Epitaph Records Recent News

PRE-ORDER THE NEW ALBUM FROM SET YOUR GOALS

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:07:00 -0700

This Will Be The Death of Us, the upcoming album from Set Your Goals doesn't hit stores until July 21st, but starting today you can pre-order the record! For $17.99 you can get a copy of This Will Be The Death Of Us and a Set Your Goals t-shirt! Check it out below, then head to the SYG Store to pre-order your copy today!

FREE 22 SONG EPITAPH SAMPLER

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Get yourself a 22 song Epitaph sampler, courtesy of Hurley. You'll find brand new, never before heard tracks from Every Time I Die and Farewell and a whole slew of awesome tracks. Check out the tracklisting below, then CLICK HERE to download the FREE sampler!

Epitaph Sampler Tracklisting

1. Every Time I Die - The Marvelous Slut
2. Set Your Goals - gaia bleeds (make way for man)
3. Escape The Fate - 10 Miles Wide
4. Bring Me The Horizon - Diamonds Aren't Forever
5. The Blackout - Children of the Night
6. I Set My Friends On Fire - Things That Rhyme With Orange
7. Rancid - Last One To Die
8. Bad Religion - New Dark Ages
9. New Found Glory - Don't Let Her Pull You Down
10. Sing It Loud - Come Around
11. You Me At Six - Finders Keepers
12. Farewell - Devoid (That's What I Think About It)
13. The Higher - It's Only Natural
14. Settle - Affinity For My Hometown
15. Frank Turner - Photosynthesis
16. Thursday - Friends In The Armed Forces
17. Vanna - Safe To Say
18. Our Last Night - Escape
19. Parkway Drive - Idols and Anchors
20. The Color of Violence - Christina, Christina
21. Leathermouth - Bodysnatchers 4 Ever
22. Story of the Year - The Antidote

STORY OF THE YEAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH NEW VIDEO

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

In celebration of Independence Day, St. Louis rock group Story of the Year pays tribute to the men and women in the armed forces with a heartfelt music video for their new single, “Terrified.”

Watch “Terrified” HERE

Story of the Year’s most earnest ballad to date, “Terrified,” explores the whirlwind emotions that families all across the country feel each day as they hope for the safe return of their loved ones who are serving the country abroad.

“The video for "Terrified" is pretty much a direct interpretation of the lyrics,” explains singer Dan Marsala. “A story of a husband who is off at war, scared of the fact that he might not ever make it home to his wife and family, and a pregnant wife who is left at home, not knowing if she will ever see her husband alive again. It is an extremely touching subject because there are hundreds of thousands of families in America going through this exact scenario as we speak. It has to be one of the most terrifying situations that any family could ever experience. I think the video is a great representation of the story told in the lyrics and it is our tribute to all the families who suffer through this situation every day.”

“What excites me the most about this video,” adds guitarist Ryan Phillips, “is that it takes an enormous issue our generation is facing, the war in Iraq, and instead of getting political we honed in on the human aspect of the situation.”

Story of the Year will return to the studio this summer to record their fourth studio album due out in 2010.

SET YOUR GOALS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR "THIS WILL BE THE DEATH OF US"

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Bay Area pop-punk band Set Your Goals has released a music video for the title track from their forthcoming album, This Will Be The Death Of Us. Shot in a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, the video features a stunning live performance with a guest appearance and vocals by Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche).

“This Will Be The Death Of Us” is the title track from the bands sophomore album, which is set for release on July 21. “A quantum leap forward” (Alternative Press), This Will Be The Death Of Us is “38 minutes of scorching, Lifetime-esque, balls-to-the wall pop-punk that keeps one ear to the ground and one to a nostalgic sound” (Revolver). "To put it bluntly, this is an amazing, incredible, passionate, energetic, urgent, competent, important and inspiring album” (Decoymusic.com).

Watch “This Will Be The Death Of Us” HERE

Listen to audio streams of “This Will Be The Death Of Us” and “Gaia Bleeds (make way for man)” HERE

Set Your Goals will kick off their co-headlining tour with Four Year Strong on July 13th.

Set Your Goals Tour Dates:
13 July – Pop’s – Sauget, IL (w/Fireworks)
15 July – The Picador – Iowa City, IA (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
16 July – Metro – Chicago, IL (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
17 July – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
18 July – Reverb – Toronto, ON (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
19 July – Underworld – Montreal, QC (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
20 July – The Station – Portland, ME (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
22 July – Northern Lights – Albany, NY (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
23 July – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
24 July – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
25 July – The Palladium – Worcester, MA (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
26 July – the Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
27 July – The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
28 July – Peabody’s Downunder – Cleveland, OH (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
29 July – Mr. Smalls Theater – Pittsburgh, PA (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
30 July – Otto Bar – Baltimore, MD (w/Four Year Strong, Fireworks)
31 July – Canal Club (Downstairs) – Richmond, VA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
1 Aug – New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
2 Aug – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
4 Aug – Off the Wagon – Montgomery, AL (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
5 Aug – Rocketown – Nashville, TN (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
6 Aug – Vinyl (GA) – Atlanta, GA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
7 Aug – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
8 Aug – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
9 Aug – The Social – Orlando, FL (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
11 Aug – The High Ground – New Orleans, LA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
12 Aug – Java Jazz – Houston, TX (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
13 Aug – Emo’s – Austin, TX (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
14 Aug – The Max – Dallas, TX (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
15 Aug – The Marquee – Tulsa, OK (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
16 Aug – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
17 Aug – The Clubhouse Music Venue – Phoenix, AZ (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
19 Aug – Soma – San Diego, CA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
20 Aug – Glasshouse – Pomona, CA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
21 Aug – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
22 Aug – Satyricon – Portland, OR (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
23 Aug – El Corazon – Seattle, WA (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
24 Aug – The Venue – Boise, ID (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
25 Aug – Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)
26 Aug – Cervantes – Denver, CO (w/Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks)

SING IT LOUD PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR "COME AROUND" ON MTV2

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Rising pop-rock band Sing It Loud has released an exhilarating new video for their latest single “Come Around” today on MTV2 and MTVU. Shot in downtown Los Angeles, the video features band members caught in a cat and mouse scenario as they sabotage each other to acquire the secret contents of an elusive briefcase. The video premieres at 6:00 AM on MTV2 and MTVU today and will re-air throughout the day. Additionally, Sing It Loud will be hosting MTV2’s “Rock The Deuce” this week, where they will debut the video. “Come Around” is the title track and the latest single from Sing It Loud’s memorable debut.

Watch the new video for “Come Around” HERE.

Fans can catch Sing It Loud performing “Come Around” all summer long on the Vans Warped Tour.

Sing It Loud Tour Dates:
June 26 – Warped Tour – Pomona, CA
June 27 – Warped Tour – San Francisco, CA
June 28 – Warped Tour – Ventura, CA
June 30 – Warped Tour – Phoenix, AZ
July 1 – Warped Tour – Las Cruces, NM
July 2 – Warped Tour – San Antonio, TX
July 3 – Warped Tour – Houston, TX
July 5 – Warped Tour – Dallas, TX
July 7 – Warped Tour – Indianapolis, IN
July 8 – Warped Tour – Pittsburgh, PA
July 9 – Warped Tour – Cleveland, OH
July 10 – Warped Tour – Toronto, ON
July 11 – Warped Tour – Montreal, QC
July 12 – Warped Tour – Hartford, CT
July 14 – Warped Tour – Washington DC
July 15 – Warped Tour – Buffalo, NY
July 16 – Warped Tour –Scranton, PA
July 17 – Warped Tour –Camden, NJ
July 18 – Warped Tour – Uniondale, NY
July 19 – Warped Tour – Oceanport, NJ
July 21 – Warped Tour – Boston, MA
July 22 – Warped Tour – Virginia Beach, VA
July 23 – Warped Tour – Charlotte, NC
July 24 – Warped Tour – Orlando, FL
July 25 – Warped Tour –Miami, FL
July 26 – Warped Tour – Tampa, FL
July 28 – Warped Tour – Atlanta, GA
July 29 – Warped Tour – Cincinnati, OH
July 30 – Warped Tour – Milwaukee, WI
July 31 – Warped Tour – Detroit, MI
August 1 – Warped Tour – Chicago, IL
August 2 – Warped Tour – Minneapolis, MN
August 3 – Warped Tour – St. Louis, MI
August 4 – Warped Tour – Kansas City, MI
August 7 – Warped Tour – Boise, ID
August 8 – Warped Tour – Salt Lake City, UT
August 9 – Warped Tour – Denver, CO
August 12 – Warped Tour – Calgary, AB
August 14 – Warped Tour – Vancouver, BC
August 15 – Warped Tour – Seattle, WA
August 16 – Warped Tour – Portland, OR
August 19 – Warped Tour – Fresno, CA
August 20 – Warped Tour – San Francisco, CA
August 21 – Warped Tour – Sacramento, CA
August 22 – Warped Tour – San Diego, CA
August 23 – Warped Tour – Los Angeles, CA

THE WEAKERTHANS TOUR WEST COAST IN JULY, LIVE ITUNES SESSIONS AVAILABLE 6/30

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Canada’s favorite indie poet laureates The Weakerthans have announced a string of tour dates that start at the Vancouver Folk Festival on July 17th and travel down the west coast of the US before ending in British Columbia on the 26th. Fresh off the Rolling Tundra Review, an exhaustive Canadian tour with the Constantines that spanned almost two months, The Weakerthans promise to be in fine form.

On June 30th, the band will be releasing a live iTunes session that was recorded at Metal Works in Mississauga Ontario and includes three tracks of their most recent release Night Windows and two off of 1999’s Fallow.

The Weakerthans on tour:

7/17 Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival

7/18 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's

7/20 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place

7/21 San Louis Obispo, CA @ The Downtown Brew

7/22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

7/23 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

7/24 Eugene, OR @ WOW

7/25 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre

7/26 Nelson, BC @ Spirit Bar

The Weakerthans iTunes Session:

1. Night Windows

2. Anchorless

3. Civil Twilight

4. Fallow

5. Reunion Tour

EPITAPH GETS "WARPED" WITH BAD RELIGION, ESCAPE THE FATE, SING IT LOUD & MORE!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Punk's leading label represents at Vans Warped Tour with performances by Bad Religion, Escape The Fate, Sing It Loud, Civet, Westbound Train, I Set My Friends On Fire, Left Alone, Orange, The Blackout and You Me At Six

June 16, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – Epitaph and Hellcat Records will be in full force on Vans Warped Tour '09 with standout performances from Bad Religion, Escape The Fate, Sing It Loud, Civet, Westbound Train, I Set My Friends On Fire, Left Alone, Orange, The Blackout and You Me At Six. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Country's longest-running touring festival will kick off on June 26 in Pomona, Calif. The complete lineup and routing can be found at www.warpedtour.com

BAD RELIGION (Entire Tour – Main Stage)
Punk rock veterans and THE quintessential Warped band, Bad Religion, are back for their fifth time on the traveling festival. Playing songs from their revered catalogue including the 2007 release New Maps Of Hell, Bad Religion are one of southern California's most beloved punk rock bands of the last three decades. www.myspace.com/badreligion

ESCAPE THE FATE (Entire Tour – Hurley Stage)
Touring in support of their audacious new album, This War Is Ours, Escape The Fate continue their path to worldwide domination with the release of their provocative new video for their latest single "10 Miles Wide," featuring Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd. The band is single handedly bring the bare-knuckle swagger back to a stale rock scene. www.myspace.com/escapethefate

SING IT LOUD (Entire Tour – Hurley Stage)
Teenagers across the country are buzzing about pop-rock's shining new stars, Sing It Loud, since the release of their debut album, Come Around, in 2008. The MTVU "Freshman 5" band recently partnered up with the charity To Write Love On Her Arms, to raise awareness regarding the treatment and prevention of depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide on the tour. www.myspace.com/singitloud

WESTBOUND TRAIN (Entire Tour – Hurley Stage)
Boston's soul/ska septet Westbound Train meld the best of soul, reggae and ska seamlessly on the band's recently released album, Come and Get It. Shattering musical boundaries while embracing the best of several genres, the new album invites listeners on a journey, traveling through all of the band's previous influences while creating an exciting new sound that they are eager to reveal to Warped fans across the country. www.myspace.com/westboundtrain

I SET MY FRIENDS ON FIRE (Entire Tour – Hurley.com Stage)
Consisting of Matt (Vocals) and Nabil (Instruments/Programming/Vocals), ISMFOF defy conventional genres by cross-breeding electronica with elements of grind and hardcore for one of the freshest sounds around. The band's debut album, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, melds the band's unique sense of humor with an onslaught of thrash angular guitar riffs, pulsing dance beats, brutal breakdowns, sassy screams and lush melodic choruses. www.myspace.com/isetmyfriendsonfire

CIVET (June 26-July 3 – Kevin Says Stage)
On a male dominated tour like Warped, the brash and tattooed ladies of Civet have no problem holding their own. Fresh off of a run with Dropkick Murphys and tour with Social Distortion planned for this fall, this tough-as-nails femme fatale punk rock band will blow Warped attendees away this summer as they shred cuts from their latest album, Hell Hath No Fury. www.myspace.com/civet

THE BLACKOUT (June 26-July 19 – Kevin Says Stage)
The Welsh six-piece will take the US by storm with the recent release of their new album, The Best In Town; a potent brew of massive rock riffs, soaring melodies and maniacal screams. Having honed their skills touring across Europe Japan and the US alongside bands like Bless the Fall, Alesana, The Used and Pierce the Veil, the Blackout were nominated by Kerrang! as Best British Newcomers. The Blackout's tremendous songwriting and crushing abilities remind listeners that the band isn't boasting when they call it The Best In Town, they're just stating a fact. www.myspace.com/theblackout

YOU ME AT SIX (Aug 1-Aug 23 – Kevin Says Stage)
Named one of Alternative Press magazine's "100 Bands You Need To Know," the Kerrang! cover boys have been building monumental traction across the US with the anticipation for their debut album, Take Off Your Colours. You Me At Six's revival of fun-loving, care-free, spirited pop-rock is infectious and spreads with each listen. Fans fall fast for both the band's teen-relevant lyrics of heartache, bad breakups, and jealousy, and the non-stop rockfest of single-worthy sing-alongs like "Gossip," "Save It For The Bedroom," "Take Off Your Colours," "If I Were In Your Shoes" and "Finders Keepers." Fall in love with your new favorite band this summer! www.myspace.com/youmeatsix

LEFT ALONE (June 26-June 27 – Kevin Says Stage)
Combining three-chord punk rock with ska and just a dash of country to create a unique sound all their own, Left Alone has used their DIY ethos to move up the ranks from backyard band to Hellcat Records staple on their recently released self-titled sophomore album. www.myspace.com/leftalonepunx

ORANGE (June 26-June 27 – Kevin Says Stage)
Los Angeles based punk rock group Orange have risen out their own ashes to triumphantly produce their best album to date, Phoenix, which is due out in September. On the verge of splitting up the band decided to continue marching forward doing what they love and do best... rocking out. Catch the band this summer for an early taste of the new album. www.myspace.com/orange

Warped Tour ‘09 Dates:
Jun 26 – Pomona Fairplex – Pomona, CA
Jun 27 – Pier 30/32 – San Francisco, CA
Jun 28 – Seaside Park – Ventura, CA
Jun 30 – Cricket Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
July 1 – NMSU Pan American Center – Las Cruces, NM
July 2 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
July 3 – The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park – Houston, TX
July 5 – Superpages.com Center – Dallas, TX
July 7 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Indianapolis, IN
July 8 – Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake – Pittsburgh, PA
July 9 – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre – Cleveland, OH
July 10 – Arrow Hall – Toronto, ON
July 11 – Parc Jean Drapeau – Montreal, QC
July 12 – Meadows Music Theater – Hartford, CT
July 14 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
July 15 – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
July 16 – Darien Lake P.A.C. – Buffalo, NY
July 17 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
July 18 – Nassau Coliseum – Uniondale, NY
July 19 – Monmouth Park Racetrack – Oceanport, NJ
July 21 – Comcast Center – Boston, MA
July 22 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA
July 23 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
July 24 – Central Florida Fairgrounds – Orlando, FL
July 25 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – Miami, FL
July 26 – Vinoy Park – St. Petersburg, FL
July 28 – Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA
July 29 – Riverbend Amphitheatre – Cincinnati, OH
July 30 – Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI
July 31 – Comerica Park – Detroit, MI
Aug 1 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
Aug 2 – Canterbury Park – Minneapolis, MN
Aug 3 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – St. Louis, MO
Aug 4 – Sandstone Amphitheater – Kansas City, KS
Aug 7 – Idaho Center Amphitheatre – Boise, ID
Aug 8 – Utah State Fairgrounds – Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 9 – Invesco Field at Mile High – Denver, CO
Aug 12 – Race City Speedway – Calgary, AB
Aug 14 – Thunderbird Stadium – Vancouver, BC
Aug 15 – The Gorge Amphitheater – Seattle, WA
Aug 16 – Washington County Fairgrounds – Portland, OR
Aug 19 – Save Mart Center – Fresno, CA
Aug 20 – Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View – Mountain View, CA
Aug 21 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre – Sacramento, CA
Aug 22 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA
Aug 23 – Home Depot Center – Los Angeles, CA

THE HIGHER HIT THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Pop Rock Heartthrobs Launch New Album & Tour On June 23

June 16, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – Irresistible pop rockers The Higher will kick off a US tour on June 23 which coincides with the release of their brand new album, It’s Only Natural. Beginning in Tucson and ending in Dallas, the band will be winning fans and melting hearts across the country with their signature blend of pop, rock and hip shaking R&B.

The Higher have definitely found their groove on sophomore effort, It’s Only Natural, with twelve tracks that positively exude youthful hormones and summer romance for an infectious and sexy album that includes songs like the irresistibly dancey “It’s Only Natural,” the pool-side party anthem “Undertaker” and a seductive cover of Ne-Yo’s “Closer,” which will be wearing grooves on dance floors and backseats alike. Prepare to be seduced by Vegas’ hottest young attraction.

Check out The Higher’s new video for “It’s Only Natural” HERE!

Don’t miss out on pop’s hottest up-and-comers!

The Higher Tour Dates:
Jun 23 – The Rock – Tucson, AZ
Jun 24 – The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
Jun 26 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Jun 27 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
Jun 28 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
Jun 29 – Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN
Jun 30 – Zeke’s – Ames, IA
Jul 1 – The House Café – DeKalb, IL
Jul 2 – Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
Jul 6 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
Jul 7 – iLounge – Pontiac, MI
Jul 8 – Southgate House – Newport, KY
Jul 9 – Forward Hall – Erie, PA
Jul 10 – The Trackside – Wilton, CT
Jul 12 – Jerky’s Live Music Hall – Providence, RI
Jul 13 – Harper’s Ferry – Allston, MA
Jul 14 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
Jul 15 – Hangar 84 – Vineland, NJ
Jul 16 – Sonar (Club Stage) – Baltimore, MD
Jul 17 – The Brewery – Raleigh, NC
Jul 19 – King of Clubs – Claremore, OK
Jul 20 – The Max – Dallas, TX
Jul 25 – Fuji Rock Festival – Niigata, Japan

ESCAPE THE FATE JOIN THE "MILE" HIGH CLUB WITH PROVOCATIVE NEW VIDEO

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

Rock’s Bad Boys Return With Hot New Video For “10 Miles Wide,” featuring Buckcherry’s Josh Todd

June 9, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – Rock’s notorious bad boys, Escape The Fate, are back with the most provocative video in years for their new single “10 Miles Wide” off their latest album, This War Is Ours.

Featuring a guest appearance and vocals from Buckcherry’s Josh Todd and cameos by Benji Madden (Good Charlotte), Dennis Hof (owner of the Bunny Ranch), Ron Jeremy and a plethora of adult video stars, the titillating new video finds the band taking it to the skies on Escape The Fate Airlines as they engage in the most raunchy, down-and-dirty performance in the history of flight.

Watch the scandalous video for “10 Miles Wide” HERE!

Fans can get up close and personal with Escape The Fate this summer on the Vans Warped Tour.

FRANK TURNER TO SUPPORT THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM ON FALL TOUR

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:06:00 -0700

“There’s no doubt that Frank Turner is the most exciting and talented anti-folk troubadour in the country”
– Big Cheese

June 8, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – English folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner will tour the US with The Gaslight Anthem this fall in support of his forthcoming album, Poetry of the Deed, due out in September. In anticipation of the new album, Epitaph Records/Xtra Mile will be reissuing Turner’s critically acclaimed album Love Ire & Song on July 21.

Described as possessing the “heavy-clever wit and wry, do-or-die romantic solidarity of socially superconscious singer-songwriter Billy Bragg by way of Joe Strummer” (Austin Chronicle), Turner has emerged as one of the UK’s most prolific singer-songwriters of the past decade. His sophomore album, Love Ire & Song, “fourteen tracks, 500 emotions, three chords, and the truth” (Austin Chronicle), has been called “as defiantly brilliant as ever” (NME) and “so personal and unique that it will never be able to be mimicked by anyone” (Westword).

And that is only the beginning. Poetry of the Deed promises to be his best work yet…

Turner’s fiery passion translates in his live show with spine tingling vigor and honesty. “His songs are deeply personal, his lyrics evocative and gut-wrenching. No veiled references. Everything means exactly what it sounds like it means. He sings with all his heart, body and soul” (MercuryNews.com). Turner will tour with The Offspring at the end of June and with The Gaslight Anthem beginning September. Don’t miss one of the most talented singer-songwriter’s around today.

Frank Turner Tour Dates (w/The Offspring):
6/30 – CMAC – Rochester, NY
7/2 – Molson Amphitheater – Toronto, ON
7/7 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
7/8 – Roseland – New York, NY
7/10 – Tsongas Arena – Boston, MA
7/14 – Charlotte Boutique Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
7/16 – Hard Rock – Orlando, FL
7/17 – St. Augustine Amphitheater – Jacksonville, FL
7/18 – Pompano Beach Amphitheater – Miami, FL

Frank Turner Tour Dates (w/The Gaslight Anthem):
9/13 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
9/16 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
9/17 – Henry Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
9/20 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
9/22 – Berbati’s Pan – Portland, OR
9/23 – Showbox – Seattle, WA
9/24 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
9/26 – Edmonton Event Centre – Edmonton, AB
9/27 – MacEwan Ballroom – Calgary, AB
9/29 – Riddell Centre – Regina, SK
10/1 – Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB
10/3 – Epic – Minneapolis – MN
10/4 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
10/6 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI

For More Information:
www.frank-turner.com
www.myspace.com/frankturner
www.twitter.com/fthc
www.Epitaph.com