Dead Sara won the 98.7 FM 2012 Close to Home Artist of the Year contest by defeating No Doubt 53% to 47% in the final round of fan voting. See the participants and face off chart below:
Go to 98.7’s website for more information – Here
Jan 222013
Mar 272012
March 27, 2012 – Weatherman now added by 37 Stati0ns nationwide. Weatherman breaks into the top 40 Nationally at #35 on Active Rock charts and scores big on requests lines as reported below:
As reported on March 1 by SkopeMag.com, “The bands’ explosive first single “Weatherman” has sunk its teeth into Modern Rock and Active Rock radio and is already the #1 Most Requested Song at KYSR 98.7FM in Los Angeles, while also scoring early adds from influential stations across the country.”
As reported on April 6th by PicksySticks.com, “[T]heir debut single ‘Weatherman’ [is] becoming the #1 most requested song at college radio stations across the country… and was recently profiled by Rolling Stone, dubbing the band as the ‘L.A. quartet poised to breakout nationally.’”
STATIONS WHO HAVE ADDED WEATHERMAN as of 3/27/2112
1. WAQX/Syracuse NY
2. KQXR/Boise ID
3. KTUX/Shreveport LA
4. KLFX/Kileen TX (auto add)
5. KNCN/Chorpus Christi (auto add)
6. KDJE/Little Rock (auto add)
7. KBRQ/Waco TX (auto add)
8. WKLS/Atlanta GA
9. KFMX/Lubbock TX
10. CC/Premium Choice
11. KXRK/Salt Lake City UT
12. KAZR/Des Moines IA
13. KHTQ/Spokane WA
14. WBUZ/Nashville TN
15. KLAQ/El Paso TX
16. WZOR/Appleton WI
17. WMMR/Philadelphia PA
18. WXZZ/Lexington KY
19. KURQ/San Luis Obispo CA
20. Music Choice/Rock
21. WIIL/Chicago IL
22. WRXL/Richmond VA
23. KOMP/Las Vegas NV
24. KFRQ/McAllen TX
25. WYBB/Charleston SC
26. WRTT/Huntsville AL
27. WCPR/Biloxi MS
28. KCXX/Riverside CA
29. KYSR/Los Angeles CA
30. WRKN/New Orleans LA
31. KNDD/Seattle WA – drop after 52 spins
32. KRBZ/Kansas City MO
33. KEYJ/Abilene TX
34. KBOB/Quad Cities IA
35. KTBZ/Houston TX
36. 99X/Atlanta GA
37. WCCC/Hartford
Mar 022012
7 New stations added “Weatherman” since the add date of 2/14. Giving us a total of 23 stations that have added “Weatherman” to their rotation.
NEW ADS
Feb 28 2012
1. WMMR/Philadelphia PA
2. WXZZ/Lexington KY
3. KURQ/San Luis Obispo CA
4. Music Choice/Rock
5. KLZQ/El Paso TX
Feb 21 2012
1. WIIL/Chicago IL
2. WRXL/Richmond VA
Great Performance review after Viper Room Show:
“Does this band realize they are on the precipice of becoming something huge?” http://www.grammy.com/blogs/dead-sara
Feb 152012
2/14/12 was our official “add date” for “Weatherman” to Radio. 16 Stations have now added “Weatherman” to their rotation….
“Weatherman”
– STATIONS WHO ADDED WEATHERMAN:
WCCC: Hartford, CT.
KOMP: Las Vegas, NV
99X: Atlanta, GA
KEYJ: Abilene, TX
KTBZ: Houston, TX
KBOB Quad City, Iowa
KNDD Seattle, Washinton
KRBZ, Kansas City
KYSR: Los Angeles CA
WKRN: New Orleans LA
KFRQ: McAllen TX
WYBB:Charleston SC
WRTT:Huntsville AL
WCPR: Biloxi MS
KCXX: Riverside CA
WGRD: Grand Rapids
– STATIONS WHO ARE PLAYING WEATHERMAN:
KXXR: Minneapolis, MN
KRAB: Bakersfield, CA
KFMA: Tucsan, AZ
WKRL: Syracuse, NY
WXFX: Montgomery, AL
The album will be officially released on 4/10/2012
Jan 282012
Although the Dead Sara Album has not been officially released to Radio yet, as of 2/7/2012 the single “Weatherman” has been added to the following stations
– STATIONS WHO ADDED WEATHERMAN:
WCCC: Hartford, CT.
KOMP: Las Vegas, NV
99X: Atlanta, GA
KEYJ: Abilene, TX
KTBZ: Houston, TX
KBOB Quad City, Iowa
KNDD Seattle, Washinton
KRBZ, Kansas CityKYSR: Los Angeles CA
WKRN New Orleans LA
– STATIONS WHO ARE PLAYING WEATHERMAN:
WGRD: Grand Rapids, MI
KTBZ: Houston, TX
KXXR: Minneapolis, MN
KRAB: Bakersfield, CA
KBOB: Quad City, Iowa
KFMA: Tucsan, AZ
WKRL: Syracuse, NY
WXFX: Montgomery, AL
The official add date for “Weatherman” single release is 2/14/2012
The album will be officially released on 4/10/2012
Jan 082011
Although the Dead Sara album has not been released yet, and radio play in general has not begun, we did allow one radio station WCCC in CT to advance two songs in the “Active Rock” market.
On 12/31/11 WCCC (106.9 in CT) announced their top 69 songs of 2011…They base these results on the number of times it played on the station and the number of requests the song received from listeners…
“Test On My Patience” (acoustic version) came in at #39 and…
“Weatherman” came in at #2 !!!
“Weatherman” began airplay on WCCC on June 7th 2011, “Test On My Patience” acoustic version began airplay on November 15th 2011.
Here is the full list. ( Dead Sara beat out some mighty heavy competition…)
Top 69 Songs of 2011
1. “Not Again” – Staind
2. “Weatherman” – Dead Sara
3. “Tonight” – Seether
4. “What Ya Gonna Do” – Hinder
5. “Low Life” – Theory of A Deadman
6. “Monster You Made” – Pop Evil
7. “Warrior” – Disturbed
8. “The Adventures of Raindance Maggie” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. “Get Up!” – Korn featuring Skrillex
10. “Help Is On the Way” – Rise Against
11. “Lies of the Beautiful People” – Sixx: A.M.
12. “Country Song” – Seether
13. “Curl of the Burl” – Mastodon
14. “Walk” – Foo Fighters
15. “Rip Tide” – Sick Puppies
16. “The Sound of Winter” – Bush
17. “Fallen” – Volbeat
18. “A Warriors Call” – Volbeat
19. “Face To the Floor” – Chevelle
20. “No Matter What” – Papa Roach
21. “Sick” – Adelita’s Way
22. “The Last Time” – All That Remains
23. “It’s Not Me, It’s You” – Skillet
24. “Bottoms Up” – Nickelback”
25. “What You Want” – Evanescence
26. “Every Time You Go” – 3 Doors Down
27. “Rope” – Foo Fighters
28. “Lost In You” – Three Days Grace
29. “This Is Gonna Hurt” – Sixx: A.M.
30. “Bitch Came Back” – Theory Of A Deadman
31. “Eyes Wide Open” – Staind
32. “When You’re Young” – 3 Doors Down
33. “Buried Alive” – Avenged Sevenfold
34. “Blow Me Away” – Breaking Benjamin
35. “Under and Over It” – Five Finger Death Punch
36. “Cocaine Chest Pains” – Kopek
37. “Fix Me” – 10 Years
38. “Remember Everything” – Five Finger Death Punch
39. “Test On My Patience” – Dead Sara
40. “The Collapse” – Adelita’s Way
41. “White Rabbit” – Egypt Central
42. “Not Strong Enough” – Apocalyptica
43. “Bounce” – Emphatic
44. “Hear Me Now” – Hollywood Undead
45. “Get Thru This” – Art of Dying
46. “The Fire” – Rev Theory
47. “Hell” – Disturbed
48. “That Fire” – Black Tide
49. “The Fearless Must Endure” – Jasta
50. “Lonely Boy” – Black Keys
51. “Narcissistic Cannibal” – Korn featuring Skrillex
52. “Kick Ass” – Egypt Central
53. “Miss America” – Saving Abel
54. “Irresistible Force” – Jane’s Addiction
55. “Move Your Body” – My Darkest Days
56. “Digital (Did You Tell) – Stone Sour
57. “White Trash Millionaire” – Black Stone Cherry
58. “Up All Night” – Blink 182
59. “These Days” – Foo Fighters
60. “God Bless Saturday” – Kid Rock
61. “Lie To Me (Denial” – Red
62. “Make It Stop (September’s Children) – Rise Against
63. “Monarchy of Roses” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
64. “The Waiting One” – All That Remains
65. “Gypsy Woman” – Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
66. “The Devil That You Know” – Anthrax
67. “Love Is Dead” – Kopek
68. “Better Off This Way” – A Day To Remember
69. “(It) Feels So Good” – Tyler, Steven