Thrice leads North American theater trek
Warped Tour veterans Thrice have lined up a major theater tour in support of their forthcoming album "Vheissu," due in stores Oct. 18.
The tour--the first half of which has been confirmed--kicks off Oct. 4 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, and includes multiple-night stands in San Diego, Atlanta, the Phoenix area and Los Angeles, where the first leg wraps up.
"Vheissu" was produced by Steve Osborne, who previously worked with U2, Doves and Peter Gabriel. Thrice--guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge and drummer Riley Breckenridge--based the album on a loose collection of arcane myths found in the 1963 novel "V." by Thomas Pynchon, according to a press release.
Each time Thrice releases an album, its members donate funds to a charity. For "Vheissu," the group formed a partnership with 826 Valencia, a tutorial program designed to help underprivileged students ages 8-18 to improve their communications skills.
Thrice will be joined on the outing by fellow Warped Tour participants The Bled, from Tucson, AZ, as well as Underoath and Veda.
The Bled--guitarist Jeremy Ray Talley, drummer Mike Pedicone, vocalist James Munoz, and bassist Darren "HeyGuy" Simoes--will release "Found in the Flood" on Tuesday (8/23). Produced by Mark Trombino (Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World), "Found in the Flood" is the band's first release on Vagrant Records.
Florida natives Underoath released "They're Only Chasing Safety" last June, while the ethereal Kansas City, MO-based Veda released "The Weight of an Empty Room" in July.
October 2005
4 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
5, 6 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
7 - Irvine, CA - Bren Events Center
8 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
9 - Portland, OR - Roseland
10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
13 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
14 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
15 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont
16 - Sauget, IL - Pops
19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
21 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
22 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
23 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
25 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
26 - Toronto, Ontario - The Docks
27 - Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall
28 - Montreal, Quebec - Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
29 - Portland, ME - The Station
30 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
31 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
November 2005
1 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
3 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
4 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
5 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
6 - Charlotte, NC - Grady Cole
8 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
9, 10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
12 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
13 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
15 - Houston, TX - Numbers
16 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
17 - Fort Worth, TX - Will Rogers Texas Room
19, 20 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
21, 22 - Los Angeles, CA - to be announced
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