THE WINERY DOGS - comprised of bassist Billy Sheehan, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, and drummer Mike Portnoy - check in with the following message from Portnoy:

"I need to correct a huge misconception about The Winery Dogs that I keep seeing floating around the internet... this band was ONLY EVER myself, Richie and Billy! John Sykes was NEVER a part of this band! Myself and Billy were previously working with John on an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROJECT (consisting of all strictly John's material). When that didn't pan out, Billy and I began working FROM SCRATCH with Richie (with all three of us collaborating together) on an entirely new band... and THAT is when The Winery Dogs were born. It is important that people understand this!!"

In addition to their previously announced, first-ever US show on August 3rd in New York City, NY at B.B. King's, The Winery Dogs have confirmed two more American concerts: August 4th in Lancaster, PA at Chameleon, and August 7th in Newton, NJ at Newton Theater.

The Winery Dogs' self-titled debut album was released in Japan with a bonus DVD in May via Victor Entertainment. It will be issued in North America on July 23rd via Loud & Proud Records. The tracklisting is as follows:

'Elevate'

'Desire'

'We Are One'

'I'm No Angel'

'The Other Side'

'You Saved Me'

'Not Hopeless'

'One More Time'

'Damaged'

'Six Feet Deeper'

'Criminal'

'The Dying'

'Regret'

The complete live itinerary for The Winery Dogs is as follows:

July

16 - Osaka, Japan - Matsushita IMP Hall
17 - Tokyo, Japan - Nippon-Seinenkan
18 - Tokyo, Japan - Akasaka Blitz
24 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Teatro Rival
26 - São Paulo, Brazil - Carioca Club
27 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Music Hall
28 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Opinião
30 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Nescafe Del Arte

August

1 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Flores
3 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
4 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
7 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theater

September

5 - London, England - Islington 02 Academy
6 - Zoetermeer, Holland - Boerderij
7 - Saarbruken, Germany - Garage
9 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
13 - Munich, Germany - Theaterfabrik
14 - Cologne, Germany - Gloria
15 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
17 - Prattein, Switzerland - Z7
18 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
19 - Karlsrue, Germany - Substage
21 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
22 - Madrid, Spain - Joy Eslava
23 - Lisbon, Portugal - Paradise Garage