If you live anywhere on the eastern seaboard, you should find your way to Philadelphia on February 8th to go to this show, featuring hometown acts mewithoutYou and Papertrigger, a benefit for my friend, and legendary Tour Manager / FOH Guy / Photographer Josh Bender’s father, Paul, who is currently battling cancer. For anyone else, everywhere else, you can go here to read about Paul Bender’s situation and what you can do to help.

It should be buying the two new Thrice EPs that came out today: Fire and Water. Fire basically sounds like the music that Vikings would get fucking pumped on while braving the foamy surf to pillage the homes of barbarous seaside villagers, which i guess would make Water the soundtrack to the subsequent gentle love made to the captured concubines and assorted womenfolk. These records are so good they almost make up for the fact that their drummer has that super ghey column in AP with the fat-but-still-almost-hot broad from Morningwood. You should go see them on tour with mewithoutYou and Brand New and say whats up to these kids.

10/18 - The Filmore Detroit, Michigan
10/19 - The Filmore Detroit, Michigan
10/21 - The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
10/23 - Myth Maplewood, Minnesota
10/25 - Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
10/26 - Fillmore Auditorium Denver, Colorado
10/27 - The Great Salt Air Magna, Utah
10/29 - Fenix Underground Seattle, Washington
10/30 - Fenix Underground Seattle, Washington
10/31 - Salem Armory Portland, Oregon
11/02 - San Jose Event Center San Jose, California
11/03 - Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California
11/04 - Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California
11/05 - Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California
11/09 - Pearl Concert Theatre Las Vegas, Nevada
11/10 - Dodge Theatre Phoenix, Arizona
11/12 - Cains Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
11/14 - House Of Blues Dallas, Texas
11/15 - Sunset Station San Antonio, Texas
11/16 - Stubbs BBQ Austin, Texas
11/17 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
11/18 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
11/20 - House Of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
11/21 - The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
11/23 - The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre Miami Beach, Florida
11/24 - House Of Blues Orlando, Florida
11/25 - House Of Blues Orlando, Florida
11/27 - House Of Blues Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
11/28 - Disco Rodeo Raleigh, North Carolina
11/30 - NorVa Norfolk, Virginia
12/01 - House Of Blues Atlantic City, New Jersey
12/02 - UMBC Baltimore, Maryland
12/04 - Hammerstein Ballroom New York, New York
12/06 - Electric Factory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/07 - Electric Factory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/08 - AJ Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12/09 - Tsongas Arena Lowell, Massachusetts
12/11 - House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
12/11 - House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
12/13 - Arrow Hall Toronto, Ontario
12/14 - Gordon Field House at RIT Rochester, New York
12/15 - Washington Avenue Armory Albany, New York

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