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News from Tim Be Told (read our review of their EP "From The Inside"):

Tim Be Told Releases “Analyze” Music Video and Announces Free Music Download

On May 5, 2010, Tim Be Told released a brand new music video for their song, “Analyze,” off the critically acclaimed “From the Inside” EP. Watch the video now at http://www.timbetold.com/, where you can download the single for free and visit the newly relaunched Tim Be Told store. Using real people rather than actors, “Analyze” highlights the internal struggles we all face and the battles waged between discouragement and hope. The video, directed by Jonathan Moy, projects the band’s positive outlook, with hope winning in the end. Tim Be Told’s uplifting music has earned them a legion of fans across the country. They have been touring relentlessly as a client of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and, in between the dates, the band is spending some time in the studio working on a new record!



For those of you that want to see Tim Be Told perform at your university next year, the band has a limited number of shows that it will be playing at college campuses. Therefore, send a booking email request ASAP to booking@timbetold.com to reserve a spot. Don’t miss out!

See the band on tour live in a city near you and stay tuned to http://www.timbetold.com for the latest news and updates:

May 6 - Columbus, OH - BoMA
May 7 - Cincinnati, OH - Mainstay Rock Bar
May 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Panel at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
May 12 - Denver, CO - University of Denver
May 18 - Campbell, CA - World Mission Baptist Church
May 22 - Seattle, WA - APA Heritage Bash @ Ibiza Nightclub
May 28 - Wheaton, IL - WCAC Church
June 25 - Mineral City, OH - Alive Festival
June 26 - Nashville, TN - Lipscomb University

News: Tim Be Told download and tour dates

If you missed our review of Tim Be Told, check it out here.

Tour dates! Catch them, people!

Jan 14 2010 @ 5:00 pm Kick Butt Coffee, Austin, TX
Jan 15 2010 @ 7:00 pm Fort Bend Community Church, Missouri City, TX
Jan 16 2010 @ 7:30 pm Houston Chinese Church, Houston, TX
Jan 17 2010 @ 11:00 am Fort Bend Community Church, Missouri City, TX
Jan 19 2010 @ 7:00 pm The Living Room, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 20 2010 @ 7:00 pm University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
Jan 22 2010 @ 7:45 pm Hollow Body @ TRiP, Santa Monica, CA

Jan 23 2010 @ 7:00 pm Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Jan 24 2010 @ 5:00 pm South Bay Sa Rang Community Church, Torrance, CA
Jan 28 2010 @ 7:00 pm Livingwater Church, Berkeley, CA
Jan 31 2010 @ 7:00 pm Bay Area Chinese Bible Church, San Leandro, CA
Feb 3 2010 @ 7:00 pm Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Feb 4 2010 @ TBA Skagit Valley College, Oak Harbor, WA
Feb 5 2010 @ 7:00 pm Ethnic Cultural Theatre w/ New Heights, Seattle, WA

Feb 6 2010 @ 7:00 pm Evangelical Chinese Church, Seattle, WA
Feb 9 2010 @ 3:00 pm University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 10 2010 @ 7:00 pm Chinese Evangelical Church of Denver, Denver, CO
Feb 12 2010 @ 7:30 pm The Chapel w/ Fundamental Elements, St. Louis, MO
Feb 15 2010 @ 9:00 pm Elbo Room w/ Lucrezio, Chicago, IL
Feb 17 2010 @ 6:30 pm The Canopy Club w/ special guests, Urbana, IL
Feb 18 2010 @ TBA Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Feb 20 2010 @ 7:00 pm Ishan Gala Benefit Concert, Charlottesville, VA

Review: Tim Be Told "From The Inside" [EP]

From Charlottesville, Virginia, here comes a piano-driven pop rock band called Tim Be Told (Tim Ouyang, Luan Nguyen, Andrew Chae, Jim Barredo, and Parker Stanley). In their words, "The name 'Tim Be Told' was inspired by the quote 'Truth Be Told', reflecting the band's musical ethos of honesty, hope, redemption, and change." Hot off the heels of winning the 2008 UVa Battle of the Bands, they are back with a new EP, "From The Inside".

You can get a sense of what this band is all about from comments made by singer/songwriter Tim Ouyang: "Music, for me, is the sincerest expression of the human soul. It has the power to heal the heart, and the strength to soothe its anger." Complementing this conviction, the band members are largely self-taught musicians; in other words, they are doing this for the love of the game, and that sentiment comes across loud and clear in these passionately performed songs.

Listening to Tim Be Told is a bit of an adventure, as the tracks infuse a dazzling array of pop, rock, gospel and blues. Lead off track "Analyze" sounds a lot like Train, but then lead single "System" veers into territory marked by Jason Mraz. The jangle and bounce of "Third Wheel" will delight power pop fans, while "Perfect" is a grand and soulful song, so full of gospel and blues influence that Joe Cocker will want to cover it. If you like any of the aforementioned artists, or others such as Five for Fighting or The Fray, you need to give Tim Be Told a try. "From The Inside" is about as heartfelt as records can get, whose diversity should satiate even the most discriminating musical palate.

iPOD-worthy: 1, 3, 4, 5

Tim Be Told on MySpace. Official site.