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Archives for 2007

Hit The Lights “Let It Ride” Tour

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Hit The Lights are heading out on their first headlining tour ever. The “Let It Ride Tour” will feature Hit The Lights headlining with support from their friends All Time Low, Just Surrender, Valencia, The Secret Handshake, Forgive Durden and Love Arcade along for the ride on select dates.

Confirmed “Let It Ride” Tour Dates:

3/8/07 Columbus, OH The Basement Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/9/07 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/10/07 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/11/07 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/13/07 New York, NY Knitting Factory Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/14/07 Allston, MA The ICC Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/15/07 New Haven, CT Toads Place Valencia, Just Surrender, TSH
3/16/07 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/17/07 Towson, MD Recher Theatre All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/18/07 Raleigh, NC The Brewery All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/20/07 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/21/07 Jacksonville, FL Fuel Coffee House All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/22/07 Orlando, FL Backbooth All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/23/07 W. Palm Beach, FL Rays Downtown Blues All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/24/07 Tampa, FL Orpheum All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/27/07 Houston, TX Meridian All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/28/07 San Antonio, TX The Sanctuary All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/29/07 Dallas, TX The Door All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
3/31/07 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse All Time Low, Valencia, TSH
4/3/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction All Time Low, Valencia, Love Arcade
4/4/07 W. Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory All Time Low, Valencia, Love Arcade
4/5/07 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill All Time Low, Valencia, Love Arcade
4/6/07 Orangevale, CA Broadwalk Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/7/07 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/8/07 Seattle, WA El Corazon Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/10/07 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/11/07 Denver, CO Hi – Dive Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/12/07 Kansas City, MO Grand Emporium Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/13/07 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/14/07 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade
4/15/07 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade

Ticket presale link can be found starting tomorrow at http://www.ducatking.com/

Tonight On DJ Rossstar

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Tune in tonight, Wednesday, January 24th 2007 from 7-8pm PST to hear a live phone interview with The Fall Of Troy and an in studio interview Big City Rock on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show. You can tune in, worldwide at www.idobiradio.com. Send questions to the screen name: Staridobi to be answered on air.Ԛ  Add myspace.com/djrossstar for more info.

Holding Steady Overseas

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The Hold Steady will be heading overseas for some shows in Europe and The UK.

Feb 08 Hamburg, GR @ Molotov
Feb 10 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Feb 11 Paris, FR @ Maroquinerie
Feb 13 Manchester, UK @ Club Fandango
Feb 14 Glasgow – Scotland, UK @ Cathouse
Feb 15 London, UK @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen – SOLD OUT
Feb 16 London, UK @ Koko Club NME Buy Tickets
Feb 17 London, UK @ Borderline – SOLD OUT
Feb 18 London, UK @ Borderline – SOLD OUT
Feb 20 York, UK @ Fibbers
Feb 21 Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
Feb 23 Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
Feb 24 Bristol, UK @ Academy 2
Feb 25 Oxford, UK @ Zodiac
Feb 26 London, UK @ Astoria (NME Brats)
Feb 27 Dublin, IE @ Templebar Music Centre

Lost Ocean – Lost Ocean

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Lost Ocean Lost Ocean

Artist: Lost Ocean
Album: Self Titled
Label: Credential Recordings
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: February 20th, 2007

Overall: 6.0
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.0

I heard an EP from this piano based band â┚¬Ã…”Lost Oceanâ┚¬? a few months ago, and it was not bad, a little bit bland but it had potential. I got sent the bandâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s debut full length and it turned out to be a longer version of an already lacking EP.

The vocals are one of the best things about this record, although they arenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t very unique in the sense that for several songs I swore I was listening to a Ben Folds record. The record and the band give off this vibe that they want to be a pop rock band yet the songs never quite get there. The single and by far the best song off the record, â┚¬Ã…”Just Glideâ┚¬?, was also coincidently the best song off the previous EP â┚¬Ã…”Night to lifeâ┚¬?.

A couple other notable songs on the record are â┚¬Ã…”You areâ┚¬? and â┚¬Ã…”Muteâ┚¬? which are able to hold their own, but just barely. I wanted to like this band and this record but it just has not happened yet. Thing is I donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t dislike the album; it just has nothing pulling you back to listen to it over and over again.

This is one of those bands which has a lot of potential, yet something needs to be tweaked in order to bring it out of them. The album is up for streaming on the bands site, and I recommend doing that before purchasing it.

Tracklisting
1. Believe
2. Still Life
3. Just Glide
4. You Are
5. Mute
6. Dreams
7. Everything Is
8. Trust
9. Lights
10. Vast