Former Get Up Kids frontman Matt Pryor and Saves the Day frontman Chris Conley (pictured) are stepping out for a couple weeks worth of solo touring. If this tour isn’t called the “Party Like It’s 1999 Tour” someone at Vagrant is BLOWING IT! Here’s the press release:

Matt Pryor (ex. The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams) is pleased to announce solo co-headlining tour with Chris Conley of Saves The Day!

A limited number of tickets have been held for Matt Pryor fans and will be available through an exclusive Ducat King presale that begins this Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 1:00PM local time!

Click here to buy tickets:

Tour Dates:

Aug 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Aug 7 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
Aug 8 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Aug 9 – Salt Lake City @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
Aug 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Aug 12 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Aug 13 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Aug 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Aug 15 – Reno, NV @ Satellite Lounge
Aug 16 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
Aug 17 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues – San Diego
Aug 19 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Aug 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified

One of my all-time favorite “bands” (it’s actually just one dude, James Dewees, but whatever…) Reggie & The Full Effect has a new record, Last Stop: Crappy Town, hitting stores in a couple of weeks. The record is a bit of a heavier, more serious change of pace from Reggie’s semi-humorous  crunch-pop style, drawing as much Dewees experience as drummer for seminal hardcore band Coalesce than from his days as keyboardist for The Get Up Kids.  You can check out a couple of tracks off the record, including “G” which was posted today, on the band’s Myspace ahead of the 6/17 release of the record. Take the jump to check out the obligatory press release, the tracklisting and to learn moar about some of the badass guests on this CD… (more…)

The new Reggie & The Full Effect record, Last Stop: Crappy Town, which was supposed to come out in 2006, will finally see the light of day on June 17th. FUCKING STOKED!!!!!!111 Here’s the press release:

April 9, 2008 – REGGIE & THE FULL EFFECT will release their long awaited fifth Vagrant full-length on June 17th, entitled, Last Stop: Crappy Town.

The 12-track disc was produced by Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson, NIN, Slayer) and was recorded over the summer of 2006 in both New York City and Los Angeles.

James Dewees, the conservatory-trained keyboardist (for The Get Up Kids, New Found Glory and My Chemical Romance), drummer (for seminal metal act Coalesce) and protagonist behind Reggie & The Full Effect, was joined in the studio by Billy Johnson (RATFE touring drummer) and bassist Paul Grey (better known as #2 from Slipknot) and Cory White (of Coalesce) on guitar.

“Just two weeks after we started, we had this concept record about the NYC transit system. Particularly the subways in Brooklyn – with the songs connecting together like trains in the station,” says Dewees. “I also have to mention Sean Beavan has a great falsetto, his wife has a fantastic voice, and Stevie Cruz can scream his head off in an hour. So that was that. Except on this record, there was nothing remotely reminiscent of the Reggie that fans were expecting.”

Dewees goes on to say, “I think everyone can relate to the fact that sometimes being funny all the time just isn’t fun all the time. Don’t think for a sec that the goofy James is gone, just ask my wife. She is up to her ears in goofy every day of the week.”

“I’m 32 yrs old and fortunate enough to have been a part of this scene pretty much from the old days of $5 ten-band basement shows with Jimmy Eat World and Jejune. In summary, I like this record a lot because it pulls from the last 13 years of my life. I hope you enjoy it too.”

Last Stop: Crappy Town track listing:
G
Smith & 9TH
F
E
3RD AVE
L
J
V
LORIMER ST
R
36TH ST
N

1. Outdated Memes

2. Shameless Linkz

3. YouTube

4. Late Breaking News

Reggie and the Full Effect!!!!!!!!!1111111111

Reggie and the Full Effect are fucking amazing. Read his bio. I wrote it (for true!). Dude used to be in The Get Up Kids, but then they fell off like a bunch of wiggas and he went out to keep his own shit up and it fucking PWNS. He has a new record coming out this year that he did with Sean Beavan (who coincidentally also has a new record out with his own solo project 8mm). In the meantime, buy all of his old records and recognize game. He’s on tour with Hellogoodbye, who kind of suck, but whatever:

REGGIE ON TOUR WITH BANDS NOT AS CRUNK AS HE IS:

Nov 3 2006 7:00P
Avalon Boston, MA
Nov 4 2006 7:00P
Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Nov 5 2006 7:00P
Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Nov 7 2006 7:00P
Recher Theatre Towson, MD
Nov 8 2006 7:00P
House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 9 2006 7:00P
Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Nov 10 2006 7:00P
House of Blues-Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 11 2006 7:00P
Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nov 12 2006 7:00P
Jannus Landing Saint Petersburg, FL
Nov 14 2006 7:00P
The Village Little Rock, AR
Nov 15 2006 7:00P
Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
Nov 17 2006 7:00P
Cervantes Denver, CO
Nov 18 2006 7:00P
In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 21 2006 7:00P
El Corazon Seattle, WA
Nov 22 2006 7:00P
Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR