Moving Mountains Add September Dates With La Dispute; To Be Followed By Fall Tour with Thrice, La Dispute, O' Brother

Westchester, NY ambient rockers Moving Mountains just wrapped a triumphant run on the Vans Warped Tour this past weekend and are already plotting out plans for a busy fall, which include a supporting slot on Thrice’s upcoming tour. The band has also just announced a string of warm up dates with La Dispute starting on September 25 in Indianapolis, IN and ending September 29 in George, UT. The Thrice tour kicks off on September 30 in Las Vegas, NV and will feature additional support from La Dispute and O’ Brother. 

Moving Mountains/La Dispute Dates:
September
25- Indianapolis, IN- The Hoosier Dome
26-Springfield, MO- Outland Ballroom
27- Colorado Springs, CO- The Black Sheep
29- St George, UT- GOGO37

Moving Mountains’ latest release, Waves, is available now on Triple Crown Records.

For complete list of tour dates visit: www.facebook.com/MovingMountains.

MOVING MOUNTAINS Pre-Order Starts Today Of New Album, ‘Waves,’ Due Out May 10 On Triple Crown Records

March 22, 2011 -- The Merchdirect.com Official Moving Mountains pre-sale is underway for WAVES, the forthcoming album by MOVING MOUNTAINS which is due out May 10 on Triple Crown Records.  It can be found here 

Like their previous works, PNEUMA and FOREWORD before it, the album was recorded and produced by singer/guitarist Gregory Dunn at the band’s home studio in Westchester, NY.  It was mixed by Matt Goldman (Underoath, Copeland, Anberlin), mastered by longtime MOVING MOUNTAINS collaborator Mike Kalajian and features an appearance by Kenny Bridges from Moneen on the song "The Cascade."

“When the band first started, a very close friend of mine died,” he continues.  “That was the motivation to for all the lyrics on PNEUMAPNEUMA, FOREWORD and now this new album have all been about that…being young and having people around you die, which when you’re young it’s a very strange thing.  A lot of it is also my struggle with understanding faith and existence...and just about questioning those ideas--and most importantly--how to overcome that to appreciate what you have,” continues Dunn. (2008 – Deep Elm Records).  They’re very figurative and overly metaphorical, because I was embarrassed to talk about it at that time.  With this new album, I said to myself that it's the last time that I’m going to write about it, so I’m going to be really blunt, honest and straightforward about the subject. 

Tim Karan at Alternative Press magazine recently took to Twitter to post his thoughts about WAVES:  “I was THIS close to giving up on music and instead focusing on learning Portuguese.  Then I heard the new @MovMou album. I'm back in.”

The band--Gregory Dunn (guitar/vocals), Mitchell Lee (bass), Frank Graniero (guitar/vocals), Nicholas Pizzolato (drums)—performed three shows at SXSW last week, where they played to capacity crowds and won new fans over at every stop.  Next up for MOVING MOUNTAINS is an appearance at the Warped Tour Kick Off Party along with The Wonder Years, MC Lars, and Lionize on Friday, March 25 at House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY.  Wristbands for the free event are available at five Vans stores in NY and NJ.  Click here for more details. 

Stay tuned for more tour dates…

MOVING MOUNTAINS Offer Fans Peek Of Song From New Album, 'Waves,’ Exclusively On Facebook

March 3, 2011 -- MOVING MOUNTAINS has posted a new song, “Where Two Bodies Lie,” exclusively on their Facebook Bandpage (Click here).  “Where Two Bodies Lie” is the first single from their forthcoming album, WAVES, due out May 10 on Triple Crown Records.  Fans can stream the song by “liking” the band’s Facebook page.

SXSW attendees and MOVING MOUNTAINS fans throughout the southwest can hear the band perform “Where Two Bodies Lie” and other songs from WAVES on the following upcoming tour dates:

Headline dates with Into It. Over It.

Fri 3/4               San Diego, CA              Soma Side Stage (AA)
Sat 3/5              Mesa, AZ                      The Underground (AA)
Sun 3/6             Albuquerque, NM          Gold Manor (AA)
Tue 3/8             Denver, CO                   Marquis Theatre (AA)         
Wed 3/9            Lawrence, KS                Jackpot Music Hall (AA)
Thu 3/10            Oklahoma, OK              Conservatory (AA)
Fri 3/11             St. Louis, MO                The Firebird (AA)
Sat 3/12            Little Rock, AR              Downtown Music (AA)
Mon 3/14          New Orleans, LA            The Howlin’ Wolf (18+)
Tue 3/15            Denton, TX                   Hailey’s (AA)

SXSW Show Info:
Wednesday March 16
Count Your Lucky Stars / Top Shelf Records Party @ Plush (617 Red River Street)

Set time: 8PM
18+ // No Badges Needed // Free for over 21, $2 for under 21.

Saturday, March 19

G-House Presents: The Boston Family Dinner at the Austin Museum of Art (823 Congress Ave)
Set Time: 9PM
18+ // No Badges Needed // Free

MOVING MOUNTAINS: ‘Waves’ Due Out May 10; Touring With Biffy Clyro, Headlining Shows, SXSW, Krazy Fest and Warped Tour

MOVING MOUNTAINS

SET TO RELEASE ‘WAVES’ MAY 10 ON TRIPLE CROWN RECORDS;

TOUR UNDERWAY WITH BIFFY CLYRO,

PROCEEDED BY HEADLINING SHOWS, SXSW, KRAZY FEST, AND ENTIRE WARPED TOUR

February 24, 2011 -- MOVING MOUNTAINS will release their third album and Triple Crown Records debut, WAVES, on May 10.  WAVES is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed FOREWORD EP (Caetera Recordings).

“Our goal with WAVES is to have someone be engaged from the start to the end,” declares Gregory Dunn, singer and guitarist of the Westchester, NY-based ambient rock band.

“When the band first started, a very close friend of mine died,” he continues.  “That was the motivation to for all the lyrics on PNEUMAPNEUMA, FOREWORD and now this new album have all been about that…being young and having people around you die, which when you’re young it’s a very strange thing.  A lot of it is also my struggle with understanding faith and existence...and just about questioning those ideas--and most importantly--how to overcome that to appreciate what you have,” continues Dunn. (2008 – Deep Elm Records).  They’re very figurative and overly metaphorical, because I was embarrassed to talk about it at that time.  With this new album, I said to myself that it's the last time that I’m going to write about it, so I’m going to be really blunt, honest and straightforward about the subject. 

Like PNEUMA and FOREWORD before it, WAVES was recorded and produced by Gregory Dunn at the band’s home studio.  It was mixed by Matt Goldman (Underoath, Copeland, Anberlin) and mastered by longtime MOVING MOUNTAINS collaborator Mike Kalajian.

MOVING MOUNTAINS are currently on the road supporting Biffy Clyro through March 1 before embarking on two weeks of pre-SXSW headline dates with Into It. Over It. In addition to making their debut SXSW appearance (as part of the Topshelf Records/Count Your Lucky Stars Records party on Wednesday, March 16 along with Defeater, Into It. Over It., Caravels, Grown Ups and many more), the band will be performing at Krazy Fest 2011 and this summer on the entire Vans Warped Tour.

The complete track list for WAVES:

1.  My Life Is Like A Chase Dream (And I’m Still Having Chase Dreams)

2.  Where Two Bodies Lie

3.  Tired Tiger

4.  The Cascade

5.  Once Rendering

6.  Always Only For Me

7.  Alleviate

8.  Parts In Different Places

9.  Furnace Woods

10. Full Circle

Check out MOVING MOUNTAINS at any of the following stops:

With Biffy Clyro:

Wed 2/23          Nampa, ID                    Northwest Nazarene University (AA - headlining)

Fri 2/25             Vancouver, BC              Venue (19+)
Sat 2/26            Seattle, WA                   The Crocodile (21+)
Mon 2/28          San Francisco, CA        Rickshaw Stop (AA)
Tue 3/1             Los Angeles, CA           The Troubadour (AA)

With Into It. Over It.

Fri 3/4               San Diego, CA              Soma Side Stage (AA)
Sat 3/5              Mesa, AZ                      The Underground (AA)
Sun 3/6             Albuquerque, NM          Gold Manor (AA)
Tue 3/8             Denver, CO                   Marquis Theatre (AA)  
Wed 3/9            Lawrence, KS                Jackpot Music Hall (AA)
Thu 3/10            Oklahoma, OK              Conservatory (AA)
Fri 3/11             St. Louis, MO                The Firebird (AA)
Sat 3/12            Little Rock, AR              Downtown Music (AA)
Tue 3/15            Denton, TX                   Hailey’s (AA)

May 20 – 22      Louisville, KY                Expo 5 (Krazy Fest)

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