SLINGSHOT DAKOTA - Fall Tour Update 
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* U.S. Tour begins today 
* First two shows = Street Smart Cyclist’s last two shows EVER

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Today and tomorrow, Brooklyn, N.Y. / Easton, P.A. duo Slingshot Dakota kicks off a two-month tour of the U.S. in style, playing what is sure to be two amazing shows with Street Smart Cyclist .

Of course, the news is a tad bittersweet as the Street Smart Cyclist boys have decided to call it a day. The festivities at tonight’s show in Brooklyn - as well as tomorrow’s Allentown, P.A. gig - will be the band’s last. It’s a shame too; Street Smart Cyclist’s sound combined jazzy, intricate emo and joyful punk rock abandon in a way that always evoked a warm feeling of nostalgia for bands like Cap’n Jazz while also pointing toward new ideas and a progression of their sound.

They leave us with an acoustic tour EP and a three-song seven inch…one of the first releases I ever worked for Beartrap and which remains a favorite to this day. Rumor has it that the band’s last few songs will eventually be released on vinyl and cd format. It’s a silver lining, I suppose.

Back to happier thoughts, namely Slingshot Dakota on tour. Most of September and October is booked / being booked, but there are a few shows that the band is trying to nail down. If you can help out, drop me a line or send an email directly to Tom and Carly atslingshotdakota@hotmail.com.

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* 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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Owen, aka Mike Kinsella, is heading out west for the first time in two years to open shows for Rocky Votolato.  Owen has been recording a follow up to 2006’s At Home With Owen in between tours over the past year.  The final product will see the light of day in early 2009 on Polyvinyl Record Co.

Tour Dates
7/23 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*
7/24 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse*
7/25 West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour*
7/26 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew*
7/29 San Francisco, CA     @ Bottom of the Hill*
7/31 Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan*
8/01 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s*

* w/ Rocky Votolato

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There have been some additional Less Than Jake in-store appearances
added recently.  All are listed below:
 
July 9th - 1pm
Sunrise Records - Toronto
336 Yonge Street
Toronto, Canada m5b 1r8
416-498-6601
 
July 13th - 4pm
House Of Guitars
645 Titus Ave.
Rochester, NY 14617
585-544-9928
 
July 17- 6pm
Cactus Houston
2110 Portsmouth
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 526-9272
 
July 18- 6pm
Good Records- Dallas
1808 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 752-4663
 
July 21st - 6pm -SIGNING ONLY
FYE
5546 S Redwood Rd
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
 
August 2 - 6PM
Encore- Austin
1745 West Anderson Lane
Austin, TX  78757
512-451-8111

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STATIC RADIO NJ - Summer Tours (July 02 - 10 / Aug 09 - 19) 
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* In support of debut full-length An Evening Of Bad Decisions
* July tour with Shot Baker begins today 
* August tour with Let Me Run 
* Pre-order the album now

STATIC RADIO NJ (New Brunswick, N.J.) is hitting the road today for an East Coast tour with Chicago’s Shot Baker. The band is also booking an August tour with Let Me Run (XOXO Records).

Both tours are in support of Static Radio NJ’s debut full-length An Evening Of Bad Decisions, out later this summer on Black Numbers. You can pre-order the record hereor pick up a copy from the band at shows.

An Evening Of Bad Decisions was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey with acclaimed production company The Machine Shop (Armor For Sleep, Boys Night Out, Every Time I Die). Not only does the album deliver on the foundation laid down by the band’s terrific debut EP,One for the Good Guys, it builds a towering skyscraper of soaring melodic punk rock anthems squarely on top of it.

Check out two free mp3s for the songs “Marc” and “Places.”

TOUR w/ Shot Baker
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JUL 02 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Volume Records 
JUL 03 - Richmond, VA @ Ramakins 
JUL 04 - Charlestown, WV @ Jumpin Java Cafe 
JUL 05 - Newark, DE @ The East End Cafe 
JUL 06 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Dead Tired, Tommy Brunett 
JUL 07 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Court Tavern (upstairs show!) w/ Chokepoint 
JUL 08 - Manchester, NJ @ Ridgeway Firehall 
JUL 09 - Providence, RI @ TBA 
JUL 10 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft

TOUR w/ Let Me Run
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AUG 09 - Locustdale, PA @ Locust Dale Firehall 
AUG 10 - Blairsville, PA @ The Corner Pocket 
AUG 11 - New York @ TBA 
AUG 12 - New York @ TBA 
AUG 13 - Massachusetts @ TBA 
AUG 14 - Vermont @ TBA 
AUG 15 - Dover, NH @ The Aviary 
AUG 16 - Maine @ TBA 
AUG 17 - Rhode Island @ TBA 
AUG 18 - Connecticut @ TBA 
AUG 19 - Greenpoint (Brooklyn), NY @ The Lost and Found Bar w/ The Reveling

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Dear and the Headlights just completed recording their follow-up to 2007’s Small Steps Heavy Hooves at Flying Blanket Studios in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona.

