Pre-order Murder By Death’s Good Morning, Magpie

Variety of Pre-Orders Now Available for
MURDER BY DEATH’s Good Morning, Magpie
Album In Stores on April 6
Tickets Available Now for Spring Headlining Tour

Los Angeles, CA – March 3, 2010 – Pre-Order packages are now available to Murder By Death fans for their forthcoming record Good Morning, Magpie, which is due in stores on April 6. Fans have the option of ordering their copy of the record in a variety of configurations.

OPTION 1: “Fancy” vinyl – Limited to 1000 copies
Midnight blue 200 gram LP
The package also includes: a screen-printed and embossed gatefold cover, bound 10 page color booklet with studio photos and complete lyrics, a 24″x 24″ poster, a sticker and a big black feather
Available from the Murder By Death webstore: http://murderbydeath.com/merch.php

OPTION 2: “Simple” vinyl – Limited to 1000 copies
Orange 200 gram LP
Jacket has a matte finish and comes with color lyrics sleeve
Available from the Murder By Death webstore: http://murderbydeath.com/merch.php

OPTION 3: CD with poster – Limited to 250
CD comes with an autographed, hand-numbered poster (different than the “fancy” vinyl bonus poster)
Available from the Vagrant webstore: http://www.merchlackey.com/vagrant/index.php?page=371

OPTION 4: CD alone
Available from the Murder By Death webstore: http://www.murderbydeath.com/merch.php

Murder By Death on tour:
Mar 13 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
Mar 19 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa (Vagrant Records SXSW Showcase)
Mar 20 – Hamden, CT @ Quinnipiac University – Alumni Hall
Mar 31 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub *
Apr 1 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
Apr 2 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom *
Apr 3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe *
Apr 5 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
Apr 6 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
Apr 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *
Apr 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
Apr 10 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
Apr 11 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
Apr 12 – Scottsdale, AZ @ The Rhythm Room *
Apr 14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory *
Apr 15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Indoor) *
Apr 16 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s *
Apr 17 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves *
Apr 19 – Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo *
Apr 20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Downstairs *
Apr 21 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree *
Apr 23 – Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum *
Apr 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth *
Apr 25 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds *
Apr 27 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
Apr 28 – Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar *
Apr 29 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East: Downstairs *
Apr 30 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
May 1 – New Haven, CT @ Café Nine *
May 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
May 4 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
May 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
May 7 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls *
May 9 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop *
May 10 – Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt *
May 11 – Madison, WI @ The High Noon Saloon *
May 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock *
May 13 – Iowa City, IA @ Picador *
May 14 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
May 15 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club *
May 22 – Chemnitz, Germany @ Fuego a la Isla Festival
* Headlining tour with Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity

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Thrice vinyl pre-order announced

THRICE ANNOUNCES BEGGARS VINYL RELEASE
ON TOUR WITH BRAND NEW, HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS NEXT WEEK

BLURT Contest Launched For Thrice Meet-and-Greet

Los Angeles, CA (November 6, 2009) – THRICE announces that the vinyl edition of their latest studio album, Beggars (09/09, Vagrant), will be available beginning December 15, 2009.  The limited edition pressing of 2000 numbered pieces will include a full album download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 copies or fewer.  Fans in the US can pre-order the vinyl here and the UK/EU pre-order is here.

Thrice kicked off their fall tour dates with Brand New last week with a sold out show in Austin, Texas. Their leg of the tour ends in Philadelphia on November 14 and the band begins their own headline dates the following night in Pittsburgh, PA at Diesel with The Dear Hunter and Polar Bear Club. The Southern California-based quartet will tour their way back to the west coast for two hometown shows in Anaheim at the House of Blues on November 24 and 25. On November 28, Thrice jet off to New York to rejoin Brand New for a massive Nassau Coliseum show that also features Glassjaw, Manchester Orchestra, and Kevin Devine.

Fans will have the chance to meet Thrice by entering a new contest that just launched with Blurt Magazine and Invisible Children.  Five winners plus guests will attend a meet and greet before each of the Thrice headline shows. Winners will also receive a copy of Beggars on vinyl that will be shipped to them around release date. For contest rules and more information, go to: http://www.blurt-online.com/contest/

Thrice will be announcing the premiere of their new video for “In Exile” in the coming weeks and fans call follow the band’s updates from the tour on http://twitter/officialthrice.

Thrice is Dustin Kensrue – vocals/guitar, Teppei Teranishi – guitar/piano, Edward Breckenridge – bass, and Riley Breckenridge – drums.

THRICE on tour:
11/06 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues *
11/07 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
11/09 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *
11/10 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
11/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar * (SOLD OUT)
11/13 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
11/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory *
11/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel ^
11/16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection ^
11/17 – Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain-House of Tunes ^
11/19 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ^
11/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue ^
11/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom at The Regency ^
11/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon ^
11/24 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/25 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/28 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum*
12/04 – San Diego, CA @ Soma ^
* – Supporting Brand New
^ – Headline date

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So Many Dynamos get Best Indie Band nom

SO MANY DYNAMOS NOMINATED AS BEST INDIE BAND
FOR 2009 RIVERFRONT TIMES MUSIC AWARDS
Special St. Louis In-Store Performance Announced
Local and National Pre-Orders Begin Friday, May 22

“**** 1/2” “From the effervescent percussion that opens the record to the dance party that closes it, this album is both smart and fun.”  – Alternative Press

(May 21, 2009) – So Many Dynamos has been nominated as Best Indie Band in St. Louis’s 2009 Riverfront Times Music Awards. The St. Louis-area four-piece will be releasing their third full-length and Vagrant debut, The Loud Wars, on June 9, 2009. Check out The Riverfront Times music blog for more info on the awards.

On Thursday, June 25 at 9pm, Vintage Vinyl (6610 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-721-4096) will host a very special in-store performance by So Many Dynamos.  Starting Friday, May 22, all fans that pre-order or purchase The Loud Wars before 6/25 will receive a wristband to the in-store event. Fans can pre-order the album either in-store or online.

The first 50 people to pre-order or purchase the album will also receive a free ticket to the band’s record release show at The Firebird (2706 Olive St., St. Louis, MO) on Sunday, June 27.  So Many Dynamos will play a completely different set that night and the show begins at 8pm with Emperor X, Target Market and tickets are $6 (over 21) and $8 (under 21).

A national pre-order begins today through online indie retailer, Insound. Fans that pre-order (http://www.insound.com/So_Many_Dynamos_The_Loud_Wars__PRE-ORDER_CD/productmain/p/INS58439/ The Loud Wars will receive one of 500 very limited edition numbered copies of the single “New Bones” b/w “New Bones (RAC Remix)” on 7” colored vinyl.

On June 6, the band begins their support run with Maps and Atlases before returning to St. Louis for their hometown shows. The entire month of July will find So Many Dynamos out on their own headline tour (see current dates below) in support of The Loud Wars, which was produced by Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists).  The band recently began streaming the lead track, “Artifacts of Sound,” on their MySpace page.

Catch So Many Dynamos on tour this summer!
Dates with Maps and Atlases:
Jun 06 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Division Ave Arts Cooperative
Jun 07 – Toronto, ONT @ El Mocambo
Jun 08 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Jun 10 – Hamden, CT @ The Space
Jun 11 – Albany, NY @ Valentine’s
Jun 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
Jun 13 – Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
Jun 14 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar: Club Stage
Jun 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
Jun 16 – Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar
Jun 17 – Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording

So Many Dynamos Headlining Dates:
Jun 25 – St. Louis, MO @ Vintage Vinyl (In Store)
Jun 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird (Record Release Show)
Jul 08 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Jul 09 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
Jul 10 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Jul 11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Jul 13 – Seattle, WA @ Holy Mountain
Jul 15 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
Jul 17 – Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
Jul 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ First Christian Church
Jul 21 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Jul 26 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Jul 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Danger! Danger! Gallery
Jul 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
- more dates to come -

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Protest The Hero vinyl released, back on tour

April 1, 2008 – PROTEST THE HERO begins their latest North American tour today in Columbia, MO. The band also announces the release of their sophomore Vagrant album, Fortress, on limited edition colored vinyl. Chain stores will be offering black vinyl while independent retailers will stock a selection of black, purple and clear vinyl. White vinyl will be exclusively available at Hot Topic stores.

Protest The Hero released Fortress, on 1/29/08 and the disc currently has the highest rating (90) on MetaCritic.com – a score significantly above current press darlings Bon Iver, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend, and F*ck Buttons.

When the band’s current tour with Chiodos wraps up, the Whitby, Ontario five-piece will be touring in Europe and Japan before coming back to the U.S. for the entire Vans Warped Tour ’08. For info on pre-sale tickets still available in certain markets, click here: http://www.warpedtourtickets.musictoday.com/WarpedTour/calendar.aspx

The press is raving about Protest The Hero and Fortress, with Revolver saying, “…like Metallica and Iron Maiden before them, they’re less interested in showing off than they are in squeezing their instrumental virtuosity and structural complexity into songs that move at the speed of pop. Imagine Muse for metalheads,” and Decibel adding that “PTH are phenomenally talented, intense, and heady.” MTV News sums up, “The songs (on Fortress) are rhythmically complex, technically proficient, fiercely metallic and strikingly melodic, sounding a bit like a hybrid of Coheed and Cambria, Slayer and the Dillinger Escape Plan.“

Protest The Hero is: Rody Walker (lead vocals), Luke Hoskin (lead guitar, vocals, piano), Tim Millar (guitar, vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass, vocals).

PROTEST THE HERO on tour:
Apr 1 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note ^
Apr 2 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion ^
Apr 3 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Riglea Theater ^
Apr 4 – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos ^
Apr 5 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum ^
Apr 6 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre/Bamboozle Left
Apr 7 – Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome^
Apr 8 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theater ^
Apr 9 – Eugene, OR @ Taboo ^
Apr 10 – Spokane, WA @ Big Easy ^
Apr 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre ^
Apr 13 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom ^
Apr 14 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre ^
Apr 15 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon ^
Apr 16 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theater ^
Apr 17 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy’s ^
Apr 19 – North Bay, ON @ The Wall
Apr 20/21 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon ^
Apr 22 – Montreal, QU @ Metropolis ^
Apr 23 – Kitchener, ON @ Element ^
Apr 24 – London, ON @ Cowboy’s ^
Apr 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
^ – w/ Chiodos, MXPX, From First To Last, The Color Fred

Warped Tour:
Jun 20 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairgrounds
Jun 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Pier 30/32
Jun 22 – Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
Jun 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
Jun 26 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU
Jun 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ venue tba
Jun 29 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
Jul 2 – Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 3 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Jul 5 – San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 6 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park
Jul 9 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Jul 10 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 11 – Tampa, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul 12 – Jacksonville, FL @ St. Johns Country Fairgrounds
Jul 14 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 15 – Virginia Beach, VA @ venue tba
Jul 16 – Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 17 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
Jul 18 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Point
Jul 19 – Toronto, ON @ venue tba
Jul 20 – Montreal, QU @ venue tba
Jul 23 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
Jul 24 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake
Jul 25 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 26 – Uniondale, NY @ venue tba
Jul 27 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul 28 – Englishtown, NJ @ Raceway Park
Jul 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
Jul 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 2 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ venue tba
Aug 5 – Saskatoon, SK @ venue tba
Aug 6 – Calgary, AB @ venue tba
Aug 8 – Boise, ID @ venue tba
Aug 9 – Seattle, WA @ venue tba
Aug 10 – Portland, OR @ venue tba
Aug 13 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Aug 14 – San Diego, CA @ venue tba
Aug 15 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Home Depot Center

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