Karate High School continues touring

Fresh off the world famous Vans Warped Tour, San Francisco’s KARATE HIGH SCHOOL announces they will join the nationwide ‘Eyes On The Prize’ Tour with Eyes Set To Kill. Pure Volume lends its support by making KARATE HIGH SCHOOL its featured artists starting Aug. 31, compelled by the band’s #10 ranking the site’s Top 100 Chart.

It isn’t any ordinary band that can seamlessly blend unstoppable melodies and crushing guitars with inspiration from sub-par science fiction and comic book lore without sounding trite, but KARATE HIGH SCHOOL is that band. Lead by Paul McGuire, singer/writer/producer/one-man studio force, KARATE HIGH SCHOOL – with Ray Bautista (keyboards), Dan Kingdon (bass), Aaron McVeigh (drums) and Geoff Garnett (guitar)—readies their sophomore release The League Of Tomorrow, streeting Sept. 4 via Evolution Music Group. The disc serves as a follow-up to the group’s 2006 full-length indie-label debut, Arcade Rock, which most notably featured the underground fan favorites “Good News And Bad News” and “Sweep The Leg.”

“Inspiration comes from everything, really,” McGuire says. “Bad sci-fi movies from the ‘50s, worse horror movies from the ‘80s, comic books, Bolivian literature by Kystenov, 8- and 16-bit video games, Einstein's theory of spatial relationships between equidistant relativities, standup comedy, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Simmons, and the crushing realization that I don't have any other skills.” The album represents a significant accomplishment for the vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist, who wrote, recorded, produced and performed the entire album within the confines of his bedroom.

Upon returning home from extensive touring, KARATE HIGH SCHOOL underwent some line-up changes, and McGuire, with his bandmates in a state of flux, opted to write, record and perform the band's next album, The League of Tomorrow, in its entirety without spending a single penny in a recording studio.

“In all honesty, I couldn't be more excited about the final result and I'm not ashamed to say that I want all of you to hear the record,” says McGuire. “Come see us on tour this spring and summer -- we'll be trying out songs from the new album to see how they sound live, and we'd love to see all of your faces. And sleep on your couch. And use your shower. And have you cook dinner for us. You get the picture.”

For more information and to hear the single “Burning For You” from The League of Tomorrow, check out www.myspace.com/karatehighschool and www.karatehighschool.com.

KARATE HIGH SCHOOL w/ EYES SET TO KILL, KENOTIA & FOXY SHAZAM:
9/05 - Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
9/06 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
9/07 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant's
9/08 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
9/09 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
9/10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
9/11 - Pompton Lakes, NJ @ The Mainstage
9/12 - Doylestown, PA @ Sirens
9/14 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
9/15 - Thomasville, NC @ The Soundvent
9/16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
9/17 - Boca Raton, FL @ The Huka Hut
9/18 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
9/19 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar
9/20 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
9/21 - San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
9/22 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
9/23 - Corpus Christi, TX @ The Underground
9/26 - El Paso, TX @ Chic's Bar
9/27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cell Block

With The Dollyrots
9/28 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
9/29 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
9/30 - Lancaster, CA @ Cedar Center
10/1 - Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's
10/2 - Stockton, CA @ Empire Theater
10/4 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky