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Circa Survice Announce New Album; Stream New Song

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Circa Survive has announced the upcoming release of their new album, Blue Sky Noise, due out April 20th.

The band has posted a new track titled “Get Out” on their website. You can also get the track by pre-ordering Blue Sky Noise here, which will also get you a digital copy of the album one week before its April 20th street date. Other bonuses include exclusive band merchandise and limited edition items.

To celebrate the release of Blue Sky Noise, Circa Survive will be heading on cross-country trek supporting Coheed & Cambria. The tour will kick off in Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte on April 22nd and continue through a finale in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club on May 27th (dates below) ““ tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 20.

The tour with Coheed & Cambria follows a run of shows in March that include a number of headlining dates, marquee performances at the annual South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX, topping the bill at The Hoodwink in Anaheim, CA, and a featured slot at The Bamboozle West.

Tour Dates
*Headlining
**Supporting Coheed & Cambria

MARCH

11 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle*
12 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
13 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre*
14 Little Rock, AR The Village*
16 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit*
17-20 Austin, TX South By Southwest (venues TBD)
22 St. Louis, MO The Firebird*
23 Indianapolis, IN The Emerson Theater*
24 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop*
26 Anaheim, CA The Hoodwink (Grove Of Anaheim)*
27 Anaheim, CA The Bamboozle West
(The Festival Grounds at Angel Stadium)

APRIL

22 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte**
23 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle**
24 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues **
25 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution**
27 Houston, TX Warehouse Live**
28 Austin, TX Stubb’s**
29 Dallas,TX Palladium Ballroom**
30 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom**

MAY

1 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom**
3 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre**
4 Pomona, CA Fox Theatre**
5 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre**
7 Portland, OR Roseland Theater**
8 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo**
10 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theater**
11 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre**
13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue**
14 Chicago, IL Congress Theater**
15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre**
17 Boston, MA House Of Blues**
18 Montreal, Quebec Metropolis**
19 Toronto, Ontario Sound Academy**
22 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory**
26 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield**
27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club**

New Circa Survive Tour Dates

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Circa Survive have announced a few new tour dates.

greetings all,

over the past week or so we’ve been going through the mixing process for our new album and things are sounding amazing. (we’ll talk more about that soon) in other news we’ve been rehearsing everyday and with that said are so excited to announce our first shows of 2010. in addition to what’s already familiar we’ll be playing a few new songs, so this should be a blast…can’t wait to dance and sing with all of you, its been far too long.

join us.

-circa-

Tour Dates:

3/11/10- Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

3/12/10- Nashville, TN @ Exit/ In

3/13/10- Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre

3/14/10- Little Rock, AR @ The Village

3/16/10- San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

3/17/10-3/21/10- Austin, TX (SXSW festival) @ TBD

3/22/10- St. Louis,MO @ The Firebird

3/23/10- Indianapolis, IN @ The Emerson Theater

3/24/10- Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop

3/26/10- HOODWINK Anaheim, CA @ Grove of Anaheim

3/27/10- THE BAMBOOZLE Anaheim, CA @ The Festival Grounds at Angels Stadium

Thice, Circa Survive Tour

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Thrice, Circa Survive, and Pelican are heading out on tour in April and May. Check out the dates below.

Tour Dates

Apr 16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Apr 17 San Diego, CA TBA
Apr 18 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Apr 19 Tempe, AZ Marquee
Apr 21 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Apr 22 Dallas, TX Palladium
Apr 23 Austin, TX Stubbs
Apr 25 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Apr 26 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Apr 27 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Apr 29 Ft Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Apr 30 St Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
May 2 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
May 3 Richmond, VA The National
May 4 East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle
May 6 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
May 7 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
May 8 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Café
May 9 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 10 Worcester, MA Palladium
May 12 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
May 13 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
May 14 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo
May 15 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo’s
May 16 Chicago, IL Metro
May 17 Chicago, IL Metro
May 18 Milwaukee, WI Rave
May 20 Denver, CO Ogden
May 21 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
May 23 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
May 24 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
May 25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 27 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 28 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 29 Hollywood, CA Avalon
May 30 Los Angeles, CA TBA

The Dear Hunter Post “The Church And The Dime” Video

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The Dear Hunter‘s new video for “The Church And The Dime” can be seen on PureVolume. The video was directed and edited by band leader Casey Crescenzo. The track comes from the critically acclaimed debut album Act II The Meaning Of, & All Things Ms. Leading.

