Ripple News - Karma to Burn - Tour Begins Next Week - Updated Tour dates

Stoner-rock institution KARMA TO BURN is hitting the road next week, taking their immediately recognizable power-jams across the United States this month and next. Their first U.S. dates supporting new album V, released this June by NAPALM RECORDS and still reaping acclaim with the critics, KARMA TO BURN's latest tour will see them playing 22 dates total and hitting some new places they haven't played before. Here are the UPDATED + confirmed dates/venues:

August 23rd - Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
August 24th - Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern
August 25th - Wichita, KS @ Blue Lounge
August 26th - Tulsa, OK @ Jake's Downtown Lounge
August 27th - Lafayette, LA @ Slammin' Salmon
August 28th - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
August 30th - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
August 31st - Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar
September 1st - Asheville, NC @ One Stop Deli / Music Hall
September 2nd - Huntington, WV @ Shamrock's
September 3rd - Lexington, KY @ The Green Lantern
September 4th - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street
September 5th - Frederick, MD @ Krug's Place
September 6th - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
September 7th - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
September 8th - Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus Bar
September 9th - Kent, OH @ The Outpost
September 10th - Charleston, WV @ Sound Factory

September 21st - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

September 22nd - Virginia Beach @ Jewish Mother
September 24th - Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter -> "EVIL ROBOTOTHON"

September 26th - Toledo, OH @ Frankies Inner City

Fen to Open for Steven Wilson and Blackfield as They Launch Their North American Tour

 Blackfield are starting their North American tour today in support of their new album, Welcome To My DNA and the Ripple will be there.  Ripple artist, Fen, has been chosen to open for Blackfield for their Vancouver date.  Come to the show and look up Pope and Racer and have some Ripple fun.


  
North American Tour Starts Today
Get Free Music Plus A Special Foursquare Deal On The New Album  

Blackfield, the acclaimed collaboration between Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Israeli artist Aviv Geffen, launch their North American tour today in Washington, DC.  The three week trek sees the band hit the US, Canada and Mexico with special guests Anathema on the first nine dates.

Their 3rd studio album, Welcome To My DNA, was released in April on Kscope and has garnered amazing accolades around the world where magazines such as Rocksound called it "Blackfield's finest hour" and Dave DiMartino at Yahoo Music says "Arty, melodic, adventurous, and significantly catchy throughout, Welcome To My DNA is a nifty and sophisticated rock album"

To celebrate the start of the tour, the music television network Fuse.tv is giving away a free download of "Glass House" at http://fuse.tv/music/free-music.html?artist_id=532. 

Another special promotion starting today is via Foursquare.  When fans arrive at each date of the tour and check in on Foursquare, they'll get a discount code for the album from The Omega Order. Fans can find the code redemption instructions under the "tips" section of the venue called "Blackfield with special guests Anathema".

BLACKFIELD
"Welcome To My DNA"
Kscope

MAY

18th Washington, DC  

19th Philadelphia, PA, Theater of the Living Arts  

20th New York, NY, Irving Plaza  

21st Boston, MA, Royale Boston  

23rd Montreal, QC, Le National  

24th The Opera House Toronto 

25th Cleveland, OH, House of Blues  

26th Detroit, MA, St Andrew's Hall  

27th Chicago, IL, Park West  

30th Vancouver, BC, Rickshaw Theatre   

31st Seattle, WA, Studio Seven  

JUNE

1st Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater  

3rd San Francisco, CA, Slim's  

4th Los Angeles, CA, El Rey Theatre  

6th Mexico City, MEX, Metropolitan Theater  

Ripple News - Katatonia Announces ‘Last FairDeal Gone Down’ And ‘Night is the New Day’ Special Editions

    

Sweden’s Katatonia has announced that it will release special editions of the critically acclaimed albums, Last Fair Deal Gone Down and Night is the New Day, on April 25th, to coincide with a series of special shows to mark the band’s 20th anniversary in May.

The special 10th anniversary edition of the classic Last Fair Deal Gone Down will be presented in deluxe mediabook packaging, as a two-disc edition containing tracks from the now hard-to-find singles, ‘Teargas’ and ‘Tonight’s Music’.  2009’s stellar album, Night is the New Day, will include bonus tracks from the ‘The Longest Year’ EP.  Both titles will be presented with newly updated cover artwork courtesy of original artist Travis Smith.

Performances for the 20th anniversary “Last Fair Day Gone Night Tour 2011” are scheduled for Luxembourg, Germany, Holland, France, England, and Greece, and the band will perform two sets at each show.   The first set will see the band play Last Fair Deal Gone Down front to back.  The second set will consist of a mixed set of carefully picked songs from the band’s extensive catalogue.

The band is offering exclusive VIP ticket packages, limited to only 70 for each show, which will include a laminated VIP pass exclusive to the show, access to sound check, a meet and greet with Katatonia, a t-shirt exclusive to that particular show, a special tour program, and a very special limited edition vinyl of their latest opus, Night is The New Day, amongst other exclusive items.  All the goods will be included in a specially made Katatonia messenger bag.  The VIP laminate will also allow early access to venues, so that VIPs can get the best seats in the house.

In addition, all VIPs will automatically be entered into a draw for a grand prize made available by a selection of the band´s equipment endorsers.

            Head over to: www.katatonia.com/tour-dates for more information.

            Dates and venues are as follows:

May 4th  – Kulturfabrik – Luxembourg **
May 5th – Stollwerck – Cologne, Germany**
May 6th – Koko – London, UK (Live DVD recording)**
May 7th – De Kade – Zaandam, Holland**
May 8th – Alhambra – Paris, France**
May 14th – Fuzz Live Music Club – Athens, Greece

** Exclusive VIP packages available for these shows.

Ripple News - TheLiveLine Sponsors the Tantric, Adema, Burn Halo Tour

Irvine, CA based mobile marketers TheLiveLine  has been confirmed to sponsor the TANTRIC, ADEMA, and BURN HALO tour, with FLAW appearing on select dates.  TheLiveLine will be powering all mobile efforts for the tour, including tour mobile clubs, in-venue mobile, and much more.

Text POP to 81899 for all tour updates, contests, coupons, and more!!

TheLiveLine will also be using its innovative in-venue mobile on this tour.  Concert attendees will be able to text NOW1, NOW2, or NOW3 to 81899 to receive a bounce back digital coupon for discounts off merch, exclusive contests, and more.  All in-venue mobile will take place live at the concert, as NOW is the idea here.  Different NOW keywords will be in effect for different venues.

Look out for more tours TheLiveLine will be sponsoring – stay tuned, my friends…

Check out TheLiveLine on the web: http://www.theliveline.com



TANTRIC, ADEMA, BURN HALO tour dates below with presale ticket links.  Buy yourself a pair now!

7/28 – Denver, CO @ Grizzly Rose - BUY TICKETS

7/29 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater – BUY TICKETS

7/30 – Vernal, UT @ Western Park

7/31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas

8/3 – Sparks, NV @ The New Oasis – BUY TICKETS

8/5 – Santa Rosa, CA @ Chrome Lotus – BUY TICKETS

8/7 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Hard Rock Café on the strip – BUY TICKETS

8/8 – Tempe, AZ @ Club Red – BUY TICKETS

8/9 – Tucson, AZ @ Club DV8

8/11 – Abilene, TX @ Midnight Rodeo III

8/12 – Harker Heights, TX @ The Music Vault

8/13 – San Antonio, TX @ Scoutbar – BUY TICKETS

8/14 – Houston, TX @ The Scoutbar – BUY TICKETS

8/15 – Dallas, TX @ Trees – BUY TICKETS

8/18 – Jonesboro, AK @ The Brickhouse Grill

8/19 – Little Rock, AK @ The Village – BUY TICKETS

8/20 – Charenton, LA @ Rox Nightclub (IN) Cypress Bayou Casino

8/21 – Panama City Beach, FL @ Club La Vela – BUY TICKETS

8/22 – Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters Pit Live – BUY TICKETS

8/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris – BUY TICKETS

8/27 – Watertown, NY @ The Exhibition Hall – BUY TICKETS

8/28 – Rochester, NY @ The Montage Music Hall – BUY TICKETS

8/29 – Cheswick, PA @ Ches-arena Entertainment Complex – BUY TICKETS

8/31 – Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Quarter – BUY TICKETS

9/1 – Eden, NC @ Modelo Bay

9/2 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend – BUY TICKETS

9/3 – Jacksonville, NC @ The Party Zone (no BURN HALO)

9/4 – Fayetteville, NC @ Jester’s Pub (no BURN HALO)

9/5 – Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox Laundro Lounge (no BURN HALO)

9/9 – Bay City, MI @ Prime Event Center

9/10 – Warren, MI @ The Ritz

9/11 – Glendale Heights, IL @ Shark City – BUY TICKETS

9/14 – Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli’s Grill And The Rever

9/15 – Maplewood, MN @ The Rock Night Club – BUY TICKETS

9/16 – Madison, WI @ The Annex

9/18 – Rockford, IL @ Kryptonite Bar



No ADEMA, now FLAW

9/20 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon

9/21 – State College, PA @ The Arena

9/22 – Allston, MA @ Harpers Ferry – BUY TICKETS

9/24 – Providence, RI @ The Ruins

9/25 – Rochester, NY @ The Rochester Opera House

9/26 – Middleton, NY @ Orange County Speedway