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Fear Before The March of Flames Post New Song

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Fear Before The March of Flames have posted another song from their upcoming album, The Always Open Mouth which will be in stores September 19th. Visit the band MySpace page to hear “Mouth”, “Drowning The Old Hag”, and “Lycanthropy” from the new album. You can preorder The Always Open Mouth from the band’s official web store at MerchNow, and get your choice of a free t-shirt, or limited edition lithograph.

Waking Ashland Update

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Waking Ashland has left us an update on their upcoming tour and studio time.

We are going to have to cancel some midwest and east coast dates that we had set up for sept/oct. The reason for this is that there were some schedule changes with our producer and studio; Which basically means we will be going into the studio to record our 2nd full length album during that time. We’d like to apologize to anyone that was planning on coming out to any of these shows; we promise we will be back early next year.

There are alot of new songs that we can not wait for you guys to hear. Expect a whole lot more information about our next album soon.

Below are our remaining tour dates for the year. We hope you guys can all make it out one of these shows! We’re playing a couple of new songs from our next record on this tour.

-Waking Ashland

ALL of these shows are ALL AGES. Theyre all about $10 too.
w/ Waking Ashland, Lydia, Brighten, This Holiday Life

9.06.06 The Social
9.07.06 1982 Bar
9.08.06 Sector 7G
9.09.06 GREENE STREET
9.11.06 Missouri Southern State University FREE NOON TIME
9.11.06 The Foundry
9.12.06 Nu Brew
9.13.06 Amarillo College FREE NOON TIME
9.13.06 The Refuge
9.14.06 THE REAL BAR
9.15.06 Arizona State University FREE time TBD

w/ Relint K, Mae, Copeland, + a bunch of other bands
9.16.06 Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre http://www.uprisingfest.com/schedule.php

9.20.06 Kilby Court (acoustic)
9.21.06 Kilby Court (acoustic)
10.17.06 UC San Diego

I Am 111 Tour

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This Day & Age will be hitting the road in support of their new record The Bell & The Hammer, out October 10th on One Eleven/East West. Theyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll be on the road for the rest of September with Amber Pacific followed by a headlining stint on the â┚¬Ã…”I Am 111â┚¬? tour which will feature four One Eleven/East West bands! TD&A, Rookie Of The Year, Inkwell and Rory.

Confirmed Dates w/Amber Pacific:

9/6/06 Norfolk, VA The Norva
9/7/06 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
9/8/06 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
9/9/06 Orlando, FL Backbooth
9/10/06 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
9/12/06 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
9/13/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
9/15/06 Memphis, TN The Complex
9/16/06 Dallas, TX The Door
9/17/06 Pharr, TX Pharr Int. Convention Ctr.
9/18/06 Houston, TX Meridian
9/19/06 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
9/21/06 Little Rock, AR Vino’s
9/23/06 Akron, OH The Orange Street
9/27/06 York, PA Spart’s Den – York College

Confirmed Headlining Dates on the â┚¬Ã‹Å“I Am 111â┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ Tour w/Rookie of the Year, Inkwell & Rory:

OCT 5 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 6 Detroit, MI @ The Shelter 7:00PM All Ages
OCT 7 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 5:00PM All Ages
OCT 9 Madison, WI @ The Journey Music 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 10 Minneapolis, MN @ Ascott Room 7:00PM All Ages
OCT 12 Kansas City, MO @ The Journey Music 7:00PM All Ages
OCT 13 St Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl 7:30PM All Ages
OCT 14 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom 7:00PM All Ages
OCT 15 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 17 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 19 Gainesville, FL @ 1982 Bar 7:45PM All Ages
OCT 20 West Palm Beach, FL @ Ray’s Downtown Blues All Ages
OCT 21 Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 22 Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar 7:30PM All Ages
OCT 24 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 25 Fayettville, NC @ Dakota’s 7:00PM All Ages
OCT 26 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar 6:30PM All Ages
OCT 27 Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theatre 6:00PM All Ages
OCT 28 South Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock 6:30PM All Ages
OCT 29 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star 7:00PM All Ages
NOV 01 Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground 6:00PM All Ages
NOV 02 Amityville, NY @ Village Pub South 5:30PM All Ages
NOV 03 Albany, NY @ Valentine’s 7:00PM All Ages
NOV 04 Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity 7:00PM All Ages

Plus 44 On Tour

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Plus 44 has announced some tour dates for October and November. You can find the confirmed tour dates below.

