Sometimes bands change their genre to draw in a different audience. Here are nine bands that pulled it off successfully!
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People who preach about their trumped-up morality are often the first ones to fall.
You can listen to Title FIght's new album, "Hyperview", over at NPR Music's First Listen
Title Fight’s Spring Songs EP is streaming on Pandora.
Pennsylvania indie-alternative rock band Balance and Composure has announced plans to tour with Coheed and Cambria this fall in support of the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, The Things We Think We’re Missing, which is due on September 10th via No Sleep Records. The tour, which follows their September/October tour with Title Fight, will kick off in Sayreville, NJ on October 16th and wrap up in Atlantic City, NJ on November 9th.The Things We Think We’re Missing is available for pre-order now at iTunes
Sept 12 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (w/Title Fight)
Sept 13 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Jewish Mother (w/Title Fight)
Sept 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/Title Fight)
Sept 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/Title Fight)
Sept 16 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth (w/Title Fight)
Sept 18 - Jacksonville, FL - Roc Bar (w/Title Fight)
Sept 20 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds (w/Title Fight)
Sept 21 - Dallas, TX - The Door (w/Title Fight)
Sept 23 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater (w/Title Fight)
Sept 24 - San Diego, CA - The Epicenter (w/Title Fight)
Sept 26 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House (w/Title Fight)
Sept 27 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium (w/Title Fight)
Sept 28 - Berkeley, CA - 924 Gilman (w/Title Fight)
Sept 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound (w/Title Fight)
Oct 1 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater (w/Title Fight)
Oct 2 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada (w/Title Fight)
Oct 3 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird (w/Title Fight)
Oct 4 - Chicago, IL - Metro (w/Title Fight)
Oct 5 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (w/Title Fight)
Oct 6 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom (w/Title Fight)
Oct 8 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club (w/Title Fight)
Oct 9 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe (w/Title Fight)
Oct 10 - Boston, MA - Royale Nightclub (w/Title Fight)
Oct 11 - New London, TC - The El ‘N’ Gee Club (w/Title Fight)
Oct 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer (w/Title Fight)
Oct 13 - Patchogue, NY - 89 North (w/Title Fight)
Oct 16 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 18 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 20 - Stroudsburg, PA - The Sherman Theater (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 21 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 22 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 26 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 27 - Columbus, OH - The LC Indoor Pavillion (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 29 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 30 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution! Music Room (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Oct 31 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 2 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 4 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 5 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 6 - Jackson, MS - Hal & Mal’s (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 8 - Richmond, VA - The National (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Nov 9 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues (w/Coheed and Cambria)
Perth punk outfit Monuments are excited to announce their debut full-length, Existence, will see a release on August 9th, through Hindsight Records.
The band travelled to Boston, Massachusetts earlier this year to record the album with producer Jay Maas (Transit, Title Fight, No Trigger) at his Getaway Group Studios, with Maas also responsible for mixing and mastering the album.
A range of different Existence pre-order bundles are available here now at the label’s webstore.
RISE RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of legendary hardcore band 7 SECONDS to its family of artists. Forming in Reno, NV in January 1980, 7 Seconds was the originator of the West Coast Hardcore sound that influenced just about every hardcore band including; Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits and modern day bands like Title Fight and American Nightmare. It is safe to say the band helped start the “Youth Crew” sound. Releasing an EP called “Walk Together, Rock Together” in 1985 officially put them on the map.Their positive lyrical content influenced so many youths over the years and they weren’t afraid to push the envelope.
Albuquerque, NM’s Sweet Weapons will be kicking off their four-week US tour on November 11th with a hometown show alongside Title Fight and Pianos Become The Teeth, after which they’ll team up with close friends Sleeping Weather with shows lined up across the Midwest and Eastern US.
Following the completion of the tour Sweet Weapons will enter Homewrecker Studios with Ryan Bram to record their Escapist Records debut. The release is set to contain brand new material as well as select re-recorded songs. An early spring release is being planned for the LP.
11/11 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Gasworks w/ Title Fight, Pianos Become The Teeth
w/ Sleeping Weather
11/12 - Denver, CO @ Seventh Circle
11/13 - Omaha, NE @ House Show
11/14 - Fargo, ND @ New Direction
11/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Shack
11/16 - Cedar Falls, IA @ The Rats Nest
11/17 - Chicago, IL @ The Township
11/18 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Turtle House
11/19 - Flint, MI @ Basement Show
11/20 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahalls
11/23 - Hartford, CT @ TBA
11/24 - Boston, MA @ WWTA
11/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ House Show
11/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Place
11/27 - Lancaster, PA @ House Show
11/28 - Norfolk, VA @ TBA
11/29 - Columbia, SC @ TBA
11/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Wonder Root
12/1 - Nashville, TN @ The Owl Farm
12/2 - Lexington, KY @ TBA
12/3 - St. Louis, MO @ TBA
12/5 - Kearney, NE @ The Knights Of Columbus
12/6 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Jackie’s House
12/7 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Gaswo
Run For Cover Records has released Young States, the debut EP from Toledo, OH indie rockers Citizen on October 23. Available on vinyl for the first time, the CD and digital versions will also feature the EP + bonus tracks.
The band have been busy touring this fall with the likes of Aficionado and Mixtapes. A trek with Such Gold, Mixtapes and Raindance is now underway and runs through November 3rd. On November 8, Citizen kicks off their headline tour, featuring support from State Champs and Candy Hearts. The run marks the band’s first time touring Canada. See dates below.
With influences ranging from Brand New to Knapsack to Sunny Day Real Estate, Citizen started in 2009 as a side project and came to full fruition in 2010. In 2012, the band recorded 2 songs with Will Yip in Conshohocken, PA which made up their side of a split EP with Virginia Beach’s Turnover. Soon after, the band signed to Run For Cover Records, graduated high school, and went on a full US tour with Turnover and Light Years.
Young States was recorded at The Getaway Studio in Boston, MA with Jay Maas (Title Fight, Defeater) and is now available on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/young-states/id571761246.
Tour Dates
Citizen w / Such Gold, Mixtapes and Raindance (support)
Wed Oct 24th Greensboro, NC @ Green Street Music Hall
Thur Oct 25th Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
Fri Oct 26th Melbourne, FL @ Black Box Studio
Sat Oct 27th Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST 11 @ The Atlantic
Sun Oct 28th Nashville, TN @ Rocket Town (headline show small room)
Tues Oct 30th Ft Wright, KY @ Shimmers Ballroom
Wed Oct 31st Louisville, KY @ Spinellis Pizza
Thur Nov 1st Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
Friday Nov 2nd Toledo, OH @ Micky Finn’s
Sat Nov 3rd Lansing, MI @ The Loft
Citizen w State Champs, Candy Hearts (headline)
Fri Nov 9th Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
Sat Nov 10th Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
Mon Nov 12th Montreal, QB @ L’ESCO
Tues Nov 13th Portland, ME @ Studio 250
Wed Nov 14th Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (upstairs)
Thur Nov 15th Hoboken, NJ @ The Stevenson Institute
Friday Nov 16th Allentown, PA @ Fearless Fire Company
Sat Nov 17th Stanhope, NJ @ The Stanhope House
Sun Nov 18th Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose (upstairs)
Mon Nov 19th Columbus, OH @ TBA
Floral Green, the latest album from Title Fight is now available at Hot Topic for only 7.99. You can also pick up the LP on green vinyl.