THE HIGHER: "Book The Band" Contest and Summer Tour w/ MCS.
Pop-rock group The Higher is currently taking part in Virgin Mobile's "Book the Band" competition, where the winning band will open the 2007 Virgin Festival (featuring The Police, Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys among others) in front of thousands of people at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, August 4th. Fans of The Higher can vote for the band at href=http://www.virginfestival.com/2007/booktheband.html >www.virginfestival.com/2007/booktheband.html or text "HIGHER" to 68710 (standard text messaging rates apply).
Since the release of the their album On Fire in March, The Higher have exploded on all fronts with a smoking hot video for their single "Insurance?" playing regularly on MTVU and FUSE, a leading position in AOL's "Breakers" competition (href=http://music.aol.com/franchise/breakers/?cat=4>http://music.aol.com/franchise/breakers/?cat=4>) and a recent appearance on FUSE's "The Sauce."
In addition to the group's recent successes, The Higher have announced they will be hitting the road with Motion City Soundtrack in July for a month long US tour.
Tour Dates:
June 28 - Reno, NV - Club Underground
June 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Studio 600
July 1 - Boise, ID - The Venue
July 2 - Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
July 3 - Bellingham, WA - Rymar Studios
July 5 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 6 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 7 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 8 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 10 - West Hollywood, CA - Roxy Theatre - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 11 - San Diego, CA - Soma - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 12 -Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 14 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 15 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 16 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina Ballroom - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 17 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 19 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 20 - Orlando, FL - The Social - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 21 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 24 - Boston, MA - Axis - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 25 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
July 27 - South Hackensack, NJ - School of Rock
July 31 - Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo Icon
August 1 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
August 2 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
August 6 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
August 7 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House - (w/ Motion City Soundtrack)
September 2 - Plano, TX - The Plano Centre
For More Information:
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www.epitaph.com
Press Contact:
Hector Martinez
Epitaph Records
(213) 413-7353
Hector@Epitaph.com