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10 Jan
2011

The Sleeping To Tour with Bayside and Terrible Things

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Described by Kerrang! as “Confidently blending elements of hardcore volatility, lounge-like creepiness and air soundscapes, it makes for a whole that somehow just works” The Big Deep has taken this veteran band to new heights. The Sleeping finished out the year with a live performance on Philadelphia’s NBC 10 Morning Show only to kick off 2011 with long-time friends Bayside and Terrible Things.

“This Bayside/Terrible Things Tour is something we are very excited about. Bayside are some of our best friends and we have known Fred and Josh from Terrible Things for a long time. We admire both of those bands as musicians and as people. It’s always a great thing to share the stage with musicians that you highly respect. “-Said Vocalist Douglas Robinson

Dates below:
1/13/2011 The Note Westchester PA
1/14/2011 Northern Lights Clifton Park NY
1/15/2011 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH
1/16/2011 Club at Water Street Rochester NY
1/18/2011 Mixtape Cafe Grand Rapids MI
1/19/2011 Mad Hatter Covington KY
1/20/2011 Altar Bar Pittsburgh PA
1/21/2011 Crazy Donkey Farmingdale NY

For more Information on THE SLEEPING, visit
www.myspace.com/thesleeping

22 Nov
2010

Bayside Announce January Tour Dates Leading Up To Release of KILLING TIME

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Bayside (Anthony Raneri, Jack O’Shea, Chris Guglielmo, Nick Ghanbarian) have announced new tour dates through the month of January, leading up to the release of their new album Killing Time. The album, their debut for Wind-up Records, will hit stores on February 22, 2011. The band is currently on the road with the “Out With The In Crowd Tour”. The tour is a co-headlining bill with Senses Fail and features Title Fight and Balance and Composure on all dates. Tickets for the January dates are on sale now!

http://www.myspace.com/bayside

Tour dates:

January 13 The Note Westchester, PA
January 14 Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
January 15 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
January 16 Club at Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
January 18 MXTP Grand Rapids, MI
January 19 Mad Hatter Club Covington, KY
January 20 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
January 21 Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, NY

*The Sleeping and Terrible Things will be opening for Bayside on these dates.

27 Sep
2010

The Sleeping To Release New Album Tomorrow – The Big Deep

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The shores of Long Island, NY have been known for producing some of the most influential names in rock. Taking Back Sunday, Brand New and many others have been born into notoriety out of that scene. Just as it looked like all hope was lost and every band was becoming faded carbon copies of one another, The Sleeping came along and shook things up by putting sincerity and originality back into underground rock.

After self-releasing their first full length album Believe What We Tell You (OneDaySavior, 2004), Chicago’s Victory Records immediately took notice of the band and their ever growing fan base and hard worth ethic. Shortly thereafter, the label signed The Sleeping to its roster. Since 2004, the band have released two other albums (Questions And Answers & What It Takes) and solidified themselves as one of the hardest working tour acts performing with everyone from A Day To Remember, Hollywood Undead, Atreyu, Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, Reliant K, Plain White T’s, Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights and countless others.

This Tuesday, September 28th, the band will release their fourth album, The Big Deep, on Victory Records. The album is a major leap forward for the band, and lead singer Doug Robinson couldn’t be more thrilled with the results.

“A lot of what makes The Big Deep different from our other releases is the fact that when we approached this record we approached it with no expectations other than wanting to improve ourselves, not only musically, but individually as well,” stated Robinson. “We were all facing major changes in our lives and we wanted this record to be an in your face rock album that digs directly under your skin. In my mind, The Big Deep is for everyone who has been through it all and still fighting to get it right.”

The band also found their writing for this record turning even more personal than they had in the past. “Lyrically, songs like ‘Oh, Gloria’, which is about my mother, show how personal this record is for me. I’ve always been personal on all of our records while giving the listener a chance to relate. This time I did the same thing but dove into it far deeper. The last year and a half of my life is all on this record. I want the listener to hear that, but also be able to connect with the material on its own.”

