Craig Owens (D.R.U.G.S., Chiodos) took time off from Warped Tour this past year in order to have a role in a new movie called K-11. A preview for a trailer for the film has now been released, and you can check it out below by clicking “Read More.”
Craig Owens stopped by Hot Topic back in 2009 to record a few acoustic versions of Chiodos songs, and Hot Topic has now remastered and rereleased the songs. Check them out below by clicking “Read More”
Craig Owens will be playing four solo shows in December. My Arcadia has been confirmed as the supporting band for the dates. Check out where and when Owens will be playing below by clicking “Read More”.
Today marks the anniversary of D.R.U.G.S.’s first ever show. The celebrate the anniversary, the band has released a new b-side from their debut record called “Rehab In Rifle Rounds.” Stream it below by clicking “Read More”!
New Acoustic Performance: ”Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm” // D.R.U.G.S.
New Acoustic Performance: ”Sex Life” // D.R.U.G.S.
New Acoustic Performance: ”Graveyard Dancing” // D.R.U.G.S
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows released their debut album this past February. Craig Owens has now confirmed that the band will be releasing a new EP in early-2012 and will support it with a headlining tour in January and February. Read a full interview here and a snippet of it below by clicking “Read More”.
Craig Owens is currently out on the road with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, but will be playing four holiday shows in Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. Check out the dates below by clicking “Read More”.
PropertyOfZack spoke to Matthew Stewart of Outerloop Management, who is also one of the founders of the Scream It Like You Mean It Tour, not too long ago for a great interview. Emily and Matthew discussed the inspiration behind the tour, how things have grown for the brand within the past year, how they go about picking the lineup, and what the future holds in terms of tours and expansion plans. The tour starts on Friday, so make sure to read up on the interview and head out to a date if you can!
Last year was the first annual Scream It Like You Mean It Tour. What was your inspiration for bringing it off the ground?
I think we thought that there were a lot of bands last year who deserved tour spots that didn’t get it. We wanted to bring kids something different in a club setting. I teamed up with Dave Shapiro who was Silverstein’s booking agent, and I managed We Came As Romans, and we kind of just put a package together that we thought would be cool for the kids. We tried to make it a low ticket price and it worked out really well.
You’re also a manager at Outerloop Management. Is the tour an addition to the managing side of your career, or did you just want to step into a new area?
I try to be as creative as possible. I like going into the office every day with an open mind. I’m pretty blessed to work with two owners who give me the opportunity to do things like that. It’s been awesome teaming up with all the partners. Everyone has a role and we all try to be as creative as possible and try to put together the best thing we can.
POZ: Can you elaborate on who those other partners are?
Matthew: Jeff is a partner and he is the co-owner of Outloop Management with Mike Mowery and he is an entertainment lawyer for Bamboozle and Van Halen. He sees the big picture and is a partner with a few other major summer tours. He was sort of the father figure of the tour. Dave Shapiro is the booking agent who books the shows and works with dozens of artists. He has his role and deals with the promoters and helps put a lineup together. My role is to help Dave put the lineup together and to look at the big picture. Yogi Allgood is more of the marketing guy and goes out and makes sure that the sponsors are taken care of.
Has it been difficult for you to manage both jobs at once?
Absolutely not. I keep my roster pretty small and try to take care of all my artists and needs as much as possible. I make sure there are enough hours in the day.
How far in advance do you go about booking the tour?
It can go as far as five or six months in advance. It really depends on who we’re attacking for the headliner. That’s where it always starts. We started late this year with some complications at the beginning, but we worked through it and we couldn’t be more excited.
Last year’s lineup featured eight different bands, which definitely made for an interesting tour. Why did you decide to have so many acts on it?
We wanted to have a club setting that was different. We wanted to have an inside Warped Tour kind of experience with these sort of bands. We wanted kids to come see multiple bands and feel like they were getting a good deal. To get to see Emery, Silverstein, and We Came As Romans for $16 is great. We just wanted to do something different and creative and make sure that kids could afford to go to the show and have a really good experience.
PropertyOfZack has teamed up with Irving Plaza and Live Nation to give away two tickets to the upcoming Scream It Like You Mean It Tour in New York City on August 12th. The Scream It Like You Mean It Tour features Breathe Carolina, Chiodos, I See Stars, The Color Morale, Mod Sun, and The Air I Breathe, so it’s definitely a show that you will not want to miss if you’re in the area. The contest will end on July 19th, so find out how to enter below!
To win two tickets in NYC to the SILYMI Tour you must do each of the following things:
New Music Video: ”Notes In Constellations” // Chiodos
Chiodos and Madina Lake have announced plans to head overseas this November for a Mainland European/UK tour. Chiodos will be direct support on the UK dates, but both bands will co-headline the Mainland European dates. Check out the dates below by clicking “Read More”.
