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Driving East – The Future Of The Free World Is Riding On This One

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Artist: Driving East
Album: The Future Of The Free World Is Riding On This One
Label: The Militia Group
Purchase: Itunes
Release Date: January,15 2007

Overall: 7.0
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 6.5
Production: 7.0

Before I start I have to be completely honest I had really high expectations for Driving East and their first full length on The Militia Group. A label who spawned the careers of bands like Rufio, Cartel, and many others. So it goes without saying Driving East have huge shoes to fill.

Well the shoe fits, but there is plenty of room to grow. Driving East has created a very cookie cutter version album of what pop-punk in this day and age is. Not to say that it is bad in any way, as there are some gems on this album such as the song “Somebody Get Me Out Of Here”. The song itself is probably the strongest one on the album as far as its composition, and lyrically. My big complaint on this record is the sound quality of some songs are too consistent with the others. Overall it is a good effort from the band, and I am expecting big things from them in the future.

If your down with this you’ll be down with..

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Track Listing
1. Hey
2. Get Back
3. Come On, Come On
4. Sing While You Can
5. Somebody Get Me Out Of Here
6. Baby (Just A Little Bit)
7. Backseat
8. Pick Up The Pieces
9. Blue Eyes
10. Away

Jimmy Eat World & Paramore On Tour

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Dates for the upcoming Jimmy Eat World and Paramore tour have been announced. Check out the dates below. All shows will go on sale next weekend, except for Bamboozle West which is currently on sale.

April 1st — San Antonio, TX — Freeman Coliseum
April 2nd — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Amphitheater
April 3rd — El Paso, TX — El Paso County Coliseum
April 5th — Irvine, CA — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Bamboozle West)
April 6th — Bakersfield, CA — Rabobank Arena
April 8th — San Jose, CA — Event Center at San Jose State
April 9th — Sacramento, CA — Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
April 10th — Salem, OR — Salem Armory
April 12th — Pocatello, ID — Holt Arena
April 14th — Orem, UT — McKay Events Center
April 16th — Council Bluffs, IA — Mid America Center
April 17th — Springfield, MO — The Shrine Mosque
April 18th — Des Moines, IA — Val Air Ballroom
April 19th — DeKalb, IL — Convocation Center
April 22nd — Dayton, OH — Hara Arena
April 25th — Rochester, NY — Gordon Field House
April 26th — Washington, DC — Bender Arena
April 28th — Albany, NY — Washington Avenue Armory
April 30th — Lowell, MA — Paul E. Tsongas Arena
May 2nd — Atlantic City, NJ — Taj Mahal Mark G. Etess Arena

Mae On Tour

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Mae is heading out on tour with The Honorary Title, Between The Trees, and Far-Less. Check out the dates below.

Tour Dates
Mar 16: Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore at the TLA (no presale)
Mar 18: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Mar 19: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Mar 20: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon
Mar 21: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Mar 22: Williamsville, NY @ Club Infinity
Mar 24: Slippery Rock, PA @ Slippery Rock University (no presale)
Mar 25: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Mar 26: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Mar 27: Chicago, IL @ Metro
Mar 28: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
Mar 29: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom*
Mar 30: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café*
Mar 31: Waverly, IA @ Neuman Auditorium
Apr 2: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Apr 3: Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
Apr 4: Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
Apr 5: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr 6: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Apr 8: San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s (tickets available through www.slimstickets.com)
Apr 9: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre*
Apr 10: San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
Apr 11: Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
Apr 12: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre
Apr 14: Dallas, TX @ The Door
Apr 15: San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit*
Apr 16: Houston, TX @ Meridian
Apr 17: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Apr 18: Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar
Apr 19: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Apr 20: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Apr 22: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

* – Tour dates just announced

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My Chemical Romance Announce New Tour Dates

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My Chemical Romance will be doing one more run through the US before they head to the studio to write their new record. Check out the announced dates below, joining them on the tour will be Billy Talent and Drive By.

Fri/3-28 Tempe, AZ On Sale Thu, 2/14 at 10:00 am MST
Sat/3-29 Tuscon, AZ
Sun/3-30 Las Vegas, NV
Thu/4-3 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield On Sale Sun, 2/17 at 10:00 am PST
Sun/4-6 Irvine, CA BAMBOOZLE ON SALE NOW!
Tue/4-8 Portland, OR
Fri/4-11 Salt Lake City, UT
Sun/4-13 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium Pre-Sale Fri, 2/15 at 10:00 am to Fri, 2/15 at 6:00 pm MST
Tue/4-15 Kansas City, KS
Thu/4-17 Chicago
Sat/4-19 Detroit
Thu/4-24 New Orleans, LA
Fri/4-25 Baton Rouge, LA
Sat/4-26 Houston, TX
Sun/4-27 Dallas, TX
Mon/4-28 Austin, TX
Fri/5-2 Memphis, TN