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Less Than Jake Announce Spring Tour Dates

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Less Than Jake have announced the East Coast leg of their Spring 2009 tour (tickets for select dates on sale Saturday, November 22nd). Touring in support of their latest album GNV FLA and its recently released Deluxe 7inch Box Set (both on Sleep It Off Records), the ska/punk/pop pioneers will be adding more dates in the next few weeks that will stretch out to the West Coast.

The confirmed dates with tourmates The Expendables are:

Mar 7 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Mar 8 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
Mar 10 Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, FL
Mar 11 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Mar 13 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
Mar 15 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Mar 16 Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Mar 18 The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza New York, NY
Mar 19 The Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Mar 20 House of Blues Cleveland, OH

Shout It Loud Tour Featuring Less Than Jake & Goldfinger

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Less Than Jake and Goldfinger are heading out on the Shout It Loud tour this summer.The tour starts June 16th in Flordia and continues through July 30th in Arizona. Check out the dates for the tour below.

6/17 ““ JANNUS LANDING ““ ST. PETERSBURG, FL
6/18 ““ REVOLUTION ““ FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
6/19 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““ ORLANDO, FL
6/20 ““ THE MASQUERADE ““ ATLANTA, GA
6/21 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““ MYRTLE BEACH, SC
6/22 ““ THE NORVA ““ NORFOLK, VA
6/23 ““ RAMS HEAD LIVE! ““ BALTIMORE, MD
6/25 ““ THE PALLADIUM ““ WORCESTER, MA
6/26 ““ ROSELAND BALLROOM ““ NEW YORK, NY
6/27 ““ LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL ““ PROVIDENCE, RI
6/28 ““ STONE PONY PARKING LOT ““ ASBURY PARK, NJ
6/29 ““ PENNS LANDING ““ PHILADELPHIA, PA
7/01 ““ ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE ““ ROYAL OAK, MI
7/02 ““ CONGRESS THEATRE ““ CHICAGO, IL
7/03 ““ FIRST AVENUE ““ MINNEAPOLIS, MN
7/04 ““ SUMMERFEST ““ MILWAUKEE, WI
7/05 ““ SOKOL AUDITORIUM ““ OMAHA, NE
7/07 ““ THE PAGEANT ““ ST. LOUIS, MO
7/08 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““ CLEVELAND, OH
7/10 ““ THE TOWN BALLROOM ““ BUFFALO, NY
7/11 –  HAMPTON BEACH CASINO BALLROOM ““ HAMPTON BEACH, NH
7/12 ““ THE CHANCE ““ POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
7/13 ““ WATER STREET MUSIC HALL ““ ROCHESTER, NY
7/14 ““ TOAD’S PLACE ““ RICHMOND, VA
7/16 ““ HOUSE OF BLUSE ““ NEW ORLEANS, LA
7/17 ““ MERIDIAN ““ HOUSTON, TX
7/18 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““ DALLAS, TX
7/20 ““ GOTHIC THEATRE ““ ENGLEWOOD, CO
7/21 ““ THE GREAT SALT AIR ““ MAGNA, UT
7/23 ““ MARQUEE THEATRE ““ TEMPE, AZ
7/24 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““ LAS VEGAS, NV
7/25 ““ REGENCY CENTRE @ THE GRAND ““ SAN FRANCISCO, CA
7/26 ““ WILTERN THEATRE ““  LOS ANGELES, CA
7/27 ““ THE GROVE OF ANAHEIM ““ ANAHEIM, CA
7/29 ““ HOUSE OF BLUES ““  SAN DIEGO, CA
7/30 ““ RIALTO THEATRE ““ TUCSON, AZ

Less Than Jake Announce New Album

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Less Than Jake has set June 24th, 2008 as the release date for their new album, GNV FLA.  The album, named after their hometown of Gainesville, Florida, will be released on the bands self-owned and controlled indie label Sleep It Off Records. Check out the track listing and album art below.

1. City Of Gainesville
2. The State Of Florida
3. Does the Lion City Still Roar?
4. Summon Monsters
5. Abandon Ship
6. Handshake Meets Pokerface
7. Settling Son
8. Malachi Richter’s Liquor’s Quicker
9. Golden Age Of My Negative Ways
10. The Space They Can’t Touch
11. Conviction Notice
12. This One’s Gonna Leave A Bruise
13. The Life Of The Party Has Left The Building
14. Devil In My DNA

Less Than Jake Start Record Label

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Less Than Jake has announced Sleep It Off, their own record label where they will re-release their back catalog and new album. You can read a message from the band below.

“When you are in a pop punk band in your 16th year, sometimes you don’t fit in the modern music industry,” drummer Vinnie Fiorello says. “You need to be a shiny new penny. We didn’t feel like the rest of our years as a band should fit in that narrow parameter.”

The first new release on Sleep It Off will be Less Than Jake’s ninth studio album to date, which the band will start recording in March.

“To be honest, I don’t really know what to expect,” Fiorello says. “All I do know is that we’re writing songs now and they seem to have the spirit of a tempo in mind, all very speedy but once we hit the record button they may be slower.” He admits that personally he’s looking to combine third wave ska and pop punk in each song, but that he’ll be “as surprised as everyone” when the album is complete.