* New 7-inch available for pre-order
* Quo Vadimus on vinyl
* Best 5 day tour EVER (with Scream Hello, Static Radio NJ, more)
* European tour with Antillectual (Sept 05 – 21)

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Philly’s Jena Berlin has just announced that their upcoming 7-inch, This Is Yours As Much As It Is Mine, is now available for pre-order from Jump Start.

Limited to 300 copies, pressed on red vinyl with hand-printed sleeves and inserts, the 7-inch contains two brand new songs as well as a digital download coupon for both, plus two additional tracks not included on the vinyl. The four songs were recorded by Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer’s Vince Ratti, who has also worked with Circa Survive, None More Black, Valencia and Achilles. You can currently stream “The Great Plains” on the band’s myspace page. You can also stream “Foolish Optimism” at Jump Start’s myspace page.

Also, for anyone pre-ordering the 7-inch, you can pick up Jena Berlin’s two long players, Passion Waits As The Program Keeps Going and Quo Vadimus, for a mere five bucks each.

Speaking of Quo Vadimus, Jena Berlin’s amazing 2007 sophomore full-length will also be receiving the vinyl treatment from Ass-Card Records in Europe.  More details soon on how you can pick that up, but it should be available for their upcoming European tour.

Before their trek overseas, the boys will be leaving next Wednesday for a short five-day tour with Scream Hello. They’ll be joined by Static Radio NJ on a few of those dates, as well as cast of amazing bands: Bridge And Tunnel, One Win Choice, The Ergs, Sakes Alive and Nakatomi Plaza.

The August 29th show (see below) in the bands’ shared hometown of New Brunswick will serve as the record release for both albums. Additionally, SRNJ will have another all-ages release show in New Brunswick on the 31st at The Loft with Seasick and Rapid Cities.

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 IndieUprising #51: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (477)

Music By: Scream Hello. Sky Eats Airplane. Greeley Estates. Used For Glue. Quincy Mumford. Ace Enders. Unwed Sailor. The Wedding. Lydia. Progress In Color. Stepsonday. Baumer. Followed By Ghosts. One Small Step For Landmines.

Show Notes:

• Get Baumer’s FREE album HERE
• Upcoming Featured Bands: The Lives of Famous Men, Sky Eats Airplane, Rediscover, The Wedding, Deas Vail.  I’m really looking forward to interviewing these bands!

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RED LEADER RECORDS - Limited Edition 10-inch Birthday Picture Disc Available Now!
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* Only 500 Pressed
* Featuring covers from Scream Hello, The New Dress, Attica! Attica! and Nakatomi Plaza

SCREAM HELLO - New EP!
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* Pre-order Smart & Stupid from Interpunk

The hits keep coming from the Red Leader camp these days as label has just released an extremely limited, hand-numbered 10-inch picture disc featuring four amazing covers from four amazing bands.

This delicious piece of vinyl was originally conceived as an elaborate birthday surprise from one half of the Red Leader team (Matt) to the other half (Claire)…with a little help from four “sweetheart” bands on the label, too.

Scream Hello tackles Superchunk’s Hyper Enough, The New Dress takes on No Depression by The Carter Family (as inspired by the Uncle Tupelo version) while Attica! Attica! covers No Children by The Mountain Goats. Rounding out the compilation is Nakatomi Plaza’s rendition of Build To Spill’s Car.

Of course, like all things totally awesome, there is a finite number available, and the slices of this delectable birthday disc will disappear quickly. Limited to 500 copies (and never to be repressed), the ten inch is available exclusively from Red Leader and the bands at shows. You can go here to order your copy now. The label will also send you the mp3s for all the songs, not to mention some extra goodies. Plus, a few randomly chosen orders will have the option of receiving a test pressing of the record. Happy Birthday, vinyl freaks!

Moving on, New Brunswick, N.J. four piece Scream Hello are preparing for the release of their new EP via Red Leader, Smart & Stupid. These four incredible songs are the precursor to Everything Is Always Still Happening, the band’s upcoming full-length due out in the Summer of 2008. Smart & Stupid will be out on April 8th but you can pre-order a copy from Interpunk here. Take it from someone who has spun both the LP and EP approximately seven kabillion times…these new songs are truly incredible. You can stream a couple tracks on their myspace page.

