Cassette collectors can head over to Merch Now and purchase a copy of Proper via Doghouse Records/No Sleep Records. Pressing is limited to only 200. Hurry up and grab one!
Purchase here: http://new.merchnow.com/products/137675
Tickets for the upcoming UK headline tour are on-sale now! Links below.
May 28 Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Berkeley Suits - TICKETS
May 29 Manchester, United Kingdom @ The Castle - TICKETS
May 30 Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Hare & Hounds - TICKETS
May 31 London, United Kingdom @ Slaughtered Lamb - TICKETS
June 1 Kingston, United Kingdom @ The Cricketers - TICKETS
Gusting forth on the winds from Chicago, Into It. Over It. struck many a chord last fall with their debut record, Proper. Evan Weiss, the man behind the moniker, imbued his brand of emotional pop-punk with an indie mentality and indefatigable energy, a refreshing exercise in an oft-marginalized genre. His sincere lack of pretense in his lyricism, a skill honed over his well-cited 52 Weeks project, is part of Weiss’ appeal, and it’s an atheistic he’s carried over into video.
One of the slower, more intimate moments on Proper, “No Good Before Noon” is given an equally stripped down video. Directed by Jordan Welker, the clip features no more than Weiss himself walking down an empty city street at night. Though occasionally accosted by silent pedestrians in need of a lighter or quick game of rock-paper-scissors, Weiss keeps his eyes locked on the camera, keeping those personal words aimed straight at you. Check out the video below
Into It. Over It.‘s Proper debut garnered such attention that Weiss has been on the road with this year’s incarnation of the “Where’s The Band?” Tour, showcasing frontmen from pop-punk and emo heavyweights in solo performances. The lineup includes Chris Conely of Saves The Day, Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, Anthony Raneri of Bayside, and Ace Enders of The Early November. Into It. Over It. will follow the tour by joining the Glamour Kills Clothing Tour in March along with other modern torch-bearers of the genre. See both tour itineraries below.
Into It. Over It. 2012 Tour Dates:
01/25 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
01/26 – St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe 11 *
01/27 – Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live *
01/28 – Orlando, FL @ The Social *
01/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
01/31 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
02/01 – Beaumont, TX @ Antone’s *
02/03 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
02/04 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
02/05 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour *
02/07 – Santa Ana, CA @ Yost Theater *
02/08 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew *
02/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
02/10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
02/11 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
03/09 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club ^
03/10 – New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre ^
03/12 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs ^
03/13 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual ^
03/14 – Toronto, ON @ Annex Wreckroom ^
03/15 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ^
03/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under ^
03/17 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge ^
03/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club ^
03/20 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre ^
03/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound ^
03/23 – Boise, ID @ The Venue ^
03/24 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon ^
03/25 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre ^
03/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s ^
03/28 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour ^
* = w/ Chris Conley, Matt Pryor, Anthony Raneri, and Ace Enders
^ = w/ The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Transit, The Story So Far, A Loss For Words
Lately the alternative scene has become saturated with megatours crammed with enough acts to ensure ticket sales, a trend that’s become as tiresome as the now-obligatory album-anniversary tour. Luckily the Where’s the Band? tour has mixed up the idea a bit, putting the spotlight on some of the scene’s best frontmen and their guitars. Led by the Get Up Kids’ Matt Pryor, Saves the Day’s Chris Conley and Bayside’s Anthony Raneri, the acoustic tour hit the velvet-backed stage of Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday night.
Under-the-radar scene vet Evan Weiss (the man behind Into It. Over It.) set the pace early when he opened the show balancing personal lyrics over pop-punk strumming. By cheering Weiss’s song selections and standing silently as he told heartbreaking stories behind a few of them, it was clear those in attendance got the idea behind the tour. Weiss turned over things to longtime pal Ace Enders, who, like Pryor and Raneri, was showcasing new material—in addition to doing such songs from his days leading the Early November as “Ever So Sweet” and “Baby Blue.”
Conley then swapped spots with Enders to do an all-requests set that unearthed gems like 1998’s “Hold,” and of course, “At Your Funeral.” Pryor’s following set proved he’s ready to continue his busy streak from the past few years (solo albums, Get Up Kids’ reunion tours and albums) into 2012, as he featured songs from May Day, to be released later this month. While each act earned big cheers from different sections of the crowd, Long Islander Raneri, who also offered songs from his new release, the EP New Cathedrals, earned the biggest reaction from the entire room. —Sean O’Kane
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Into It. Over It. headline shows throughout the UK and Europe in May/June. See below for announced dates. More dates to come along with ticket links!
May 7 - Ferrara, Italy @ Ai due laghi del Verginese
May 8 - Milan, Italy @ Tambourine
May 10 - Innsbruck, Austria @ Weekender Cafe
May 11 - Vienna, Austria @ Arena
May 12 - Munich, Germany @ Netzer
May 13 - Regensburg, Germany @ Heimat
May 15 - Hamburg, Germany @ Freundlich und Kompetent
May 16 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Ponyhof Club
May 17 - Berlin, Germany @ White Trash
May 18 - Hannover, Germany @ Innehof
May 19 - Cologne, Germany @ Stereo Wonderland
May 20 - Haldern, Germany @ Haldern Pop Bar
May 28 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Berkeley Suits
May 29 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ The Castle
May 30 - Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Hare & Hounds
May 31 - London, United Kingdom @ Slaughtered Lamb
June 1 - Kingston, United Kingdom @ The Cricketers
Head to a newsstand near you and pick up this month’s issue of Kerrang! Magazine. Into It. Over It. is included in the “20 Bands You Need To Hear Now” feature!
Pre-sale for The Glamour Kills Tour and covers compilation vinyl are now up at theglamourkillstour.com. There is a limited allotment of tickets and vinyl per city for the pre-sale and they are going fast. There will be general on-sale tickets which will be going live very soon as well.
Check out the 12” artwork and track listing below:
1). The Wonder Years covering Into It Over It’s “Anchor”
2). Polar Bear Club covering Transit’s “Skipping Stone”
3). Transit covering Polar Bear Club’s “Resent and Resistance”
4). The Story So Far covering A Loss For Words “Wrightsville Beach”
5). A Loss For Words covering The Story So Far’s “Quicksand”
6). Into It Over It covering The Wonder Years “Don’t Let Me Cave In”
The kind folks over at Daytrotter have invited me in for a second session on February 14th. This one will be a LIVE stream to the internet! You can purchase a session pass at the below link.
Pre-sales for the Glamour Kills Tour Featuring friends The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Transit, The Story So Far and A Loss For Words will begin at 3PM on January 17th at www.theglamourkillstour.com.
