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The Maine Tour Dates

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The Maine have announced a new set of tour dates.

Dates:

Mar 26 2010 Anaheim, CA – Hoodwink Festival (Everclear set) – The Grove
Mar 28 2010 Anaheim, CA – Bamboozle – Angel Stadium
Apr 10 2010 Atlanta, GA – Six Flags Over Georgia
Apr 11 2010 Nashville, TN – Rocketown
Apr 14 2010 Charleston, SC – The Music Farm
Apr 18 2010 Pensacola, FL – Phineas Phogg’s
Apr 20 2010 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
Apr 24 2010 Pullman, WA – Washington State University
Apr 25 2010 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon
Apr 27 2010 Baltimore, MD – Bourbon Street Ballroom
Apr 28 2010 Erie, PA – Gannon University – Hammermill
Apr 29 2010 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
Apr 30 2010 East Rutherford, NJ – Hoodwink Festival – Meadowlands Sports Complex
May 1 2010 East Rutherford, NJ – Bamboozle – Meadowlands Sports Complex
May 2 2010 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

Anberlin Tour Dates

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Anberlin will be going on a short little tour starting in March.

Dates:

03/20/2010 – Biola University – La Mirada, CA
04/10/2010 – Erskine College – Due West, CA
04/24/2010 – Ferris State University – Big Rapids, MI
04/30/2010 – Messiah College – Grantham, PA
05/23/2010 – Rock On The Range – Columbus Crew Stadium – Columbus, OH

The Used/Chiodos Tour

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The Used, Chiodos, and New Medicine are heading out on tour together.

Dates:

Apr 13 2010 Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Apr 14 2010 Spin Louisville, Kentucky
Apr 16 2010 Bogart’s Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 17 2010 Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
Apr 18 2010 Club Zoo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 20 2010 Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Apr 21 2010 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York
Apr 23 2010 The Cannery w/ The Used, Chiodos Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 24 2010 The Canopy Champaign, Illinois
Apr 25 2010 Tom Dick & Harry’s Green Bay, Wisconsin
Apr 27 2010 The Shrine Billings, Montana
Apr 28 2010 Wilma Theatre Missoula, Montana
Apr 29 2010 Knitting Factory Spokane, Washington
May 1 2010 Knitting Factory Boise, Idaho
May 2 2010 Roseland Portland, Oregon

The Fall Of Troy Call It Quits

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The Fall Of Troy have broken up. A message from Thomas Erak can be seen below.

Dearest friends from all corners of the world,

I write to inform you that after nearly 9 years, 5 full-lengths, 2 bass players, hundreds of shows, and numerous other achievements and follies, Andrew, Frank, and I have decided to end our career as The Fall of Troy.

This band has been my life, my love, the air I breathe, the food I eat, and what helps me sleep (and sometimes keeps me up) at night.  I love and cherish the music we’ve made, the times we’ve had, and all the great friends we’ve met along the way.  Andrew, Frank, and of course Tim, will always and forever have a special place in my heart.  But it has come time for us to call it a day.  After everything’s said and done, there is no drama, there is no blow out, it’s simply the three members of this band are on three different paths in our lives.

I always hold true to the fact that it’s better to go out in style, to ride off into the sunset, than go down in flames.  This tour coming up with Envy On The Coast and Twin Atlantic will be our last go round, and we really hope that all of you will come out and celebrate what has been so unreal and unbelievable ““ let’s dance one last time!

We would really like to thank everyone that’s ever been involved with the band, managed the band, booked a show for us, let us eat your canned food, sleep on your floor, asked us for a picture, caught me when I’ve almost been dropped, put out a record for us, driven us through a late night drive thru, or anything else any of you could possibly look back on and enjoy what this band was…Fun.

So make sure you come out to “The Marked-Men of 2010 Tour” as it will be our last hurrah! We love you, and will be giving as much love as you’ve given to us at these shows. So that’s that! We love you with all our hearts, thank you from the very bottom of them, and goodbye comrades.

R.I.P.
TFOT
2002-2010

With A Heavy Heart,
Thomas Joseph Erak

PS. I have no intention to stop making music! Quite the opposite actually – but until then see you at the shows!

Rookie Of The Year/Eye Alaska Tour Dates

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Rookie Of The Year, Eye Alaska and and Disco Curtis will be touring together in April.

Dates:

4/8 6:30 PM: Oz Cafe- Wichita, KS (Adv $8.00/ DOS $10.00)
4/9 6:30 PM: Jackpot Music Hall- Lawrence, KS (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/10 6:00PM: Station 4- St. Paul, MN (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/11 6:30 PM: The New Loft- Madison, WI ($10.00)
4/12 6:00 PM: The Lighthouse- Frankfort, IL (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/13 6:30 PM: The MixTape- Grand Rapids, MI (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/14 6:30 PM: Pike Room @ The Crofoot- Pontiac, MI (Adv $13.00/ DOS $15.00)
4/15 6:00 PM: Smiling Moose- Pittsburgh, PA (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/16 6:30 PM: Hangar 84- Vineland, NJ ($10.00)
4/17 6:30 PM: Skate High- Virginia Beach, VA (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/18 5:30 PM: The Harmony Grange Hall- Wilmington, DE (Adv $8.00/ DOS $10.00)
4/19 6:30 PM: Adona Music- Harrisonburg, VA (Adv $8.00/ DOS $10.00)
4/20 6:00 PM: The Eldolyn Terrace- Altoona, PA ($8.00)
4/22 6:00 PM: Rocko’s- Manchester, NH (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/23 6:20 PM: Championship- Lemoyne, PA (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/24 7:00 PM: Webster Theatre Underground- Hartford, CT (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/25 6:30 PM: Polaris- Philadelphia, PA (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/27 6:30 PM: The Quarter- Baltimore, MD (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)
4/29 6:00 PM: Eleanor Rigby’s- Jermyn, PA (Adv $10.00/ DOS $12.00)