January 18

Relient K has announced an impressive run of tour dates headlining venues from 1000-3000 in capacity, marking the first extensive outing in support of the band’s newly released fourth album Mmhmm. The itinerary, set to begin in early February, will see the Canton, Ohio-based group venturing from Florida to California on what will be only their third tour as headliners. The pop punk trio averages 150-200 live dates annually. Mmhmm debuted on November 2nd, 2004 at #15 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and has to date sold over 200,000. The debut sales numbers effectively doubled those set in 2003 by the debut of Relient K’s Billboard Top 40 third album, Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right…But Three Do. The Mmhmm release was further highlighted by a #1 debut on Billboard’s Internet album chart. The band remains one of the most popular artists on the heavily trafficked purevolume.com (see www.purevolume.com/relientk), where they recently passed the rare 1 million plays threshold. You pick up Mmhmm right now in the JfH Music Store! (from LB Public Relations)

February 2

Relient K’s “Be My Valentour” – their first headlining tour in support of their new album, mmhmm officially kicks off this week on Friday! Joining the tour with Relient K is Mae (Tooth and Nail Records) and Name Taken (Fiddler Records). For more info, check out RelientK.com. (from RelientK.com)

March 24

Gotee/Capitol Records’ band Relient K has struck gold with their 2003 release Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… But Three Do (Gotee). The album, released on March 11th, 2003, has been officially certified gold status by the RIAA, signifying sales over the 500,000 mark. Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… debuted at #38 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, garnered a Grammy nod as well as a Dove Award for “Modern Rock Album Of The Year,” and received a 4-star (out of 5) review from Alternative Press. Relient K, a power-punk rock band from Canton, OH, has also heralded a bevy of success with their latest studio album Mmhmm, which sold an an impressive 51,473 albums sold first week out, nearly doubling their street week numbers of the last album Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… But Three Do. These first week sales numbers landed Relient K at #15 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. Throughout their career, the band has seen amazing momentum in street week sales with their very first album scanning 900 units, their second release scanning 9,000, the third album scanning 30,000, and culminating in the 51,473 albums sold on their latest mmhmm release. Relient K holds the title of the #1 ranked alternative rock band in the CBA marketplace. The band, who is on the road an average of 150-200 dates a year, is just off the road from headlining a 18-city nationwide tour with special guests Mae and Name Taken. (from LB Public Relations)

April 5

The wait is finally over! MySpace.com is featuring the exclusive premiere of Relient K’s new video for “Be My Escape.” The video is on Relient K’s MySpace profile and features a glimpse of the trio expanded to a quintet! “Be My Escape” began playing in regular rotation on FUSE and mtvu yesterday. In other RK news, the band is hitting the road again – this time opening for Good Charlotte and Simple Plan on the “Noise to the World” tour. The tour kicks off May 2nd at the Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (from Relient K)

April 25

While we don’t usually want our MTV these days, the Ohio good ole boys in Relient K are featured on the front page of MTV.com, with their “Be My Escape” video being number one in this week’s “Top 5″ videos! You can check it out, along with the video itself, at MTV.com. (from MTV.com, thanks to Brad M.)

May 6

Relient K won Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next” poll with a whopping 63% of the votes!! You can watch an exclusive performance and interview with the band on Yahoo! Music starting Monday, May 9th. “We would like to thank Yahoo! Music. ‘Who’s Next?’ is a great program, and we’re really happy to be part of it. We would also like to thank all the people that voted for us. You’re all a bunch of sweethearts,” said frontman Matt Theissen. In other RK news, the band recently covered the Bangles track “Manic Monday” for the upcoming Punk Goes ’80s compilation out June 7th on Fearless Records. Head over to the Punk Goes 80s MySpace page to hear the track and more from the album! (from Relient K)

June 1

Relient K is releasing their critically acclaimed and fastest selling record to date, Mmhmm in vinyl form this summer as a double 12″. The vinyl version will include a brand new song exclusively available on this project entited “Apathetic Way to Be,” and the band has made it available to listen to in its entirety on their Purevolume page! “Apathetic Way To Be” was originally recorded during the studio sessions for Mmhmm but never made the final cut. Visit http://www.purevolume.com/relientk to listen to it now! (from Relient K, thanks to G. Morris)

July 11

Relient K will appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno tonight! At 10:35pm CST, the band will be performing “Be My Escape” from their current album MMHMM from Capitol/Gotee Records. (from LB PR)

July 21

Despite the band’s PR report earlier this week, Relient K will not be on Jimmy Kimmel this weekend, but on August 22nd! So mark your calendars because Relient K will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday, August 22nd at 11:05CST (ABC)! (from LB PR; Thanks to Danny for the corrected info)

July 24

Mmhmm, the current hit album from Gotee/Capitol recording artists Relient K, has been certified gold by the RIAA for U.S. sales in excess of 500,000 units. The certification marks the band’s second gold album, following this spring’s RIAA sales award presentation for 2003’s Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right…But Three Do. The announcement comes as the Canton, Ohio-based band continues to thrill sun-baked North American audiences as a main stage act on this year’s installment of the celebrated Vans Warped Tour. Relient K will continue the trek through to its final bows, set for August 15th at Northampton, Massachusetts’ Three Counties Fairgrounds. Released last November, the Top 15 Mmhmm has proven to be Relient K’s mosvt successful outing to date, reaping unanimous critical commendations and the fastest sales of the band’s career. Fuelled by non-stop road work – including last spring’s arena/amphitheater tour alongside Good Charlotte and Simple Plan – the band’s fourth album recently jumped 38 places to re-enter the top half of the Billboard 200 (spurred by a one-week 27 per cent sales increase). In other Relient K news, the video for the album’s first single, “Be My Escape,” has been added into rotation on MTV this past week – where it will also make its debut on Total Request Live. Small screen viewers may also take in the quartet’s scheduled August 22nd appearance on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, during which they will perform “Be My Escape” outdoors. News of the performance follows last week’s appearance on NBC-TV’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Additionally, Relient K are to appear July 22nd on the MTV Hits program Summer on the Strip from Las Vegas; an appearance on MTV’s Hard Rock Live will air later this summer. (from LB PR)

