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Dashboard Confessional announce intimate U.K. shows

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 12/12/07 @ 1:37 PM - altpress.com

The Chris Carrabba-led semi-acoustic pop/rock group known as Dashboard Confessional have announced a string of club shows in the U.K. to follow up their stint opening arenas for Maroon 5.

Dates are as follows:
1/20 London --Scala
1/21 Birmingham--Carling Academy 2
T1/22 Manchester--Club Academy

Dashboard Confessional will be in support of their latest album The Shade Of Poison Trees.

All That Remains to tour North America in 2008

Massachusetts' metal-core unit All That Remains have scheduled a full headlining tour of the States. The tour, in support of their latest release The Fall Of Ideals (Prosthetic Records), features Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Light This City and Divine Heresy supporting on select dates.

Tour dates are as follows:

Dates with Five Finger Death Punch:
1/31 Albany, NY - Revolution Hall

Dates with Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Divine Heresy:
2/01 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
2/02 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
2/05 Toronto, ONT - Phoenix (No Chimaira)
2/06 Montreal, QBC - Club Soda (No Chimaira)
2/08 Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre
2/09 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
2/10 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
2/12 Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
2/13 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
2/15 Denver, CO - Gothic
2/16 Salt Lake City, UT - The Avalon
2/17 Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House
2/18 Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House

Dates with Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Light This City:
2/21 San Francisco, CA - Slims
2/22 San Diego, CA - SOMA
2/23 Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's
2/25 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
2/26 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
2/28 Dallas, TX - The Door
2/29 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
3/01 Houston, TX - Meridian
3/03 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
3/04 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
3/05 Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
3/06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

Tilly & The Wall announce 2008 tour

There's nothing better to kick off Humpday than the news that Tilly & The Wall, everyone's fave tap-dancing indie darlings, are breaking out of Omaha and planning on hitting the road in 2008. If you're in or near any of the following cities, consider yourself very lucky.

Tilly & The Wall - 2008 Tour Dates
Feb 28 - The Glasshouse Pomona, CA
Feb 29 - The Echo Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2 - Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
Mar 4 - Doug Fir Portland, OR
Mar 5 - Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA
Mar 16 - Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
Mar 17 - Local 506 Carrboro, NC
Mar 18 - Rock n Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Mar 19 - First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Mar 21 - Knitting Factory New York, NY
Mar 24 - Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Mar 25 - Subterranean Chicago, IL

Jimmy Eat World to join Foo Fighters' 2008 U.S. tour

Alt-rock heavyweights Jimmy Eat World and Foo Fighters have teamed up for a string of U.S. dates. JEW will be joining FF and Florida's finest punk-rock unit Against Me! on their upcoming U.S. tour from Jan. 16 - Jan. 25. The tour, which will more than likely sell out in 2.5 seconds, kicks off on Jan. 16 in Miami, FL.

Tour dates are as follows:
1/16 Miami, FL - Bank Atlantic Arena
1/17 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
1/19 Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
1/20 Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
1/23 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
1/25 Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum

Okkervil River give fans a special holiday gift

In light of the holiday season Austin's indie-folk outfit Okkervil River have posted a selection of exclusive live covers and printable album art for fans to create their own CD, free of charge.

The unique follow-up to their August release, The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar), is titled Golden Opportunities Mixtape and can be downloaded at the band's website.

Golden Opportunities Mixtape track listing:
1 April Anne (John Phillips)
2 Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (Randy Newman)
3 I Want to Know (Charles F. Olsen/Ed Sanders)
4 Do What You Gotta Do (Jimmy Webb)
5 I Can Here to Say I'm Going Away (Serge Gainsbourg)
6 The Blonde in the Bleachers (Joni Mitchell)
7 Antarctica Starts Here (John Cale)
8 Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas (Will Sheff)
9 Solo (Sandy Denny)

Sigur Ros to screen new documentary

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 12/12/07 @ 11:13 AM - altpress.com

Iceland's finest instrumentalists Sigur Ros will screen their new documentary Heima at a handful of movie theaters across the U.S. this month. Heima, which translates to "at home" or "homeland," was released on DVD Nov. 20 via XL Recordings. Tickets for the screenings are available here.

Screening Schedule
12/18, 7:30pm - San Francisco CA - Embarcadero Center Cinema
12/18, 7:30pm - Denver CO - Chez Artiste
12/19, 8pm - Boston MA - Kendall Square Cinema
12/19, 8pm - Atlanta GA - Midtown Art Center
12/20, 8pm - Austin TX - Dobie Theatre
12/20, 8pm - Seattle WA - Metro Cinemas