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Sleep Bellum Sonno / Rapid Cities – On Tour

SLEEP BELLUM SONNO and RAPID CITIES – On Tour
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* Two-week East Coast tour begins today (March 09 – 27)
* Sleep Bellum Sonno’s Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives … available now
* Rapid Cities’ Machinery Saints available now

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Long Island, NY’s Sleep Bellum Sonno and New Brunswick, NJ’s Rapid Cities are set to embark on an East Coast tour together starting today. The two bands are once again playing shows in support of their 2009 full-length albums, Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives, Not By How We Made Our Living and Machinery Saints, respectively.

The bands will play together from March 9th through the 20th, with Sleep Bellum Sonno continuing on for five more shows.

Sleep Bellum Sonno have composed an ambitious, conceptual record that not only stretches the limits of the artist, but of the listener as well. Recorded live, the album tells the tale of twelve characters who all intertwine into one larger story of a husband / father leaving his wife and two sons behind.To say that Sleep Bellum Sonno’s Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives, Not By How We Made Our Living is a challenging listen might be an understatement. But for those willing to indulge themselves the riches buried within are plenty.

Listen to “A House Of Spades Stands No Chance Against The Wind (Gambler)” (Free mp3)

Deliberately evoking familiar patterns of hardcore and punk rock tradition, and spitting it out with a conscious, yet subtle control of the unconventional and the dissonant, Rapid Cities accepts the challenge to take the step forward. The resulting art of the band’s debut, Machinery Saints, observes what is pleasurable about today’s living, as well as what is mundane. Rapid Cities are both a breath of fresh air as well as an assurance that truly “progressive” yet enjoyable music is still possible.

Listen to “In My Mind” (Free mp3)

You can view a tour video and download a tour poster. As always, if you’d like to attend or speak with the bands, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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MAR 09 – Huntington, NY @ Gramp’s w/ Balance And Composure
MAR 12 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Battle School w/ Black Kites
MAR 13 – Wilmington, DE @ Marcella House
MAR 14 – Richmond, VA @ Empire
MAR 15 – Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
MAR 17 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
MAR 18 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
MAR 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Breakfest and Dessert House
MAR 20 – New York, NY @ Tommy’s Tavern
MAR 24 – Brighton, MA @ Handsome Mansion #
MAR 25 – Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s Rock Diner #
MAR 26 – Burlington, VT @ 242 Main #
MAR 27 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Rooftops, The Americas #

Billy Wallace Tour Starts Today

Billy Wallace is back on the road in support of his solo debut, The Road Spit Me Out. Go check him out!

March 8th – Knoxville, TN @ Long Branch Saloon
March 9th – Springfield, OH @ McMurray’s
March 10th – Louisville, KY @ The Monkeywrench
March 11th – Louisville, KY @ Derby City Espresso
March 12th – Cincinnati, OH @ East End Cafe
March 14th – Youngstown, OH @ Lemon Grove
March 15th – Jamestown, NY @ Labyrinth Press Co. (early show)
March 15th- Jamestown, NY @ Mojo’s (late show)
March 16th – Rochester, NY @ The Shark Tank
March 17th – Ithaca, NY @ The Wildfire Lounge
March 19th – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
March 20th – Jamaica Plains, MA @ Hallway Gallery
March 21st – Providence, RI @ The 201
March 23rd – Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
March 24th – New Hope, PA @ The Triumph Brewery
March 25th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
March 26th – Roanoke, VA @ TBA
March 27th – Richmond, VA @ The Triple
March 28th – Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave
March 30th – Gainesville, FL @ 1982
March 31st – Gainesville, FL @ Flaco’s
April 1st – Tallahassee, FL @ House show
April 2nd – Decatur, GA @ Kavarna Cafe

Topshelf / Clickpop To Release Rooftops Debut

TOPSHELF / CLICKPOP To Release ROOFTOPS Debut Full-Length
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* Vinyl pre-orders start April 1st from Topshelf Records
* CD to be released on Clickpop Records
* US Tour (Mar 12 – Apr 11)

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Topshelf Records and Clickpop Records are both thrilled to announce the release of A Forest Of Polarity, the debut album from Bellingham, Washington’s Rooftops.

Clickpop will release the CD while Topshelf will be handling the vinyl. All formats will hit stores around the globe on May 18th, 2010, but you’ll be able to Pre-Order the LP from Topshelf beginning on April 1st.

