Nationwide Tour with GOTYE Kicks Off This Month
Supporting FOSTER THE PEOPLE on US Summer Tour

International newcomer Kimbra will release the US version of her debut album Vows for Warner Bros. Records on May 22, 2012. Vows features several brand new songs in addition to tracks from the platinum-certified Australian edition of the album.

Released in Australia in August 2011, Vows has earned Kimbra a "one to watch" rave fromRolling Stone Australia, won her the ARIA (Australian Grammy) for Best Female Artist and spawned three hit singles. These tracks, "Good Intent," "Cameo Lover," and "Settle Down," are also included on the US edition of Vows. Kimbra recorded additional tracks for the release in Los Angeles, CA with such producers and songwriters as Mike Elizondo and Greg Kurstin.

Originating from Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra has been performing her jazz-inflected pop since she was 14. Kimbra’s haunting vocals and impassioned delivery on the Gotye track "Somebody That I Used to Know" have helped propel it to an international hit: the video for the song has over 99 million views and is at the top of the US radio charts.

This year is shaping up to be an extremely busy one for Kimbra. Fresh from a whirlwind European run with Gotye, Kimbra will perform at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, TX March 14-17. She will then re-join Gotye on his headline tour which begins March 22nd in Washington, DC. Later this spring, she will support Foster the People on their US tour, which kicks off May 29th with two nights at Rumsey Playfield in New York’s Central Park, and runs through July 7th in Las Vegas, NV. She is also playing two SOLD OUT headline shows at Mercury Lounge March 26^th and at the Troubadour April 17^th.

With GOTYE:
March 22 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
March 23 – Tower Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
March 25 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
March 26 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY (headline)
March 27 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
March 29 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
March 30 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
March 31 – Kool Haus – Toronto, ON
April 2 – Pease Auditorium – Ypsilanti, MI
April 3 – Aragon Theatre – Chicago, IL
April 4 – Epic Event Center – Minneapolis, MN
April 6 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
April 10 – Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
April 11 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
April 12 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
April 17 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA (headline)

With FOSTER THE PEOPLE:
May 29 – Rumsey Playfield – New York, NY
May 30 – Rumsey Playfield – New York, NY
June 01 – LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH
June 02 – Livestrong Sporting Park – Kansas City, KC (KRBZ Beach Ball)
June 04 – Verizon Theatre – Grand Prairie, TX
June 05 – The Backyard – Austin, TX
June 07 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Alpharetta, GA
June 10 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia MD
June 11 – Summerstage – New York, NY
June 12 – Lachine Canal – Montreal, QC
June 14 – Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA
June 15 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA
June 16 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
June 19 – Downsview Park – Toronto, ON
June 20 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
June 21 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
June 22 – US Bank Theater – Minneapolis, MN
June 25 – Deer Lake Park – Vancouver, BC
June 26 – WAMU Theater – Seattle, WA
June 27 – Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR
June 29 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
June 30 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 1 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 3 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
July 5 – The Great Salt Air – Salt Lake City, UT
July 6 – Commerica Theater – Phoenix, AZ
July 7 – The Pool at the Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV

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March 5, 2012 — (Burbank, CA) — Warner Bros. Records punk/pop artist MATT TOKA has just announced a pair of extensive domestic tours. The first is with Breathe Carolina plus label mate The Ready Set and will kick off in Columbia, MO on Mar 21^st and end in Bloomington, IL on April 27^th.  Then starting on June 16^th in Salt Lake City, UT, Toka will join the entire Vans Warped Tour, which will snake its way across the country and close in Portland, OR on Aug 5^th.

Additionally, one new show has just been confirmed for Saturday, May 19, at The Bamboozle in Asbury Park, NJ with The Foo Fighters, Blink 182 and many more.  For further info go to:http://2012.thebamboozle.com

Toka promises to bring a bit of his own live mayhem to the youth of America this summer. If you’ve yet to see Matt and band play live, get ready for a jolt of melodic rock action.  In between all this tour madness, Toka will be back in LA for a special Vans Warped Tour kick-off party and press conference at Club Nokia Live on Mar 29^th.  For further info, click here.

Toka has been recording his Warner Bros. Records debut album with producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, etc.), which is expected to be released later this year.  Until then, we would like you to hear six songs right now: "666," "Get Money," "Straight To Hell," "Ode To My Family," "Good Times," and "Angel" are available as a digital sampler which will be sent to you shortly. Please note that these recordings are not intended for review but rather a sneak peek into what’s to come in advance of Toka’s upcoming touring onslaught.

As previously mentioned, his YouTube video presence is growing fast.  If you’ve yet to view them, here they are:  "666" and "Ode to My Family".  His homemade videos are equally fun viewing as well: "Someone Like You," (yes, the Adele song) "Paradise," (Coldplay cover) and a newly filmed frantic live version of "Say10" have racked up views in excess of 400,000 and counting in 2012 alone.

"Say10," a track featured on his forthcoming album is currently available on all participating digital retailers including iTunes right now.  Check out Matt’s YouTube channel now at: http://www.youtube.com/matttoka and be sure to go to www.mattoka.com for tour dates, info and some choice insights courtesy of Mr. Toka.

San Diego, CA’s Pierce The Veil heads into the studio to record their new album, set for a summer release. 

In a special message to fans, singer Vic Fuentes reveals a few details about the new release. "Hey everyone, Vic here to announce that we are taking it to the East Coast to work on a brand new album! We’ve teamed up with 2 extremely talented producers, Dan Korneff and Kato Khandwala at the House Of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey and things are well underway.  I can’t even describe how nice it has been to be around people that are just as ambitious and excited about making music as we are. We are going into this thing with no creative boundaries and writing songs that are completely driven by our emotions.  Every lyric and every guitar part needs to convey a certain feeling so that when it is all said and done, the memories and the passion that we had while making this album will come out on stage each time we play them live.  Can’t wait for you to hear!  Check www.PierceTheVeil.net for studio updates.  Love ya! -Vic"   

Their third full-length, the release was tipped by Alternative Press in their run down of the Most Anticipated Music of 2012. The album is the follow-up the Equal Vision release Selfish Machines, which debuted at #1 on Billboard Heatseeker’s Chart. The band recently was featured on Punk Goes Pop 4 for their electrifying cover of Bruno Mars’ "Just The Way You Are".  

PIERCE THE VEIL – Vic Fuentes (Vocals), Tony Perry (Guitar), Jaime Preciado (Bass), Mike Fuentes (Drums) – With a unique brand of progressive post-hardcore, Pierce The Veil have captivated audiences around the globe. The band has toured with the likes of A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Thursday, The Devil Wears Prada, Four Year Strong, and Breathe Carolina, as well as appearing on Vans Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos. Stay tuned for new tour and album updates in the coming weeks!

Los Angeles, CA – With excitement rapidly mounting into a frenzy for their new album, pop-punk four-piece JOYCE MANOR have premiered the first single, "Violent Inside" from their upcoming album Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired on AltPress.com alongside an exclusive interview with singer/guitarist Barry Johnson. The stream and interview can be seen at: http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/joyce_manor_interview_violent_inside_song_premiere.

The pre-order, which went up on Tuesday, had so many fans clamoring for the new record at once that they crashed the website! It’s now back up and pre-orders can be made at http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/ofallthings.html. The first pressing is limited to 1500 copies, with 500 each on black, white and blue and special pre-order bundles available via Asian Man Records. Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired will be released on April 17, 2012. It was recorded with Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studios in Palo Alto, California.

Joyce Manor have also announced an April East Coast and Midwest tour supporting Andrew Jackson Jihad in addition to their March West Coast tour (all dates below). Critical acclaim for the band and their self-titled debut album reached fever-pitch in 2011, making them one of the most buzzed-about bands of the year. LA Weekly singled out Joyce Manor as "one of the most promising bands" in LA, while Absolutepunk hailed them by saying, "Joyce Manor have become the poster child for the young band that does everything right." Alternative Press called their debut a "sprightly, enjoyable record," and Bring On Mixed Reviews commented, "It’s rare that a band gets it this right with their first effort," while Decoy Music claims "Joyce Manor is one of a few bands to do their forefathers proud." PerhapsPunknews put it best and most simply though, when bestowing upon the band the honor of Album of the Year, that "Joyce Manor is everyone’s favorite new artist. Those who disagree are clearly lying."

