LESS THAN JAKE ANNOUNCE NEW 7″ BOXSET

Always looking for new ways show their intense appreciation to the fans, ska/punk/pop legends LESS THAN JAKE have announced the release of the Deluxe GNV FLA 7inch Box Set on November 11, 2008 on their own label Sleep It Off Records. Consisting of live, acoustic or demo versions of album tracks as well as B-sides culled from the studio and stage, these three vinyl 7″ singles offer exclusive content not available anywhere else. Included in the box will be the full GNV FLA CD album, a poster of the band, and a DVD of in-studio footage arranged and edited by LTJ trombonist Louis “Buddy” Schaub from the GNV FLA recording sessions and live performances from concerts and in-stores.

The track listing is as follows:
7″ # ONE
SIDE ONE
1. Malachi Richter’s Liquor’s Quicker (LIVE @ DERRONS)
2. ANTIDOTE FOR THE UNDERDOG (B-SIDE)
SIDE TWO
1. SETTLING SON (DEMO)
2. CONVICTION NOTICE (LIVE @ DERRONS)

7″ # TWO
SIDE ONE
1. LION CITY (LIVE @ DERRONS)
2. ALL TIME LOW (B-SIDE)
SIDE TWO
1. HANDSHAKE (DEMO)
2. SUMMON MONSTERS (LIVE @ DERRONS)

7″ # THREE
SIDE ONE
1. CONVICTION NOTICE (ACOUSTIC)
2. Malachi Richter’s Liquor’s Quicker (ACOUSTIC)
SIDE TWO
1. GOLDEN AGE (ACOUSTIC)
2. Malachi Richter’s Liquor’s Quicker (DEMO)
3. SLEEP IT OFF (LIVE @ DERRONS)

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THE GAY BLADES LONG AWAITED DEBUT ALBUM OUT TODAY

The Gay Blades long-awaited debut album – Ghosts – is out today 9/23, on the band’s 4Never Records imprint on Triple Crown Records. Want to check it out? The full album will be streaming on AOL Spinner in the Listening Party section this week. But the fun doesn’t stop there…The exclusive track “O Shot” (Black Jesus Remix f/ Ant Stone) along with the album track “Hey She Say” is available via the RCRD LBL website (www.rcrdlbl.com).

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GEORGIE IS OUTTA HERE PARTY IN A BOX!

Yay!  Georgie Is Outta Here!For music executive/entrepreneur Jorge Hernandez, frustration with the White House regime has hit an all-time high. A successful artist manager who steers the careers of pop rock bands such as The Classic Crime, A Change of Pace, and pop duo Prima J, he got fed up with the horrendous job that George W. Bush has been doing and instead of moaning and whining about it, he decided to throw a party instead to celebrate the final days of the current Presidency. To make the celebration more festive and enjoyable, he has created the GEORGIE IS OUTTA HERE PARTY IN A BOX!, which includes everything you need to throw your own shindig, which is for sale (along with assorted t-shirts and hats) on the website www.georgieisouttahere.com. “GWB has a very special, unique place in my life,” muses Jorge. “He is the only person I’ve never met or had any personal interaction with that I can honestly say I despise with a passion. I’m talking despise in the way the way you despise the first person that ever broke your heart and ran off with your best friend all on the same day.”

Each Party In A Box comes with 10 paper plates, 10 paper cups, 8 party hats, 16 napkins, 10 latex balloons, a table cloth, a Pin the Tail on the Ass’s Ass decorative poster, and a Georgie’s Desk with To Do Lists decorative poster, all packaged in a branded “Georgie Is Outta Here!” box. “One day I asked my wife, ‘How much longer do we have to put up with this guy? January 20, 2009? Great, well, I’m going to throw a party, we’re talking balloons, hats, table cover, the whole shebang’,” explains of the inspiration to create the party kit.

The butt of nearly every joke out of Washington for the last eight years, Dubya has witnessed plummeting abysmal approval ratings while the country itself has been amassing a massive federal debt that has grown exponentially since he took office. So the need to express relief at the end of his tenure is pretty much mandatory at this point, regardless of political affiliation. “Well, if the polls areEat me, Georgie! any indication, I would say at this point and time this country is not only united by a common language and mounting massive personal debt, but also a common disgust with GWB,” explains Jorge. “What has been most amusing to me thus far is that while admittedly people on the left have been most responsive, they almost all have the same reaction. They all want to buy this party box not so much for themselves, but to send it to their super-conservative, dad, mom, cousin, uncle, friend, etc. It’s a cathartic product for anyone who has felt totally powerless to express their disdain and frustration these last eight years.”

The Georgie Is Outta Here Party In A Box! sells for $39.99 and is available at the website: www.georgieisouttahere.com. Other items for sale on the site include assorted t-shirts and hats.

With just mere months before the festivities begin and the threat of another similar regime, Jorge’s already thinking of the future. “God help us if McPalin gets into office,” he sighs. “However, there is always a silver lining to every dark cloud. I suppose McPalinIsOuttaHere.com would surely be right around the corner and afford me another business opportunity!”

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THE WALK THE PLANK TOUR FEATURING THE CLASSIC CRIME

The tour will be hitting the following cities (more dates to be announced shortly)
11/11 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
11/12 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
11/13 Victorville, CA Kamra
11/18 Eugene, OR Wow Hall
11/20 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
11/21 Seattle, WA Showbox
11/22 Spokane, WA The Blvd
11/23 Clarkston, WA The Grange
11/24 Boise, ID The Venue
11/25 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon
11/26 Denver, CO Marquis
11/29 Wichita, KS OZ Cafe
11/30 Iowa City, IA The Picador
12/2 Lacrosse, WI Warehouse
12/3 Chicago, IL Mojoe’s
12/5 Lansing, MI Mac’s
                                                12/6 Cleveland, OH Agora
                                                12/7 S. Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
                                                12/13 Dallas, TX The Max

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One Win Choice – Vinyl / Tours

ONE WIN CHOICE has just announced that their upcoming three-song 7-inch will be released by Jump Start Records in early 2009. The band should have copies in late October though, just in time for their show at The Fest in Gainesville, F.L.

A total of five songs were recorded in September by Mike Rummel at Below Sea Level. Rummel has worked with The Bouncing Souls, Spanish Bombs, Pitch Black Blonde and Gimme Drugs. Three of the tracks will appear on the 7-inch while the remaining two will be available exclusively as digital downloads. Of course, anyone who purchases the vinyl will receive mp3s for all five songs.

The band has also planned a fair share of touring for the next two months, beginning today with a nine-day trip through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana with American Armada.

In October and November, One Win Choice will be hitting the road for three weeks with label mates Antillectual. Jump Start will be releasing the U.S. vinyl version of the Belgium band’s latest full-length, Testimony, on October 21st. More on those dates soon, but as previously mentioned, both bands have been confirmed for The Fest.

TOUR DATES
SEP 19 – Punxsutawney, PA @ The Rad Tav w/ American Armada
SEP 20 – Akron, OH @ The Mullet House w/ American Armada
SEP 22 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/ w/ American Armada, The Riot Before
SEP 23 – Michigan City, IN @ The Creephole w/ American Armada
SEP 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ 1511 House w/ American Armada
SEP 26 – Athens, OH @ Brown Town w/ American Armada
SEP 27 – Cleveland OH @ The Womb w/ w/ American Armada, Two Hand Fools
SEP 28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose w/ American Armada

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BELLA MORTE ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES, NEW ALBUM 10/7!

BELLA MORTE has announced a handful of dates on the East Coast, celebrating the release of its upcoming album Beautiful Death (release date: October 7, 2008). “This record takes all the different styles we’ve created in the past and glues them together into one cohesive sound,” explains vocalist Andy Deane. “There are elements of what we’ve done before on this record, but we’re more concerned with moving forward than looking back. Bella Morte fans, old and new are gonna love this one.”

TOUR DATES (more dates to be announced shortly):

Oct. 4 Charlottesville, VA Outback Lodge
Oct. 8 New York, NY Knitting Factory
Oct. 9 Washington DC Club Liv
Oct. 10 Allentown, PA The Sterling Hotel
Oct. 11 Baltimore, MD Talking Head

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BAYSIDE ALBUM STREAMING NOW!

In honor of Bayside being the featured artist today on Myspace, they are giving fans a chance to preview their upcoming album exclusively on the site. Head over to Bayside’s Myspace page now for your chance to hear tracks off of their new album Shudder, which hits stores September 30th.

 

While you’re visiting the site make sure you check out dates for their upcoming US tour! Bayside will be stopping by your town with The Matches, Valencia and The Status this fall.

