Circa Survive and Balance and Composure announce Spring Tour

Circa Survive will be embarking on a Spring Tour with Balance and Composure, and Chon.

Balance and Composure announce First Shows of 2015

Balance and Composure has announced a handful of tour dates that will take place in January with support from Ovlov. The Things We Think We’re Missing, is available now at iTunes, Amazon, No Sleep Records and local indie retailers.

Balance and Composure announce UK & European Tour

Balance and Composure have announced a full UK and European headline tour for the end of 2014.  Their first tour in the UK since 2012 will take in 8 dates across the UK and 11 dates in Europe.

Balance & Composure Announce 2013 Headlining Tour

Rising alternative rock band Balance and Composure will hit the road in early 2013 for a headlining U.S. tour in support of their debut full length album Separation.  The tour, featuring support acts The Jealous Sound and Daylight, will kick off on January 31 in Cleveland and culminate on February 24 in New York City.  Tickets go on sale this weekend.  Fans can check local listings for availability and more information.

Since the release of Separationin May 2011, Balance and Composure has amassed an incredible amount of support in the underground punk, indie and rock communities that has propelled the band to the forefront of a new wave of bands that are currently on the path of redefining rock in the current decade.  

The band’s unique blend of 90’s rock influences, post-rock and contemporary punk have made an impact on fans and critics alike, calling their debut album “brilliant” among other things.  And through hard work and relentless touring with bands like Circa Survive, Touche Amore, O’brother this is only the beginning of what is expected to be a breakout year for the band in 2013.

Check out Balance and Composure’s new video for “Quake” from Separation at http://youtu.be/VBllNOz2rhg

Balance and Composure Tour Dates:
Jan 31 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
Feb 1 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
Feb 2 - Chicago, IL - SubTerranean
Feb 4 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
Feb 6 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Feb 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
Feb 8 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
Feb 9 - Phoenix, AZ - The Nile
Feb 11 - Austin, TX - Red 7
Feb 12 - Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room
Feb 14 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
Feb 15 - Pembroke Pines, FL - The Talent Farm
Feb 16 - Jacksonville, FL - Phoenix Taproom
Feb 18 - Nashville, TN - The End
Feb 19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Feb 20 - Washington, DC - DC9
Feb 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Feb 22 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Feb 23 - Hamden, CT - The Space
Feb 24 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

Circa Survive reveal headline tour dates

Circa Survive have announced a tour with support from Touche Amore, Balance and Composure and O’Brother. The tour weaves across the U.S. from Sept. 13 to Oct. 26; dates are below

Sep 13 Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Sep 14 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Sep 15 House of Blues Boston, MA
Sep 16 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
Sep 18 The Norva Norfolk, VA
Sep 19 Amos’ Southend Music Hall Charlotte, NC
Sep 21 Center Stage Atlanta, GA
Sep 22 Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL
Sep 23 Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sep 26 The Cannery Nashville, TN
Sep 28 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA
Sep 29 House of Blues Houston, TX
Sep 30 House of Blues Dallas, TX
Oct 02 Emo’s East Austin, TX
Oct 03 Sunset Station San Antonio, TX
Oct 05 The Marquee Tempe, AZ
Oct 07 Fox Theater Pomona, CA
Oct 10 Club Nokia La Live Los Angeles, CA
Oct 11 The Regency San Francisco, CA
Oct 12 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Oct 13 The Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Oct 15 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 16 The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
Oct 18 Granada Lawrence, KS
Oct 19 Cabooze On The West Bank Minneapolis, MN
Oct 20 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
Oct 21 The Crofoot Pontiac, MI
Oct 24 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Oct 25 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Oct 26 Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY

Circa Survive announce "Violent Waves"

Circa Survive have announced the name of their new album, Violent Waves, which they will self-release on August 28. You can download a new song called “Suitcase” here - and that link also has pre-orders, which include a $750 option with handwritten lyrics, limited to 11.

Greetings All!

We are excited to announce that we have chosen to self-release our 4th album, “Violent Waves” on August 28th.
Over the years we have been on both indie and major record labels. We are thankful for the opportunities we’ve had with them but it’s 2012 and we want to try something we’ve never done before. We produced this record ourselves. This is raw Circa Juice straight from us to you. We also paid for it with our own money; money that likely came from you buying a ticket or t-shirt over the years. All in all we have never been more deeply involved in every aspect of creating a record.

Starting now you can pre-order “Violent Waves” directly from our website. The digital version will only be $5. We’ve tried to make it as affordable as possible and we hope you’ll help us by spreading the word to your friends and families so we can continue doing what we love. By choosing to download or buy our record straight from us you are choosing to give our band a future and are directly supporting us and our families.

As a band we will always support independent record stores - any store that wants to carry our record is welcome to order it directly from us as well. The record will also be available on iTunes. We’re also really excited to announce a US tour in support of the record in the Fall, and two special release shows in Philadelphia August 24th and 25th. All tickets will go on sale this Friday, check your email for pre-sale information which will start on Wednesday. Touche Amore, Balance and Composure and O’brother will be supporting us on the tour. Openers for Philadelphia will be announced soon.

We have always looked at Circa Survive as more than just a band. Above all it’s been a relationship between the five of us and you and everyone who has ever been involved in this community we’ve built together. We believe that this step will bring us even closer. Big thanks to our friend Esao Andrews for once again creating the perfect artwork to match our sounds, and most importantly thanks to you for your endless support.

Infinite Love,

Circa Survive

All Get Out on tour with La Dispute, Balance and Composure and Sainthood Reps

Charleston, SC’s All Get Out released one of my favorite albums of 2011, The Season onFavorite Gentlemen Recordings (home of Manchester Orchestra, Bad Books, Kevin Devine, O’ Brother) and now they’re heading out in support of the record as part of a killer tour lineup that also includes La Dispute, Balance & Composure and Sainthood Reps.

Grab the album The Season here: http://allgetout.bandcamp.com/album/the-season

Check them out, playing the album’s title track on The Blue Indian: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGu0A55Mo-Y

You can also view the band’s Daytrotter session here: www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/all-get-out/20055213-3737739

 www.facebook.com/allgetout

Tour Dates:

Sat March 24 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis MN

Sun March 25 The Waiting Room, Omaha NE

Mon March 26 Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City IA

Tue March 27 Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence KS

Wed March 28 Marquis Theater, Denver CO

Thu March 29 The Basement, Ogden UT

Fri March 30 The Venue, Boise ID

Sat March 31 Vera Project, Seattle WA

Sun April 1 Branx, Portland OR

Tue April 3 Operhouse, Oakland CA

Wed April 4 Sub-Mission, San Francisco CA

Thu April 5 Chain Reaction, Anaheim CA

Fri April 6 Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles CA

Sat April 7 Rock City, Camarillo CA

Sun April 8 Che Cafe, San Diego CA

Mon April 9 The Underground, Phoenix AZ

Wed April 11 Pine Box, Midland TX

Thu April 12 Red 7, Austin TX

Fri April 13 Warehouse Live, Houston TX

Sat April 14 Rubbergloves, Dallas TX

Sun April 15 Conseratory, Oklahoma City OK

Mon April 16 Firebird, St Louis MO

Tue April 17 The End, Nashville TN

Wed April 18 Masquerade, Atlanta GA

Thu April 19 Orpheum, Tampa FL

Fri April 20 Talent Farm, Pembroke Pines FL

Sat April 21 The Pit, Jacksonville FL

Sun April 22 New Brookland, Columbia SC

Tue April 24 Southland Ballroom, Raleigh NC

Wed April 25 Kingdom, Richmond VA

Thu April 26 Otto Bar, Baltimore MD

Fri April 27 Lost Horizon, Syracuse NY

Sat April 28 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA

Sun April 29 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY

Mon April 30 Middle East, Cambridge MA

Wed May 2 La Sala Rosa, Montreal QC

Thu May 3 Mod Club, Toronto ON

Fri May 4 Mohawk Place, Buffalo NY

Sat May 5 Magic Stick, Detroit MI

Sun May 6 Metro, Chicago IL

Mon May 7 Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI

Interview: Andy Williams of Every Time I Die

Every Time I Die are keeping busy these days; they put out a new record, Ex-Lives (which sold nearly 14,300 copies in its first week, landing them at #20 on the Billboard 200) finished up a headliner with Stray From The Path, and now are direct support for The Devil Wears Prada. I had the chance to chat with Andy about their new video, Revival Mode, Warped Tour and his opinion on the current music scene.

You just put out a video for Revival Mode; was the guy in the wheelchair inspired by Breaking Bad or is there another story behind the video?

To be honest, I have no idea. This dude hit us up and wanted to do a video where Keith, Jordan and legs were killers and Steve and I were victims. That’s pretty much all I got from it.

I saw your recent interview where you defended Sonny Moore (aka Skrillex); any chance you’d ever collaborate with him?

I’m not sure. Dudes voice is cool, but I’m not a big fan of dusted. So I’d rather him sing on something, and then cut it up. He’s a good dude though

When I interviewed Tom from Stray From The Path; he told me he saw you guys playing a garage when he was growing up and now you’re touring together. It’s crazy how things come full circle.

Yeah, he was kind of blowing my mind on that tour. He’s been around a long time to. I had no clue they liked the band, I was really into Stray and then we played a fest in Michigan together and kind of jerked each other off there!

How does feel to be playing Warped Tour again this year? Are you gonna write a blog about generic, autotuned bands like Keith did in 2010?

I don’t think I really have to with how saturated the world is with dog shit. I’m more concerned with slaying mother fuckers sonically. I’ll probably talk shit here and there though.

Speaking of, what is your opinion on the current state of the music scene?

To be honest, there are REAL bands on the rise. letlive, Stray From The Path, The Ghost Inside, Balance and Composure, Title Fight and then the current hardcore scene is stronger than ever with bands like Cruel Hand, Bitter End, Terror, Trapped Under Ice, Alpha and Omega and such. Then metal has Black Breath, which are making metal real again, cause that scene is about as watered down as ever, but Black Breath are the real fucking deal.

What do you feel has contributed to your long career as a band? Bands like Haste The Day, Thrice, and Thursday have recently broken up, bands that had been at it for a while.

I think it’s because we never let the major label world get involved. We never gave a fuck about anything but slaying, dicing, pulverizing, and decimating ear drums. A lot of bands get caught up in bullshit business and forget about being a band of dudes.

When appealing to different sets of fan bases, new and old, young and old, what is the thought process when trying to write something that has an appeal to both, but also embodies what ETID is?

We just play. Honestly, we get up and play. No thought goes into who is coming to see us.

You’ve been in this band since 1998 — there have definitely been some hard times along the way; have you ever considered quitting the band, and if so, what things encouraged you to stick with it?

There’s been a lot of hard times, but I’m no quitter and when I have thought it might be time to hang it up, I have a great band of guys that make it easy not to. I surround myself with the best band on the planet.

The music industry has changed significantly since you guys started out. What advice would you give upcoming bands— musically and business-wise?

Just remember why you started riffing. It wasn’t to open for Metallica or make a million dollars and if it is what you’re in it for, then I hope you get electrocuted plugging your laptop and Pro-Tools rig in on stage.

Musically and lyrically, what are some of the personal things that had an effect on the outcome of this new record? How does Ex-Lives reflect the sound or message?

Coffee, I drank coffee for the first time ever while writing and recording this record.

What are some of the particular messages you tried to get across in the lyrical content of this record?

Riffer madness

Last question: What are one book and one band that you’d recommend to anyone that listens to your band?

Spray Paint The Walls. It’s a book about Black Flag that’s done by every person involved, not just Henry Rollins. Balance and Composure; they’re the best band out now.