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Less Than Jake Tour Dates

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Less Than Jake will be hitting the road in November.

Nov 13, 2009 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Nov 14, 2009 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Nov 15, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
Nov 16, 2009 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
Nov 18, 2009 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Nov 19, 2009 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov 20, 2009 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
Nov 21, 2009 Montreal, QC Le Medley
Nov 22, 2009 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
Nov 23, 2009 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Nov 24, 2009 Chicago, IL Metro
Nov 25, 2009 St. Paul, MN Station 4
Nov 27, 2009 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Nov 28, 2009 Murray, UT Murray Theater

New Found Glory Post “Don’t Let Her Pull You Down” Video

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New Found Glory‘s new video for “Don’t Let Her Pull You Down” can be seen below. Directed by Meiert Avis (U2, Bruce Springsteen), the extended music video is a hilariously frightening tale of a young couple who watch a movie about New Found Glory narrowly escaping the clutches of scantily clad zombies, only to realize it’s more realistic than they thought.

The Summer Set Release New Album; “Chelsea” Video

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The Summer Set‘s new album, Love Like This is in stores today. The band is streaming their new video for “Chelsea” which you can check out below. The band is set to kick off a fall tour with Cartel and This Providence on October 22 that will run through late November (full tour dates below).

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Tour Dates

October 13 – Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox^
October 15 – Gainesville, FL – 1982 Bar^
October 17 – Miami, FL – The Dugout
October 18 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
^with This Century

Cartel/This Providence Tour Dates

October 22 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
October 23 – Baltimore, MD – The Quarter
October 24 – South Hackensack, NJ – School Of Rock
October 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
October 27 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
October 28 – Boston, MA – Harpers Ferry
October 29 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Platinum Lounge*
October 30 – Buffalo, NY – Xtreme Wheels*
October 31 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
November 1 – Cleveland, OH – Peabodys
November 3 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
November 4 – Chicago, IL – Mojoe’s Rock House
November 5 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
November 6 – Des Moines, IA – House Of Bricks
November 7 – St Paul/Minneapolis, MN – Station 4
November 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
November 11 – Portland,OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 12 – Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk
November 13 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
November 14 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
November 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
November 17 – San Diego, CA – UCSD Porter’s Pub
November 18 – Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
November 20 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
November 21 – Dallas, TX – The Door
November 22 – Houston, TX – Java Jazz
November 24 – Orlando, FL – The Social
November 25 – Tampa, FL – The Crowbar
November 27 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
*with This Providence only

Violent Soho Interview

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in Violent Soho?

I am Luke Henery and I play the bass guitar.

Where are you guys from? How did you all get together?

We’re from the suburb of Mansfield, Queensland Australia. We were all friends at school, Everybody in the band was either engaged too, best friends with, or a long term partner of James’ sister. Nah. We all heard Luke’s songs and thought it was the shit.

What does the band name “Violent Soho” mean? How did that happen?

We wanted to call ourselves Ruby Soho from the Rancid song, and James wanted to call us The Violent. So we married the two. Not that we sound anything like Rancid.

Can you tell me about some of the albums and EPs you guys have put out?

First put out Pigs and TV which was our first EP. And then through that we met Dean Turner and recorded an album with him in Australia called We Don’t Belong Here. It was released in Australia on Emergency Music (Dean’s label) and now after touring heaps through Australia we got to record an album in Wales with Gil Norton which is like a compilation of some brand new stuff and some stuff from the other album, but it’s basically our debut album as far as the rest of the world is concerned.

Are you guys working on a record right now?

See above!

What are your touring plans for the rest of this year and 2010?

To keep touring as much as possible! Touring with Built To Spill, Raveonettes and Dinosaur Jr. so it’s all pretty fucking rad.

Do you guys find it difficult to break into the American music scene since you guys are from Australia?

Don’t know, we’ll give it a go and tell you in a year, We’re just excited to play some shows!

What are some of your musical influences?

Midget, Hateman, Bud, Tad, Dick Nasty, The Sips, Eat Lazer Scumbag, Mouth, The Nation Blue

What are some of your goals for Violent Soho?

To buy lots of guitar pedals eventually and to know how to use them. And to get bonkled. And grow beards.

Any last words?

Nathan Freeney was close enough to Violent Soho to nearly be in it, thanks to the stoops. Just because he has short hair that doesn’t mean he represents Mansfield!