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This past weekend The Poison Control Center celebrated the release of their forthcoming album, Sad Sour Future (Out May 18th), by having three CD release shows in Iowa. Pictured above is band member Pat hanging upside down while performing at the M-Shop ! These guys are heading on tour June 10th and I would definitely check them out if you get the chance because they put on a killer show! Click here for a full list of their tour dates.

The Poison Control Center's new album, Sad Sour Future , is not available until May 18th... HOWEVER if you are in Iowa you will be able to pick it up at the Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines on April 30, the M-Shop in Ames on May 1st, and The Mill in Iowa City on May 2nd! A whole 19 days before it drops! How cool is that?! Click here to check out The Poison Control Center's page.

The Poison Control Center were featured in the latest issue of Cityview Magazine; Central Iowa's Independent Weekly. The article includes an interview with Patrick from the band. He discusses details about the tour The Poison Control Center is about embark on as well as the release of their forthcoming album Sad Sour Future , out May 18th. To check out the full article click here . Check out The PCC's page here !

In order to partake in the chat session tonight, you need to join the AR Community here .

Here's how it works: On certain Wednesday nights, an AR artist will host a web chat in the AR chat room . You will be able to talk with the band members and have them answer all of your questions! Tomorrow night TARLTON is on the menu. If you are not a member yet, become a part of the AR Community here . Then join TARLTON tomorrow (April 28th) at 7pm CST for the latest edition of "Wednesday Night Web Chat". You can visit their MySpace here !

Super awesome music blog, MBV , made a post about The Poison Control Center's new album today! The post included the MP3 of "Being Gone", the first single from Sad Sour Future (Out May 18th). Check out the blog and take a listen to the track here . The Poison Control Center is heading on tour, click here to check out their page and see when they'll be coming through your town.

"Hard For You", from One For The Team's latest album Ghosts , was included today on USA Today podcast Pop Candy . The author, Whitney Matheson, describes the mix as a collection of her favorite new tunes and goes on to say "Hard For You" is "a track that'll make you pump your fist and help you get through the rest of the day." Check it out and stream the podcast here . Visit One For The Team's blog here !

Fuse posted a rad writeup about The Poison Control Center and their new album Sad Sour Future (Out May 18th)! Along with the article they included a link to download "Being Gone", The Poison Control Center's first single from the album, for FREE ! Click here to read the article and download "Being Gone". Head on over to the The PCC's page here .

Tarlton recently played a show at "The Whole" in Minneapolis. Check out this video of them performing "Paper Trail" off their new album Evergreens . The concert was killer! You can get a list of their upcoming tour dates here .

The Poison Control Center have been very busy lately with the release of their new album Sad Sour Future just around the corner (out May 18th). Website We Heart Music did an interview with The Poison Control Center band member Patrick while he was at Zzz Records for Record Store Day in Des Moines, IA. Patrick reveals many things about the new record including how they came up with its name. Take a listen to the entire interview here . The Poison Control Center was also recently featured in [...]

Here's how it works: On certain Wednesday nights, an AR artist will host a web chat in the AR chat room . You will be able to talk it up with the band members and have them answer your questions! Tomorrow night THE POISON CONTROL CENTER is the soup du jour. If you are not a member yet, become a part of the AR Community here . Then join THE POISON CONTROL CENTER tomorrow night (April 14th) at 7pm CST for the latest edition of "Wednesday Night Web Chat".

The Poison Control Center was featured in a teaser trailer about their new album Sad Sour Future . The video includes interviews with the band members and some sweet performance clips (See above). Also! The band's latest single "Being Gone" was included in the "Music Free Friday!" section of blog Get Exposed . Click here and you can stream the song as well as watch it's rockin' music video. Check out The Poison Control Center's page and get a list of their upcoming tour dates here .

The Poison Control Center did a 50-minute interview/performance on KRUI Radio during The Mission Creek Music Festival weekend in Iowa City, IA. Listen to the podcast of the guys here . You can visit The Poison Control Center's page right here .

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Music blog Seattle Show Gal recently posted a rad article about Brett Bullion of Tarlton. The article praises "Learn By Example", the first single off Tarlton's new album Evergreens . You can read the entire post by clicking here . Tarlton is going to be playing a ton of shows across the country both this month and next. Click here to check out their page and get a fill list of tour dates.

We are so excited because The Poison Control Center's new album, Sad Sour Future , was delivered to the office today and it's amaaazzinggg!!! The album art looks gorgeous and the record sounds spectacular! Pre-order your copy here ! You can visit The Poison Control Center's page by clicking here .

We Shot The Moon just opened an online merch store featuring rad music and wicked apparel from the band. Check it out here . You can visit We Shot The Moon's page here .

The Poison Control Center was one of the recipients of the first ever "Mixie Awards". The specific award they were honored with was "The Fugazi Memorial Budget Band Award", given to bands that have great inexpensive shows! To see the full article click here and scroll over to page 10. Speaking of awesomely cheap shows, The Poison Control Center is heading out on tour April 9th. Click here to visit their page and see when they'll be playing in your neck of the woods.

Music magazine, Maximum Ink , wrote a killer review on One For The Team's latest album Ghosts . You can visit the magazines online page here . The review also appears in the March issue, so be sure to grab a copy and check it out! You can visit One For The Team's blog here !

The Poison Control Center received a glowing review from music blog Green Shoelace yesterday. The blog reviewed the band's new album, Sad Sour Future , saying that it is a "17-track, 71 minute long masterpiece." You can head to Green Shoelace to read the full review here . Sad Sour Future is available for pre-order right here . Click here to visit The Poison Control Center's page and get a list of their tour dates!

Sorted Out by One For The Team from Big Ugly Yellow Couch on Vimeo . One For The Team was featured on Big Ugly Yellow Couch today. The band visited with blogger Carlye Wisel when they were on tour in Brooklyn last month. The post includes a poem about Carlye's experience with band as well as videos of One For The Team performing two songs off their latest album Ghosts . Check it out here . You can visit One For The Team's blog... here [...]