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Bayside 2008 Tour With Straylight Run, Four Year Strong

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Bayside will be hitting the road early next year with Straylight Run, Four Year Strong, Tokyo Rose and The Status. The tour kicks off in Providence, RI on January 25th and ends back in Farmingdale, NY on March 1st. Throughout the tour the band will be supported by Straylight Run and Four Year Strong with Tokyo Rose and The Status switching mid-tour (tour dates below). Tickets are now on sale at the Bayside Social Club .

BAYSIDE 2008 TOUR
w/ Straylight Run, Four Year Strong and Tokyo Rose

1/25 Providence, RI Living Room
1/26 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre / Underground
1/28 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
1/29 South Hackensack, NJ School of Rock East
1/30 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
2/1 London, ON Call The Office
2/2 Toledo, OH Headliners
2/3 Columbus, OH The Basement

w/ Straylight Run, Four Year Strong and The Status

2/4 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
2/5 Springfield, MO Remington’s Niteclub
2/7 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
2/8 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
2/10 Reno, NV The Underground
2/11 Eugene, OR W.O.W. Hall
2/12 Spokane, WA Service Station
2/14 San Jose, CA San Jose Skate
2/15 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
2/17 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
2/19 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live
2/20 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom
2/22 Pensacola, FL Sluggo’s
2/23 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
2/24 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
2/26 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
2/27 Greensboro, NC Greene Street
2/28 Richmond, VA Alley Katz
2/29 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Cafe
3/1 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey

Tokyo Rose, Peachcake, The Actual Tour Dates

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Here are the dates for the upcoming fall tour.

Sept. 5th 7:00 PM – The Roxy (21+) West Hollywood, California
Sept. 6th 7:00 PM – Modified Arts Phoenix, Arizona
Sept. 8th 7:00 PM – The Element Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sept. 9th 7:00 PM – Moonlight Lounge Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sept. 10th 8:00 PM – Zeppelins **VENUE CHANGE!** El Paso, Texas
Sept. 11th 7:00 PM – Rock Bottom San Antonio, Texas
Sept. 12th 7:00 PM – Java Jazz Houston, Texas
Sept. 13th 8:00 PM – House of Blues (Cambridge Room) Dallas, Texas
Sept. 15th 7:00 PM – The Hurricane Kansas City, Missouri
Sept. 16th 7:00 PM – Club Roxbury Omaha, Nebraska
Sept. 17th 7:00 PM – Lumpy’s (19+) Davenport, Iowa
Sept. 18th 7:00 PM – Station 4 St. Paul, Minnesota
Sept. 19th 8:00 PM – The Warehouse La Crosse, Wisconsin
Sept 20th 7:00 PM – The Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois
Sept. 21st 7:00 PM – The Loft (W/ Punchline) Madison, Wisconsin
Sept. 22nd 8:30 PM – The Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 24th 7:00 PM – Forward Hall Erie, Pennsylvania
Sept. 25th 6:30 PM – Cafe Metropolis Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Sept. 26th 7:00 PM – Montrose Area High School Montrose, Pennsylvania
Sept. 29th 7:00 PM – Billy Baloney’s Danbury, Connecticut
Oct. 3rd 7:00 PM – The Main Stage Pomton Lakes, New Jersey
Oct. 4th 7:00 PM – The Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) New York, New York

Tonight On DJ Rossstar

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Tokyo Rose (Sidecho Records) will be doing a live studio interview this Thursday, August 30th, 2007 on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show. Trevor Kelley and Leslie Simon (Authors of Everybody Hurts) will be calling in for a live phone interview. The show airs live from 7-8pm PST /10-11pm EST. Tune in through www.idobiradio.com. Send questions for the guests to the screen name: staridobi

Staff Recommendations August 5, 2007

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Bryce Jacobson
Be sure to check out these bands that are currently gaining a lot of attention that we previously featured on our “On The Rise” section, The Dangerous Summer and Metro Station. The Dangerous Summer‘s new EP will be out August 21st on Hopeless Records, and Metro Station will be on some big tours this fall including Just Surrender, Motion City Soundtrack, Mae and Anberlin.

