JULY 11, 2018
CONTACT: Mary Riner
(202) 750-0016 | mary@edreform.com
Washington, DC – (July 3, 2018) — The leaders in multi-national education innovation today announced a pathbreaking partnership with CER on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary Summit and Gala Awards ceremony.
Arizona State University (ASU) and Global Silicon Valley (GSV) will bring their breakthrough 10 years of coordinated leadership and entrepreneurial engagement to the events to be held October 25th-26th, 2018 in Miami, Florida at the Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key.
The co-venture will provide an opportunity to fuse the work of education reformers with innovators from around the globe, ensuring that citizens across all Americas are connected to a super highway to the future through education, the key to a knowledge economy.
“I’m thrilled to have such accomplished leaders joining us to put a pin in 25 years of education reform, to help us all move beyond the now to their goal of making sure everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in the future, particularly as ASU+GSV marks its 10-year collaboration April 8-10, 2019 in San Diego, CA,” said Jeanne Allen, CER’s Founder and CEO.
Arizona State is the Tempe, AZ based public research university ranked #1 for innovation in the U.S., dedicated to accessibility and excellence.
Global Silicon Valley works with entrepreneurs, companies and products to accelerate the most dynamic ideas and promising innovations across America as well as internationally.
Earlier this year CER announced its honorees and co-chairs for the Silver Anniversary celebration. For more information please visit edreform.com.
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Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education.
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LIMBS
Announces August Tour
With Emery
Debut Full-Length Album
Father's Son Out Now via UNFD
Available for Purchase Here
Previously featured on Revolver, Metal Injection,
Creative Loafing, Metal Insider, and more
Tampa, FL - July 11, 2018 - Post-hardcore quintet LIMBS has announced that they will be joining Emery for a series of tour dates this August. The band will hit the road on August 16th in Austin, with additional stops in San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Little Rock, and Atlanta, revisiting several favorites from their tour with Underoath, Dance Gavin Dance, and Veil of Maya earlier this year. For a full list of upcoming shows, please see below, or visit: www.whoislimbs.com.
LIMBS recently released their debut full-length album Father's Son. The record, out now via UNFD, gives listeners a dark and brooding look at a young man's journey out of religion as he comes to terms with both his upbringing and his own actions. Fans can stream it now on Spotify and Apple Music, or purchase it online at: unfd.lnk.to/FathersSon.
LIMBS previously released singles "Tangled Hands" and "Father's Son." With adds to top Spotify playlists like Metalcore and New Metal Tracks, as well as Apple Music playlists like Breaking Metal, these singles have seen great successes on streaming services.
Earlier this year the band found a home with UNFD, ahead of the April release of their debut album Father's Son. A conceptual album following a young man breaking free from his indoctrinated upbringing, the album explores the harm it causes and the strength in reclaiming your own life.
"It's loosely based off of some of my own personal experiences and feelings," explains frontman Chris Costanza. "It begins with the young man feeling distraught and angry after coming to some realizations about his upbringing and the harm it has done to both himself and others. It slowly turns inward as he reflects on himself and takes personal responsibility for his actions and deals with the aftermath of making such a drastic change in his life."
A brooding and cathartic album Costanza describes as "Norma Jean meets Radiohead," Father's Son came together with help from Tim McTague in the pre-production stages before moving on to record with Beau Burchell - the same team behind the band's SLEEP EP.
LIMBS - rounded out by Daniel Nelson (drums), Joshua Kowalski (bass), Jordan Hunter (guitar), and Tyler Martin (guitar) - has spent the last few months criss-crossing the highways of America showcasing Father's Son with the likes of Underoath, Veil of Maya. As they prepare for another run of shows on the Vans Warped Tour and with Emery, Costanza reflects on the life lessons expressed within the album.
"The biggest lesson I've learned is that love comes in many forms. Some people come at love from a religious standpoint, others from a spiritual standpoint, some from a more pragmatic place. But the most important thing I've realized is that (at least to me) it shouldn't matter where that love comes from. Seeing love in so many forms and from so many different viewpoints has been extremely eye opening for me and helped me broaden my view of love and how it's given/received. I think that's something I'll never stop learning."
