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Win tickets to the AP Tour!

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/15/10 @ 2:40 PM - altpress.com

We're giving away five pairs of tickets to the AP Tour date of your choice. All you have to do is fill out this survey and you'll be entered to win. With so many dates selling out fast, this could be one of the only ways you'll be able to see the show.

One grand prize winner will also receive a year's supply of Rockstar Energy Drink and one runner-up will receive a prize package from Wonka. We will start notifying the winners via e-mail on March 14. Don't wait; take the survey now!

Flyleaf announce headlining tour with Fair To Midland

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/15/10 @ 1:43 PM - altpress.com

After they return from a sold-out U.K. tour, Flyleaf will kickoff a headlining run of the U.S. with Fair To Midland and Ten Years. Pre-sales begin March 16 with general on-sale to begin March 19 and 20. Check out dates below:

May
4 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
6 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
7 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-Outdoor Pool
8 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
11 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market
12 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert House
14 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
18 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
20 Worcester, MA The Palladium
21 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
22 New York, NY Webster Hall
24 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
26 Norfolk, VA The Norva
29 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
30 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota Exhibit Hall

June
1 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium
2 Casper, WY Casper Events Center
4 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
5 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
6 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre - Live 105 BFD

Cute Is What We Aim For announce tour with the Friday Night Boys, more

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/15/10 @ 1:18 PM - altpress.com

Word leaked out in February that Cute Is What We Aim For would be playing at least one show with the Friday Night Boys, the Bigger Lights and Down With Webster. Now Cute Is What We Aim For have revealed dates for the headlining tour from May through June. It'll be the first sign of movement from CIWWAF since they reportedly went on hiatus late last summer.

The band's MySpace page sports the message, "We're back!" however the only member pictured is frontman Shaant Hackikyan. Check out dates for the tour below:

May 11 2010 6:00P Middle East Boston, Massachusetts
May 12 2010 6:00P Highline Ballroom New York, New York
13 2010 6:00P Diesel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 14 2010 6:00P First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 15 2010 6:00P School Of Rock South Hackensaw, New Jersey
May 16 2010 6:00P Recher Theater Towson, Maryland
May 18 2010 6:00P Canal Club Richmond, Virginia
May 19 2010 6:00P Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, North Carolina
May 20 2010 6:00P Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
May 21 2010 6:00P The Social Orlando, Florida
May 22 2010 6:00P Culture Room Fort Lauderdale
May 23 2010 6:00P The State Theater Saint Petersburg, Florida
May 25 2010 6:00P Meridian Red Room Houston, Texas
May 26 2010 6:00P Antones Austin, Texas
May 27 2010 6:00P The Loft Dallas, Texas
May 28 2010 6:00P Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 29 2010 6:00P The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
May 30 2010 6:00P Soma San Diego, California
Jun 1 2010 6:00P Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Jun 2 2010 6:00P Troubadour West Hollywood, California
Jun 3 2010 6:00P The Downtown Brew San Luid Obisco, California
Jun 4 2010 6:00P Slims San Francisco, California
Jun 5 2010 6:00P The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Jun 7 2010 6:00P Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
Jun 8 2010 6:00P El Corazon Seattle, Washington
Jun 10 2010 6:00P Murray Theater Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 11 2010 6:00P Marquis Theater Denver, Colorado
Jun 12 2010 6:00P The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jun 14 2010 6:00P Station 4 St Paul, Minnesota
Jun 15 2010 6:00P Reggies Rock Club Chicago, Illinois
Jun 16 2010 6:00P The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jun 17 2010 6:00P Eagle Theater Pontiac, Michigan
Jun 18 2010 6:00P The Basement Columbus, Ohio
Jun 19 2010 6:00P Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Bullet For My Valentine unveil tracklisting for Fever

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 3/15/10 @ 12:06 PM - altpress.com

Bullet For My Valentine have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming (and third overall) full-length, Fever. The album, produced by Don Gilmore, was recorded in Los Angeles and in the band's home country of Wales. Check out the tracklisting below:

1. Your Betrayal
2. Fever
3. The Last Fight
4. A Place Where You Belong
5. Pleasure and Pain
6. Alone
7. Breaking Out Breaking Down
8. Bittersweet Memories
9. Dignity
10. Begging For Mercy
11. Pretty On The Outside


Pick up DiNG skins for your electronics from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and more over at the official AP/DiNG Life store!

