Tour Dates

07/23/08 Ramkota Exhibit Hall Souix Falls, South Dakota
07/24/08 Grandmas Sports Garden Duluth, Minnesota
07/25/08 Riverside Ballroom Green Bay, Wisconsin
07/26/08 Streeters Traverse City, Michigan
07/29/08 Vans Warped Tour: Pittsburgh, PA
07/30/08 Vans Warped Tour: Riverbend Music Center OH
07/31/08 Vans Warped Tour: Verizon Wireless Music, IN
08/01/08 Vans Warped Tour: Marcus Amphitheater WI
08/02/08 Vans Warped Tour: First Midwest Bank IL
08/03/08 Vans Warped Tour: Canterbury Park ,MN
08/05/08 Vans Warped Tour: Credit Union Centre SK
08/06/08 Vans Warped Tour: Race City Speedway AB
08/08/08 Vans Warped Tour: Idaho Center Amp, ID
08/09/08 Vans Warped Tour: Gorge Amphitheatre WA
08/10/08 Vans Warped Tour: Columbia Meadows OR
08/13/08 Vans Warped Tour: Save Mart Center CA
08/14/08 Vans Warped Tour: Coors Amphitheater CA
08/15/08 Vans Warped Tour: Shoreline Ampitheatre CA
08/16/08 Vans Warped Tour: Sleep Train Ampitheatre CA
08/17/08 Vans Warped Tour: The Home Depot Center CA
09/04/08 MSU Auditorium East Lansing, Michigan
09/06/08 Crocodile Rock Cafe Allentown, Pennsylvania
09/07/08 House of Blues Atlantic City, New Jersey
09/08/08 Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
09/10/08 The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina
09/11/08 The Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
09/12/08 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
09/13/08 Real Big Deal Festival Gainesville, Florida
09/15/08 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
09/17/08 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
09/18/08 The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
09/19/08 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
09/22/08 Club Oasis Louisville, Kentucky
09/23/08 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
09/25/08 Magic City Music Hall Johnson City, New York
09/26/08 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York
09/27/08 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
09/28/08 Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut
09/30/08 The National Richmond, Virginia
10/01/08 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina
10/02/08 Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee

I’m always excited about acoustic releases. I generally prefer them since they strip away the flashiness and give you the raw talent of the band. Motion City Soundtrack’s Acoustic EP is no different. The EP features five tracks from their 2007 album “Even If It Kills Me”. For those who don’t know Motion City Soundtrack is an increasingly popular indie rock/alternative rock/pop group formed in Minneapolis. The band has released three albums under Epitaph Records.

As with most acoustic releases, the songs all sound much more earnest and heartfelt. The versions of “Fell In Love Without You” and “It Had To Be You” should go down in love-song history for their incredible emotion-evoking sound. Unlike some acoustic albums, Motion City Soundtrack delivers complete studio quality throughout the entire EP. There are not only acoustic guitars, but chimes, drums, piano, bass– the whole nine yards.

This wasn’t just a sit-down in the basement; it was crafted with much precision. The vocals may not have been as smooth as in “Even If It Kills Me” but they are strong and hit all their marks (which is no small feat with all of Motion City Soundtrack’s high octaves). Even if you’ve already purchased “Even If It Kills Me” I highly recommend you pick this EP up. The quality and effort put into the Acoustic EP is easy to recognize, and it’s a whole new take on all of the songs.