Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who checked out yesterdays warped show in Ventura. We had an awesome time and were excited to see so many familiar faces. We mixed the songs "Space" and "Down" this week and they sound really great, so were hoping to have a sampler with those 2 songs floating around at some point on the 311 tour. Well, that should do it take care and hopefully we'll so you all this summer.
also, if have not noticed yet, i have a new layout! hurray!! :)Santa Monica, California, July 7, 2003 � Recently back from a sold-out tour of Europe, Drive-Thru/Geffen Records band Something Corporate stopped by their homes in Dana Point, California to re-pack their bags and head out on the road once again. This time with 311 on a six week tour of the U.S. beginning July 15 in Bakersfield, CA (see below for a complete itinerary.)
Something Corporate is also about to put the finishing touches on the follow-up to their 2002 debut album Leaving Through The Window. The band recorded the new album at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle. Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank and Something Corporate�s debut album) returns as the band�s producer. Look for the new album, titled North, to be released in October 2003.
Most tracks were written by lead singer/pianist Andrew McMahon, with additional songs written by Something Corporate guitarist Josh Partington. Finding time to write the songs was a challenge as the band was on the road all of last year. Andrew would steal moments to write his new songs (one of his favorites was written during a soundcheck in Amsterdam). But Andrew cautions the album is not a �road record� in any conventional sense. �It�s not so much about the road,� says Andrew, �as it is about being away. It�s a little more poignant and assertive then the last album.� Some of the songs featured on North include, �21 And Invincible,� �Me And The Moon,� �Ruthless� and �Miss America.�
Comprised of pianist/vocalist Andrew McMahon, guitarists Josh Partington and William Tell, bassist Clutch, and drummer Brian Ireland, Something Corporate�s premiere Drive-Thru/MCA Records album, Leaving Through The Window shipped in May 2002, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #1 on the Billboard Alternative New Artist Albums Chart. Leaving Through The Window is one of only two albums that have remained on the Alternative New Artist Albums chart for over a year � - 57 weeks to be exact!
The album went on to sell over 250,000 copies, thanks largely to constant touring and the success of the singles �iF yoU C Jordan� and �I Woke Up In A Car.� Something Corporate played to sold-out crowds on four U.S. tours, three European tours and a visit to Japan. When asked to perform on the main stage at last summer�s Warped Tour, the band defied the odds. Who would have figured a piano-based rock quintet could hold its own against so may established hard rock and punk bands? Well, Something Corporate did, drawing some of the biggest and most enthusiastic crowds on the tour. The band then joined up with New Found Glory on the road where they once again performed to sold-out houses. Earlier this year they headlined a sold-out 33 date U.S. tour before heading overseas for a European tour, which consisted of 11 sold-out dates. In early May they wowed a crowd of 300,000 at Atlanta�s Midtown Music Festival, sharing the bill with Ben Harper, Godsmack and Zwan.