As always, The Sleeping will be hitting the road in support of their new album with upcoming shows with Finger Eleven, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Tides Of Man and PM Today. A full current tour schedule is listed below.

Track Listing For ‘The Big Deep’
1. Dark Days
2. Boroughs of the Ocean
3. Beautiful Gloom
4. Retired Spies (Change Your Life)
5. Deafening the UK
6. The Phantom of Darker Clouds
7. Oh, Gloria
8. Get You Back
9. The Big Deep
10. Black Waves (Vaya Con Dios)
11. Young Vibes… Don’t Run Away From Me

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Sep 27 2010 Legitimate Business Greensboro, NC @
Sep 28 2010 Sector 7G Augusta, GA @
Sep 29 2010 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL @
Sep 30 2010 Oasis Charleston, SC @
Oct 1 2010 Looney Tunes West Babylon, New York
Oct 8 2010 Ground Zero Allenstown, NH
Oct 9 2010 Eleanor Rigby’s Jermyn, PA
Oct 17 2010 Headliners Toledo, OH #
Oct 18 2010 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH #
Oct 20 2010 Headliners Louisville, KY #
Oct 21 2010 Blue Note Columbia, MO #
Oct 22 2010 Fubar St. Louis, MO
Oct 24 2010 Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom Little Rock, AR #
Oct 27 2010 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA #
Oct 28 2010 House of Blues New Orleans, LA #
Oct 29 2010 Shadowplay Lounge The Woodlands, TX ^
Oct 30 2010 The Hangar Witchita Falls, TX ^
Nov 1 2010 The Underground Mesa, AZ ^
Nov 2 2010 The Glass House Pomona, CA ^
Nov 3 2010 Jerry’s Pizza & Pub Bakersfield, CA ^
Nov 4 2010 Tonic Lounge Reno, NV ^
Nov 5 2010 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT ^
Nov 6 2010 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO ^
Nov 8 2010 Sokol Underground Omaha, NE ^
Nov 9 2010 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL ^
Nov 10 2010 Mac’s Bar Lansing, MI ^
Nov 11 2010 The Coup Clarksville, TN ^
Nov 12 2010 1982 Bar Gainesville, FL ^
Nov 13 2010 The Orpheum Tampa, FL ^
Nov 14 2010 Backbooth Orlando, FL ^
Nov 15 2010 The Talent Farm Pembroke Pines, FL ^
Nov 17 2010 Jack Rabbit’s Jacksonville, FL ^
Nov 18 2010 The Casbah Charlotte, NC ^
Nov 19 2010 Club Relevant Virginia Beach, VA ^
Nov 20 2010 The Harmony Grange Wilmington, DE ^
Nov 21 2010 Hangar 84 Vineland, NJ ^
Nov 22 2010 The Barbary Philadelphia, PA ^
Nov 23 2010 Blender Theater at Gramercy New York, NY ^

@ – With The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
# – With Finger Eleven
^ – With Tides Of Man & PM Today supporting

http://www.myspace.com/thesleeping

17 Sep
2010

THE SLEEPING PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “YOUNG VIBES… DON’T RUN AWAY FROM ME”

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Watch the new music video from THE SLEEPING for “Young Vibes… Don’t Run Away From Me”, the first single from their forthcoming album The Big Deep!

Visit www.facebook.com/TheSleeping and ‘Like’ the page to view the music video.

To celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, The Sleeping will hold an acoustic in-store performance and signing at Looney Tunes in Long Island on October 1st.

In order to gain access to this exclusive event, click here to pre-order the album and receive a wristband; those without a wristband will not be able to attend.

Don’t live in New York? Can’t make it to the show? Check the dates below for The Sleeping full-band dates in your town!

