10 Years: Preps For ‘Cutting Like Knives Tour’

10 Years is getting ready to hit the road again after celebrating the release of their new album, 'Minus the Machine.' For their fifth full-length album the band took total control self-releasing on their own Palehorse Records in partnership with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group (ILG), self-producing and recording in drummer/guitarist Brian Vodinh’s personal home studio.

The artistic freedom paid off as 'Minus the Machine' debuted #26 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart with nearly 12,000 copies sold in the first week. 10 Years is now taking the new music direct to their fans with support from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and The Last Place You Look. The tour kicks off September 18 in Cleveland, OH and tickets are available now here.

10 Years maintains a close connection with their dedicated fans and looks forward to touring. “After the last touring cycle, we realized where we should strive to be, and that’s to be totally fine in the club environment,” says lead singer Jesse Hasek. “We don’t plan to chase after arena rock or amphitheaters. If things like that happen, then so be it, but we live and die by the loyalty of the club audiences. Our fans are loyal. They travel with us, and they want us to be loyal to ourselves. That’s what keeps them coming back. What we tried to do on this album is really give them what they want and what they need because they’ve been so good to us through the ups and downs of our career.”

'Minus the Machine' has garnered critical acclaim, with many journalists touting it as one of the band’s best albums of their career. In a 4.5 out of 5 review, ArtistDirect.com’s Rick Florino said, “Minus the Machine stands out as the best album from 10 Years yet and one of the year's top rock records. All boundaries are gone and 10 Years stand victorious once again. We need more bands like them...”

Catch 10 Years on the road this fall:
Headline Show:
Sat 9/15 Johnson City, TN Capone’s
“Cutting Like Knives Tour” w/ RJA and The Last Place You Look:
Tue 9/18 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
Wed 9/19 South Bend, IN Club Fever
Fri 9/21 Rhinelander, WI Elbo Room
Sat 9/22 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre
Sun 9/23 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Tue 9/25 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Thu 9/27 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
Fri 9/28 St. Paul, MN Station 4
Sat 9/29 Des Moines, IA Woody’s
Sun 9/30 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
Tue 10/2 College Station, TX Hurricane Harry’s
Thu 10/4 Tyler, TX Click’s
Fri 10/5 McAllen, TX Geo’s
Sat 10/6 Houston, TX Buzzfest @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 10/7 San Antonio, TX Kissfest 2012 @ Sunken Garden
Tue 10/9 Little Rock, AR Juanitas
Wed 10/10 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
Sat 10/13 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Sun 10/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Tue 10/16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Wed 10/17 Jacksonville, NC Hooligan’s
Fri 10/19 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Sat 10/20 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s
Sun 10/21 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Sat 10/27 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
Sun 10/28 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen