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<p><span style="color: #666666;">We just recently finished our recording of &ldquo;State of Grace&rdquo; and are in the final stages of the video that we shot for it. &nbsp;We are in the Top 5 for the Famecast.com/rock contest, and the beginning stages of the PacSun Battle of the Bands. Look out for the new song/video to be debuted on our brand new website. There are only good things to come!&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #00004f; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Hello friends,<br /><br />My band The Tourist has made it to the top 5 out of over 4500 bands in a contest online. The winner will be featured in Spin mag, and go on to compete for the quartly prize of $5000 and some other sweet opportunities. All I ask is this:<br /><br />1. Go to www.famecast.com<br /><br />2. Click Fans, View Artists and Vote<br /><br />3. Sign up!&nbsp;<br /><br />4. Confirm your email (they don't send spam, this is a 1 time email)<br /><br />5. Vote for my band!&nbsp;<br />http://www.famecast.com/contest/stage.php?sid=1&amp;rid=1533&amp;aid=36087&amp;vid=30297<br /><br />You can vote daily, so if you like our music, please help us out! Every vote counts, and that is how the winner is determined. Thanks guys.<br /><br />(Any problems signing up/voting email me! thetouristmusic@gmail.com, or let me know here)<br /><br /></span></p>

<p>Hey guys,&nbsp;</p><p>Just wanted to check in and share with you what's happened/happening this weekend with us. First off, we had a stellar show last night in Boston, and are really excited for the response we had, and all the kind support people showed. Today we are dolling (sp?) ourselves up for a photoshoot. You can check out our photographer's page at www.christianarthurphotography.com</p><p>Will be posting the pics as soon as we get them back!</p>

<p>Just finished tracking all the guitars for our next debuting song... all that remains are vocals and a few little quirks to make it our own. Very excited for this tune, can't wait to hear what you all think!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On a side note: We are entered in a contest on www.famecast.com, and have advanced to the top 25 round out of over 4500 bands. Needless to say we are pumped, and looking forward to the coming weeks!</p><p>Best,</p><p>T</p>

<p>Hi guys,</p><p>Thanks for checking out our blog. We are new to the site, and hope to bring you guys lots of great music and be an active member in your community. A few things we are looking forward to in the coming weeks.</p><p>GIGS</p><p>We have a few important gigs coming up, one in Boston @ the Lily Pad this Saturday (7/11) and one in NYC @ Arlene's Grocery on Saturday (7/25). Check our events section for more details.</p><p>MUSIC VIDEO</p><p>Ty's brother Jim Larson, NY Film Academy Grad, is traveling to Boston the weekend of 7/17 to shoot a music video for an unreleased song! We are currently tracking the song in the studio right now, and will have it and the video done before this month is over. This is going to be a great time, so we hope you guys stay tuned for the finished products!</p><p>Thanks for reading!</p><p>best,</p><p>The Tourist</p>