THE SLEEPING TOUR DATES
9/19 The Lost Horizon Syracuse, NY
9/21 EL MOCAMBO Toronto, ON
9/22 Underworld Montreal, QC
9/23 Ground Zero Suncook, NH
9/24 SCHOOL OF ROCK South Hackensack, NJ
9/25 The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, NY
9/26 Diesel Rock and Country Bar Virginia Beach, VA
9/28 SECTOR 7G Augusta, GA
9/29 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
9/30 Oasis Charleston, SC
10/9 Eleanor Rigby’s Jermyn, PA
10/22 Fubar St. Louis, MO
10/29 Shadows Play Lounge Houston, TX
10/30 THE HANGAR Wichita Falls, TX
11/1 The Undeground Mesa, AZ
11/2 The Glass House Pomona, CA
11/3 Jerry’s Pizza Bakersfield, CA
11/5 KILBY CT. Salt Lake City, UT
11/6 THE BLACK SHEEP Colorado Springs, CO
11/8 Sokol Underground Omaha, NE
11/10 Mac’s Bar Lansing, MI
11/11 The Coup Clarksville, TN
11/18 The Casbah Charlotte, NC
11/19 Club Relevant Virginia Beach, VA

03 Sep
2010

The Sleeping announce Looney Tunes exclusive in-store performance and signing

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To celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, The Big Deep¸The Sleeping will hold an acoustic in-store performance and signing at Looney Tunes in Long Island on October 1st.

In order to gain access to this exclusive event, head here to pre-order the album and receive a wristband; those without a wristband will not be able to attend.

Don’t live in New York? Can’t make it to the show? Check the dates below for The Sleeping full-band dates in your town!

9/8/2010 TOAD’S PLACE New Haven CT
9/12/2010 The Met Cafe West Warwick RI
9/19/2010 The Lost Horizon Syracuse NY
9/21/2010 EL MOCAMBO Toronto ON
9/22/2010 Underworld Montreal QC
9/23/2010 Ground Zero Suncook NH
9/24/2010 SCHOOL OF ROCK South Hackensack NJ
9/25/2010 The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale NY
9/26/2010 Diesel Rock and Country Bar Virginia Beach VA
9/28/2010 SECTOR 7G Augusta GA
9/29/2010 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola FL
9/30/2010 Oasis Charleston SC
10/9/2010 Eleanor Rigby’s Jermyn PA
10/22/2010 Fubar St. Louis MO
10/29/2010 Shadows Play Lounge Houston TX
10/30/2010 THE HANGAR Wichita Falls TX
11/1/2010 The Underground Mesa AZ
11/2/2010 The Glass House Pomona CA
11/3/2010 Jerry’s Pizza Bakersfield CA
11/5/2010 KILBY CT. Salt Lake City UT
11/6/2010 THE BLACK SHEEP Colorado Springs CO
11/8/2010 Sokol Underground Omaha NE
11/10/2010 Mac’s Bar Lansing MI
11/11/2010 The Coup Clarksville TN
11/18/2010 The Casbah Charlotte NC
11/19/2010 Club Relevant Virginia Beach VA

20 Aug
2010

The Sleeping announce US and Canada dates with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

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With three albums under their Victory Records belt, The Sleeping return on September 28th with what is anticipated as their best album to date. Currently on tour with Dommin and Volbeat, The Sleeping will quickly jump back in the van and head out on a slew of dates with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Head over to the Victory Records webstore to order the CD and a t-shirt that will arrive on your doorstep the day of The Big Deep’s release. Packages are only $18.00 and won’t be available for long! Click here to place your order now!

9/19/2010
The Lost Horizon
Syracuse
NY
9/21/2010
EL MOCAMBO
Toronto
ON
9/22/2010
Underworld
Montreal
QC
9/24/2010
SCHOOL OF ROCK
South Hackensack
NJ
9/25/2010
The Crazy Donkey
Farmingdale
NY
9/26/2010
Diesel Rock and Country Bar
Virginia Beach
VA
9/28/2010
SECTOR 7G
Augusta
GA
9/29/2010
Vinyl Music Hall
Pensacola
FL

About the Band:

THE SLEEPING have gone bigger, better, and bolder than ever before and intend to ignite the rock universe with their latest endeavor, The Big Deep. Priding themselves on bending genres and breaking new ground with their influential fusion of hardcore post-punk and melodic indie-rock, THE SLEEPING have organically created a remarkable record with honest and raw passion that is often absent from modern-day artists.

Spawning their way from the 2003 music scene in Long Island, NY and amongst bands such as Taking Back Sunday and Brand New, their late 2004 signing to VICTORY RECORDS was the catalyst that sparked the band’s success. Following with releases such as Believe What We Tell You, Questions and Answers, and What It Takes, THE SLEEPING have prevailed as one of Victory’s hardest-working and most-loved acts.

The band spent two summer months approaching a style of writing that they’ve rarely explored; THE SLEEPING packed up and headed to Woodstock, New York. “We experienced Woodstock in a tourist world. I would wake up every morning and feed chickens, hens and a 1000 pound pig” claims Douglas (vocals).

One of the band’s greatest strengths is their tight-knit sense of family they seem to incorporate into their music. Vocalist Douglas Robinson, drummer Joe Zizzo, bassist Sal Mignano, guitarist Paul Cadena and keyboardist Chris Evans are more like brothers than band mates and it is no surprise that when it came time to writing The Big Deep, the band gathered together, shedding their hearts, souls, fears and joys. Douglas says “The last record was produced in an urban-city-like-almost-too-familiar-mid-winter setting, leaving little room for inspiration. We would all hang out, but there was so much to do that we’d separate. In Woodstock, we’d hear about something, and we’d all hop on our bikes and ride out to see it together.”

Perhaps it was this culture shock of re-visiting an old town in a new season, in addition to the organized chaos, that formed the sound and feel for the record; but the lyrics came from an entirely different mind set. Last year, in the wake of heartbreak, Douglas set out, temporarily moving his entire life from New York to LA, in hopes to find himself, and figure out how to live the rest of his life. “I wrote a lot on the way there, and I wrote a lot on the way back. Even in Woodstock, I only went home once. I literally had cabin fever. The guys would go home on the weekends and it gave me time to do nothing but just think.” Symbolic of the time spent traveling, learning and writing, the cover art showcases a suitcase of belongings, giving a new meaning to ‘baggage.’

The Woodstock recording experience provoked rejuvenation, allowing each member to learn each other as if it was their first time meeting. The outcome is a restructured army, revisiting producers Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner to strengthen an even tighter unit. Spewing with maturity and growth, this album is a journey of the mind and of the body. It’s a story of finding out who you are and where you belong before you become truly lost forever. This record is a meltdown of emotions with a vibe that digs deep into your ears and most importantly, your heart.

The Big Deep is available on September 28th, 2010.

11 Aug
2010

The Sleeping Announce New Album And Tour Dates

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In honor of their September 28th release, The Big Deep, The Sleeping has unleashed a completely revamped MySpace, announcing tour dates and pre-order details! Check it all out here!

The Sleeping will be out on a series of dates with Volbeat and Dommin!

8/13/2010 Gramercy Theater New York NY
8/14/2010 Theater of Living Arts Philadelphia PA
8/15/2010 Recher Theater Towson MD
8/17/2010 Mod Club Toronto, ONT Canada
8/18/2010 The Machine Shop Flint MI
8/19/2010 Bottom Lounge Chicago IL
8/20/2010 The Intersection Grand Rapids MI

Head over to the Victory Records webstore to order the CD and a t-shirt that will arrive on your doorstep the day of The Big Deep’s release. Packages are only $18.00 and won’t be available for long! Click here to place your order now!

About the band:

The Sleeping have gone bigger, better, and bolder than ever before and intend to ignite the rock universe with their latest endeavor, The Big Deep. Priding themselves on bending genres and breaking new ground with their influential fusion of hardcore post-punk and melodic indie-rock, THE SLEEPING have organically created a remarkable record with honest and raw passion that is often absent from modern-day artists. Big Deep reconfirms THE SLEEPING’s outstanding ability to create rousing music as abrasive and vigorous as it is groove-oriented and stylistic. Long Island’s THE SLEEPING have toured relentlessly and wowed audiences around the world. Now with the release of their fourth studio album, The Big Deep, THE SLEEPING are on the verge of conquering the planet all over again.