Dave Hause - Heads out on tour with Alkaline Trio

Having wowed crowds all over the UK and Europe with his passionate and uplifting performances on the recent Revival Tour, The Loved Ones vocalist/guitarist Dave Hause stays this side of the Atlantic a little while longer to hit the road with good friends Alkaline Trio.
Playing all over the country as well as two dates in Germany – Hause’s army of followers is set to get even bigger!

Dates are as follows:

November
5 London Barfly
6 Lemon Grove, Exeter
7 Pyramid, Southsea
8 Manchester Academy 2
9 Leadmill, Sheffield
10 Solus, Cardiff
12 Kasbah, Coventry
13 Leeds Met Uni
14 Waterfront, Norwich
15 Electric Ballroom, London
17 Picturehouse, Edinburgh

The dates follow the release of Hause’s debut solo album ‘Resolutions’ that came out on Xtra Mile Recordings in October. Recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by Pete Steinkopf (of The Bouncing Souls). Hause and a group of friends and family he compiled, dubbed The Empty Bottles Band, Hause created a perfectly crafted rock album with no genre restrictions and limitations that showcases his talents for writing catchy songs together with influences from singer/songwriters such as Jenny Lewis and Conor Oberst.

Tracks such as the heartening ‘C’mon Kid’ and the somber ‘Melanin’ take on a new life with the help of Hause’s backing band, while fan favourite ‘Pray For Tucson’ is an acoustic number made even more beautiful with the assistance of a pedal steel guitar.
 
Since Hause started playing solo shows in 2009, he has shared the stage with a variety of artists such as Bob Mould, AFI, Frank Turner, Tim Barry (Avail), Jim Ward (At The Drive-In, Sparta), Tommy Stinson, Franz Nicolay, Chuck Ragan and Brian Fallon from Gaslight Anthem.

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Capdown - October and November tour

Jake Sim-Fielding - vocals & saxophone, Robin Goold - bass guitar, Keith Minter - vocals & guitar, Tim Macdonald - drums, Andrew "Eddie" Hunt - keyboards/samples

Capdown are universally recognised as one of the most popular bands of the British punk scene this century, with their influence stretching far beyond the UK. Their debut album ‘Civil Disobedients’ released in 2000, is widely regarded as a pivotal album in the skapunk genre, ranked comfortably in the NME’s top 100 albums of the decade in 2010. The success of this album led to an unparalleled touring schedule alongside the likes of Less Than Jake, Bad Religion, Snuff, Pennywise, The Mad Caddies and many many more. This was followed by the release of their second album ‘Pound for the Sound’, along with their first on Household Name Records, and their third ‘Wind Up Toys’ on Fierce Panda.

The band’s blend of breakneck hardcore punk, dance, dub and ska set dancefloors on fire across Europe until the band’s split in 2007. Despite the success of their early releases, Capdown will be remembered as one of the most exciting live bands the UK underground has produced, and for a limited time at least, they’re back.

An impromptu invitation led to Capdown headlining the Vans stage at the 2010 Slam Dunk Festivals, and they had a lot of fun so decided to play a few more, simple as that! Their appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals and a handful of clubs around the UK so far in 2011 have received glowing reviews, enthusing on the raw energy and power that cemented their cult status. With the official line being ‘no timeframe, no agenda, NO PLAN’, their 11 date UK tour ending at London’s KOKO on 6th November may well be amongst the last shows they will ever play or they may inspire them to perform more. This is a band you need to see once in your life, and chances are if you’ve seen them before you’re going to want to make sure you grab the chance to see them again!

October
21st Bristol - The Fleece
22nd Plymouth - White Rabbit
23rd Cardiff - Millenium Halls
24th Liverpool - Academy 2
25th Leeds - Cockpit
26th Glasgow - Stereo
27th Newcastle - Northumbria Uni
28th Nottingham - Maze
29th Birmingham - Institute
November
5th Southampton - Talking Heads
6th London - Koko

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The Xcerts - Announce Tours with Manchester Orchestra, Young Guns & Taking Back Sunday

Having just toured the UK with Charlie Simpson (Fightstar) performing a special stripped back acoustic set and taking the stage by storm at T in the Park, Hevy and Belladrum festivals THE XCERTS are now ready to announce that they will also be taking to the road with anthemia Brits Young Guns, rock stalwarts Taking Back Sunday and band favourites Manchester Orchestra.

Speaking of the dates frontman Murray Macleod has said: “We are delighted to announce we will be supporting Manchester Orchestra on their UK tour in October. We feel pretty honoured to be playing with a band we all admire greatly. The fact we are also touring with Taking Back Sunday and Young Guns beforehand is pretty mind blowing. We've worked exceedingly hard over the past couple of years and to be able to tour with (bigger) bands you respect/enjoy is fantastic. These shows will be our only UK dates this year so be sure to come out and have fun.”

Not content with resting on their laurels the band will also be hitting the remaining festival of the year taking in Wizard Festival and performing as special guests at Southsea Fest before. A full list of shows can be seen below:


27/08/2011 - Wizard Festival

Taking Back Sunday Tour
23/08/2011 - 02 ABC, Glasgow
24/08/2011 - Academy 1, Manchester
29/08/2011 - Pavilion, Bath
30/08/2011 - UEA, Norwich
01/09/2011 - Institute, Birmingham
02/09/2011 - Guildhall, Southhampton

Young Guns Tour
09/09/2011 - Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
10/09/2011 - QMU, Glasgow
11/09/2011 - Ironworks, Inverness
12/09/2011 - Northumbria University, Newcastle
14/09/2011 - Academy 2, Manchester
15/09/2011 - HMV Institute, Birmingham
16/09/2011 - HMV Forum, London

17/09/2011 - Southsea Fest

Manchester Orchestra Tour
02/10/2011 - 02 Academy, Bristol
03/10/2011 - Oran Mor, Glasgow
04/10/2011 - HMV Institute Library, Birmingham
05/10/2011 - Academy 2, Manchester
07/10/2011 - London – Koko

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The Xcerts second album ‘Scatterbrain’ is out now on Xtra Mile Recordings! Here’s what the press had to say:

"Scottish trio become contenders on brilliant second album" - 4/5 Kerrang!
displays "...songwriting chops that are matures beyond their relatively young years. All that early promise they showed? Welcome to Deliveryville, population them. - 8/10 Rock Sound
The Xcerts have outdone themselves. This is a record that bands strive their whole careers to write and they’ve gone and done it on the second attempt. Marvellous. - 5/5 Punktastic
"...comeback of the year?" - 5/5 Big Cheese

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