As we bid a fond farewell to THRICE, who are going on indefinite hiatus, the band has one last offering: on their final tour, the fans will be able to vote for their set list. Go here to choose your favorite songs from their influential discography.

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Last November, THRICE announced that they’d be taking a hiatus this year, with one last US tour planned. The dates to that final outing are now released and can be found below. The opening act for all stops is ANIMALS AS LEADERS with additional support to be announced.

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05/04 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues-San Diego

05/05 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café

05/06 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

05/08 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

05/09 Dallas, TX @ The Door

05/10 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East

05/11 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

05/12 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s

05/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

05/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

05/16 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

05/18 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

05/19 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte

05/20 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

05/22 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon

05/23 Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre

05/24 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre Times Square

05/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

05/26 Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club

05/27 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre

05/29 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis

05/30 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

06/01 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

06/02 Chicago, IL @ Metro

06/03 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

06/05 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre

06/06 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

06/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

06/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox @ The Market

06/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

06/12 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

06/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst

06/14 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

06/15 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

06/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live

Thrice will be releasing a recording from their Guitar Center session on 7” vinyl via Vagrant Records. Video of the two tracks, “Anthology” and “Promises,” can be viewed here and here. Preorder the record here.

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Thursday announced that they will be going on an indefinite hiatus following their current tour plans. They’ll be doing one more tour in North America and Australia. 

“look thrice, Imma Let you finish, but…”

“Despite the fantastic year that the band has enjoyed, creatively, things haven’t been as easy for us on a personal level.  Without diving into detail, it’s fair to say that this year has been an endless series of personal difficulties.  We haven’t had any falling out and are all still close.  I’m sure that we will continue to create, in some capacity, together.  We’ve talked about turning Thursday into something else: a non-profit, a band that only records sporadically, a collection of other projects… Underneath it all, the personal circumstances involved make it impossible to continue Thursday in the spirit that has made it special.  So, we stop.  For now, at least.”

A full statement can be found here.

Nov. 23 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov. 25 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
Nov. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
Nov. 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Nov. 28 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
Nov. 30 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
Dec. 01 – Cincinnati, OH – 20TH Century Theatre
Dec. 02 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Dec. 03 – Pontiac, MI – The Eagle Theater
Dec. 04 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
Dec. 26 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Dec. 27 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
Dec. 28 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
Dec. 29 – Boston, MA – Royale Boston
Dec. 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts

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Thrice is not breaking up, but the band announced a planned hiatus after their upcoming spring tour. Vocalist, Dustin Kensrue, explained that the effects of touring for weeks at a time has become a strain on his family life, and while he maintains a strong relationship with his band members, he needs a break. His full statement is below.

Thrice is not breaking up.  If nothing has broken us up by now, I doubt anything ever could. However, we will be taking a break from being a full-time band, and the upcoming tour in the Spring will be the last one in the foreseeable future. Playing music for the past 13 years with Riley, Ed, and Teppei has been such a gift.  We have been able to see the world, share music with thousands and thousands of people, and make records with a variety of talented and inspiring people.  The four of us have been through many highs and lows and overcome them together.  I value their friendship, and it has been a great priviledge to play alongside them for so long.  They are truly an amazingly gifted group of people, and the ways we’ve grown together as people and musicians has been a joy to experience. Along the way we have adapted to many changing situations, especially the growing families of both Teppei and myself, but it has been harder and harder for me with each step.  I have three little girls now under the age of 5, and it is a huge strain on my family and I when I’m away for several weeks at a time.  The way we’ve been doing things for a while is simply not sustainable for me anymore. I don’t know what the future looks like for Thrice, or for any of us individually.  I do know that I would love to make more music in the future with them, as well as play some shows or short tours, but for the time being, I need to step out of the role of full time touring/recording musician, and will do so after this tour.  I will continue to make music in various capacities I’m sure, and continue in my work as a Worship Director at Mars Hill Church in Orange County. I know this will be very disappointing news to many people, and for that I am truly sorry.  The amount of support and love we’ve been given in our career is staggering and overwhelming.  I know I’m biased, but I think we have the best fans in the world. This upcoming tour should be a lot of fun.  We are planning for it to be somewhat of a celebration of the last 13 years and I’m sure we’ll be breaking out a bunch of songs that have been buried in the archives.  I hope to see you out there to celebrate with us. I never expected to be able to do any of this, let alone do it for 13 years, with such amazing bandmates, such gifted and hard working crew and management, and such incredible and loyal fans.  Thank you all.

