www.myspace.com/thesummerset

After much anticipation The Summer Set have finally released their fall tour dates. The band played Vans Warped Tour all summer long and also participated in the AP Tour this past spring. They will be touring with Stereo Skyline, Mod Sun, and Austin Gibbs

Oct 19 – Austin, TX – Emo’s 
Oct 20 – Dallas, TX – The Door 
Oct 22 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits 
Oct 23 – West Palm Beach, FL – Ground Control 
Oct 24 – Orlando, FL – The Backbooth 
Oct 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade 
Oct 27 – Nashville, TN – Rocketown 
Oct 28 – Greensboro, NC – Greene Street 
Oct 29 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java 
Oct 30 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground 
Oct 31 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met

Nov 02 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom 
Nov 03 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Restaurant & Night Club 
Nov 04 – South Hackensack, NJ – School Of Rock 
Nov 05 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church 
Nov 06 – Buffalo, NY – Xtreme Wheels 
Nov 07 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop 
Nov 09 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club Theater 
Nov 10 – Pontiac, MI – iLounge 
Nov 11 – Indianapolis, IN – The Emerson Theater 
Nov 12 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen 
Nov 13 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Bar 
Nov 14 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4 
Nov 16 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre 
Nov 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court 
Nov 19 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater 
Nov 20 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon 
Nov 22 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill 
Nov 23 – Thousand Oaks, CA – Thousand Oaks Center 
Nov 24 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction 
Nov 26 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock 
Nov 27 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile

 

Fearless Records, who is responsible for signing talents such as The Maine, Mayday Parade, Breathe Carolina is gearing up to release the third volume of the Punk Goes Pop series. The Punk Goes series has covered many different genres but doing covers of the top 40 hits has been the most popular of all the other Punk Goes albums. Fearless has released the track listing and the CD will be out on November 2nd of this year.

1. Breathe Carolina – “Down” (Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne)
2. Woe, Is Me – “Hot ‘N Cold” (Katy Perry)
3. Artist Vs Poet – “Bad Romance” (Lady GaGa)
4. Mayday Parade – “In My Head” (Jason Derülo)
5. Asking Alexandria – “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (Akon)
6. This Century – “Paper Planes” (M.I.A.)
7. The Word Alive – “Heartless” (Kanye West)
8. Family Force 5 – “Bulletproof” (La Roux)
9. Of Mice & Men – “Blame It” (Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain)
10. Miss May I – “Run This Town” (Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna)
11. The Ready Set – “Airplanes” (B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams)
12. Cute Is What We Aim For – “Dead And Gone” (T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake)
13. Sparks The Rescue – “Need You Now” (Lady Antebellum)
14. We Came As Romans – “My Love” (Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.)

Hey Monday on The Vans Warped Tour on July 20th, 2010

www.myspace.com/heymonday

New wave electro-pop singer Lights is going on her own headlining tour this fall after finishing her headlining tour in her homeland of Canada. Lights has participated in The Vans Warped Tour and last year went on tour with Owl City, they have even been compared saying that Lights is the female version of Adam Young. There hasn't been any word yet on the opening acts for the tour but there is still plenty of time before the tour starts in which the openers will be announced.

http://www.myspace.com/lights

Oct 22 2010

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Berbati's Pan- LIGHTS Headlining Portland, Oregon

Oct 23 2010

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El Corazon- LIGHTS Headlining Seattle, WA

Oct 25 2010

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Slim's- LIGHTS Headlining San Francisco, CA

Oct 26 2010

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El Rey- LIGHTS Headlining Los Angeles, California

Oct 27 2010

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The Underground- LIGHTS Headlining Mesa, Arizona

Oct 29 2010

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Prophet Bar Dallas, TX

Oct 30 2010

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Emo's- LIGHTS Headlining Austin, TX

Oct 31 2010

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Warehouse Live- LIGHTS Headlining HOUSTON, TX

Nov 2 2010

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Backbooth- LIGHTS Headlining Orlando, FL

Nov 3 2010

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Masquerade- LIGHTS Headlining Atlanta, GA

Nov 4 2010

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Rocketown-LIGHTS Headlining Nashville, TN

Nov 5 2010

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Lincoln Hall- LIGHTS Headlining Chicago, IL

Nov 6 2010

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Eagle Theater- LIGHTS Headlining Pontiac, MI

Nov 7 2010

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Musica- LIGHTS Headlining Akron, OH

Nov 9 2010

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Middle East- LIGHTS Headlining Cambridge, MA

Nov 10 2010

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Bowery Ballroom- LIGHTS Headlining New York, NY

Nov 11 2010

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Ottobar – LIGHTS Headlining Baltimore, Maryland

Nov 12 2010

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North Star Bar- LIGHTS Headlining Philadelphia, PA

Nov 13 2010

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Mohawk Place- LIGHTS Headlining Buffalo, New York

Read more:http://www.myspace.com/lights#ixzz0xZ6biOsT

Breathe Electric on the Vans Warped Tour on July 20th, 2010.

www.myspace.com/breatheeceltric

 

1-06 Redneck Friend

 

A Post by Dad

In 1973 I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks away from my Pennsylvania home with my Aunt Linda in Los Angeles. I was 14 and this was the first trip to the West Coast and I was in awe of everything. Including Aunt Linda, especially Aunt Linda.  At the time she was working at Asylum Records, which had been started by David Geffen just a couple of years earlier.

She rented a bicycle for me and I spent the days while she worked pedaling around the San Fernando Valley  and hanging at the Arcade playing Pinball and drinking Coca-Cola.  Just like I would have been doing in York, PA, except this was was much cooler.

One day Aunt Linda came home from work and said " You've got to hear this. It's a brand new song by Jackson Browne called "Redneck Friend".  She had brought home the 7 inch hand labeled test pressing of  the song. We listened to it twice, at least, and she said "That's Elton John on Piano!"  I was suitably impressed.

A few months later the album came out and was delivered via UPS to my front door – I was on the Press Relations mailing list!  I got new music in the mail along with 8×10 glossies and an artist bio. It was the coolest thing ever.  Eagles, Warren Zevon, Queen, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, Bob Dylan, all sorts of stuff that shaped my taste and world view would magically appear.

So anyway, on the album cover the piano on "Redneck Friend" is credited  to Rockaday Johnny.  Not sure if it was a record company or US work visa issue, I've heard both stories, But I knew better.It was Elton John, man – just listen to it!

I went on to become a huge fan of Jackson Browne and still count "For Everyman" among my favorite albums of all time.  Tonight at Pier Six in Baltimore, Jackson and David Lindley, along with a full backing band will bring the classic songs to life and I'm genuinely excited to hear them and feel it all over again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Runner Runner at the Recher Theatre on August 4th.

www.myspace.com/runnerrunnermusic

There is no denying that Never Shout Never is a popular topic, especially on Dad's Car Radio. A big reason for this is because lead singer Christofer Drew never takes a break. He has been constantly touring for the past two years with maybe three months of off time when you add it all up. The boy is always on the move and on Tuesday is releasing his second album of the year, third if you include his side project EatMeWhileImHot. So without further ado, here is the track by track review of the album everyone will soon be buzzing about.

1. Harmony-Something unique about Christofer Drew is he doesn't hesitate to leak his songs early to the public or post a demo whenever he feels like it, and that's exactly what he did with this album, especially the title track.

2. This shit getz old- One of the many tracks that was uploaded three months ago as a YouTube demo This Shit Getz Old is one of the few negative tracks NSN has released to the public. The song contains the usual catchy lyrics but it has something different that also continues to go through the rest of the album, it has a much deeper meaning than the usual boppy songs. It's been interesting to see the band grow musically and as people over the past few years and to see the finished product all reflected in the music.

3. Cheatercheaterbestfriendeater- CCBFE has been already listened to by most of the NSN fan base because it was one of the few tracks on the Melody EP, the same day the music video was also released. Being cheated on is never a good thing, and this track really can speak to the listener and make them sympathize with these horrible feels so many people have gone through.

4. Lovesick-Another feeling so many people feel is that total feeling of being lovesick, where that special someone is always on your mind. The album slows down for a bit with Lovesick and it might be the NyQuil I took to get rid of my cough but when I close my eyes and listen I see a record player with young girls fantasizing over their musical crushes, wether it be Elvis, The Beatles, or Christofer Drew himself.

5. Piggybank-It's one of the shorter songs on the album and not even two minutes long but Piggybank is probably one of the fastest songs on the album. Plus, is has some pretty kick-ass harmonica.

6. I love you more than you will ever know-It's not a Never Shout Never album without a song proclaiming the ultimate love for someone. Perhaps when NSN gets more popular this song will be played at school dances as a slow song, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's a signature for the bands style and absolutely adorable.

7. First dance- First Dance is a song that I have personally been waiting an entire year to hear the studio version of. A year ago when back home in Joplin Christofer uploaded this song in a video just hours after he finished writing it. The song was boppy and cute but obviously needed some work, which is where the studio instruments and backing vocals come in. Although Chris did all the work the things he added to the song create a world of difference between a finished studio track and a viral video on YouTube.

