23.6.10

New EP!

The I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart EP is out now on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-lived-my-life-to-stand-in/id375263225

1.6.10

Bogota & Santiago Shows!

APTBS are going to South America: July 2nd in Santiago, Chile at Industria Cultura and July 4th in Bogota, Colombia at Rock al Parque. Spread the word!

19.5.10

Stag and Dagger Festival in London

APTBS is playing London's Stag and Dagger Festival on Friday Night at Camp Basement on Old Street. Set time 12 AM:

http://artwednesday.com/2010/05/19/stag-dagger/

13.5.10

U.S. Tour & "In Your Heart" on KSJO

Here are the full lineups for the upcoming June West Coast tour with ticket buying links:

Friday June 18 – Visalia, CA – Cellar Door with
Light Pollution
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1646675

Saturday
June 19 – Fresno, CA – Audie’s Olympic with Light Pollution
http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/9685/tfly

Sunday
June 20 – San Francisco - Rickshaw Stop Jay’s Birthday Bash with Light
Pollution & Weekend
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00448CBA565614?artistid=1179368

Monday
June 21 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir with Light Pollution & The Globes
http://ticketswest.rdln.com/Artist.aspx?evt=74778

Tuesday
June 22 – Vancouver, BC – 917 Main with Light Pollution & The
Globes
http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1652485

Wednesday
June 23 - Seattle , WA – Vera Project with Light Pollution & The
Globes
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1649695

Friday
June 25 – San Jose, CA – KSJO@Blank Club with Light Pollution & the
Mammoth Exploration Society
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1544435

Saturday
June 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland with Light Pollution &
Useless Keys
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1622505

Chicago’s
Light Pollution (Carpark Records) are main support on the tour:

http://www.myspace.com/lightpollution

And
Seattle’s the Globes (Barsuk Records) are on three shows:

http://www.myspace.com/theglobes
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Lets get In Your Heart some airplay on KSJO in San Jose:

http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?format=R3&c_let=KSJO-FM

28.4.10

European Tour Has Begun/US Tour Support Announced

APTBS’ European tour kicks off tomorrow in Bremen. Here are the dates again with more support details and ACTUAL set times for most of them.

Wednesday April 28 – Bremen, Germany – Tower with the Pavians at 9:30 PM
Thursday April 29 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen with the Foreign Resort & Sad Day for Puppets 10:30 PM
Friday April 30 – Oslo, Norway – Garage with Sad Day for Puppets 9:30
Saturday May 1 – Huskvarna, Sweden – Popadelica Festival with Little Drago and the Kissaway Trail at 7:15
Monday May 3 – Berlin, Germany - Magnet at 9:30
Tuesday May 4 – Warsaw, Poland – Powiekszenie at 8
Wednesday May 5 – Vienna, Austria – B72 at 9:30
Thursday May 6 – Padua, Italy – Unwound at 11
Friday May 7 – Ravenna, Italy - Bronson with the Brothers Movement at 10:30
Saturday May 8 – Rome, Italy – Init with the Brothers Movement at 10:30
Monday May 10 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Sidecar 3 at 10
Tuesday May 11 – Toulouse, France – Le Rex
Wednesday May 12 – Paris, France – Trabendo at 8:30
Friday May 14 – Lyon, France – Les Nuits Sonores Festival at 10:30
Sasturday May 15 – Clermont-Ferrand, France – La Cooperative de Mai at 9
Sunday May 16 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix with the Brothers Movement at 9
Tuesday May 18 – Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds with the Crocodiles & the Megaphonic Thrift at 9:30
Wednesday May 19 – Sheffield, UK – The Harley with the Crocodiles & the Megaphonic Thrift at 10
Thursday May 20 – Norwich, UK – Arts Centre with the Crocodiles
Saturday May 22 – Glasgow, UK – Stag & Dagger
Sunday May 23 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute with the Crocodiles & the Megaphonic Thrift
Tuesday May 25 – London, UK – Heaven with the Crocodiles & the Megaphonic Thrift
Wednesday May 26 – Tilbourg, Holland – 013 at 9
Thursday May 27 – Heidelberg, Germany – Zem Teufel at 9:30
Friday May 28 – Switzerland – Bad Bonn Bilbi Festival with Hot Chip, Polvo & Sun Ra Arkestra at 5:30 PM
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Here are the full lineups for the upcoming June West Coast tour with ticket buying links:

Friday June 18 – Visalia, CA – Cellar Door with Light Pollution
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1646675

