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Spitalfield Launches Record Store Tour

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Spitalfield will be doing a month-long â┚¬Ã…”up close and personalâ┚¬? tour of record stores. Beginning October 2, the Chicago-based band are scheduled to perform at 19 retailers in 15 states, where theyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll showcase songs from their brand new CD, Better Than Knowing Where You Are.

10/02/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Norridge, IL @ Rolling Stones, 11 pm – (7300 W Irving Park Rd)
10/10/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Detroit, MI @ Rock A Billyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s, 6:30 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (8411 Hall Rd.)
10/11/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Evansville, IN @ Joeâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Records. 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (121 s. Green River)
10/12/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Normal, IL @ The Waiting Room, 5 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (113 W. North Street)
10/13/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Milwaukee, WI @ Atomic Records, 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (1813 E Locust St)
10/14/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Clear Lake, IA @ CDGBs/Surf Ballroom, 3 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (460 North Shore Drive)
10/15/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ St. Louis, MO @ Vintage Vinyl, 7 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (6610 Delmar Blvd)
10/17/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Nashville, TN @ Grimeyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s, 6 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (1604 Eight Ave. South)
10/18/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Atlanta, GA @ Tower Records, 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (3232 Peachtree Road, Suite B)
10/19/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Gainesville, FL @ Borders, 6 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (6837 Newberry Road)
10/20/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Tampa, FL @ Vinyl Fever, 9 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (4110-A Henderson Blvd)
10/21/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Orlando, FL @ Park Avenue, 7:30 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (2916 Corrine Dr.)
10/22/2006 – Tallahassee, FL @ Vinyl Fever, 4 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (2256 W Pensacola St)
10/24/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Columbia, SC @ Manifest, 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (Boozer Shopping Center 1563 A Broad River Rd)
10/25/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Raleigh, NC @ School Kids, 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (2712-100 Hillsborough St.)
10/26/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Virginia Beach, VA @ Volume CD Exchange, 8 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (2720 N. Mall Dr.)
10/27/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Baltimore, MD @ Record & Tape Traders, 7 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (625 Baltimore Blvd)
10/28/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Fords, NJ @ Vintage Vinyl, 1 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (51 La Fayette Rd.)
10/29/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Hamden, CT @ Exile on Exile on Main Street, 2 pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (60 Skiff St)
10/30/2006 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ West Babylon, NY @ Looney Tunes, 7:30pm â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ (31 Brookvale Ave)

Deftones Set To Release New Album

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The long-awaited follow-up to 2003â┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Deftones is deceptively tuneful and alarmingly heavy, see-sawing between melancholy reflection and jaw-clenching frustration like a manic depressive refusing his meds. Saturday Night Wrist incorporates disparate elements of hard rock, heavy metal, punk, classic, alternative and electronic music within its tumultuous grooves. The band also incorporates enough cohesion between the mortar blasts to keep the music cohesive and unified.

Overall, Saturday Night Wrist is experimental and innovative, it overflows with undeniable hooks, which serve as reminders that first and foremost, Deftones will always be about strong, emotionally resonant songs. Todayâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Deftones have emerged stronger, smarter and more excited as a result of their experience. The end result of that is Saturday Night Wrist.

Check out the first single, â┚¬Ã…”Hole In The Earthâ┚¬?
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Track Listing:

1. Hole In The Earth
2. FM
3. Beware
4. Cherry Waves
5. Mein
6. Interlude
7. Tilde
8. Rats!Rats!Rats!
9. Pink Cellphone
10. Combat
11. The Earth
12. Comanche

The Fold Cancel Tour Dates

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The Fold have canceled all their tour dates until October 7th due to family related issues. You can read the message from the band below.

Hey all. It is with a heavy heart we write to tell you that Dan’s Mom passed away.
http://www.thefoldmusic.com/daniel.htm

We have cleared our schedule until our October 7th show in Wheaton, IL so that we can all be with the family. If you were planning on seeing The Fold before then, we won’t be there. So sorry…

~Dan, Mark, Keith and Aaron

Casket Salesmen On Tour

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Casket Salesmen have announced a couple dates with Senses Fail and will be embarking on a full US tour this November. Support and dates are to be announced shortly. Over the weekend the band finished mastering the newly recorded version of Sleeping Giants which will be in stores and online Oct. 31st.Ԛ  The band have also opened an online store which can be found here.

Oct 3Ԛ  Chain ReactionԚ Ã”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚  Anaheim, CAԚ  w/ Senses Fail
Oct 4Ԛ  Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CAԚ  w/ Senses Fail
Oct 5Ԛ  Temeku TheatreԚ Ã”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚  Temecula, CA w/ Vaux and I am Ghost
Oct 8Ԛ  Glass HouseԚ Ã”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚  Pomona, CAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  w/ Men, Women and Children
Nov 18 BLING FEST @ EpicenterԚ Ã”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚ Ãƒ”šÃ‚  Rancho