(MSO) "Driving, retro-futuristic power pop
" praised Alternative Press (3/05) of ANBERLIN, whose second full-length NEVER TAKE FRIENDSHIP PERSONAL has surpassed sales of over 85,000 copies on Seattle's Tooth & Nail. Now in the midst of a sold-out headlining Australian trek, ANBERLIN have announced they'll join Hawthorne Heights for a February run. On March 16, the band will perform a special SXSW show at Redrum Annex before headlining the Tooth & Nail Records tour with Emery, The Classic Crime and Jonezetta supporting. The coast-to-coast Tooth & Nail tour will hit Los Angeles March 25 at the Henry Fonda Theater and New York April 13 at The Avalon (see itinerary below and more dates will be announced soon).The Florida band's new single "Paperthin Hymn"--which All Music Guide hailed as "one of the prettiest slabs of guitar rock released in the last ten years" (3/05)--is buzzing at radio with 25 adds in just two weeks. Elsewhere, HM Magazine said NEVER TAKE FRIENDSHIP PERSONAL offers "plentitude of hooks coupled with bright power pop textures and intermittent rocky danceability
"(6/05). Other standout songs "Stationary Stationery," "The Runaways" and the title track highlight the band's melodic guitar-driven anthems.
Known for their frenetic and undeniably infectious live shows, the band--STEPHEN CHRISTIAN (vocals), JOSEPH MILLIGAN (guitar), DEON REXROAT (bass), NATHAN STRAYER (guitar) and NATHAN YOUNG (drums)--enlisted Aaron Sprinkle (Pedro The Lion, MxPx) to produce and capture their live sound. Frontman CHRISTIAN explains, "This album is more raw, honest and hyperactive. Our goal was to come out with an album we're confident in and show our audience what they can expect live."
Stay tuned for more touring news from a band that has shared the stage with My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line, Sugarcult, The Early November, Story Of The Year, Lostprophets and Relient K, to name a few.
Tour Dates
Headlining Australia and New Zealand Tour
Mon 1/23 Sydney, AUS Annadale Hotel
Tue 1/24 Brisbane, AUS The Basement
Wed 1/25 Adelaide, AUS Enigma Bar
Thu 1/26 Melbourne, AUS The Evelyn
Sat 1/28 Hamilton, NZ Parachute Music Festival
With Hawthorne Heights
Fri 2/10 Toledo, OH Headliners
Sat 2/11 Urbana, IL The Canopy
Sun 2/12 Fargo, ND Playmaker's Pavilion
Tue 2/14 Sioux City, IA Lewis Bowl
Thu 2/16 Springfield, MO The Oasis
Fri 2/17 Wichita, KS Cotillion
Sat 2/18 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Sun 2/19 Little Rock, AK Clear Channel Metroplex
Mon 2/20 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theater
Tue 2/21 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Wed 2/22 Columbia, SC Headliners
Thu 2/23 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Fri 2/24 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy's
Fri 3/3 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Sat 3/4 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Sun 3/5 Scranton, PA Tink's
Tooth & Nail Tour 2006 (more dates to be announced)
Anberlin, Emery, The Classic Crime & Jonezetta
Thu 3/16 Austin, TX Redrum Annex (SXSW performance)
Fri 3/17 Houston, TX Warehouse
Sat 3/18 Dallas, TX The Door
Mon 3/20 Tucson, AZ KFMA Free Ball
Tue 3/21 Phoenix, AZ Marquis Theatre
Thu 3/22 San Diego, CA SOMA
Fri 3/24 Pomona, CA Glass House
Sat 3/25 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
Thu 3/30 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri 3/31 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Tue 4/4 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Wed 4/5 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
Thu 4/13 New York, NY The Avalon
Fri 4/14 Boston, MA Axis
