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THE OCTOPUS PROJECT TOUR IN SUPPORT OF UPCOMING RECORD HEXADECAGON

Austin-based group The Octopus Project will head out on a fall tour in support of their upcoming album Hexadecagon, which debuted as a live performance and will be released in album form October 26, 2010 on Peek-A-Boo Records.

Hexadecagon was born out of long drives from venue to venue soundtracked by minimalist composers Terry Riley and Steve Reich, inspiring the band to use custom electronics (The Bend Matrix) and push existing software (Ableton Live, VDMX, OSCulator) to its limits. Ultimately, they arranged eight speakers in a circle around the audience, with the audience surrounding the band at the center, accompanied by eight synchronized video projections, designed by Austin digital artist Wiley Wiggins.

The Octopus Project performed Hexadecagon live twice to over-capacity crowds during SXSW 2010 to emphatically positive reception. Paste Magazine said of the show, “if there’s a such thing as a happiness seizure, be prepared to have one,” while The Austin American Statesman described the event as, “the trippiest, most elaborate thing the Octopus Project have ever done, and that’s a very tall order.” USA Today ranked the performance one of its top five shows of SXSW.

The Octopus Project will bring elements of Hexadecagon on the road with them for the tour, which is not to be missed!

The Octopus Project Tour Dates:
09/29 – Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s
09/30 – Shreveport, LA @ The Collective
10/01 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
10/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
10/04 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
10/05 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/06 – Washington DC @ DC9
10/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
10/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Wllmsbrg
10/09 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
10/10 – Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears
10/11 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
10/12 – Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
10/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
10/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/15 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
10/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
10/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Great Am. Music Hall
10/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
10/24 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
10/25 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
10/29 – Asheville, NC @ Moogfest (*)

All shows with Starfucker (except *)

With two of my favorite bands, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Mates of State concurrently touring this summer/fall in support of their most recent releases (Let it Sway and Crushes, respectively) its been challenging to refrain from re-living harrowing flashbacks of my fleeting encounters with both bands in the fall of 2006, while experiencing my first ever manic episode.

At the age of nineteen I moved out of the confines of my parents’ 1970s themed home/asylum and to Montreal to experience the closest Canada has to an Ivy League institution as well as to seek out the undiscovered talent of Montreal’s burgeoning indie music scene, beyond the scope of such overrated acts like The Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade. These ‘glory days’ would only last two months before I crashed and burned in my tiny dorm room in a fit of rapid-cycling moods that prompted me to return home to my native Toronto, where a proper diagnosis of bipolar disorder was awaiting me with olive branch extended.

Unable to take in any homegrown talent other than Lesbians on Ecstasy (who would not fall into the ‘talent’ camp) during my limited stay in Montreal, the two most memorable live music experiences were delivered by two of the best acts to ever grace the Polyvinyl roster, Mates of State and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.

While touring in support of their 2006 disc, Bring it Back, with their newborn baby girl, Magnolia, in tow, I pegged Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner as exactly the type of stable people I needed to latch onto in order to survive my chemically imbalanced tailspin into the depths of hipster hell. What resulted was the delusion that this cutesy husband/wife duo would be properly equipped and jumping at the chance to take this two time high school dropout under their wing, into their hearts and aboard their probably cramped tour bus.

With a beer in my left hand and an uncapped pen violently shaking in my right, I feverishly scrawled out in my most legible, all-caps handwriting ‘WILL YOU ADOPT ME?!’, (actually punctuated with an interrobang to underline my utter desperation) wound up my good arm like an MLB pitcher taking the mound and threw the note as hard as I could. Despite being firmly planted in the second row, the wad of paper just barely landed on stage. The band kept on playing without pause and much to my dismay, neither member even bothered to unfold my crumpled request/cry for help.

The following week I wrangled the only gals from my all-girls residence (affectionately coined ‘the Leservation’ by all those fortunate enough to not be residing there) who could still stomach me to the World’s Smallest Venue, Zoobizarre, wherein Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin played to an audience of twelve – bar staff included.

During the first momentary lapse between songs, I frantically yelled out to the band that I personally knew someone from their hometown, Springfield, Missouri via LiveJournal, that he had once upon a time mailed me the demo version of their first LP, Broom and that I loved them, in true fangirl fashion.

Mistaking their bewilderment over my outcry for camaraderie, I seized the opportunity to follow the band members out to their van after the show to properly introduce myself/make them regret ever crossing the border that day. Either the fellows in SSLYBY have experience with handling the mentally ill or they were just floored to know that their fan base extended outside of their circle of friends, but they were nothing but gentlemen to me – handing me a CD-R of their unofficial Summer Tour EP and inviting me to accompany them to see Phoenix later that evening. This was, of course, three years before Phoenix would release their Grammy Award-winning magnum opus, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, they merely described them as ‘this French band we’ve been listening to all summer’. Having never cared too much for perennial Daddy’s Girl, Sofia Coppola, or any of the men she has cavorted with, I politely declined their invitation, playing the ‘it’s a school night’ card and exiting without tact.

I plan to attend Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s upcoming performance at Toronto’s legendary El Mocambo on September 4th, but this time, will wisely nurse my beer in silence in a back corner of the room and avoid making a spectacle of myself.

TOUR DATES:

SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN:

08/31 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *

09/01 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club *

09/02 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *

09/03 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *

09/04 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo *

09/06 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo *

09/07 – Cambridge, MA @  TT The Bears *

09/08 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

09/10 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *

09/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary *

09/12 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop *

09/13 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement *

* = w/ Telekinesis

MATES OF STATE:

09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ University of Utah – Union Lawn

09/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

09/27 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met

For years I have been attending numerous concerts; Warped Tour, Florence and the machine, Miike Snow etc and at each of these events, I not only witness breathtaking performances but I also have the pleasure of sticking out like a sore thumb. The color of my skin is what gives me that ability, and although I am not the person to care about something like this, it got me thinking about a deeper issue.

At this point in our generation where everyone can and should be treated as equal and therefore live freely making their own decisions, there is still this lingering idea what each race is expected to listen to, way that they should dress, along with speak and so on. Therefore when people who are for example black don’t fit into those boundaries it is sometimes shocking for others to see.

This means that when one of us are seen singing along to a song by the incredible artist Yeasayer people are so taken a back that they find the need to ask about it as if this person is unaware of who they are singing along to. This also means that buying a ticket to a Bring Me The Horizon concert makes the employee at Ticketmaster laugh. It also means that when I buy a certain album such as The Black Keys, or MGMT, the person working at the store has to take a double take from my face to the album as if I’m crazy. It needs to be understood that there is still some ignorance out there to a certain extent. Ignorance that allows me to be looked at as if I possess a third arm when trying to enjoy myself, singing along to Pierce The Veil.

Not everyone knows that occurrences like these happen all the time, and the people who don’t realize it are the ones who probably have accepted that not all black people are glued to watching Black Entertainment Television 24/7 and that many are exposed to different genres of music that we enjoy.

The thing is, there might not even be a specific way in order to open up other peoples narrow minds but hopefully if they keep witnessing more fans like me in the audience for artists that in their little world is unknown to black people it will become more easy for them to comprehend that Hip Hop and R&B aren’t the only genres on our ipod.

Ke$ha – Take It Off video

The official music video for Ke$ha’s “Take It Off”, from her album Animal, out now!

Directed by Dori Oskowitz; Paul Hunter.

MOOGFEST 2010 ADDS DEVO, DISCO BISCUITS, VAN DYKE PARKS, CLARE AND THE REASONS, BONOBO & IKONIKA TO FESTIVAL LINEUP!

TICKETS ON SALE TODAY, AUGUST 13TH AT 12 NOON EASTERN

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND – 10/29-10/31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Tickets for MoogFest 2010 go on sale today, Friday the 13th, at 12 Noon Eastern. But first, AC Entertainment is eager to share some new additions to the lineup with you! DEVO, Disco Biscuits, Van Dyke Parks, Clare and the Reasons, Bonobo, and Ikonika are joining the festival bill! We told you there’d be treats. . . and there’s even more to come.

MoogFest 2010, the extraordinary three-day festival, celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, will take place Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC. As mentioned above, tickets for MoogFest 2010 go on sale today, Friday, August 13th at 12 Noon Eastern Time. Weekend festival passes – along with tickets for each individual day – will be available. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit moogfest.com.

MoogFest 2010 Lineup:

Friday, October 29

DEVO
MGMT
Big Boi
Girl Talk
Panda Bear
RJD2
El-P
Van Dyke Parks
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible
Saturn Never Sleeps (Featuring King Britt & Rucyl)
The Octopus Project
Kuroma
Clare and The Reasons
Bonobo

Saturday, October 30

Massive Attack
Thievery Corporation
Jonsi
Disco Biscuits
Caribou
Four Tet
Matmos
Dâm-Funk
School of Seven Bells
Jon Hopkins
Emeralds
Mountain Man
Ikonika

Sunday, October 31

Pretty Lights
Hot Chip
Dan Deacon
Mimosa
Two Fresh
DJ Spooky

About Moog Music:

Asheville is the headquarters of Moog Music, the company Bob Moog formed in 1963. Moog’s push for continual innovation permeates the company’s culture to this day. In 2008, they produced the groundbreaking Moog Guitar and more projects are currently in development. 2010 marks a landmark in the company’s history as the 40th anniversary of the MiniMoog, one of the most popular of the Moog synthesizers, which will certainly be a focus of the MoogFest 2010 weekend.

We The Kings SET TO RELEASE SMILE KID ON AUGUST 31st

Named after their hometown Bradenton, Florida’s King Middle School where they first made music together, members Travis Clark, Hunter Thomsen, Drew Thomsen, and Danny Duncan have grown into one of the most exciting and infectious bands on the pop-rock circuit. On August 31st, We the Kings will release their sophomore album, Smile Kid on S-curve Records/Awesome/EMI in Canada.

The band’s new album has been much anticipated after the success of their self-titled debut which hit #1 on Billboard’s New Alternative Album sales chart and has since sold over 2 million tracks. Their songs have had over 56 million plays on MySpace, and 15 million YouTube video plays (including the #1 most played music video for “Check Yes Juliet.”)

Produced by S*A*M & Sluggo (Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, Metro Station), the band already have a hit on their hands with the lead single, “We’ll Be A Dream” featuring American actress and singer-songwriter Demi Lovato (Camp Rock, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Sonny With A Chance). The track was just nominated for a Teen Choice Award and is currently heating up the radio charts here in Canada.

Since the release of their first album, We the Kings have toured extensively and have shared the stage with Metro Station, Valencia, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls and The Audition. In 2009 and 2010, the band gained further exposure with their performances at the Vans Warped Tour. Their music has been licensed for the CW, MTV, Rock Band, and more, and they have also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, MTV’s TRL and Spring Break 2008.

The title of the new release, Smile Kid, sums up the band’s attitude. As Clark explains, “we are all about living life as happy as possible, and when you seem down, just remember to Smile Kid.” These infectious high spirits and camaraderie energize their on-the-road videos and live performances. We the Kings are not to be missed! Stay tuned for upcoming Canadian tour dates.

Smile Kid Tracklisting:

1. She Takes Me High
2. Promise The Stars
3. Heaven Can Wait
4. The Story of Your Life
5. Rain Falls Down
6. Summer Love
7. In-N-Out (Animal Style)
8. Spin
9. Anna Maria (All We Need)
10. We’ll Be A Dream [Feat. Demi Lovato]
11. What You Do To Me

Pretty Lights Announces Massive Fall Tour! Spilling Over Every Side, the second EP of 2010 has been downloaded 50,000 times in TWO weeks!

Grab the EP for FREE at the Pretty Lights Official Site or reach out to us for a review copy!

