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Mae Update

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Mae has a few headlining shows coming up, you can find those below. The band also has one more leg on the Relient K tour, which lasts 3 more weeks. The band will join up with them again in Cleveland at the House of Blues on May 3, then travel through New York, New Jersey, D.C, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia to finish the tour. This summer Mae will be on tour with The Fray and OkGO! Mae will be on the 1st leg of the tour with stops in cities throughout the midwest and northeast. Check out a video update from the band below.

Starting April 29th – May 2nd, Mae will be headlining in these cities…

April 29th – Columbia, SC
Headliner’s Live
700-B Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

April 30th – Charlottesville, VA
Starr Music Hall
709 W. Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903

May 2nd – Ohio Univ. – Athens, OH
Ohio University
Baker Theater – One Park Place
Athens, OH 45701

You can also track Mae on tour with Google Maps or iCal.

Relient K Set To Release New Album, Video, Tour

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Relient K will release their new album, Five Score And Seven Years Ago, on March 6th and follow it up with an extensive headlining tour. The band is also set to perform on â┚¬Ã…”Late Night with Conan Oâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢Brienâ┚¬? on Friday, March 2nd. Marc Webb (Yellowcard, P.O.D., Santana, AFI) recently directed the video for the bands first single “Must Have Done Something Right.”

Tour dates with Mae and Sherwood

3/9 New York, NY Nokia
3/10 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
3/12 Boston, MA Avalon
3/13 Montreal, QU Club Soda
3/14 Toronto, ON The Opera House
3/16 Detroit, MI State Theater
3/17 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
3/18 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
3/19 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
3/21 Minneapolis, MN The Myth
3/23 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
3/24 St. Louis, MO Pageant
3/25 Nashville, TN Rocketown
4/4 Tulsa, OK Cain’s
4/5 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
4/6 Arlington, TX Six Flags Over Texas
4/7 Houston, TX Club V @Verizon Theater
4/10 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
4/11 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
4/12 Anaheim, CA The Grove
4/13 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
4/14 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
4/16 Seattle, WA Showbox
4/17 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Center
4/18 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
4/20 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
4/21 Denver, CO Fillmore
4/23 Kansas City, MO Beaumont
5/4 Rochester, NY Water Street
5/5 Albany, NY Northen Lights
5/6 E.Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands (Bamboozle)
5/7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5/8 Baltimore, MD Sonar
5/11 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
5/12 Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Live
5/14 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
5/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
5/16 St. Petersburg, FL Janus Landing
5/18 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
5/20 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues

Relient K, Mae, Sherwood Tour Dates

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Relient K are heading out on the road with Mae and Sherwood for a March – May tour. If you want to get your tickets early add Relient K as a friend on MySpace (if you haven’t already) and then check your bulletins for a message on 12/14, 12/15, and 12/16. Each of those bulletins will include a link to an exclusive page to get tickets before anyone else can.

TOUR DATES:

9-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ New York, NY Nokia
10-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
12-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Boston, MAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Avalon
13-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ TUEԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Montreal, QUԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Club Soda
14-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Toronto, ONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ The Opera House
16-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Detroit, MIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ State Theater
17-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Columbus, OHԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ LC Pavilion
18-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SUNԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Indianapolis, INԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Egyptian Room
19-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Milwaukee, WIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ The Eagles Club
21-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Minneapolis, MNԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ The Myth
22-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ THUԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Chicago, ILԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ House Of Blues
23-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Chicago, ILԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ House Of Blues
24-MarԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ St. Louis, MOԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Pageant
4-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Tulsa, OKԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Cain’s
5-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ THUԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Oklahoma City, OKԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Bricktown Events Center
6-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Arlington, TXԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Six Flags Over Texas
7-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Houston, TXԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Club V @Verizon Theater
10-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ TUEԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Tempe, AZԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Marquee Theater
11-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ San Diego, CAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ House Of Blues
12-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ THUԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Anaheim, CAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ The Grove
13-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Los Angeles, CAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Avalon
14-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ San Francisco, CAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Fillmore
16-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Seattle, WAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Showbox
17-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ TUEԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Vancouver, BCԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Croatian Cultural Center
18-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Portland, ORԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Crystal Ballroom
20-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Salt Lake City, UTԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ In The Venue
21-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Denver, COԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Fillmore
23-AprԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Kansas City, MOԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Beaumont
4-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Rochester, NYԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Water Street
5-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Albany, NYԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Northen Lights
7-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Washington, DCԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ 9:30 Club
8-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ TUEԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Baltimore, MDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Sonar
11-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Charlotte, NCԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Amos’ Southend
12-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Jacksonville, FLԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Free Bird Live
14-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ MONԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Orlando, FLԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ House Of Blues
15-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ TUEԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Ft. Lauderdale, FLԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Revolution
16-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ WEDԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ St. Petersburg, FLԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Janus Landing
18-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ FRIԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Atlanta, GAԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ The Tabernacle
19-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SATԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Nashville, TNԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Rocketown
20-MayԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ SUNԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ Cleveland, OHԚ Ã”šÃ‚  Ԛ House Of Blues

Staff Recommendations November 19th 2006

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Julie Watanabe

MAE – Multisensory Aesthetic Experience. Its so cool that these guys have an entire intellectual theory driving their music creation. The MAE boys are currently holed up in the studio recording the material for their next highly anticipated record through Tooth and Nail. I remember back in 2002 when these guys were vitual nobodies and their first single “Embers and Envelopes” slowly infiltrated the community at mp3.com (when it was still respectable). The day Destination: Beautiful came out I bought it at Tower Records for 8 bucks and ridiculed the critics for calling it plastic and overproduced. Several years later in 2005, the band came busting out of left field with a monsterous new sound on The Everglow. Forget plastic and overproduced, this was a record to outlive generations and outreach genres. I’m listening to it a year and a half later and am still blown away by its near-perfection. I don’t often rec bands that already have a solid fan base, but in MAE case exceptions can be made. For every person NOT listening to this record, go out and complete yourself by purchasing a copy. For those of you already versed in the MAE experience, go find your mp3s and relive them again.

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Jamie Pham

Dustin Kensrue – Got the CD earlier this week and haven’t been able to stop listening to it. Trust me when I say GET THIS CD WHEN IT COMES OUT IN JANUARY!!!. For now, you can listen to a couple songs on his myspace and watch a video of him covering “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap…

Michael Schneider

Well, Mr. Pham you have done it- you made the perfect recommendation. I completely agree. Dustin’s cd is amazing!

Tyler Hayes

I’m seriously not just saying this too join the bandwagon, I too recommend Dustin Kensrue. The music has been done before, but he just does it so well. Also I would definitely recommend checking out Future Of Forestry.

Cassidy Myers

Slick Shoes – This band is old school, but still one of the best early Tooth And Nail bands.