By April MacIntyre Oct 24, 2009, 20:54 GMT
Portland, Maine's The Bay State are booked for the CMJ Showcase in NYC this Saturday night (Oct. 24).
Glamour Kills’ first sponsored unsigned band will release their new EP Dec. 11.
The Bay State (www.myspace.com/thebaystate) will be playing a CMJ date with Farewell and The Years Gone By, this Saturday, October 24th @ 2:30pm at Crash Mansion, located at 199 Bowery St. in NYC.
Recent winners of the Glamour Kills Clothing Theme Song Contest, the band’s entry garnered them a full sponsorship with the company. This makes them the only unsigned band currently on the Glamour Kills Clothing band roster (where they sit alongside such bands as All Time Low, Cobra Starship and many more).
Other popular names in the music industry and on other social networks are big fans of the band. Jake Bundrick of Mayday Parade recently tweeted about the band, raving, "Thanking Mark from Glamours Kills for turning (me) onto The Bay State."
YouTube sensation Livelavalive, with over 15 million hits, is also an outspoken fan of the band, and is featuring them on its forthcoming EP entitled "Haunted," out on itunes December 11th.
The Bay State's previous EP, "Let's Turn This City On," was produced by Paul Leavitt (Senses Fail, The Dangerous Summer, All Time Low).
The band is finishing up regional tours for 2009 and looking to hit a national tour post-2010.
Hey New Englanders, The Bay State on tour:
Oct 24 20092:30P
Crash Mansion -CMJ Showcase w/ Farewell & The Years Gone By New York, New York
Oct 24 20097:00P
Rocktober @ Apponequet Regional High School Lakeville, Massachusetts
Oct 25 20098:00P
Harpers Ferry w/ Hot Rod Circuit 18+ Allston, Massachusetts
Nov 3 20098:00P
Middle East (Upstairs, 18+) Dance Party! Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 5 20098:00P
Fox Common Lowell, Massachusetts
Nov 6 20097:00P
Benefit @N.E. Wildlife Center Weymouth, Massachusetts
Nov 13 20096:00P
Walpole VFW w/The Blue Pages Walpole, Massachusetts
Nov 14 20096:00P
802 Music Venue w/The Blue Pages Springfield, Vermont
Nov 17 20097:00P
Uncle Mike’s w/The Blue Pages New, York, New York
Nov 18 20097:00P
Freehold VFW w/The Blue Pages Freehold, New Jersey
Nov 20 20097:00P
Fannarios w/The Blue Pages West Chester, Pennsylvania
Nov 24 200912:00A
EP RELEASE DATE iTunes, Amazon, etc
Nov 28 20097:00P
Private Sweet Sixteen! TBA, Rhode Island
Dec 11 2009
7:00P
Connecticut College New London, Connecticut
Dec 13 20091:00P
The Middle East Upstairs - Early Show Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 14 20108:00P
High School Graduation Belfast, Maine
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