Drawing comparisons to such artists as Tonic and Live, and boasting a sentimental songwriting style, Painkiller Hotel is quickly making a name for themselves on the national scene with the appearance of their song “So Far Away” on MTV’s “Real World Sydney,” performances at the 2007 and 2008 South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX, a 2007 tour through Australia, 13 additional TV placements on other major network shows such as “The Hills” and “Living Lohan,” and airplay on 160 radio stations nationwide including 93 WXRT Chicago. Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year candidate Colby Rasmus makes PKH part of his pre-game and post-game ritual when he’s not patrolling centerfield for the St.Louis Cardinals. “Just crank it up,” Rasmus explains, “and you’ll get it. Great talent jumps out at you… in baseball or music. Lots of guys go out and play; a few elevate, separate, and become All-Stars, like PainKiller Hotel.”

Painkiller Hotel, the epitome of the hard-working Midwestern band, earned its stripes playing over 200 regional shows a year over the past few years at regional clubs throughout the Midwest, sharing the stage with such greats as Train, John Fogerty, Michael Glabicki (Rusted Root), Sister Hazel, and Everclear. Their grassroots support for the band caught the attention of Rock Ridge Music, who signed Painkiller Hotel in the summer of 2009, with “Black Roses” scheduled for release on October 27, 2009.