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Motion City Soundtrack iTunes Pre-Order

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Motion City Soundtrack has an exclusive pre-order for their new album, My Dinosaur Life, available on iTunes.

Below is a list of the extras available only on the pre-order.

1. 5 Bonus Tracks
* A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)-Alt Version
* Pulp Fiction-Alt Version
* So Long Farewell
* Worker Bee-Alt Version
* Disappear-Alt Version

2. Bonus Video
* Disappear (Video)

3. 2 iTunes Pre-order Only Pieces(only available with the iTunes pre-order)
* On The Dino Trail: with Justin Pierre (Video)
* Sunny Day (Bonus Track) – Dirty Version

If you are looking for a Deluxe physical copy of the album…head to the Motion City Soundtrack online store here to reserve your copy!

Number One Gun Stream New Song

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Number One Gun‘s new song “Forest” is now streaming on MySpace! The song is also available to download on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Number One Gun’s new album To The Secrets & Knowledge is available for pre-order now! You can pick it up by itself or bundled with a T-shirt. Don’t forget to enter the promo code MISTLETOE to get 15% off your order! Or you can pick up an autographed copy of the album at Smartpunk.

To The Secrets And Knowledge is available in stores and online January 26th.

My Favorite Highway, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Rocket Summer, and Sing It Loud Photos

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My Favorite Highway

Photos of My Favorite Highway, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Rocket Summer, and Sing It Loud can now be seen in Driven Far Off’s photos section. These photos were taken at the Regency Grand Ballroom in San Francisco, CA. on December 4, 2009. Click here to check out photos from this concert as well as other photos taken by Driven Far Off.

Unsilent Night 3 Music Festival

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The third annual Unsilent Night Musical Festival takes place in Frinsco, TX on December 27. The concert, presented by Third String Productions will feature this year’s top Pop/rock artists and best talent lineup to date including A Day to Remember, Senses Fail, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Breathe Carolina, The Secret Handshake, Oh Sleeper, Analog Rebellion, In Fear and Faith, Of Mice & Men, I Set My Friends On Fire and MORE. Tickets are available now at Tickets.com. General admission tickets are $27.50 advance and $33 day of show. Limited PIT tickets are available! Check out the set times below.

A DAY TO REMEMBER // 10:30 – 11:30
SENSES FAIL // 9:35 – 10:15
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS // 8:40 – 9:20
BREATHE CAROLINA // 7:45 – 8:15
OH SLEEPER // 7:10 – 7:40
THE SECRET HANDSHAKE // 6:35 – 7:05
I SET MY FRIENDS ON FIRE // 6:00 – 6:30
IN FEAR AND FAITH // 5:25 – 5:55
OF MICE AND MEN // 4:50 – 5:20
ANALOG REBELLION // 4:15 – 4:45
STEPHEN JERZAK // 3:40 – 4:10
THE READY SET // 3:05 – 3:35
THE SUMMER SET // 2:30 – 3:00
DISCO CURTIS // 2:00 – :2:25
SCHOOL BOY HUMOR // 1:30 – 1:55
AMELY // 1:00 – 1:25
EVERYONE DIES IN UTAH // 12:30 – 12:55
HEAD OVER HILLS // 12:00 – 12:25

2010 Alternative Press Tour

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The 2010 Alternative Press tour kicks off in March with Never Shout Never headlining and support by The Cab, Hey Monday, Every Avenue and The Summer Set. Pre-sale will start on Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. local time here and regular onsale will be Jan. 9. Check out the tour dates below.

MARCH

19 DALLAS, TX House of Blues
20 AUSTIN, TX Emo’s (SXSW) FREE SHOW
21 HOUSTON, TX Warehouse
23 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theatre
24 PHOENIX, AZ Marquee Theatre
25 BAKERSFIELD, CA The Dome
26 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
27 LAS VEGAS, NV Extreme Thing
30 LOS ANGELES, CA House of Blues
31 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Grand Ballroom

APRIL

01 CHICO, CA Senator Theatre
02 PORTLAND, OR Hawthorne Theatre
03 SEATTLE, WA El Corazon
05 SALT LAKE CITY, UT In The Venue
06 DENVER, CO Gothic Theatre
08 DES MOINES, IA People’s Court
09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Station 4
10 CHICAGO, IL House of Blues
11 MILWAUKEE, WI The Rave
13 KANSAS CITY, MO The Beaumont Club
14 SAUGET, IL Pop’s
15 NASHVILLE, TN Rocketown
16 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
17 JACKSONVILLE, FL Freebird Live
18 ORLANDO, FL House of Blues*
19 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Culture Room
21 CHARLOTTE, NC Amos’ Southend
22 NORFOLK, VA The NorVa
23 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
24 ALLENTOWN, PA Crocodile Rock
25 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
27 NEW YORK, NY Irving Plaza
28 BUFFALO, NY Club Infinity
29 BOSTON, MA House of Blues
30 NEW HAVEN, CT Toad’s Place

MAY

01 ALBANY, NY Northern Lights
04 PITTSBURGH, PA Altar Bar
05 TORONTO, ON Phoenix Theatre
06 DETROIT, MI Crofoot Ballroom
07 COLUMBUS, OH Newport Music Hall
08 CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues

Alkaline Trio To Tour With Cursive

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Taken from Spinner.com, Alkaline Trio newest album, This Addiction, is said to be out February 23rd via the bands partnership label with Epitaph, Heart and Skull. The band will also be kicking off a tour with the band Cursive later that month.  Tour dates have yet to be announced.