August 25, 2006

Venice's new CD, "Amsterdam," will be released in Holland on Universal Records on September 18.  That's the album cover, above.  The track listing is as follows:

1. Weight Has Been Lifted
2. Rewind
3. It's Too Late for Me Now
4. Joey
5. Radio Game
6. Not Enough for You
7. Bittersweet Life
8. Ashes in the Snow
9. My Life is Like a Movie
10. The Lost Weekend
11. The Romance that Never Was
12. Jenny
13. One More Song

In addition, select music stores will sell two different special editions, each with a different bonus CD containing additional songs.  Further details will be posted as soon as I get them.

You can listen to a sampler of the new songs on our MySpace page, over here.

A few days before the album hits stores, Venice will throw a CD release party, performing many of the new songs live with a full band on September 14, 20:30, at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.  A limited number of tickets will go on sale for fans beginning September 2 at Ticket Service (0900-3001250) and other known booking addresses.

Venice Central will begin selling the album to American fans just as soon as our shipment arrives.  It probably won't be on September 18, but we hope it'll be shortly thereafter.  So there's no need to pay hefty import fees, because we'll have it available for you as quickly as we can.  We're even hoping to set up a pre-ordering system, so that we can have the CDs out the door to you the day they arrive.  So watch this news page for that pending announcement.


August 10, 2006

A quick word from Mark Lennon:

Hey everybody,

I just found VERY last minute that I got the opening slot before Dennis DeYoung (of the band Styx) at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, next Thursday, August 17th.  John Vester will accompany me on acoustic guitar and we'll do a 45 minute set of some of my favorite songs from both Venice and my solo album, "The Demo Sessions."

This is going to be an incredible evening because Dennis DeYoung's 2-hour set will feature all the hits he made famous while fronting the band Styx, such as:

Lady
Babe
Come Sail Away
The Best of Times
Mr. Roboto
Suite Madame Blue
The Grand Illusion
Lorelei
Rockin' the Paradise
And many more!

The doors at the Canyon Club open at 6pm and I'll go onstage around 7:00 or 7:15pm.  This is an all-ages show.  The only way to get a seat is to make a dinner reservation, so call right now and get yourself a table!  (818) 879-5016.

Tickets are $39.50 through the Canyon Club and Ticketmaster, BUT... if you join Gold Star Events, you can get tickets for this show for just over $20 per person... check it out!!!
http://www.goldstarevents.com

For driving directions or more information about the Canyon Club:
http://www.canyonclub.net/

More information about Dennis DeYoung:
http://www.dennisdeyoung.com/index.p...profile&id=131

Markylennon.com merchandise will be available, as well as all of John Vester's music.

Visit my website!
http://www.markylennon.com

For more information, contact darylmarksassistant@yahoo.com

Marky