New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Universal
Music Group) - Universal Motown Records will release a deluxe version of the debut album from Forever The Sickest Kids entitled Underdog Alma Mater -
Deluxe on July 7th. Since releasing their first full length album over a year ago, the six man band from Dallas has been touring the U.S. successfully and building a fan base from the grass roots up. The past year has been a thrilling whirlwind for the band. They could be seen on the cover of Alternative Press and performing on Conan O'brien's late night talk show. They have toured
Europe and performed in Japan and even re-recorded their hit single "Whoa-Oh (Me VS. Everyone) with Disney star,
Selena Gomez.
Now, FTSK is going to make this next year even more memorable. In a forward thinking move, the band is forgoing the traditional road to making records. Instead of making a full album follow up to Underdog Alma Mater, the band will be releasing three 'mini-albums' of new material. The mini-albums will have six songs on each and will be released over the next year. The first of these will be available this fall with the other two coming in winter and spring of 2010.
Jonathan Cook, Caleb Turman, Marc Stewart, Austin Bello, Kent Garrison, and Kyle Burns formed Forever The Sickest Kids in 2006 and within four months, the band had recorded an EP, Television Off, Party On, and written many of the songs for their full-length debut, Underdog Alma Mater. Then the band started playing shows, including a three-week stint on the indie stage of the Warped Tour. As rigorous as Warped was, it paid off. Before Warped, Forever the Sickest Kids averaged 10,000 to 12,000 daily plays on their MySpace page. When they got home, the number jumped from between 15,000 and 22,000. The band's fanbase will continue to grow as they embark on the Warped Tour once again this summer, with dates from July through August.
Warped Tour 2009:
Fri 7/10 San Antonio, TX - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Sat 7/11 Arlington, TX - Six Flags
Wed 7/22 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Theater
Thu 7/23 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Theater
Fri 7/24 Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat 7/25 Miami, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
Sun 7/26 St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park
Tue 7/28 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater
Wed 7/29 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheater
Thu 7/30 Detroit, MI - Comerica Park
Sat 8/1 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Sun 8/2 Minneapolis, MN - Canterbury Park
Mon 8/3 St.Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Theater
Tue 8/4 Kansas City, KS - Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
Fri 8/7 Boise, ID - Idaho Center
Sat 8/8 Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fair Grounds
Sun 8/9 Denver, CO - Ivesco Field
Wed 8/12 Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway
Fri 8/14 Vancouver, BC - Thurderbird Stadium
Sat 8/15 Seattle, WA - The George Theater
Sun 8/16 Portland, OR - Washington County Fairground
Wed 8/19 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
Thu 8/20 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
Fri 8/21 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater
Sat 8/22 San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheater
Sun 8/23 Los Angeles, CA - Home Depot Center
