All Time Low 'So Wrong It's Right' album

All Time Low's debut album So Wrong, It's Right continues to sell and has now scanned 120,000 units. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" has sold well over 175,000 singles on iTunes and still sells 5,000 per week. All Time Low will be on the MTV Video Music Awards Tour for select dates with Katy Perry & Metro Station following a two and a half week run on Warped. The band just announced a triumphant headlining tour with fellow like-minded ILG artists Mayday Parade, The Maine and Every Avenue which will be many a 16-year-old's wet dream this Fall. The first batch of dates were just announced this week and the rest will be announced later this month. See below for a full list of tour dates.

tour dates
Warped Tour:
8/02/08 Chicago Heights, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/03/08 Minneapolis, MN - Canterbury Park
8/05/08 Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
8/06/08 Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway
8/08/08 Nampa, ID - Idaho Center - Amphitheater
8/09/08 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
8/10/08 Saint Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows
8/13/08 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
8/14/08 Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/15/08 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/16/08 Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/17/08 Carson, CA - Home Depot Center
mtvU Video Music Awards Tour
8/19/08 Mitchellville, MD – Six Flags America [w/ Boys Like Girls, Metro Station and Katy Perry]
8/21/08 Agawam, MA – Six Flags New England [w/ Tyga]
UK Dates
8/25/2008 London, UK – Scala
8/26/2008 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
mtvU Video Music Awards Tour w/ Katy Perry and Tyga
8/31/08 Dallas, TX – Six Flags Over Texas
9/01/08 San Antonio, TX – Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Fall Headlining Tour w/ Mayday Parade, The Maine, Every Avenue
**MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT IN THE NEAR FUTURE**
10/09/08 Norfolk, VA – Norva
10/10/08 Pittsburgh, PA – Gravity Nightclub
10/11/08 Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Café
10/12/08 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
10/15/08 Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
10/16/08 Jacksonville, FL – Free Bird Live
10/17/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
10/18/08 Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando
10/19/08 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
10/20/08 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/22/08 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
10/23/08 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
10/24/08 McAllen, TX – El Rey Theater
10/25/08 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
10/27/08 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10/28/08 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
10/29/08 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
11/21/08 Detroit, MI – Clutch Cargos
11/22/08 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland
11/23/08 Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
11/25/08 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
11/29/08 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory

biography
While sizable chunks of high school graduates received their diplomas at the end of the school year unsure on what sort of career path they'll embark, the members of Baltimore-area pop-punk quartet All Time Low have an exact idea of where they'll be headed — straight into the van and in the studio for a full-time career in music.

These class of 2006 high school graduates have spent most of their high school careers developing their sound, refining their live sets and gaining valuable recording experience through their years in All Time Low. And they're exiting their senior years with the talent and knowledge in hand to take their craft seriously, primarily via the release of their Hopeless/Sub City debut, Put Up Or Shut Up. Kick-starting with the melody-drenched opener "Coffee Shop Soundtrack," Put Up Or Shut Up winds the listener through the various hallways of All Time Low's musical safe house, including the seamless, stuttered chorus accents of "Break Out! Break Out!," the swaying, waltz-esque rhythms of "Lullabies" and the stunning vocal harmonies of "The Girl's A Straight-Up Hustler."

Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat launched All Time Low over three years ago after gaining some initial inspiration from bands like Blink-182 and Green Day. With the addition of drummer Rian Dawson and bassist Zack Merrick, All Time Low found itself further refining its early sound. "We always set out to play pop punk, as that's always what we've wanted to play and write our music around," says Gaskarth. "Though there hasn't been a huge change in the style of the music, we've progressed and matured as musicians over the years."

All Time Low's Baltimore locale was instrumental in helping the act gain some quick recognition and experience in the clubs. "Baltimore has some really great venues and all the venues give young, new bands a chance to do their thing and play to as many people as they can," says Gaskarth. Some of those acts have included Motion City Soundtrack, The Early November, The Academy Is.., Acceptance, Gym Class Heroes and Cartel.

Touring between their high school commitments, the members of All Time Low managed to cover both the East Coast and Southern states, gaining some valuable road lessons during spring breaks and summer vacations. In addition to the touring life, All Time Low also released a pair of independently produced discs via local label Emerald Moon, including a four-song EP in 2004 and a full-length, titled The Party Scene, in 2005.

One of the bands All Time Low happened to share a bill with was Amber Pacific. After becoming friends with the Hopeless act, Amber Pacific passed All Time Low's music to Hopeless Records. The label immediately took interest and the band quickly became the newest addition to the roster. (All Time Low aim to release their full-length in late 2007.)

Put Up Or Shut Up features new recordings of some older material, refined and updated to meet the band's current standards. The self-produced EP was mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta (Outkast, Cartel).

And there are plenty of people around All Time Low at their live shows, which Gaskarth likens to a party of sorts, where Silly string, beach balls and crowd surfing aren't all that uncommon.

"We don't like to replicate the CD exactly," he says. "We make a thing out of being almost theatrical on stage. We try to turn the whole place into a party every time. We want to be everybody's friend. I think we try to keep everything really positive and have a good time. We've come to party!"

band members
Alex Gaskarth- guitar/lead vocals
Rian Dawson- drums
Jack Barakat- guitar/vocals
Zack Merrick- bass/vocals

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