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Flogging Molly has announced an extensive six week long tour this summer spanning from early August to late September. The tour will kick off in Denver, CO on August 17th and wrap up in Orlando, FL on September 30th. The band will be joined by The Bronx for the entirety of the tour with the exception of festival dates. Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, April 21st at 10 AM local time, with a variety of presales starting Wednesday, April 19th at 10 AM. Fans can grab tickets here. After the tours comes to a close, Flogging Molly… Read more »
Let’s Get It joins the Fearless Records family ahead of an Aug. 4 debut release. “We couldn’t be more excited to sign with Fearless,” vocalist Joe Gilford says. “We’ve been really focused and are grateful to have a label support to help us reach our full potential. This is the next big step for us and our music.” This five piece pop/rock band from Dayton, Ohio is setting the scene on fire and catching eyes as they go. “With creativity of this caliber and a broad but focused emphasis on making something new, their sound is perhaps better described as… Read more »
idobi Radio caught up with Canadian songstress, Serena Ryder last week to discuss her new album and upcoming plans. Tune in to idobi Radio to check out the interview. Serena Ryder is on tour right now with Paolo Nutini and Jon McLaughlin. 14 Oct 2007 – Saint Louis, Missouri – The Pageant 15 Oct 2007 – Decorah, Iowa – Center for Faith and Life 17 Oct 2007 – Kansas City, Missouri – Uptown Theatre 19 Oct 2007 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Avalon Theater 21 Oct 2007 – Tempe, Arkansas – Marquee Theatre 23 Oct 2007 – Dallas, Texas… Read more »
Drive-Thru Records is proud to announce New York quintet, Steel Train, are currently finishing up work on their ambitious sophomore album. Set for an October 2007 release, the still untitled album is being produced by Mark Trombino (Rilo Kiley, Jimmy Eat World). Steel Train will embark on a 47-date North American tour with The Format beginning July 13th at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. In the last two years, Steel Train has played over 400 shows, winning fans over with their meticulously crafted rock songs strengthened by skilled instrumentation. Though in love with playing shows to their rapidly growing… Read more »
Recently, Maureen Callahan wrote a piece for the New York Post about Crush Management, the NYC cadre that shepherds the careers of Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, the Academy Is … , Boys Like Girls and Armor for Sleep (or, as Callahan puts it, “basically any band that a 13-year-old girl with a blog and a Hot Topic habit obsesses over”). Aside from providing readers with some genuinely bananas quotes from songwriter/ rock-and-roll vampire Butch Walker about credibility (especially considering this is on his résumé), the article is excellent primarily because it floats the hypothesis that the artists… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Drive-Thru Records recording artist THE EARLY NOVEMBER has announced that upon completion of the current tour dates, the band will go on an indefinite hiatus. In a statement issued by the band, the reasons for the hiatus are not the result of disparity amongst the band members. Simply, “As we grow older, priorities change. We have to be where we haven’t been in the past six years; with our friends, family, and loved ones.” The band members also extended their enormous gratitude to all the fans and music lovers that have supported them over the years.… Read more »
Switchfoot’s new Columbia album “Oh! Gravity” is pulling the band onto the road for an extensive North American tour in February and March. Labelmate Copeland will open. The trek begins Feb. 14 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., and wraps March 31 in the quintet’s San Diego homebase. Fans might even expect a concert after the concert in some instances. “I often find that after I get off stage I still have more music left in me. Hanging out with our friends in Nickel Creek in Chicago taught me what to do with the leftover music,” Switchfoot frontman… Read more »
New York, NY – San Diego rockers Unwritten Law have parted ways with Rob Brewer, the band’s long-time guitarist. The veteran rockers will remain intact as a four piece and are on tour now with Sum 41 in support of their new album Here’s To the Mourning. “It was an incredibly difficult decision, albeit the right thing to do given the recent circumstances,” remarked Unwritten Law vocalist Scott Russo. “Rob is irreplaceable and we plan to continue as a four-piece. We wish him the best and remain confident that Unwritten Law will continue to make great music.” Considered by many… Read more »
Hanson have lined up a nineteen-date U.S. tour behind their independently released new album Underneath. The trio of Hanson siblings – guitarist Isaac, 23; keyboardist Taylor, 20; and drummer Zac, 18 – kick things off on July 5th in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Two shows, July 14th and 16th, are set for Hanson’s adopted home base of New York City, and the tour is set to close on August 7th in their original hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Underneath is Hanson’s first record in four years and the first release on their own 3CG label. “We just felt that 3CG was… Read more »
