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Cheap Girls Announce Fall Tour w/ The Front Bottoms

Cheap Girls have announced they will be heading out on tour in the fall with The Front Bottoms. Dates can be found below.

Oct 12 / Grand Rapids, MI at the Pyramid Scheme *
Oct 13 / Lansing, MI at Mac’s Bar *
Oct 14 / Toronto, ON at the Horseshoe *
Oct 16 / Hamilton, ON at the Casbah *
Oct 17 / Montreal, QC at Casa Del Popolo *
Oct 18 / Boston, MA at T.T. the Bear’s *
Oct 19 / NYC at Santos Party House *
Oct 20 / Philadelphia, PA at North Star Bar *
Oct 21 / Washington, D.C. at DC9 *
Oct 23 / Richmond, VA at the Camel *
Oct 24 / Durham, NC at the Pinhook *
Oct 25 / Atlanta, GA at the Drunken Unicorn *
Oct 26 / Orlando, FL at Will’s Pub *
Oct 27 / St. Petersburg, FL at Local 662 *
Oct 28 / Gainesville, FL at the FEST 11
Oct 30 / New Orleans, LA at the Circle Bar *
Oct 31 / Houston, TX at Mango’s *
Nov 4 / Austin, TX at FunFunFun Fest
Nov 6 / Kansas City, MO at the Record Bar *
Nov 7 / Omaha, NE at Slowdown Jr. *
Nov 8 / St. Louis, MO at the Firebird *
Nov 9 / Normal, IL at Firehouse Pizza & Pub *
Nov 10 / Chicago, IL at the Beat Kitchen *

* denotes shows with THE FRONT BOTTOMS

Album Review: Cheap Girls - Giant Orange

This time last year Rise Records was primarily known for being home to some of the best metalcore bands in the genre, twelve months later the face of the label has changed completely. Key signings such as Make Do And Mend, Daytrader and heavyweights Hot Water Music, means Rise Records is now just the home of good music, period. Needless to say some of the labels latest acquisitions didn’t go down well with the label ‘faithfuls’ and perhaps the most derided of them all were Michigan natives Cheap Girls. Widely adored by the punk scene however, their previous two releases have been showered in praise, but the “everyday guy” look of the band and lack of “beatdowns” mean they just aren’t “in”. But who cares? It’s about the music, and "Giant Orange" is full of brilliant, catchy music.

"Giant Orange" is the embodiment of that late-90’s college rock sound, from Ian Graham’s Caterer-aping vocals to the distinctive distortion of Adam Aymor’s guitarwork. There isn’t much of an overall departure in sound from their previous two albums, but there is a noticeable difference in the production. Despite the fact that Tom Gabel is once again at the helm, the rawness of previous efforts has been rounded off. This won’t be to everyone’s approval, but it works as it allows for the bands pop tendencies to really shine through. Tracks like the brilliant "Communication Blues" would have lost some of their magic had the old production values still applied.

ATP! Exclusive: The Menzingers, Tigers Jaw, Cheap Girls To Play Stay Sweet Fest 2012

Richmond, Virginia's favorite three-day extravaganza, Stay Sweet Fest is back for it's second time round and Alter The Press couldn't be more thrilled to be revealing all the details on this year's festival.

Today we are unveiling the next batch of bands who have been confirmed to play Stay Sweet 2012:

Cheap Girls Stream New Album "Giant Orange"

Cheap Girls' new album, "Cheap Orange", can be streamed in its entirety here.

Cheap Girls Release New Song "Mercy Go-'Round"

Cheap Girls have released a new song titled, "Mercy Go-'Round", which can be streamed below.

The Menzingers Announce US Tour w/ Cheap Girls

The Menzingers have announced they will be heading out on tour this Spring with Cheap Girls and The Sidekicks.

Thu Mar-22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Roboto
Fri Mar-23 - Lansing, MI - The Loft
Sat Mar-24 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
Sun Mar-25 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
Tue Mar-27 - Denver, CO - Marquee
Wed Mar-28 - Ogden, UT - Mojoes
Thu Mar-29 - Boise, ID - The Red Room
Fri Mar-30 - Portland, OR - Backspace
Sat Mar-31 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Mon Apr-02 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Tue Apr-03 - Ventura, CA - Billy O's
Wed Apr-04 - Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar
Thu Apr-05 - TBA
Fri Apr-06 - San Diego, CA - Che Café
Sat Apr-07 - Mesa, AZ - The Underground
Mon Apr-09 - Austin TX - Mohawk w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad, Joyce Manor
Tue Apr-10 - San Antonio, TX - El Ten Eleven
Thu Apr-12 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
Fri Apr-13 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic
Sun Apr-15 - Richmond, VA - Stay Sweet Fest
Thu Apr-19 - Scranton, PA - Redwoods w/ Tigers Jaw, The Front Bottoms, The Holy Mess, Luther
Fri Apr-20 - Boston, MA - Middle East - Up w/ The Holy Mess, Luther, Choke Up
Sat Apr-21 - Philly, PA - Road to Ruin
Sun Apr-22 - Brooklyn NY - Knitting Factory w/ Tigers Jaw, Holy Mess, Luther +1 TBA

Cheap Girls Release "Ruby" Music Video

Cheap Girls' new music video for, 'Ruby', can be viewed by clicking read more.

Cheap Girls Release New Song "Communication Blues"

Cheap Girls have released a new song titled, 'Communication Blues', which can be streamed here.

Cheap Girls Release New Song "Ruby" As Free Download

Cheap Girls have released a new song titled, 'Ruby', which can be downloaded for free here.

Cheap Girls & The Sidekicks Announce US 2012 Tour

Cheap Girls and The Sidekicks will be heading out on tour together this March.

03/01/12: Cleveland, OH at the Grog Shop
03/02/12: Buffalo, NY at the Mohawk Place
03/03/12: Boston, MA at the Middle East (Upstairs)
03/04/12: Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Lanes
03/06/12: Brooklyn, NY at the Knitting Factory
03/07/12: Oneonta, NY at the American Legion
03/08/12: New Haven, CT at Lily’s Pad
03/09/12: Philadelphia, PA at the Fire
03/10/12: Richmond, VA at the Camel
03/11/12: Louisville, KY at Cahoots
03/12/12: St. Louis, MO at the Firebird
03/16-17/12: Austin, TX for SXSW (We’ll be announcing our showcases as we confirm)
03/18/12: Shreveport, LA at the Media Star Entertainment Hall
03/20/12: Lawrence, KS at the Replay Lounge

Cheap Girls Announce New Album "Giant Orange" + Release New Song "Ruby"

Cheap Girls have announced they will release their new album, 'Giant Orange' on February 21st through Rise Records.

A new song titled, 'Ruby' can be streamed by clicking read more.

Cheap Girls Fest 10 Performance Stream

Didn't make it out to Fest 10? Cheap Girls' entire set can be streamed in its entirety by clicking read more.

Cheap Girls Sign To Rise Records & Release New Demo

Cheap Girls have signed to Rise Records and plan to release their label debut in Spring 2012.

The band have also posted a demo of a new song titled, 'Cored To Empty', which can be streamed by clicking read more.

Lemuria UK Tour with Cheap Girls Announced

Lemuria's UK tour with Cheap Girls has been announced.

July 29th - Southampton, UK @ The Unit w/ Cheap Girls
July 30th - Kingston, UK @ The Peel w/ Cheap Girls
July 31st - Bristol, UK @ The Croft w/ Cheap Girls, Sundials
Aug 1st - Swansea, UK @ Sin City w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 2nd - Manchester, UK @ Star and Garter w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 3rd - Liverpool, UK @ Mello Mello w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 4th - Cork, Ireland @ An Cruiscin Lan w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 5th - Belfast, Ireland @ The Bunetee w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 6th - Dublin, Ireland @ The Mercantile w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 7th - Kent, UK @ Hevy Festival w/ Cheap Girls, Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Escape Plan
Aug 8th - Leeds, UK @ The Well w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 9th - Glasgow, UK @ 13th Note w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 10th - Birmingham, UK @ Wagons and Horses w/ Cheap Girls
Aug 11th - London, UK @ Islington O2 Academy2 w/ Cheap Girls

Lemuria + Cheap Girls Announce London Show

Lemuria and Cheap Girls have announced details of a London show on August 11th at the O2 Academy 2 (upstairs) in Islington.

UK dates confirmed so far:

August
2nd - Manchester The Star & Garter
8th - Leeds The Well
11th - London O2 Islington Academy 2

More details to follow when we have them.

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