December 2009
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The Tours And Rumours Of Tours
The Chariot will be heading out on the “Tours and Rumours Of Tours” tour with Greeley Estates, Inhale Exhale, Memphis May Fire, and The Color Morale.
TOUR DATES:
1/27 W Palm Beach, FL @ Ground Control
1/28 Orlando, FL @ The Social
1/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit’s
1/30 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s
2/1 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
2/2 East Ridge, TN @ The...
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SUR Featured Unsigned Band: The Given Motion
The Given Motion is a band based out of Long Island, New York and is comprised of singer C.J. Shiatta, guitarist, Frank Mitaritonna, bassist J Horbal and drummer Colichio. This quartet has a music video on the way, already has an EP out, and are working hard to get their music out there. The Given Motion are keeping it fresh and not conforming to any music trends, so if you want to listen to...
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A Decade Under The Influence: Top Albums In The...
A Decade Under The Influence: Straight Up Random’s pick of some of the top albums from the past 10 years
2000: Green Day toned down the punk a bit with their 2000 release Warning. The album was more on the mellow side of the spectrum, but it only seemed like a natural progression after the success of their acoustic ballad “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” from their 1997 album Nimrod....
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10 For '10: A list of bands you need to know in...
10 For ‘10: Straight Up Random’s pick of 10 signed and 10 unsigned bands you need to know in 2010!
Who? Artist Vs Poet
Why? Following in the footsteps of their pop rock predecessors by making fast-paced pop tunes with catchy choruses, Artist Vs Poet are bound to be the next pop rock sensation from this scene. If you want a taste as to what their full-length album will be like,...
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Every You Tour Dates
South Florida’s Every You is heading out for tour in January and February. Be sure to check them out when they come to a city near you!
TOUR DATES:
Jan 22 2010 6:00P Ethos Ft. Myers, Florida Jan 23 2010 6:00P Transitions Art Gallery Tampa, Florida Jan 28 2010 7:00P The Ten Eleven San Antonio, Texas Jan 29 2010 6:00P Live @ Phil’s Arlington, Texas Jan...
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Alternative Press 2010 Tour
The annual spring Alternative Press Tour has announced that NeverShoutNever will be headlining this year’s tour, and joining them will be Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, and The Summer Set.
DATES:
MARCH 19 DALLAS, TX House of Blues* 20 AUSTIN, TX Emo’s (SXSW) FREE SHOW 21 HOUSTON, TX Warehouse 23 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theatre 24 PHOENIX, AZ The Marquee Theatre 25 BAKERSFIELD,...
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Warped Tour '10 Bands&Dates Announced
The wait is over -Warped Tour ‘10 dates and bands have been announced!
BANDS:
Ace Enders whole tour After Midnight Project whole tour AM Taxi whole tour Anarbor whole tour Alesana whole tour Andrew WK whole tour Artist Vs. Poet whole tour Attack Attack! whole tour Breathe Carolina whole tour Breathe Electric whole tour Bring Me The Horizon 6/24-7/30, 8/5-8/15 Call The Cops 6/24 - 7/18...
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Kyocera All Access "Rockumentary"
14 young filmmakers comprised of high school and college students were given the opportunity of a lifetime to make a documentary (or a “rockumentary” if you will) at this year’s Virgin Mobile FreeFest. The filmmakers had a chance to get up close and personal with bands like Blink-182, Weezer, and Taking Back Sunday, and capture every pulse-pounding moment of the FreeFest by...
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The Emptiness Tour
Alesana will be headlining The Emptiness Tour featuring A Skylit Drive, The Word Alive, Of Mice And Men, and We Came As Romans.
TOUR DATES:
.13.10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris 2.14.10 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 2.16.10 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 2.17.10 - Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheelz 2.18.10 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls 2.19.10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s DownUnder 2.20.10 -...
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Six-Volt Headline Youth-Focused Debut Show
With the holiday season around the corner, New York City is a place of joyous celebration, great music, and of course, the spirit of giving. This year, The YOUTH ARTS FORUM OF GREENWICH VILLAGE has developed the first ever KIDS HELPING KIDS concert series, where young artists from across the country gather in New York to raise money in an effort to help feed homeless children during the holidays.
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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Shaka Ponk
This week’s T.G.I.F. Featured Band is a band hailing from France called Shaka Ponk. To learn more about Shaka Ponk, read the mini-interview below and be sure to check out their music for yourself by listening to their songs on MySpace!
INTERVIEW:
How did the band come together? We were a few artists living in Paris in 2003 and decided to move to Berlin to experiment new …things…....
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Sub City Take Action! Tour Dates
The Sub City Take Action! Tour presented by Hot Topic has been announced. Headlining the tour this year is We The Kings, and joining them on tour is Mayday Parade, There For Tomorrow, A Rocket To The Moon, and Stereo Skyline.
TOUR DATES:
1/25 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA 1/26 Rocketown - Nashville, TN 1/27 Bogart’s - Cincinnati, OH 1/28 House of Blues - Chicago, IL 1/29 Station 4 - St. Paul,...
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Site Is Back Up!
Hey all,
You may have noticed that the site was down for about a week. Sorry about that! We were experiencing some difficulties with the domain, but now Straight Up Random is back up and running!
Sorry again, and I hope that you guys will continue checking out the site!