Sorority Noise unleash new song, unveil headlining tour

Sorority Noise’s new album isn’t set to hit stores for another, but that’s not stopping the band from unleashing another new song from it. On Wednesday (March 8), the Connecticut-founded band released another new song from their upcoming new album,  You’re Not As ___ As You Think. The new track, the third single from the album, is titled “Disappeared” can be streamed above.

“Disappeared” will join previously released songs “No Halo” and “A Better Sun” on the band’s third studio album. You’re Not As ___ As You Think is set to be released on March 17 via Triple Crown Records. Pre-orders are currently ongoing on the band’s website where they are offering physical copies of the album as well as cassettes and vinyl versions of the impending release .You’re Not As ___ As You Think is the follow-up to 2015’s Joy, Departed.

In addition to unveiling their brand new single, the four-piece also announced a lengthy, headlining tour. The upcoming trek will kick off on March 16 at Creep Records In Store in Philadelphia and wrap up on May 14 at Double Happiness in Columbus, Ohio. Right after, they will head to Europe where they have a slew of European tour stops which include a couple of festival appearances. After their appearance at the United Kingdom’s Slam Dunk Fest, the band will return to the United States on June 13 to complete their US tour.

The Obsessives will open ever night of the tour while Sinai Vessel, Forth Wanderers, Matt Kerekes (Citizen), Walter Etc., and Shannen Moser will take turns on selected legs of the excursion. The complete list of upcoming tour dates can be seen below.

SORORITY NOISE SPRING TOUR DATES:

03/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Creep Records In Store
03/18 – West Babylon, NY @ Looney Tunes In Store
03/21 – Fords, NJ @ Vintage Vinyl In Store
04/21 – Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House*
04/22 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle – Back Room*
04/23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Purgatory*
04/25 – Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall*
04/26 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth*
04/28 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder*
04/29 – Dallas, TX @ The Dirty 30*
05/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge^
05/02 – San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe^
05/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Hi Hat^
05/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill^
05/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court@
05/07 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater%
05/09 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall%
05/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird%
05/11 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge%
05/12 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s%
05/13 – Saginaw, MI @ Patchwork Music Festival
05/14 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness%
05/22 – Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
05/23 – Cologne, Germany @ Tsunami Club
05/24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Winston
05/25 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Kavka
05/27 – Birmingham, UK @ Slam Dunk Fest
05/28 – Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk Fest
05/29 – Hertfordshire, UK @ Slam Dunk Fest
06/13 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel#
06/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer#
06/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg#
06/16 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair#
06/17 – Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at The Outer Space#

* = w/ The Obsessives, Sinai Vessel
^ = w/ The Obsessives, Walter Etc.
@ = w/ The Obsessives
% = w/ The Obsessives, Mat Kerekes
# = w/ The Obsessives, Forth Wanderers, Shannen Moser

Bands join forces for Orlando compilation

Following the horrific Pulse Nightclub shooting, musicians have gathered to help support the victims/families of the shooting and the city of Orlando however they can. Panic! at the Disco held a blood drive and released a limited edition t-shirt with all proceeds being donate. PVRIS and Beartooth did the same by releasing limited edition t-shirts while You Blew It!, who call Orlando home, released an EP benefiting Center Orlando, an LGBT center providing counseling in the wake of the shooting.

On Friday (June 17), it was announced that a slew of artists have joined forces to release a compilation titled Forever Beautiful: A Collection Of Love For Orlando. The record will feature a total of 49 bands with all proceeds from the release going directly to the OneOrlando fund; the fund created to assist those who were victims of the shooting. Bands like  Taking Back Sunday, Real Friends, New Found Glory, Modern Baseball, Allison Weiss, Knuckle Puck, Foxing, Bad Religion, Somos, Anthony Green, You Blew It!, Into It. Over It., Pity Sex, Pinegrove, the Menzingers, Citizen, Thin Lips, Sorority Noise, Tiny Moving Parts, Turnover, Anti Flag, Tigers Jaw, Basement, and more are featured on the massive album. 

“This compilation is a love letter to the community of Orlando, FL. Following the tragic events at Pulse Nightclub on June 12th, we wanted to show our support and love for our LGBTQ community the best way we knew how; through music,” begins a collective statement from all the contributing artists.

“The tracks on this album were all individually contributed by the bands and artists themselves; artists from Orlando, New York, California, England, and all over the globe. All proceeds from this compilation will be donated to support the victims of the Pulse shooting as part of the OneOrlando Fund as a symbol of solidarity as our city rebuilds. The price of this album is whatever amount you would like to donate to this cause.”

The compilation can be found here. If you want to help out and donate directly to OneOrlando, that link can be found here.

Stream Seaway’s New Album ‘Colour Blind’

Seaway are currently on tour with Knuckle Puck, Sorority Noise, and Head North in support of their upcoming new album Colour Blind. Now, the Canadian band are giving fans the chance to stream the new album a couple of days ahead of its release on Friday, Oct. 23. The complete record can be streamed below.

For those who are digging the record and would like to pre-order it, pre-orders for Colour Blind are still available on Seaway’s website. Colour Blind will officially be released this Friday through Pure Noise Records. Like it was stated before, the group is currently on tour in support of the album. The tour began last week and is currently ongoing. The up-to-date tour stops can be seen below.

Tonight, they don’t have a show, but tomorrow they will perform at the Marquis Theater in Denver.

KNUCKLE PUCK FALL 2015 TOUR DATES:

Oct. 21 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater

Oct. 22 – Salt Lake city, UT @ In the Venue

Oct. 24 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Oct. 25 – Portland, OR @ Analog Café

Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

Oct. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

Oct. 29 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

Oct. 30 – San Diego, CA @ Monkier Warehouse

Oct. 31 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile

Nov. 1 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Works

Nov. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall

Nov. 4 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder

Nov. 5 – Houston, TX @ Walters

Nov. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)

Nov. 7 – Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem

Nov. 8 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

Nov. 10 – Margate, FL @ O’Malley’s

Nov. 11 – Jacksonville, FL @ 1904

Nov. 12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street

Nov. 13 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

Nov. 14 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Marlin room)

Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Theatre of the Living Arts

Nov. 17 – Howell, NJ @ GameChangeWorld

Nov. 18 – Boston, MA @ The Royale

Nov. 19- Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting room

Nov. 20 – Pittsburg, PA @ The Altar Bar

Nov. 21 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom

Knuckle Puck Drop New Music Video, Fall Tour Dates

Knuckle Puck is giving fans a lot of good news for a Monday.

To begin, the Chicago-based band has released the music video for one of the track off of their new album Copacetic, “True Contrite.”

When asked by Billboard, who exclusively premiered the music video earlier in the day, about how the music video was made, guitarist Kevin Maida revealed that it was a painstaking process, but well worth it in the end.

“The making of the ‘True Contrite’ music video was one of the most painstaking, rewarding experiences ever,” said Maida.

“We basically had to shoot two music videos, one with the walls blank, then manually tape all the Polaroids to the wall, and then shoot everything again with all the Polaroids on the wall. It took a long time, but the video came out perfect.”

Check out the group’s “perfect” video for “True Contrite” below.

In addition to the new music video, the band has also announced a month and a half long tour in the Fall in support of Copacetic which was released on July 31 through Rise Records. Heading on the road alongside them will be Seaway, Sorority Noise, and Head North.

“When putting together a lineup for the headline, it was basically a no-brainer to have Seaway on it,” explained Maida about the lineup for the group’s first headlining tour.

“Our first tour ever was with Seaway, so it only seemed right to put some of our greatest friends on our first headline tour. Head North and Sorority Noise are some of our favorite bands both consist of truly genuine people. It’s going to be a great fall.”

The Fall tour will kick off on Oct. 14 at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto and wrap up on Nov. 21 at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland.

Pre-sales for the tour are currently available on the band’s website. For the complete list of tour dates, scroll down.

KNUCKLE PUCK FALL 2015 TOUR DATES:

Oct. 14 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar

Oct. 15 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot

Oct. 17 – Burnsville, MN @ The Garage

Oct. 18 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s

Oct. 19 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird

Oct. 21 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater

Oct. 22 – Salt Lake city, UT @ In the Venue

Oct. 24 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Oct. 25 – Portland, OR @ Analog Café

Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

Oct. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

Oct. 29 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

Oct. 30 – San Diego, CA @ Monkier Warehouse

Oct. 31 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile

Nov. 1 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Works

Nov. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall

Nov. 4 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder

Nov. 5 – Houston, TX @ Walters

Nov. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)

Nov. 7 – Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem

Nov. 8 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

Nov. 10 – Margate, FL @ O’Malley’s

Nov. 11 – Jacksonville, FL @ 1904

Nov. 12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street

Nov. 13 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

Nov. 14 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Marlin room)

Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Theatre of the Living Arts

Nov. 17 – Howell, NJ @ GameChangeWorld

Nov. 18 – Boston, MA @ The Royale

Nov. 19- Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting room

Nov. 20 – Pittsburg, PA @ The Altar Bar

Nov. 21 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom

Motion City Soundtrack to Head Out on Second Leg of Anniversary Tour

Motion City Soundtrack are cementing their legacy as one of the hardest working bands in the pop-punk world by heading back on tour for the second leg of their “Commit This to Memory Tenth Anniversary Tour.”

The first leg of the anniversary tour wrapped up at the end of February at the House of Blues in Chicago, but now the band have added 17 more dates to the tour, all slated to take place after their three days on this year’s Vans Warped Tour.

The new additions will kick off on July 11 at Mojoes in Joliet, IL and wrap up less than a month later at the Deluxe in Indianapolis.

Unlike the first go-around, Motion City will not have a revolving door of supporting acts. Instead, The Spill Canvas and Sorority Noise will be opening up for them during the complete trek.

Check out the full list of new tour stops below.

COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY TENTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES (part 2):

07/11 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
07/12 – Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Music Festival
07/14 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
07/16 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
07/17 – Orlando @ The beach Theatre
07/18 – Wilmington, NC @ Ziggy’s By The Sea
07/20 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva
07/21 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
07/24 – Westbury, NY @ The Space at Westbury
07/25 – Hartford, CT @ The Webster Theater
07/26 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
07/27 – Clifton, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
07/29 – Toronto @ Opera House
07/30 – Rochester @ Water Street Music Hall
07/31 – Kalamazoo, MI @ District Square
08/01 – Peoria, IL @ Limelight Eventplex
08/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe