* 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
# Sleep Bellum Sonno only
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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 #

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