…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce a North American headlining tour and tap fellow Texans The Secret Machines to join them on the road as main support for the first half, kicking off September 12th at the Warehouse in Houston, TX. Joining the band as main support on the second leg of the US trek will be UK up-and-comers Future of the Left. During this two month coast to coast tour …Trail of Dead will play at renowned venues including the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, Webster Hall in New York City, Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH, and Neumos in Seattle, WA among others before coming to a close at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City, OK on October 23rd. In addition, the band will perform at the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival in their hometown of Austin, TX on October 3rd.

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have long captivated fans with their raucous and energy packed live shows. Don’t miss the band when they play in a city near you this Fall. For the most up to date tour dates, head over to http://www.myspace.com/trailofdead or www.trailofdead.org.

09/12 Warehouse – Houston, TX
09/13 Republic – New Orleans, LA
09/14 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
09/15 Cats’ Cradle – Carrboro, NC
09/16 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
09/17 First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
09/18 Webster Hall – New York, NY
09/19 Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
09/21 Paradise – Boston, MA
09/22 Lee’s – Toronto, ONT
09/23 The Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI
09/24 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
09/25 Logan Square – Chicago, IL
09/26 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
09/28 Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
09/29 Granada – Dallas, TX
10/03 Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX
10/08 Henry Fonda – Los Angeles, CA
10/09 Casbah – San Diego, CA
10/10 Cellar Door – San Luis Obispo, CA
10/11 Independent – San Francisco, CA
10/12 Dante’s – Portland, OR
10/13 Neumos’ – Seattle, WA
10/14 The Venue – Vancouver, BC
10/16 Starlite – Edmonton, ALB
10/17 Warehouse – Calgary, ALB
10/19 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
10/20 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
10/21 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
10/23 Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK

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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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DANCE GAVIN DANCE UNVEIL NEW VIDEO

DANCE GAVIN DANCE has released their first video in support for their 4th album Happiness (Rise Records). Here’s a direct link to the video “Tree Village”: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=61888447

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LOVEHATEHERO NEWS!

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

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SHARK SPEED – ON TOUR

Beginning tomorrow, Provo, Utah’s Shark Speed will leave for a two week tour of the West Coast in support of its debut full-length, Sea Sick Music.

AUG 15 – Ogden, UT @ Mojo’s Cafe
AUG 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Woodshed w/ Electron Deception, Small Town Sinners
AUG 18 – Provo, UT @ Foot Loose House w/ Code Hero
AUG 19 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Box Office w/ Neon Trees, Imagine Dragons, more
AUG 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts w/ Five Speed, The Great Migration, The Burn Riders
AUG 21 – San Diego, CA @ Music Trader
AUG 22 – Anaheim,CA @ Three Clubs w/ Oliver Future, Shiloe, Craft Club
AUG 24 – Hollywood, CA @ The Doll Hut
AUG 28 – Nampa, ID @ Flying M Coffee Garage w/ Spondee, The Murders
AUG 29 – Boise, ID @ The Vac w/ Red Jacket Mines
SEP 05 – Provo, UT @ The Velour w/ Delta Mirror

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ANARBOR NEWS

Anarbor has lent its track “You And I” from its Hopeless Records debut EP Free Your Mind to the upcoming Cartoon Network movie, Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins.

The film will premiere on Cartoon Network on Sunday, September 13 and will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 22. The home video version will include the music video for Anarbor’s “You And I” which premiered on Cartoon Network on August 2 following the weekend-long Scooby Doo marathon, and has been airing in between shows all month long.

To view the “You and I” video featuring clips from the Scooby Doo movie visit: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/scoobymovie/index.html.
A version without clips from the film can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8jCIntzNY4.

UPCOMING SHOWS
8/15 – The Sets w/ The Amorous & The Record Life – Tempe, Arizona
8/28 – The Bridge w/ Hello Hollywood, A Change Of Pace, This Century, & It’s Like Love – Glendale, Arizona

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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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