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Fireworks, 2*Sweet and the High Court touring Midwest

Fireworks, the High Court and 2*Sweet have teamed up to create the first ever All I Want For X-Mas Is Dudes Tour. The tour, which kicks off Dec. 13, will be making a total of 10 stops before Santa departs on his annual sleigh ride.

Dates are as follows:
12/ 13 - Normal, IL - Das Fun Haus
12/ 14 - Highland, IN - Bean Counters
12/ 15 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
12/ 16 - Blairsville, PA - The Corner Pocket
12/ 17 - Shamokin, PA - Tuesday Tunes
12/ 18 - Columbus, OH - High Five Bar & Grill
12/ 19 - Plainfield, IN - The Attic
12/ 20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Skelletones
12/ 21 - Northville, MI - Northville VFW Post
12/ 22 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean

Saosin/Armor For Sleep co-headlining tour dates revealed

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 12/5/07 @ 2:39 PM - altpress.com

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)

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 12/5/07 @ 1:54 PM - altpress.com

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

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 12/5/07 @ 11:32 AM - altpress.com

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.