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July 31, 2009 · 4:41 PM

TOADIES ANNOUNCE SECOND ANNUAL ‘DIA DE LOS TOADIES’

Dia De Los Toadies. What the hell is it? Dia De Los Toadies is an annual concert hosted by the Toadies at a different location of their choosing. Think along the lines of a big ol’ Texas picnic with the band and five thousand of their closest friends. Singer Vaden Todd Lewis explains, “We got the idea last year to do an annual event at a remote Texas spot… something with a different vibe than the usual club or street festival.”

The first Dia De Los Toadies took place over Labor Day weekend 2008 at Possum Kingdom Lake. Toadies were joined by friends Tejas Brothers, Lions, Dove Hunter and Backsliders. The show was an incredible success, selling out in advance.

The second Dia De Los Toadies takes place on Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 near Rough Creek Ranch in Glen Rose, an hour outside of the band’s hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. It’s a beautiful spot in the country on a private lake situated on an 11,000 acre ranch.

Toadies will be joined by friends The Secret Machines, Bowling for Soup, Ben Kweller, Eleven Hundred Springs, and The Boom Boom Box.

Tickets are on sale now at FrontGateTickets.com.

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July 21, 2009 · 2:44 PM

DREDG AND SALMAN RUSHIE COHEADLINE SPIN BENEFIT FOR HOUSING WORKS

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie and progressive rock band Dredg will co-headline Liner Notes, an event at Housing Works Bookstore Café on Thursday, October 1, 2009, to explore the cross-pollination of music and literature and raise funds for Housing Works, a New York-based AIDS service organization. The event will be presented by SPIN and its SPIN.com Book Club, and will celebrate the recent release of Dredg’s fourth album, The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion, which was inspired by Rushdie’s essay “Imagine There’s No Heaven: A Letter to the Sixth Billionth Citizen.”

SPIN.com Book Club Presents Liner Notes
with Salman Rushdie and Dredg
Thursday October 1, 2009
Doors at 7 p.m.
Show at 7:30 p.m.
Housing Works Bookstore Café
126 Crosby Street (one block east of Broadway between Houston and Prince)
Subway: W, R to Prince; B, D, F, V to Broadway/Lafayette; 6 to Bleecker
General Information: (212) 334-3324
$25 and donation of a new or gently used book
Tickets will go on sale Monday, August 24 at
http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/spin-presents-liner-notes-with-salman-rushdie-and-dredg/

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July 9, 2009 · 11:03 AM

CHEAP TRICK’S ‘THE LATEST’ HITS NATIONAL RETAIL JULY 21st

Cheap Trick’s new album The Latest is set for a national retail release on July 21st via the band’s own label Cheap Trick Unlimited distributed by RED. With exclusive availability since June 23rd through the band’s website and Amazon.com, the new outing has garnered positive reviews from critics and fans alike.

The band is also releasing The Latest on limited edition vinyl and 8-track through their official website. Recently, Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen made a special appearance on The Colbert Report as Stephen Colbert is quite a fan of the 8-track format and the band. While Cheap Trick can be heard every night as creators of the show’s theme song, they gave the Colbert Nation a stripped-down version of the new track “Sick Man of Europe.” Watch the video here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/232271/june-29-2009/cheap-trick—sick-man-of-europe.

July
10- Burgettstown, PA – Post-Gazette Pavilion
11- Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amp.
12- Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion
15- Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
17- Tinley Park, IL – 1st Midw. Bank Amphitheatre
18- Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheater
20- Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amp.
21- Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
23- Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
24- Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre

August
07- Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Pavilion
08- Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10- Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
11- Birmingham, AL – Verizon Wireless Music Center
13- West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
14- Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
15- Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
18- New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
19- Houston, TX – C. Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21- Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
22- Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
24- Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
25- Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
28- Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
29- Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30- Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

September
02- Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
03- Sacramento, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
05- Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
06- San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater

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July 1, 2009 · 7:53 PM

TIDES OF MAN ‘EMPIRE THEORY’

Tides of Man’s Empire Theory is August 4th! Catch them on tour with A Static Lullaby, Vanna, Asking Alexandria and Motionless In White and in late July with label mates Dance Gavin Dance!

To get a list of tourdates, check out their Myspace: www.myspace.com/tidesofman.

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June 24, 2009 · 8:36 PM

LYKKE LI schedules a SPECIAL PERFORMANCE before LOLLAPALOOZA

Who: LL Recordings/Atlantic Artist, Swedish indie chanteuse and effortless glamorpuss Lykke Li
What: Headlining an intimate performance the night before Lollapalooza
Where: The Bottom Lounge
1375 W. Lake, Chicago, IL 60607
When: August 7, 2009 Tickets: On Sale 6/27

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June 9, 2009 · 3:44 PM

LIMP BIZKIT PERFORMS FIRST US TOUR DATE IN 8 YEARS

The most historic event in UFC just got bigger with the announcement that rap-metal pioneers Limp Bizkit are bringing the only performance in the US of their Unicorns N’ Rainbows tour to Mandalay Bay Beach on Friday, July 10th to perform in their first North American concert in eight years as a part of the UFC 100 weekend. The multi-platinum-selling group has picked the perfect time to return to North American stages, and you can be sure that once their hits “Break Stuff”, “Rollin’” and “My Way” start blasting through the speakers, you’ll have all the adrenaline you need for UFC 100 the next night on Saturday, July 11th.

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June 9, 2009 · 6:18 AM

Win Warped Tour Tickets Courtesy of Not Alone Records

In conjunction with the release of GRAVITY, the newest album from West Virigina rockers TIME AND DISTANCE, Not Alone Records is offering fans a FREE Time And Distance song AND a chance at winning a pair of tickets to the 2009 Van’s Warped Tour show of their choice.

To enter, visit: http://notalonerecords.com/contests/timeanddistance/ and download Time And Distance’s “For Real.” When prompted, enter your name, email, phone and closest Warped Tour date. A winner from each city will be chosen at random.

Not Alone Records is also pleased to announce that Time And Distance’s new album is available for pre-order exclusively at www.SmartPunk.com. While supplies last, fans will receive a copy of Gravity, a FREE autographed poster and a sticker. Pre-order here: http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=30846.

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May 20, 2009 · 4:42 PM

EYEDEA & ABILITIES RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS

A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album By The Throat, out July 21st on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Their first album since the breakout 2004 release E&A, By The Throat’s songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what MC Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowess as a battle rapper (winner of HBO’s Blaze Battle, Scribble Jam and several others). DJ Abilities, also a well-known battle vet and contributor to El-P’s now-classic Fantastic Damage, adds heavily to the sonic soundscape of this album, which advances beyond boom-bap hip-hop into rock-fueled guitar riffs, gritty production and melodic songwriting.

Eyedea and Abilities were instrumental in the wave of independent hip-hop that includes Atmosphere, El-P, Aesop Rock, Living Legends and several other seminal acts. By The Throat is their most progressive and refined effort to date.

Link to MP3 Download of new song “This Story” here:
http://rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=08_This_Story.mp3

E & A will be performing at Rhymesayers’ Soundset ’09 on May 24th and will be headlining a tour in the fall of 2009. They have also been confirmed for the following Rock the Bells dates this summer where they’ll play alongside Nas, The Roots, Ice Cube, Reflection Eternal, Common, Busta Rhymes, RZA, GZA, Sage Francis and more.

Rock The Bells Tour Dates
06.27 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
06.28 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
07.05 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
07.12 – Washington DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07.18 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center |
07.19 – New York, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
08.01 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park
08.06 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
08.08 – Los Angeles, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater
08.09 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater

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May 5, 2009 · 6:24 AM

NOISE FOR THE NEEDY

Seattle-based non profit Noise For The Needy, an organization that raises money for charitable causes through the production of live music shows, has announced several more exciting additions to the lineup for this year’s festival. Adam Stephans (of Two Gallants) and his band have been added to the lineup, along with Slender Means, and a special Seattle supergroup called the Cosmic Panther Land Band. A special NFTN Emerald City Soul Club with Resident DJs Gene Balk, Mike Chrietzberg, Brian Everett, George Gell, Kenny Mac, Alvin Mangosing, Marc Muller and Mike Nipper will take place at Lo Fi on Saturday, June 13th.

Headliners for this year’s fest, which takes place in Seattle June 10th through the 14th, include the 1990s (Scotland), Art Brut (UK), The Constantines (Canada), Grand Archives, Crystal Antlers and Throw Me The Statue. This year’s fest will feature over 40 bands, and benefits Transitional Resources, a licensed mental health center and residential program located in West Seattle that offers a full spectrum of optimistic and respectful mental health services to adults with major mental illnesses.

The fest’s lineup now includes:
• The Constantines,
• “Awesome”
• 1990s
• Adam Stephens (of Two Gallants) and his band
• An Invitation to Love
• Anomie Belle
• Art Brut
• Black Eyes & Neckties
• Black Whales,
• Born Anchors
• Brent Amaker & the Rodeo
• Cataldo
• Cosmic Panther Land Band (Secret all star lineup)
• Coulter
• Crystal Antlers
• Furniture
• Girls
• Grand Archives
• Grant Olsen (Arthur & Yu)
• Gravelroad
• Half Light
• Hey Marseilles
• Hotels
• I Was a King (Norway)
• Jack Wilson & the Wife Stealers
• Loving Thunder
• New Faces
• Painted Hills
• Purty Mouth
• Red Sea Sharks
• Reptet
• Safer
• Sam Marshall Trio
• See Me River
• Shane Tutmarc
• Skeletons With Flesh On Them
• Slender means
• Speaker Speaker
• Telepathic Liberation Army
• The Beats, Man
• The Beautiful Confusion
• The Curious Mystery
• The Greatest Hits
• The Pica Beats
• The Raggedy Anns
• The Thoughts
• The Valley
• The Whore Moans
• This is a Process of a Still Life
• Throw Me The Statue
• Trentalange
• Velella Velella
• Wallpaper
• Widower

Show details and more information about NFTN and Transitional Resources are available through the organization’s newly revamped website, www.noisefortheneedy.org. Tickets for each night are available for purchase through the site as well. Additional news will be announced as the fest approaches.

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April 29, 2009 · 8:20 PM

SPIN.COM ANNOUNCES THE “15 MUST HEAR BANDS” FOR THIS WEEKEND’S BAMBOOZLE FEST

Spin.com has released their 15 Must Hear Bands list at this weekend’s Bamboozle Festival. You can check it out here – http://spin.com/gallery/15-must-hear-bands-bamboozle-fest.

If you’re going to Bamboozle this year, I suggest you check out the “15 Must Head Bands” live.

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