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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

HIM SPECIAL U.S. PRESALE LIVE NOW!

HIM have just announced new U.S. and Canadian tour dates on http://www.heartagram.com/tour along with a special internet pre-sale that begins today and ends on Wednesday, September 5th at 10:00pm. Get pre-sale tickets, the new album Venus Doom, and a free month in the heartagram.com fan club for one special price and kick off the tour with HIM on Thursday, October 18th in Sayerville, NJ.

To be a part of this special offer, just go to Ticketmaster.com and enter the HIM INTERNET PRESALE code “vitruvian” to activate the pre-sale bundle. For those that do not wish to be a part of the special internet pre-sale, tickets will be available after 10:00pm on Wednesday through Ticketmaster. A public on-sale is available September 8th.

THE DEAR & DEPARTED HIT THE ROAD W/ SAOSIN & WITHIN TEMPTATION

THE DEAR & DEPARTED

FRESH FROM DATES ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR

PREPARE

TO HIT THE ROAD WITH SAOSIN, AND WITHIN TEMPTATION THIS FALL

The Dear & Departed successfully finished the first leg of the Vans Warped Tour this summer and gained lots of new fans along the way. Now they’re preparing to hit the road with Saosin/Alexisonfire, and Within Temptation.

The band’s debut release, Something Quite Peculiar out on Science Records (Blessthefall, The Confession),was produced by Chris Vrenna (U2, Smashing Pumpkins), with additional production from AFI’s Jade Puget, and keeps gaining momentum as does their brand spankin’ new video “Tonight’s The Night” which just debuted on MTVU. The video was directed by Kevin Estrada who recently helmed the Serj Tankian video for “Saving Us.”

Guest spots on Something Quite Peculiar include Dallas Green of Alexisonfire/City & Color on “To Cut “A Long Story Short,” as well as Jessica Origliasso of The Veronicas on “Under the Milky Way.” Australia’s Pee Magazine wrote: “This album is the album most bands wait their entire career to make…Definitely a band to watch over the next few years.”

Based in Orange County, Calif the band is made up of Australian, New Zealand and Welsh transplants. Having already toured with Avenged Sevenfold and AFI, The Dear & Departed were the only band to cover fellow Aussie’s The Church this summer on the Vans Warped Tour. Influenced by the Cure, Joy Division and Sisters of Mercy, the band also delights in rocking out and decimating audiences.

See www.dearanddeparted.com or www.myspace.com/dearanddeparted for more info.

Catch The Dear & Departed On Tour:

9/5 – Boston, MA @ Paradise w/ Within Temptation
9/7 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza w/ Within Temptation
9/8 – Towson, MD @ TBA w/ Within Temptation
9/9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts w/ Within Temptation
9/11 – Toronto, Ontario @ Mod Club/Opera House w/ Within Temptation
9/13 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues w/ Within Temptation
9/14 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews w/ Within Temptation
9/15 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues w/ Within Temptation
9/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4 w/ Within Temptation
9/18 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes w/ Within Temptation
9/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims w/ Within Temptation
9/22 – Hollywood, CA @ Avalon w/ Within Temptation
9/23 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee w/ Within Temptation
9/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee w/ Within Temptation
9/28 – Seattle, WA @ Corazon w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
9/29 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/1 – Fresno, CA @ The Rainbow Ballroom w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/4 – Anaheim, CA @ The Grove of Anaheim w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/5 – San Deigo, CA @ Soma w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/9 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/10 – Houston, TX @ Meridian w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/11 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/12 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/13 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/15 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/16 – Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/17 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Janus Landing w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/18 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/19 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/20 – Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire
10/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade w/ Saosin / Norma Jean / Alexisonfire

Talib Kweli and Hannah Montana in a High School Musical?

It looks like three is a charm for Talib Kweli as his third album Eardrum debuted last week at #2 on the Billboard Album Chart. The conscious rapper shocked most of the music industry when his new collection sold over 60K copies its first week of release. This is a huge feat considering that the other CDs in the top 3 were the tween centered soundtracks to High School Musical and Hannah Montana. Eardrum includes contributions from Norah Jones, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake while the current single, “Hot Thing,” features will.i.am on vocals. September will find Kweli releasing new episodes on his Blacksmith TV channel which you can find on You Tube.

KLAXONS WIN MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE AWARD 2007

Jamie Reynolds, James Righton & Simon Taylor collectively and best known as
Klaxons beat fellow newcomers Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys & Jamie T
with their apocalyptic pop debut Myths of the Near Future out now of Geffen.

When receiving the award bassist/vocalist Jamie Reynolds stated "The Mercury Prize is
about pushing music forward and this is what we did."

US Tour Dates
9/23 Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club*
9/24 New York NY - Madison Square Garden (with Bjork)
9/26 Los Angeles CA - Henry Fonda Theatre*
9/28 San Francisco CA - The Fillmore*
9/30 Seattle WA - The Showbox*
10/01 Vancouver BC - Commodore Ballroom*
10/04 Boulder CO - Fox Theatre
10/05 Lawrence KS - The Bottleneck
10/06 Chicago IL - Vic Theatre**
10/08 Washington DC - 9.30 Club**
10/09 Philadelphia PA - The Fillmore @ Theatre of Living Arts**
10/10 Toronto ON - Opera House Concert Venue**
*with Mystery Jets
**with Sh*t Disco

Monday, September 3, 2007

Kanye West or 50 Cent on September 11th

The Confession Enlists for Tour of Duty with Megadeth

THE CONFESSION, FRESH FROM DEVASTAING AUDIENCES ALL SUMMER LONG ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR HIT THE ROAD WITH MEGADETH;

TOUR KICKS OFF SEPT 7 IN SEATTLE

The Confession, championed by Alternative Press as one of "100 Bands You Need To Know in 2007” pounded audiences this summer on the Vans Warped Tour. Blazing through tracks from their debut CD entitled Requiem, produced by Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows, the Dana Point, California band is now readying themselves to hit the road this Fall on the Tour of Duty with metal juggernaut Megadeth.

This month The Confession will film the video for “Dance with the Devil” in NYC with director Kevin Custer (Beneath the Massacre, The Destro, Subzero) and executive producer Darren Doane (Pennywise, Deftones, Underoath). Director Kevin Custer describes the video for “Dance with the Devil” as “raw and dirty and packed with a serious punch. The video unfolds with a young and innocent girl who unwittingly finds herself befriending a menacing host (the Devil) who takes her on a dark and sinister journey through a sensual underworld. Throughout the video The Confession will deliver a hard and explosive performance that will absolutely destroy.”

Catch The Confession On Tour:

9/6 – Bend, OR @ Domino Room (Midtown Music Hall) w/ In This Moment

9/7 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre w/ Megadeth

9/8 – Spokane, WA @ The Big Easy w/ Megadeth

9/9 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre w/ Megadeth

9/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield w/ Megadeth

9/12 – Anaheim, CA @ The Grove of Anaheim w/ Megadeth

9/14 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues w/ Megadeth

9/16 – Denver, CO @ Ogden w/ Megadeth

9/17 – Salina, KS @ The Blue Goat w/ In This Moment

9/18 – Sauget, IL @ Pops w/ Megadeth

9/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club w/ Megadeth

9/21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room w/ Megadeth

9/22 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall w/ Megadeth

9/23 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room w/ Megadeth

9/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s w/ In This Moment

9/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom w/ Megadeth

9/26 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza w/ Megadeth

9/28 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Strand Theater w/ Megadeth

9/29 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Casino w/ Megadeth

9/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club w/ Megadeth

10/1 – Richmond, VA @ Toad’s Place w/ Megadeth

10/3 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution w/ Megadeth

10/4 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues w/ Megadeth

10/5 – Myrtle Beach, FL @ House of Blues w/ Megadeth

10/6 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva w/ Megadeth

For more information on The Confession see www.theconfessionmusic.com and www.myspace.com/theconfession.

The Almost tour dates

9/4/2007
Middle East
472 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore

9/5/2007
Theatre of Living Arts
334 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19147-1536 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore

9/6/2007
Recher Theatre
512 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore

9/7/2007
Norva Theatre
317 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore, local t.b.a.

9/8/2007
Tremont Music Hall
400 W. Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28299 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore

9/9/2007
New Brookland Tavern
122 State Street, Columbia, SC 29169 US
Details: w/ Meg & Dia, Josh Moore