The Classic Crime

Live photo from the Underground in Roseville, CA by Rhiannon Carman

Our friends The Classic Crime are once again taking part in the annual Tooth & Nail tour, joining labelmates MxPx, Hawk Nelson, The Fold and Sullivan on the cross country jaunt. Press release and tour dates after the jump MAN…

Seattle natives The Classic Crime gear up for this year’s Tooth & Nail Tour featuring MXPX, Hawk Nelson, Sullivan and The Fold, with Project 86 and Run Kid Run on select dates. Their current album Albatross is approaching 40,000 copies largely due to their underground buzz.

The band has already proven their popularity with first week scans of close to 4,000 copies, making them the #1 Best Selling Debut for a Tooth & Nail artist in the label’s history. With millions of streaming plays on Purevolume.com and MySpace and features on various MTV and ESPN programs, The Classic Crime cemented their reputation to the masses last year on the sold out 2006 Tooth & Nail Tour, Vans Warped Tour and tours with Emery, Anberlin, Quietdrive and many others.

Having played together since high school where they searched for a medium between their parents favorite music like Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, but playing close attention to their surroundings including the likes of Pearl Jam and Gatsby’s American Dream, The Classic Crime have developed their own style best described as a new take on old rock ‘n’ roll sound. Partnering with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Iggy Pop, Chevelle, Cold) in the studio couldn’t have worked out any better for The Classic Crime to embrace all of their different influences and fuse them into Albatross. PunkBands.com says of the band, “The Classic Crime deliver delectable songs on Albatross while healing us all with a little bit of their pain. I suppose that’s what music is about, right?” While the seminal Punknews.org says, “Albatross could easily launch the band to the front of the scene. Not only is their album a solid mix of catchy rock songs with some pop-punk influence, but Matt MacDonald manages to find a vocal approach in between fan favorites Patrick Stump and Brendon Urie… So someone turn up the volume and let’s have a party.”

TOOTH & NAIL TOUR DATES

May 1 Showbox Seattle, WA
May 2 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
May 3 Slim's San Francisco, CA
May 4 Avalon Los Angeles, CA
May 5 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
May 7 House Of Blues Anaheim, CA
May 08 Marquee Theater Tempe, AZ
May 09 Rialto Theater Tucson, AZ
May 10 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
May 11 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
May 13 Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX
May 14 Meridian Houston, TX
May 17 Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, FL
May 18 Murray Hill Theater Jacksonville, FL
May 19 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
May 21 The Recher Theater Towson, MD
May 22 Axis Boston, MA
May 23 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA

May 25 Irving Plaza New York, NY
May 26 Mr. Small’s Theater Millvale, PA
May 27 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
May 28 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
May 29 Headliner’s Music Hall Louisville, KY
May 30 Rocketown Nashville, TN
May 31 The Irving Theater Indianapolis, IN
Jun 01 St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
Jun 02 The Underground Cinncinnati, OH
Jun 03 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
Jun 05 House of Blues Chicago, IL
Jun 06 People’s Des Moines, IA
Jun 07 Club 3 Degrees Minneapolis, MN
Jun 08 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE
Jun 09 Granada Lawrence, KS
Jun 10 Gothic Theater Englewood, CO
Jun 11 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT

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