On tour now with Circa Survive, Ours, Fear Before The March Of The Flames

11/6 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
11/8 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theater
11/9 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
11/10 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
11/11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
11/13 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
11/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
11/16 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon
11/17 Denver, CO Bluebird
11/18 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
11/20 Omaha, NB Sokol Underground
11/21 St Paul, MN Station 4
11/23 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theater
11/24 Chicago, IL Metro
11/25 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom

Circa Survive – On Letting Go

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Circa Survive

Artist: Circa Survive
Album: On Letting Go
Label: Equal Vision
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: May 29, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.5
Lyrics: 8.5
Production: 9.0

“Living Together,” is the first track off of Circa Survive’s newest release On Letting Go. With its creepy, catchy, reverb drenched guitars I often have to remind myself that I’m not listening to their debut album Juturna. Surprisingly, this song is nothing like the other 11 tracks off On Letting Go which are, in a sense, a step up from Juturna. Sure, there are the hauntingly beautiful melodies on On Letting Go that made the previous disc a hit, but there are also many different elements that are, in my opinion, very unexpected. Circa Survive consists of members; Anthony Green (vocals), Brendan Ekstrom (guitar), Colin Frangicetto (guitar), Nick Beard (bass), and Steve Clifford (drums).

The album in it’s entirety is very, very well written with none of the songs, in my opinion, on the boring or lackluster side. Stand-out tracks include; the acoustic, ballad-like “Kicking Your Crosses Down” where Green shows his best vocal performance on the album. Other stand-out tracks include “Semi Constructive Criticism” where it starts with Green singing a few words to 2 guitar chords and then speeds up so unexpectedly that it’s comparable to a kick in the face, if you will, then slows back down to the normal Circa Survive tempo. Then there is, in my opinion, the best track on the album “Your Friends Are Gone” which is also the most unique song on the disc. It begins with a fairly poppy guitar riff that you would never expect to hear from a band of this genre, and then picks up into a good paced, catchy song. Overall, I am very impressed with this release, and I would probably call it one of the best records of 2007.

Track Listing
1. Living Together
2. In The Morning And Amazing
3. The Greatest Lie
4. The Difference Between Medicine And Poison Is In The Dose
5. Mandala
6. Travel Hymn
7. Semi Constructive Criticism
8. Kicking Your Crosses Down
9. On Letting Go
10. Carry Us Away
11. Close Your Eyes To See
12. Your Friends Are Gone

Article #21 – Mid Year Review

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Has 2007 proven to be better then last year? That is the question and we are looking for an answer, but a full year in review will have to wait another 6 months. The second half of the year looks promising with releasing from Paramore, The Rocket Summer, Motion City Soundtrack, Jimmy Eat World and more coming in the next few months. But what has the first half of the year done for our endless music craving? Releases from Anberlin, Relient K, Sherwood, Fall Out Boy and more hit shelves with lots of fanfare, but did they live up to the hype? This year is also filled with lots of sophomore albums from bands like Sullivan, The Fold, Paramore, My American Heart, Circa Survive and many more. Did these releases fall into the sophomore slump or are they destine for greatness.

Each year there is always one stand out band that comes out of nowhere to please our ears. So far this year The Graduate has done that for me. Their Cartel style rock rings out on their debut album, Anhedonia. With 6 months left in the year they could be beat, although the challenger would have to put up a pretty good fight.

This was just a brief review that covers just a few of the releases that have come out this year. This year is shaping up to be a pretty good year for new music. Now it’s your turn to let us know which releases you have dug so far this year and which releases didn’t meet your expectations. Also let us know which releases you think will dominate the second half of 2007.