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Motion City Soundtrack To Release Video Documentary

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Motion City Soundtrack is set to release the video documentary I Am The Movie: The Movie on May 13th through Epitaph Records. Motion City Soundtrack culled hours of video footage and photographs from the early ’00s when the band recorded and released their debut album, I Am The Movie first in 2002 on their own, and then in 2003 on Epitaph. The documentary was edited by Melissa Kraemer. I Am the Movie: The Movie will be available on limited edition DVD in the original floppy disk packaging that the album was released on, as well as through digital outlets like iTunes and Amazon.

Watch the trailer below.

To celebrate the release of the documentary, Motion City Soundtrack will perform the album I Am The Movie acoustic, for the first time ever, in it’s entirety, start to finish at the 240-cap seated McNally-Smith Auditorium on the campus of McNally-Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN on Tuesday, May 13th at 7PM. Tickets are $25.00 and will be on-sale to the public on Friday April 18th at 10 a.m here.

State Champs Stream “Elevated” Music Video

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State Champs are streaming their new video for “Elevated” off their debut full length The Finer Things due out October 8th, 2013 on Pure Noise Records. The Finer Things is available for pre-order on the band’s merch store.

The band will be out on tour this fall with Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack. View the dates below.

State Champs Tour Dates w/Bayside, Motion City Soundtrack
10/3: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
10/4: Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
10/5: Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
10/6: Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
10/8: Maingate Nightclub – Allentown, PA
10/9: Ramshead Live – Baltimore, MD
10/11: Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
10/12: The Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL
10/13: Plush – St Louis, MO
10/14: Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
10/16: Blue Moose Tap House – Iowa City, IA
10/17: The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
10/18: Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
10/19: Mainstreet – Toledo, OH

Tony Leaves Motion City Soundtrack

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Drummer Tony Thaxton has decided to leave Motion City Soundtrack. A statement from Tony and the band can be read below.

Dear Friends,

Our beloved drummer Tony Thaxton has decided to leave the band. We really hate to see him go, but we fully support him in his choice and wish him the absolute best in the future. Tony’s contribution to the band over the last 11+ years was immeasurable, both on the stage and off. We’re really glad to have been able to share some truly amazing times with such a great drummer and friend. He will be missed.

Here are a few words from Tony:

“I’m afraid the time has come for me to move on from Motion City Soundtrack. This was an extremely, extremely hard decision to make, but one that I felt was very necessary for me. As you get older, life can lead you different ways, and some things that were once easy become harder. Being on the road so much was really starting to take its toll on me. It just feels like it is time for me to move on. I am beyond grateful for all of the things I have been able to experience in the last 11 years with the band. I got to play shows in 19 countries. I got to be in magazines. I got to play on tv. I got to discuss Shiatsu massage with M. Night Shyamalan (seriously). I got to meet and be thankful for so many great fans. It was definitely an amazing run that I never dreamed I would be able to experience.

I am not 100% sure what exactly the future holds for me, but it does not involve MCS. MCS will continue on without me, and I wish everyone the best. I thank Justin, Josh, Jesse, and Matt for being understanding of my decision. And most of all, I thank you all for your incredible support. We never could have done anything without you all. I’ll never forget these past 11 years. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”

As Tony said, we will be moving on. We’re currently writing new songs and rehearsing. We will be playing all upcoming shows with our good friend Claudio Rivera, who played with us in 2009 when Tony broke his arm.

We’d like to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for your support of our band, and for sticking with us through thick and thin. You’re the reason we are able to do what we do. We’ll see you at the Warped Tour this summer!

heart,
MCS

Motion City Soundtrack Stream “True Romance” Video

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Motion City SoundtrackMotion City Soundtrack‘s new video for “True Romance” can be seen below. The song is off the band’s new album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happy-anniversary/id527766361?uo=4″ title=”Motion City Soundtrack – Go” text=”Go”], in stores and online now.

Watch it and let us know your thoughts. It’ll throw you for a loop… you might need to watch it a couple of times to get it all. [Read more…]

Motion City Soundtrack Post “Timelines” Lyric Video

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Motion City SoundtrackMotion City Soundtrack are streaming a lyric video for their new single “[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/timelines/id525822745?uo=4″ title=”Motion City Soundtrack – Timelines” text=”Timelines”].” Check out the video below and if you have’t yet, pre-order their new album, Go, due out June 12th on Epitaph Records.

I love how the “O” in the video goes along with the snare drum. Let us know what you think of it.

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Motion City Soundtrack “Go” Pre-Order; Album Art

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Motion City SoundtrackMotion City Soundtrack released their new single “True Romance” today and you can pick it up on[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-romance/id515812907?uo=4″ title=”Motion City Soundtrack – True Romance” text=”iTunes”].

The band has also released pre-order bundles for their new album, Go, due out June 12th on Epitaph Records.

Check out the album art for Go below. The band has also announced they will be heading out on the road this June in the US with The Henry Clay People and The Front Bottoms. Dates and pre-sale information can be found here. [Read more…]