NEWS: The Used Release Album Trailer For Live and Acoustic at The Palace
December 10th, 2015 - The Used released a trailer for their upcoming CD/DVD Live and Acoustic at The Palace here: http://bit.ly/1mcLep6. Live and Acoustic at The Palace is set to release on April 1st, 2016 and this is the first look at what fans can expect this Spring. This album was recorded at the band's intimate unplugged storyteller performance, which took place at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles in October. Fans who were unable to attend the once in a lifetime performance will have a chance to watch the band perform in a way they have never performed before - with a 4-piece string quartet and harpist (arranged by Hiro Goto), a piano player, percussion and a 3-piece gospel choir. Fans can pre-order Live and Acoustic at The Palace now here: www.TheUsed.net.
About the album, lead singer Bert McCracken shared "From the beginning of working on this project we took it incredibly seriously and it was so magical to be able to rehearse for a full week nine hours a day with such talented musicians." He continued, "Leading up to that show and listening back to it, it's definitely the most special thing I've done in my career in music."
In celebration of their fifteen-year anniversary, The Used will be hitting the road for a North American tour in spring of 2016!The band will be playing two shows per city, performing Self-Titled and In Love and Death in their entirety, plus more each evening. The tour will kick off on April 5th in Seattle, WA and wrap on May 28th in Los Angeles, CA. With each online ticket purchase, fans will get a digital copy of the band's upcoming release, The Used: Live & Acoustic at The Palace.
In order to fully recontextualize the songs on Live and Acoustic at The Palace, The Used worked with Hiro Goto on the strings and harp. Together, they arranged the various musical elements and helped the band bring out dimensions in these songs that they didn't even know existed. "The whole time we were making this I couldn't believe it was happening," McCracken explains, adding that 3 gospel singers and instruments like the harp helped these songs take on an entirely different emotional resonance than the post-hardcore, guitar-driven dynamics that initially propelled them. "I'm so proud of this band for working hard to pull this off and at same time I feel like this is what we deserve because we worked so hard to get here that it felt like a victory lap in a lot of ways."
Fifteen years ago, four teenagers from Utah created a band and released a collection of albums that shaped the space of the alternative rock scene. High energy live shows, gut wrenching relatable lyrics, and melodies that blended pop sensibility and hard rock was the perfect combination to make an everlasting impression on fans globally.
Since forming in Orem, Utah in 2001, The Used have released 6 albums and 2 EPs - The Used (2002), In Love and Death (2004),Lies for the Liars (2007), Shallow Believer EP (2008), Artwork (2009), Vulnerable (2012), The Ocean of the Sky EP (2013), and Imaginary Enemy (2013).
The Used's latest LP Imaginary Enemy put the band's political frustrations and commitment to social change at its forefront and has opened up the platform for conversation among fans and critics alike. The album climbed high on the Independent, Tastemaker Albums, Hard Rock, Alternative, Digital Albums and Top Rock charts. Fans can purchase Imaginary Enemy on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/ImaginaryEnemy.
Going into year 15, The Used are stronger than ever and are looking forward to making memories every night on this upcoming tour.
The Used is Bert McCracken (vocals), Jeph Howard (bass), Dan Whitesides (drums), and Justin Shekoski (guitar).
Album Tracklisting:
- Tunnel
- The Taste of Ink
- Yesterday's Feelings
- Lunacy Fringe
- The Bird And The Worm
- Paralyzed
- All That I've Got
- Overdose
- Blue And Yellow
- Hard To Say
- Imagine (John Lennon Cover)
- On My Own
Upcoming Tour Dates:
April 5 Showbox Seattle, WA
April 6 Showbox Seattle, WA
April 8 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
April 9 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
April 12 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
April 13 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
April 15 House of Blues Dallas, TX
April 16 House of Blues Dallas, TX
April 19 House of Blues Orlando, FL
April 20 House of Blues Orlando, FL
April 22 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
April 23 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
April 26 Playstation Theater New York, NY
April 27 Playstation Theater New York, NY
April 29 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
April 30 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
May 3 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA
May 4 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA
May 6 House of Blues Boston, MA
May 7 House of Blues Boston, MA
May 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
May 11 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
May 13 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
May 14 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
May 17 House of Blues Chicago, IL
May 18 House of Blues Chicago, IL
May 20 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
May 21 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
May 24 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
May 25 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
May 27 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
May 28 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
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