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Chiodos On Tour With MxPx

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Chiodos will be taking MxPx out on tour with them in April. A message from the band can be read below.

We are more than excited to announce that we will be headlining for a couple of weeks here in the US, during the month of April…

Now for the exciting part of the news…

We will be bringing out one of the main reasons that we are a band, MXPX.

If it wasn’t for this band, then Matt and I would have never met…thus Chiodos never starting. So you can understand how excited all of us are. They just released a new record last summer, called Secret Weapon. Pick it up(because it rules), and get stoked for these dates to be announced!

More to come.

2008 Warped Tour Dates

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Tour dates for the 2008 Warped Tour have been announced. Internet Pre-Sale is March 14 through MusicToday.com, general on sale dates will vary by city but will take place at the end of March. Check out the dates below.

Fri 6/20 Pomona, CA
Sat 6/21 San Francisco, CA
Sun 6/22 Ventura, CA
Mon 6/23 OFF
Tue 6/24 OFF
Wed 6/25 Phoenix, AZ
Thu 6/26 Las Cruces, NM
Fri 6/27 OFF
Sat 6/28 Salt Lake City, UT
Sun 6/29 Denver, CO
Mon 6/30 OFF
Tue 7/1 St. Louis, MO
Wed 7/2 Kansas City, KS
Thu 7/3 Dallas, TX
Fri 7/4 OFF
Sat 7/5 San Antonio, TX
Sun 7/6 Houston, TX
Mon 7/7 OFF
Tue 7/8 OFF
Wed 7/9 Atlanta, GA
Thu 7/10 Orlando, FL
Fri 7/11 Tampa, FL
Sat 7/12 Miami, FL
Sun 7/13 Jacksonville, FL
Mon 7/14 Charlotte, NC
Tue 7/15 Virginia Beach, VA
Wed 7/16 Washington DC
Thu 7/17 Cleveland, OH
Fri 7/18 Detroit, MI Co
Sat 7/19 Toronto, ON
Sun 7/20 Montreal, ON
Mon 7/21 OFF
Tue 7/22 Buffalo, NY
Wed 7/23 Boston, MA
Thu 7/24 Englishtown, NJ
Fri 7/25 Philadelphia, PA
Sat 7/26 New York, NY
Sun 7/27 Scranton, PA
Mon 7/28 OFF
Tue 7/29 Pittsburgh, PA
Wed 7/30 Cincinnati, OH
Thu 7/31 Indianapolis, IN
Fri 8/1 Milwaukee, WI
Sat 8/2 Chicago, IL
Sun 8/3 Minneapolis, MN
Mon 8/4 OFF
Tue 8/5 OFF
Wed 8/6 Calgary, AB
Thu 8/7 OFF
Fri 8/8 Boise, ID
Sat 8/9 Seattle, WA
Sun 8/10 Portland, OR
Mon 8/11 OFF
Tue 8/12 OFF
Wed 8/13 Fresno, CA
Thu 8/14 San Diego, CA
Fri 8/15 San Francisco, CA
Sat 8/16 Sacramento, CA
Sun 8/17 Los Angeles, CA

Northstar – Broken Parachute

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Northstar

Artist: Northstar
Album: Broken Parachute
Label: Speak Music
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: January 8th, 2008

Overall: 7.5
Music: 8.0
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 7.0

It has been quite a while since anyone has heard anything new from Northstar, and even though Broken Parachute is not new it is just as refreshing. In fact Broken Parachute is a collection b-sides collected by the band in their years together. A few of the songs on this record are alternate versions of songs they have previously released like “My Ricochet”, which is now a stripped down acoustic version of the song. The whole record is a very relaxed record as most of the songs are either slower, or acoustic. If you liked anything Northstar did in the past (especially “Is This Thing Loaded?), then you will love Broken Parachute.

Listen if your down with: Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Cassino

Track listing
1. Broken Paramore
2. My Ricochet
3. For Members Only
4. Chesterfield King
5. Piano Jam
6. Taker Not A Giver
7. Is This Thing Loaded
8. Broken Parachute
9. Black Heart Valentine