Beside the new releases, the next two months will find Scream Hello getting way active on the road, playing shows with Weston and Ensign…plus a short tour with The Gaslight Anthem.

And finally, don’t forget that Red Leader has made their new 20-song sampler free to download! Go here for unreleased / rare tracks from End Of A Year, Marathon, Nakatomi Plaza, Dear Tonight, FireWhenReady and Scream Hello…plus awesome released material from Polar Bear Club, De La Hoya, Attica! Attica! and The New Dress.

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RED LEADER RECORDS - March News
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* Polar Bear Club debut full-length out now
* New distro deal with LMMG
* Nakatomi Plaza at SXSW
* Free Label Sampler

Plenty of exciting stuff going on at Red Leader Records this month, beginning with the highly-anticipated full-length from Rochester, New York’s Polar Bear Club. Sometimes Things Just Disappear is officially out as of yesterday via the label’s new distro deal with LMMG. Unquestionably worth the wait, you can swing by your local indie record store and pick up a copy…or as always, get it directly from Red Leader.

If you’d like to listen beforehand, the fine folks at Punknews.org are streaming the record in its entirely. Go here to check it out.

Next up, Brooklyn’s hardest working band, Nakatomi Plaza, is playing three shows at SXSW this week. All these shows are FREE.

Nakatomi Plaza SXSW Shows!
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MAR 13 - Austin, TX @ The Parlor, 100 B. East North Loop Blvd, 7pm (Nakatomi at 8pm), AA, Free!
MAR 14 - Austin, TX @ Parts and Labour (back parking lot), 1604 S. Congress, Nakatomi at 5pm, AA, Free!
MAR 15 - Austin, TX @ Agave Bar, 415 6th St., Nakatomi at 3pm, 21+, Free!

Finally, to celebrate all the madness, Red Leader has made their new label sampler free to download. Go here for 20 awesome songs from recent releases, not to mention unreleased / rare tracks from End Of A Year, Marathon, Nakatomi Plaza, Dear Tonight, FireWhenReady and Scream Hello.

Speaking of Scream Hello, it’s worth noting that the band’s new 4-song EP, Smart & Stupid, will be out on April 8th via Red Leader. It’s the precursor to Everything Is Always Still Happening, Scream Hello’s upcoming full-length due out in the Summer of 2008.

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RED LEADER RECORDS CMJ Showcase
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* Oct 20 @ Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
* featuring Polar Bear Club, Dear Tonight, The New Dress, Nakatomi Plaza, Scream Hello and Fire When Ready

Red Leader Records Showcase
October 20 @ Bowery Poetry Club - 5:30pm

A ridiculously amazing showcase for Red Leader featuring some of the label’s most amazing bands.

Polar Bear Club - 9:20pm
Nakatomi Plaza - 8:40pm
Dear Tonight - 8:00pm
Scream Hello - 7:30pm
The New Dress - 6:40pm
Fire When Ready - 6:00pm

$10 or Free with CMJ badge

LOOK MEXICO Show
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* Oct 18 @ Puck Building - Day Stage, 295 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, 12pm
* with Wild Light, Eagle*Seagull

The Look Mexico kids will also be playing tomorrow, October 18th on the Day Stage at the Puck Building. High Noon. Be there.

Look Mexico are at the beginning of yet another tour (it never stops, really) in support of This Is Animal Music which finds the band traveling up and down the East Coast. They’ll eventually end up at FEST 6 in Gainesville and you can expect more Nov / Dec dates with Chase Pagan!

Look Mexico TOUR
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OCT 18 - New York @ CMJ / Day Stage - Puck Building
OCT 19 - Greenwood, DE @ The Wood Stage
OCT 21 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Blend w/ Mowgli
OCT 22 - Roanoke, VA @ Martin’s w/ The Wading Girl
OCT 23 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn w/ Georgie James, Le Loup
OCT 24 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar w/ Summerbirds in the Cellar
OCT 26 - Orlando, FL @ The Back Booth w/ Summerbirds in the Cellar
OCT 27 - Gainesville, FL @ FEST 6 / Market Street Pub w/ Bridge and Tunnel, Fake Problems, Gaslight Anthem, Lumuria
NOV 02 - Merritt Island, FL @ Pizza Di Rock w/ One Small Step For Landmines

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