Fresh off the heels of dropping his wildly successful second EP of 2010, Pretty Lights has some great news for his fans- he’ll be taking his visually stunning stage show on the road this fall, performing over 30 shows in the United States between
October and December.

Pretty Lights, the incredibly versatile producer (aka Derek Vincent Smith) self-released Spilling Over Every Side, his second (of three!) EP’s of 2010, on July 29th. In the past two weeks, the EP has been downloaded 50,000 times, proving the self-release
model can work- and well, at that!

Pretty Lights performed to a sold-out crowd last weekend at his hometown venue of Red Rocks, and continues to hit the festival circuit for the duration of the summer,
before heading out on the road with his new drummer Adam Deitch.

Pretty Lights Tour Dates

August 14 – Outside Lands – San Francisco, CA
August 14 –The Independent – San Francisco, CA (night show)
August 25 – The Valarium – Knoxville, TN
August 26 – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
August 28 – CAC Warehouse – New Orleans, LA
September 3 – North Coast Music Festival – Chicago, IL
September 4 – Electric Zoo Festival – New York, NY
September 5 – Nocturnal Festival – Austin, TX
September 24 – Powellapalooza – Page, AZ
September 25 – West Beach Festival – Santa Barbara, CA
October 29 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
October 30 – Patriot’s Point – Charleston, SC
October 31 – MoogFest 2010 – Asheville, NC
November 2 – Bourbon Street Ballroom – Baltimore, MD
November 3 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
November 4 – The National – Richmond, VA
November 5 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
November 6 – Washington Avenue Armory – Albany, NY
November 7 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
November 8 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
November 10 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
November 11 – Boma – Columbus, OH
November 12 – Fillmore – Detroit, MI
November 13 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
November 14 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
November 15 – Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE
November 19 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
November 20 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, OR
November 21 – Arcata Community Center – Arcata, CA
November 23 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
November 26 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
November 27 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
November 28 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
December 2 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
December 3 – Telluride Conference Center – Telluride, CO
December 4 – Telluride Conference Center – Telluride, CO

CARIBOU RETURNS TO CANADA THIS FALL SWIM NOMINATED FOR POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE

New Caribou Tour Dates!

Caribou will return to North America next month for the second string of North American dates in support their latest release, Swim. The full Caribou band have been on tour all over the world for most of 2010 in support of their Polaris-prize nominated album, Swim. Visit their website for photos and videos from the road, including a ride on the Great Wall of China, and follow them on twitter! Also, watch their recently released video for “Sun.”

“Swim is a reminder that even at his most challenging, the man’s compositional capabilities can dazzle.” – Pitchfork

CARIBOU – North American Tour:

Sep 14 Guelph ON – Ebar^
Sep 15 Ottawa ON – Babylon ^
Sep 16 Montreal PQ – National^
Sep 17 Toronto ON – Phoenix ^
Sep 18 London ON – Lolafest @ Victorias Park
Sep 19 Boston MA – Paradise*
Sep 22 New York, NY – Webster Hall*
Sep 23 Washington DC – Black Cat*
Sep 24 Cincinnati OH – Midpoint Music Festival
Sep 25 Champaign IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
Sep 26 Chicago IL – Metro*
Sep 27 Minneapolis MN – First Avenue*
Sep 28 Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Center*
Sep 29 Saskatoon SK – Amigos*
Sep 30 Edmonton AB – Starlite*
Oct 01 Calgary AB – Republik*
Oct 03 Vancouver BC – Vogue*
Oct 04 Seattle WA – Showbox*
Oct 05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom *
Oct 06 San Francisco CA – Regency*
Oct 07 Los Angeles CA – Dance Right @ La Cita
Oct 08 Los Angeles CA – Music Box*
Oct 09 Tempe AZ – The Clubhouse
Oct 11 Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge
Oct 12 Boulder CO – Fox Theatre*
Oct 14 Austin TX – La Zona Rosa
Oct 15 Baton Rouge LA – Spanish Moon
Oct 16 Tallahassee FL – Engine Room
Oct 17 Tampa FL – Crowbar
Oct 18 Orlando FL – Backbooth
Oct 19 Miami FL – Grand Central
Oct 21 Guanajuanto, Mexico – Mutek/Cervantino Festival
Oct 23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
Oct 27 Sao Paulo, BR – Clash Club
Oct 28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
Oct 30 Asheville NC – Moog Festival
Oct 31 Chapel Hill NC – Cat’s Cradle*
^With Russian Futurists
*With Emeralds

TESTAMENT FEATURED AT 93.3 WMMR PHILADELPHIA, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK BILLY AVAILABLE NOW!

CATCH TESTAMENT WITH SLAYER AND MEGADETH ON THE AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR!

Bay Area thrash kings TESTAMENT are receiving more radio love this week; this time in the city of brotherly love at 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia! An exclusive interview with Chuck Billy and WMMR jock Markus Goldman is available for streaming now at WMMR’s website! Tune in and rock out! “I am very excited for AMERICAN CARNAGE to come to Camden this Sunday,” states Goldman. “I look forward to seeing Testament, Megadeth and Slayer kill it!”

TESTAMENT recently visited the Sirius XM Liquid Metal studios for a station takeover! Fans still have the chance to listen to the takeover on August 15th at 3pm ET, and August 17th at 10am ET. TESTAMENT’s Chuck Billy and Eric Peterson cover topics such as the AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR and the writing of their highly anticipated follow up to Liquid Metal’s 2008 “Album of the Year”, The Formation of Damnation!

TESTAMENT are currently touring the country with Slayer and Megadeth on the history-making AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR! TESTAMENT are uniting with devoted fans every night on the road with their exclusive AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR VIP packs, and shredding on stage with the original Clash of the Titans line-up. “New thrash fans that only heard rumors and never were able to witness Clash of the Titans will be delighted because all three bands are just as heavy and lethal as ever, if not more,” states guitarist Eric Peterson. “Old school thrash fans, if you missed the line-up before, you don’t want to miss this!”

