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Archives for 2007

The Starting line Hit the Top 30; Announce Fall Tour

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The Starting Line debut on Billboard at number #30 with their new album, Direction. The band has announced some tour dates following their run on this summers Warped Tour. Also look for another tour announcement from the band soon.

The Starting Line headlining tour, Fall 2007

Sept 13 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Sept 16 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Ballroom
Sept 17 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Sept 18 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place Richmond
Sept 21 Isle of Palms, SC Wind Jammer
Sept 22 Columbia, SC Headliners Live
Sept 23 Hilton Head, SC Monkey Business
Sept 24 Tallahassee, FL Floyds Music Store
Sept 26 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
Sept 27 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
Sept 28 Cordova, TN Skate Park of Memphis
Sept 29 Louisville, KY Great Lawn @ Waterfront Park
Sept 30 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amp./UMB Bank
Oct 2 Toledo, OH Gatorz Bar & Grill
Oct 4 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock

Tyler Read, Sound The Alarm, Meriwether Tour

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Tyler Read will be hitting the road this August with Sound the Alarm and Meriwether. The tour will hit major markets across the Southern part of the US and will run from August 18th to September 6th.

Aug 18 2007 Headliners Columbia, South Carolina
Aug 19 2007 Sector 7G Augusta, Georgia
Aug 20 2007 Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 21 2007 Back Booth Orlando, Florida
Aug 22 2007 Studio A Miami, Florida
Aug 24 2007 High Ground Metarrie, Louisiana
Aug 25 2007 Swellovenue Jackson, Mississippi
Aug 26 2007 The Underground Sea New Iberia, Louisiana
Aug 28 2007 Vino’s Little Rock, Arkansas
Aug 29 2007 Java Jazz Houston, Texas
Aug 30 2007 The Door Dallas, Texas
Aug 31 2007 Chic’s El Paso, Texas
Sep 2 2007 Modified Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 4 2007 Burt’s Tiki Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 5 2007 Marquis Theater Denver, Colorado
Sep 6 2007 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado

Thrice Sign To Vagrant

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Thrice has signed to Vagrant Records. You can read a message from the band below.

Thrice will release The Alchemy Index: Volumes 1 and 2 via Vagrant Records on October 16th.
Taking an unsullied approach to the writing, recording and production of their upcoming release, the decision to find a new record label was evident and expected for Orange County’s critically lauded, Thrice. Assuming control of their creative direction, Thrice has parted ways with Island records after releasing 2003’s The Artist and The Ambulance and 2005’s Vheissu, and have signed with Vagrant Records, on which they will release the four-volume Alchemy Index.

The Alchemy Index: Vols. I & II – Fire & Water will be released on October 16th, 2007, with The Alchemy Index: Vols. III & IV – Earth & Air to be released in Spring of 2008. The specific details about this ambitious project will be revealed over the next few weeks.

Stretching their innovation even further Thrice’s, Dustin Kensrue, Teppei Teranishi, Riley Breckenridge & Ed Breckenridge, expressed their musical diversity resulting in their most stunning effort to date. The Alchemy Index is an uncompromising artistic collection that represents the band’s evolution and shatters conventional boundaries. This quartet prides themselves on continually pushing the envelope creating the dynamic sound they call their own. It is this equilibrium that helps the band develop such richly crafted tracks and in doing so, it raises the bar once again for all that follow.

Founded in 1996, Vagrant Records is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. For The Alchemy Index, Thrice joins a diverse roster featuring artists like The Eels, The Hold Steady, Dashboard Confessional and Paul Westerberg.
In support of the first installment of The Alchemy Index, Thrice will be headlining a 9 week — 42 date U.S. tour with Brand New.

Emanuel Post E-Card; Album Art

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Emanuel have posted an e-card for their new album, Black Earth Tiger, here. The album hits stores on August 28th through Vagrant Records. A special pre-order can be found over at Interpunk where you can get a free 4 song Acoustic CD with your order. Check out the album art for Black Earth Tiger below.

Emanuel

Track Listing

1. Whiteflag (Intro)
2. Cottonmouth
3. Anathamatics
4. My Antapex
5. Scenotaph
6. Phobos
7. Abandonment Star
8. Let Them Die
9. Year Of The Pig
10. Forever
11. Whiteflag (Reprise)