10.14 Cal Poly Athletic Field. Pomona, CA United States
10.15 Soma San Diego, CA United States
10.18 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR United States
10.19 The Fenix Underground Inc. Seattle, WA United States
10.22 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA United States
10.24 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT United States
10.25 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO United States
10.27 The Quest Minneapolis, MN United States
10.28 The Rave Milwaukee, WI United States
10.29 Mississippi Nights Saint Louis, MO United States
10.31 Metro Chicago, IL United States
11.01 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH United States
11.03 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX United States
11.04 La Zona Rosa Austin, TX United States
11.05 Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom Dallas, TX United States
11.06 Warehouse Live Houston, TX United States
11.08 Jannus Landing Saint Petersburg, FL United States
11.09 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL United States
11.10 Roxy Theatre Atlanta, GA United States
11.13 9:30 Club Washington, DC United States
11.14 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY United States
11.17 Webster Hall New York, NY United States
11.18 Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ United States
11.19 Avalon Ballroom Boston, MA United States

The Track Record Parts With Label

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The Track Record has parted with with Rushmore Records. You can read a statement from the band below.

As of September 1st, we are no longer affiliated with Drive-Thru / Rushmore Records. The split is due to disagreements regarding the direction of the band. While we maintain good terms with the label, there is no more progress to be made in the relationship.

That being said, we will be taking October to record and self produce our debut full length at Omega Studios (Third Eye Blind, Ben Folds Five, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, the Wallflowers) in Rockville, MD. The record has been written for months and we are beyond excited to finally get into the studio. Naturally, we are actively seeking a new label to call home and with whom to release our albums. We will be spending the final two months of the year on tour all over the country with Southcott, Tourmaline and Upper Class Trash. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us to this point and we look forward to seeing everyone on the road!

Staff Recommendations September 3rd 2006

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Our first week of staff recommendations is here. Have a look below for some of the great music we have been listening to.

Julie Watanabe

Skillet – I’m a shoo-in for Christian rock bands, and really, it’s not like I’m even Christian. The truth of the matter is that I’ve not always condoned some of the music-making decision’s Skillet have made over the past 10 years as a band. I mean, they’ll pulled some pretty disasterous electro-gothic styled mishaps in the past, and John’s voice hasn’t exactly been the poster-child of pleasing until now. Comatose is Skillet’s seventh studio album and first mainstream takeover. Think scratchy rock vocals via Papa Roach, punishing guitar gothic rock ala Evanescence, and the most hauntingly gorgeous male/female vocal harmonies you’ll recall hearing post-boy-band explosion. The first single “Rebirthing” sounds more polished than anything they’ve ever produced, but it’s also the most focused and cohesive Skillet have ever come across. Comatose hits stores two months from now in October, which means you’ll have plenty of time to play and replay “Rebirthing” to familiarize yourself with the band until the release.

MySpace | Pre-Order Comatose

Mike Duncan

The Invite – The Invite get my recommendation this week because of how far they’ve come since their last release, the Daydream EP, which was not too shabby to begin with. Their latest effort, A World Outside, is masterfully produced by Jay DeZuzio and marks their debut on indie label Red Blue Records. With this release I can only see The Invite going one way — the way towards widespread recognition from major record labels. Catchy choruses and poignant lyrics are all that emanate from this sweet-and-crunchy rock EP. The band’s first single, “Dear Journal,” really steps it up a notch, especially when lead singer Johnny Gates hits a series of notes lasting an entire nineteen seconds without taking a breath. Chances are you’ve never heard of The Invite, but chances are you hadn’t heard of your favorite band until they were already huge. There are no skipable tracks on this CD and I strongly encourage each and everyone of you to do yourself a favor and discover one of your new favorite bands. A World Outside is available through Smartpunk.com.

PureVolume

Bryce Jacobson

Forever Changed – It may seem strange to recommend a band that recently retired, but Forever Changed released one of this years best albums. Chapters is some of the bands best work and songs like “Never Look Down,” “All I Need,” and “Letting Go of You” not only pack a lot of power they are also filled with plenty of emotion. Julie pretty much summed up how great this album is in her review. Also be sure to check out their PureVolume page to stream some of their new songs and even download some.