Elitist Releasing Self Titled Album On June 30th via Equal Vision


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Elitist. Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner.

Los Angeles rockers Elitist will be releasing their self titled sophomore full length on June 30, 2015 via Equal Vision Records. They have premiered “Vision Red” and have launched preorders for the digital only release, both of which can be found at elitist.merchnow.com

The new album was co-produced by Daniel Braunstein (Volumes, Elitist) and Julian Rodriguez and recorded at DB Music Studios in Woodland Hills, CA and Parallel Focus Studios in Westlake Village, CA.

Elitist is comprised of Chris Balay (vocals), Julian Rodriguez (guitar), Brian McGraw (bass), Ben Kazenoff (drums).

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Elitist Tracklisting:
01: Vision Red
02: Sense and Security
03: Numbered
04: Idle Hands
05: Deadweight
06: Return to Sender
07: Amber
08: Lonely Giant
09: Gone
10: Creatures of Habit
11: End Game

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Trey The Ruler On Vans Warped Tour This Summer


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Trey The Ruler aka Trey Hales will be taking part on this year’s Vans Warped Tour’s Acoustic Basement Stage in support of his new four track EP It’s All Down Hell From Here, out now via Headphone Music / Equal Vision Records.

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TRACKLISTING
It’s All Down Hell From Here (EP)
01: Eight Ball God
02: Soul Trap
03: Creative Drug
04: Black
“Types of Evil” (single song flexi disc)
01: Types of Evil

TOUR DATES
2015 Warped Tour Dates
Jun 19: Pomona Fairplex – Pomona, CA
Jun 20: Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Jun 21: Seaside Park – Ventura, CA
Jun 23: Quail Run Park – Mesa, AZ
Jun 24: Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
Jun 25: Remington Park – Oklahoma City, OK
Jun 26: NRG Park Main St Yellow Lot – Houston, TX
Jun 27: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Jun 28: AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
Jul 01: Tennessee State Fairgrounds – Nashville, TN
Jul 02: Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Jul 03: Vinoy Park – St. Petersburg, FL
Jul 04: Coral Sky Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Jul 05: Tinker Field – Orlando, FL
Jul 06: Morocca Shrine Auditorium & Grounds – Jacksonville, FL
Jul 07: PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Jul 08: Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 09: First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 10: Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
Jul 11: Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre – Wantagh, NY
Jul 12: Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT
Jul 14: Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
Jul 15: Darien Lake PAC – Darien Center, NY
Jul 16: Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Jul 17: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Jul 18: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
Jul 19: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Jul 21: The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Jul 23: Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Jul 24: The Palace of Auburn Hills Parking Lot – Detroit, MI
Jul 25: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Chicago, IL
Jul 26: Canterbury Park – Shakopee, MN
Jul 27: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Maryland Heights, MO
Jul 28: Marcus Amphitheatre – Milwaukee, WI
Jul 29: Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
Jul 30: Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Bonner Springs, KS
Aug 01: Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 02: Pepsi Center Parking Lot – Denver, CO
Aug 05: Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot – San Diego, CA
Aug 07: Portland Expo Center – Portland, OR
Aug 08: White River Amphitheater – Auburn, WA

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Album Stream: Idlehands – Dena Mora


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Idlehands. Photo Credit: Erik Bardin

San Diego experimental indie rockers Idlehands is streaming their new album Dena Mora, out via Headphone Music (an Equal Vision Records imprint) in its entirety below. Dena Mora was recorded in Portland, OR with producer Kris Crummett (A Lot Like Birds, Closure In Moscow), and is the follow-up to the band’s 2013 EP, Common Soul. The band is finishing up the last number of upcoming live dates.

Jun 02: 51 West – Tempe, AZ
Jun 04: Eagle Aerie Hall – Henderson, NV [w/CHON]
Jun 05: House of Blues (Voodoo Room) – San Diego, CA

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Music Video + Tour: Texas In July – Nooses + Updated Tour Dates


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Texas In July is streaming their new music video for “Nooses” off their fourth and final full length album Bloodwork, out now via Equal Vision Records below. The band is currently in the midst of a US tour and dates are posted below.

TOUR DATES
Gideon w/Texas In July, Kublai Kahn, and Silent Planet
May 16: Brooklyn Asylum – Brooklyn, NY (Texas In July only)
May 17: Planet Trog – Allentown PA (Texas In July only)
May 19: Bogies – Albany, NY
May 20: Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
May 21: Ritual – Ottawa, ON
May 22: Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON
May 23: Hartland Performing Arts – Howell, MI
May 30: The Champ – Lemoyne, PA (Texas In July only)

Texas In July: European Farewell tour
Jun 19: Jera On Air – Ysselsteyn (NL)
Jun 20: Morecore Fest – Köln (DE)
Jun 21: Graspop – Dessel (BE)
Jun 22: Amadeus – Oldenburg (DE) (Texas In July w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jun 24: Musikzentrum – Hannover (DE) (Texas In July w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jun 25: Barrak – Ostrava (CZ) (Texas In July w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jun 26: Topfest – Piestany (SK)
Jun 27: KVLT – Budapest (HU) (Texas In July w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 28: Circolo Svolta (Dissonance Fest) – Milan (IT) (Texas In July w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 29: Dynamo Werk 21 – Zurich (CH) (Texas In July w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 30: Backstage – München (DE) (Texas In July w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jul 01: Arena – Wien (AT) (Texas In July w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jul 02: Reading 3 Club – Tel Aviv (IL) (Texas In July w/Chelsea Grin only)
Jul 03: Schlachthof – Wiesbaden (DE) (Texas In July w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jul 04: With Full Force Festival – Roitzschjora (DE)

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Audio + Tour: Idlehands – El Shakes + North America Tour Dates With Geographer and Empires


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Idlehands. Photo Credit: Erik Bardin

Idlehands is currently on tour with Geographer and Empires on a North American tour with dates posted below. They are streaming “El Shakes,” off of Dena Mora, out May 19, 2015 via Headphone Music/Equal Vision Records here.

Geographer w/Empires and Idlehands
May 15: Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
May 16: Sneaky Dees Concert Venue – Toronto, ON
May 17: Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC
May 19: Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
May 21: Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
May 22: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
May 23: U St. Music Hall – Washington, DC
May 24: Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
May 26: The Earl – Atlanta, GA
May 27: Gasa Gasa – New Orleans, LA
May 28: FItzgerald’s – Houston, TX
May 29: Trees – Dallas, TX
May 30: The Mohawk – Austin, TX

Idlehands
Jun 02: 51 West – Tempe, AZ
Jun 04: Eagle Aerie Hall – Henderson, NV [w/CHON]
Jun 05: House of Blues (Voodoo Room) – San Diego, CA

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Album Stream + Tour: Brian Marquis – I Miss The 90s + Upcoming Tour Dates


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Brian Marquis is streaming his I Miss the 90s EP, out now via Equal Vision Records. The EP is comprised of five covers of 90s favorites and features guest vocals by Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife, I Am the Avalanche), Will Noon (fun., Straylight Run) on drums, Julio Tavarez (The Black and The White, As Tall As Lions) on bass, and Doug Grean (ex-Scott Weiland, The Terpsichords) on piano/keyboards.

TRACKLISTING
01: Say It Ain’t So (originally by Weezer)
02: Rooster (originally by Alice in Chains)
03: Shadowboxer (originally by Fiona Apple)
04: High and Dry (originally by Radiohead)
05: Something in the Way (originally by Nirvana)

This Summer, Marquis will perform daily and run production on the Acoustic Basement Stage on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour for the fourth consecutive year – a stage that he founded in 2011 under the guidance of Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.

TOUR DATES
Level and The Square w/Brian Marquis
May 27: Viper Room – Hollywood, CA (EP RELEASE SHOW)

2015 Warped Tour Dates
Jun 19: Pomona Fairplex – Pomona, CA
Jun 20: Shoreline Amphitheatre – San Francisco, CA
Jun 21: Seaside Park at Ventura County Fairgrounds – Ventura, CA
Jun 23: Quail Run Park – Mesa AZ
Jun 24: Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
Jun 25: Remington Park – Oklahoma City, OK
Jun 26: NRG Park Main St. Yellow Lot – Houston, TX
Jun 27: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Jun 28: AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
Jul 01: Tennessee State Fairgrounds – Nashville, TN
Jul 02: Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Jul 03: Vinoy Park – St.Petersburg, FL
Jul 04: Coral Sky Amphitheatre – South Florida Fairgrounds – Miami, FL
Jul 05: Tinker Field – Orlando, FL
Jul 06: Morocco Shrine Auditorium And Grounds – Jacksonville, FL
Jul 07: PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Jul 08: Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 09: First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 10: Susquehanna Bank Center – Philadelphia, PA
Jul 11: Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre – New York, NY
Jul 12: Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT
Jul 14: Xfinity Center – Boston, MA
Jul 15: Darien Lake PAC – Buffalo, NY
Jul 16: Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Jul 17: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Jul 18: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
Jul 19: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Jul 21: The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Jul 23: Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH
Jul 24: The Palace of Auburn Hills Parking Lot – Detroit, MI
Jul 25: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Chicago, IL
Jul 26: Canterbury Park – Minneapolis, MN
Jul 27: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Jul 28: Marcus Amphitheatre – Milwaukee, WI
Jul 29: Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, IN
Jul 30: Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Kansas City, KS
Aug 01: Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 02: Pepsi Center Parking Lot – Denver, CO
Aug 05: Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot – San Diego, CA
Aug 07: Portland Expo Center – Portland, OR
Aug 08: White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA

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Music Video: Brian Marquis – From Boston


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Brian Marquis is streaming his Jorge Suarez directed music video for “From Boston,” off of his latest album Blood & Spirits, out now via Equal Vision Records, and can be viewed here. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, CA with producer Doug Grean (Tim McGraw, Sheryl Crow, Stone Temple Pilots).

He has upcoming dates supporting The Dear Hunter and Northern Faces, and will be taking part on this year’s Vans Warped Tour on the Acoustic Basement Stage. All dates are posted below.

The Dear Hunter w/Northern Faces and Brian Marquis
May 05: The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA
May 06: The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA
May 07: Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
May 08: Gramercy Theater – New York, NY

Level and The Square w/Brian Marquis
May 27: Viper Room – Hollywood, CA

2015 Warped Tour Dates
Jun 19: Pomona Fairplex – Pomona, CA
Jun 20: Shoreline Amphitheatre – San Francisco, CA
Jun 21: Seaside Park at Ventura County Fairgrounds – Ventura, CA
Jun 23: Quail Run Park – Mesa AZ
Jun 24: Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
Jun 25: Oklahoma City, OK @ Remington Park
Jun 26: NRG Park Main St. Yellow Lot – Houston, TX
Jun 27: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Jun 28: AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
Jul 01: Tennessee State Fairgrounds – Nashville, TN
Jul 02: Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Jul 03: Vinoy Park – St.Petersburg, FL
Jul 04: Coral Sky Amphitheatre/South Florida Fairgrounds – Miami, FL
Jul 05: Tinker Field – Orlando, FL
Jul 06: Morocco Shrine Auditorium And Grounds – Jacksonville, FL
Jul 07: PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Jul 08: Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 09: First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 10: Susquehanna Bank Center – Philadelphia, PA
Jul 11: Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre – New York, NY
Jul 12: Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT
Jul 14: Xfinity Center – Boston, MA
Jul 15: Darien Lake PAC – Buffalo, NY
Jul 16: Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Jul 17: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Jul 18: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
Jul 19: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Jul 21: The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Jul 23: Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH
Jul 24: The Palace of Auburn Hills Parking Lot – Detroit, MI
Jul 25: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Chicago, IL
Jul 26: Canterbury Park – Minneapolis, MN
Jul 27: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Jul 28: Marcus Amphitheatre – Milwaukee, WI
Jul 29: Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, IN
Jul 30: Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Kansas City, KS
Aug 01: Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 02: Pepsi Center Parking Lot – Denver, CO
Aug 05: Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot – San Diego, CA
Aug 07: Portland Expo Center – Portland, OR
Aug 08: White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA

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Idlehands Releasing Dena Mora on May 19th


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San Diego post rockers Idlehands will be releasing their debut full length release Dena Mora on May 19, 2015 via Headphone Music/Equal Vision Records. Dena Mora was recorded in Portland, OR with producer Kris Crummett (A Lot Like Birds, Closure In Moscow), and is the follow-up to the band’s 2013 EP, Common Soul. Idlehands is comprised of Johnny O’Hagan (vocals), Michael Brekka (guitar), Seancarlo Ohlin (guitar), Phil Di Raffaele (drums), and Isaac White (bass). Stream “Filthy Doves” below.

Dena Mora Track Listing
01: Youth, Too Late
02: Floor of Tradition
03: El Shakes
04: Why We Leave
05: Filthy Doves
06: Krampus
07: Mellow Christ
08: Mid-Brain Reward System
09: Dena Mora
10: Nomad Motto
11: Decathect

The band has an extensive schedule of tour dates.

May 01: The Britisher – Lancaster, CA

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May 06: Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR (Geographer w/ Idlehands only)
May 07: The Big Dipper – Spokane, WA (Geographer w/ Idlehands only)
May 08: The Pub Station – Billings, MT (Geographer w/ Idlehands only)
May 10: The Aquarium – Fargo, ND (Dempseys upstairs)(Geographer w/ Idlehands only)
May 11: 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN (Geographer w/ Idlehands only)
May 12: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
May 13: Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH
May 15: Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
May 16: Sneaky Dees Concert Venue – Toronto, ON
May 17: Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC
May 19: Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
May 21: Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
May 22: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
May 23: U St. Music Hall – Washington, DC
May 24: Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
May 26: The Earl – Atlanta, GA
May 27: Gasa Gasa – New Orleans, LA
May 28: FItzgerald’s – Houston, TX
May 29: Trees – Dallas, TX
May 30: The Mohawk – Austin, TX

Idlehands
Jun 02: 51 West – Tempe, AZ
Jun 05: House of Blues (Voodoo Room) – San Diego, CA

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Texas In July Announces Upcoming Farewell Tour Dates


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Texas In July has announced their final shows as a band, with an upcoming European tour as well as select shows with Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers, as well as a brief run with Gideon. The Ephrata, PA-based band originally formed in 2007 and signed to Equal Vision Records in 2010. Texas In July is currently comprised of JT Cavey (vocals), Adam Gray (drums), Chris Davis (lead guitar), and Benjamin Witkowski (bass).

TOUR DATES
Gideon w/Texas In July, Kublai Kahn, and Silent Planet
May 08: The End – Nashville, TN
May 09: Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
May 10: The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
May 12: The Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO
May 13: Double Happiness – Columbus, OH
May 14: Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA
May 15: Empire – West Springfield, VA
May 16: Brooklyn Asylum – Brooklyn, NY (Texas In July only)
May 17: Planet Trog – Allentown PA (Texas In July only)
May 19: Bogies – Albany, NY
May 20: Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
May 21: Ritual – Ottawa, ON
May 22: Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON
May 23: Hartland Performing Arts – Howell, MI

Texas In July: European Farewell tour
Jun 19: Jera On Air – Ysselsteyn (NL)
Jun 20: Morecore Fest – Köln (DE)
Jun 21: Graspop – Dessel (BE)
Jun 22: Amadeus – Oldenburg (DE) (w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jun 24: Musikzentrum – Hannover (DE) (w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers
Jun 25: Barrak – Ostrava (CZ) (w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jun 26: Topfest – Piestany (SK)
Jun 27: KVLT – Budapest (HU) (w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 28: Circolo Svolta – Milan (IT) (Dissonance Fest)(w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 29: Dynamo Werk 21 – Zurich (CH) (w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jun 30: Backstage – München (DE) (w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jul 01: Bach – Wien (AT) (w/Walking With Strangers only)
Jul 02: Reading 3 Club – Tel Aviv (IL) (w/Chelsea Grin only)
Jul 03: Schlachthof – Wiesbaden (DE) (w/Chelsea Grin and Walking With Strangers)
Jul 04: With Full Force Festival – Roitzschjora (DE)

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