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Saosin/Armor For Sleep co-headlining tour dates revealed

Scott Heisel on 12/5/07 @ 2:39 PM

When we first announced the pairing last week, we promised we'd bring you the dates, and we ain't liars: Below is the routing for the upcoming Armor For Sleep/Saosin co-headlining tour. Supporting the bands will be the Bled and Meriwether. Check the dates below:

1/21 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
1/22 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
1/23 Lubbock, TX Jakes
1/26 Sauget, IL Pops
1/27 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
1/29 Richmond, VA Canal Club
1/30 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
1/31 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
2/1 Providence, RI The Living Room
2/2 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
2/4 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
2/5 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
2/7 St. Paul, MN Station 4
2/8 Des Moines, IA Peoples Court
2/9 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
2/10 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
2/12 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
2/13 Sparks, NV New Oasis
2/14 Chico, CA Senator Theatre

AP Exclusive: From First To Last tour diary (part four)

Scott Heisel on 12/5/07 @ 1:54 PM

One of the most anticipated tours of this fall is the return of From First To Last, and we're so excited about it that we asked FFTL to keep a weekly diary of the experience. Part four is below; you can read part one here, part two here and part three here. Enjoy!

Hey, this is Derek and I have hijacked the tour diary this week. Let's see, where to begin...

Ricky kicked off Hanukkah by giving our tour manager Stuart a chocolate "Star of David" on a stick from a candy apple store at the mall in Medford, Oregon. At the same mall I walked into a store and something said, "You're a fucking idiot!" I looked over and it was a talking middle finger toy only two inches away from my face.

In other news:

Matt Good almost landed a 360 flip in the parking lot of the exit in Fresno. Travis and Manning have broken the world record for how many times in a week you can watch The Fugitive.

All of the bands on tour got together on our bus the other night to have a few beers and watch Zeitgeist, The Movie.

Dan from Four Year Strong gave Matt Good a drawing of bacon and eggs?!

The back lounge has been completely dominated by Guitar Hero 3.

Finally, Brandon from Vanna loves rack toms.

-Derek Bloom

FFTL's current headlining tour plays Pomona, California, tonight; the remaining dates are below:

w/Four Year Strong, Pierce The Veil
Dec 5 2007 6:30P Glasshouse Pomona, California
Dec 6 2007 7:00P Soma San Diego, California
Dec 7 2007 7:00P The Troubadour West Hollywood, California
Dec 8 2007 6:00P Golden State Hall Bakersfield, California
Dec 9 2007 6:00P Slim's San Francisco, California

the Von Bondies reveal 2008 plans

Come on! Come On! Detroit's indie-rock unit the Von Bondies are planning to re-establish themselves on the scene in 2008! The band are kicking off the new year with a headlining tour of the States featuring Freer and SSM in Ann Arbor on Jan. 9, 2008. In addition to the tour, the band will finally be releasing a follow-up to 2004's Pawn Shoppe Heart, titled Love, Hate And Then There's in 2008 via Sire Records.

Tour dates are as follows:
1/09 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
1/10 Indianapolis, IN - the Music Mill
1/11 Chicago, IL - Abby Pub
1/12 Columbus, OH - The Basement
1/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesal
1/15 London, ON Canada- Call The Office
1/16 Toronto, ON Canada- El Mocambo
1/17 Montreal, QC Canada- Café Campus
1/18 Burlington, VT Club Metronome
1/22 Boston, MA - Great Scott
1/23 New York, NY - Gramercy
1/24 Philadelphia, PA - Grape Street
1/25 Vienna, VA - Jammin Java

Festivals set dates in 2008

For those whose lives revolve around festivals, conferences and such, the following have just been announced for 2008. Mark 'em down, bitches!

CMJ: October 21-25, 2008
Noisepop Music Festival: February 26-March 2, 2008
Langerado Music Festival: March 6-9, 2008
SXSW Music Conference: March 12-16, 2008
Coachella: April 25-27, 2008
Vineland Music Festival: August 8-10, 2008

Complete Take Action! 08 lineup announced

Rachel Lux on 12/5/07 @ 11:32 AM

As previously reported, Every Time I Die will co-headline 2008's Take Action! Tour. However, replacing Escape The Fate in the other co-headliner slot will be From First To Last. Also along for the ride will be the Bled, August Burns Red and the Human Abstract. Dates are still TBA.

Valient Thorr reveal their 2008 plans as Earth Dwellers

Volcom Entertainment's thrash-metal unit Valient Thorr have announced that their follow-up to 2006's Legend Of The World will drop sometime in Summer '08. The band will begin the recording process next month with Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, High On Fire). Currently you can catch a glimpse of the Venusian rockers on their U.S. tour with Black Cobra and the Sword.

VT's Valient Himself:

"Man, we're psyched to begin working with Jack on the new album. Not only because of his discography, but after meeting him out on the Volcom Tour, I realized he was just as big of a record obsessive as I was. Check out his meticulously detailed website, we could geek out on it for hours about hard to find badass tunes. The dude knows his sh*t back to front. This record is going to be over the top."

Tour dates are as follows:

12/04 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
12/05 Washington, D.C. - The Black Cat
12/06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
12/07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
12/08 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
12/09 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
12/11 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
12/12 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
12/13 Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club
12/14 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar
12/15 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
12/16 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
12/17 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar