Edinburgh's We Were Promised Jetpacks Play Maxwells on June 15th (Closest Show on Brief US Tour)

We Were Promised Jetpacks released their sophomore album, In the Pit of the Stomach, two years ago and this disc (in my not-so-humble opinion) was one of the best British indie-rock discs that I've heard in quite some time. The BBC described the disc as "powered by an edgy, nervous hunger – a sense of being on the verge of getting exactly what you want but full in the knowledge and with the expectation that it won’t ever actually happen."

We Were Promised Jetpacks will be releasing a live album and tour film this fall and the band is playing a short run of East Coast and Midwest shows in June.

We Were Promised Jetpacks June 2013 US Tour
June 6 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Cafe
June 7 - Cincinnati, OH @ Fountain Square
June 8 - Toledo, OH @ Mickey Finn's Pub
June 9 - Chicago, IL @ Ribfest Chicago
June 10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
June 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan's Pier
June 13 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
June 14 - Venna, VA @ Jammin' Java
June 15 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells (Advanced tickets are $20)



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Jimmy Eat World Releases Sixth Disc "Invented" // Shows at Terminal 5 on Oct. 13 & 14

Jimmy Eat World's sixth studio album, Invented, is available in stores and digitally today. The album marks the reunion of the band and producer Mark Trombino who served as producer on the band's two biggest selling albums Clarity and Bleed American. The deluxe version of the album (with four additional tracks) is currently the #4 best seller on iTunes.

First single "My Best Theory" has quickly stormed up the Modern Rock charts and now is the #3 song. New York Magazine wrote: "The pounding single ["My Best Theory"] from Jimmy Eat World's forthcoming album, Invented, reminds us that emo used to actually rock, not whine." The band recently performed a blistering rendition of the song on Late Show with David Letterman this past Friday, September 24. The heavily science fiction influenced video for "My Best Theory" made its debut last Friday.





The band started a tour across the U.S. on September 21 and has been playing to packed houses. The Washington Post wrote about a stop in DC that "they sounded as fiery as ever, like classic rock power ballads ramped up to the speed of punk."

Jimmy Eat World plays Terminal 5 on October 13th and 14th and We Were Promised Jetpacks (Fatcat) is providing support each night. The show on the 14th is sold out but tickets are still available for the show on the 13th. Tickets are $32 in advance and $37 DOS.

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