That’s right, we’re heading out on a co-headlining tour in July with TWRP (they’re the fancy space fellas that we did “Phantom Racer” with last year, remember?). It’s gonna be a short run across the Great Lakes (that’s right, we’re gonna swim) and up the east coast. And don’t worry, both bands are playing full-length sets, no matter who is playing last on any particular night. This is gonna be one incredibly fancy tour, so you shouldn’t not try not to not go. Tickets are live now, so grab them quick, because they’ll probably go seriously fast.

JULY 
12th – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall • All Ages – SOLD OUT
13th – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom • All Ages
14th – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom • All Ages
16th – Toronto, ON – Opera House • All Ages
17th – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room • +16
19th – Kingston, NY – BSP (Back Room Theater) • All Ages
20th – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club • All Ages
22nd – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere • +16
23rd – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live  • All Ages
24th – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage • All Ages
25th – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry • All Ages
26th – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West • All Ages
27th – Nashville, TN – Basement East • +18

MEET AND GREETERY
There’s also some super duper limited Meet and Greet and Early Entry tickets for most of the shows, so just a heads up, if you’re into that sort of thing. Here’s what they’re about:

TWRP & Protomen – Meet & Greet Package
– One general admission ticket 
– VIP early entry into the venue 
– Exclusive pre-show meet & greet with TWRP & Protomen 
– Group photo with TWRP & Protomen (no individual photos) 
– Autograph session with TWRP & Protomen 
– Limited edition tour poster 
– Exclusive TWRP merchandise item 
– Exclusive Protomen merchandise item 
– Official VIP meet & greet laminate 
– Very limited availability 

TWRP & Protomen – Early Entry Package
– One general admission ticket 
– VIP early entry into the venue 
– Limited edition tour poster 
– Official VIP early entry laminate 
– Limited availability

That’s all for now, but there’s some other super fun stuff coming down the pipeline pretty soon. 

And yes, Act III. Working on it super hard, and it’s sounding pretty most rad. 

Be well,

-Commander

p.s. Hey Europe, do people like The Protomen over there?

20% off on everything in our Merch Store until until Monday night 11:59pm CST!!! Just use the following code at checkout: TWENTY2018

That includes a couple new items below!!!

We’ve got a brand new super warm City Made Us sherpa hoodie just in time for the cold-ass winter. Give the gift of warmth and style…

We made 500 of these Conquest Of The West 2018 posters for the tour and the leftovers are now in the store ready to go.  Even better, some of them are signed by all 3 bands (Protomen, Makeup And Vanity Set, and Bit Brigade)!

••
Act II Silver Record Repress (In-Store Exclusive)

In-store exclusive Metallic Silver pressing of Act II record (it sparkles a bit.. sort of like a bass boat!).  There are only 350 of these in the wild, so get to the closest record store listed below and grab one before they’re gone. Forever.

<<UNITED STATES>>

••ALASKA

-ANCHORAGE
Obsession Records

••COLORADO

-ARVADA
Love Vinyl Records

••GEORGIA

-ATLANTA
Fantasyland Records

••ILLINOIS

-ST. CHARLES
Cheap Kiss Records

••KENTUCKY

-FLORENCE
Morrow Audio

••MASSACHUSETTS

-SHEFFIELD
The Wave

••MICHIGAN

-SHELBY TOWNSHIP
Hot Tracks

-KALAMAZOO
Revival Retro & Records

••NEW JERSEY

-EGG HARBOR TWP
Inner Groove Records

••TENNESSEE

-NASHVILLE
Grimey’s Records
Monster Music
The Great Escape
Vinyl Tap 
The Groove

-MURFREESBORO
Media Rerun

••VIRGINIA

-ARLINGTON
Blue Groove Soundz

••WEST VIRGINIA

-CHARLES TOWN
Fuzzy Dog Vintage

<<AUSTRALIA>>

-VIC

E. CAMBERWELL
Discrepancy Records AU

<<GERMANY>>

-BERLIN
HHV HANDELS GMBH

-MORSCHBACH
Vinyl Digital GMBH

<<ENGLAND>>

-LONDON
Juno Media LTD

If you don’t see your favorite local record store listed above, ask them to order it from URP Distro.

And if, for some reason, you don’t care about silver records, you can sill grab the regular black from our online store. They also make really great stocking stuffers… as long as the stocking is about 14 inches inches wide. Ok, so you’ll probably also have to buy a gigantic stocking for the person you’re giving it to, but totally worth it, right?

And for those left wondering about the Making Vinyl Awards results, we did NOT win anything… THANKS A LOOOT, WEIRD AL!  But we DID get runner up in one of the categories, so here’s to second place?!

That’s all for now.

-Commander

We’re on the road again for the first time in over a year, and it’s been amazing so far. That was the biggest touring break we’ve had since 2006, but it seems like we still know how to play music! Chicago was sold out and incredible. Kansas City wasn’t sold out, but still incredible. Tonight in Seattle is sold out, and I assume it’ll be incredible (or else..). And past that, the rest of the shows are running low on tickets, so… you know what to do… Oh, you don’t? I meant you should go ahead and buy tickets down below before they’re gone.

On top of that, we just added a super awesome Nashville Halloween show on Oct 27th at Marathon Music Works (no MAVS and Bit Brigade on this one). This one’s gonna be reeaaal good. We were asked by Marathon and Lightning 100 (a great Nashville radio station) to play their annual Paranormal Rocktivity event. It’s gonna be the most exciting thing to ever happen four days before Halloween! We’ll be joined by Devo615 Allstars (a Devo cover supergroup, featuring members of The Shins, The Long Winters, Superdrag, The Raconteurs, Earl Burrows, Montessori Dads, The Pink Spiders) and ELEL. Get tickets below.

SEPTEMBER
30th – Chicago, IL – Reggies +17 ***SOLD OUT***

OCTOBER
01st – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room +21
04th – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey •All Ages• ***SOLD OUT***
05th – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater +19
07th – Portland, OR – Hawthorn Theater •All Ages•
08th – San Jose, CA – The Ritz +21
09th – Los Angeles – Echoplex •All Ages•
13th – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill +16
14th – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe +18
27th – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (Paranormal Rocktivity) •All Ages•

*some of these age restrictions can be circumvented by having a parent with you. However, YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH THE VENUE FIRST.

And as of writing this, the 525 SEA tape has yet to be found. So, you better tell your grandpa he should think about getting out of bed and warming up those legs, because I’m saying there’s still a chance! But seriously, why were all 4 grandparents bedridden? Especially because there was clearly nothing wrong with the grandpa, aside from a possible intense fear of pins and needles? Either way, grab a tape and roll the dice. Maybe you’ll never have to pay for another one of our shows ever again… forever. And you’ll help your grandpa realize he can still walk just fine!

See you out there,

-Commander