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LA DISPUTE – 2XLP/THURSDAY TOUR

Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair, the critically acclaimed debut full-length from La Dispute (Grand Rapids, MI), will finally receive the vinyl pressing it deserves, courtesy of the venerable No Sleep Records.

The official street date for the double 12″ release is 09/22/09, but the label is taking pre-orders now. To snag your copy, go here.

Originally released as a CD in November of 2008, the 2xLP is being pressed on brown / black and clear / black color ways, with each color limited to 500 and a total first pressing of 1000. The records will be packaged inside a beautiful gatefold jacket and the first 100 orders will receive the brown / black combo with a hand-screened d side, as well as a special two color print.

Listen to “Said The King To The River” and “Bury Your Flame” (free mp3s).

In other news, La Dispute recently confirmed that they will be joining Thursday, Young Widows and The Fall Of Troy for a string of eleven shows throughout the Midwest. The band is also booking additional dates on their own surrounding that tour.

TOUR DATES
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SEP 22 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 23 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 24 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 26 – MIlwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 28 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theater w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 29 – Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
SEP 30 – Tulsa, OK @ Flytrap w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
OCT 01 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
OCT 02 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
OCT 03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue w/ Thursday, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy
OCT 07 – San Diego, CA @ Radio Room w/ Children of Nova
OCT 10 – Amarillo, TX @ 10th Street Deli
OCT 12 – Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill
OCT 13 – Mountain Home, AR @ The Brick Yard (Atrium)

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NAKATOMI PLAZA – NEW RECORD/FAREWELL TOUR

After ten years, four full-lengths, a handful of EPs, singles and comp tracks, countless DIY tours and basement shows, and a tireless dedication to an independent punk rock ethic, to boot, Nakatomi Plaza has decided to call it a day. And while there are plenty of great ways to say “goodbye” to everyone who supported your band for a decade, two of the very best include releasing one last amazing record and subsequently backing it up with a tour and a two-day fest with awesome bands and some of your best friends.

Ghosts, the final self-released full-length from Nakatomi Plaza, will see an official September 29, 2009 release date. However, the Brooklyn, NY trio will also have copies of the record on its upcoming farewell trek, named The Coda Tour.

For a limited time only – today until August 30th – the band will offer Ghosts to everyone as a free / pay-what-you-like digital release. To download your copy, go here. The record is available from iTunes and other digital music services as well.

As previously mentioned, beginning on August 31st, Nakatomi Plaza will be embarking on The Coda Tour in support of Ghosts. The band will be sharing the stage with likes of Lemuria, Landmines, Rapid Cities, The New Dress, Avec, Eric Ayotte, Trophy Wife and Good Luck to name a few, not to mention five days on the road with Attica! Attica!. The tour will culminate with Buddy Fest, two days of awesome music and good friends gathering to see off one of the hardest working independent bands in the past decade.

AUG 31 – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ Disarmor
SEP 01 – Washington, DC @ TBA w/ Trophy Wife, Avec
SEP 02 – Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head w/ Avec, Lingos Clamore
SEP 03 – Richmond, VA @ Plaza Bowl w/ Landmines, Marionette, Cities For Small Towns
SEP 04 – Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley w/ Desolation Wilderness, Attica! Attica!, Alcohawk
SEP 05 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Good Luck, Attica! Attica! Eric Ayotte
SEP 06 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w/ I Am Champagne, Swarm of Bats, Attica! Attica!
SEP 07 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Lemuria, Attica! Attica!
SEP 08 – Ithaca, NY @ The Shop w/ Attica! Attica!, Beach Parade
SEP 09 – Binghamton, NY @ TBA w/ Summer People
SEP 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium – Buddy Fest / Day 1 (2nd to last show!) w/ Avec, The Reveling, The New Dress
SEP 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium – Buddy Fest / Day 2 (last show!) w/ Cities For Small Towns, Lemuria, I Am Champagne, Man Without Plan, Trophy Wife, Summer People, Ludlow Lions, One Main Riot, Rapid Cities, Kill Wealthy Dowager

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THE SURRENDER SUPPORT APOPTYGMA BERZERK ON SEPT TOUR!

Modern rock band THE SURRENDER (members of Hole and Rock Kills Kid) have announced that they will warm up audiences opening for Norway’s influential and legendary synthpop band APOPTYGMA BERZERK’s U.S. Fall Tour in support of their debut EP di Amor.

9/02 9:30 Club – Washington DC All Ages (AA)
9/03 Gramercy – Theater New York NY AA
9/04 Middle East – Cambridge MA 18+
9/05 Le Studio Montreal – QC AA
9/06 Big Bop Concert Hall – Toronto ON AA
9/07 Peabodys – Cleveland OH AA
9/08 Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac MI AA
9/09 Double Door – Chicago IL 21+
9/11 Elysium Nightclub – Austin TX 21+
9/12 ExpoCenter – Mexico City MX 18+
9/14 Berbatis Pan – Portland OR AA
9/15 El Corazon – Seattle WA AA
9/17 Knitting Factory – Hollywood CA AA
9/19 New City – Edmonton AB 18+
9/20 DNA Lounge – San Francisco CA 21+

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SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN NINE YEARS

The Squirrel Nut Zippers are finally returning to shore with the forthcoming release of their new album Lost At Sea. The album is the band’s first new release in nine years. Lost At Sea (Southern Broadcasting/MRI) also shares the distinction of being the band’s first ever live album as well.

Track Listing for Lost At Sea
01. Memphis Exorcism
02. Good Enough For Grandad
03. It Ain’t You
04. Prince Nez
05. Put A Lid On It
06. Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter
07. Danny Diamond
08. Suits Are picking Up The Bill
09. My Drag
10. Happens All The Time
11. Bad Businessman
12. Hell
13. Ghost Of Stephen Foster
14. You Are My Radio
15. Blue Angel
16. Do What
17. Missing Link Parade

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BROOKE WAGGONER SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR WITH OWL CITY

Brooke Waggoner returns on November 3rd with her second full-length album titled Go Easy Little Doves. All twelve songs on the album were not only written and composed by Waggoner, as with her previous releases, but Go Easy Little Doves was entirely self-produced.

Track listing for Go Easy Little Doves
01. Query
02. Ruminate
03. Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine
04. Meek; Wild
05. Chromates Soft Love
06. Femmes
07. Godwin
08. Find Her Floods
09. Body
10. Wish for Bridges
11. Burden of Our Courage
12. Get Too Close

Brooke Waggoner has a full run of tour dates starting in Chapel Hill, NC on September 1st with Denison Witmer. Following the conclusion of that tour, Waggoner will join Owl City on the road beginning October 8th in Des Moines, Iowa.

Fall Tour Dates
09/01 Local 506 w/ Denison Witmer – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
09/02 The Boot w/ Denison Witmer – Norfolk, Virginia
09/03 Tea Bazaar w/ Denison Witmer – Charlottesville, Virginia
09/04 Iota Club & Cafe w/ Denison Witmer – Arlington, Virginia
09/05 Kung Fu Necktie w/ Denison Witmer – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/06 Union Hall w/ Denison Witmer – Brooklyn, New York
09/08 Mercury Lounge w/ Denison Witmer – New York, New York
09/09 Cafe 939 w/ Denison Witmer – Boston, Massachusetts
09/11 Beachland Tavern w/ Denison Witmer – Cleveland, Ohio
09/12 Garfield Artworks w/ Denison Witmer – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
09/13 The Treehouse w/ Denison Witmer – Columbus, Ohio
09/14 Southgate House w/ Denison Witmer – Newport, Kentucky
09/15 Grace College w/ Denison Witmer – Winona Lake, Indiana
09/16 Vollrath w/ Denison Witmer – Indianapolis, Indiana
09/17 Pygmallon Music w/ Denison Witmer – Champaign, Illinois
09/18 Forward Music Festival – Madison, Wisconsin
09/19 Subterranean w/ Denison Witmer – Chicago, Illinois
09/20 Cactus Club w/ Denison Witmer – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
09/21 Turf Club w/ Denison Witmer – St. Paul, Minnesota
09/22 Picador w/ Denison Witmer – Iowa City, Iowa
09/23 Record Bar w/ Denison Witmer – Kansas City, Missouri
09/24 Off Broadway w/ Denison Witmer – St. Louis, Missouri
10/08 House Of Bricks w/ Owl City – Des Moines, Iowa
10/09 The Waiting Room w/ Owl City – Omaha, Nebraska
10/10 Bluebird Theater w/ Owl City – Denver, Colorado
10/12 The Venue w/ Owl City – Boise, Idaho
10/13 Big Dipper w/ Owl City – Spokane, Washington
10/15 The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Owl City – Vancouver, British Columbia
10/16 Neumos w/ Owl City – Seattle, Washington
10/17 Hawthorne Theatre w/ Owl City – Portland, Oregon
10/19 Slim’s w/ Owl City – San Francisco, California
10/20 Troubadour w/ Owl City – Los Angeles, California
10/22 Chain Reaction w/ Owl City – Anaheim, California
10/23 Epicentre w/ Owl City – San Diego, California
10/24 Martini Ranch w/ Owl City – Scottsdale, Arizona
10/25 Launchpad w/ Owl City – Albuquerque, New Mexico
10/27 Marquee w/ Owl City – Tulsa, Oklahoma
10/28 House of Blues w/ Owl City – Dallas, Texas
10/29 House of Blues w/ Owl City – Dallas, Texas
10/30 Emo’s w/ Owl City – Austin, Texas
10/31 Meridian w/ Owl City – Houston, Texas
11/12 Furman University w/ Tyler James – Greenville, South Carolina

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LIPONA – PIGEONHOLD NOW AVAILABLE IN CD FORMAT

Lipona has made its latest EP, the digital-only Pigeonholed, a lot less digital-only by pressing a CD version of the five song release. The band will have copies of the record at shows and will also sell the EP online beginning September 1st.

Pigeonholed was originally offered up by the fiery punk rock quartet as a free digital download earlier this year. It is the follow-up to Lipona’s self-released and highly acclaimed 2008 debut full-length, Atlas, and is still available for free here. However, the “free” part of the digital EP will expire in one month, at which point it will be available from iTunes.

AUG 17 – Staten Island, NY @ Dock St. w/ Half Hearted Hero, Straight Up!
AUG 18 – Freeport, NY @ Mitch-a-palooza w/ Half Hearted Hero
AUG 19 – Pitman, NJ @ The Wounded Healer w/ Half Hearted Hero
AUG 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA (need help)
AUG 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA (need help)
AUG 22 – Brook Park, OH @ The Scratch House w/ Half Hearted Hero

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LOVEHATEHERO NEWS!

LoveHateHero latest album America Underwater will be released September 29th via Ferret Records.

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THE RACE SHARES TWO SONGS FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

In preparation for the new album, Exiles, coming out next month, The Race is sharing “Black Boat” and “Ride The High Country” as a digital single.

The album comes out September 8th on St. Ives Records which is yet another offshoot of the vast empire of Secretly Canadian. On that very, The Race embarks on a monthlong tour of the US with Telefon Tel Aviv.

09.08.09
Ann Arbor, MI
The Blind Pig

09.09.09
Toronto, ON
El Mocambo

09.10.09
Montreal, QC
Cabaret du Musee
Juste Pour Rire

09.11.09
Brooklyn, NY
The Bell House

09.12.09
New York, NY
Mercury Lounge

09.13.09
Allston, MA
Great Scott

09.15.09
Philadelphia, PA
Kungfu Necktie

09.16.09
Washington, DC
DC9

09.17.09
Chapel Hill, NC
Local 506

09.18.09
Atlanta, GA
The Earl

09.19.09
New Orleans, LA
One Eyed Jacks

09.21.09
Austin, TX
The Mohawk

09.22.09
Dallas, TX
Cavern Ale House

09.24.09
Phoenix, AZ
Rhythm Room

09.25.09
Los Angeles, CA
Spaceland

09.26.09
San Francisco, CA
Bottom of The Hill

09.28.09
Portland, OR
Mississippi Studios

09.29.09
Seattle, WA
Chop Suey

10.02.09
Minneapolis, MN
7th St. Entry

10.08.09
Chicago, IL
The Hideout

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Q-TIP SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM SEPTEMBER 15TH

In these hard times, we can all stand a ray of hope. Hope in hip-hop now comes from the legendary, Grammy award winner Q-Tip. His long-delayed album Kamaal the Abstract, slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th on Battery Records. The album has been re-mixed and re-mastered for sonic impact with a new track added, “Make It Work.” Preorders on iTunes will include the bonus track “Damn You’re Cool.” This song is also available on the vinyl version.

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Kamaal the Abstract track listing
Feelin’
Do You Dig U? (feat. Gary Thomas & Kurt Rosenwinkel)
A Million Times
Blue Girl
Barely In Love
Heels
Abstractionisms (feat. Kenny Garrett a.k.a. Truth)
Caring
Even If It Is So
Make It Work
Damn You’re Cool (iTunes Preorder Bonus/Vinyl)

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AS TALL AS LIONS TO SUPPORT MUTEMATH’S 35-DATE “ARMISTICE” FALL TOUR

As Tall As Lions’ 3rd full-length, You Can’t Take it with You is in stores next Tuesday, August 18, but premieres today (through Saturday) on Myspace, www.myspace.com/astallaslions.

As Tall As Lions tour dates
*w/ Dredg, RX Bandits
08/13 Boise, ID – Neurolux
08/14 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s *
08/15 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
08/17 Sacramento, CA – Empire Events Center*
08/20 San Diego, CA – Casbah
08/22 Los Angeles, CA – USC (with Cold War Kids – students only)
08/25 Chico, CA – Bell Memorial Union
08/26 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore*
08/28 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar
08/29 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones*
08/30 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey*
08/31 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey*

Headlining
09/02 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
09/03 Norman, OK – Opolis
09/05 Dekalb, IL – House Café
09/08 East Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
09/09 Akron, OH – Musica
09/10 Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
09/11 Oneonta, NY – SUNY

w/MUTEMATH
09/22 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
09/24 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
09/25 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
09/26 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
09/27 Detroit, MI – Clutch Cargos
09/29 Madison, WI – The Majestic
10/01 Des Moines, IA – People’s Court
10/05 Seattle, WA – Showbox
10/06 Portland, OR – Roseland
10/08 Sacramento, CA – Empire Events Center
10/09 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
10/10 Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia Live
10/11 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10/13 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/14 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
10/16 Kansas City, MO – Beaumont
10/17 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
10/18 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
10/20 Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
10/22 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
10/23 St Louis, MO – Pageant
10/24 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10/25 Memphis, TN – New Daisy
10/27 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/29 Dallas, TX – Palladium
10/30 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10/31 New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Festival
11/02 Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theater
11/04 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
11/05 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
11/06 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/07 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
11/08 Nashville, TN – War Memorial
11/10 Norfolk, VA – Norva
11/11 Washington, DC – Sixth & I
11/12 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11/13 New York, NY – Nokia Theater

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