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Victory Records Teams Up With Best Buy

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Victory Records has announced that their digital music player project, VictorStream, will partner up with Best Buy to include retail promotion. VictorStream, which can be accessed from Victory’s home page, allows users to download and stream music and videos hosted by the label for no charge. Content is available from much of the label’s roster, including Bayside, June and the Tossers, and, beginning today, users who stream material from the bands will be given the opportunity to print out a coupon good for two dollars off the price of any of those albums at Best Buy stores across the country.

Cursive Tour With Mastodon, Against Me!

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After four dates in Europe, Cursive will be heading out on tour with Mastodon and Against Me!.

03/12 – Erlangen, DE – E-Werk
03/13 – Stuttgart, DE – Schocken
03/14 – Cologne, DE – Gebaude 9
03/15 – Bremen, DE – Lagerhaus
03/17 – Austin, TX – Beauty Bar 05/01 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern *#
05/02 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield *#
05/04 – Portland, OR – Roseland Ballroom *#
05/05 – Seattle, WA – The Fenix *#
05/06 – Boise, ID – Big Easy *#
05/07 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue * #
05/08 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium * #
05/10 – Milwaukee, WI – Rave Ballroom * #
05/11 – Minneapolis, MN – The Myth * #
05/12 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera * #
05/13 – Detroit, MI – State Theatre * %
05/14 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues * %
05/15 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus * %
05/17 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom * %
05/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory * %
05/19 – Boston, MA – Avalon* %
05/21 – Columbus, OH – Lifestyles Pavillion * %
05/22 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s * %
05/23 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar * %
05/25 – Orlando, FL – HOB * %
05/26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle * %
* w/Mastodon and Against Me!
# w/Planes Mistaken For Stars
% w/These Arms Are Snakes

The Early November to go on Indefinite Hiatus

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The Early November have announced that they will go on an indefinite hiatus following their headlining tour.

We would like to announce that at end of our upcoming headlining tour, The Early November will be taking an indefinite hiatus.

Throughout the past six years we have released two LP’s, two EP’s, played over one thousand shows, seen six wonderful countries, have met thousands of great people, made life-long friends, and have broken countless amounts of instruments. We have done more than we have ever thought possible for a small rock band out of southern New Jersey. We are very proud and very grateful of every moment we have spent as The Early November.

In case any of you are wondering, this is not a result of anything one can consider negative. No fighting, no one hates each other, no one has a substance abuse problem… none of the typical baggage that is usually carried along with rock bands taking a hiatus. The situation is actually much the opposite. We all love and care for on another tremendously. We’re as close of friends as we have ever been and, as long as the five of us exist, we will continue to be so. This “hiatus” or “break” is just a result of time and life. As we grow older, priorities change. We’ve decided we need to take some time and see that life isn’t all dirty rock clubs, rest stops at 2 am, and long distance phone calls. We have to be where we haven’t been in the past six years; with our friends, family, and loved ones.

We hope this isn’t completely somber news to anyone of you. We want to view it almost in the same way many cultures view the passing of a friend or loved one. Not to mourn but to celebrate their life and memory. In our small way, we’d like to do the same. We invite you to come and send off something that has meant so much to the five of us for so long. We may or may not be coming back. Who knows. But for now, all we can say is “Thank You.” “Thank You,” to everyone who was or has been a part of making our dreams a reality. Most importantly, “Thank You” to every single TEN fan. We hope you guys understand. We truly love all of you.

– Ace, Joe, Jeff, Serg, Bill
The Early November