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Archives for 2010

Max Bemis Solo Shows

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Max Bemis (Say Anything) will be doing some solo shows this winter. Check out the dates below and get your tickets while they are still available.

Feb 11 / Emos Inside / Austin, TX / Buy Tickets
Feb 12 / The Loft / Dallas, TX / Buy Tickets
Feb 16 / Schubas Tavern / Chicago, IL / Buy Tickets
Feb 17 / Grog Shop / Cleveland Heights, OH / Buy Tickets
Feb 18 / Ottobar / Baltimore, MD / Buy Tickets
Feb 19 / North Star Bar / Philadelphia, PA / Buy Tickets
Feb 20 / Maxwell’s / Hoboken, NJ / Buy Tickets
Feb 22 / The Studio @ Webster Hall / New York, NY / Buy Tickets
Feb 25 / Troubadour / West Hollywood, CA / Buy Tickets
Feb 26 / Bottom Of The Hill / San Francisco, CA / Buy Tickets

Motion City Soundtrack Side Project

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Justin Pierre‘s (Motion City Soundtrack) side project, Farewell Continental, has released a new EP which you can pick up in 12″ vinyl or as a digital download here. You can also check out a video for their song “Total Devastation” below.

“This is a music video staring The Farewell Continental Group of North America. It was directed by Shane Nelson. There are lasers, strobe lights, glow sticks, and christmas tree lights involved. If you have the type of epilepsy triggered by any of the aforementioned, we suggest you look away. If not, we suggest you feast your eyes upon what is truly the greatest music video of all time. Thank you. Goodbye.” [Read more…]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at DrivenFarOff. We want to thank you all for visiting the site and supporting us this year. We have a lot of new stuff coming for 2011 and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Josh and Zac Leaving Paramore

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Paramore recently made an announcement about Josh and Zac leaving the band. The announcement states:

A couple of months ago, Josh and Zac let us know they would be leaving the band after our show in Orlando last Sunday. None of us were really shocked. For the last year it hasn’t seemed as if they wanted to be around anymore. We want Josh and Zac to do something that makes them happy and if that isn’t here with us, then we support them finding happiness elsewhere.

More of the announcement is available at the link. Yesterday however, Josh and Zac released their own statement on their departure that goes a little more in depth about the history of the band. Check it out here and let us know your thoughts. Is Paramore set for failure or a much needed reboot?

Terrible Things Post “Revolution” Video

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Terrible Things are streaming their new video for “Revolution” from their debut self-titled album [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/revolution/id388692746?uo=4″ title=”Terrible Things – Terrible Things” text=”in stores now”]. The video was directed by award-winning music video director David Brodsky. Check out the video after the jump. [Read more…]

Free Queens Club EP

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Tooth & Nail Records and Queens Club are giving away the bands new Friendly EP to fans on Facebook. “Like” Queens Club on Facebook in order to download the EP, which features three new songs, “Legendary,” “Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants” and “Darkkstar,” as well as acoustic versions of two songs featured on the band’s debut full-length album Young Giant.

Young Giant is available in stores and online now and can be downloaded on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lydia/id358964847?uo=4″ title=”Queens Club – Young Giant” text=”iTunes”].

Finch 1999-2010

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Finch have officially announced their breakup on their website. The band has been working for years at bringing a new album to light but couldn’t come to a common goal. A message from the band can be read below. Two new songs are available from the band here.

Dear Finch fans,

Over the past two years we as a band have obsessed tirelessly trying to bring you the best record Finch has ever made. Blowing everything else out of the water was the only option. If we couldn’t drop the bomb, we wouldn’t blow it up…..

From the beginning what’s always made up the sound of Finch was our ability to take our individual influences, no matter how different, and write music together that stands on it’s own. A tense balancing act on a loose wire where we have had success crossing and also lost balance to fall and be broken. Over the past few years we have collectively gone insane trying to achieve the common goal of writing our new record. It’s become obvious to all of us that the thing that made Finch such a special band to be in, was also the key ingredient that was tearing us apart. As we get older and broaden our musical pallets, we are all on separate planets drifting further and further out of orbit. Finch is our sun, it has given us everything that we have. This year our sun imploded. Although we travel through darkness. It’s comforting to know that we are all still friends. Together floating in the unknown.

We want to thank you for your undying love and support of our band. Without you, accomplishing our wildest dreams would not have been possible. We apologize deeply for letting you down. Please forgive us and please keep listening to Finch.

Thank you for Finch.

-Finch

As a parting gift we leave to you:

2 new songs (Hail To The Fire) & (World Of Violence)
A bonus version of the 2008 self titled EP (3 extra tracks)
“A Far Cry From Home – Live in Tokyo 2009” (18 Songs)
“Bury White” Far Cover (Free download)
AVAILABLE @ bandcamp

Dance Gavin Dance Downtown Battle Mountain Tour

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Dance Gavin Dance have laid out details for their upcoming Downtown Battle Mountain Tour 2011, which kicks off March 10th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The tour marks the official return of original front men Jon Mess and Jonny Craig (Emarosa, Isles & Glaciers). Openers To Include  Iwrestledabearonce, In Fear and Faith, Close To Home, Just Like Vinyl (Featuring Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy) And Special DJ Set By Big Chocolate

Drummer Matt Mingus tells fans, “We are all really excited to be back with the original line up! The new album is already mostly written and so far we are all very pleased with the way things are turning out! We can’t wait for you to hear the finished product!”

Dance Gavin Dance is currently holed up in the studio, recording the long awaited follow up to 2009’s Happiness. The new album, titled Downtown Battle Mountain Pt. II (the sequel to the 2007 best seller, Downtown Battle Mountain) will be released March 8th on Rise Records, to coincide with the tour.

Dance Gavin Dance is also confirmed to perform on the entire Vans Warped tour in 2011.

Downtown Battle Mountain Tour 2011:

3/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
3/11 San Diego, CA @ Soma
3/12 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
3/14 Lubbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard
3/15 McAllen, TX @ Never Say Never Fest
3/16 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
3/17 Austin, TX @ Red 7 SXSW Artery Party
3/18 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19 Dallas, TX @ South By So What
3/20 Tulsa, OK @ ACM at UCO
3/22 Louisville, KY @ Headliners
3/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
3/24 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
3/25 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
3/26 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
3/27 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
3/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
3/30 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
3/31 Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall
4/1 Chicago, IL @ The Metro
4/2 Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
4/3 Omaha, NE @ Sokol
4/4 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
4/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
4/7 Reno, NV @ TBA
4/8 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
4/9 Oakland, CA @ Metro Operahouse

Downtown Battle Mountain European Tour:

5/18 Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
5/19 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
5/20 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Sugar Factory
5/21 Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
5/22 Brussels, Belgium @ A/B Club
5/24 Paris, France @ Batofar
5/25 London, England @ Underworld
5/26 London, England @ Underworld