Aiden postpone European tour, plan studio album

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/15/10 @ 1:03 AM - altpress.com

Earlier in the month, Saosin announced that they wouldn't be able to play the shows they had booked in Europe and the U.K. this spring with Aiden, and now Aiden have decided that they will have to reschedule their trip abroad until December.

Both bands cited a shift in the music business and the reality that the economy and a struggling record industry are changing the ways that bands operate. On March 6, Chris Sorenson of Saosin blogged about the band's decision to pull out of their tour saying in part, "Its just not the right time for us to be over there. I wish I had some elaborate story about members losing limbs while shark diving, but the truth of the matter is, we didn't get a record released In the UK and europe was a lackluster one at best. This is the reality of the times I suppose, downloading, bad business models, and the economy etc. Its all too blame, but the bottom line is, it costs a lot to tour, esepecially overseas, and its never been more important then now, to make sure as a band, that we are touring intelligently and not just because."

Although Aiden originally said they would continue with the tour, frontman Wil Francis wrote a statement saying, "I guess I jumped the gun. Once Saosin pulled out of the tour a few of the promoters weren't to keen on having to pull the tickets in, refund them all, then issue new ones. That coupled with some of the shows having to change venues and us trying to find a new mode of transportation, the logistics of trying to pull all of this off in 3 weeks is nearly impossible." He also went onto say, "I know it's hard for everyone out there right now. The economy has everything twisted in knots. It's very hard to be in a band (Unless you're Metallica) and provide for a family at the same time. Believe me, all we want to do is come to your town and rock, and that is what we will do."

Instead, Aiden will focus work on a new studio album to follow-up 2009's Knives.

There For Tomorrow added to Orlando stop of 2010 AP Tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 3/13/10 @ 6:00 PM - altpress.com

This year is AP's 25th anniversary as a magazine, and to help celebrate, we're calling on a number of our friends to be special guests on this spring's AP Tour. Today, we're excited to announce the addition of There For Tomorrow to the Orlando stop of the tour on April 19.

More special guests will be announced in the future--and some shows will have surprise guests that you won't even know about until you get there!

MARCH
19 DALLAS, TX House of Blues
20 AUSTIN, TX Emo's FREE SHOW
21 HOUSTON, TX Warehouse
23 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theatre
24 PHOENIX, AZ Marquee Theatre
25 BAKERSFIELD, CA The Dome
26 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
27 LAS VEGAS, NV Extreme Thing
30 LOS ANGELES, CA House of Blues
31 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Grand Ballroom

APRIL
01 CHICO, CA Senator Theatre
02 PORTLAND, OR Hawthorne Theatre
03 SEATTLE, WA El Corazon
05 SALT LAKE CITY, UT In The Venue
06 DENVER, CO Gothic Theatre
08 DES MOINES, IA People's Court
09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Station 4
10 CHICAGO, IL House of Blues
11 MILWAUKEE, WI The Rave
13 KANSAS CITY, MO The Beaumont Club
14 SAUGET, IL Pop's
15 NASHVILLE, TN Rocketown
16 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
17 JACKSONVILLE, FL Freebird Live
18 ORLANDO, FL House of Blues (no Hey Monday, There For Tomorrow added!)
19 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Culture Room
21 CHARLOTTE, NC Amos' Southend
22 NORFOLK, VA The NorVa (no Hey Monday, the Maine added!)
23 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
24 ALLENTOWN, PA Crocodile Rock
25 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
27 NEW YORK, NY Irving Plaza
28 BUFFALO, NY Club Infinity
29 BOSTON, MA House of Blues
30 NEW HAVEN, CT Toad's Place (no Hey Monday or the Summer Set, We The Kings added!)

MAY
01 ALBANY, NY Northern Lights (no Hey Monday)
04 PITTSBURGH, PA Altar Bar
05 TORONTO, ON Phoenix Theatre
06 DETROIT, MI Crofoot Ballroom
07 COLUMBUS, OH Newport Music Hall
08 CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues