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Happy Holidays with Asian Man Records

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Asian Man Records have hand screened and numbered 500 cards for this holiday season, and it also includes a CD with six songs featuring Mike Park, Andrew Jackson Jihad and other AMR artists . The card itself is 5″x5″, blank inside, and comes with a white envelope. The text on the CD says “Happy Holidays from Asian Man Records!”  Original artwork by Kepi Ghoulie.

Owl City Announces Spring 2010 US Headlining Tour

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Owl City has announced a spring headlining US tour kicking off on March 30th in Boise, ID and ending May 2nd in Milwaukee. Joining Owl City on tour will be LIGHTS and Paper Route. Check out the dates below.

March   30th         Knitting Factory                                                Boise, ID
31st         Knitting Factory                                                Spokane, WA
April      1st           Paramount Theater                                        Seattle, WA
3rd           Roseland Theater                                            Portland, OR
5th           Fillmore                                                               San Francisco, CA
6th           Fillmore                                                               San Francisco, CA
7th           Fox Theater                                                        Pomona, CA
8th           Soma                                                                     San Diego, CA
9th           Club Nokia                                                          Los Angeles, CA
10th         Marquee                                                             Phoenix, AZ
12th         Salt Air                                                                 Salt Lake City, UT
13th         Ogden                                                                  Denver, CO
15th         Stubbs                                                                  Austin, TX
17th         Nokia Theater                                                   Dallas, TX
19th         War Memorial                                                   Nashville, TN
20th         Tabernacle                                                         Atlanta, GA
22nd        DAR Hall                                                              Washington, D.C.
23rd         House of Blues                                                 Boston, MA
24th         Terminal 5                                                          New York, NY
25th         Electric Factory                                                 Philadelphia, PA
28th         House of Blues                                                 Cleveland, OH
29th         Royal Oak                                                            Detroit, MI
30th         Riviera Theatre                                                 Chicago, IL
May       1st           State Theater                                                    Minneapolis, MN
2nd          Eagle Ballroom                                                 Milwaukee, WI

Copeland Announce Farewell Tour

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Florida indie rockers Copeland have announced their farewell tour kicking off March 3rd in North Carolina. I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business, Person L and Deas Vail will be joining them on their final trek.

“Doing a final headline tour was a priority for all of us says guitarist” Bryan Laurenson. “We didn’t want to end our journey without the opportunity to say “thank you” to all of our fans in person. We’re really excited about the lineup, and I think it’s going to be a fun and somewhat emotional experience.”

Copeland will be performing a retrospective set each night including songs from every album, calling back to the days when the songs were originally conceived. Playing each night like it is in fact their last show, the band will be sure to bring everything they’ve got to each performance.

Copeland Farewell Tour Dates:

Wed/Mar-03 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Thurs/Mar-04 Towson, MD Recher Theater
Fri/Mar-05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
Sat/Mar-06 Cambridge, MA The Middle East Downstairs
Sun/Mar-07 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Mon/Mar-08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Wed/Mar-10 Toronto, ON Opera House
Thurs/Mar-11 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
Fri/Mar-12 Akron, OH Musica
Sat/Mar-13 East Lansing, MI Small Planet
Sun/Mar-14 Chicago, IL Metro
Mon/Mar-15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Wed/Mar-17 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Thurs/Mar-18 Lawrence, KS Granada
Fri/Mar-19 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater
Sat/Mar-20 Murray, UT Murray Theater
Mon/Mar-22 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Tues/Mar-23 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Thurs/Mar-25 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Fri/Mar-26 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Sat/Mar-27 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Mon/Mar-29 La Jolla, CA Porter’s Pub
Tues/Mar-30 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse Music Venue
Thurs/Apr-01 Austin, TX Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Outdoor)
Fri/Apr-02 Dallas, TX The Door
Sat/Apr-03 Tulsa, OK The Marquee
Mon/Apr-05 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Tues/Apr-06 Knoxville, TN The Square Room
Wed/Apr-07 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Thurs/Apr-08 St. Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
Fri/Apr-09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Sat/Apr-10 Orlando, FL The Social
Sun/Apr-11 Orlando, FL The Social

Warped Tour 2010 Bands Announced

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Warped Tour 2010Bands for the 2010 Warped Tour are starting to funnel in. Check out the first set of them below. To see the dates and what bands are playing them, head on over to the official Warped Tour site.

Let us know who you are happy to see on the list and who you hope is still going to be added.

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After Midnight Project
Alkaline Trio
The All-American Rejects
AM Taxi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs. Poet
Attack Attack!
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Bring Me The Horizon
The Cab
Call The Cops
The Casualties
Confide
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Disco Curtis
Emarosa
Emmure
Ace Enders
Enter Shikari
Every Time I Die
Fake Problems
Far From Finished
Fight Fair
Haste The Day
Hey Monday
In Fear and Faith
I See Stars
iwrestledabearonce
Motion City Soundtrack
NeverShoutNever
Of Mice and Men
Parkway Drive
Pierce The Veil
Polar Bear Club
Reel Big Fish
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Rocket Summer
Set Your Goals
Sparks The Rescue
Suicide Silence
The Summer Set
VersaEmerge
We Are The In Crowd
We The Kings
Whitechapel
The Word Alive
You Me at Six

Minus The Bear

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Minus the Bear posted on their myspace page that they are aiming for an April release:
“For the curious kittens out there, we are aiming for an April release. As soon as we have more details, we’ll let you know!”

Giveaway: Flyleaf Guitar

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Flyleaf have just released their new album, Memento Mori. In celebration of the release, we have teamed up with the band and are giving one lucky fan the chance to win an Epiphone LP Junior Electric Guitar! Head to the contests page to enter. While you are there be sure to enter our other giveaway.