Bayside have announced a tour with Four Year Strong (who are somehow still relevant), Daylight, and Mixtapes. Dates/venues are below
The first batch of bands of bands for Warped 2014 are: For Today, Stray From The Path, Air Dubai, Mixtapes and Teenage Bottlerocket
According to our source, All Time Low will be touring in the Spring with Man Overboard as direct support. Handguns will be splitting the opening slot with Mixtapes. It’ll most likely be a B-market tour (smaller cities) so there’s a possibility ATL are playing Warped Tour. Dates/venues TBA
UPDATE: We’ve received word that Mixtapes turned down this tour in favor of another. No word on who ATL got to replace them
Huntington Beach indie record label No Sleep Records has announced that they will be giving away FREE full-length album downloads from their eclectic roster of bands each week this fall via their Bandcamp page. Recent giveaways have included releases from Aficionado, Mixtapes, Xerxes and Major League. Fans are invited to follow No Sleep Records on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr for surprise updates about free downloads each week.
Real Friends, fast-becoming one of the biggest unsigned bands in pop-punk, announced their first-ever U.S. headlining tour. The Chicago-based quintet will head out around the country for just over a month, beginning October 4 in Grand Rapids, MI and ending on November 9 in Freehold, NJ.
They will be supported throughout the entirety of the tour by Pentimento (Paper + Plastick Records), Mixtapes (No Sleep Records) and Forever Came Calling (Pure Noise Records). The four bands represent a cross-section of all that is good about pop-punk and independent music today, featuring different takes on the genre for fans to enjoy all in one show.
Oct 4th | Grand Rapids, MI | Pyramid Scheme
Oct 5th | Chicago, IL | Sub / T
Oct 6th | Minneapolis, MI | Neither Bar
Oct 8th | Cedar Rapids, IA | VFW HALL
Oct 9th | St. Louis, MO | Firebird
Oct 10th | Lawrence, KS | Jackpot Music Hall
Oct 11th | Denver, CO 7th | Circe Music Collective
Oct 12th | Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Haus
Oct 13th | Boise, ID | The Shredder
Oct 15th | Seattle, WA | Vera Project
Oct 16th | Portland, OR | Backspace
Oct 17th | Oakland, CA | Oakland Metro
Oct 18th | San Diego, CA | House of Blues Side Room
Oct 19th | Anaheim , CA | Chain Reaction
Oct 20th | Los Angeles | Cobalt
Oct 22nd | Mesa, AZ | Nile Underground
Oct 23rd | El Paso, TX | Ernie’s Live
Oct 24th | Dallas, TX | Hailey’s Club
Oct 25th | Austin, TX | Mohawk
Oct 26th | San Antonio, TX | The Ten Eleven
Oct 28th | Decatur. AL | Excalibur Vintage Vinyl
Oct 29th | Douglasvile, GA | Seven Venue
Oct 30th | Orlando, FL | Backbooth
Oct 31st | Odessa, FL | Goat House
Nov 1st | Gainsville, FL | FEST 12
Nov 2nd |Gainsville, FL | FEST 12
Nov 3rd | West Columbia, SC | New Brookland Tavern
Nov 4th | Richmond, VA | The Camel
Nov 6th | New York, NY | Studio at Webster Hall
Nov 7th | Boston, MA | The Middle East
Nov 8th | Philly, PA | Barbary
Nov 9th | Freehold NJ | GameChanger World
Indie-punk foursome Mixtapes has premiered a new song, “Bad Parts,” from their forthcoming album, Ordinary Silence, today at Altpress.com. Due out on June 25th from No Sleep Records, Ordinary Silence is available now for pre-order at http://nosleeprecords.com/ordinarysilence/.
Cincinnati pop-punks Mixtapes have announced plans to hit the road with Masked Intruder for the “Let’s Talk Industry Tour.” Kicking of May 12th in Columbus, the bands will make their way around the Eastern half of the U.S. ending the tour at Bled Fest in Howell, MI on May 25th.
Mixtapes’ “Let’s Talk Industry Tour” Dates:
May 12 - Columbus, OH - Kobo Live Music (w/Masked Intruder)
May 13 - Altoona, PA - Archway Center (w/Masked Intruder)
May 14 - Danbury, CT - Heirloom Arts Center (w/Masked Intruder)
May 15 - Ottawa, ON - Pressed Cafe (w/Masked Intruder)
May 16 - Toronto, ON - Rancho Relaxo (w/Masked Intruder)
May 17 - Montreal, QC - Pouzza Fest (w/Masked Intruder)
May 18 - Freehold, NJ - Skate and Surf
May 20 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft (w/Masked Intruder)
May 21 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar (w/Masked Intruder)
May 22 - Baltimore, MD - Charm City Art Space (w/Masked Intruder)
May 23 - Christiansburg, VA - Monroe Specialty Coffee (w/Masked Intruder)
May 24 - Cleveland, OH - Mahals Bowling Alley (w/Masked Intruder)
May 25 - Howell, MI - Bled Fest (http://www.bledfest.com/)
Oregon punk trio Broadway Calls will hit the road in January for a headlining U.S. tour in support of the release of their long-awaited full-length album, Comfort/Distraction, which is due out in North America on February 5 via No Sleep Records. Los Angeles based rock band Silver Snakes will be touring in support with co-headliners Red City Radio and Mixtapes picking up dates along the way. Dates can be seen below.
Fans are invited to pre-order the new album today at https://www.nosleepstore.com/artist/broadway-calls.
Stay tuned to https://www.facebook.com/broadwaycalls and https://www.facebook.com/MixtapesOhio for news and updates regarding Comfort/Distraction.
Broadway Calls Tour Dates:
Jan 17 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 18 - Canoga Park, CA - Cobalt Cafe (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 19 - Fullerton, CA - Slidebar (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 20 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Underground (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 21 - Albuquerque, NM - Gasworks (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 22 - Midland, TX - Pine Box (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - VDZ (w/Silver Snakes)
Jan 24 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 25 - Nashville, TN - The End (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 26 - Decatur, AL - Excalibur (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 27 - Tampa, FL - Transitions (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 28 - Miami, FL - Talent Farm (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 29 - Jacksonville, FL - Phoenix Taproom (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 30 - Wilmington, NC - Soapbox Laundrolounge (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Jan 31 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Feb 1 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Feb 2 - Boston, MA - T.T. the Bear’s Place (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio, The Borderlines)
Feb 3 - Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary (w/Silver Snakes, Red City Radio)
Feb 4 - Cleveland, OH - Pirates Cove (w/Mixtapes)
Feb 5 - Chicago, IL - Reggies (w/Mixtapes)
Feb 7 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre (w/Silver Snakes)
Feb 8 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court (w/Silver Snakes)
Feb 11 - Portland, OR - Backspace
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
Animal Style Records is giving away a FREE 10-track digital sampler, which includes songs from all 10 of their bands that are playing this year’s Fest in Gainesville, FL.
To stream/download the digital sampler visit: http://animalstylerecords.bandcamp.com/album/fest-11-sampler.
Below is the tracklisting for the comp which also includes a coupon code for 10% off the Animal Style web store. Below is the artwork which features venues/set times for each of the bands’ Fest performances.
Label owner Matt Medina says, “Last year I went to The Fest for the first time after missing it for too many years. I am excited to return to Gainesville again this year joining 10 bands I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years. To both celebrate the event and introduce folks to some new tunes I decided to put together a free digital compilation of these 10 bands making the trek to this years Fest. There are some newer faces and some familiar ones that have become my extended family. Each track I picked, selecting my favorite from each release and hopefully displaying the diversity that’s found on the label. I hope you enjoy and get acquainted with some tunes you haven’t heard before. As a thank you for the support we have also included a 10% off coupon in the download good for any non pre-order item in the webstore valid till 11/2.”
Tracklisting:
1. Half Hearted Hero - Samaritan Pact
2. We Are The Union - This is My Life (And it’s Ending One Minute at a Time)
3. Hold Tight! - Moving Day
4. Mixtapes - 4 PM (stupid famous quotes)
5. Kite Party - Arizona
6. Silver Snakes - Loom
7. After the Fall - Comatose
8. Raindance - Bottle Throated Kings
9. Young Turks - Let Me Sink (Where I Die)
10. The Fake Boys - Swine Club