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The Midway State On Tour

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Canadian outfit, The Midway State, has just announced a slew of dates with Mika. Fresh off a tour with Daughtry, The Midway State will make a ten city North American trek with Mika starting January 28th in Montreal and wrapping up February 15th in Vancouver.

The Midway State is currently supporting their EP Met a Man on Top of the Hill with a full-length follow up due in stores April 2008.

1/28 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
1/31 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
2/1 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
2/2 New York, NY Terminal 5
2/5 Chicago, IL House of Blues
2/6 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
2/8 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
2/12 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
2/14 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
2/15 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theater

Samsung Mobile Launches Virtual “Unsigned Battle of the Bands”

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Samsung Mobile has launched a virtual battle of the bands where bands will compete for a spot on the Rockstar Get a Life Tour with headliners The Used and Straylight Run on College Campuses Nationwide. Details for the contest can be read below.

WHO:
The Samsung Mobile Unsigned Battle of the Bands gives unsigned musicians everywhere a chance to win a spot on the bill for the upcoming Rockstar Get a Life Tour, hitting college campuses in Spring 2008, featuring The Used and Straylight Run, $7,500 in cash and more. Â  Competitors in this virtual battle will create band profiles on the Unsigned Battle of the Bands web gallery by uploading MP3s, band, bios and photos.  Then legions of fans and fans-to-be will vote for their favorite artists and decide which one of them will land this potentially career-making opportunity.  Voters also have a chance to win a grand prize of $5,000 cash and a trip to catch the Get a Life Tour in the city of their choice as well as instant win prizes.

WHAT:
Participating bands are required to submit an MP3 and may also upload bios, background information and band stories to be displayed on the gallery of bands. True to the spirit of seeing artists succeed, all bands who add their music and bios to the band Gallery at the contest page will be given access to a promotional toolkit including a poster template, a fan email template and a CD label template that will help them launch their careers.  Following the competition, the winning band will post video, pictures and blogs from the road.

WHEN:
The Samsung Mobile Unsigned Battle of the Bands will be open for band registration from January 10th through March 2nd, 2008.  Voting will begin on January 25th.

WHERE:
Bands can enter for this rare opportunity to tour and share their music with new fans everywhere at the Samsung Mobile Unsigned Battle of the Bands home page: www.samsungunsigned.com

YouInSeries Call It A Day

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Equal Vision Record‘s band YouInSeries have decided to call it a day. You can read a message from the band below.

Well hello everyone. Kyle here from the YouInSeries camp. I have some sad news to inform everyone about. After starting this band 5 years ago with my best friends in my garage, it seems as though YouInSeries has finally ran its course. We were in the process of writing songs for our second record when I was informed that some of us were not compelled to continue with this lifestyle anymore. It saddens me in such a way that its hard to express in words. I really wish we could have recorded our new songs for you
guys to hear. It was some of my favorite material I have ever worked on. I want to personally thank my bandmates, everyone at Equal Vision Records, any managment/booking agents we have worked with in the past, and anyone who has ever com to seen us play live or picked up our record. You’re support means the world to me. Thank you so much for giving us a chance. I’ve put the last five years of my life into this project, and it’s hard to come to terms with it being over. That being said, I fully intend on continuing my musical passion. Over the next few weeks, months, or however long it takes, I will be searching for a new project to work on. If anyone is interested in talking about playing music together, you can email me at [email protected]Thanks again to everyone who has supported myself and our band throughout the years. I will be back though. Keep your eyes and ears open. All the love in the world.
-Kyle

Submitted by: John A. 

Honda Civic Tour 2008 Tour Dates

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Tour dates for the 2008 Honda Civic Tour have been announced. Headlining the tour will be Panic At The Disco with support from Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet. Check out the dates below and let us know what you think of this years lineup.

10 Apr 2008 Warfield San Francisco, CA
12 Apr 2008 Soma San Diego, CA
13 Apr 2008 Mesa Amphitheatre Phoenix, AZ
15 Apr 2008 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
17 Apr 2008 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
18 Apr 2008 Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX
19 Apr 2008 Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX
20 Apr 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Houston, TX
22 Apr 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall Tampa, FL
23 Apr 2008 Fillmore Miami Beach Miami, FL
24 Apr 2008 House Of Blues Orlando, FL
26 Apr 2008 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
29 Apr 2008 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
30 Apr 2008 Constitution Hall Washington DC
2 May 2008 Alfond Arena Orono, ME
3 May 2008 RPI Field House Troy, NY
6 May 2008 Gordon Fieldhouse Rochester, NY
7 May 2008 Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
9 May 2008 Festival Pier Philadelphia, PA
10 May 2008 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT
11 May 2008 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA
13 May 2008 Metropolis Montreal, QC
14 May 2008 The Sound Academy Toronto, ON
16 May 2008 Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland, OH
17 May 2008 PromoWest Outdoor Columbus, OH
18 May 2008 Egyptian Room at Murat Center Indianapolis, IN
20 May 2008 Fillmore Theatre Detroit, MI
23 May 2008 Congress Theatre Chicago, IL
25 May 2008 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
27 May 2008 Myth Minneapolis, MN
30 May 2008 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
31 May 2008 Westfair Amphitheatre Omaha, NE
1 Jun 2008 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO
3 Jun 2008 The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
4 Jun 2008 Salt Air Theatre Salt Lake City, UT
6 Jun 2008 PNE Forum Vancouver, BC
7 Jun 2008 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
8 Jun 2008 Portland Exposition Center Portland, OR
13 Jun 2008 The Pearl Las Vegas, NV
14 Jun 2008 The Honda Center Anaheim, CA