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Tooth and Nail recording artists PROJECT 86 are now counting down the days to an extremely busy summer. Having just finished their sixth full-length album, Rival Factions which is slated for release on June 19th, the Orange County residents will spend the entire summer on the road playing to their fan base that is ten years strong, but sure to enlist many more along the way (dates below).

Project 86 will be heading to Chicago to join the Tooth and Nail Tour on June 5th alongside the likes of MxPx, Sullivan and The Classic Crime for a handful of dates. Then, Project 86 will headline their own tour with Showbread, Inhale/Exhale and Chasing Victory. Kicking off at Cincinnati’s The Underground on June 16th, the Rival Factions tour will make its way as far east as Buffalo, NY, head south for two shows in North Carolina and then head back westward to close out the tour with a hometown show at Anaheim’s House of Blues on July 6th.

From the Cure-ish swirl of “Old Wave” to the minor key stomp of “Death Before Dishonor” to the punk brashness of “Light ‘Em Up”, Rival Factions is an album that moves Project 86 out of the metal category and into mainstream rock. “This is the first album that we highlighted the keyboards,” vocalist Andrew Schwab says. “Other than that, we haven’t really evolved at all. We were always on the fringes of the different styles of rock. That afforded us the ability to evolve naturally into what we are. We have always existed in this space that doesn’t sit with a particular genre or group, which wasn’t necessarily intentional, but has been a blessing nonetheless.”

TOUR DATES:
Tooth and Nail Tour
Jun 5 House of Blues Chicago, IL
Jun 6 People’s Des Moines, IA
Jun 7 Club 3 Degrees Minneapolis, MN
Jun 8 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE
Jun 9 Granada Lawrence, KS
Jun 10 Gothic Theater Englewood, CO
Jun 11 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 15 Ichthus Farm Wilmore, KY

Rival Factions Tour
Jun 16 The Underground Cincinnati, OH
Jun 17 Lime Spider Akron, OH
Jun 18 Underground Café South Bend, IN
Jun 20 Stratus Nite Club Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 21 Al Rosa Columbus, OH
Jun 22 Skelletones Grand Rapids, MI
Jun 23 Headliners Toledo, OH
Jun 25 Cornerstone Farm Bushnell, IL
Jun 27 The Icon Buffalo, NY
Jun 28 Agape Farm Mt. Union, PA
Jul 2 The Music Hall Fayetteville, AK
Jul 3 The Other Side Tulsa, OK
Jul 6 House of Blues Anaheim, CA
Jul 7 Pottstown HS Pottstown, PA
Jul 27 The Gorge George, WA
Aug 2 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, CA
Aug 4 Gunstock Mtn Resort Gilford, NH
Aug 25 Trumbull Cty Fairgrnds Cortland, OH
Aug 31 Wild Water West Park Sioux Falls, SD
Sep 2 Plumas County Fair Quincy, CA

The 2nd Annual Georgetown Music Festival is this weekend! If you haven’t already bought your tickets, make sure to do so! In the last two weeks, the festival has been referred to as “formidable”, “impressive”, “incredible”, and “not-to-miss” festival….whaddya think of that!

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The rumors may be true: Earlimart is playing with a local string quartet for their 8pm performance on Saturday night! As if the music of Earlimart isn’t incredible enough, a string quartet in the evening hours in the streets of Georgetown will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. And if strings make your head turn, be there early enough to check out Bad Dream, Good Breakfast, another band who is perfecting the art of great indie rock accompanied by asst stringed instruments! Check out the schedule here:

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A big thank you to Jules Mae Saloon and Christoff Gallery! Both of these businesses have gone out of their way to accomodate festival patrons and come up with creative additions to the festival! Of course, Jules Mae Saloon will be hosting 2 stages, while Christoff Gallery will be hosting bands and dj’s throughout both days. Make sure to stop by and thank them, as well as all Georgetown businesses in their efforts to make the Georgetown Music Festival such a success!

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Seattle Semi-Pro Wrestling have signed up for an exhibition match at the this years GMF! If you recall, last year several wrestlers engaged in some trash talking and finger wagging on the stage; this year they’re bringing their issues to the mat! 3 Matches! More info to come!

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Four new bands have been added to the lineup!
Saturday:
Pris, Wallpaper, Little Champions
Sunday:
Capitol Basement

Don’t miss them! Check the updated schedule for slot time:
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Los Angeles quintet The Little Ones will release Lovers Who Uncover, a new digital-only EP in the US on June 5 which will feature one brand new track, a radio edit of “Lovers Who Uncover” from their Sing Song mini-album, and four remixes by Crystal Castles, Stereolab, CSS and Radio Clit. The band will also unveil a new video for “Lovers Who Uncover.” The Little Ones launch a NME-sponsored tour of the UK this Monday, May 21, they’ll be back in the US in June where they will make their first appearance at Bonnaroo, and later in September they will play the revered Austin City Limits fest.

Stream the “Lovers Who Uncover” video:
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/astralwerks/the_little_ones/lovers_who_uncover_hi.asx
http://boss.streamos.com/real/astralwerks/the_little_ones/lovers_who_uncover_hi.ram

Lovers Who Uncover digital-only EP track list:
“Lovers Who Uncover” radio edit (James Ford mix)
“There’s A Pot A Brewin’” (previously unreleased)
“Lovers Who Uncover” Crystal Castles vs. The Little Ones remix
“Oh, MJ!” Stereolab vocal remix
“Lovers Who Uncover” CSS remix
“There’s A Pot A Brewin’” Radio Clit Mix

THE LITTLE ONES ON TOUR:
May 21 Middlesborough, UK Empire - NME New Music Tour
May 22 Glasgow, UK Arches - NME New Music Tour
May 23 Edinburgh, UK Liquid Rooms - NME New Music Tour
May 24 Manchester, UK Club Academy - NME New Music Tour
May 25 Liverpool, UK The Barfly
May 26 Nottingham, UK Rescue Room - NME New Music Tour
May 28 Birmingham, UK Academy 2 - NME New Music Tour
May 29 London, UK KOKO - NME New Music Tour
May 30 Brighton, UK Concorde 2 - NME New Music Tour
May 31 Norwich, UK Waterfront - NME New Music Tour
Jun 01 Cambridge, UK Club Goo-The Junction
Jun 14 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Jun 16 Leeds, UK Wireless Festival-Harewood House
Jun 17 London, UK Wireless Festival-Hyde Park
Sep 16 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

www.wearethelittleones.com
www.myspace.com/wearethelittleones

(NEW DATES!)

Every instrument on the album was played by Scary, save the drums, which were that of Jeremy Black from Apollo Sunshine. The mix was also performed by Brian McTear at Miner Street Studio in Philly and mastered by Paul Hammond and Paul Sinclair.

23-year-old Scary, who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, first moved to New York at the ripe age of 18 to study Film Production at New York University. Aside from tending to his studies, Scary spent much of his time at college dabbling in music and creating home demos of his work. It was during those years that The Shredding Tears first started to take shape.

Not long after, west coast record label Black and Greene picked up on Scary’s talent and released The Shredding Tears to the public this past February. The album is also being internationally released in Australia, Japan and Europe. Don’t miss Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears this May when they head out for a summer-long national tour in support of The Shredding Tears!

BRYAN SCARY & THE SHREDDING TEARS LIVE
05/28 New York, NY Pianos
05/31 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
06/01 Chicago, IL Elbo Room
06/04 Portland, OR Rotture
06/05 Seattle, WA High Dive
06/06 San Francisco, CA Elbo Room
06/08 Los Angeles, CA Safari Sam’s
06/09 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
06/10 Phoenix, AZ Hollywood Alley
06/13 Austin, TX Mohawk
06/14 Dallas, TX The Cavern
06/15 Lawrence, KS Eight Street Taproom
06/16 Indianapolis, IN Luna Music In-store
06/16 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
06/18 Rock Island, IL Daytrotter Session
06/19 Louisville, KY Ear-X Tacy In-Store
06/19 Louisville, KY Pour Haus
06/20 Nashville, TN 12th and Porter
06/21 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
06/23 Washington, DC Velvet Lounge
06/24 Philadelphia, PA Manhattan Room C
06/25 Richmond, VA Hyperkink Cafe
06/27 Boston, MA Middle East

