Jonny Craig, who recently re-joined Dance Gavin Dance, has posted a statement apologizing for his recent behavior. Craig has been in detox treatment for a drug addiction. Dance Gavin Dance just released their new album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heat-seeking-ghost-of-sex/id421741515?uo=4″ title=”Dance Gavin Dance – Downtown Battle Mountain II” text=”Downtown Battle Mountain II”], which you can pick up on iTunes. Check out the statement from Craig below. [Read more…]
Albums In Stores For March 8th
Here are some albums hitting stores today. Let us know which ones you are picking up and your thoughts on them.
[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-were-made-for-you/id418966127?uo=4″ title=”Aaron Gillespie – Anthem Song” text=”Aaron Gillespie – Anthem Song”]
[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heat-seeking-ghost-of-sex/id421741515?uo=4″ title=”Dance Gavin Dance – Downtown Battle Mountain II” text=”Dance Gavin Dance – Downtown Battle Mountain II”]
[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wring-it-out/id414082972?uo=4″ title=”Rival Schools – Pedals” text=”Rival Schools – Pedals”]
[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-quiet-e-vening/id420858508?uo=4″ title=”Mae – (E)vening” text=”Mae – (E)vening “]
More Bands Added To Warped Tour 2011
Abandon All Ships, Set Your Goals, I Set My Friends on Fire, MC Lars, The Dance Party and Foxy Shazam are the latest bands added to the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They join the 21 previously announced bands, including We Came As Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Every Avenue and Woe, Is Me. The complete list of bands playing announced to date can be found on the Warped Tour bands page.
Dance Gavin Dance Downtown Battle Mountain Tour
Dance Gavin Dance have laid out details for their upcoming Downtown Battle Mountain Tour 2011, which kicks off March 10th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The tour marks the official return of original front men Jon Mess and Jonny Craig (Emarosa, Isles & Glaciers). Openers To Include Iwrestledabearonce, In Fear and Faith, Close To Home, Just Like Vinyl (Featuring Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy) And Special DJ Set By Big Chocolate
Drummer Matt Mingus tells fans, “We are all really excited to be back with the original line up! The new album is already mostly written and so far we are all very pleased with the way things are turning out! We can’t wait for you to hear the finished product!”
Dance Gavin Dance is currently holed up in the studio, recording the long awaited follow up to 2009’s Happiness. The new album, titled Downtown Battle Mountain Pt. II (the sequel to the 2007 best seller, Downtown Battle Mountain) will be released March 8th on Rise Records, to coincide with the tour.
Dance Gavin Dance is also confirmed to perform on the entire Vans Warped tour in 2011.
Downtown Battle Mountain Tour 2011:
3/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
3/11 San Diego, CA @ Soma
3/12 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
3/14 Lubbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard
3/15 McAllen, TX @ Never Say Never Fest
3/16 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
3/17 Austin, TX @ Red 7 SXSW Artery Party
3/18 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19 Dallas, TX @ South By So What
3/20 Tulsa, OK @ ACM at UCO
3/22 Louisville, KY @ Headliners
3/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
3/24 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
3/25 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
3/26 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
3/27 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
3/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
3/30 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
3/31 Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall
4/1 Chicago, IL @ The Metro
4/2 Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
4/3 Omaha, NE @ Sokol
4/4 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
4/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
4/7 Reno, NV @ TBA
4/8 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
4/9 Oakland, CA @ Metro Operahouse
Downtown Battle Mountain European Tour:
5/18 Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
5/19 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
5/20 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Sugar Factory
5/21 Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
5/22 Brussels, Belgium @ A/B Club
5/24 Paris, France @ Batofar
5/25 London, England @ Underworld
5/26 London, England @ Underworld
Dance Gavin Dance Stream “Tree Village” Video
Dance Gavin Dance are streaming their new video for “Tree Village”. Check it out below.
[myspace]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=61888447[/myspace]
Pierce The Veil & Dance Gavin Dance Collaboration
While on tour together this past summer, lead singers from both Pierce The Veil (Vic Fuentes) and Dance Gavin Dance (Jonny Craig) spent time collaborating on lyrics and melodies until they had a song that was ready to record. The result is a brand new song entitled “She Makes Dirty Words Sound Pretty” that can be heard exclusively at Pierce The Veil’s MySpace.
Tonight On DJ Rossstar 6-5-07
Another Day Late will be studio guests tonight, Wednesday June 6th 2007 on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show. Dance Gavin Dnace (Rise Records) will be calling in for a live phone interview. The show airs live from 7-8pm PST/ 10-11pm EST. You can listen to the show on Idobi Radio. If you have questions for the guests, send them to the screen name: staridobi