the Poison Control Center Sign to Afternoon Records

May 31, 2007 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From the well-groomed, always stylish people of Afternoon Records

Minneapolis, Minnesota record label Afternoon Records has announced the signing of Ames, Iowa's spastic pop wonders The Poison Control Center. The announcement comes on the heels of a flurry excitement that's seen Afternoon Records' last 10 releases grace the CMJ Top 200, Top 100, and Top 40 charts, a write-up in Spin Magazine, and the honor of being named "Best Local Record Label" by the City Pages.

Afternoon Records plans on releasing The Poison Control Center's debut full length album, "A Collage of Impressions" this fall. The 16 track album was put to analog tape on the banks of the Mississippi River with Patrick Stolley (www.daytrotter.com) in the recording booth and mastered by Doug Van Sloun (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Cursive).

Afternoon Records also plans on releasing a limited edition EP on (only 500 will be pressed) on July 10 featuring the first single from the album, ("Glory, Us") plus 5 unreleased rocking B-sides this summer to coincide with the Poison Control Center's 3 week tour in July.



"Glory Us new single by the Poison Control Center on Afternoon Records this summer!


The Poison Control Center have been hanging from chandeliers and doing somersaults around the country for the last 6 years. Releasing numerous Ep's and Singles, garnering national press for their explosive live shows, been featured on NPR, played the CMJ festival twice, opened for their idols, headlined festivals, and even had Max Weinberg sit in on drums for a show. They are floored to be newest part of the Afternoon Records family.

Afternoon Records began four years ago as a basement project for then-18-year-old music biz prodigy Ian Anderson it has now blossomed into a big, shiny, national indie rock machine churning out some of the nations finest independent rock n'roll featuring Haley Bonar, Mouthful of Bees, We All Have Hooks For Hands, the God Damn Doo Wop Band, and Anderson's own Aneuretical and One for the Team.

For more information, please visit one for the following helpful sites:

www.myspace.com/thepcc
www.afternoonrecords.com

More dates announced soon.
Upcoming Shows
Jun 15 2007 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Jun 16 2007 Bali Satay Ames, Iowa
Jul 3 2007 Big V's St. Paul, Minnesota
Jul 4 2007 Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 5 2007 the Darkroom Chicago, Illinois
Jul 6 2007 Otto's Dekalb, Illinois
Jul 7 2007 the DAAC Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jul 12 2007 Northside Tavern Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 14 2007 Irving Theater Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 16 2007 CBGB's St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 17 2007 the Brick Kansas City, Missouri
Aug 10 2007 Athens Popfest Athens, Georgia
Aug 12 2007 Murfreesboro PopFest Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Sep 21 2007 IOWA STATE U. Ames, Iowa
Nov 11 2007 NEW ENGLAND POPFEST Northhampton, Massachusetts