SANTA MONICA, California (Starting Line Official Website) - Following the remarkable success of last summer's full length debut Say It Like You Mean It, Drive-Thru Records band The
Starting Line will release a five song acoustic EP entitled The Make Yourself At Home EP with a special bonus DVD on August 12th.
The Make Yourself At Home EP features four new tracks and an acoustic version of "Best Of Me �Say It Like You Mean It's debut single. Three of the new songs were written while on tour in the summer of �02 and recorded later that year by Bob Jones (of the band The Prize Fight) in his bedroom. The last two songs were recorded in lead singer/bassist Ken Vasoli's basement in March �03. The video for "Best Of Me" (the plugged in version) was recently added to Fuse and MTV2.
Other tracks on the EP include "Make Yourself At Home," "The Night Life," "Playing Favorites," and "Selective." The bonus DVD will include the only live acoustic performance The Starting Line has ever done � at this past year's Skate & Surf Festival in Asbury Park, NJ.
In less than a year from its release, Say It Like You Mean It has sold in excess of 100,000 units. The band has had a non-stop touring schedule since it's release, which included extended stints with New Found Glory, Finch, Good Charlotte, a sold-out co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Taking Back Sunday and most recently with Sum 41 on a three month sold-out U.S tour. The Starting Line will spend most of June touring Europe and upon their return to the U.S., they will do some club dates before joining up with the Warped Tour where they will play the main stage.
Comprised of lead singer/bassist Ken Vasoli, guitarists Matt Watts and Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskiewicz, The Starting Line met via the Internet. While searching for a lead singer for his band, Matt checked out Ken's AOL profile and saw that they liked similar bands. An email conversation ensued and the next thing you know Ken was rehearsing and hanging out with his future bandmates. One problem�Ken was 14 at the time! He doubled up on classes and quickly finished high school. Now at 19, with school behind him, Ken can focus on his music.
Following is a complete list of Staring Line upcoming tour dates:
Club dates:
July 11 Toledo, OH SWIG
July 13 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre
July 14 Chicago, IL Metro
July 15 St. Louis, MO The Galaxy
July 16 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
Warped Tour:
July 18 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 19 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
July 20 Houston, TX Reliant Center
July 23 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater
July 24 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 25 St. Petersburg, FL Vinny Park
July 26 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheater
July 27 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Fairgrounds
July 28 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Pavillion
July 29 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 30 Washington D.C. Nissan Pavillion
July 31 Boston, MA Suffolk Downs
August 3 Detroit, MI Pontiac Silverdome
August 4 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
August 6 Pittsburgh, PA Tower City Amphitheater
August 7 Darien, NY Darien Lakes PAC
August 8 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center
August 9 New York, NY Randall's Island
August 10 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Lot
