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Win a free concert by the Maine for your school

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 2/26/10 @ 12:59 PM - altpress.com

The Maine have partnered with IC Bus for the second annual America's Greenest School contest to find the most environmentally friendly school in the U.S. The winning school will receive a free concert by the Maine, a new hybrid school bus valued at $150,000, a $20,000 "green" makeover and a $3,000 scholarship for the winning entry. Check out contest details here.

As Tall As Lions announce headlining tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 2/26/10 @ 12:46 PM - altpress.com

As Tall As Lions have revealed dates for a headlining spring tour kicking off April 6 in Chicago. It marks the band's first headlining run since the release of You Can't Take It With You in August. Fan club pre-orders begin at 5 p.m. local time on March 1. All pre-order tickets will be sold with a reduced service fee and will come with a special edition signed poster from the band. General on-sale begins March 5.

Dates are as follows:
6-Apr Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
07-Apr Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
09-Apr Kansas City, MO Record Bar
10-Apr Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
13-Apr Tempe, AZ Clubhouse Music Venue
14-Apr El Paso, TX Club 101
19-Apr San Francisco, CA Slim's
21-Apr Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
22-Apr Seattle, WA Neumos
23-Apr Boise, ID Neuorlux
24-Apr Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
27-Apr Dallas, TX The Cambridge Room @ HOB
30-Apr Orlando, FL The Social
01-May Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
02-May St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
03-May Atlanta, GA Vinyl
05-May Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
06-May New York, NY The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
07-May Baltimore, MD Sonar Club Stage
09-May Cambridge, MA Middle East (Downstairs)

Cute Is What We Aim For show announced

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 2/26/10 @ 10:47 AM - altpress.com

A show featuring Cute Is What We Aim For, the Friday Night Boys and the Bigger Lights has been revealed, set to take place May 13 at Diesel in Pittsburgh. Last August, Cute Is What We Aim For frontman Shaant Hacikyan announced that he would be going solo and as other members of the band announced their departure, CIWWAF went on hiatus. It has been speculated, however, that Hacikyan may perform under the Cute Is What We Aim For name with a new lineup. No official statement about touring plans has been announced, and we'll keep you updated as this story develops.

Artists Added to Each Bamboozle Festival

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 2/25/10 @ 10:06 AM - altpress.com

Following the announcement yesterday of the Bamboozle Roadshow, Bamboozle has added more artists to all three of its major festivals. Bands include Saves the Day and Four Year Strong in New Jersey, Piebald and AP Tour headliner Never Shout Never in California, and Something Corporate at the new Bamboozle Chicago. The full list of new artists include:

New Jersey:
Hoodwink:
Say Anything performing the music of The Misfits
Motion City Soundtrack performing the music of Nine Inch Nails

May 1st:
Saves the Day
Four Year Strong
Attack Attack
Dirt Nasty
I Set My Friends of Fire
MC Mr. Napkins (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
Owen Benjamin (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)
Rob Riggle (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)

May 2nd:
Boaz
Francis and the Lights
Kuroma
The Dear Hunter
Twin Atlantic
Young the Giant
Arj Barker (Pass the Mic Comedy Stage)

California:
March 27th:
Dance Gavin Dance
Jaime's Elsewhere
Moltov Solution
The Briggs

March 28th:
Piebald
Never Shout Never
Anarbor
Hey Monday
The Summer Set
This Century
We Shot The Moon

Chicago:
Something Corporate

Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks, but in the meantime make sure to check out AP's Bamboozle Reporter contest.


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The Used, Escape The Fate, more on Extreme Things Festival lineup

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 2/24/10 @ 10:18 PM - altpress.com

The lineup has been unveiled for the 15th annual Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival slated for March 27 at Desert Breeze Skate Park in Las Vegas.

In addition to a pro BMX dirt jump competition, a roller derby and other extreme competitions, this year marks the first that the event will feature three music stages--including the newly formed AP Stage featuring AP Tour bands Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, Every Avenue and the Summer Set.

Other bands announced on the bill include the Used, Escape The Fate, Five Finger Death Punch, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Story Of The Year, Call The Cops and the Ready Set. More acts are scheduled to be announced soon. Tickets are on sale now.

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All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, Boys Like Girls, more revealed for Bamboozle Roadshow

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 2/24/10 @ 6:27 PM - altpress.com

The lineup for this summer's Bamboozle Roadshow tour has been announced featuring headliners All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Third Eye Blind and LMFAO. The show will be an all-day event with bands on two stages. Other bands slated to perform on the rotating lineup include Forever The Sickest Kids, Cartel and more. The lineup will alternate daily and each date may not include all of the artists. Pre-sales begin at 10 a.m. local time March 2 and general on-sales begin March 10. Check out the roster and dates below.

Bamboozle Roadshow bands:
All Time Low
Boys Like Girls
LMFAO
Third Eye Blind
Good Charlotte
Hanson
A Cursive Memory
Cady Groves
Cartel
Forever The Sickest Kids
Great Big Planes
Hellogoodbye
I Fight Dragons
Mercy Mercedes
Shwayze
Simple Plan
Stereo Skyline
The Downtown Fiction
The Ready Set
Vedera
Vita Chambers

Dates are as follows:
May 21 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
May 22 – Charlotte, NC – Uptown Amphitheatre @ The Music Factory
May 23 – Atlanta, GA – Six Flags Over Georgia
May 25 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 26 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
May 28 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theatre (No 2nd Stage)
May 29 – Arlington, TX – Six Flags Over Texas
May 30 – San Antonio, TX – Six Flags Fiesta Texas
June 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Amphitheatre
June 5 – Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
June 6 – Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Parking Lot
June 10 – Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze Plaza
June 11 – Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
June 12 – Chicago, IL- Soldier Field - Parking Lot
June 13 – Eureka, MO – Six Flags St. Louis
June 15 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 18 – Cleveland, OH – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre @ Tower City
June 19 – Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion @ Riverbend Music Center
June 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
June 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Amphitheatre @ Station Square
June 24 – Jackson, NJ – Six Flags Great Adventure
June 25 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Pavilion & Stadium
June 26 – Nassau, NY – Nassau Coliseum - Parking Lot
June 27 – Boston, MA - Comcast Center



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