8. Lousy truth- Bringing back the negative, or should I say lousy, this track does exactly what it implies, speak the lousy truth, those things that are sad but true. Mostly acoustic guitar it's a slower track but it's obvious that it speaks from the heart.

9. Trampoline-Another song that made it's YouTube debut three months ago Trampoline is a cute little tune that brings on the urge to snap your fingers and sing along. The song really reflects the sincerity of Christofer Drew that so many people have grown to love but it also reflects the maturity that can be seen over the past three EP's and an album and how it's progressed into Harmony.

10. Sweet perfection-This song is probably one of the only songs on this album that I hadn't heard before and it's probably one of my favorites on the album. The piano work is spectacular when paired with the banjo and it also brings in the great harmonica again. Definitely a solid track, I see why they kept it secret for so long.

11. Sellout-Besides Sweet Perfection, Sellout is my favorite song on this entire album. First thing that comes to mind is the phrase that they really saved the best for last when it comes to this track. Most artists wait until they've already finished their reunion tour and been retired for so many years before making public comments against the industry, but Christofer has a habit of breaking rules so this is really no surprise. The fact that this song really brings the issues that matter to Never Shout Never to the table, and still was able to make it into the album is a surprising yet great thing. I stand by this track, and this album 100%. Set the music free.

Boys Like Girls in Columbia, MD on the Bamboozle Roadshow

www.myspace.com/boyslikegirls

Fight The Lion is a band from the Virginia area who are currently gearing up to play Jiffy Lube Live for the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival. Other bands on the bill are Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Seven Sour and many more. In promotion for them playing the festival on August 31st I was able to ask lead vocalist Jake Mimikos a few questions. The bands most recent album When The Mighty Fall is available on iTunes and other digital retailers.

http://www.myspace.com/fightthelionmusic

While we were recording our album we were going crazy trying to figure out a name that no one had, that sounded good and represented an overall feel of the band.  We wanted something that connected with the lyrics, our sound and our energy.  So honestly we were just throwing names out randomly and our drummer (Shawn) threw out "Fight the Lion".  At first we kind of laughed it off and went on to the next ridiculous name.  When we were leaving the studio the next day, Ron (Lead Guitar) said, FIGHT THE LION and we all looked at each other and agreed, that was it.  It represents conquering whatever it is in life that is bigger than you, your struggle and overcoming the odds.

It really depends, sometimes a riff spurs a thought and sometimes a concept inspires the music.  So really there is no set way that we write the songs; we just go with a feeling.  Often the final lyrics come last.  We will have a basic concept but it usually takes a while to make everything fit, so changes are often made.

Everyone contributes to the writing.  I usually write all of the lyrics but the others contribute some parts of the songs on occasion.  The lyrical content usually comes from true life experiences.  Musically, we all contribute.  For example, Time Taker started with a beat and we really designed the song over the drums.  Other times, Ron, Jason and I will come with a guitar riff and we build from there.

We all have a wide variety of musical influences that contribute to our sound.  Def Leppard is one of them for probably all of us.  Ron really digs Van Halen and more of the 70s rock era, Jason is all about Led Zepplin, Shawn's Idol growing up was Tommy Lee from Motley Crue and I grew up inspired by the 90s grunge like Pearl Jam and more modern progressive rock like Coheed and Cambria.  I think you can also hear influences like Stone Temple Pilots, Tool and Sound Garden.

We want our listeners to be able to hear this music doing anything. Before new technologies were introduced, music was mostly played in your car stereo. These days, the great thing is you can listen to music anywhere with your iPod. So now we hope people are able to hear our music doing just about anything. We still hope people are cruising down the highway with the windows down cranking our album and singing out loud to the music!

Well since we just released our album 'When The Mighty Fall' we will only be performing those select songs. Since this is a hard rock show we're choosing our heaviest and most rocking material we have. Two of them being 'Long Shot Kid' and 'Bleed Me Dry'. We are definitely planning on keeping the energy up! Also, we are already talking about working on new material and are excited to have some new stuff ready soon.

Shawn would be a big game fisherman in the keys.
Ron would be a flight mechanic. (his old job)
Jason would be institutionalized.
And I would be fighting lions for Sparta.

We have some big things in the works and we are definitely working on keeping this momentum going. A tour is in the works and we're planning to play as much as possible to support our album. We wanna thank all our fans for the constant support!!!