Saturday June 19 – Fresno, CA – Audie’s Olympic with Light Pollution

Sunday June 20 – San Francisco - Rickshaw Stop Jay’s Birthday Bash with Light Pollution & Weekend
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00448CBA565614?artistid=1179368

Monday June 21 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir with Light Pollution & The Globes
http://ticketswest.rdln.com/Artist.aspx?evt=74778

Tuesday June 22 – Vancouver, BC – 917 Main with Light Pollution & The Globes
http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1652485

Wednesday June 23 - Seattle , WA – Vera Project with Light Pollution & The Globes
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1649695

Friday June 25 – San Jose, CA – KSJO@Blank Club with Light Pollution & the Mammoth Exploration Society
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1544435

Saturday June 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland with Light Pollution & Useless Keys
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1622505

Chicago’s Light Pollution (Carpark Records) who are actually playing at the Mercury Lounge tonight, are main support on the tour:

http://www.myspace.com/lightpollution

And Seattle’s the Globes (Barsuk Records) are on three shows:

http://www.myspace.com/theglobes

27.3.10

18.2.10

European-UK Tour Dates Announced

Here’s the next round of UK/European tour dates.  We’re still figuring out France and waiting to confirm some festivals.  Ticket links will be up on myspace soon:

Wednesday April 28 – Bremen, Germany – Tower
Thursday April 29 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Venue TBC
Friday April 30 – Oslo, Norway – Garage
Saturday May 1 – Huskvorna, Sweden – Popaganda Festival
Monday May 3 – Berlin, Germany - Magnet
Tuesday May 4 – Warsaw, Poland – Powiekszenie
Wednesday May 5 – Vienna, Austria – B72
Thursday May 6 – Pada, Italy – Unwound
Friday May 7 – Ravenna, Italy - Bronson    
Saturday May 8 – Rome, Italy – Init
Monday May 10 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 3
        May 11 – 15 France TBD
Sunday May 16 – Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
Tuesday May 18 – Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds
Wednesday May 19 – Sheffield, UK – The Harley
Thursday May 20 – Norwich, UK – Arts Centre
Saturday May 22 – Glasgow, UK – Stag & Dagger
Sunday May 23 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
Tuesday May 25 – London, UK – Heaven
Wednesday May 26 – Tilbourg, Holland – 013
Thursday May 27 – Heidelberg, Germany – Zem Teufel

Here are all of the upcoming US dates:

Tuesday March 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater with the Big Pink
Wednesday March 10 – San Francisco, CA  - Great American Music Hall with the Big Pink
Friday March 12 – Seattle, WA – Neumos with the Big Pink
Saturday March 13 – Vancouver, BC – Venue with the Big Pink
Sunday March 14 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir with the Big Pink
Thursday March 18 – Minneapolis, MN First Ave. with the Big Pink
Friday March 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall with the Big Pink
Saturday March 20 – Chicago, IL – Metro with the Big Pink
Sunday March 21 - Toledo , OH – Frankie’s
Monday March 22 – Newport, KY – Southgate House with the Big Pink
Tuesday March 23 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop with the Big Pink
Wednesday March 24 – Toronto, ONT – Mod Club with the Big Pink
Friday March 26 – Montreal, QUE – Cabaret with the Big Pink
Saturday March 27 – Boston, MA – Paradise with the Big Pink
Sunday March 28 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s with the Big Pink
Tuesday March 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall with the Big Pink
Wednesday March 31 – Philadelphia, PA - TLA with the Big Pink
Thursday April 1 – Baltimore, MD – Ramshead Live with the Big Pink
Friday April 2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle with the Big Pink
Saturday April 3 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade with the Big Pink
Sunday April 4 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth with Sleepy Sun, Mr. Gnome & Strangers Family Band
Monday April  5 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder with the Big Pink
Wednesday April 7 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio with the Big Pink
Thursday April 8 – Austin, TX – Parish with the Big Pink
Friday April 9 – Dallas, TX – Granada with the Big Pink
Saturday April 10 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck with the Big Pink
Sunday April 11 – Denver, CO – Bluebird with the Big Pink
Monday April 12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge with the Big Pink
Wednesday April 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room with the Big Pink
Thursday April 15 – San Diego, CA = Casbah with the Big Pink

Here’s a nice review of the Melbourne show:

http://tendstozero.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/time-keeps-slipping-away/

Lastly, stay tuned for details of an Ego Death 12” EP that will be available for sale on tour only.