Archive for July 11, 2011

Chicago, IL’s OF GLACIERS Joining Serpents and Dwellers on this Summer’s ‘Northern Discomfort Tour’, Presented by Activestate

Posted in News with tags , , , on July 11, 2011 by Randy

Outerloop Management’s OF GLACIERS is pleased to announce their upcoming run with Serpents and Dweller on the Activestate presented NORTHERN DISCOMFORT TOUR. The tour is sponsored by Silver Surfer Vaporizer (SSV), All In Merch, R&D Express, and Ladies of Metal. OF GLACIERS will appear on the tour from July 18th in Fayetteville, NC through August 7th in Steger, IL. See below for all current tour dates.

“I think I speak for everyone in the band when I say we couldn’t be more excited to hit the road,” states guitarist Nick Iorfida.  “Our EP was released in the fall and was met with very positive feedback. We cannot wait to share those songs and our newer material with everyone!”

Act now to win prizes in the Northern Discomfort Giveaway! Winners will receive prize packs from SSV and All In Merch, as well as a guest list spot to the show of your choice. To enter, create a Facebook post that says, “I want to get hooked up by @Silver Surfer Vaporizer and @All In Merchandise for the NORTHERN DISCOMFORT TOUR!” Contest ends on July 15th, so get posting now!

A new OF GLACIERS demo track was released on Facebook last month. Head to the official OF GLACIERS Facebook page to listen! The band is currently writing new music for an upcoming album.

NORTHER DISCOMFORT TOUR DATES:

July 12 – Amityville, NY @ Broadway Bar
July 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ The End
July 14 – Baltimore, MD @ Big Mouth Club
July 16 – Fredericksburg, VA @ The Refuge
July 17 – Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern

OF GLACIERS joins:
July 18 – Fayetteville, NC @ The Rock Shop

July 20 – Jacksonville, NC @ ISO
July 21 – Charleston, SC @ The Oasis
July 23 – Tallahassee, FL @ Farside
July 24 – Marietta, GA @ Swayzes
July 25 – Ardmore, Alabama @ The Dragon’s Lair
July 26 – Baton Rouge, LA @ HTGT Thrift
July 27 – Houston, TX @ Cain’s Ashes
July 28 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
July 29 – Austin, TX @ The Broken Neck
July 30 – Dallas, TX @ Dad’s Place
July 31 – Salina, KS @ Indian Rock
August 1 – Tulsa, OK @ Reverb
August 2 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
August 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Panic Room
August 4 – Springfield, IL @ Blacksheep Cafe
August 6 – La Crosse, WI @ Warehouse
August 7 – Steger, IL @ Another Hole in the Wall

Hailing from the windy city, OF GLACIERS is a melodic hardcore band that has already become a staple in the local music scene in their short time together as a band. Deriving influence from many different genres, OF GLACIERS fuses melodic and heavy music together in a unique and tasteful way. With charismatic leads, a powerful rhythm section, and vocals that demand your attention, OF GLACIERS offers something new to melodic hardcore. The band has recently performed with the likes of For the Fallen Dreams, The Ghost Inside, and Legend, and will appeal to fans of Misery Signals, The Contortionist, and more! The band recently released their debut EP, Of Mountains and Monuments.

OF GLACIERS is:

Nick Iorfida – Guitar

Ryan Zyer – Vocals/Guitar

John Jaworski – Vocals

Scott Hedge – Bass

Pedro Unzueta – Drums

THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE Kicks Off Tour Next Week with Impending Doom & MyChildren MyBride

Posted in News with tags , , , on July 11, 2011 by Randy

THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE’s upcoming tour with Impending Doom and MyChildren MyBride begins next week! After the tour, the band will also appear in their hometown of Lancaster, PA on August 23rd at Endless Summer Fest, and in Mt. Airy, MD on August 28th. See below for all current tour dates.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

IMPENDING DOOM WITH MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE

7/16 Manchester, NH @ Rocko’s
7/18 Clinton, NJ @ Aquifer Music Venue

7/19 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

7/20 Annapolis, MD @ Knight’s of Columbus

7/21 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club

7/22 Lynchburg, VA @ Crosspoint Church

7/23 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery

7/24 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

7/25 Jacksonville, FL @ Murray Hill Theatre

7/26 Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue

7/27 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown

7/28 Kettering, OH @ The Attic Club

7/29 Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys

7/30 Horseheads, NY @ The Gate

LOCAL OPENERS, TOTA ONLY

8/23 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club (Endless Summer Fest)

8/28 Mt Airy, MD @ Mt Airy Firehall

For more information on THIS OR THE OR THE APOCALYPSE, please visit these links:

http://www.facebook.com/thisortheapocalypse

http://www.twitter.com/TOTA_PA

http://www.myspace.com/thisortheapocalypse

 

FAIR TO MIDLAND STREAMING THEIR NEW RECORD IN FULL AT AOL MUSIC

Posted in Releases with tags , , , on July 11, 2011 by Randy

 (NEW YORK, NY) – FAIR TO MIDLAND are streaming their new record“Arrows and Anchors” in it’s entirety as an AOL Music Listening Party feature today.

LISTEN HERE

The band recently released a behind the scenes video breaking down what it took to create the cover of their upcoming record “Arrows & Anchors.” Artist Isaac “Eye-Sack” Flores takes you behind the scenes on the long and grueling process he put into creating the band’s logo over such a large piece of land.

WATCH HERE

FAIR TO MIDLAND will be supporting THE DAMNED THINGS andMAYLENE & THE SONS OF DISASTER on the INKED MAGAZINE MUSIC TOUR this summer. “We’re very excited about being a part of this tour, says bassist Jon Dicken. “We’re fans of all the bands involved and are looking forward to hitting the road with them for what looks like should be a fun summer. It’s a great way to kick off the release of our new record. Also, since it’s called the Inked Magazine Music Tour we may need to make a few tattoo shop stops before the tour starts!”

The band has also been confirmed to support DREDG in July along side THE TROPHY FIRE. Those dates in addition to the cluster of CD Release shows they announced earlier last month officially makes this one of the busiest summers in their career.

FAIR TO MIDLAND will release their brand new full length entitled“Arrows and Anchors” on July 12th, 2011. This is the band’s follow-up to the highly acclaimed record “Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True” released in 2007. One of their new tracks,“Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow” is still being given away for FREE download HERE. The iTunes pre-order is also available HERE

The band recently shot a video for the lead single “Musical Chairs, heard HERE and purchased HERE.

FAIR TO MIDLAND is Darroh Sudderth (vocals), Cliff Campbell (guitar), Brett Stowers (drums), Matt Langley (keyboards) and Jon Dicken (Bass).