Not bad for four guys who describe themselves as having a "taste for bad Chinese food, Thin Lizzy guitar solos, and calling ‘shotgun’." Says bassist Matt Ebert, "Putting out your second record can be kind of scary and a lot of people will listen to it with certain expectations, but we are proud of what we came up with."

JOYCE MANOR tour dates:
March 2 – Pomona, CA @ VLHS
March 9 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
March 10 – Escondido, CA @ Metaphor
March 23 – Fresno, CA @ Bel-Tower
March 24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
March 25 – Arcata, CA @ Facement
March 26 – Eugene, OR @ TBA
March 27 – Longview, WA @ Minus World
March 28 – Olympia, WA @ Olyphant Art Supply
March 29 – Bellingham, WA @ Jinx
March 30 – Bellevue, WA @ Ground Zero (EARLY SHOW)
March 30 – Seattle WA @ Space (LATE SHOW)
March 31 – Portland, OR @ Laughing Horse
April 1 – Redding, CA @ Midnight Records Warehouse
April 2 – Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s
April 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Chrome Store
April 4 – Santa Cruz, CA @ 105 Pioneer
April 9 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
April 10 – Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar
April 13 – Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar
April 14 – Gainesville, FL @ Double Down
April 15 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
April 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
April 17 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
April 18 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
April 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
April 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory
April 23 – Montreal, QC @ L’Esco
April 24 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
April 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
April 26 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
April 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
April 28 – Nashville, TN @ The End
April 30 – Memphis, TN @ Newby’s
May 1 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 20, 2012

“The Revival Tour was one of the more interesting group outings on the fringes of punk last year… the vitality of this tour is in the camaraderie–everyone takes turns up front and in support of one another, and the group pairings often make for some unexpectedly moving collaborations.” – Los Angeles Times

“In traditional revival fashion, once the music starts this new guard of young, genre-defying, musicians keep it rolling, teaming in and out through each other’s sets until the final farewell of the night.” – BrooklynVegan

In addition to the recently announced initial dates, more shows have been added to The Revival Tour 2012, including much-anticipated West Coast dates. Created and organized by Americana singer/songwriter Chuck Ragan, this year’s incarnation begins its fifth year with a company of amazing storytellers in Ragan, Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio, The Emergency Room), longtime Lucero collaborator Cory Branan, Tommy Gabel (Against Me!), and renowned singer/songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff. Sponsored by Daytrotter, Paste Magazine, Ernie Ball and Brixton Clothing, The Revival Tour was birthed from the rich folk tradition of giving and openness and propelled by an innate need to tell a story in its naked acoustic state (tour dates below). Tickets are now available at www.therevivaltourtix.com, with special presale packages (details on the site).

The critically-hailed tour has hosted Avail’s Tim Barry, Lucero’s Ben Nichols, Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Jenny Owen Youngs, Sparta’s Jim Ward, 7 Seconds’ Kevin Seconds, Audra Mae, The Loved Ones’ Dave Hause, and Frank Turner among many other diverse and exciting collaborators. Phoenix New Times called it "punk rock’s answer to the Traveling Wilburys – a super group of singers from established bands who’ve come together to have some fun." Orlando Weekly praised "the night was warm with spirit and fellowship, like friends gathered in a garage or on a porch instead of a stage… By the end of the show, seven players (mostly expats of punk) were on stage together, demonstrating a top-shelf sampling of the new country underground."

Conceptualized in 2005 and coming to fruition in 2008 with the inaugural lineup of Ragan, Tim Barry (Avail), Ben Nichols (Lucero), the tour spanned 57 days playing a total of mind-numbing 52 shows. 2010 saw The Revival Tour across Australia and crossed the Atlantic in 2011 and darted across UK, Ireland, and Europe, playing mostly sold out shows in 1,500 to 2,000 capacity venues. 2012’s tour will hit over 33 major markets throughout the U.S. and Canada, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville.

Dates with: Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano, Nathaniel Rateliff, Cory Branan
Apr 02 Les Foufounes Montreal, QC
Apr 03 Lee’s Place Toronto, ON
Apr 04 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
Apr 05 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH
Apr 06 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Apr 07 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Apr 09 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

Never Shout Never have announced a Spring headlining tour with support from Kurt Travis, Koji, and Bearcat.  The tour kicks off in Austin on April 20 and includes an appearance at this year’s The Bamboozle Festival in NJ before ending in Springfield, MO on May 26. Tickets for the tour are available for pre-sale beginning today, with the general on-sale starting on Saturday. A full list of dates is below.

Alternative Press and Never Shout Never are running a contest where bands can have the chance to open for one of the shows on the tour. Bands can submit a link to their music for consideration at nevershoutnever.com. 3-4 finalists will be chosen for each market and the winner will be selected by a vote on AltPress.com.

Never Shout Never are touring in support of their latest full-length Time Travel, which is out now. The album is the first release to feature a full permanent band, consisting of Chris’ longtime friends from Joplin, MO: Taylor MacFee (Bass/Backing Vocals) and Hayden Kaiser (Percussion/Backing Vocals). Rolling Stone called Time Travel "the sound of a fully realized unit at their moment of self-discovery."

Never Shout Never headlining tour
April 20 – Austin, TX – The Parish
April 21 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room
April 22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio 
April 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad 
April 27 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction 
April 28 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction 
April 29 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill 
May 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex 
May 2 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
May 4 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen 
May 5 – Indiana, PA – Indiana University of Pennsylvania 
May 6 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop 
May 8 – Lansing, MI – The Loft 
May 9 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club Theatre 
May 11 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
May 12 – Hamden, CT – The Space
May 13 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
May 15 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java Music Club & Cafe 
May 16 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java Music Club & Café
May 17 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe 
May 19 – East Rutherford, NJ – The Bamboozle Festival 
May 26 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom

NEW YORK, NY – Riding on a crest of overwhelmingly glowing press on both sides of the Atlantic (and elsewhere as well!), UK-based electro-punk-rockers ENTER SHIKARI are gearing up for an extensive North American tour that will posit them in Atlanta on April 1st and circle the US for six weeks. Unlike the current trend in Stateside touring of piling multiple bands into compact packages, Enter Shikari instead are taking a much more generous and fair approach and taking only two other bands, Letlive and At the Skylines, along for the ride.

"The more eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that this tour is made up of a three-band-bill. Believe us, this is deliberate," said the band in a combined statement. "It has long been the belief in Enter Shikari camp that North American audiences have been trained, like customers at a bad diner, to believe that a large full plate makes up for tasteless food. While nobody here thinks that one tour will reverse the trend, we’re at least going to give it a go. Instead of cramming what they have to say into 25 minute sets with ten minutes on either side to get their gear on and offstage, each band will be given time to spread their wings, safe in the knowledge that all their onstage ducks are in line."

Titled appropriately enough A FLASH FLOOD OF COLOUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2012 after their album of the same name, this tour makes the first time North American audiences will witness Enter Shikari play a full set in the style that has taken them to selling out 5,000 capacity rooms in the UK (the band’s last US jaunt was in November 2010). Hopefully strapped in for the frenzied and frenetic experience, it’s safe to say that the continent better be prepared for a doozy. With the continents’ media and press battling it out for who can say more positive things about the album, the public at large have responded in kind. A Flash Flood of Colour debuted on UK’s Official Album Chart at #1 and their corresponding tour is on its way to sell out over 18,000 tickets across only six shows in advance of its March 17th kick off. Over here in the US, the album debuted at #4 Top Rock Albums (#42 overall albums) on iTunes and was voted by Alternative Press as"Most Anticipated" and made good on that promise by landing a 4.5 stars (out of five), eliciting the praise, "it’s a musically adventurous (and surprisingly catchy) album, but the real reason to listen to it is to let Reynolds stimulate your sense beyond the mosh pit." Not to be outdone, UK’s music tome NME hailed, "This rage against the machine could well be the four-piece’s defining statement." SPIN likened the album as "If the Streets’ Mike Skinner chugged drugs at a rave and tried to save the world with metal.”

Co-produced by the band and Dan Weller (Young Guns, Gallows) in Bang Saray, Thailand and London, England during May/June 2011, and mixed in Vancouver, Canada by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica, Biffy Clyro), A Flash Flood Of Colour is Enter Shikari’s follow-up to 2009’s acclaimed Common Dreads. An incandescent snapshot of the modern age – of globalization and recession, repression and protest, commerce and control, activism and engagement – it’s music for a newly jolted generation, a soundtrack for the mosh-pit, the dance floor and the front lines.

Enter Shikari is Rou Reynolds (vocals / electronics), Rory Clewlow (guitar / backing vocals), Chris Batten (bass / vocals), and Rob Rolfe (drums). A Flash Flood of Colour was released on January 17, 2012 via Hopeless Records.

Tour Dates:
Apr 1 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Apr 3 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Apr 4 The Loft Poughkeepsie, NY
Apr 5 Theater of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Apr 6 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Apr 7 La Tulipe Montreal, QC
Apr 8 Annex Wreckroom Toronto, ON
Apr 10 Infinity Hall Buffalo, NY
Apr 11 iLounge Pontiac, MI
Apr 12 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
Apr 13 Station 4 St. Paul, MN
Apr 15 WECC Winnepeg, MB
Apr 17 The Den Calgary, AB
Apr 18 The Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
Apr 21 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Apr 22 Branx Portland, OR
Apr 24 Catalyst Atrium Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 25 The Roxy Los Angeles, CA
Apr 27 Soma Sidestage San Diego,CA
Apr 28 The Glass House Pomona, CA
Apr 29 Nile Theatre Mesa, AZ
May 1 The Aruba Las Vegas, NV
May 2 Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT
May 3 The Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
May 5 The Door Dallas, TX
May 6 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
May 7 The Studio @ Warehouse Live Houston, TX
May 9 State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
May 10 Rocketown Pompano Beach, FL
May 11 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
May 12 The Social Orlando, FL

Alternative Press Magazine has revealed the cover for their annual ‘100 Bands You Need To Know’ issue, which features Equal Vision Records’ We Came As Romans.

We Came As Romans formed in 2005 and is comprised of Joshua Moore (lyrics/guitar), David Stephens (vocals), Kyle Pavone (vocals), Andrew Glass (bass), Lou Cotton (guitar) and Eric Choi (drums). The Detroit, MI natives have released two full-length albums on Equal Vision Records. Their debut full-length, To Plant A Seed (2009), has sold over 85k copies to date, while their latest release, Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be (2011), debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Current Top 200 Chart and has already sold approximately 50k copies to date in the United States alone.

The band just recently returned from a co-headlining European tour and will next travel to Japan to perform at Scream Out Fest. This Spring, the sextet will venture out on The Fire and Ice Tour, a full-US headliner, with support from Emmure, blessthefall, Woe, Is Me, and The Color Morale. We Came As Romans are also set to perform on the main stage at The Bamboozle on May 18th in Asbury Park, NJ; followed by their first ever South American run, where they will tour with Underoath, Protest The Hero and Close Your Eyes.

KEEP-A-BREAST AND MERCHNOW PRESENT:
We Came As Romans w/Emmure, blessthefall, Woe Is Me and The Color Morale
Mar 09 Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
Mar 10 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Mar 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Mar 12 Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre
Mar 13 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Mar 15 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Mar 17 Grand Prairie, TX @ South By So What*
Mar 18 Houston, TX @ Houston We Have a Problem Fest*
Mar 20 Scottsdale, AZ @ Venue of Scottsdale
Mar 21 San Diego, CA @ Soma
Mar 22 Anaheim, CA @ The Grove of Anaheim
Mar 23 West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
Mar 24 Bakersfield, CA @ Golden State Hall
Mar 25 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Mar 27 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Mar 28 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Mar 30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air
Mar 31 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
Apr 01 Lawrence, KS @ Granada
Apr 02 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
Apr 03 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
Apr 04 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
Apr 05 Toronto, ON, CAN @ Opera House
Apr 06 Montreal, QC, CAN @ La Tulipe
Apr 07 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr 09 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
Apr 10 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Apr 12 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live^
Apr 13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls^
Apr 14 Toledo, OH @ Jamboree Festival*

*Festival performance; please visit official festival/venue websites for show details
^ We Came As Romans w/Emmure, Woe Is Me and The Color Morale only

FEB 16 – Tampa, FL-based band TALLHART has signed to Equal Vision Records. The indie rock quartet is also the first band signed to Rory Records – the newly launched EVR imprint label of Say Anything frontman Max Bemis.

TALLHART (previously known as Marksmen) will release their Equal Vision Records/Rory Records debut EP in Spring 2012. The album was recorded in Tampa, FL with Bemis, Tim McTague (of Underoath), and Dean Tidey (of Feeder) serving as producers.

Leading the EP will be the track “Fever (Sister Of Mine)”, which will be released on March 6th as a digital single. This album will be the follow-up to two previous self-releases put out under the name Marksmen, The Blue and Grey EP (2010) and their full-length albumSister of Mine (2011).

“They are TALLHART. A brilliant young band from Tampa who can write a stadium rock-level anthem like nobody’s business but don’t shy away from lovely, dense songwriting. They also put on a sickeningly great live show,” Bemis expounds. “To me, they combine the best elements of early U2, Manchester Orchestra and sort of a young Pearl Jam (that last one is a pretty weird call, but I stand by it): basically, smart and brave music, rich with a swelling, unfiltered feeling. I’ll be working closely with them on many aspects of their music and the record, and am extremely excited for the release of their EVR/Rory Records debut EP.”

TALLHART vocalist Matt Segallos reflects on the new partnership stating, “I feel like EVR has put out genre defining records over the years…so for them to want to work with us is exciting to say the least…and once things became clear that EVR was ready to make this happen, it was cool to see that Max was really on our side.”

He continues, “I just really feel like it’s rare for someone of his standing to really fight for an up and coming band because he believes in the music so much. It wasn’t like we were long time friends so he threw us a bone he just genuinely wanted to help us take the next step. I’m always thrilled to work with someone like that. Plus, everyone knows how creative Max is; to have him involved in our work is a real pleasure.”

Guitarist Chris Brickman, drummer Reed Murray and bassist Glenn Espinoza collectively create a perfectly balanced musical framework that showcases Segallos’ potent mix of lyrical musings on the light and dark sides of life, love, and spirituality – all delivered through his distinctly soulful, and subtly southern, croons. Through rich guitar tones and pure lyrical eloquence, one can simply feel the sincerity and depth of the band’s emotionally charged music.

The band was named one of Tampa’s “2011 Ultimate Local Artists” by the Tampa Bay Tribune/ St. Pete Times and has shared stages with the diverse likes of Anberlin, Underoath, Panic! At The Disco, Paper Tongues, Rooney, AWOLNATION and more.

DEEP SPACE TOUR
Eisley w/Christie DuPree and TALLHART
Mar 08 Spokane, WA @ Whitworth University HUB
Mar 11 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Mar 12 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
Mar 13 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
Mar 14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
Mar 15 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino – Wolf Den
Mar 16 Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel Arts Collective
Mar 18 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Mar 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Mar 20 Boston, MA @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
Mar 21 Toronto, ON, CAN @ Drake Underground (CMW)
Mar 22 Niagara Falls, NY @ Hard Rock Cafe
Mar 23 Detroit, MI @ Shelter
Mar 24 Covington, KY @ Bangarang’s
Mar 25 Nashville, TN @ 3rd and Lindsley
Mar 26 Savannah, GA @ Savannah Theatre
Mar 28 Memphis, TN @ High Tone Cafe
Mar 29 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
Mar 30 Austin, TX @ The Parish
Apr 01 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater