Run For Cover Announces Tigers Jaw / Black Clouds split 7″, out April 10, pre-order now!

Run For Cover Records is happy to announce pre-orders for the new split between Tigers Jaw and Black Clouds (ex O Pioneers!!!). The 7″ features three brand new Tigers Jaw songs, as well as a three part, seven and a half minute epic serving as Black Clouds’ first record material to date. The split 7″ will be available on color vinyl in three different configurations, and will come with a digital download.

Pre-order at: http://runforcoverrecords.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=3

The Clippers tour dates to SXSW

The Clippers (one of AP’s 100 Bands You Need to Know in 2012) kicked off an East Coast & Midwest tour to and from SXSW starting this week. The Facebook event with updates for the whole tour is here. Dates are below.
Tues, March 6 – NY @ Big Snow w/ Weird Rivers, Life Sized Maps & The Living City
Wed, March 7 – PHILLY @ The Cracker Factory w/ Scarier Area & Stable Boys
Thurs, March 8 – Day off in Philly
Fri, March 9 – RICHMOND The Catacombs w/ Cheyenne
Sat, March 10 – CHARLOTTE @ Kickstand w/ Pullman Strike
Sun, March 11, BIRMINGHAM @ God’s Butt w/ TOPS (Canada)
Mon, March 12 – NEW ORLEANS @ Dragons Den w/ JE double F
Tues, March 13 – AUSTIN @ Gypsy Lounge- Topshelf Showcase w/ Hellogoodbye
Wed, March 14 – AUSTIN – Barton Springs
Thurs, March 15 – AUSTIN @ House show w/ TBA
Fri, March 16 – AUSTIN @ House show w/ Tropical Punk
Sat, March 17 – TULSA @ TBA w/ Tropical Punk
Sun, March 18 – ST. LOUIS @ TBA w/ Tropical Punk
Mon, March 19 – CHICAGO @ Ultra Lounge 952 West Newport Ave w/ coping, Luther, Like Bats
Tues, March 20 – CINCINNATI @ 121 Calhoun St w/ Dessa Sons
Wed, march 21 – CLEVELAND @ Now That’s Class w/ Luther
Thurs, March 22 – BETHLEHEM??
Fri, March 23 CAMBRIDGE @ Lorem Ipsum w/ Squarehead (Dublin)

About The Clippers: Ripped straight from the pages of David Blaine’s secret magic book, comes the music stylings of The Clippers. Born in September twenty ten, this two piece outfit came together and began cheers-ing their way through Allston, MA. Their high energy pop rock has brought sophistication and sexual feeling back to basement shows and venues everywhere.

April 24 Release Date Confirmed For You Blew It!’s New Full Length ‘Grow Up, Dude’ You Blew It!

You Blew It! out of Orlando, FL, will be releasing their first full length record, titled ‘Grow Up, Dude’, via Topshelf Records on April 24, 2012. In the video below, gentleman extraordinaire — Frank Doucette — announces the details of the release for the band’s first full length. Enjoy:

You Blew It! are currently on ‘Forget School We’re Going on Tour’ with Direct Effect. The trek includes 3 shows at SXSW.
Mar 09 SAFE House Bloomington, IN

Mar 10 The Dawg House Bowling Green, KY

Mar 11 Pat’s House St Louis, MO

Mar 13 Gypsy Lounge Austin, TX

Mar 15 The Collective Austin, TX

Mar 16 Mellow Mushroom Austin, TX

Mar 17 General Mouton House Lafayette, LA

Mar 18 St Anger House Tallahassee, FL

Apr 13 Stay Sweet Fest II Richmond, VA

Apr 28 The Orpheum Tampa, FL

http://www.youblewit.bandcamp.com
http://topshelfrecords.com

Failsafe (UK) Sign to Cardboard Empire And Release New Album – Routines – April 3, 2012

It is with great joy that Cardboard Empire welcomes our first signing, Failsafe (UK) to the family. Dayton, OH – On April 3, 2012 Cardboard Empire will release the new album ‘Routines from Preston’, UK natives, Failsafe (James Norris – Vocals, Simon Humphries – Guitar, Andy Sprake – Bass and Backing Vocals, Matt Cogley – Guitar and backing Vocals, Rob Catlow – Drums). The 10-track album was produced by Dave Eringa (Idlewild, The Xcerts). This marks the band’s first North American release and earns Failsafe the distinct honor of becoming Cardboard Empire’s first signing. Routines is the band’s third full-length album and follows 2005’s ‘What We Are Today’ and 2008’s ‘The Truth Is…’ which were welcomed with excellent reviews across Europe, earning the band a great deal of national radio/tv airplay and solidified the band as one of the UK’s finest acts – and even saw the band appearing in hugely popular UK sitcoms.

‘Routines’ is an incredibly beautiful collection of British pop-rock, post-punk and indie rock stylings akin to Fireworks, Balance And Composure and Polar Bear Club. Angular guitars meet soaring vocal harmonies and crash together with ambitious and anthemic pop hooks to create something refreshingly unique with an instantly recognizable sound that is only surpassed by the band’s extremely energetic and unforgettable live show. For those in North America, Failsafe is a new band to get excited about and cherish. With the best record of their careers, there are high expectations all around. Be prepared for something exceptional…Check out the song ‘Early Hours’ at www.cardboardempirerecords.com right now! ‘Routines’ will be available digitally in North America on April 3rd.
Tracklisting:
1. The Persistence of Memory
2. Routines
3. Sleepwalkers
4. Skin and Bones
5. Early Hours
6. Dead to the World
7. Light of the Day
8. Every Cycle
9. Something to Someone
10. Worth the Wait

www.failsafe.tumblr.com
www.cardboardempirerecords.com
www.cardboardempire.tumblr.com

About Cardboard Empire: Cardboard Empire is an independent label formed by the members of Hawthorne Heights in the summer of 2011 for the purpose of self-releasing music and developing other young artists. Cardboard Empire started with the goal of releasing music in a fashion that allowed for greater creativity both from a musical and business standpoint; free-flowing and adaptive was to be the mantra. In a short, we would be everything that the dinosaur establishment was not.