iCast: Sparta

Tonight, Jim and Sleepercar start their tour with their heroes Old 97's in Helotes, TX. It is an honor to be touring with the band that inspired the creation of Sleepercar. And if you haven't heard Sleepercar yet, check out the tunes here: http://www.myspace.com/sleepercarwesttexas

Here are the dates!

SLEEPERCAR TOURDATES
JULY

W/ Old 97's:
18 Helotes, TX - Floore's Country Store - Tickets
19 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues - Tickets
21 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre - Tickets
22 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse - Tickets
23 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge - Tickets
24 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel - Tickets
25 Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre - Tickets
26 Raleigh, NC - Moore Square Park - FREE!
27 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place - Tickets
29 Washington DC - 9:30 Club - Tickets
30 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero - Tickets
31 Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle & Cork - Tickets

AUGUST

W/ Old 97's:
01 New York, NY - Webster Hall - Tickets
02 Wellfleet, MA - Wellfleet Beachcomber - Tickets

Headline Shows:
04- Montreal- Le Divan Orange - Info
05- Toronto- The Horseshoe Tavern - Info
06- Ottawa- Babylon - Info

TONY PERFORMING WITH HOLLOYS
Tony will once again be playing with Holloys, next Monday, June 23rd at The Echo in Los Angeles!
The show is FREE for 21+, and $7 for 18+. Who is holloys? check them out: http://www.myspace.com/holloys.

INFO:
June, 23 2008 at THE ECHO
1822 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles- Echo Park, California 90026
8:30pm
http://www.attheecho.com/
w/ Rumspringa, The Union Lake, and Danger Bees

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SLEEPERCAR SIGNING IN EL PASO!

Jim Ward and Sleepercar will be signing copies of "West Texas" at Barnes And Noble - Sunland location in El Paso, TX on Tuesday, June 24th!
They will have cds on hand to purchase, and definitely get there early!

Sleepercar Signing
Tuesday, June 24th @ 7PM
Barnes and Noble
Sunland Park 705 Sunland Park Dr
El Paso, TX 79912 / 915-581-5353

If you haven't heard Sleepercar yet, head to their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sleepercarwesttexas

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More exciting news from Jim & Sleepercar!:

CMJ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE!
We made this little video while we toured all over Texas back in March. It's for "A Broken Promise" and you can see it exclusively at CMJ.COM! Please leave a comment on our page and let us know what you think! 
Click Here To Watch

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NEW TOURDATES!

Our tour with City and Colour starts TODAY!  Most of the shows are sold out, but there are still some tickets available in a few cities. We are looking forward to playing these songs for you and meeting some new faces! 

We also just added shows in Washington DC and Hoboken, NJ!  All tourdates and ticket info are below.

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"West Texas" is in stores now, if you haven't gotten your copy yet, click below to purchase from iTunes or head to your favorite record store. 

Click HERE to purchase from iTunes US!

Click HERE to purchase fom iTunes Canada!

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SLEEPERCAR TOURDATES

MAY

w/ City and Colour:
19  Seattle, WA - Chop Suey - Info
20  Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre - Tickets
21  Vancouver, BC - Orpheum - SOLD OUT
22  Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre - SOLD OUT

Headline Show:
23  Vancouver, BC - Media Club (19+) - Info

w/ City and Colour:
25  Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Hall - SOLD OUT
26  Lethbridge, AB - Univ. of Lethbridge Theatre - SOLD OUT
27  Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat College - SOLD OUT
28  Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - SOLD OUT
29  Saskatoon, SK - Lakeview Auditorium - SOLD OUT
30  Estevan, SK - Estevan Civic Centre (Flick Fest) - FREE!
31  Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings - Tickets

JUNE
w/ City and Colour:
03  Montreal, QC - St. Denis Theatre - Tickets
04  Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre - SOLD OUT
05  Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre - SOLD OUT
06  Toronto, ON - Massey Hall - SOLD OUT
07  Toronto, ON - Massey Hall - SOLD OUT

Headline Shows
09  Cambridge, MA - Middle East (upstairs) - Tickets
11  New York, NY - Mercury Lounge - Tickets
12  Black Cat - Washington DC - Tickets
14  Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ - Tickets
16  Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop - Tickets
17  Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room - Tickets
18  Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle - Tickets
19  Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room - Tickets
20  Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge - Tickets
25  El Paso, TX - State Line - Free outdoor show!

http://www.sleepercarmusic.com

For the very first time, "THREES" is available on DOUBLE VINYL from the good people at Vinyl Collective with THREE BONUS TRACKS!

Click Here To Order

This limited pressing is available in the following configurations:

200 on Peach w/ Black Splatter - $16.99

300 on White Vinyl - $16.99

500 on Black w/ Peach Splatter - $16.99

50 sets will be available with all 3 colors for $45.

These should go quickly!

Track Listing

A

1. The Most Viscious Crime

2. Born and Buried*

3. Crawl

4. Red.Right.Return (Straight in our Hands)

B

5. Weather the Storm

6. Without A Sound

7. Erase It Again

8. False Start

C

9. Untreatable Disease

10. Taking Back Control

11. Blood Spills*

12. As Far As We Go*

D

13. Unstitch Your Mouth

14. Translations

15. Atlas

*Bonus Track

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