Justin Pierre (Motion City Soundtrack) is starting a podcast about books with his wife, check out the video in the replies. This not being called "50 Shades of Pierre" is a missed opportunity.
Our beloved drummer Tony Thaxton has decided to leave the band. We really hate to see him go, but we fully support him in his choice and wish him the absolute best in the future. Tony’s contribution to the band over the last 11+ years was immeasurable, both on the stage and off. We’re really glad to have been able to share some truly amazing times with such a great drummer and friend. He will be missed.
Here are a few words from Tony:
“I’m afraid the time has come for me to move on from Motion City Soundtrack. This was an extremely, extremely hard decision to make,...
Motion City Soundtrack will complete their Making Moves 7" series on November 6th with a release of two new songs, "Severance" and "Major Leagues." Listen to the latter here.
Head to the replies to check out most of Motion City Soundtrack's set from Baltimore on July 1 in high-quality videos. They play quite a few new songs from Go.
It appears as though tickets were on sale for a Motion City Soundtrack show on November 11 at Irvine Plaza in New York City with support from Jukebox The Ghost and Now, Now. We haven't heard if this is a full tour yet, but of course we will update the story whenever we can.
You can listen to Justin Pierre (Motion City Soundtrack) give an incredibly revealing interview about his struggles with drug addiction and the hardships the band faced while making Go on the new Men's Health Podcast.
You can stream two new Motion City Soundtrack songs - "Circuits and Wires" and "Boxelder" - here. There are also videos that describe the making of the songs. Go comes out June 12 via Boombox Generation / Epitaph Records.
The Company We Keep has announced about 15 tour dates in the U.S. across June and July, including three dates on the Vans Warped Tour. They're all in the replies.