Rooftops take its brand of intricate math pop and layer it generously with acoustic guitars, horns, strings and percussion. The resulting arrangements create an impressive sound uniting math rock and post rock into something bold, new and exciting. The band adds vocals to the mix only sparingly but at brilliantly timed intervals for maximum effect. It is the bold, unbridled enthusiasm of math rock harnessed only by the restraints and subtle nuances of post rock. A Forest Of Polarity is the sound of two becoming one. Can you hear it?

The band is streaming songs from A Forest Of Polarity on its Myspace page. Additionally, you can download an mp3 for the song “Raft Easily” here.

Beginning next Friday, Rooftops will embark on a month-long trek across the US with The Americas. If you’d like to attend or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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MAR 12 – Bellingham, WA @ Plan B. w/ Dog Shredder
MAR 13 – Seattle, WA @ Ali Masterson’s House w/ Throne of Bone, Dog Shredder
MAR 14 – Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Chung Antique
MAR 15 – Missoula, MT @ TBA
MAR 16 – Billings, MT @ TBA
MAR 17 – Sioux Falls, ID @ TBA
MAR 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Star Bar w/ Fountain Heads
MAR 19 – LaCrosse, WI @ JB’s Speakeasy w/ This Maching, Idle Ecstatic
MAR 20 – Chicago, IL @ Treasure Town (House) w/ Bad Words, Suffix, Socially Retarded, The Midwestern
MAR 21 – Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s (Logan Square)
MAR 22 – Detroit, MI @ TBA
MAR 23 – Detroit, MI @ The Berkley Front w/ The Summer Pledge, Devilfish
MAR 24 – Cleveland, OH @ The Happy Dog
MAR 25 – New York, NY @ The Delancey w/ Ghastly City Sleep
MAR 26 – New York, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday w/ Anna Weng, Madame Beak, The Suite Unraveling
MAR 27 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Yak Snot, Sleep Bellum Sonno
MAR 28 – Boston, MA @ PA’s
MAR 29 – Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or Lancaster, PA @ TBA
MAR 30 – Bloomington, IN or Columbus, OH @ TBA
MAR 31 – Omaha, NE @ O’leavers
APR 02 – Napa, CA @ Slack Ranch w/ Goodriddler
APR 03 – Berkeley, CA @ Cloyne Co-Op w/ Goodriddler
APR 04 – Santa Rosa, CA @ North Bay Film and Art Collective w/ Goodriddler
APR 05 – Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda w/ Goodriddler, Surrogate
APR 06 – Redding, CA @ Downtown Eatery w/ Goodriddler
APR 07 – Seattle, WA @ TBA
APR 08 – Bellingham, WA @ TBA
APR 09 – Seattle, WA @ TBA
APR 10 – Portland, OR @ TBA w/ Total Bros
APR 11 – Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Strange Holiday (ex-Tristeza), Secret Codes, Goodriddler

Grown Ups / Big Scary Monsters Detail Full-Length Info

BIG SCARY MONSTERS Reveals GROWN UPS LP / CD Details
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* Matt Allison-produced full-length, MORE SONGS, to be released on 05/18/10
* Band now streaming two brand new tracks
* Download 2009 EP for FREE @ If You Make It
* US Tour w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy, more (April 07 – 18)

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Big Scary Monsters is pleased to announce that Grown Ups (Chicago, IL / Furnessville, IN) has finished recording its debut full-length, More Songs, with producer Matt Allison (Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Rise Against ). The ten track effort will see May 18th US / UK release date from the transcontinental label.

Featuring six brand new songs and four re-recorded / reworked tracks from the 2009 EP, Songs, The aptly titled More Songs will be available from Big Scary Monsters on both vinyl and CD formats. The 12″ pressing stats are still being sorted, but there will be 300 hand-screened CDs on three different colors, split evenly between US and UK territories and the band. Stay tuned for pre-order details in April.

Grown Ups is currently streaming two brand new songs, “Weed Science” and “Pears,” at their Myspace page. Additionally, the band has teamed up with If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the previously mentioned EP, Songs. To download free of charge, go here.

Finally, as a precursor to what will be a year of heavy touring, Grown Ups has booked a 10-day East Coast tour in April with 1994! and will be playing shows with My Heart To Joy, Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader as well. Also, details regarding the band’s Summer UK / European tour are forthcoming. As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with Grown Ups, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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APR 07 – Buffalo, NY @ The Last Stand w/ 1994!
APR 08 – Syracuse, NY @ Noumenon House w/ 1994!
APR 09 – 10 – Cambridge, MA @ Record Hospital Fest w/ 1994!, US Girls, more
APR 11 – Kingston, RI @ URI Coffee Shop w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 12 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studios w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The OX w/ 1994!
APR 15 – New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA w/ 1994!
APR 16 – Richmond, VA @ Charlie Mansion w/ 1994!, Snowing
APR 17 – Baltimore, MD @ Philly Invades Baltimore Fest @ CCAS w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing, Pyramids
APR 18 – Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing

Tiny Engines To Release Everyone Everywhere LP

TINY ENGINES To Release EVERYONE EVERYWHERE LP
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* Pre-order Self-Titled 12″ (out 05/04/10)
* Band now streaming two brand new songs
* Download 2009 debut 7″ for FREE @ If You Make It

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Tiny Engines is pleased to announce that it will release the Self-Titled debut full-length from Philadelphia’s Everyone Everywhere.

The album, which will be released in vinyl and digital formats on May 04, 2010, is now up for pre-order from the label. Tiny Engines will press 500 12-inches on maroon and off-white colorways (350 / 150). To secure a copy of this amazing record, go here.

The band is currently streaming two brand new songs, “Tiny Boat” and “Blown Up Grown Up,” on its Myspace page.

Everyone Everywhere’s eponymous debut builds on the rock-solid foundation laid down on last year’s dynamic 7″, A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around, and further pushes the band’s sonic palette in exciting new directions at every turn. Sure, those lovely Promise Ring vibes remain – not to mention hints of Braid’s twisting-yet-tuneful angularity, the crackling anti-anthems of indie heroes Superchunk and Piebald’s off-kilter sense of melody – but the Philly four piece has honed its songwriting chops, dialed in its amps and seriously upped the ante with this emotionally taut ten-song affair.

On a related note, Everyone Everywhere and Evil Weevil Records, the label responsible for the 7″ version of A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around, have teamed up with the awesome folks at If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the 4-song effort. To download this sweet little release, completely free from financial obligation, go here.

- Big crunching power chords interact with a rollicking bass and thumping drums to create the same kind of fun-loving tunes I vainly attempted to craft back in college. – DryveTymeOnlyne
- Standing above a lot of bands that attempt to emulate those near-perfect years of the Midwest, Everyone Everywhere is destined to turn more than a few heads. – ScenePointBlank
- Sounding like the spunky lovechild of Rainer Maria, American Football and Piebald, Everyone Everywhere is late 90s emo done right. – Punkbands.com
- Everyone Everywhere put their own unique spin on mid / late-`90s revival … ridiculously promising and occasionally brilliant. – Punknews.org
- Successfully paying homage to some of the greatest bands in independent music while still retaining its own identity. – Go211.com
- Listening to Everyone Everywhere is like running into a totally rad old friend at a party and having the best time. – Exclaim
- Chalk full of enough quirkiness and sing-along-ness to keep your attention from beginning to end. – Prick Magazine
- This is road trip music, springtime music, vacation music, just good stuff in general. – Fistfight At The Arthouse
- Everyone Everywhere are one of the best emo bands (new or old) I’ve heard in recent years. – Rockfreaks.net

Communipaw – Download New Record For Free

COMMUNIPAW – New Full-Length Available for Free Download
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* Download the Self-Titled Debut at Sound As Language
* CD available for stream and purchase

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New Brunswick, NJ’s Communipaw and South Carolina-based music blog Sound As Language are excited to announce that the band’s Self-Titled debut full-length is now available for full Free Download on the site.

The record is the first in a new feature for the blog where albums and EPs of different genres will be made available for free with direct permission from the artist. The only criteria is that music be quality and of course, independent.

Led by singer/songwriter Brian Bond, Communipaw mixes its love of soaring, anthemic indie rock with a classic songwriting sensibility and a slice of alt-country. Along the way, the band has crafted a dynamic brand of indie-pop, building a reputation for originality in its hometown scene. This Self-Titled recording morphed into a year long adventure that brought the band to eight different studio spaces and inspired eleven new songs, experimentation, revision and reinvention along every step of the way. The resulting Self-Titled record illustrates at once a lush synthesis of the group’s diverse influences – from shoegaze to surf rock and everything in between – and a testament to the maturity of the band’s songwriting.

- Take Over (mp3)
- 2:23 (mp3)

Communipaw plans to tour the US extensively this summer. Until then go pick up the album for free!

It’s A King Thing – New Record for Free Download

IT’S A KING THING – New Full-Length Available for Free Download
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* Stream or download Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo now
* Videos for each song upcoming

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From the Haddons, the Hills and the Heights of suburban New Jersey comes It’s A King Thing – A band for boys and girls, late bloomers, nose pickers, pussies and procrastinators.

For the better part of 2009, It’s A King Thing has been recording it’s 2nd full-length, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, a record which expertly verse-chorus-verses its way into a 12 song / 36 minute concoction of “I can’t believe my mom just caught me masturbating” and winsome anti-folk vignettes.

Basically, these songs can beat up your band’s songs.

It’s A King Thing has matured into a indie power pop behemoth and Buffalo… is its crowning achievement. Led by singer / songwriter / smartass Brian Mietz and featuring former members of the criminally underrated Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, It’s A King Thing should find fans of the first two Weezer albums, The Lemonheads, Nada Surf and Guided By Voices drooling uncontrollably. You can stream the entire album here, and like all of the band’s previous material, Buffalo … is available for FREE DOWNLOAD!

Trying to pick “singles” off Buffalo … is like trying to determine which hot girl is the hottest. Nevertheless, we chose “Old Hobbies” and “Mush Mouth” (free mp3s) for your ear pleasure.

The band also has the ambitious plan to shoot a video for each song on Buffalo…. The results are sure to be humourous. In fact, three are already complete and you can check those out here. Schweet!

“If you are bummed on the last four Weezer records (however many they have put out since Pinkerton that is), just know there are bands like It’s A King Thing still out there still sticking it to the man.” – Sound As Language

Nice Post Harbor Review in Suspect Device UK

POST HARBOR  ”They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them” CD Burning Building

Great Communipaw Review in Suspect Device UK

COMMUNIPAW S/T CD Self-Released

Post Harbor – Pre Order New Record

POST HARBOR – Pre-Order New CD – They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them
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* Record release show tonight / March West Coast tour
* Album streaming on Burning Building Recordings
* Video for “Shirakashi”

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Tonight, Post Harbor celebrates the release of its sophomore full-length, They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them, with a record release show at Neumo’s in its hometown of Seattle. The album will be released on February 23rd by Burning Building Recordings but is available for pre-order starting today.

The Seattle-based label is now streaming the album in its entirety and you can also download a free mp3 for the song “Caves, Hollow Trees And Other Dwellings.” Additionally, a video for “Shirakashi” has been posted on Youtube.

Already grabbing headlines with a unique, vocally dynamic take on the post-rock formula, fans of Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Explosions In The Sky and Sunny Day Real Estate should take note. Post Harbor not only blurs the line between genres, it transcend the boundaries, pushing limits with ambitious arrangements and gorgeously complex musical landscapes. Expansive and reflective without compromising its focused precision, Post Harbor has the ability to transport the listener to another time and place. The ethereal vocals of Anthony Carlucci tremble with restrained emotion and act as yet another instrument in this expansive orchestra of sounds. With each listen, They Can’t Hurt You If You Don’t Believe In Them slowly reveals layer upon intricate layer, and the results are often majestic.

Following its record release show tonight, Post Harbor will embark on a West Coast tour in March. If you’d like to attend or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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FEB 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos – CD Release Party w/ Daniel G. Harmann, The Soft Hills, The Oregon Donor
FEB 21 – Renton, WA @ Tyrannosaurus Records (In-store performance)
MAR 03 – Bremerton, WA @ The Charleston Music Venue
MAR 06 – Portland, OR @ Dunes
MAR 07 – Salem, OR @ The Space
MAR 08 – Redding, CA @ The Downtown Eatery
MAR 09 – San Francisco,CA @ Kimo’s
MAR 10 – Sacramento, CA @ Shire Road Club
MAR 12 – Boise, ID @ The Bouquet Bar
MAR 20 – Anacortes, WA @ The Brown Lantern
MAR 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Comet w/ Joy Wants Eternity
APR 09 – Seattle,WA @ The Back Room
APR 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern



Balance And Composure / Tigers Jaw – Split CD / LP Announced

BALANCE AND COMPOSURE / TIGERS JAW Split Announced
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* No Sleep / Run For Cover to release CD / LP (05/11/10)
* New Songs streaming from both bands
* Balance And Composure – U.S. Tour

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Fellow Pennsylvanians Balance And Composure (Doylestown) and Tigers Jaw (Scranton) have each contributed a handful of brand new songs for an upcoming split release on No Sleep and Run For Cover Records, the former handling the CD version while the latter takes on vinyl duties.

Featuring four new tracks from each band, plus a bonus digital-only offering from Balance And Composure, the split was recorded by Vince Ratti (The Wonder Years, Circa Survive, Valencia) and will be released by the labels in CD and 12″ formats on May 11, 2010. A track list an be found below and both bands are currently streaming songs from the album on their respective myspace pages.

Track List
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Balance and Composure
1. Kaleidoscope (streaming)
2. Burdens
3. Twenty Four
4. Rope
5. As Planned (Digital Only)

Tigers Jaw
5. Lodging
6. Jet Alone
7. Danielson
8. Dent (streaming)

In other news, Tigers Jaw will be begin recording its highly anticipated sophomore full-length for Run For Cover at the end of February, which should subsequently see the light of day later this Summer. The label will be re-releasing the band’s amazing 2008 self-titled full-length soon as well. Tigers Jaw’s most recent effort, Spirit Desire, was released in 7-inch and digital formats by Tiny Engines in August of 2009.

Balance And Composure’s acclaimed EP, Only Boundaries, was released by No Sleep last summer as well, and the band continues to tour heavily in support of it. February finds the five piece playing a number of shows across the Northeast before leaving for a month-long tour of the U.S. in March. Dates are still being booked, but everything below has been confirmed. As always, if you’d like to attend or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

Tour
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FEB 13 – Oneonta, NY @ Oneonta Armory
FEB 18 – North Port, NY @ Quinn’s Pub (basement show)
FEB 19 – Bear, DE @ Barn
FEB 20 – Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing!
FEB 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ House Show
FEB 25 – West Chester, PA @ The Note (Crime In Stereo Record Release)
FEB 28 – Camden, NJ @ Rutgers University w/ I Am The Avalanche
MAR 03 – Scranton, PA @ Vintage Theater
MAR 04 – Goshen, NY @ Sounds Asylum
MAR 05 – Burlington, VT @ 242 Main
MAR 07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Balcony
MAR 08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studio’s
MAR 09 – Long Island, NY @ Gramps
MAR 10 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
MAR 12 – High Point, NC @ Arts By Alexander
MAR 13 – Charleston, SC @ The Oasis
MAR 15 – Athens, GA @ Tasty World
MAR 16 – Birmingham, AL @ Magic City Wholesale
MAR 17 – Pembroke Pines, FL @ Talent Farm
MAR 18 – Orlando, FL @ Uncle Lou’s
MAR 19 – McDonough, GA @ The Armory
MAR 20 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House
MAR 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Soggy Dog House
APR 03 – Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker
APR 04 – Rockville Centre, NY @ The Vibe Lounge

PJ Bond & Billy Wallace On Tour

PJ Bond and Billy Wallace have joined forces to head out on the road starting today. Of course Billy Wallace is formerly of The Wading Girl and self-released The Road Spit Me Out on his own label, Uneasy Records last year. PJ Bond is formerly of Outsmarting Simon most notably as well as Marigold and Communipaw. He released You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical late last year as well on Black Numbers.

Feb. 4th – St. Louis, MO @ The Fubar w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 5th – Peoria, IL @ The Brass Rail w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 6th – Chicago, IL @ The Horseshoe w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 7th – Grand Rapids, MI @ Kelly’s Place w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 8th – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/ Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) and PJ Bond
Feb. 9th – Springfield, OH @ McMurray’s w/ PJ Bond, Seton Brown
Feb. 10th – Cincinnati, OH @ Baba Budan’s w/ PJ Bond, Moriah Haven Lawson
Feb. 11th – Cleveland, OH @ The Soggy Dog House w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 12th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 13th – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 14th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 15th, 16th – Taking a break; hanging with friends in Brooklyn.
Feb. 17th – Roanoke, VA @ The Bazaar w/ Extinctions, Just Marshall
Feb. 18th – Richmond, VA @ Six Burner w/ Nick Coward and the Last Battle

Pianos Become The Teeth score 4/5 from Alternative Press

Pianos Become The Teeth have quietly refined their craft over the last few years into an incredibly cathartic and sporadically chilling mode. Their screamo peers–past or present–should be more than envious.

http://bit.ly/aAoACF

Pianos Become The Teeth – Old Pride Out Today

PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH – OLD PRIDE Out Today
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* New CD on Topshelf Records
* Album streaming on Punknews.org

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Topshelf Records (Defeater, My Heart To Joy) is ecstatic to officially unleash Pianos Become The Teeth’s sophomore album, Old Pride, into the world today. The full-length has been met with high praise and is now available in all its glory from Top Shelf or digitally from Amazon and iTunes.

Additionally, you can now stream the entire record at Punknews.org. Old Pride’s first track, “Filial,” is still available for free download as well.

Listen to Filial (free mp3)

Screamo is dead. Or at least that is what some people say. However, Pianos Become The Teeth begs to differ. The band turns the oversaturated and overproduced genre upside down with an album so powerful and so brave it can only be compared to the legends that preceded it. Mixing elements of hardcore, post rock and screamo, Old Pride breathes new life into a once decaying scene. Pianos Become The Teeth has a melodic yet uncompromising sound that showcases a diverse set of influences. Brimming with sincerity and brandishing an experimental ambiance, the band is pushing beyond the boundaries of a stale genre with poetic lyrics and an impassioned delivery. Screamo is dead? The skeptics might want to listen to Old Pride before making such bold proclamations.

“Euphoric, exhilarating and utterly discordant … the kind of band that allows you to feel young, nervous and excited about music again. Powerful, majestic, important and truly fantastic from start to finish.” – Rock Sound
“Pianos Become The Teeth skillfully works elegant, lush instrumentation while pushing and pulling between ebullient, manic intensity that shrieks and screams with conviction and emotive uproaring.” – Go211.com
“An eight song powerhouse of unabashed hardcore and screamo intertwined with building crescendos and post-rock interludes … unique as it is impressively devastating.” – Bedwetting Cosmonaut
“Pianos Become the Teeth excel at constructing artfully elegant and resplendent instrumental passages, before decimating them with torturously emotional screamed catharsis.” – Strange Glue

Beartrap Booking

If you didn’t already know, Beartrap has started a booking division exclusively for the bands we handle press for. Beartrap Booking will be run by Jeff Meyers who has an extensive booking background and was also a member of the amazing Jena Berlin. It should also be noted that Jeff is one of our partners in Beartrap’s Tiny Engines record label. We’re super stoked about everything that is happening in Beartrap land!

The Wonder Years – Record Release Shows / Tour

THE WONDER YEARS – On Tour / Record Release Shows (01/26 – 02/28)
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* In Support of The Upsides (out Jan 26)
* Touring with Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
* Band now streaming 3nd new song, “Logan Circle”
* Other odds and ends – iTunes pre-order / limited edition posters / Kennedy’s departure

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Next Tuesday, Philadelphia’s The Wonder Years kicks off the first of five record release shows celebrating its highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, The Upsides. The album is being released on January 26th by No Sleep Records. There will be a 12″ version from Run For Cover as well.

The Upsides is currently available for pre-order from both labels, as is a digital version from iTunes, which includes an e-booklet featuring exclusive content such as song meanings and stories behind the lyrics.

Additionally, The Wonder Years is now streaming a third track from the record titled “Logan Circle.” To listen, cruise on over to the band’s myspace page where you can also stream the album’s first two singles, “Washington Square Park” and “Melrose Diner.”

It’s worth noting that artist James Heimer has created a series of five amazing posters, each corresponding to one of record release shows. They have been silk screened by hand and will be available in limited quantities of 30 at each show. To view the posters and for additional details, go here.

