WE DID IT! $10,000+ RAISED FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY After 1,225 miles biked, 19 days, 11 shows, 7 states, 5 flat tires, 2 trailers, and biking through the remnants of a hurricane - the tour is complete and we raised a total of $10,069!!! This includes all the raffle/merchandise profits, online contributions, and all my personal profits from the shows. I am in awe of how much we were able to accomplish and am so grateful to everyone who donated, supported the cause, housed and fed me along the way, and came out to the shows.

We all did this together and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Thanks to my incredible Team Spaghetti Arms for being my support system at each show and for making sure I was safe and sound. It's been an honor working with such amazing people who put their hearts into helping people and families affected by Duchenne.

It's grassroots work and volunteers groups like Spaghetti Arms that get us closer to a cure but also help extend the length and quality of life for those with Duchenne and that is real progress. Keep spreading the word and learn more about DMD here: www.parentprojectmd.org and you can still donate here to keep it going www.gofundme.com/spaghettiarms

Thank you to all our amazing sponsors for their donations and support: PRS Guitars, Thule, Equal Vision Records, MerchNow, Stance, Throne Watches, and Boston Scally Co. Thank you to all artists and venues. Thank you to my team and label for being behind me from the start of this crazy idea.

My heart is full and my legs are ready to rest...until next time.

I am proud to announce my partnership with Spaghetti Arms for A Bike & A Mic For A Cure Tour where I will be cycling over 1,200 miles around the northeast playing shows to raise money and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in early childhood. Please take a moment and check out the info below, share with your family and friends, and join me this fall as I embark on this journey to #ENDDMD

For more information on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to Donate please visit: www.SpaghettiArms.org or www.ParentProjectMD.org/goto/spaghettiarms

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PRESS RELEASE:

BRIAN MARQUIS ANNOUNCES CHARITY BIKE TOUR RAISING AWARENESS FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 

AUG 12 - This September, indie-folk artist Brian Marquis will head out on a charity bike tour throughout New England to raise awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Marquis will also personally donate all profits made on the tour to the cause.

Marquis shares, "This fall I will be embarking on a tour throughout the northeast, riding a bicycle over 1,200+ miles from city to city playing shows to bring attention to Spaghetti Arms, an organization which aims to raise awareness, fundraise, and support research to end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in early childhood."

He continues, "I have become close to this organization over the past four years and wanted to find a way to help their cause while changing up the standard way I’ve been touring over the years in order to share music and conversation in a different way."

Marquis has just wrapped up the 2015 Vans Warped Tour, where he performed daily in the Acoustic Basement Tent in support of his new release, I Miss The 90's EP. Prior to the two month run throughout North America, Marquis performed on a string of sold out dates supporting The Dear Hunter and Northern Faces.

The EP features five covers of 90s favorites and follows his debut full-length album (of originals) called Blood & Spirits. Marquis' latest music video for his cover of "Say It Ain't So" from the EP, can be seen HERE now. The song also features guest vocals / appearances by Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife, I Am the Avalanche), Will Noon (fun., Straylight Run) on drums, Julio Tavarez (The Black and The White, As Tall As Lions) on bass, and Doug Grean (Scott Weiland, The Terpsichords) on piano/keyboards.

All upcoming tour dates can be found below.

TOUR DATES

Sep 15 Hamden, CT @ The Space

Sep 17 Brooklyn, NY @ Throne Watches

Sep 19 Albany, NY @ Jack's Place

Sep 22 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House

Sep 25 Bridgewater, NH @ House Show

Sep 27 Portland, ME @ One Longfellow Square

Sep 29 Boston, MA @ Cafe 939

Oct 01 Northampton, MA @ One Bar & Grill

Oct 02 Providence, RI @ The Met

This fall I will be embarking on a tour throughout the northeast, riding a bicycle over 1,200+ miles from city to city playing shows to raise awareness for the non-profit organization – Spaghetti Arms.

Spaghetti Arms aims to raise awareness, fundraise, and support research to end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in early childhood.

I have become close to this organization over the past 4 years and wanted to find a way to help their cause while changing up the standard way I’ve been touring over the years in order to share music and conversation in a different way.

In addition to playing at several music venues in New England, I am looking for friends to open up their houses for house shows during off days while I’m biking.

If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected]

For more info check out: www.spaghettiarms.org & www.endduchenne.org

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