The Shredding Tears Track Listing:
01. A Stab At The Sun
02. The Lessons I Learned
03. Operaland
04. The Ceiling On The Wall
05. Macedonia Hotel
06. The Little Engine Who Couldn’t (Think Straight)
07. The Up And Over Stair Well
08. Shedding Tears (All Over The Place)
09. Mrs. Gracy’s Revenge!
10. The Blood Club
11. Misery Loves Company
12. Bottom Of The Grave
13. Desdemona’s Leaving Town
14. The Tumbling Of Marguerite / Hold On George
15. Riding The Shadow

On The Web
www.myspace.com/bryanscary
www.bryanscary.com
www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/bryan_the.html

The band’s first video! Enjoy!

Copeland will be heading to Japan forselect dates, and hitting Canada as well.

Arizona’s Blessthefall have been forced to cancel the five remaining dates of their tour with Four Letter Lie after front man Craig Mabbitt was injured on the set of the band’s new music video earlier this week.

While shooting the first scene in Pennsyvania on Monday, Mabbitt was accidentally hit in the face by band mate Eric Lambert’s guitar, resulting in several broken teeth and injuries to his face.

Blessthefall’s upcoming dates with Protest the Hero and their summer stint on the Smartpunk Stage at Vans Warped Tour will go on as scheduled (see dates below)

Lambert has posted the following update for the band’s fans:

“We were shooting our new video with I Endeavor Media out in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania. We did our first shot in the basement of a barn.

It was a very tight area with not much room and someone was bound to get hurt at sooner or later. It unfortunately had to happen to Craig.

The story is that I threw my guitar back thinking Craig wasn’t near me and when I ripped my guitar forward, Craig’s teeth and flesh came with it. We immediately stopped to see if he was okay. When he looked up at me I thought we were going to have to cancel the shoot. His face was a mess with broken teeth, a bloody eye, and a huge blood blister on his lower lip. He was in a good amount of pain, but he just took a few swigs of water, a sit down, and then was ready to get the shoot back on track.

We eventually finished the video shoot and were completely stoked that Craig was able to finish. Unfortunately we soon found out that it is near impossible to sing without your front teeth. We had to make a decision that night and the only way we would be able to continue as a full band on our upcoming tours is if we sent Craig home the next day to get his teeth fixed.

After coming to that conclusion, we realized we couldn’t find a replacement for him in that short amount of time for the next couple shows. We were forced to cancel the next 5 shows but we will still be attending to hang out with the fans and the bands. We plan on making up the 5 dates in the near future.

We never cancel shows but we found we had to make an exception this time. All other upcoming tour dates (Protest the Hero and Warped Tour) will go on as scheduled because Craig should be up and ready by that time.

We’ve been receiving a lot of support from the fans and we are truly grateful for all of their concern. And again, we are very sorry that we can’t do the last leg of this current tour. We will see you guys soon and we’ll rock out!”

BLESSTHEFALL TOUR DATES:

Blessthefall’s His Last Walk is in stores now on Science Records.

Hollywood recording artists Plain White T’s will make several guest appearances on the new ABC Family series, Greek (www.virtualrush.com). The show, which premieres in July, focuses on collegiate life and the social minefield that is the Greek system. The Chicago-based T’s (vocalist Tom Higgenson, guitarists Dave Tirio and Tim Lopez, bassist Mike Retondo and drummer De’Mar Hamilton) will make appearances playing themselves both in speaking roles and performing as The Plain White T’s.

Television viewers can also watch the T’s on the June 8th episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, when they’ll perform hit single “Hey There Delilah”.

The T’s, who have been on the road in support of Hollywood debut EVERY SECOND COUNTS, are currently finishing up their first-ever headlining tour and have been added to the star-studded lineup performing at the May 19th KROQ’s Weenie Roast.

EVERY SECOND COUNTS, the group’s third album and first for Hollywood, features the hit “Hey There Delilah,” a track that continues to resonate with fans nationwide and is currently top five at Alternative radio. The song’s video, which was the number one streamed video at mtvU for months is currently in rotation on MTV2 and Fuse.

PLAIN WHITE T’S ON TOUR
May 18 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Theatre
May 19 Irvine, CA KROQ Weenie Roast
May 20 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
May 22 Pomona, CA Glass House
May 23 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
May 24 Victorville, CA Trilogy Theatre
May 25 Flagstaff, AZ Studio 111
May 26 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
June 1 Sarasota, FL University of South Florida
June 2 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
June 7 Fresno, CA Paul Paul Amphitheatre
June 8 Ventura, CA Ventura County Fairgrounds
June 16 Maui, HI Maui Arts and Cultural Center
June 17 Honolulu, HI Waikki Shell
June 28 Baltimore, MD Six Flags America
July 4 Milwaukee, WI US Cellular / WLUM Stage
July 7 Minneapolis, MN Basilica Block Party
July 20 Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheatre
July 21 Omaha, NE Memorial Park
July 26 Wheaton, IL DuPage County Fair
July 27 Agawam, MA mtvU@ Six Flags
July 29 Jackson, NJ mtvU@ Six Flags
Aug. 3 St. Louis, MO mtvU@ Six Flags
Aug. 9 San Antonio, TX Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Aug. 11 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival 2007

Aptly described by its title, Aaron Ross’ solo effort Shapeshifter is more than a listening experience but a poetic endeavor that explores the scope of life. Each song tells a magnificently dynamic tale, complete with a lyrical imagery reminiscent of greats like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, and sung with the heartfelt resolve that makes Ross’ voice one-of-a-kind. At first listen, it’s hard to believe the front man for California rockers Hella had a cache of folk-inspired and orchestral-touched song secreted in his soul but as each verse unlocks his impassioned reflection it is clear they’ve been burgeoning since long ago.

Aaron Ross has most recently been known as the powerful voice of the experimental rock outfit Hella, but in his local community of Nevada City, CA, he is the most respected of the area’s most prominent musicians and his reputation as a devoted family man may explain the sparks that developed into the beautifully arranged Shapeshifter. Each experience, whether weathered or uplifting, led to the blossoming of each song from beginning to finish and each contributor on the album, from cello to drum, was given the liberty to alter and explore their parts as they saw fit. Calling on friends Neal Morgan of Joanna Newsom’s Ys Street Band, Dan Elkan and David Torch of Them Hills, Jonathan Hischke of Kings & Queens and cellist Luke Janela, Ross fashioned the picture and let each musician fill in the color. Ross enlisted the help of Elkan on production as well (also of Hella and Holy Smokes fame), reasoning: “I believe you should work only with people who believe in your music as much as it were there own and he did, everyone who played on the record did.” Written in the fall of 2006 and recorded early 2007, the result is a stunning example of the splendor created when a handful of gifted musicians align their spirits.

Each track is a contemplative journey complete with a beginning, climax and finale. Ross’ tenor voice, always unwavering, leads the way as tumultuous drums juxtapose with spry cello melodies on the opening track “Pass the Peace Pipe.” On “Looking Glass Mass”, a folk romp that could easily be passed down from one generation to the next provides a lighthearted undercurrent to powerful words on the simplicity of life: “You can laugh and you can cry but everybody still must die.” Charged words of freedom and spirituality take the spotlight on “Mississippi Burnin”, as a guitar lullaby summons the listener closer before culminating into an all-out jam. The album’s finale, “Speak the Truth”, showcases Ross’ remarkable vocal agility and leaves the listener with a resounding message on humanity.

Aaron Ross will tour the west coast with fellow friends Alela Diane, Mariee Sioux, Lee Bob Watson and Benjamin Oak Goodman on the Grass Roots Record Co Summer Revue tour in June. The Grass Roots Family Album is available now at www.grassrootsrecordco.com.

AARON ROSS ON TOUR:
May 26th @ St Joseph’s, Grass Valley, CA w/Joanna Newsom
June 22nd @ Marilyn’s Sacramento, CA
June 23rd @ The Echo Los Angeles, CA
June 24th @ Steynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
June 25th @ The Attic, Santa Cruz, CA
June 26th @ The Hemlock San Francisco, CA
June 27th @ Holocene, Portland, OR
June 28th @ The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
June 30th & July 1st @ What You Got Festival, Olympia, WA