12 January 30, 2007 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY INSIDE Fall Out Boy rocks the 9:30 Club Smokin’ Aces offers violence, not much else 15 . Arts& Advice to start your semester right15 Entertainment 16 Hot bands to perform on Take Action! Tour for a good cause

GABY AREVALO Retriever Weekly Staff Writer

The Take Action! Tour is a yearly tour that crosses the country with some of the hottest bands in rock. In the past, the tour has featured bands like Thursday and Jimmy Eat World, and this year is being headlined by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Yet the best part of this tour is that it raises money and awareness for charity. Sponsored by Hot Topic, MTVU and Etnies among others, this tour advocates recognition of youth depression and suicide, and pushes for action to be taken in order to prevent suicide, and to help those with depression. The Take Action! Tour works closely with the National Hopeline Network. The National Hopeline Network was started on August 16, 1998 by Reese Butler, whose wife committed suicide after suffering from postpartum depression. Operated 24 hours a day, 1-800- SUICIDE (784-2433) is a hotline that connects callers to a certified crisis center near them within 30 seconds. Counselors are ready to talk to those who are depressed, considering suicide, or to those who are concerned about somebody else. The National Hopeline Network provides information to [Courtesy of Virgin Records] those who seek it, and is associated Touring for Charity: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus headlines to help prevent suicide and raise awareness. with the National Mental Health Association. It recently started of the gross revenue of a tour be down” currently in the Top Five and doing something positive for especially with such great bands on the Youth America Hotline, 1- given to a nonprofit organization, for the Billboard Modern Rock other people who are in need. For the tour, there’s no reason why I 877-YOUTHLINE (968-8454), and also to spread awareness charts, RJA are the buzz band of most I think it’s something kind of wouldn’t want to be a part of it.” If which offers young people the through the live shows as well as the moment and promise to draw between the two, they like going you’d like to be a part of it, the Take opportunity to talk to their peers the records.” a crowd. A mosh pit will most for the bands, but it’s sort of icing Action! Tour will hit Baltimore at in times of crisis. With a first-rate line-up of certainly develop as the majority of on the cake that part of the money Sonar on Friday, February 2nd. For The Take Action! Tour was Emery, Kaddisfly, Scary Kids the bands lean toward a hardcore from their ticket sale is going to a further information, head over to started by Subcity Records, a record Scaring Kids, and a Static Lullaby, sound. positive charity.” www.takeactiontour.com. label that donates a percentage of Ronnie Winter, the lead singer When asked whether he The Take Action! Tour, called its earnings to charity regardless of of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus thought people attend the Take “a good cause, good bands... Gaby Arevalo is a Staff Writer profits. According to Louis Posen, says that the band is “excited to Action! Tour for the music or for good times” by Aaron Tollefson, for The Retriever Weekly and founder of Hopeless Records and play with all of them” given that the cause, Posen replied “I think guitarist for Kaddisfly, will begin can be reached for comment at Subcity Records, when Subcity was this will be the first time that The over the years, we’ve seen both, touring this week. As Joe Brown, [email protected]. started in 1999 “[the label] also Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be some people come see their favorite the lead singer of A Static Lullaby wanted to bring that same concept performing with any of the other band and it’s an awesome rock said, “the cause is real and realistic. to the road, and have a portion bands. With their song “Face show, and for others it’s to be active To be a part of something like that, New Shins album adds new layers to familiar indie roots

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