8.21.08

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson debut LP out September 30, PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE, on tour w/ TV On The Radio + Damien Jurado

We are once again uniting with our good friends at Say Hey records to bring you another great vinyl release: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson's debut full-length on limited edition 180 gram vinyl, featuring production and musicianship assistance from Kyp Malone [TV On The Radio] and Daniel Rossen + Christopher Bear [Grizzly Bear]. If you aren't familiar with Miles or his music, you MUST head over to his MySpace page or listen to the single "Buriedfed" in our music player.

The LP is slated for an official release on September 30, 2008, but PRE-ORDER is now available in our webstore, and orders will begin shipping the first or second week of September. Pressed on limited edition half white/half black-colored vinyl, this record will blow you away! Be sure to pick up a copy while they're available, and don't forget to check out Miles on tour:

w/ TV On The Radio:
Sept 05 - Portland OR @ Roseland

Sept 06 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox

Sept 07 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore

Sept 09 - Calgary, AB @ Macewan

Sept 10 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite

Sept 12 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

Sept 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

Sept 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord

w/ Damien Jurado:
Sept 25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas

Sept 26 - St. Louis, MI @ Biliken Club

Sept 27 - Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin

Sept 29 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bears

Sept 30 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Oct 01 - Broolkyn, NY @ Union Hall

Oct 02 - Washington D.C. @ RnR Hotel

Oct 03 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Chapel

Oct 04 - Columbus, OH @ Milo Arts

Oct 04 - Bowling Green, OH @ Howard's Club

Oct 04 - Oberlin, OH @ Dyonisius Discotheque

8.19.08

Kevin Devine | Another Bag of bones — 7" delayed, digital OUT NOW at select stores, on tour w/Matt pryor [of The Get Up kIDS]

Today is the official release of Kevin Devine's newest release: Another Bag of Bones 7" digital single. Featuring two new tracks of strong political commentary and Kevin's beautiful lyrical/musical styles, this record is a must have for anyone excited about the upcoming presidential election and current affairs in general.

A bit of bad news: because of a delay in production with the test pressings, the 7" will not begin shipping out until Wednesday, September 03. We still have a limited number of the translucent red copies available in our webstore, but these are going fast.

Now for the good news: you can download the digital version of the 7" right now from slect digital download stores, with more options to follow in the coming weeks [including iTunes and eMusic]. Download it, jam out, and don't forget to catch Kevin on his three-week tour with Matt Pryor:

On Tour w/ Matt Pryor
[of The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams]:
Aug 22 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues

Aug 23 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Jr.

Aug 24 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live (Studio)

Aug 25 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon

Aug 27 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum

Aug 28 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

Aug 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl

Aug 30 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

Aug 31 - Norfolk, VA @ The Boot

Sept 2 - Baltimore, MA @ Ottobar

Sept 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

Sept 4 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony

Sept 5 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom

Sept 6 - Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry

Sept 7 - Providence, RI @ The Living Room

Sept 9 - Toronto, Ontario @ Mod Club

Sept 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

Sept 11 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter

Sept 12 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas

Sept 13 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas

7.03.08

Kevin Devine "Another Bag of Bones" 7-inch/digital EP out on August 19, 2008; PRE-ORDER NOW; Summer Tours w/Jesse Lacey + Matt Pryor

We are proud to announce the release of Kevin Devine’s “Another Bag Of Bones” 7inch / digital EP, out August 19th. Kevin’s first release in almost 2 years, “Another Bag of Bones” is a strikingly resonant socio-political commentary on the current state of the world, seen through the eyes of an artist whose traveled all over the globe enough to truly know what’s up.

Pre-order is now up in our webstore store, with two different vinyl colors [clear red - AFS exclusive, clear blue] available on a first come first serve basis.

Kevin will be on tour this summer with Jesse Lacey [of Brand New] and Matt Pryor [of The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams] These tour dates and more can be found on our myspace page - myspace.com/academyfightsong.


6.26.08

Ltd. Edition "Don't Break Vedge" T-shirts and Academy Fight Song Slipmats — Now Available

Sometimes you just get these ideas, and "Don't Break Vedge" was one of them. Vegetarian? Straight-Edge? Neither? Pick up a shirt and show your support for . . . whatever you think these shirts mean.

Shirts are $10 and can be found on both black and white t-shirts in our mail order store.

Add a little comfort to your record player with the Academy Fight Song slipmat, it will make your LPs feel cozy.

Slipmats are $8 and can be found in two different versions, both on black and white, for a total of four limited edition prints of 25 each. Check out our mail order store for more information.

6.03.08

White Rabbits "Fort Nightly" gray w/ black splatter back in stock

We also recently discovered some hidden boxes of White Rabbits "Fort Nightly" 180 g. LP on GRAY W/ BLACK SPLATTER - which are now listed in the store again.

These are $14, the same price as originally listed - both the gray w/ black splatter and the gray w/ white splatter pressing are getting close to selling out.

4.03.08

Congratulations on our two test pressing winners:

B. Brady, Wisconsin
pre-order contest

R. Liotta, California
raffle ticket contest

Thanks so much to everyone who ordered the LP and/or participated in the raffle - we truly apreciate your support!

All pre-orders have now shipped, so please be on the lookout in the coming weeks for your package.

4.01.08

April Fools!

No seriously, Four Year Strong's Rise or Die Trying LP is now officially out! You can order the LP directly from our mailorder, or from these links:

Vinyl Collective
Interpunk
Smartpunk

All pre-orders will be shipping out tomorrow, Wednesday April 2nd, so keep a look out for those in the mail. Thank you so much for ordering the record early. Enjoy!

Lastly, the two test pressing contest winners will be announced on Thursday — check back for that!

2.25.08

We are proud to announce the newest addition to our vinyl family: Worcester, MA's Four Year Strong with the release of their incredible debut album Rise Or Die Trying. In a continuation of our limited edition vinyl series, this release will be pressed on a total of 1,000 copies, 180 gram heavyweight vinyl with three [3] color variations:

- 100 yellow / clear "nuke" [exclusive to AFS mailorder!]

- 400 yellow / purple swirl

- 500 solid purple

Pre-order LP Now, be entered to win a test pressing

Pre-order for the LP is up now in our store and you can order either a single LP and/or a package deal of all three LPs to save some money. Everyone who pre-orders the record from us will be entered to win a test pressing of the record: single LP orders get 1 raffle ticket, package orders get 3 raffle tickets. The winner will be announced April 2^nd, 2008.

Additional Test Pressing Contest

We are also trying something that we haven't done in the past, a test pressing raffle. We will be raffling off one [1] additional test pressing (along with the pre-order raffle) through our mailorder. The rules + conditions are as follows:

- Raffle tickets are $2 each

- There is no limit to how many tickets you can buy

- You may only buy tickets from Monday 02.25 through Tuesday 04.01

- One winner will be announced on April 2nd, 2008!

**note: this is a raffle for a test pressing ONLY, the regular versions of this record are available for pre-order. This is only for record nerds and collectors like ourselves. Please send any questions to info@academyfightsong.com

2.24.08

We are now completely sold out of Kevin Devine's Put Your Ghost To Rest 2xLP. Thanks to everyone who either picked up a copy directly from us or from Kevin on tour. We still have about three [3] Buried By The Buzz  7"s that we will be selling, please e-mail info@academyfightsong.com if you are interested in picking up a copy. They are $6 each, postage paid. These 7"s were released by our friends at These Are Not Records and are also sold out, so get a copy while you can.

Thanks again for your continued support!.

1.25.08

You may have noticed that we’ve changed our look around here. Feel free to check out our newly added “release” page for all vinyl + CD pressing info, our new webstore, and media player.

We are currently working on a new release for March, expect more info to follow in the coming weeks.

12.09.07

We are proud to announce the fourth addition to the AFS catalog: White Rabbits “Fort Nightly” 180 gram LP, available in three [3] different color variations:

- 100 Gray w/ Black Splatter [exclusive to AFS mailorder!]

- 100 Gray w/ White Splatter

- 300 Solid Gray

Head over to our store to check out pictures of each color pressing, and of course, to order. We have a package deal of all three colors, if you’re a vinyl nerd and/or want to save money. You can read a great review of the album from Pitchfork.

White Rabbits will also be heading out in January for a short tour with The Walkmen, you can check out those dates below.

01.16 - Pittsburgh, PA 
01.17 - Pontiac, MI
01.18 - Milwaukee, WI
01.19 - Madison, WI
01.20 - Chicago, IL
01.21 - St. Louis, MO
01.22 - Columbus, OH
01.23 - Philadelphia, PA
01.24 - Baltimore, MD

11.09.07

After a rather long hiatus, Ris Paul Ric is back [for at least one show]. Saturday December 8^th, RIS will be opening for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. RIS hasn’t played a show in almost a year, so if you’re in the D.C. area, this is show you must NOT miss.

On the same note, we have cut prices on all of Ris Paul Ric’s CD + LPs in our webstore. We’ve also included a new package deal: you can now buy all three LP color pressings of RIS’s “Purple Blaze” LP for one price. What a deal! These LPs are limited to 100, 100, and 300 – get a copy before they’re gone.

We also have a new LP addition to the store: Kevin Devine - Split The Country, Split The Street + Make The Clocks Move 2xLP, released by our good friends at Defiance Records out of Germany. You can buy the LP by itself or packaged with our Put Your Ghost To Rest 2xLP for a better deal, either way, we only have a handful of these imports.

We also have less than 50 copies of Kevin’s Put Your Ghost To Rest 2xLP – which is an original pressing of only 500 total. This record will not be repressed [especially not on colored vinyl] so don’t miss your chance! Kevin Devine is on tour for the remainder of the year: throughout the West Coast with Manchester Orchestra + Annuals, followed by a two-week stint with Lucero in the UK.


11.05.07

White Rabbits 'Fort Nightly' 180 Gram LP Out Mid-November

As we speak, the next installation of our limited edition vinyl series is being pressed. White Rabbits 'Fort Nightly' LP will feature 3 different color vinyl pressings [ltd. 100/100/300] all on extra heavy 180 gram virgin vinyl. We've also done something special for the cover.

Fort Nightly is the debut album of Brooklyn-based six-piece, White Rabbits. The CD version was released by Say Hey Records a few months back, and since then the band has performed on David Letterman and the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, not to mention being named SPIN.COM "Band Of The Day" and NPR.ORG "Song Of The Day." The album also got a great review from Pitchfork (8.1+ rating), which you can read. We've also posted the album's opening track Kid On My Shoulders on our myspace player, so go give it a spin.

Pre-order these releases directly from out mailorder!
Estimated to ship Late November