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Equal Vision Records Signs The Dear & Departed

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Equal Vision Records has signed Indie/new wave act, The Dear & Departed. The band recently wrapped up recording with New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert (H2O, Fireworks), and will release the new material as a digital EP and 7″ later this year and tour to support.

“EVR have always supported us and after constant frustration with other labels, we feel it’s a great decision,” expressed vocalist, Dan Smith (aka Dan Under). “That’s all you can really ask for these days, honest support. We have all been fans of EVR bands since we were young and its nice to have that history and nostalgia with a label, even though so much has changed over the years.”

Alternative Press Tour Kicks Off This Fall

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The Alternative Press Tour is kicking off in September and includes The Academy Is…, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake and You Me At Six. Check out the tour dates below and get more info and tickets here.

SEPTEMBER

24 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
25 Detroit, MI Clutch Cargos
26 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
27 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
29 St. Louis, MO Pops
30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

OCTOBER

2 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
3 Omaha, NE Sokol
4 Denver, CO Gothic
6 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
7 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
8 Seattle, WA El Corazon
9 Portland, OR Wonder
10 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
11 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom
13 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
14 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
15 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
17 Tucson, AZ Rialto
18 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
20 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
21 Dallas, TX The Door
22 Houston, TX Warehouse
24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
25 Jacksonville, FL Freebird
27 Orlando, FL House of Blues
28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
29 Nashville, TN Rocketown
30 Charlotte, NC Amos
31 Norfolk, VA The Norva

NOVEMBER

1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
3 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
4 Albany, NY Northern Lights
5 Boston, MA House of Blues
6 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
7 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
8 Long Island, NY Crazy Donkey
10 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
11 New York, NY Irving Plaza
12 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
13 Toronto, ON Guvernment
14 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

The Summer Set Ready New Album

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The Summer Set have set October 13th as the release date for their new album, Love Like This. The band will be out on tour with The Cab this summer and this fall with Cartel.

The band is currently on tour with The Cab through August 9th, and will head out this Fall in support of Cartel (tour dates below). Pre-sale starts on August 10th , Public sale on August 14th.

Cartel/This Providence Tour Dates

October 22 ““ Raleigh, NC ““ Lincoln Theater
October 23 ““ Baltimore, MD ““ The Quarter
October 24 ““ South Hackensack, NJ ““ School Of Rock
October 25 ““ Philadelphia, PA ““ Trocadero
October 27 ““ New York, NY ““ The Gramercy Theatre
October 28 ““ Boston, MA ““ Harpers Ferry
October 31 ““ Columbus, OH ““ The Basement
November 1 ““ Cleveland, OH ““ Peabodys
November 3 ““ Detroit, MI ““ St Andrews Hall
November 4 ““ Chicago, IL ““ Mojoe’s Rock House
November 5 ““ Milwaukee, WI ““ The Rave II
November 6 ““ Des Moines, IA ““ House Of Bricks
November 7 ““ St Paul/Minneapolis, MN ““ Station 4
November 10 ““ Seattle, WA ““ El Corazon
November 11 ““ Portland,OR ““ Hawthorne Theatre
November 12 ““ Sacramento, CA ““ The Boardwalk
November 13 ““ San Francisco, CA ““ Slims
November 14 ““ Anaheim, CA ““ Chain Reaction
November 15 ““ Los Angeles, CA ““ Troubadour
November 17 ““ San Diego, CA ““ UCSD Porter’s Pub
November 18 ““ Tempe, AZ ““ The Clubhouse
November 20 ““ Austin, TX ““ Emo’s
November 21 ““ Dallas, TX ““ The Door
November 22 ““ Houston, TX ““ Java Jazz
November 24 ““ Orlando, FL ““ The Social
November 15 ““ Tampa, FL ““ The Crowbar
November 27 ““ Atlanta, GA ““ Masquerade

Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death Of Us

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Artist: Set Your Goals
Album: This Will Be The Death Of Us
Label: Epitaph Records
Purchase: Amazon
Release Date: July 21rst, 2009

Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 7.5
Production: 8.0

It seems to be that the band Set Your Goals aren’t at all intimidated by other bands in the “scene”. They have taken all the neon-clad, faux-screaming hipsters and blown them all away with just the opening guitar off their latest album This Will Be The Death Of Us. It seems as though they are out to prove that punk-rock is still very much alive in the hearts of listeners.

The album opens up with the title track “This Will Be The Death Of Us” that pounds along with racing guitars and drums, complimented by well-placed gang vocals that make the song an intense affair and a definite sign of what to expect from the rest of the album: Fast, intense and passionate.

Set Your Goals have the formula for making a strong punk record down pat. If it isn’t present in the anti-establishment jam “Look Closer”, that pulsates with furious guitar parts and strong lyrics. Or the anthemic vibe of “The Fallen…”, with great dueling vocals and delivery that makes the lyrics more powerful then paper could provide. Switching gears and next you thing you know the album provides the pop-punk faithfuls that are afraid of head-banging to much with songs like “Equals” and “Summer Jam”.

It’s obvious that Set Your Goals are demanding some attention with This Will Be The Death Of Us. The lyrics are becoming more powerful and anthemic while not being afraid of turning the volume all the way up to 11 (See: “Gaia Bleeds (Make Way For Man”). There are (and should be) a lot of people turning their heads to see the heavy tunes Set Your Goals are churning out on their way to the top. All the bands that are popular with techno beats right now should watch out for these hardcore saviors.

The Used Announce Nationwide Headlining Tour

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Platinum-certified Reprise Records artists The Used have announced a nationwide headlining fall tour. The month-long run, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas , NV and runs through November 14th in Portland , Oregon , will support their new album, Artwork, out August 31, 2009. The Almost and TK will be supporting.

Early critical acclaim for the Matt Squire-produced Artwork has been effusive. Outburn (which the band currently graces the cover of) praised its “humbling ability to sound scrappy and raw while being perfectly polished and huge,” while Alternative Press states “The Used have delivered not only the definitive album of their career but arguably one of the best records you’ll hear in 2009. 4 ½ stars.”

The Used’s legions of fans are responding as well. The first single, “Blood On My Hands” premiered on iTunes with over 5k downloads in the first day, the highest digital debut in the band’s history. The video for the song debuted on MySpace and shot directly to the #1 spot, with 200,00 views in the first 24 hours. The band is one of MySpace’s Top 15 artists, with over 100,000 streams a day on the site. The second track to premiere on iTunes will be “Born To Quit.” It will be released on August 11th.

The Used headlining tour dates are as follows. Venue and pre-sale information will be announced soon.

10/9/09 ““ Las Vegas , NV
10/10/09 ““ Salt Lake City , UT
10/11/09 ““ Denver , CO
10/13/09 ““ Minneapolis , MN
10/14/09 ““ Kansas City , MO
10/16/09 ““ Chicago , IL
10/17/09 ““ Detroit , MI
10/18/09 ““ St. Louis , MO
10/20/09 ““ Toronto , ON
10/21/09 ““ Montreal , QC
10/23/09 ““ Boston , MA
10/24/09 ““ Baltimore , MD
10/25/09 ““ Washington , DC
10/27/09 ““ New York , NY
10/28/09 ““ Philadelphia , PA
10/30/09 ““ Myrtle Beach , SC
10/31/09 ““ Orlando , FL
11/01/09 ““ Atlanta , GA
11/03/09 ““ New Orleans , LA
11/05/09 ““ Dallas , TX
11/06/09 ““ Houston , TX
11/07/09 ““ Austin , TX
11/09/09 ““ Phoenix , AZ
11/10/09 ““ Los Angeles , CA
11/11/09 ““ San Francisco , CA
11/13/09 ““ Seattle , WA
11/14/09 ““ Portland , OR