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The second edition of the Where’s the Band tour now has tour dates and a lineup. Performers this year will include Chris Conley of Saves the Day, Ace Enders of The Early November, Anthony Raneri of Bayside, Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It., Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids and Dustin Kensrue of Thrice on select dates.

See the dates below and buy tickets here.

01/19/2012 @ Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg, PA

01/20/2012 @ Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA

01/21/2012 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

01/22/2012 @ Ottobar - Baltimore, MD

01/24/2012 @ Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC

01/25/2012 @ New Brookland Tavern - West Columbia, SC

01/26/2012 @ Cafe 11 - St. Augustine, FL

01/27/2012 @ Double Down - Gainesville, FL

01/28/2012 @ The Social - Orlando, FL

01/29/2012 @ The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

01/31/2012 @ Club Dada - Dallas, TX

02/01/2012 @ Antones Nightclub - Austin, TX

02/03/2012 @ The Crescent Ballroom  - Phoenix, AZ

02/04/2012 @ House of Blues - San Diego, CA*

02/05/2015 @ Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA*

02/07/2012 @ Yost Theater - Santa Ana, CA*

02/08/2012 @ Downtown Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA

02/09/2012 @ Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA

02/10/2012 @ Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR

02/11/2012 @ Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA

* Shows with Dustin of Thrice

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The  Mayan is one of the most interesting venues in Los Angeles. Built more than 80 years ago, the inside of the building fits the name of the place perfectly. There are Mayan-esque designs carved into the walls and ceilings and you could easily expect a scene from an Indiana Jones film to break out at any moment- heart stealing and all. Even the Red Bull Energy Drink logo on one of the many available bars looked like a Mayan calendar with the two signature bulls in the foreground. This location made the mood for the night’s show even better.

The first band of the night was Moving Mountains. The majority of their set featured tracks from their latest album, Waves. In fact, the first few songs played are also the first on the record. Their style is similar to Thrice, with occasional screams, but an overall dark, ambient feel. Their last song of the night, “With One’s Heart in One’s Mouth” is an older track and caught the crowd’s attention much more. It’s a bit longer, at about five minutes, but brought their set to an exciting end.

During this tour, the opening acts took turns playing first or second. The next band to play was O’Brother. While I previously only heard a few tracks from their upcoming album, Garden Window, I figured I had their sound and style figured out. I was wrong. Their songs are fairly drawn-out, but heavy at the same time. They play a progressive, almost post-rock style and it seemed to appeal to Thrice’s fan base. Each song from their set list is so long that they only had time for about five songs before running out of time.

In my humble opinion, La Dispute was the highlight of the night. I’ve made plenty of comments on this blog already about my love for their new album, Wildlife, and they continue to amaze me live too. The group is tight. Everything sounds just like their records and you can see their intensity. Vocalist Jordan Dreyer is captivating, both because of his talent and because he constantly moves. He had a tendency of doing a two-step style move throughout the set and it just adds to the energy.

When they played a track from their split 7” with Touche Amore (Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World), Dreyer claimed that the members of Touche Amore are “our best friends in the entire world” and proceeded to hint that they would be playing a surprise set with the band in the L.A. area on Sunday.  That’ll be a great show.

Their performance seemed to really captivate the audience, as it appeared many viewers had no previous knowledge of the group. Once they wrapped up their set, the crowd shouted for an encore, the first call for one of the night. It would have been great to see another song, but it was time for Thrice to take the stage. (setlist: a Departure, The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit, New Storms For Older Lovers, Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies, Harder Harmonies, Why it Scares Me, Andrea, You and I in Unison)

Thrice knows how to make their fans happy. This set proved that perfectly. The band played a wide variety of songs from their discography but focused on their two latest, Beggars and Major/Minor. Vocalist Dustin Kensrue announced that the tour was almost over, which meant the band was very dialed-in, but it also unfortunately meant that Kensrue was dealing with problems with his voice. He promised to do his best for the show despite even seeing a doctor earlier that day and any mistakes were unnoticeable. The sea of fans didn’t seem to notice anything wrong either.

After playing “Cold Cash and Colder Hearts,” Kensrue took a moment to discuss a charity that was present at the show too. Invisible Children works to stop the use of children soldiers in Africa. The non-profit organization passed around a large box for donations during Thrice’s next, mellower song. For more info on Invisible Children, click here. 

The last two songs of their set were “The Earth Will Shake,” which included auxiliary drumming from members of O’Brother, and “Anthology.”  The band then took a short break offstage and came back with two surprises for fans. They played “Phoenix Ignition,” from their first album, Identity Crisis. This surprised a die-hard fan of theirs who was with me at the concert. He said that despite seeing Thrice play more than 14 times over the years, the last time they included that song in a set was more than a few years ago. Following that was the heavy “To Awake and Avenge the Dead,” from The Illusion of Safety.

Thrice is one of those rare bands that can grow and mature as a band and maintain a devoted following. Fans left the building chanting that it was the “best Thrice show ever” and I heard no complaints. Pick up a copy of their latest record, Major/Minor, today. 

Review by Greg

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Video by Adrian Garro

O’Brother posted the first track from their upcoming album, Garden Window. Consequence of Sound is streaming “Machines Part -1.” Check it out here.

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A handful of new album releases are available today. What artists are you supporting?

Thrice - Major/Minor (buy)

Harris Grade - Sea In You (Free Download)

Dangerous! - Teenage Rampage (buy)

Kasabian - Velociraptor (buy)

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The vinyl edition of Thrice’s new record, Major/Minor, was released earlier this month, but tomorrow the album will be available on all formats. In the meantime, listen to the entire thing streaming here.

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Preorder deals for Thrice’s next full-length album, Major/Minor, can be found here. An explanation of the options can be found below.

Hey folks…

The pre-order for Major/Minor is up and running.

Here are the details:

The LP version of the album will be in stores and online starting Tuesday, September 6th with the CD and digital versions available on September 20th. Each LP comes with a download card, which will be active starting 9/20, 2-LP gatefold packaging, and additional liner notes from the band. The first pressing will be relegated to 4,000 copies worldwide and pressed on clear vinyl with a blue splatter.

Additionally, every physical pre-order comes with an instant MP3 download of an exclusive track, an acoustic version of the song “Anthology”. All fans who purchase a pre-order will also be automatically entered to win a signed LP test-pressing ofMajor/Minor. LP pre-orders will ship for arrival on September 6th with CD orders shipping for the September 20th release date.

Fans who prefer digital copies of their albums will have the option of pre-orderingMajor/Minor through itunes starting August 23rd. The itunes version will feature two exclusive bonus tracks, acoustic versions of the songs “Yellow Belly” and “Promises.” The acoustic version of “Promises” will ONLY be available to fans who pre-order the album and will be taken down come 9/20. The acoustic version of “Yellow Belly” will be available in perpetuity.

If you want to go big, grab the LP or CD Deluxe pack. If you’re feeling more conservative, pick your preferred medium (LP or CD) and customize your pre-order as you’d like by adding a t-shirt or a hoodie.

We can’t wait for you to hear this record.

-Thrice

Thrice will be touring the US in October and November in support of their next record, Major/Minor. Tagging along will be La Dispute, Moving Mountains and O’ Brother.

Sep 30 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock
Oct 01 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
Oct 03 – Dallas, TX – The Door
Oct 04 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Oct 05 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Oct 07 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Oct 08 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
Oct 09 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Theater
Oct 11 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Oct 12 – Richmond, VA – The National
Oct 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Oct 14 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Oct 15 – Towson, MD – Recher Theater
Oct 16 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Oct 18 – Boston, MA – Royale
Oct 19 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
Oct 20 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre
Oct 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
Oct 22 – Covington, KY – Madison Theatre
Oct 23 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
Oct 26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
Oct 27 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Oct 28 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s
Oct 29 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Oct 30 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Nov 01 – Magna, UT – SaltAir
Nov 03 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
Nov 04 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov 05 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Nov 06 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Nov 08 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theater
Nov 09 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov 10 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov 11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

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Thrice have a new track online from their upcoming album, Major/Minor. Listen to “Yellow Belly” here. UPDATE: Download the track free here.

Thrice will be on tour this fall. Their dates can be found below.

Sep 30 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock
Oct 01 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
Oct 03 – Dallas, TX – The Door
Oct 04 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Oct 05 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Oct 07 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Oct 08 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
Oct 09 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Theater
Oct 11 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Oct 12 – Richmond, VA – The National
Oct 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Oct 14 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Oct 15 – Towson, MD – Recher Theater
Oct 16 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Oct 18 – Boston, MA – Royale
Oct 19 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
Oct 20 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre
Oct 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
Oct 22 – Covington, KY – Madison Theatre
Oct 23 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
Oct 26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
Oct 27 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Oct 28 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s
Oct 29 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Oct 30 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Nov 01 – Magna, UT – SaltAir
Nov 03 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
Nov 04 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov 05 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Nov 06 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Nov 08 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theater
Nov 09 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov 10 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov 11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

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