Immediately proceeding the last release show, the band will embark on a month-long headlining tour of the United States with Therefore I Am and Man Overboard. As always, if you’d like to attend or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

Tour
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JAN 26 – Allston, MA @ ICC / Record Release Show w/ A Loss for Words, Energy, Transit, more
JAN 27 – Canoga Park, CA @ The Cobalt Cafe / Record Release Show w/ Second to Last, The Sheds
JAN 29 – Chalfont, PA @ Chalfont United Methodist Church / Record Release Show w/ Man Overboard, A Loss for Words, Daylight
JAN 30 – Covington, KY @ The Madd Hatter / Record Release Show w/ Small Time Crooks, The Pledge
JAN 31 – Southgate, MI @ The Modern Exchange / Record Release Show w/ Shorelines, The Bravest Kids, Anchors, Slaves to the Pavement
FEB 02 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 03 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 04 – Pembroke Pines, FL @ The Talent Farm w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 05 – Panama City, FL @ Beamers w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 06 – AL, MS, LA @ TBA
FEB 07 – Houston, TX @ The Junction w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 08 – San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 09 – El Paso, TX @ The Nay Lair w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ The PHiX w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 11 – Tuscon, AZ @ TBA w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 12 – Twentynine Palms, CA @ Twentynine Palms Elk Lodge w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 13 – Redding, CA @ TBA w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 14 – Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 15 – Olympia, WA @ Black Lake Grange w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 16 – Euegene/Bend, OR @ TBA w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 17 – Sacramento, CA @ Branch Street House w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 18 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 19 – Murrieta, CA @ Gilindos w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Knight Hall w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 21 – Albuquerque, NM @ TBA w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 22 – Midland, TX @ The Ground Floor w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 23 – Dallas, TX @ Fat Daddy Soundshack w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 24 – Kansas City, KS @ Scion Lab w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 25 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 26 – Cleveland, OH @ Pirates Cover w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 27 – Jermyn, PA @ Elenor Rigby’s w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard
FEB 28 – Albany, NY @ Bogie’s w/ Therefore I Am, Man Overboard

Finally, it is with great sadness that the band says goodbye to longtime drummer, Mike Kennedy, who is leaving to pursue exciting opportunities in higher education. The record release shows will be his last before Nick Steinborn takes over duties behind the kit. To read a statement from the band and Kennedy, go here.

Sleep Bellum Sonno on tour now!

Jan 15 2010 8:00P
Eclipse Record Store w/ Joie De Vivre St. Paul, Minnesota
Jan 16 2010 8:00P
The Haunted Basement w/ Boy Meets World Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 17 2010 8:00P
The Hole Skate Shop w/ Lockjaw & Letters to Friends Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 18 2010 8:00P
The Booth Hotel w/ Texas Instruments Independence, Kansas
Jan 19 2010 8:00P
TBA w/ Grizzly J Berry Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 20 2010 8:00P
The Pistol Club w/ Grizzly J Berry St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 21 2010 7:00P
Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center w/ Community College St Louis, Missouri
Jan 22 2010 8:00P
The Swamp Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 23 2010 7:00P
Little Hamilton w/ The Looking Glass and Gnarwhal Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24 2010 7:00P
Loudhouse Coffee Greenbreir, Tennessee
Jan 25 2010 8:00P
HELP?! Columbus, Ohio
Jan 26 2010 7:00P
The Ottobar w/ Good Morning February & Sensible Nectar & Birthmarks & Baklavaa Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 27 2010 8:00P
TBA w/ Summons To Yomi Not Sure, Delaware
Feb 6 2010 7:00P
Yippie w/ Balance and Composure & The Motorcycle Industry New York, New York
Feb 7 2010 2:00P
Sunday Matinee Fest @ Broadway w/ Playing Dead, Ink and Lead, Hands like Feet, & MUCH MORE!! Amityville, New York

Pianos Become The Teeth on tour now!

Pianos Become The Teeth 9/10 in Rock Sound!

Sweet Pianos Write Up!

Sweet Pianos Become The Teeth write up in the Free Times for their show in Columbia, SC. Thanks Bryan!

Pianos Become the Teeth — Baltimore quintet Pianos Become the Teeth arrives at semi-secret underground venue The House of Hardcore brandishing not only a wiry and frantic brand of post-hardcore, but also wielding its just-released sophomore LP, Old Pride. In this band, the spirit of emotionally charged late-‘90s post-hardcore not only lives, but grows. The band’s two guitarists wind textured chords and snaking melodic lines over a bruising rhythm section and desperately screamed vocals that seem to be torn from much deeper than the throat and fall into some kind of melody as if by accident. A frequent critique of emotional hardcore  — OK, emo — is that it never grows up. Pianos Become the Teeth just proves that it never gets old.