August 10, 2004

Hey everybody! This is Adam from Fueled By Ramen. How was your weekend? Mine was nice. I went to south Florida on Friday, hung out with my dog and tried a Brownie Batter Blizzard from Dairy Queen (or DQ). Let me just say that those things look a lot better in the commercials. Speaking of south Florida...guess who's finally coming back to the sunshine state? Fall Out Boy. And this time they'll be with Taking Back Sunday and Matchbook Romance. Check out the dates and info below.

-Adam FBR

Featured Merch

Punchline CD

Punchline EP

Punchline Shirt

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake is out on the road with Snoop Dogg, Vinnie and Monkey Vs. Robot will be featured in an upcoming issue of Hustler magazine and they're towing around a bright green van with humping hippos and a crack-smoking squirell on the side (among other things). You can't make this stuff up. Check below for all the upcoming LTJ shows and check out monkeyvsrobot.net for all the info on Monkey Vs. Robot, Vinnie's new toy/collectible/t-shirt company.

Oh, and Less Than Jake's new DVD "The People's History of Less Than Jake" is in stores TODAY! It features over two and a half hours of live footage, interviews, the sketchiest sketch comedy and more. You won't be disappointed.

08.10 Washington, DC @ Nissa Pavillion
08.11 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08.13 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
08.14 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08.15 Greenville, SC @ Handlebar
08.17 West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
08.18 Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
08.20 Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium
08.21 San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08.22 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mithcell Pavillion
08.23 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
08.24 Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08.25 St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavillion
08.26 Madison, WI @ Barrymore
08.27 Apline Valley, WI @ Alpine Valley
08.28 Somerset, WI @ Float-Rite Park
08.29 Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
08.30 Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green
08.31 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavillion

lessthanjake.com
purevolume.com/lessthanjake
Less Than Jake @ MySpace.com

The A.K.A.s

The A.K.A.s have some big tour news to announce soon, but keep it in your pants for now. While you're waiting for the big news, why not try to win some free stuff? FBR and Highroller Studios are giving away a bunch of copies of The Hellfest 2003 DVD. This DVD is bad-ass. I think it has 356,000 performances from all the bands at Hellfest 2K3 (including one by the lovely A.K.A.s). The contest is only up through Friday, so get your entry in soon or I'll send Mike Ski to tattoo your forehead while you sleep!

theakas.com
purevolume.com/theakas
The A.K.A.s @ MySpace.com

The Academy Is...

...heading out on tour later this month with Hellogoodbye, Houston Calls and Madison.

...coming back to Florida on August 17th.

...putting out an amazing CD early next year that will have you all talking.

...bootylicious.

08.16 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Dark Room
08.17 Tallahassee. FL @ Big Daddy's
08.19 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
08.20 Tampa, FL @ Neptune Lounge
08.21 West Palm Beach, FL @ Spanky's
09.01 Charleroi, PA @ TBA
09.02 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
09.03 Sublette, IL @ Sublette Community Building
09.04 Detroit, MI @ TBA
09.05 Chicago, IL @ TBA

theacademyrock.com
purevolume.com/theacademyis
The Academy Is... @ MySpace.com

Punchline

I love this band. You should, too. You should order their CD from our webstore (if you enter the code "punch2004" in the coupon section, you'll get $2 off the CD). Then you can go to purevolume.com/punchline and listen to a few songs from the CD that will be in your mailbox in just a few days. And then you can listen to 3 "special" versions of songs from "Action". That sure sounds like a fun evening. What else are you gonna do on a Tuesday night?

08.21 Falls Church, VA @ Flipside Fest
08.26 Madison, WI @ The Barrymore Theater
08.28 Rye, NH @ Rye Airfield Skatepark
08.29 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
08.30 Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown
08.31 Albany, NY @ Trinity Hall
09.01 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Cafe Metropolis
09.02 Edinboro, PA @ The Hangout
09.04 South Amboy, NJ @ Krome

punchkids.com
purevolume.com/punchline
Punchline @ MySpace.com

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy is spending the next week and a half sweating it out on the hot and humid Warped Tour. Bring some water, sunscreen, a camera and a few bucks for some of the new FOB merch. They'll have copies of "Take This To Your Grave" and "My Heart Will Always Be..." as well. For info on FOB's fall tour with Taking Back sunday and Matchbook Romance, click the banner at heck out purevolume.com/falloutboy. I suggest getting your tickets soon. :)

08.10 Hershey, PA @ Warped Tour
08.12 Quebec, QC @ Warped Tour
08.13 Montreal, QC @ Warped Tour
08.14 Barrie, ON @ Warped Tour
08.15 Pontiac, MI @ Warped Tour
08.16 Cinncinati, OH @ Warped Tour
08.17 Columbus, OH @ Warped Tour
08.18 Darien, NY @ Warped Tour
08.19 Boston, MA @ Warped Tour
08.26 Appleton, WI @ Fox River Mall's Hollister
08.28 Schaumburg, IL @ Woodfield Mall's Hollister
09.03 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest Revisited

falloutboyrock.com
purevolume.com/falloutboy
Fall Out Boy @ MySpace.com

Contest

Last week's winner was Kristen Struchil of Naperville, IL. Congrats to her! This week, I'll be giving away a "Science Guy" toy and t-shirt from Monkey Vs. Robot. To win, email your answers to the following questions to weeklydish@fueledbyramen.com with the subject "Growing Up Gotti".

1 - Who is Punchline playing with on August 26th?
2 - Who is Fall Out Boy touring with in the fall?
3 - Where will that tour be on Halloween night?
4 - Guess where I'll be that night. :)
5 - Who are the 5 dudes in the picture up top (the one that's not labeled "Yellowcard")?

All correct entries will be entered to win the stuff. Good luck.