For more information, please visit:
Website: www.whoislimbs.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/whoislimbs
Twitter: www.twitter.com/whoislimbs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/whoislimbs
Upcoming Tour Dates:
8/3 - Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field #
8/4 - Tampa, FL @ Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater #
8/5 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre #
8/16 - Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
8/17 - San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Bar
8/18 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
8/19 - Fort Worth, TX @ The Rail Club (Last Days Music Festival)
8/20 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
8/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
# Vans Warped Tour Date
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FIT FOR A KING
PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR
"THE PRICE OF AGONY"
WITH REVOLVER
New Album
Dark Skies Out On
September 14th with Solid State Records
Summer Headline Tour Starts July 18th
Dallas, TX - July 11, 2018 - Dallas metalcore band Fit For A King has teamed up with Revolver for the premiere of their music video for "The Price Of Agony". Watch the video, which tackles the band's political views HERE. The track is the second single off of the band's forthcoming full-length album Dark Skies, which is set for release on September 14th via Solid State Records.
"The song is about the political divide not just in America, but around the world," states vocalist Ryan Kirby about the track. "And how this divide has caused us to not just disagree with others, but to despise people with differing views, even though outside of politics, we all have more in common than we allow ourselves to believe."
A couple weeks back, FFAK released the first single "Tower of Pain", off of the upcoming release. Checkout the audio track HERE. Both "The Price Of Agony" and "Tower of Pain" can be found on the band's highly anticipated full length album Dark Skies, which was recorded, produced, and mixed by the legendary Drew Fulk (I Prevail, Motionless In White, Memphis May Fire). The album is available for physical pre-orders now and will be available for digital pre-order starting on July 13th. Check out the band's physical pre-order bundles on MerchNow HERE.
The four-piece will be hitting the road for their 2018 North American summer headline tour in support of the forthcoming release. The massive tour will kick off in Austin, Texas on July 18th and will wrap in Jacksonville, Florida on August 14th. Like Moths To Flames will be direct support to Fit For A King, with Currents opening the show. For more information or to purchase tickets visit the band's website HERE.
Fit For A King was built with bootstrap ethics and do-it-yourself vigor. On the strength of self-released material, the group joined Solid State for a string of successful albums that connected with the downtrodden and dispossessed. Creation/Destruction (2013) debuted at Number 6 on the Hard Rock chart. Slave to Nothing (2014) cracked the Top 50 of Billboard's Top Current Albums. Deathgrip (2016) climbed to Number 5 among Hard Rock Albums. Now, with the band's forthcoming release, Dark Skies, on the way, Fit For A King is looking to, once again, dominate the hard rock/metalcore scene.
Fit For A King is Ryan Kirby (vocals), Bobby Lynge (guitar), Jared Easterling (drums), and Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary (bass/vocals).
Dark Skies Tracklisting:
1. Engraved
2. Price of Agony
3. Backbreaker
4. Anthem of the Defeated
5. When Everything Means Nothing
6. Youth | Division
7. Shattered Glass
8. Tower of Pain
9. Debts of the Soul
10. Oblivion
Headline Tour Dates:
July 18 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live
July 19 - Fort Worth, TX - The Rail Club
July 20 - Tyler, TX - Crossroads Music Venue
July 21 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89thStreet
July 22 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
July 24 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
July 25 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
July 26 - Van Nuys, CA - White Oak
July 27 - Reno, NV - Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor
July 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
July 29 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
July 31- Wichita, KS - Rock Island Live
August 1 - Kansas City, MO - Davey's Uptown
August 2 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs
August 3 - Duluth, MN - Red Herring Lounge
August 5 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
August 7 - Lansing, MI - The Loft
August 8 - Charleston, WV - The Bakery
August 9 - Fayetteville, NC - Drunk Horse
August 10 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
August 11 - Orlando, FL - Sound Bar
August 12 - Margate, FL - O'Malley's Sports Bar
August 14 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall
Follow Fit For A King:
Website: http://www.fitforakingband.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitforakingband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fitforaking
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitforaking
