October 2009
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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: The Darlings
This week’s T.G.I.F. featured band is The Darlings. They currently have a 7 song EP available on iTunes and also be sure to check them out on their MySpace! INTERVIEW: **All questions answered by Josh Fasen of the Darlings** How did the band come together? The Darlings came together in 2005 when our guitar player, Josh [Kearney] met our singer, Buddy, skateboarding. They started...
Oct 30th
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Concert Review: AP Fall Ball Tour '09
When: October 24, 2009 Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room Line-Up: Mayday Parade, The Academy Is…, Set Your Goals, The Secret Handshake, You Me AT Six Click HERE to view pictures! The Review: Scene kids were faced with a hard decision the day of October 24th 2009. It just so happened that the AP Fall Ball Tour and the Glamour Kills tour were booked on the same day in two different...
Oct 30th
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New Releases For The Week Of October 27, 2009
 Congregation of the Damned - Atreyu Desperate Measures - Hollywood Undead Sainthood - Tegan & Sara The Silver Lining - We Shot The Moon Homesick - A Day To Rmember  The Great Misdirect - Between The Buried and Me Heights - John Nolan You Gotta Believe - The Rocket Summer
Oct 28th
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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Watchout! There's Ghosts
This weeks T.G.I.F. featured band is Watchout! There’s Ghosts. You can currently catch them on tour with Brokencyde as a part of the Crunk Kid’s Tour ‘09. Be sure to check out the band on their MySpace! INTERVIEW: **All questions answered by Jordan Blake of Watchout! There’s Ghosts** How did the band come together? Just a idea me and a friend had last year, we ended...
Oct 23rd
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Mercy Mercedes Tour
Mercy Mercedes will be heading out on tour with the Dangerous Summer, Between The Trees, and Single File this November. TOUR DATES: 11.10.09 - THE BALCONY BAR @ Trocadero – Phildelphia, PA 11.11.09 - CROCODILE ROCK CAFÉ – Allentown, PA 11.12.09 - WEBSTER UNDERGROUND – Hartford, CT 11.13.09 – THE ELODLYN TERRACE – Altoona, PA 11.14.09 – VIBE LOUNGE – Rockville Centre, NY * NO TDS 11.15.09 – SCHOOL...
Oct 23rd
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From First To Last Tour
From First To Last is currently on tour with Greeley Estates, Therefore I Am, and The Color of Violence. TOUR DATES: 10/20 Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon Club 10/21 Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry 10/22 Manchester, NH @ Rocko’s 10/23 S Portland, ME @ The Hub 10/24 Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84 10/26 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 10/27 Montreal, QC @ Underworld 10/28 Toronto, ON @ Kathedral...
Oct 23rd
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Iwresteledabearonce Tour Dates
Iwresteledabearonce will be going on tour with Miss May I, Inhale/Exhale, and Of Machines this December. TOUR DATES: December 4, 2009 | The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA December 5, 2009 | The Brewery - Raleigh, NC December 6, 2009 | Harmony Grange - Wilmington, DE December 7, 2009 | Hangar 84 - Vineland, NJ December 8, 2009 | Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA December 9, 2009 | Masquerade Club @...
Oct 23rd
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New Releases For The Week Of October 20, 2009
Cycles - Cartel Axe To Fall - Converge I Told You I Was Freaky - Flight Of The Conchords Road Maps And Heart Attacks - This Time Next Year A Dialogue - Gwen Stacy Teenage Fantasty - Secret And Whisper A Crime In Our City - Teen Heat
Oct 20th
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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Conditions
This week’s T.G.I.F. featured band is Virginia’s very own Conditions. They are currently streaming their new digital EP You Are Forgotten on their Purevolume for your listening pleasure. Be sure to check that out and check them out on MySpace too! INTERVIEW: **All questions answered by Alex Howard of Condtions** How did the band come together? All of us had played in different...
Oct 17th
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Featured Florida Band: Dang, We're On Fire
DANG WE’RE ON FIRE is prone to member changes, but that doesn’t let them get in the way of spreading their music. After solidifying their line-up, the band has been able to make a name for themselves in the Florida scene. They just recently released their B-sides EP “There’s No Place Called Home,” and will be releasing their actual EP “Heart Stopped...
Oct 12th
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New Releases For The Week Of October 13, 2009
Embryonic - The Flaming Lips A New Day - Four Letter Lie Love Like This - The Summer Set QU - Sherwood On Your Side - A Rocket To The Moon Sorry For Partyin’ - Bowling For Soup
Oct 12th
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The Scene Aesthetic Tour Dates
The Scene Aesthetic will be heading out on a west coast tour with Owl City this Fall. TOUR DATES: Oct 8 2009 - PEOPLES COURTDes Moines, Iowa Oct 9 2009 - The Waiting RoomOmaha, Nebraska Oct 10 2009 - Bluebird TheatreDenver, Colorado Oct 11 2009 - In The VenueSalt Lake City, Utah Oct 12 2009 - The VenueBoise, Idaho Oct 13 2009 - The Big DipperSpokane, Washington Oct...
Oct 10th
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T.G.I.F. - NEW feature on StraightUpRandom.com
Everybody loves Fridays, so what better way to start your weekend off by checking out a new band! Every Friday, we here at Straight Up Random will post a mini-interview with a band we feel you the reader, should check out. “Thank Goodness It’s Friday” has a whole new meaning to it now! Check out this week’s first T.G.I.F featured band: Chase Long Beach Keep checking...
Oct 9th
T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Chase Long Beach
The first installment of Straight Up Random’s T.G.I.F. band recommendation series features the band Chase Long Beach. After reading the mini-interview with the band, be sure to check them out on their official site or check out their music on MySpace! INTERVIEW: **All questions answered by Patt Fitzgerald of Chase Long Beach** How did the band come together? Karen and I met at a local...
Oct 9th
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New Releases For The Week Of October 6, 2009
Witness - Blessthefall Anywhere But Here - Mayday Parade Dear Future, Come Get Me - The Fold Something You Know Nothing About - The Years Gone By There Is No Enemy - Built To Spill Desperate Living - Horse The Band The Listening - Lights Bury Me Alive - Inhale Exhale Right Here, Right Now - Racing Kites Forget And Not Slow Down - Relienk K In The Unlikely Event - The Fall Of...
Oct 4th