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Cornerstone 2007

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Bands for the 2007 Cornerstone festival in Bushnell, IL are starting to be announced. This years headliners include Underoath, Switchfoot, Emery, Toby Mac and more. For a full list of the bands can be seen below.

David Crowder Band
Flyleaf
Emery
Skillet
Pillar
Anberlin
The Almost
Disciple
The Chariot
Leeland
Family Force 5
The Wedding
Kids in the Way
House of Heroes
Nevertheless
The Crossing
Glenn Kaiser Band
Friday Mourning
Edison Glass
Future of Forestry
Dizmas
Lost Ocean
Crimson Moonlight
The Satire
Inevitable End
Mumsdollar
Deas Vail
Mark Lee Townsend
The Wiitala Brothers
Cool Hand Luke
The Myriad
El Death
Flatfoot 56
The Lost Dogs
The Violet Burning
Eric James & The New Century
The Last Hope
xDEATHSTARx
Seventh Star
Inked In Blood
War of Ages
xLOOKING FORWARDx
Alove For Enemies
Raised By Wolves
FBS
Our Corpse Destroyed
Means
Sivan
Spitfire
The Handshake Murders
Maron
With Faith Or Flames
The Gospel is a Grenade
The Blue Letter
Roe vs. Pritzl
Michael Roe
Civilian
theHOPEsymphony
Michael Pritzl

Take Action! Tour Dates

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Dates for the Take Action Tour with the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, A Static Lullaby and Kaddisfly are posted below.

02/01/07 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02/02/07 – Baltimore, MD â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Sonar
02/03/07 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
02/04/07 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s
02/06/07 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
02/07/07 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
02/08/07 – Jacksonville, FL â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Plush
02/09/07 – Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
02/10/07 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
02/11/07 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Orlando
02/13/07 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
02/14/07 – Pharr, TX – Pharr International Convention Center
02/15/07 – San Antonio, TX – The White Rabbit
02/16/07 – Dallas, TX – Gypsy Ballroom
02/17/07 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
02/19/07 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
02/20/07 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
02/21/07 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
02/22/07 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
02/23/07 – Santa Barbara, CA – University of California at Santa Barbara
02/24/07 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
02/25/07 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
02/27/07 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
02/28/07 – Bakersfield, CA – The Dome
03/01/07 – Sacramento, CA – Cal. State Univ. Sacramento
03/03/07 – Seattle, WA – The Fenix
03/04/07 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
03/05/07 – Boise, ID – The Big Easy Concert House
03/06/07 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
03/07/07 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
03/09/07 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
03/10/07 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
03/11/07 – Sauget, IL – POPS
03/14/07 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
03/15/07 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
03/16/07 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
03/18/07 – Toronto, ONT – Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/20/07 – Rochester, NY – The Harro East Ballroom
03/21/07 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
03/22/07 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
03/23/07 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
03/24/07 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony
03/26/07 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza

Emery Bassist Leaves Band

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Emery‘s original bassist, Joel â┚¬Ã…”Chopperâ┚¬? Green is departing the band. In a statement, Chopper said:

Yo dudes and dudettes, Chopper here. I’m gonna be taking off. I feel like it’s time for me to move on to the next phase in my life. I don’t exactly know what I’m going to be getting into, but it’ll be rad, for sure. Don’t you worry your pretty little heads about me. I hope that the guys can find someone who kicks as much butt as I do to fill my shoes, but I doubt they will. Just kidding! Haha… Actually, I’m serious…

But anyhooooo. You guys stay cool. Remain the raddest fans on the planet, and support these weirdos, and maybe I’ll see ya around. Keep on truckin’!

Guitarist/vocalist Devin Shelton will be taking over Chopper’s bass duties, changing the band from a sixpiece to a fivepiece. The band have added:

We want to thank our great friend Chopper for being such a big part of Emery. It’s because of his hard work, time and effort that this band is what it is today. We’ll miss him a whole lot and wish him the best in his next step.

Emery are preparing to embark on the Nintendo Fusion Tour, alongside Hawthorne Heights, which kicks off on September 27th in Columbus, OH.

Tooth & Nail Podcast

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Tooth & Nail have launched their Inaugural Podcast. You can read the press release and subscribe below.

Seattle, WA – In the over 12 year history of Tooth & Nail Records, the label has made a mark for their brand of up-and-coming musical groups. With over 450 releases through the roster of Tooth & Nail and its offshoot labels, the Seattle based company has only kept growing since its inception in 1993. With bands like Underoath, Anberlin, and Emery leading the current score of groups, todayâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Tooth & Nail roster has been gracing the covers of magazines, hitting the airwaves, and some of the largest tours in the country.

To keep fans on the cusp of their latest news and music, Tooth & Nail is now launching their first ever podcast, hosted by Tooth & Nail founder and President, Brandon Ebel.

â┚¬Ã…”I am incredibly excited to launch of the first Tooth & Nail Podcast,â┚¬? Ebel explains. â┚¬Ã…”We are going to keep our fans directly informed about upcoming Tooth & Nail releases by providing digital previews of each one. Additionally, we will provide narration to accompany to podcast with the hope of connecting on a more personal level, and giving our fans a little taste of the personality behind the company.â┚¬?

The monthly podcast will give listeners a chance to hear their favorite Tooth & Nail acts as well as check out brand new bands to the label and previously unreleased tracks. The inaugural podcast, for instance, will feature brand new songs from Jonezetta, whose album, â┚¬Ã…”Popularityâ┚¬? streets October 3rd; Starflyer 59, whose album, â┚¬Ã…”My Islandâ┚¬? streets September 12th; and Dead Poetic, whose album â┚¬Ã…”Vicesâ┚¬? streets October 31st.

To subscribe to the podcast, visit:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=166660910

Nintendo Fusion Tour 2006

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According to Alternative Press the lineup for this year’s Nintendo Fusion Tour has leaked out. The 2006 edition will feature headliners Hawthorne Heights, alongside Relient K, Emery, Plain White T’s and The Sleeping in the opening slot.

The tour is expected to cover the entire U.S. and will kick off the last week of September; the only date revealed thus far is Sept. 30 at Tower City Amphitheater in Cleveland.

What do you think of the lineup this year? Let us know.