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Boys Like Girls To Open For The All-American Rejects

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Boys Like Girls have been tapped to open for the All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format starting on December 1st. The band will also be joining Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia, and Over It on the road for the month of November. You can find the tour dates below.

Oct 11 2006 7:00P
Bogart’s w/Lostprophets Cincinnati, OH
Oct 12 2006 8:30P
PennState University – Free Acoustic Show! College Town, PA
Oct 13 2006 7:30P
Crocodile Rock Cafe w/Lostprophets Allentown, PA
Oct 14 2006 8:00P
The Chance w/Lostprophets Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct 15 2006 7:30P
Northern Lights w/Lostprophets Clifton Park, NY
Oct 16 2006 6:30P
Stone Pony w/Lostprophets Asbury Park, NJ
Oct 18 2006 7:00P
Showplace Theatre Buffalo, NY
Oct 19 2006 8:00P
The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
Oct 21 2006 8:30P
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
Nov 4 2006 8:00P
School of Rock w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It S. Hackensack, NJ
Nov 5 2006 8:00P
Webster Underground w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia, and Over It Hartford, CT
Nov 6 2006 5:00P
The ICC w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Allston, MA
Nov 7 2006 8:00P
Village Pub w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Amityville, NY
Nov 8 2006 8:00P
The Ottobar w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Baltimore, MD
Nov 9 2006 8:00P
The Championship w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Lemoyne, PA
Nov 10 2006 8:00P
The Harmony Grange w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Wilmington, DE
Nov 11 2006 8:00P
The Masquerade w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Atlanta, GA
Nov 12 2006 8:00P
Greene Street w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Greensboro, NC
Nov 14 2006 8:00P
Sector 7G w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Augusta, GA
Nov 15 2006 8:00P
The Backbooth w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Orlando, FL
Nov 16 2006 8:00P
Culture Room w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nov 17 2006 7:00P
Fuel Coffeehouse w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Jacksonville, FL
Nov 18 2006 8:00P
1982 Bar w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Gainesville, FL
Nov 20 2006 8:00P
Walter’s on Washington w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Houston, TX
Nov 21 2006 7:00P
Stubbs Bar-B-Que w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Austin, TX
Nov 22 2006 8:00P
The Door w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Dallas, TX
Nov 24 2006 8:00P
Skrappy’s w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Tucson, AZ
Nov 25 2006 8:00P
The Sets w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia and Over It Tempe, AZ
Dec 1 2006 6:00P
iPayOne Center w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format San Diego, CA
Dec 2 2006 7:00P
Gibson Amphiteatre w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Universal City, CA
Dec 4 2006 5:30P
Event Center @ San Jose w/The All American Reject, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format San Jose, CA
Dec 6 2006 5:30P
Quest Field Event Center w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Seattle, WA
Dec 8 2006 6:00P
Salt Air Theatre w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Magna, UT
Dec 9 2006 6:00P
Salt Air Theatre w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Magna, UT
Dec 10 2006 5:30P
The Fillmore Auditorium w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Denver, CO
Dec 12 2006 7:00P
Uptown Theatre w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Kansas City, MO
Dec 15 2006 6:00P
The Eagles Ballroom w/The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Milwaukee, WI
Dec 16 2006 6:00P
Roy Wilkins Auditorium River Centre w/ The All American Rejects Saint Paul, MN
Dec 18 2006 5:30P
Eastern MI Convocation Ctr. w/ The All American Rejects Ypsilanti, MI
Dec 19 2006 5:00P
Arragon Ballroom w/ The All American Rejects Chicago, IL
Dec 20 2006 5:30P
Assembly Hall – University of Illinois w/ The All American Rejects Champaign, IL

Boys Like Girls Added To Spitalfield, Punchline, Over It, Valencia Tour

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Boys Like Girls has been added to the upcoming Spitalfield, Punchline, Over It, and Valencia tour; the initial dates can be found below:

11/04 School of Rock (Hackensack, NJ)
11/05 The Webster Underground (Hartford, CT)
11/07 The Village Pub (Amityville, NY)
11/10 Harmony Grange (Wilmington, DE)
11/12 Greene St. Club (Greensboro, NC)
11/14 Sector 7G (Augusta, GA)
11/15 Backbooth (Orlando, FL)
11/20 Walters On Washington (Houston, TX)
11/24 Skrappy’s (Tucson, AZ)
11/28 Knitting Factory (Hollywood, CA)
11/29 Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA)
11/30 The Boardwalk (Orangevale, CA)
12/01 Rock N Roll Pizza (Portland, OR)
12/02 El Corazon (Seattle, WA)
12/06 Marquis Theater (Denver, CO)Ԛ 

Staff Recommendations September 10th 2006

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You can read this weeks staff recommendations below.

Katie Arsenult: All Time Low.
Paul Bruens: Nevertheless, Jonezetta.
Bryce Jacobson: Pick up this years best pop-rock album, Boys Like Girls.
Michael Schneider: This Providence
Mike Duncan: Cassino, Matchbook Romance – This week Matchbook Romance’s sophomore album, Voices, has been in heavy rotation for me. Even though I have owned this record since its release on Valentine’s Day of this year, it had not sunk in until now. The reason being that it was such a drastic change from Stories and Alibis, which has always been one of my favorites. I gave Voices a second chance, which turned into a third chance, which turned into a fourth and a fifth… The fact is that this is not an album that should be overlooked. Matchbook Romance took a chance with the direction of this disc and took some stabs for it, but I found that if you listen to it a few times and let it hit you, their new sound begins to take on its own shape and you depend less on your expectations. I love how dark the whole album sounds; it has really been gearing me up for Halloween.

Boys Like Girls Autographed CD Giveaway

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Last night at the CD release show, the band was nice enough to give me an autographed CD to give away here on drivenfaroff.com. Whoever answers this question first, replied in a comment, will get the autographed copy of the self titled cd. (make sure you fill in the whole form, Name, email, etc. so I can contact you).

In the “Hero/Heroine” video, what is the amount on the dinner bill?

Boys Like Girls On Tour

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Boys Like Girls‘ debut album is in stores today! I highly suggest picking up this possible pop-rock album of the year! You can see Boys Like Girls yourself as they will be hitting the road next week with Permanent Me followed by a stint with Cartel.

8/22 Albany, NY Valentines (w/ Permanent Me)
8/23 Allston, MA The ICC (w/ Permanent Me)
8/24 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Icon (w/ Permanent Me)
8/25 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom (w/ Permanent Me)
8/26 West Lafayette, IN Purdue University Church (w/ Permanent Me)
8/29 Detroit, MI The Shelter (w/ Permanent Me)
8/30 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club (w/ Permanent Me)
8/31 Sauget, IL Pops (w/ Permanent Me)
9/1 Dekalb, IL The House Café (w/ Permanent Me)
9/3 Greensboro, NC Greene St. Club (w/ Permanent Me)
9/5 Springfield, VA Jaxx (Supporting Cartel)
9/8 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds (Supporting Cartel)
9/9 Tallahasse, FL Beta Bar (Supporting Cartel)

Albums In Stores Tomorrow

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Here are some albums that will be in stores tomorrow:

Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls
This Day & Age – Bell And The Hammer
Daggermouth – Stallone
Hundred Year Storm – Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth
Action Reaction – Three Is The Magic Number
Guttermouth – Shave The Planet
Alexisonfire – Crisis
Cursive – Happy Hollow
Misery Signals – Mirrors
Lucky Boys Confusion – Red Tape Outtakes (Demos And Heartbreaks)

Updates

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Check out the new fetured bands on the site including Boys Like Girls, This Day & Age, and Hundred Year Storm. We will be streaming Daggermouth’s new album Stallone all week so be sure to take a listen and pick it up if you like what you hear. Also if you haven’t checked out the new photos section head there now and check out a bunch of new and old pictures that have been added.