Southern California’s premiere tattoo and music festival, MusInk 2012, will celebrate its 5th year in Orange County on March 2-4 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA, with performances by Tiger Army, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, Against Me!, Yellowcard and Bayside among others and appearances by legendary tattoo artists Jack Rudy, Bob Roberts and Mark Mahoney to name a few.  Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com (http://bit.ly/yoyOO7).

 Thousands of ink clad music fans from around the world will descend upon Orange County, California, a mecca for tattoo and music subcultures, on March 2-4 for one of the region’s most anticipated events.  Celebrating its 5th year, MusInk will return bigger and better than ever with performances from some of punk rock’s elite bands and over 300 tattoo artists. 
 
“Our 5th year anniversary shaped up to be a truly great event,” says promoter/founder Bill Hardie.  “We are extremely happy with the quality of tattoo artists and bands that are participating this year.  We are looking forward to introducing music fans to our incredibly gifted tattoo artist and tattoo enthusiasts to our amazing talented bands.  Tattoos, music, skateboarding, model contest, cocktails…that’s a good day for anyone!”
 
No stranger to MusInk, Southern California’s beloved dark rock trio Tiger Army will headline the opening night of the festival, kicking it off with a thunderous roar.
 
"Tiger Army played the first MusInk in 2008 and there was an amazing energy from the crowd, I expect nothing less this time,” says frontman Nick 13.  “Orange County is a perennial favorite for us to play with some of our most devoted fans anywhere, but that also means we have to give as much as humanly possible to try and top ourselves — I want that person with a Tiger Army tattoo who’s seen us a dozen times to walk out feeling that they’ve just seen us play our best show yet." 
 
With over 11,000 people in attendance at last year’s festival, which featured performances by Suicidal Tendencies, Biohazard and Thrice, MusInk has established itself as one of the region’s hottest events and 2012 is shaping up to the its best year yet.  Don’t miss out!
Featured Tattoo Artists: Jack Rudy, Bob Roberts, Mark Mahoney, Freddy Negrete, Richard Stell, Charlie Roberts, Grant Cobb, Robert Atkinson, Robert Hernandez (Artwork by), BJ Betts, Juan Puente, Small Paul, Rick Walters, Permanent Mark, Shawn Barber, LTW Tattoo (Spain), Vic Back, Megan Hoogland, Nikko, Sid Stankovits, Yushi (Japan), Norm, Kari Barba, Jeremiah Barba, Davide (Italy), Adrian Willard (UK), Tommy Montoya (from NY INK on TLC), James Vaughn (from Ink Masters on SPIKE), Myles Karr, Josh Egnew, Black Eyes Tattoo (Japan), Baba, Gold Rush Tattoo, Dalmiro Dalmont, (Sweden) O’Reilly’s Tattoo, Kyle Crowell, Chente, Eddie Tana and Many More…
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The 2012 incarnation of the Where’s The Band? tour will feature Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Chris Conley (Saves The Day), Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Ace Enders (The Early November) and Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), as well as Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) on select dates. Tour dates can be found below

Jan 19 — Stroudsburg PA — Sherman Theater
Jan 20 — Philadelphia PA — Theatre of Living Arts
Jan 21 — Brooklyn NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jan 22 — Baltimore MD — Ottobar
Jan 24 — Carrboro NC — Cat’s Cradle
Jan 25 — West Columbia SC — New Brookland Tavern
Jan 26 — St. Augustine FL — Cafe 11
Jan 27 — Gainesville FL — Double Down
Jan 28 — Orlando FL — The Social
Jan 29 — Atlanta GA — The Masquerade - Hell Stage
Jan 31 — Dallas TX — Club Dada
Feb 1 — Austin TX — Antone’s
Feb 3 — Phoenix AZ — The Crescent Ballroom
Feb 4 — San Diego CA — House of Blues *
Feb 5 — West Hollywood CA — The Troubadour *
Feb 7 — Santa Ana CA — Yost Theater *
Feb 8 — San Luis Obispo CA — Downtown Brew
Feb 9 — San Francisco CA — Bottom of the Hill
Feb 10 — Portland OR — Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 11 — Seattle WA — Tractor Tavern
* with Dustin Kensrue

Pre-sale tickets for all dates are on sale today, November 17, at 12 PM local time via Ducat King. General public onsale will be Wednesday, November 30, at 12 PM local time.

Producer/A&R rep Shep Goodman (Four Year Strong, Bayside, Forever the Sickest Kids, Mandy Moore, LFO) is looking for an intern/assistant engineer to work alongside him on various recording projects. Basic engineering skills, knowledge of Pro Tools and digital recording (i.e. editing, tuning, comping, tracking, etc.) and the desire to learn required. The studio is in the NY/CT area. Please email resume or discography to Sheppard.Studio@gmail.com.

Brooklyn’s beloved punk rock crew I Am the Avalanche have announced their long awaited return with one of the most anticipated albums in years, Avalanche United, due out October 11.  The band has premiered the album’s first track, “Holy Fuck,” today at: http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/exclusive-first-play-i-am-the-avalanche.

  Avalanche United is the album I Am the Avalanche and their fans have been waiting on for over six years. The title “Avalanche United” also embodies the resilient spirit of this band, and their deep bonds with their families, friends and fans who have supported and sustained I Am The Avalanche through thick and thin.  

"This band has a nervous energy, an urgency that each of us feel every second of our lives, and this album captures that,” says vocalist Vinnie Caruana.  “We’re brothers, we’re family.  The music we make together binds us together and gets us through all the hard times, together.  I feel like all five of us will be able walk with less weight on our shoulders now that we’ve finished this album after years of writing and recording.  And now it’s time to perform these songs everywhere, alongside some of my best friends."  

Produced by the band, and executive produced and engineered by their prolific drummer Brett “The Ratt” Romnes and mixed by Machine (Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die, Four Year Strong), Avalanche United is addictively melodic and blisteringly raw to its very core.    Featuring 12 anthemic songs and absolutely zero filler, the album includes “Brooklyn Dodgers,” the defiant “Holy Fuck”, the epic and somber “Dead Friends” and “The Gravedigger’s Argument,” featuring Anthony Raneri from Bayside. Throughout, Caruana’s distinctive voice drips with defiance, humor and proud vulnerability as he sings about hope, heartbreak, death, defying adversity and the bonds between family, lovers and friends.  Just seconds into your first listen of Avalanche United and it’ll be immediately clear that I Am the Avalanche are back with one of punk’s most powerful albums in years, unbroken and unbowed.   I Am the Avalanche will be hitting the road this fall in support of Avalanche United with Saves the Day and Bayside for what is sure to be one of the most exciting tours of the year.  

  For More Information:
https://www.facebook.com/iamtheavalanche

http://twitter.com/iatanyc

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Saves the Day and Bayside will co-headline a tour this fall with support from I Am the Avalanche and Transit. Dates are below.

Thu 6 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Fri 7 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Sat 8 Boston, MA Royale
Sun 9 Boston, MA Royale
Tue 11 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 12 Detroit, MI Majestic
Thu 13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Fri 14 Milwaukee, WI Rave
Sat 15 Sauget IL Pop’s
Sun 16 Lincoln NE Bourbon Theatre
Tue 18 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
Wed 19 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Fri 21 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Sat 22 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Sun 23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Tue 25 Pomona,CA Glass House
Wed 26 W Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Thu 27 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Fri 28 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Sat 29 Tucson, AZ The Rock
Sun 30 Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theater
November
Tue 1 Dallas, TX Trees
Wed 2 Austin, TX Emo’s
Thu 3 Houston, TX Warehouse Studio
Fri 4 Pensacola FL Vinyl Music Hall
Sat 5 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sun 6 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
Tue 8 Ft Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Wed 9 St Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Thu 10 Charleston,SC Music Farm
Fri 11 Carrboro NC Cat’s Cradle
Sat 12 Norfolk VA Norva
Sun 13 Towson, MD Recher

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