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Bottom Of the Hudson

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Trevor Butler, the bass player for Bottom of the Hudson, died on July 29th, when their tour van went off the highway following a tire blowout. The accident also injured others including their new drummer who was in critical condition at a nearby hospital but is now in stable condition after fracturing his skull .  BOTH had just wrapped up a string of dates in support of their latest release, Fantastic Hawk, which came out on Absolutely Kosher in July.  Absolutely Kosher are also accepting donations on behalf of Trevor’s family and for Greg’s medical bills resulting from the accident.  Our hearts and sympathies go out to them at this terrible time.

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!

Motion City Soundtrack Headlining Tour

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Motion City Soundtrack will be heading out on a headlining tour this fall with Mae, Anberlin, and Metro Station. Check out the dates below. Tickets for the headlining tour go on sale nationwide on Friday, August 10. There will be a limited number of tickets available during a special presale that starts this Monday, August 6 at 10 am EST. For presale tickets, go here: Username: MOTION / Password: SOUNDTRACK

Presale tickets will also be available at www.ticketrush.com starting Monday.

October 17 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room
October 19 – Duluth, MN – The Relf Center
October 20 – Omaha, NE – The Sokol Auditorium
October 21 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
October 23 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Center
October 24 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
October 26 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
October 29 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
October 30 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
October 31 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
November 2 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
November 3 – Charlotte, NC – Amos Sounthend
November 4 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
November 6 – Norfolk, VA – Norva
November 7 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
November 9 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
November 10 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
November 11 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
November 13 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
November 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
November 18 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
November 20 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
November 21 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (formally The State Theater)
November 23 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
November 24 – Maplewood, MN – Myth
November 28 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
November 29 – Portland, OR – The Roseland Theater
November 30 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
December 1 – San Diego, CA – Soma
December 3 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
December 4 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern LG
December 5 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
December 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
December 9 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
December 11 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
December 13 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
December 14 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
December 16 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues