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May 28th, 2008 CONFIDE READY THEIR SCIENCE RECORDS’ DEBUT RELEASE SHOUT THE TRUTH; IN STORES JUNE 17
BAND HITS THE ROAD THIS SUMMER ON VANS WARPED TOUR ROCKING THE SMARTPUNK STAGE
May 28, 2008—Southern California post hardcore outfit Confide is all about winning over fans and making friends. Armed with the goods to enthrall the masses, i.e. aggressive, bone-crushing vocals infused with chugging guitar riffs and eloquent lyrics, the band will take their songs on the road this summer on the Vans Warped Tour where they will pummel the Smartpunk Stage on a daily basis.
“We want to let the kids know that we love them,” singer/guitarist Ross Kenyon explains. “The only reason we play shows is to meet them and become their friend. We want to encourage and be there for them, however and whenever we can. That’s the whole point of this band and this project, to be there for people.”
Working with producer Cameron Webb (Pennywise, Silverstein, 30 Seconds To Mars) at Hurley Studio in Orange County, Calif., the songs on Shout The Truth were inspired by Kenyon’s hopeful outlook.
Confide, made up of singer Ross Kenyon, bassist Billy Pruden, drummer Arin Ilejay and guitarists Aaron Van Zutphen and Jeff Helberg, has created a fiercely solid album. And like their Science Record label mates Blessthefall and Greeley Estates, Confide delivers an adrenaline-fueled live show that does not disappoint.
Shout The Truth will be available for purchase at all Confide shows and at www.Smartpunk.com prior to its official release date on June 17.
Confide is also scheduled to play a record release show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on June 12th.
For more information on Confide see www.myspace.com/confide.
Catch Confide on tour:
Jun 6 2008
7:00P
The Mosaic Cafe w/ NURAL
Tujunga, California
Jun 12 2008
7:00P
CHAIN REACTION ***RECORD RELEASE***
Anaheim, California
Jul 23 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Jul 24 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Darien Center, New York
Jul 25 2008
11:00P
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Camden, New Jersey
Jul 26 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Uniondale, New York
Jul 27 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jul 28 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Englishtown, New Jersey
Jul 29 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 30 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 31 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Noblesville, Indiana
Aug 1 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 2 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Tinley Park, Illinois
Aug 3 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Shakopee, Minnesota
Aug 5 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aug 6 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Calgary, Alberta
Aug 8 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Nampa, Idaho
Aug 9 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
George, Washington
Aug 10 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
St. Helens, Oregon
Aug 13 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Fresno, California
Aug 14 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Chula Vista, California
Aug 15 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Mountain View, California
Aug 16 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Marysville, California
Aug 17 2008
10:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Carson, California
May 15th, 2008 Hit The Lights Return With "Skip School, Start Fights" Out July 8th --Announce Spring/Summer Tour Plans!
Lima, Ohio pop punkers HIT THE LIGHTS will release their sophomore record Skip School, Start Fights July 8th on Triple Crown Records. Skip School, Start Fights is the follow up to 2006's buzzworthy This Is A Stickup...Don't Make It A Murder which put Hit The Lights on the map and saw them tour with New Found Glory, Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Cartel and Boys Like Girls. The band will be on the road all summer, see below for confirmed dates with Set Your Goals, All Time Low, I Am The Avalanche and more.
Skip School, Start Fights was produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden In Plain View) at Pilot Studios in New Jersey and mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel).
Hit The Lights went through a lineup shuffle before they recorded Skip School, Start Fights. When former lead singer Colin Ross left the band last summer to pursue the quiet life, HTL decided it was time to unleash their secret weapon...it was time for their guitar player, Nick Thompson, to step into the limelight as lead singer. So how do they sound now that Nick's leading the charge? Better than ever. Obviously. Hit The Lights are now a four piece consisting of Nick Thompson (Vocals), Omar Zehery (Guitar), Nate Van Dame (Drums) and Dave Bermusk (Bass).
Upcoming Tour Dates:
5/14/08 Providence, RI The Living Room
5/15/08 Rochester, NY The Club @ Water Street Music Hall
5/16/08 Brighton, MI Meijer Skate Park
5/17/08 Toledo, OH Club Bijou
w/Set Your Goals, I Am The Avalanche
5/18/08 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
5/19/08 Dekalb, IL House Café
5/21/08 St. George, UT Electric Theater
5/22/08 Bakersfield, CA Jerry's Pizza
5/23/08 Petaluma, CA Phoenix Theater
5/24/08 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
5/25/08 San Diego, CA Soma
w/I Am The Avalanche, Jet Lag Gemini, Thee Armada
5/29/08 Modesto, CA Sidelines
5/30/08 Victorville, CA Karma
5/31/08 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse
6/2/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
6/3/08 Dallas, TX The Door
6/5/08 Nashville, TN Rocketown
6/6/08 St. Louis, MO 2 Cents Plain
6/7/08 Chicago, IL The Beat Kitchen
6/8/08 Columbus, OH The Basement
w/All Time Low
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 Theatre
MySpace: www.myspace.com/hitthelights
May 14th, 2008 The Briggs To Release Come All You Madmen June 17 On SideOneDummy Records; Catch Them On Vans Warped Tour All Summer; Band Confirmed For Reading and Leeds Festivals In August
LA’s The Briggs are set to release their new effort, entitled Come All You Madmen, on June 17.
Founded by singing guitarists brothers Jason and Joey LaRocca, The Briggs are rounded out by Chris Arredondo on drums and Ryan Roberts on bass. The Brigg’s fourth release features that tight, in-your-face sound the band has honed to perfection with six solid years of touring under their belts with the likes of Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, Anti-Flag, The Living End, and Dropkick Murphys.
The dozen blistering tracks on Come All You Madmen were penned on acoustic guitar while out on the road with Dropkick Murphys. Teaming up with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones bassist Joe Gittleman as producer, the band was determined to keep their ferocious live sound intact.
Creating a more aggressive, yet melodic and folky record, Come All You Madmen finds The Briggs at their very best.
“We figured there was no point in f**king around in making a boring, safe record,” Jason LaRocca declares, “so we turned it up a notch, pushed our own limits out of the comfort zone. We went more extreme.”
Featuring guest appearances from punk rock icons Brian Baker (Bad Religion, Minor Threat), Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) and Dicky Barrett (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones), Come All You Madmen erupts with explosive, anthem-like working class street punk. From the soaring guitars on the fist-pumping “Charge Into The Sun” to the hometown shout out on “LA” and the marching beats of the Irish inspired sing-along “Mad Men” and the acoustic folk offering of “Oblivion,” The Briggs continue to establish themselves as one of punk’s most respectable and memorable acts.
Catch The Briggs this summer as they tour the U.S. on the Van’s Warped Tour. The band was already recently added to the lineup for both the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK this August.
Tour Dates:
May 17 Silverado, CA @ PUNK ROCK PICNIC 2008
May 31 Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory w/ THE ADOLESCENTS!!
Warped Tour Dates:
June 20 Pomona, CA
June 21 San Francisco, CA
June 22 Ventura, CA
June 25 Phoenix, AZ
June 26 Las Cruces, NM
June 28 Salt Lake City, UT
June 29 Denver, CO
July 1 St. Louis, MO
July 2 Kansas City, KS
July 3 Dallas, TX
July 5 San Antonio, TX
July 6 Houston, TX
July 9 Atlanta, GA
July 10 Orlando, FL
July 11 Tampa, FL
July 12 Miami, FL
July 13 Jacksonville, FL
July 14 Charlotte, NC
July 15 Virginia Beach, VA
July 16 Washington, DC
July 17 Cleveland, OH
July 18 Detroit, MI
July 19 Toronto, Ontario
July 20 Montreal, Quebec
July 23 Boston, MA
July 24 Buffalo, NY
July 25 Camden, NJ
July 26 Uniondale, NY
July 27 Scranton, PA
July 28 Englishtown, NJ
July 29 Pittsburgh, PA
July 30 Cincinnati, OH
July 31 Indianapolis, IN
August 1 Milwaukee, WI
August 2 Chicago, IL
August 3 Minneapolis, MN
August 5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
August 6 Calgary, Alberta
August 8 Boise, ID
August 9 Seattle, WA
August 10 Portland, OR
August 13 Fresno, CA
August 14 San Diego, CA
August 15 San Francisco, CA
August 16 Sacramento, CA
August 17 Los Angeles, CA
August 22 Reading, UK Reading Festival (with Pennywise)
August 23 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival (with Pennywise)
www.thebriggs.com
www.myspace.com/thebriggs
www.sideonedummy.com
May 12th, 2008 FOXBORO HOT TUBS ON TOUR
May 19th Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina
20th New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s
21st Dallas, TX The Loft
22nd Austin, TX Emo’s
25th Phoenix, AZ The Brick House
26th San Diego, CA Soma (Sidestage)
27th Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
28th Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar
Tickets for these shows will not be available until the day of the show at the venue box office ONLY. Check local venue box office for on-sale times.
Tickets will be $20 cash - There is a two ticket maximum per person.
Album in stores May 20th!
NO CAMERAS!!!
www.foxborohottubs.com
Apr 24th, 2008 Check out "Echoes" the new Set Your Goals video:
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BAND HITS THE ROAD THIS SUMMER ON VANS WARPED TOUR ROCKING THE SMARTPUNK STAGE
May 28, 2008—Southern California post hardcore outfit Confide is all about winning over fans and making friends. Armed with the goods to enthrall the masses, i.e. aggressive, bone-crushing vocals infused with chugging guitar riffs and eloquent lyrics, the band will take their songs on the road this summer on the Vans Warped Tour where they will pummel the Smartpunk Stage on a daily basis.
“We want to let the kids know that we love them,” singer/guitarist Ross Kenyon explains. “The only reason we play shows is to meet them and become their friend. We want to encourage and be there for them, however and whenever we can. That’s the whole point of this band and this project, to be there for people.”
Working with producer Cameron Webb (Pennywise, Silverstein, 30 Seconds To Mars) at Hurley Studio in Orange County, Calif., the songs on Shout The Truth were inspired by Kenyon’s hopeful outlook.
Confide, made up of singer Ross Kenyon, bassist Billy Pruden, drummer Arin Ilejay and guitarists Aaron Van Zutphen and Jeff Helberg, has created a fiercely solid album. And like their Science Record label mates Blessthefall and Greeley Estates, Confide delivers an adrenaline-fueled live show that does not disappoint.
Shout The Truth will be available for purchase at all Confide shows and at www.Smartpunk.com prior to its official release date on June 17.
Confide is also scheduled to play a record release show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on June 12th.
For more information on Confide see www.myspace.com/confide.
Catch Confide on tour:
Jun 6 2008
7:00P
The Mosaic Cafe w/ NURAL
Tujunga, California
Jun 12 2008
7:00P
CHAIN REACTION ***RECORD RELEASE***
Anaheim, California
Jul 23 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Jul 24 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Darien Center, New York
Jul 25 2008
11:00P
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Camden, New Jersey
Jul 26 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Uniondale, New York
Jul 27 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jul 28 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Englishtown, New Jersey
Jul 29 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 30 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 31 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Noblesville, Indiana
Aug 1 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 2 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Tinley Park, Illinois
Aug 3 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Shakopee, Minnesota
Aug 5 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aug 6 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Calgary, Alberta
Aug 8 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Nampa, Idaho
Aug 9 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
George, Washington
Aug 10 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
St. Helens, Oregon
Aug 13 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Fresno, California
Aug 14 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Chula Vista, California
Aug 15 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Mountain View, California
Aug 16 2008
11:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Marysville, California
Aug 17 2008
10:00A
WARPED TOUR/ SMART PUNK STAGE
Carson, California
May 15th, 2008 Hit The Lights Return With "Skip School, Start Fights" Out July 8th --Announce Spring/Summer Tour Plans!
Lima, Ohio pop punkers HIT THE LIGHTS will release their sophomore record Skip School, Start Fights July 8th on Triple Crown Records. Skip School, Start Fights is the follow up to 2006's buzzworthy This Is A Stickup...Don't Make It A Murder which put Hit The Lights on the map and saw them tour with New Found Glory, Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Cartel and Boys Like Girls. The band will be on the road all summer, see below for confirmed dates with Set Your Goals, All Time Low, I Am The Avalanche and more.
Skip School, Start Fights was produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden In Plain View) at Pilot Studios in New Jersey and mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel).
Hit The Lights went through a lineup shuffle before they recorded Skip School, Start Fights. When former lead singer Colin Ross left the band last summer to pursue the quiet life, HTL decided it was time to unleash their secret weapon...it was time for their guitar player, Nick Thompson, to step into the limelight as lead singer. So how do they sound now that Nick's leading the charge? Better than ever. Obviously. Hit The Lights are now a four piece consisting of Nick Thompson (Vocals), Omar Zehery (Guitar), Nate Van Dame (Drums) and Dave Bermusk (Bass).
Upcoming Tour Dates:
5/14/08 Providence, RI The Living Room
5/15/08 Rochester, NY The Club @ Water Street Music Hall
5/16/08 Brighton, MI Meijer Skate Park
5/17/08 Toledo, OH Club Bijou
w/Set Your Goals, I Am The Avalanche
5/18/08 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
5/19/08 Dekalb, IL House Café
5/21/08 St. George, UT Electric Theater
5/22/08 Bakersfield, CA Jerry's Pizza
5/23/08 Petaluma, CA Phoenix Theater
5/24/08 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
5/25/08 San Diego, CA Soma
w/I Am The Avalanche, Jet Lag Gemini, Thee Armada
5/29/08 Modesto, CA Sidelines
5/30/08 Victorville, CA Karma
5/31/08 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse
6/2/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
6/3/08 Dallas, TX The Door
6/5/08 Nashville, TN Rocketown
6/6/08 St. Louis, MO 2 Cents Plain
6/7/08 Chicago, IL The Beat Kitchen
6/8/08 Columbus, OH The Basement
w/All Time Low
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 Theatre
MySpace: www.myspace.com/hitthelights
May 14th, 2008 The Briggs To Release Come All You Madmen June 17 On SideOneDummy Records; Catch Them On Vans Warped Tour All Summer; Band Confirmed For Reading and Leeds Festivals In August
LA’s The Briggs are set to release their new effort, entitled Come All You Madmen, on June 17.
Founded by singing guitarists brothers Jason and Joey LaRocca, The Briggs are rounded out by Chris Arredondo on drums and Ryan Roberts on bass. The Brigg’s fourth release features that tight, in-your-face sound the band has honed to perfection with six solid years of touring under their belts with the likes of Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, Anti-Flag, The Living End, and Dropkick Murphys.
The dozen blistering tracks on Come All You Madmen were penned on acoustic guitar while out on the road with Dropkick Murphys. Teaming up with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones bassist Joe Gittleman as producer, the band was determined to keep their ferocious live sound intact.
Creating a more aggressive, yet melodic and folky record, Come All You Madmen finds The Briggs at their very best.
“We figured there was no point in f**king around in making a boring, safe record,” Jason LaRocca declares, “so we turned it up a notch, pushed our own limits out of the comfort zone. We went more extreme.”
Featuring guest appearances from punk rock icons Brian Baker (Bad Religion, Minor Threat), Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) and Dicky Barrett (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones), Come All You Madmen erupts with explosive, anthem-like working class street punk. From the soaring guitars on the fist-pumping “Charge Into The Sun” to the hometown shout out on “LA” and the marching beats of the Irish inspired sing-along “Mad Men” and the acoustic folk offering of “Oblivion,” The Briggs continue to establish themselves as one of punk’s most respectable and memorable acts.
Catch The Briggs this summer as they tour the U.S. on the Van’s Warped Tour. The band was already recently added to the lineup for both the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK this August.
Tour Dates:
May 17 Silverado, CA @ PUNK ROCK PICNIC 2008
May 31 Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory w/ THE ADOLESCENTS!!
Warped Tour Dates:
June 20 Pomona, CA
June 21 San Francisco, CA
June 22 Ventura, CA
June 25 Phoenix, AZ
June 26 Las Cruces, NM
June 28 Salt Lake City, UT
June 29 Denver, CO
July 1 St. Louis, MO
July 2 Kansas City, KS
July 3 Dallas, TX
July 5 San Antonio, TX
July 6 Houston, TX
July 9 Atlanta, GA
July 10 Orlando, FL
July 11 Tampa, FL
July 12 Miami, FL
July 13 Jacksonville, FL
July 14 Charlotte, NC
July 15 Virginia Beach, VA
July 16 Washington, DC
July 17 Cleveland, OH
July 18 Detroit, MI
July 19 Toronto, Ontario
July 20 Montreal, Quebec
July 23 Boston, MA
July 24 Buffalo, NY
July 25 Camden, NJ
July 26 Uniondale, NY
July 27 Scranton, PA
July 28 Englishtown, NJ
July 29 Pittsburgh, PA
July 30 Cincinnati, OH
July 31 Indianapolis, IN
August 1 Milwaukee, WI
August 2 Chicago, IL
August 3 Minneapolis, MN
August 5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
August 6 Calgary, Alberta
August 8 Boise, ID
August 9 Seattle, WA
August 10 Portland, OR
August 13 Fresno, CA
August 14 San Diego, CA
August 15 San Francisco, CA
August 16 Sacramento, CA
August 17 Los Angeles, CA
August 22 Reading, UK Reading Festival (with Pennywise)
August 23 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival (with Pennywise)
www.thebriggs.com
www.myspace.com/thebriggs
www.sideonedummy.com
May 12th, 2008 FOXBORO HOT TUBS ON TOUR
May 19th Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina
20th New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s
21st Dallas, TX The Loft
22nd Austin, TX Emo’s
25th Phoenix, AZ The Brick House
26th San Diego, CA Soma (Sidestage)
27th Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
28th Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar
Tickets for these shows will not be available until the day of the show at the venue box office ONLY. Check local venue box office for on-sale times.
Tickets will be $20 cash - There is a two ticket maximum per person.
Album in stores May 20th!
NO CAMERAS!!!
www.foxborohottubs.com
Apr 24th, 2008 Check out "Echoes" the new Set Your Goals video:
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