For current releases be sure to pick up Tokyo Rose, The International Drive, Down to Earth Approach, and The Send‘s new albums.

Adam Weidman
The new album, Direction from The Starting Line is quite solid! Also The Receiving End of Sirens have their upcoming record streaming in its entirety on Myspace.

Sam Anacker
Interpol’s new album Our Love to Admire is another solid album, as is the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s new EP Is Is which features songs written during touring for their first record. As for upcoming releases look forward to Minus the Bear’s Planet of Ice, slated to hit August 21, and the nation-wide tour to follow!

Albums In Stores Today 7-31-07

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Here are some of the albums that hit stores today. Let us know which ones you are picking up.

Tokyo Rose – The Promise In Compromise
The Starting Line – Direction
A Thorn For Every Heart – It’s Hard To Move You
Powerspace – The Kicks of Passion
The Send – Cosmos
At All Cost – Circle Of Demons
Bed Light For Blue Eyes – Life On Life’s Terms

Tokyo Rose – The Promise in Compromise

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The Promise in Compromise

Artist: Tokyo Rose
Album: The Promise in Compromise
Label: Sidecho Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: July 31, 2007

Overall: 7.0
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 8.0

Tokyo Rose’s new album The Promise in Compromise begins with an upbeat lively sound and you instantly know this New Jersey based pop-rock band made an album different from what you’re used to hearing from Tokyo Rose. Although it’s more upbeat, you still get that feel that what you’re listening to is Tokyo Rose. The first two tracks the vocals, sung by Ryan Dominguez will win you over and will make you feel like singing along — that’s a good sign.

By track three, I begin to feel comfortable with the melodies, but “We Can Be Best Friends Tonight, But Tomorrow I’ll Be…” is probably the catchiest song I’ve heard from Tokyo Rose and probably the reason why it’s their first single. The melodies, once familiar, would probably get stuck in your head. This song is poppy stuff though, comparable to The Higher.

Track 5, “Right as Rain,” slows it down a bit — but still keeps the album steady during the chorus.

“611 Life Lesson” the next song, jumps back to the upbeat sound touching on the subject which every pop-rock band has a song for, relationship problems. “There’s only so much more that a boy could take of this…there’s got to be a price to pay when you walk away.”

The next two tracks, “Can I Change Your Mind” and “Swimming with Sharks” are good and “Swimming with Sharks” is one of my favorite tracks. The music is fun; I’d like to be a car driving in the sun listening to this. I’m also sure their shows will be great.

Skipping to the second to the last track “I won’t Say It” reminds me of their sound on their previous two albums.

Overall, I think this is a fine collection of pop rock. Catchy melodies, delicate production, a soft touch. There isn’t enough power to really drive these songs into my head after only one round with the album, but I think this could grow into an enjoyable record.

Track Listing
1. Less Than Four
2. The Promise in Compromise
3. We Can Be Best Friends Tonight, But Tomorrow I’ll Be…
4. A Pound of Silver Is Worth Its Weight in Blood
5. Right As Rain
6. 611 Life Lesson
7. Can I Change Your Mind?
8. Swimming with the Sharks
9. Call It What You Like, Just Leave Us Out Of It
10. I Won’t Say
11. Seconds Before The Crash

Staff Recommendations July 29, 2007

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Bryce Jacobson
This is a good week for new music. Be sure to check out the new releases from Tokyo Rose, A Thorn For Every Heart, The Starting Line, and The Send all coming this week.

Adam Weidman
This week I’d have to go with Kevin Devine, he’s on a really cool tour with Jesse of Brand New at the moment. The High Court, they put out a really cool record this past week. Finally… Saves the Day, just because. Have a great week!