Wasting no time, Dear and the Headlights are hitting the road this weekend to begin their month-long headlining tour with fellow Arizona band What Laura Says. They’ve also scheduled a handful of shows opening for Jimmy Eat World along the way!

w/ What Laura Says
7/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory Buy Tickets
7/6 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
7/9 - Modesto, CA @ Sidelines
7/10 - Reno, NV @ Tonic Bar
7/11 - Boise, ID @ The Venue Buy Tickets
7/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre Buy Tickets
7/13 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre Buy Tickets

w/ Jimmy Eat World
7/15 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Buy Tickets
7/16 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Buy Tickets
7/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore *SOLD OUT*
7/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon *SOLD OUT*
7/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon *SOLD OUT*

w/ What Laura Says
7/25 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
7/28 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Buy Tickets
7/29 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ Buy Tickets
7/30 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Buy Tickets
7/31 - San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom

Look for the new album to be released in September on Equal Vision Records.

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For their spring tour, Circa Survive is partnering with the non-profit organization Invisible Children to raise awareness about the war in Uganda - a region in East Africa that has suffered from civil unrest since the early 1980’s.

Circa Survive will join tourmates Thrice and Pelican in donating prizes to The Invisible Children Spring Music Raffle, which will include an autographed Masters of Maple Snare Drum and a hand-painted First Act guitar from Circa Survive. In addition, the band will be releasing an exclusive, unreleased song during the tour with profits going to Invisible Children.

“We don’t want to just raise money with this,” said Brendan Ekstrom from Circa Survive. “We want to raise awareness so people really know where this money is going. It means a lot to us to be able to use our art to be involved with something so important.”

For more on Invisible Children, visit their official website.

The full-U.S. tour featuring Thrice, Circa Survive, and Pelican begins April 16th and ends May 30th. For tickets and information, visit Circa Survive’s official website.

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For the last couple weeks, Modern Life Is War have been tearing through the country on their farewell tour.

(From Equal Vison Records Website) “The culmination of Modern Life Is War’s recording & touring career will be on April 26th in their hometown of Marshalltown, Iowa at The Moose Lodge. Join the band one last time as they celebrate their six-year tenure as an ambitious, powerful, true American hardcore band.”

Final Tour Dates

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STATIC RADIO NJ - Tour / New Album Updates
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* Eight West Coast shows with The Bouncing Souls starting today
* Debut Full-Length An Evening of Bad Decisions out on Black Numbers this Summer
* Get access to exclusive online content from the new record

Beginning today, Static Radio NJ (New Brunswick, N.J.) is joining The Bouncing Souls for eight days worth of West Coast shows. Dead To Me will also be playing most dates.

The good news for anyone in attendance - other than the fact that they’ll see three awesome bands tearing it up on stage - is that they can grab free digital dropcards from the Static Radio boys at the shows. These cards will offer exclusive online content - including two free songs and album art - from their upcoming debut full-length, An Evening of Bad Decisions. The record, which is due out this summer from Black Numbers, was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey with acclaimed production company The Machine Shop (Armor For Sleep, Boys Night Out, Every Time I Die).

Static Radio NJ’s debut EP One for the Good Guys was released in August of 2007 and is also available through Black Numbers. Listen to a free mp3 for the title track here.

An invigorating, obliterating blast of hardcore righteousness. - Wonkavision
Wow. This f*cking rules…the best hardcore band I’ve heard in quite a while. - AMP Magazine
I am seriously considering calling “One For the Good Guys” the record of the year! Go get this! - Mutiny Zine
Melodic punk rock, throat-tearing vocals and hardcore ferocity that is full of heart and guts and gets you pumped. - Late Night Wallflower

TOUR with The Bouncing Souls

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SLINGSHOT DAKOTA - U.S. Tour (Mar 14 - May 03)
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* 6 week tour in support of Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost

Brooklyn, N.Y. / Easton, P.A. duo Slingshot Dakota begins a six-week trek across the U.S. today.

The tour - which covers both coasts and just about everything in between - is in support of the band’s latest self-released record, Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost. The Slingshot kids are currently streaming five tracks from the album on their myspace page, so check em out here.

Ten irresistible songs recorded by Latterman’s Phil Douglas, you can order a copy of Golden Ghost directly from Slingshot Dakota via their myspace page or pick up a copy directly from Carly and Tom at a show.

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