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Ambitions breaks up

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/12/08 @ 12:45 AM - altpress.com

CT melodic hardcore unit Ambitions will be bringing things to an end.

Having canceled their appearance at California's three-day Sound and Fury Festival, the band have planned two final shows in their home state coming up. The first will be on June 14 and the other on August 30, both at Wallingford Am Legion. The former will feature Hostage Calm, Make Do And Mend and more on the lineup, while the latter will include Hostage Calm, I Rise, Offsides and Ownlife.

The band capped their discography last year with the Bridge Nine full-length, Stranger.

Living Sacrifice post new songs, tour dates with Demon Hunter

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 6/11/08 @ 10:54 PM - altpress.com

Reunited Christian metalcore outfit Living Sacrifice have put two new songs up online. Head over to their MySpace page to listen to "The Battle" and the title track of their forthcoming record, "Death Machine."

The band is currently working out a deal with Solid State to release Death Machine.

The band also kicked off their tour with Demon Hunter, Oh, Sleeper, Advent, and The Famine in Little Rock, Arkansas tonight. You can find those dates below:

6.11.08 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
6.12.08 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
6.13.08 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
6.14.08 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
6.15.08 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
6.17.08 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
6.18.08 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
6.19.08 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
6.20.08 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
6.21.08 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
6.22.08 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
6.23.08 Towson, MD @ Recher Theater
6.24.08 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
6.25.08 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
6.26.08 Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
6.27.08 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6.28.08 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
6.29.08 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
7.01.08 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
7.04.08 Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone Festival
7.06.08 Elgin, IL @ Judson University (with the Scream The Prayer Tour, no DH)

There For Tomorrow EP info, song, tour dates posted

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/11/08 @ 4:37 PM - altpress.com

Hopeless Records has announced the info for the upcoming self-titled EP from There For Tomorrow, produced by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath, Dashboard Confessional).

The EP is set for release August 5, though it will be available digitally July 1. It follows 2007's self-released Pages EP.

The song "No More Room To Breathe" has also been posted at their MySpace page.

The band have tour dates coming up as well, some of which will find them supporting the All Time Low / Hit The Lights / Valencia tour and others with Cartel.

There For Tomorrow EP track listing:
1. Deadlines
2. Pages
3. Waiting
4. Remember When (Used To Be Used To It)
5. No More Room To Breathe
6. Addiction And Her Name
7. Taking Chances

6/11/08 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
[w/ All Time Low, Hit The Lights, Valencia]
7/10/08 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
7/11/08 Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club
7/12/08 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues Myrtle Beach
7/14/08 Nashville, TN - Rocketown
7/15/08 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
7/16/08 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
7/19/08 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
7/20/08 Richmond, VA - The National
7/21/08 Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
[w/ Cartel]
7/24/08 Orlando, FL - The Social
7/25/08 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
7/26/08 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
7/27/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room

Oort signs Danny Rocco

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/11/08 @ 2:56 PM - altpress.com

Oort Records has locked up Rockville Centre, NY's Danny Rocco.

Rocco is backed by a band called End The Stars and, according to the label, "writes dynamic pop rock influenced by the best of the classic era for a totally compelling push on the listener."

Rocco will hit the studio later this month with producer and End The Stars frontman Anthony Natoli for a release of his debut album in the fall.

Merge announces album info for the Broken West

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/11/08 @ 2:03 PM - altpress.com

L.A. power-pop / indie rockers the Broken West have had the release information for their upcoming full-length announced.

The record is titled Now Or Heaven and will be released via Merge Records on September 9, following up 2007's I Can't Go On, I'll Go On. The label promises "an immediate burst of catchy familiarity and unquenchable charm."

Now Or Heaven track listing:
1. Gwen, Now And Then
2. Auctioneer
3. Elm City
4. Ambuscade
5. Perfect Games
6. House Of Lies
7. The Smartest Man Alive
8. Got It Bad
9. Terror For Two
10. Embassy Row

Matt Pryor (The New Amsterdams, ex-the Get Up Kids) heading out with Chris Conley (Saves The Day), Kevin Devine

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/11/08 @ 12:43 PM - altpress.com

Matt Pryor, currently of the New Amsterdams and the Terrible Twos and formerly of the Get Up Kids, will be heading out on a solo tour in support of his upcoming "debut," Confidence Man, due out on Vagrant July 29. While Pryor will headline some dates, others will feature a co-headlining slot with Saves The Day's Chris Conley or Brooklyn, NY's Kevin Devine.

Conley does not seem to be planning a solo release himself, though he is busy with his Two Tongues project with Max Bemis and Coby Linder of Say Anything and Saves The Day bandmate David Soloway. Saves The Day is also tentatively releasing Daybreak towards the end of the year or early 2009.

Devine last issued Put Your Ghost To Rest (Capitol) in 2006 and a self-released 2007 Tour EP, though the former was recently reissued by Brand New's Procrastinate! Music Traitors label.

Aug 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock ^
Aug 7 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room ^
Aug 8 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater ^
Aug 9 - Salt Lake City @ Burt's Tiki Lounge ^
Aug 11 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club ^
Aug 12 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon ^
Aug 13 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre ^
Aug 14 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill ^
Aug 15 - Reno, NV @ Satellite Lounge ^
Aug 16 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour ^
Aug 17 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues - San Diego ^
Aug 19 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction ^
Aug 20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified ^
Aug 22 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Dallas #
Aug 23 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Jr. #
Aug 24 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Studio #
Aug 25 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #
Aug 27 - Tampa, FL @ Orpheum #
Aug 28 - Orlando, FL @ The Social #
Aug 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl #
Aug 30 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern #
Aug 31 - Norfolk, VA @ The Boot #
Sep 2 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar #
Sep 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Balcony #
Sep 4 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
Sep 5 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
Sep 6 - Allston, MA @ Harpers Ferry #
Sep 9 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club #
Sep 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop #
Sep 11 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter #
Sep 12 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas #
Sep 13 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas (The Terrible Twos - Early Show)
Sep 13 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas #

^ - Co-headlining with Chris Conley
# - Matt Pryor headlining
* - Co-headlining with Kevin Devine