance to meet so many awesome men and women and I can't wait to share our experience! I only have a minute here cause we are getting ready to play our last show of the tour, but I wanted to post a little tid-bit from the first show. This is a clip I took from the stage at Camp Buehring in Kuwait! And to those of you that we had the honor to meet this week - I cannot thank you enough for the time you shared with us, we are so proud of you and do not have the words to express our gratitude for what you do. We love you!!!!!