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Into It. Over It. – Year-Long Recording Project Completed

Over the course of the past year, INTO IT. OVER IT., the alias and mouthpiece for Philadelphia native Evan Weiss (The Progress / Up Up Down Down), has written and recorded exactly one new song every week for the past 52 weeks.

Today, the project – or at least the current phase of it – comes to an end as the final song has been posted. Check it out here.

Over It. Into It. was conceived by Evan Weiss as a means to break free from a musical rut, as well as an autobiographical outlet to document that quickly passing thing we call “life.” The first song was posted on his 23rd birthday (09/27/07) and for each of the following 51 weeks Weiss tackled the ambitious task of writing and recording one new song for the span of a year.

52 weeks = 52 songs: a stat even more impressive considering that nothing was composed in advance, as well as the time constraints involved in such an undertaking. Of course, none of that would matter if the music didn’t hold up. No worries there as there are some really amazing indie rock songs on full display, ranging from tender to tough, sweet to stinging.

Most of the instruments were played by Weiss and the majority of songs were recorded at Gradwell House by Steve Poponi. The last few weeks of music was recorded on the road, however, as Weiss has become the full-time touring bassist for Equal Vision band, Damiera

While this year-long Into It. Over It. project has come to an end, Weiss has no plans on retiring the band. He’ll continue to tour with Damiera and soon he’ll begin a new Into It. Over It. adventure. He’s still not sure what exactly, but check the website in another week; he’ll be posting a wrap up – thoughts and reflections – on the experience, as well as speculation on the future of the band.

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SECONDHAND SERENADE AND CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR

Secondhand Serenade will barely catch a breath after wrapping his current headlining tour, as a co-headlining tour with Cute Is What We Aim For has just been announced, with A Rocket To The Moon and Automatic Loveletter supporting on all dates. MySpace, the world’s premier social network, will present over thirty shows during the six-week, outing, in conjunction with Hot Topic.

    TOUR DATES

(w/I Hate Kate, Cory Lamb and Thriving Ivory)
Sept 16 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Sept 17 – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
Sept 18 – Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
Sept 19 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
Sept 20 – Maxwell, TX @ The Cotton Gin
Sept 22 – Houston, TX @ Meridian
Sept 23 – Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s
Sept 24 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Varsity Theatre
* Sept 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Sovereign Bank Arena (94.5 PST Fest 2008 w/ Jordin Sparks & Jesse McCartney)
Sept 28 – Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s
Sept 30 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Oct 3 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Strummers Nite Club
Oct 4 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Oct 5 – Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
Oct 8 – E. Lansing, MI @ The Small Planet
Oct 10 – Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
Oct 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
Oct 12 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

    CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR

(w/A Rocket To The Moon and Automatic Loveletter)
Oct 31 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
Nov 1 – Boston, MA @ Roxy
Nov 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Nov 4 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Nov 6 – Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
Nov 8 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos
Nov 9 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
Nov 11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Nov 12 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
Nov 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Nov 14 – Sauget, IL @ Pops
Nov 15 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Nov 16 – Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo
Nov 18 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Nov 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Nov 21 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Nov 22 – St. Paul, MN @ Myth
Nov 23 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Nov 25 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Nov 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion
Nov 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Grand
Nov 29 – Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
Dec 2 – West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Dec 3 – San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Dec 6 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Dec 9 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
Dec 10 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Pavilion at Concrete Street

More dates to be announced

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HOUSTON CALLS ‘THE END OF AN ERROR’ OUT OCTOBER 14

Houston Calls - Bowling by ericsmithrocks.

New Jersey lovers HOUSTON CALLS’ latest and greatest, The End of an Error releases October 14, 2008. The End of an Error CD release performance and signing is at Vintage Vinyl October 13th at 7pm. Vintage Vinyl is located at 51 Lafayette Rd in Fords NJ.

HOUSTON CALLS will tour the UK October 15-30. Their last stint was two weeks of sold out shows in support of Hellogoodbye and Plain White T’s. After wrapping in the UK, the band will tour the US until the end of the year and then off to Australia.

    TRACK LIST

01. Modest Manifesto
02. Life Won’t Wait
03. A Shot In the Dark
04. Things Are Happening
05. Stay With Me Tonight
06. I Fancy Abroad
07. Nagoya
08. Behind the Gun
09. Abandone
10. You Can’t Simi
11. The Oaks on Prince Street
12. Dork Thinks He’s Gonna Drown (Bonus Track)
Photo Credit: Eric Smith (http://www.ericsmithrocks.com)

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