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The Starting Line Announce Headlining Tour

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The Starting Line have announced a headlining tour with support from Bayside and Four Year Strong. The tour starts March 19th in Pittsburgh and goes through mid April. Check out the dates below.

Mar 19 2008 8:00P Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 20 2008 5:30P St. Andrew’s Hall Detriot, Michigan
Mar 21 2008 5:00P Metro Chicago, Illinois
Mar 22 2008 7:00P The Rave Milwaukee, Washington
Mar 24 2008 5:00P First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 25 2008 5:00P People’s Court Des Moines, Iowa
Mar 26 2008 6:30P Pop’s Sauget, Illinois
Mar 27 2008 6:30P Beaumont Club Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 28 2008 6:30P Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
Mar 29 2008 7:00P In The Venue ( Formerly Bricks) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 31 2008 7:00P El Carazon Seattle, Washington
Apr 1 2008 6:00P Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon
Apr 3 2008 6:30P Slim’s San Francisco, California
Apr 4 2008 7:30P The Broadwalk Sacramento, California
Apr 5 2008 12:00P Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre Irvine, California
Apr 6 2008 6:00P Jillians Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 7 2008 6:30P The Rock Tuscon, Arizona
Apr 9 2008 6:30P White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Apr 10 2008 6:30P House Of Blues Dallas, Texas
Apr 11 2008 6:00P Meridian Houston, Texas
Apr 13 2008 6:00P House Of Blues Orlando, Florida
Apr 14 2008 6:00P Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 15 2008 6:30P Jannus Landing Saint Petersburg, Florida
Apr 16 2008 8:00P The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 17 2008 6:00P The Norva Norfolk, Virginia

Fearless Records To Release Punk Goes Crunk

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Fearless Records will release Punk Goes Crunk in April 2008. This compilation will feature popular rock, pop, screamo, and punk artists covering popular rap and hip-hop tracks.

Punk Goes Crunk will include songs off of the never released Immortal Records compilation, Yo! Indie Rock Raps, such as Say Anything, Kenny from The Starting Line, New Found Glory, The Maine, Hot Rod Circuit, My American Heart, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids. This album will also include tracks from All Time Low, The Devil Wears Prada, Set Your Goals, and other artists who will be announced soon.

Punk Goes Crunk is the seventh album in the Punk Goes Series following, Punk Goes Acoustic 2, Punk Goes Metal, Punk Goes Pop, Punk Goes 80’s, Punk Goes 90’s, and Punk Goes Acoustic.

First Bamboozle 2008 Bands Announced

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The first round of bands for the 2008 Bamboozle festival have been announced. The event will take place on May 3rd and 4th at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ. Check out the bands announced so far below and head over to www.ducatking.com on November 23rd at noon for the pre-sale.

Chiodos
Finch
Forever The Sickest Kids
I Am The Avalanche
Jack’s Mannequin
Less Than Jake
Mindless Self Indulgence
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Starting Line
Senses Fail
Motion City Soundtrack

Paramore Headlining Tour Dates

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Paramore with support acts: The Starting Line, The Almost, and Set Your Goals. *click read more for dates*

Oct. 25th Utica College – Utica, NY
Oct. 26th Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
Oct. 27th Clutch Cargo’s – Pontiac, MI
Oct. 29th Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
Oct. 30th The Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
Nov. 1st The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 2nd The Myth – Maplewood, MN
Nov. 3rd The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
Nov. 4th Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO (16+ show)
Nov. 6th House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 8th The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
Nov. 10th Majestic Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA
Nov. 11th Soma – San Diego, CA
Nov. 15th Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
Nov. 17th The Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX
Nov. 18th Stubb’s – Austin, TX
Nov. 19th Meridian – Houston, TX
Nov. 21st War Memorial Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Nov. 23rd Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Nov. 24th The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Nov. 25th The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
Nov. 27th The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 28th Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY (16+ show)

The Starting line Hit the Top 30; Announce Fall Tour

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The Starting Line debut on Billboard at number #30 with their new album, Direction. The band has announced some tour dates following their run on this summers Warped Tour. Also look for another tour announcement from the band soon.

The Starting Line headlining tour, Fall 2007

Sept 13 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Sept 16 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Ballroom
Sept 17 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Sept 18 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place Richmond
Sept 21 Isle of Palms, SC Wind Jammer
Sept 22 Columbia, SC Headliners Live
Sept 23 Hilton Head, SC Monkey Business
Sept 24 Tallahassee, FL Floyds Music Store
Sept 26 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
Sept 27 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
Sept 28 Cordova, TN Skate Park of Memphis
Sept 29 Louisville, KY Great Lawn @ Waterfront Park
Sept 30 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amp./UMB Bank
Oct 2 Toledo, OH Gatorz Bar & Grill
Oct 4 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock

Staff Recommendations August 5, 2007

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Bryce Jacobson
Be sure to check out these bands that are currently gaining a lot of attention that we previously featured on our “On The Rise” section, The Dangerous Summer and Metro Station. The Dangerous Summer‘s new EP will be out August 21st on Hopeless Records, and Metro Station will be on some big tours this fall including Just Surrender, Motion City Soundtrack, Mae and Anberlin.

For current releases be sure to pick up Tokyo Rose, The International Drive, Down to Earth Approach, and The Send‘s new albums.

Adam Weidman
The new album, Direction from The Starting Line is quite solid! Also The Receiving End of Sirens have their upcoming record streaming in its entirety on Myspace.

Sam Anacker
Interpol’s new album Our Love to Admire is another solid album, as is the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s new EP Is Is which features songs written during touring for their first record. As for upcoming releases look forward to Minus the Bear’s Planet of Ice, slated to hit August 21, and the nation-wide tour to follow!