September 2009
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Interview: Four Letter Lie
  FOUR LETTER LIE formed back in ‘04 in the Minneapolis area and joined the Victory Records family in ‘06. Since getting signed, they’ve released two albums and have toured the country. Four Letter Lie took some time aside to record their third full-length album titled “A New Day,” which is set to hit stores on October 13th. Straight Up Random had the chance to...
Sep 27th
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New Releases For The Week Of September 29, 2009
Crash Love - AFI Brand New Eyes - Paramore Almost Home - Evergreen Terrace  Ups and Downsizing - The Swellers Black Gives Way To Blue - Alice In Chains Dear Agony - Breaking Benjamin Here’s To Your Reality- Driver Side Impact Jonas Sees In Color - Jonas Sees In Color ]]>]]>
Sep 27th
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Concert Review: The Almost Headlining Tour
When: September 24, 2009 Where: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl @ Culture Room Line-Up: The Almost, This Providence, Anarbor, The Dares The Review: For all the times I’ve ever been to the Culture Room for a show, this crowd was definitely the smallest I’ve ever seen it. Not saying it’s a bad thing because it actually made for a more enjoyable show. Not being pushed up against by random strangers and having...
Sep 27th
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New Releases For The Week Of September 22, 2009
Daisy - Brand New (m)orning - Mae Break Through The Silence - Monty Are I Lost In Pacific Time - The Academy Is… New Leaves - Owen Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace ]]>]]>
Sep 20th
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Taking Back Sunday Co-Headlining Tour
Taking Back Sunday will be co-headlining a tour with The All-American Rejects. Also on tour with them is special guests, Anberlin. TOUR DATES:     11/3    Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI     11/4    WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV     11/5    Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA     11/6    Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT     11/8    House of Blues at Showboat, Atlantic City, NJ    ...
Sep 12th
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Minus The Bear Headlining Tour
Minus The Bear will be going out on a headlining tour in late October and last throughout all of November. TOUR DATES: October 30th WOW Hall Eugene, OR October 31st The Boardwalk Sacramento, CA November 1st Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo, CA November 2nd Belly Up Solana Beach, CA November 3rd Glass House Pomona, CA November 4th Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, AZ November 6th The Door Ft. Worth, TX...
Sep 12th
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The Ultimate Tour-ior
Kelsey And The Chaos, Patent Pending, Freshman 15, and Pull The Pin are on tour throughout September. TOUR DATES: Sep 11 2009 Eleanor Rigby’s w/ Patent Pending, Freshman 15, Pull the Pin, Kelsey & the Chaos Jermyn, Pennsylvania Sep 12 2009 Broadway w/ Patent Pending, Freshman 15, Pull the Pin, Kelsey & the Chaos Amityville, New York Sep 13 2009 The Palm Room @ Cedar Lanes...
Sep 12th
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Portugal. The Man Headlining Tour
Portugal. The Man will be heading out on tour with Drug Rug and Hockey. TOUR DATES: 9/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue w/ Drug Rug 9/17 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Drug Rug 9/18 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall w/ Drug Rug 9/19 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre w/ The Get Up Kids, Youth Group 9/22 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s Night Club w/ Drug Rug 9/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Drug Rug,...
Sep 12th
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Dashboard Confessional Tour Dates
Dashboard Confessional will be heading out on tour with New Found Glory, Meg&Dia, and NeverShoutNever. TOUR DATES: 10/15 Greenville, NC East Carolina University 10/23 Syracuse University LeMoyne College 11/07 Louisville, KY Whitney Hall/Kentucky Center 11/08 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater 11/09 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 11/11 Salt Lake City, UT McKay Center 11/13 San Jose, CA San Jose...
Sep 12th
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The Almost Headlining Tour
Sep 23 2009 - State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida Sep 24 2009 - Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sep 25 2009 - The Venue in Gainesville, Florida Sep 26 2009 - Finlay Park in Columbia, South Carolina Sep 27 2009 - The 7 Venue in Douglasville, Georgia Sep 29 2009 - Visulite Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina Sep 30 2009 - Rocketown in...
Sep 7th
Hit The Lights "ManaTour"
Hit The Lights will be on the “ManaTour” this fall with There For Tomorrow, Sparks The Rescue, Fireworks, Vinnie Caruana, This Time Next Year, and I Rival. TOUR DATES: Hit The Lights w/ There For Tomorrow, Fireworks, Sparks The Rescue, and This Time Next Year OCT 8 – Toledo, OH – Frankies OCT 9 – Pontiac, MI – iLounge OCT 10 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Mixtape OCT 11 – Chicago, IL –...
Sep 7th
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New Releases For The Week of September 8, 2009
In Search Of Solid Ground - Saosin Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls Chasing Hamburg - Polar Bear Club Poetry Of The Dead - Frank Turner Fight Or Flight - LoveHateHero
Sep 7th
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Sorry For The Downtime!
Hey all! Sorry for the long period of time where Straight Up Random wasn’t being updated! A lot of things have been going on lately, and it’s been hard to keep up with the site, but now I’m back and everything’s good, so Straight Up Random will continue being updated normally once again. I’m so sorry, and I’ll try not let that happen again! SUR has some new...
Sep 7th
PacTour '09
This Year’s PacTour will be headlined by Saosin and joining them on tour is Eye Alaska, P.O.S, and InnerParty System. TOUR DATES: Fri/11-6 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues Sat/11-7 Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre Sun/11-8 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Tue/11-10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre Wed/11-11 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Fri/11-13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theatre ...
Sep 6th
Boys Like Girls Headlining Fall Tour
Boys Like Girls will be embarking on a headlining tour this fall. Joining them on tour will be Cobra Starship, VersaEmerge, The Maine, and A Rocket To The Moon. TOUR DATES: 10.14.09 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY 10.15.09 The LC Pavilion Columbus, OH 10.16.09 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 10.17.09 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI 10.18.09 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL ...
Sep 6th