July 29

Jesusfreakhideout.com recently reviewed a new unique tribute for Switchfoot entitled The String Quartet Tribute To Switchfoot, but the fun doesn’t stop there. Coming this November, fans can get their hands on a String Tribute for… you guessed it… Relient K! Composed by Todd Mark Rubenstein, The String Quartet Tribute To Relient K will include such fan favorites as “Pressing On,” “Getting Into You,” “Softer To Me,” “In Love With The Eighties,” “Failure To Excommunicate,” “For The Moments,” “Be My Escape,” “Jefferson Aeroplane,” “Let It All Out,” “I Am Understood?,” “Moodrings,” and “Sadie Hawkins Dance.” The record releases November 15, but you can preorder it now at www.tmrpro.com and hear streaming audio from the record at the tmrpro.com forums! (from TMRpro.com, gathered by JfH, Thanks to Jordan for the tip)

August 13

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently announced its album and video certifications for the month of July. Relient K’s 2004 project, Mmhmm (Gotee) was certified Gold for shipments of more than 500,000 units. The band’s 2003 project, Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… But Three Do (Gotee) also received the same distinction from the RIAA in March. Also, be sure to tune in next Tuesday, Aug. 16th, at 2PM EST/PST to watch Relient K perform “Be My Escape” LIVE on MTV’s TRL! Vote for the video everyday to get it on the TRL COUNTDOWN. Click here to vote now! (from GMA / RelientK.com, gathered by JfH)

September 20

Relient K is keeping their album rerelease tradition alive. On November 8th, select repackages of their latest hit album Mmhmm will come with a copy of their brand new Apathetic EP. The EP contains four brand new songs by the band, including “The Truth,” “Apathetic Way To Be,” “In Like A Lion (Always Winter),” and “The Thief.” In addition to the new cuts, three acoustic versions of previous Relient K songs “Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet,” “Over Thinking,” “Be My Escape,” will also be included. To preorder the combo from our music store, click here! (from The JfH Music Store)

October 6

The newest installment in the Happy Christmas series, Happy Christmas volume 4 hits stores everywhere on October 25th on Tooth & Nail Records and features new and unreleased holiday songs from Aaron Gillespie from Underoath and Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line, Emery, Mae, Anberlin, Starflyer 59, Hawk Nelson, Spoken, The Fold, Number One Gun, John Davis, plus songs from Relient K, Switchfoot, Copeland, and Eisley! Read on for more information and to check out the song “Yule Be Sorry” by Aaron Gillespie from Underoath and Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line!

October 16

Mmhmm, the current RIAA gold-certified hit album from Gotee/Capitol recording artist Relient K, chalked up yet another accolade as the band’s digital single, “Be My Escape,” has been certified gold and platinum. The announcement coincides with news that the Canton, Ohio-based band recently embarked on a Fall American tour with co-headliners MXPX beginning in early October. The tour follows the band’s appearance as a main stage act on this year’s just completed installment of the celebrated Vans Warped Tour. Released last November, the Top 15 Mmhmm has proven to be Relient K’s most successful outing to date, reaping unanimous critical commendations and the fastest sales of the band’s career. Fuelled by non-stop road work – including last spring’s arena/amphitheater tour alongside Good Charlotte and Simple Plan – the band’s fourth album recently made a return to the top half of the Billboard 200. In other news, the band performed in late August on Jimmy Kimmel Live — the outside stage. This performance came on the heels of a recent appearance on NBC-TV’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Additionally, Relient K appeared July 22nd on the MTV program “Hits” during Summer on the Strip from Las Vegas and also did an acoustic performance on MTV’s TRL. Late fall, Relient K will be included in MTV’s Hard Rock Live series. While, the video for “Be My Escape,” remains in rotation on MTV this week. (from LB PR)

November 29

This week’s newsletter from Relient K alerts fans on how they can support the band… on their phones! “Got something to say about Relient K? Simply want to dedicate a message on their Nokia Unwired at Hard Rock Live episode on MTV at 8 PM this Wednesday, November 30th? SHOUT OUT by sending a text message to 74774, standard rates apply. Remember to include your first name and last initial so we know who it’s from.” Fans can also pick up the band’s latest release, if you haven’t yet, entitled Apathetic EP – in stores now! (from Relient K)

December 6

Relient K fans will want to remember that the band performs on MTV’s HARD ROCK LIVE this Wednesday, December 7th at 7pm CST! Visit www.relientk.com for more info! (from LB PR)

December 21

Relient K are taking a well deserved break for the holidays but will be back in action this February on the “Matt Hoopes Birthday Tour” with Maxeen and The Rocket Summer. Just for fun, the band created a special MySpace page for the tour. Add the page to your friend list now! And speaking of MySpace, check out the band’s newest video, “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” on their MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/relientk (from Relient K)