Posts tagged ‘Balance And Composure’

No Sleep To Release Frontier(s) 7″

By will, 7 April, 2010, No Comment

No Sleep Records To Release Frontier(s) 7″
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* The Plains out June 29, 2010
* Featuring members of Elliott, Falling Forward, Mouthpiece, The Enkindels, Stay Gold
* Full-length CD / LP to be released late 2010 (ARRCO / No Sleep)

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No Sleep Records is pleased to announce that on June 29, 2010, it will release The Plains, the debut 7″ from Frontier(s).

The newest vehicle for Elliott / Falling Forward front man Chris Higdon, Frontier(s) also features Matt Wieder (guitar) of Mouthpiece / The Enkindels and drummer Eagle Barber of Stay Gold. The two songs on The Plains were recorded by Elliott / Wax Fang drummer Kevin Ratterman ( Coliseum, Bridge And Tunnel, Breather Resist, Black Cross ) at The Funeral Home in the band’s home town of Louisville, KY.

Limited to a pressing of 1000 on green, white and black colorways, the 7″ will come packaged in a tri-fold letter press jacket and include a free download card. Stay tuned for information regarding the vinyl’s pre-order at the end of April.

In other news, Frontier(s) will be releasing it’s debut full-length, There Will Be No Miracles Here, on Arena Rock Recording Co. in late 2010. No Sleep will be tackling the 12″ LP version while Arctic Rodeo will handle the album’s European release. Currently the band is streaming a track from the record on its Myspace page.

The aforementioned song, “Abul Abbas,” is available in mp3 format as well as part of No Sleep’s most recent free downloadable digital comp, No Sleep Till Death, which also features tracks from The Wonder Years, Balance And Composure, Into It. Over It. and La Dispute.

Balance And Composure / Tigers Jaw – Split CD / LP Available For Pre-Order

By will, 1 April, 2010, No Comment

BALANCE AND COMPOSURE / TIGERS JAW Split Available For Pre-Order
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* No Sleep / Run For Cover to release CD / LP (05/11/10)
* Limited Edition Tees / Prints with art by Daniel Fishel
* New Songs streaming from both bands
* Balance And Composure – on Tour

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No Sleep and Run For Cover Records are pleased to announce that the upcoming split CD / LP between Balance And Composure and Tigers Jaw is now available for Pre-Order from both labels.

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 officially be released on May 11, 2010. Right now you can pre-order the CD version from No Sleep here, while Run For Cover’s 12″ vinyl version (200 green, 300 brown, 500 black) can be secured here.

Additionally, each label is offering exclusive pre-order package deals featuring limited-edition tees and prints with artwork by the amazing Daniel Fishel.

As for the two Pennsylvanian bands, both have debuted more new songs on their respective myspace pages. Go here to listen to “Rope” from Balance And Composure and to stream “Lodging” from Tigers Jaw, click here.

In other news, Balance And Composure will spend much of April and May touring the East Coast and Midwest. As always, if you’d like to attend or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

Balance And Composure – Tour
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APR 16 – Manchester, NH @ Rocko’s w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 17 – Garden City, NY @ The Ethical Humanist Society w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 18 – Pittman, NJ @ The Wounded Healer w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 20 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 21 – Zanesville, OH @ The Shotshot w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 22 – Saginaw, MI @ Snuggly Mug w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 23 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 24 – Cleveland,OH @ The Rat w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Warsaw Arena w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
APR 26 – Kingston, PA @ The Black Lodge w/ A Loss for Words, Man Overboard
MAY 08 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/ Everyone Everywhere
MAY 14 – Wilkes Barre, PA @ Cafe Metropolis w/ Tigers Jaw
MAY 15 – Chalfont, PA @ CUMC w/ End of a Year, Tigers Jaw, more
MAY 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ The Wonder Years

Sleep Bellum Sonno / Rapid Cities – On Tour

By will, 9 March, 2010, No Comment

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
# 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 #

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

By will, 9 February, 2010, No Comment

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