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- A Texting Tour f Punk’s ld Places
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A Texting Tour f Punk’s ld Places
Washington Post – Nov 16, 2006
"You get the sensation you’re actually getting messages from actual musicians that are guiding you through the city" says executive producer Jesse Shapins. Kara ehler a Yellow Arrow contributor and radio journalist helped conceive of the "Capitol of Punk" tour while working on a segment about music for American Public Media’s "Marketplace. " ehler 28 grew up listening to punk in Indianapolis and served as the group’s expert on the subject. ehler Shapins and Allen started working on the project in January. During interviews with 15 or so musicians ehler asked them to point to significant locations on a giant map of Washington. "They would see what someone else had marked and they would say ‘h I remember that!’ " ehler says.
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MTV.com – Nov 16, 2006
Los Angeles’ Hollywood Boulevard will shut down on Wednesday (November 22) for Jay-Z’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” performance. Jay will play at the American Music Awards the night before. utkast rapper Big Boi has partnered with Russell Athletic to design commemorative uniforms to be worn by Louisiana’s Grambling State and Southern Universities in their annual State Farm Bayou Classic face-off November 25… Against Me! the Bronx the Riverboat Gamblers and a crew of other punks are joining forces for a good cause. All the proceeds from the 2006 Rock to Roll Holiday Bash to be held December 4 at the Key Club in West Hollywood California will go to Wheels for Humanity a nonprofit group that distributes wheelchairs to disabled people worldwide. The inexpensive benefit event (tickets cost less than $20) will also feature members of Flogging Molly Bad Religion Face to Face Pennywise the Living End Social Distortion Hot Water Music and Agent range.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette News
Worcester Telegram – Worcester Telegram – Nov 16, 2006
The Warped-approve bands Billy Talent and Circa Survive are also on the bill. Rise Against is riding high upon the release of “The Sufferer and The Witness” its second major-label release for Geffen Records. Though on a big label Rise Against remains one of the scrappier new-gen punk acts out there infusing its music with political activism and social commentary. But the band is also adept at working a melodic hook and catchy chorus which gives its post-traditional punk a fresh sound something that holds appeal to both younger emo-weaned fans and older fans who still spin their Clash and Bad Religion vinyls. To coalesce its various influences Rise Against worked with producer Bill Stevenson who himself came up through the punk ranks playing drums for The Descendents Black Flag and All. “We were hesitant to work with anyone. We come from a unique background of punk and hard-core and it’s hard to explain to people what we do.