As mentioned above, TESTAMENT is celebrating the heralded AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR by offering an amazing opportunity with their VIP package. This is the fan’s chance to meet the band and get exclusive limited addition merchandise on this epic tour before TESTAMENT head into the studio to record the follow up to their Golden Gods “Album of the Year”, The Formation of Damnation! Now, the Testament VIP package offers some great additions, including an exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction T-shirt!

The band is offering a limited number of VIP Packages for every United States date on the tour. Act now and make sure to take hold of this great opportunity to be a part of METAL HISTORY with TESTAMENT this summer!

The exclusive AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR VIP package includes:
- One general admission ticket with early entry (where available)
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of TESTAMENT
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10 photo)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Music Skin
- Official VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Official set of TESTAMENT Guitar Picks

See below for all AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR dates, as well as more recently announced international dates:

TESTAMENT ON THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR:
8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Center At UMASS Lowell
8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater
8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
8/21 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, KS @ Capital Federal Park @ Sandstone Arena
8/25 Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
8/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/1 Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

TESTAMENT’S highly successful and award-winning album The Formation of Damnation was recently reissued in a deluxe tour edition in celebration of ‘Rust in Peace’ and AMERICAN CARNAGE. See below for information on the album!

The Formation of Damnation (Deluxe Tour Edition)
2-disc deluxe tour edition of the band’s comeback album! Includes bonus
footage of classic tracks + more:

Disc 1:
1. The Persecuted Won’t Forget
2. Killing Season
3. Afterlife
4. The Evil Has Landed
5. The Formation Of Damnation
6. Henchmen Ride
7. More Than Meets The Eye
8. Dangers Of The Faithless
9. False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R.)
10. Leave Me Forever

Disc 2
• The New Order *Audio and Video
• Practice What You Preach *Audio and Video
• Souls Of Black *Audio and Video
*Recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV “52/52” special
• More Than Meets The Eye music video

Wayne Marshall – My Heart (Remix) video featuring Mavado

Music video for Wayne Marshall’s “My Heart” remix featuring Mavado.

Directed by Storm.

DOOMTREE ANNOUNCES NATIONAL WINGS + TEETH TOUR STARTING NOVEMBER 4th ALL SEVEN MEMBERS INCLUDING P.O.S., DESSA, SIMS, CECIL OTTER, MIKEY MICTLAN, LAZERBEAK, AND PAPER TIGER TO PERFORM

For the first time ever, all seven members of the Doomtree collective will embark on a month long, headlining tour staring November 4th. Already, 2010 has been a banner year for the group. P.O.S turned heads in the New York Times newsroom for his exceptional performance at Coachella. Dessa’s January release, A Badly Broken Code, received superlative reviews from critics across the country, including NPR’s Robert Christgau. Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger, two of Doomtree’s producers, are unveiling ambitious solo projects this year. Early responses have been outstanding. Sims is gearing up for a 2011 release, while Cecil Otter and Mike Mictlan are both hard at work on new projects.

Doomtree has earned a national and international fanbase for smart, innovative recordings and for a raucous, unpredictable live show. On and off stage, the close-knit crew of musicians operates as a rag-tag family. Their tight friendships and fierce loyalties are clearly evidenced in their performances–goofy, riotous, and earnest by turn. The Wings + Teeth tour will feature solo performances and a riotous crew set. Tickets are available to the general public on August 20th. Info, photos, videos, and amusing nonsense at www.doomtree.net

“Explosive live.”
–SEATTLE WEEKLY

“One insanely catchy song steamrolling along into the next.”
–ONION AV CLUB

“Stellar performances.”
–URB

DOOMTREE WINGS + TEETH TOUR
11/4 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
11/5 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theare
11/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court (AA)
11/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge (21+)
11/7 – Missoula, MT – The Palace
11/8 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
11/9 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
11/10 – Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
11/12 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre
11/16 – Austin, TX – Red 7
11/17 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s
11/19 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
11/20 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
11/21 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
11/22 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Jewish Mother
11/23 – Washington, DC – DC9
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
11/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
11/27 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
11/28 – Portland, ME – Space
11/30 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore
12/1 – Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s
12/2 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom
12/3 – Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
12/4 – Grinnell, IA – Gardner Lounge (Grinnell)
12/5 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon

Edmonton’s HOT PANDA Hit The Road This Fall In Support of New Album HOW COME I’M DEAD? Out October 12th, 2010

When you get compared, in the same breath, to everything from Daniel Johnson to the Talking Heads, you know you have a sound that’s hard to pin down. How Come I’m Dead, Hot Panda’s second full-length out on Mint Records, encompasses a swath of tunes that sound like anything and everything. Brit pop, gypsy swing, opera solos, Robert Pollard style lo-fi jangles and glammy Roxy Music keyboards. All this and more find their home in the music of Hot Panda…sometimes all in the same song!

After the recording of their 2007 EP Whale Headed Girl, Hot Panda took to the road, and I guess you could say the road took to them! The band hasn’t looked back since, ever wheeling around Canada in their smelly van, taking their rambunctiously theatrical live show to kids who like to dance all over North America (including stints at festivals such as SXSW, CMJ, and Pop Montreal!). In February 2009, Hot Panda’s first full length record, Volcano…Bloody Volcano!, came out and debuted at number one on the Earshot! college charts in Canada, and at 21 on CMJ College charts in the US! It also earned them a West Coast Music Award nomination (best independent album), and the Pandas were very happy!

Fast forward to 2010 and Hot Panda are thrilled to hit the road hard again this time with 13 new songs in tow. The tour begins on Sept 16th in Vancouver and continues east hitting both Pop Montreal and Halifax Pop Explosion. Winnipeg’s Boats will join the Pandas on select dates. If you can’t wait until September to check out the new tunes, catch a listen to feature track, “Mindlessnesslessness” here

Lastly, back by popular demand from the band that brings you everything…it’s Hot Panda’s newest hot sauce (yes, this is their second) aptly named How Come I’m Deadly. Be sure to pick some up, the band will have this molten habanero concoction available at their merch table!

HOT PANDA FALL TOUR 2010 * Sponsored by Exclaim!

09.16 Vancouver- The Biltmore
09.17 Victoria- Logan’s
09.18 Kamloops- TBD
09.20 Calgary- Dicken’s Pub
09.22 Saskatoon- Amigo’s
09.23 Regina- O’Hanlon’s
09.24 Winnipeg- Lo Pub
09.28 Windsor- Phog Lounge
10.1-3 Pop Montreal
10.04 Hamilton- This Ain’t Hollywood
10.05 Waterloo- The Gristmill
10.06 Peterborough- Red Dog
10.07 Guelph – TBA
10.09 Wakefield- Black Sheep Inn
10.10 St. Catherine’s- Merchant Ale House
10.12 Toronto- Horseshoe Tavern
10.13 Kingston- The Mansion
10.14 Quebec City- L’Agitee
10.15 Rimouski- Le Campus
10.17 Charlottetown- Bubba’s
10.22 Halifax Pop Explosion

PELICAN TO CELEBRATE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BY RELEASING 10 LP BOX SET, PLAYING EXCLUSIVE SHOWS IN CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES THREE FLOYDS BREWERY TO SHOW APPRECIATION BY RELEASING UBER-LIMITED PELICAN-INSPIRED DOPPELBOCK BEER

Chicago’s reigning gods of heavy instrumental rock, Pelican, have announced plans to play two very special shows in celebration of their 10-year anniversary box set release, out October 19th on Berlin, Germany’s Viva Hate Records. The elegantly packaged wooden-box set will be limited to a run of 500 copies and will encompass material from their four full-length releases and three EPs. Formed in Chicago in 2000, the quartet’s discography has stood as a consistent refutation of genre and musical classicism, perfecting an obtuse approach that has become increasingly precise and calculated while no less recognizable. Listeners from all corners of the earth have celebrated Pelican’s unique instrumental take on metal, watching them spur the genre into new conceptual territory.

Pelican play Chicago’s Bottom Lounge on October 23rd joined by longtime friends and occasional collaborators The Life & Times. Munster, IN’s Three Floyds Brewery, recognized internationally as one of the most unique and distinguished micro-breweries in the country, will celebrate the event by unveiling a special, Pelican-dedicated doppelbock (one of the few styles of beer all four band members regularly agree upon). The as-yet-unnamed ale will be served at the Chicago show and at select watering holes and specialty shops around the Chicagoland area for a limited time. One week after the Chicago appearance, Pelican will join forces with legendary doom-metal overlords Goatsnake (making a rarer than rare live appearance) on October 30th to play the Troubador in Los Angeles, an event likely to be one of the most anticipated So-Cal metal sets in recent memory.

PELICAN 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY DATES:
Oct. 23rd Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
Oct. 30th Los Angeles, CA The Troubador

The Cliks and Hunter Valentine join forces with The Dollyrots for The Guts and Glory Tour: August 24 – September 3, 2010

New York (NY) … Toronto natives and labelmates The Cliks and Hunter Valentine announce a ten-date tour with Los Angeles’ The Dollyrots from August 24th to September 3rd, 2010. The undeniable DIY ethic and commitment to touring employed by all three bands brings them together for shows from coast to coast.

Led by front man Lucas Silvera, The Cliks paired up with legendary producer-engineer Sylvia Massy to record “Dirty King” (Tommy Boy Records), their most adventurous album to date. Following the great success of their sophomore album “Snakehouse,” The Cliks’ incendiary live shows became the calling card by which they were known, and in short order, musical heroes Ian Astbury of the Cult and Cyndi Lauper hand-picked the band for their respective tours. MTV’s Logo awarded The Cliks the NewNowNext “Artist On the Brink” award which ultimately led to an appearance on teenybopper mecca TRL.

With the release of their brand new sophomore album “Lessons From the Late Night” (Tommy Boy Records), Hunter Valentine was recently named “Best Local Band” by Go Magazine. Always committed to touring and performing for new audiences, the band recently returned from a west coast tour of the United States and continues to tour in their native Canada and in the United States. Working with award-winning director Taylor Cohen, their video for “The Stalker” won mtvU’s “The Freshmen”, and the band recently shot a new video for “Revenge” with acclaimed Canadian director Colin Minihan.

?Hunter Valentine/The Clicks Tour Dates: (*With The Dollyrots)
August 17 El Corazon/Seattle, WA
August 18 Peter’s Room at Roseland/Portland, OR
August 19 Blue Lamp/Sacramento, CA
August 20 Milk/San Francisco, CA
August 21 Roxy/West Hollywood, CA (Hunter Valentine only)
August 24 Brass Lounge/Las Vegas, NV*
August 25 Benders Tavern/Denver, CO*
August 26 The Riot Room/Kansas City, MO*
August 27 The Firebird/St Louis, MO*
August 28 Phoenix Hill Tavern/Louisville, KY*
August 29 Radio Radio/Indianapolis, IN*
August 30 Skully’s Music Diner/Columbus, OH*
August 31 Frankie’s/Toledo, OH*
September 2 The Record Collector/Bordentown, NJ (Instore)*
September 3 Studio At Webster Hall/New York, NY*

The Bloody Beetroots Announce Fall Tour With Live Band First U.S. Extended Tour with: The Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77!

After a brief break from DJ sets around the world, Italian producer and polymath Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, a.k.a. The Bloody Beetroots, is preparing to launch his latest U.S. tour this October. For the first time, Rifo will be joined for the extended tour by a full band: Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77. Stepping out from behind the mixers, Rifo now plays guitar, bass, and synths and is joined on stage by Tommy Tea on controllers and the Beetroots’ newest member Edward Grinch on drums. The new live setup is a dramatic reinterpretation of the Beetroots’ music and the ultimate marriage of the band’s love of grinding electronic melodies, aggressive hardcore punk, and elaborate compositions.

Check out the band Live at La Cigale as well as their new video for “Domino” for a sample of The Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2007, The Bloody Beetroots have brought a sense of danger to dance floors across the globe. From “Butter” to “Cornelius” to the Steve Aoki assisted “Warp 1.9,” The Bloody Beetroots’ early singles dominated clubs across the globe, paving the way for the group’s debut full-length Romborama. Released in August 2009 on Dim Mak, the record blended lines between house, techno, hip-hop, hardcore punk, and even at times orchestral compositions (Rifo spent years studying composers like Chopin, Beethoven, and Debussy, after all). Romborama was a star-studded affair that featured guest appearances from everyone from Justin Pearson (The Locust, All Leather) and Vicarious Bliss to The Cool Kids and J*DaVeY. The record was followed by the Spares of Romborama Series, which included Xmas Vendetta and The Domino EP. Around this time, Bob recruited Tommy Tea to help him out on the road, and the DJ duo toured the world with one of the most raucous and energetic live shows out there. In between touring, releasing two EPs, and dropping a full length album, Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo managed to collaborate with Steve Aoki to rework The Refused’s legendary track, “New Noise.”

And now with the formation of the The Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77, the band is evolving once again. In many ways, Bob is returning to his punk roots. Prior to his work as The Bloody Beetroots, Bob’s labor of love was Bob Rifo’s Gang, an electro-punk band he formed in 2005. Rifo also spent much of the last year recording and performing with Steve Aoki as a part of their hardcore side-project, Rifoki. It’s these influences that have bled into the Beetroots’ new live setup, and is a projection of where the band is heading.

Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77 Fall Tour
10/13: Miami Beach, FL @ Mansion Night Club (Exclusive DJ Set)
10/15: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/16: Montreal, QC @ Telus Theatre
10/17: Toronto, ON @ Guvernment
10/18: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/21: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/22: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
10/23: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/26: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/28: El Paso, TX @ Club 101
10/29: Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/30: Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium/Expo Center
10/31: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/02: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
11/03: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/04: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
11/05: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/06: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

About Dim Mak: Dim Mak started in 1996 as a whim and became a lifestyle. Launching with a 7″ from obscure SoCal hardcore ensemble Stickfigurecarousel, Dim Mak’s roster grew to include bands outside of hardcore and punk to garage rock and roll, disco punk, new wave, whatever it is that is explosive. The roster is a large and expanding one. There is no particular genre of music they corner other than what they know feels right. The point being is to just to release what they think is good regardless of style, which they have done again and again over the past 13 years.

PS I Love You tour North America in support of Paper Bag Records debut. ’2012′ MP3 available available for download.

Toronto — Kingston, Ontario’s quick-rising duo, PS I Love You, will tour North America upon the release of their brilliant debut album Meet Me At The Muster Station. The 26-date tour sees the band travel across Canada and the United States including a stop at CMJ in New York City. The band will be sharing the stage with the likes of Japandroids, Ladyhawk and Frog Eyes along the way. Paper Bag Records will release the album October 5th on CD, digital download and limited-edition 180 gram clear vinyl.

Meet Me At The Muster Station is a relentless listen that grips and pulls the listener through just under thirty-minutes of squalling Marshall feedback, searing solos, soaring melodies and rock-steady beats and will surely be considered one of this year’s finest debuts.

PS I Love You have been extremely busy over the past couple of years having already released two acclaimed 7″ singles. The first was a split 7″ with friend Diamond Rings in August of 2009. Earlier this year, the band released a 7″ for ‘Starfield’ before wowing audiences at their Canadian Music Week and NXNE showcases. Recently, the band has shared the stage with the hottest indie acts including label-mates Born Ruffians as well as Japandroids and Wavves. The PS I Love You EP is now available through iTunes and Paper Bag Digital and contains no material from the full length album.

PS I Love You was originally the solo project for multi-instrumentalist Paul Saulnier who has performed in everything from a country-rock band to an improvised noise duo. PS I Love You was intended to be his experimental, pop music outlet using guitar looping pedals, keyboards with some gadgets and gimmicks. The addition of Benjamin Nelson on drums suddenly transformed PS I Love You’s little songs into mini, soaring rock anthems.

What folks are saying about PS I Love You:

With PS I Love You’s Meet Me at the Muster Station slowly but surely becoming one of our most anticipated releases of 2010, it’s nice to see more tracks from the Kingston, ON’s debut being offered for public consumption. Today, our taste of the upcoming Paper Bag release comes via the record’s third track, “2012.” The track shows the duo’s knack for anthemic call-to-arms throw-downs, which they mix with just the right level of teen angst and down-and-out melancholy. – Exclaim

The record isn’t out until October 5th, but since I got my copy I’ve had trouble turning it off and I’d wager it’s going to crack countless year end lists. At only 30-minutes, the record is concise and for a debut it’s remarkable that the band never stumbles or lets up. They absolutely blew my ear drums out at Gus’ Pub opening for Apollo Ghosts, but in a bit more controlled environment – like a properly recorded LP – you really get to hear the genius moments of guitar hooks and fuzz. – Herohill

What are blogs for, if not to make hyperbolic prophecies about how an up-and-coming band is going to take over the world and becoming the biggest thing since __________? Here goes: PS I Love You is going to be Canada’s next indie sensation. I mean, the band is already on its way. But after the debut LP, Meet Me at the Muster Station, is released on October 5, this shit is going to seriously blow up. – Chipped Hip

From the record comes “2012,” which is a terrific introduction to their vaguely dissonant, distortion-blasted, and insatiably catchy style. Saulnier’s vocals are abrasive and passionate, providing a great foil for guitar licks that sound kind of like Cursive’s Domestica run through the pop ringer. – Prefix

Download the ‘2012‘ MP3 here

PS I Love You 2010 Tour Dates:
September 15 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
September 19 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar #
September 20 – Santa Barbara, CA – Jensen’s #
September 21 – Santa Cruz, CA – Crepe Place #
September 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #
September 24 – Boise, ID – Neurolux #
September 28 – Nelson, BC – Hume Hotel**
September 30 – Banff, AB – Wild Bills **
October 01 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room**
October 02 – Regina, SK – Distrikt**
October 03 – Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid #
October 04 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub**
October 06 – Calgary, AB – Republik**
October 08 – Victoria, BC – Logan’s Pub ##
October 09 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre ##
October 10 – Seattle, WA – The Highdive
October 11 – Portland, OR – The Rotture
October 12 – San Fran, CA – The Hemlock
October 13 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
October 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint
October 17 – Denver, CO – The Hi-Dive
October 20 – New York, NY – CMJ
October 21 – New York, NY – CMJ
October 22 – New York, NY – CMJ
December 12 – Guelph, ON – Ebar (Stay Out Of The Mall)

** w/ Japandroids and Frog Eyes
# w/ Japandroids
## w/ Japandroids and Ladyhawk

THE CONTORTIONIST DEBUT NEW SONG ‘PRIMAL DIRECTIVE’ AND NEW MYSPACE LAYOUT TODAY, NEW TRACK ‘EXPIRE’ SPINNING NOW ON SIRIUS XM!

NEW TRACK ‘FLOURISH’ STREAMING NOW AT AOL NOISECREEP!

NEW TRACK ‘ADVENT’ DEBUTING THIS WEEKING WITH FULL METAL JACKIE!

UPCOMING FALL TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Indianapolis, Indiana’s THE CONTORTIONIST is poised to release their GOOD FIGHT MUSIC debut, Exoplanet on August 31st! The new track ‘Primal Directive’ is posted on THE CONTORTIONIST’s brand new MySpace, and is also included on the new, free FYE/Decibel sampler! The sampler can be found at www.tonesofdeath.com/fye/. In addition to this debut, AOL Noisecreep is pleased to unveil another new track, ‘Flourish’, next Wednesday, August 11th. Head to AOL Noisecreep throughout the month to view updates on THE CONTORTIONIST!

Make sure to tune into Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal to hear the new track ‘Expire’, spinning now! You can request ‘Expire’ by tweeting to @JoseMangin and/or @SXMLiquidMetal, or go to the Sirius XM Liquid Metal Facebook page!

Pre-order Exoplanet now at MerchNow, and pick up some great new t-shirt designs! Exoplanet features amazing production work, brought to you by UNEARTH’S Ken Susi. Susi feels that THE CONTORTIONIST has something fresh and unique to bring to the table. “THE CONTORTIONIST is not your typical, run of the mill band. Lots of bands in this day and age are copy-cats or just plain old rip-offs of other bands. This is truly an original band; from the overall look, sound, and structure of the songs.”

THE CONTORTIONIST will soon be unveiling more major fall tour dates, so stay up to date by heading to the new MySpace page! See below for current tour dates!

THE CONTORTIONIST TOUR DATES:
Aug 19, Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
w/Whitechapel, Heavy Lies The Crown, The Room Colored Charlatan, Run Amok

Aug 28, Jackson, MI @ Club 789
w/The Yellow Sign, Sentinel, The Ancient, Lookoutbelow!, Onfall

WELSH ROCK BAND THE JOY FORMIDABLE SIGN TO CANVASBACK MUSIC/ATLANTIC RECORDS BAND ANNOUNCES HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR; WILL HEADLINE EMERGE NME RADAR TOUR IN THE UK DEBUT FULL-LENGTH SLATED FOR EARLY 2011 RELEASE

Sought-after Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable are the latest act to sign to Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records. The label will release the band’s full- length debut in early 2011. The Joy Formidable’s eight-song EP “A Balloon Called Moaning” has won them critical praise from a variety of outlets, including the NME, who have consistently raved about the band’s style of “grungey pop [that] is sure to win over swathes of converts.” SPIN called the release “ambitious,” noting: “drenched in fuzzy bass, propelled by…driving percussion… the album transforms ear-stabbing reverb into something pretty, airy, girly and sometimes dark.” The New York Times’ Jon Pareles praised the songs’ “cryptic lyrics that glint with urgency,” and said that “the music regenerates the turbulent haze of 1990s rock, but it’s less tormented and more anthemic, confident of the pop structures at its core.”

The Joy Formidable will hit the road for a headlining North American tour beginning on November 3rd in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to that, the band will headline the Emerge NME Radar tour in September and October, making stops at various venues throughout the UK. Currently the band is on the road in Australia with acclaimed bands The Temper Trap and Passion Pit. Headlining tour dates below.

The Joy Formidable was conceived by longtime friends Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd when they were both students in Wales. After they relocated to London and brought in drummer Matt Thomas, they got down to writing material for their upcoming debut album. The resulting sound melds the huge expanses of the band members’ native Welsh countryside with the hectic nature of their new London home. That sound has won them the praise of the UK press and airplay on the UK’s Radio 1. The band has been working in the studio on tracks recently with highly regarded producer/mixer Rich Costey (Muse, Foo Fighters, Glasvegas) in anticipation of an early 2011 album release; a single from those sessions, “I Don’t Want To See You Like This,” is due out this fall.

Tour dates below:

11/3 Toronto, ON Horeshoe Tavern
11/4 Montreal, QC Petit Campus
11/5 Quebec City, QC L’agitee
11/6 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
11/8 Columbus, OH Wexner Center@ Univ of Ohio
11/9 Chicago, IL Schubas
11/11 Washington, DC Black Cat
11/12 Harrisburg, PA The Abbey
11/13 Allston, MA Great Scott Sun
11/15 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
11/16 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

SINGER/SONGWRITER JARROD GORBEL ANNOUNCES TOUR IN SUPPORT OF HIS NEW ALBUM DEVIL’S MADE A NEW FRIEND OUT AUGUST 31

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Jarrod Gorbel, formerly of The Honorary Title, will release his first solo album Devil’s Made a New Friend August 31 on independent label Burning-house Records and his own imprint, Gorbel Music. Blake Sennett (of Rilo Kiley and The Elected) produced the album, which features many collaborations and a band made up of members of Rilo Kiley, Black Crowes, Mystic Valley Band, and Azure Ray.

