RIP The Friday Night Boys

>> 2010 has been a year full of bands breaking up and going on "hiatus." The Friday Night Boys (@fridaynightboys) are the latest addition to the list of bands that have split up. Vocalist Andrew Goldstein released the following statement through the Fueled By Ramen tumblr page:

The Friday Night Boys Break Up
After three and a half years as band, The Friday Night Boys are officially splitting up. Many of you know that things don’t always go the way they are originally planned, but it is a decision we all agreed upon. However, I would like to take note of the positive experiences we had as a band, as well as with fans and friends.
We would like to thank all of the people that took the time to listen to our music, come to our shows, buy our merch, and talk to us. You all made flying down a highway at 4am pounding red bulls in a puttering old van much easier and enjoyable. Especially those of you who saw us time and time again all over the country. It was an honor to see your familiar faces whenever and where ever we showed up. The lovely FNB fans brought us all the Cheez Its, cookies, cupcakes and gummy worms we could eat! I think I’m good on those foods for a few years at least. So thank you.
We were able to live our dreams because of you. We would also like to thank our label, managers, friends, other bands, and family for being so supportive and helping us in every way.
So what’s next? Chris will be releasing solo material that you all should check out. Mike is releasing a project called Time Travel, and the first show is November 2nd at the Ottobar. Robby will be performing with him as well as working in a congressman’s office and playing music in other capacities. I currently do not have plans of releasing a solo project or playing in a band anytime soon, however, I am writing and producing for other artists and bands. I’ll let you all know what’s up on Twitter.
We would like to offer special prices for everyone to pick up our remaining merch. Head to The Fueled By Ramen Webstore to get t-shirts for $5 and hoodies for $15 through October 18th. We will also give out an autographed copy of “Off The Deep End” to a random customer each day during the sale! Thank you all for the support you have given us over the years!
-Andrew Goldstein
The Friday Night Boys

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Escape The Fate Self-Titled Pre-Order

>> Escape The Fate’s upcoming Self-Titled album is now available for pre-order.

iTunes:
1) Standard pre order: http://bit.ly/c3JEk3
2) Deluxe: http://bit.ly/b8ipKj
CD & Bundle:
6 Options - http://bit.ly/cigoim

>> The album hits stores on 11/2/10. Visit www.facebook.com/escapethefate for more information on the pre-orders.

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Bayside Announces Tracklisting for "Killing Time"

>> Bayside has announced the tracklisting for their upcoming album, titled Killing Time, through a series of Twitter updates. You can view these updates below.

(drum roll please) The #KillingTime tracklisting....

Track 1: Already Gone
Track 2: Sick, Sick, Sick (available on iTunes 11/16)
Track 3: Mona Lisa
Track 4: It's Not A Bad Little War
Track 5: Sinking and Swimming on Long Island
Track 6: Seeing Sound
Track 7: The Wrong Way
Track 8: On Love, On Life
Track 9: The New Flesh
Track 10: Killing Time

>> Killing Time will be available online & in stores 2/22/2011. Click here to sign up to the Bayside mailing list for more album alerts.

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Get Hyped: The Tour For Kids Who Can't Read Good

>> Before they head out on The Christmas Pageant Tour with Family Force 5, Forever The Sickest Kids have another tour set for this November. Referencing one of my favorite movies, The Tour For Kids Who Can't Read Good (And Want To Learn How To Do Other Stuff Good Too) will run from 11/12/10 through 11/24/10 and features support from I See Stars and Runner Runner.

Dates:
11/12/10 @ Lakeside Ballroom (Wichita Falls, TX)
11/13/10 @ Numbers (Houston, TX)
11/15/10 @ Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
11/16/10 @ The Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
11/18/10 @ The Masquerade (Atlanta, GA)
11/19/10 @ New Daisy Theatre (Memphis, TN)
11/20/10 @ Phineas Phogg's (Pensacola, FL)
11/21/10 @ Juanita's (Little Rock, AR)
11/23/10 @ ACM @ UCO (Oklahoma City, OK)
11/24/10 @ Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK)

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Tour Dates: The Christmas Pageant Tour

>>The Christmas Pageant tour presented by Alternative Press kicks off in Grand Rapids, MI on December 1, 2010. The tour runs from 12/1/10 through 12/19/10 and features Family Force 5, Forever The Sickest Kids, Secondhand Serenade, and Shorelines End.

To be a part of AP’s “The Christmas Pageant,” see below for holiday tour dates.

12/1/10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
12/2/10 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
12/3/10 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Underground
12/4/10 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
12/5/10 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
12/7/10 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center
12/9/10 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
12/10/10 - Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre
12/11/10 - Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom
12/13/10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
12/14/10 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
12/15/10 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile
12/16/10 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
12/18/10 - San Antonio, TX @ TriPoint
12/19/10 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues **Forever The Sickest Kids will not be on this date

Check out the video preview for “The Christmas Pageant”:

For more information, go to www.ff5online.com.

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Free Music from Jimmy Eat World & State of Mind Recordings

>> Jimmy Eat World are giving away their new single, 'My Best Theory', as a free download through Amazon.com. Click here to take advantage of this offer.

>> State of Mind Recordings have released a free 16-track sampler, including tracks from Dead Hearts, Anchor, Daggermouth, This is Hell, Decades, & more. Click here to download this sampler.

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Video Killed The Radio Star - 10/1/10

>> A Rocket To The Moon posted a video of their time recording their new 'The Rainy Day Sessions' EP. You can watch this video below. As previously reported, the five-song EP will be released through iTunes on October 5th, 2010.

>> Ever want a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process of A Day To Remember's upcoming album? If so, this video is for you. The album, titled "What Separates Me From You", will be released on November 16th, 2010 through Victory Records.

>> The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have released a video for their song "Hell Or High Water." Check it out below.

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Kelsey Trades "Chaos" for a Bright Future

>> Earlier today, Kelsey from Kelsey and The Chaos posted an announcement on Twitter stating that she has "decided to take [her] life and music in a different direction." You can see the entire statement below, or by clicking here.

Trading Chaos for a Bright Future:

To all of the BEST and most BAD ASS human beings living on this planet (that would be our amazing fans). I wanted to let you know that after 2.5 years, a lot of fun, some great tours and a whole lot of chaos I have decided to take my life and music in a different direction. The band (the chaos!) have gone to pursue other things for right now. Some of them are attending college, some pursuing other musical projects. I've always been a big fan of pop music, everything from the Jackson 5 to of course Gwen Stefani, P!nk, Madonna and so on. Over the last year I pulled KATC more in that direction as evident with our latest song, "Life Goes On". However, it would be my mistake not to realize that although KATC was a lot of fun, it's not the right vehicle for my pursuit of pop music. I am very excited to tell you that this is not the end but only the beginning of the journey! With the departure from the chaos I will now be recording new music, playing and touring starting late this year under the name Kelsey! In the future, the chaos may get together and play a show or record some music- who knows, but for now I will be doing Kelsey minus the chaos! In the coming weeks I will have some new music for you to hear and I really would like your feedback and support. It's a little

scary being a young girl out on my own now and I'll need my friends and fans support to make this happen. Please write to me and stay in touch I want to hear from ALL of you!

I love you all so much!

Kelsey

Stay In Touch with Kelsey:
| Twitter | Tumblr |

*Updated 10/2/10:

>> Kelsey has now posted a video discussing plans for her solo career. Watch it below.

>> Nick Rotunno, the drummer of Kelsey and the Chaos, has posted his feelings on the matter. You can view his statement below, or by clicking here.

moving on from the chaos

Now that the announcement has been publicly made of Kelsey breaking away from The Chaos, I feel that it would be unfair to our friends and fans if I did not lay the project to rest as well.

Finding out Kelsey was ready to move on without the band was a very tough pill to swallow, after having just come off of our most successful tour yet. Our future was bright, and I think we all had the highest of aspirations for the band.

Unfortunately, when members of the same band don’t see eye to eye on where the band should go next, there is bound to be trouble. As Kelsey said, she is in the market for extreme pop music, which in most cases does not require live drums, bass, guitar, etc. It also doesn’t leave room for us to collaborate with her on writing, as our instruments are not as important as they once were to our sound.

That being said, Corey, Tyler and I are all on to great things. Corey (@coreychenzo) will be continuing to play music, Tyler (@tylerlyons) is currently studying at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and I (@nickrotunno) am moving on to a new chapter of my life as well. All of you have changed our lives and we hope that our friendships we have made will follow us throughout our lives and musical careers.

I wish Kelsey the best, and you may even see one or all of the chaos playing shows with her sometime in the future.

All and all, I thank each and every one of you for ever listening, loving, hating, or indifference to anything we ever did. To anyone who came to a show, bought merch, illegally downloaded our music, facebooked us, you have made our lives and the existence of our band that much better. We would have not gotten to where we did without your support. Eternally, thank you.

-Nick Rotunno

Stay In Touch with Nick:
| Twitter | Tumblr |

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