After several years performing under the moniker The Honorary Title (which eventually evolved into a full-fledged quartet praised by Spin and Rolling Stone,) Devil’s Made a New Friend is Jarrod’s debut full-length release under his own name. The peaks and valleys of both his musical career and personal life resulted in this candid, passionate collection of songs, which sees Jarrod looking to classic soul, traditional folk and Americana for inspiration. The songs incorporate new elements such as strings, horns and female backing vocals for a lush, organic sound that compliments Jarrod’s signature deceptively simple melodies, warm arrangements and soaring voice. In his own words, the album is a set of 10 songs that capture an artist “starting over, going back to the beginning, and reestablishing myself.”

Each song on the new album is accompanied by a live video shot in various locations throughout New York City, which you can find here www.jarrodgorbelmusic.com. In the collaborative spirit of Devil’s Made A New Friend, all of the videos feature appearances by other musicians, including celloist Yoed Nir, Nicole Atkins, Portastatic violinist Margarite White and others. You can check out his new video “Devilish Ways” (feat. Nicole Atkins) here.

Also, he is giving away his 1st single “I’ll Do Better” off his new album. Grab your “I’ll Do Better” track FREE here:
http://soundcloud.com/bighasslemedia/02-ill-do-better

Jarrod Gorbel will tour the United States in support of Fun. Initial dates are as follows:

8/31 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory Record Release Show
9/1 Albany, NY Valentine’s
9/12 Allston, Ma Great Scott
9/25 Las Vegas, NV Wine Amplified Festival
9/29 Burlington, VT Higher Ground *
10/1 Philadelphia, PA World Café *
10/2 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls *
10/3 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop *
10/5 Columbus, OH Basement *
10/6 Oxford, OH Bricktown *
10/7 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection *
10/8 St Louis, MO Firebird *
10/9 Chicago, IL HOB *
10/10 Minneapolis, MN Varsity *
10/12 Des Moines, IA Peoples Court *
10/13 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose *
10/14 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck *
10/15 Boulder, CO Fox *
10/16 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound *
10/21 Vancouver, BC Media Club *
10/22 Seattle, WA El Corazon *
10/23 Portland, OR Hawthorne *
10/26 Fresno, CA Starline *
10/27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *
10/28 Los Angeles, CA Fonda *
10/29 San Diego, CA UCSD *
10/30 Phoenix, AZ Nile *

* w/ Fun.

TESTAMENT FEATURED AS IN-STUDIO GUESTS, TODAY AT 6PM ET ON SIRIUS XM LIQUID METAL!

CATCH TESTAMENT WITH SLAYER AND MEGADETH ON THE AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR!

Bay Area thrash kings TESTAMENT are once again honored and thrilled to visit the Sirius XM Liquid Metal studios! The TESTAMENT takeover will commence at 6pm ET today, August 11th! Fans will have the chance to relive the hour of band updates, stories and music on August 12th at 11pm ET, August 15th at 3pm ET, and August 17th at 10am ET. TESTAMENT’s Chuck Billy and Eric Peterson will be joined by longtime friend Louie Clemente, Liquid Metal host Jose Mangin and special guest Richard Christy (Howard Stern producer and drummer of Charred Walls Of The Damned). The band will cover topics such as the AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR and the writing of thei highly anticipated follow up to Liquid Metal’s 2008 “Album of the Year”, The Formation of Damnation!

TESTAMENT are currently touring the country with Slayer and Megadeth on the history-making AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR! TESTAMENT are uniting with devoted fans every night on the road with their exclusive AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR VIP packs, and shredding on stage with the original Clash of the Titans line-up. “New thrash fans that only heard rumors and never were able to witness Clash of the Titans will be delighted because all three bands are just as heavy and lethal as ever, if not more,” states guitarist Eric Peterson. “Old school thrash fans, if you missed the line-up before, you don’t want to miss this!”

As mentioned above, TESTAMENT is celebrating the heralded AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR by offering an amazing opportunity with their VIP package. This is the fan’s chance to meet the band and get exclusive limited addition merchandise on this epic tour before TESTAMENT head into the studio to record the follow up to their Golden Gods “Album of the Year”, The Formation of Damnation! Now, the Testament VIP package offers some great additions, including an exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction T-shirt!

The band is offering a limited number of VIP Packages for every United States date on the tour. Act now and make sure to take hold of this great opportunity to be a part of METAL HISTORY with TESTAMENT this summer!

The exclusive AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR VIP package includes:
- One general admission ticket with early entry (where available)
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of TESTAMENT
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10 photo)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Music Skin
- Official VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Official set of TESTAMENT Guitar Picks

See below for all AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR dates, as well as more recently announced international dates:

TESTAMENT ON THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR:
8/11 Albany, NY @ Glen Falls Civic Center
8/12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Center At UMASS Lowell
8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater
8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
8/21 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, KS @ Capital Federal Park @ Sandstone Arena
8/25 Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
8/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/1 Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

TESTAMENT’S highly successful and award-winning album The Formation of Damnation was recently reissued in a deluxe tour edition in celebration of ‘Rust in Peace’ and AMERICAN CARNAGE. See below for information on the album!

The Formation of Damnation (Deluxe Tour Edition)
2-disc deluxe tour edition of the band’s comeback album! Includes bonus
footage of classic tracks + more:

Disc 1:
1. The Persecuted Won’t Forget
2. Killing Season
3. Afterlife
4. The Evil Has Landed
5. The Formation Of Damnation
6. Henchmen Ride
7. More Than Meets The Eye
8. Dangers Of The Faithless
9. False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R.)
10. Leave Me Forever

Disc 2
• The New Order *Audio and Video
• Practice What You Preach *Audio and Video
• Souls Of Black *Audio and Video
*Recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV “52/52” special
• More Than Meets The Eye music video