A Rocket to the Moon to tour in support of new album

Fueled By Ramen recording group A Rocket To The Moon has announced the upcoming release of their much-anticipated debut album. "ON YOUR SIDE" arrives in stores and at all online retailers on October 13th.

Pre-orders for "ON YOUR SIDE" begin today at the Fueled By Ramen webstore, located at www.store.arockettothemoon.net. In addition to the standard CD release, the album will be available in a deluxe package including an exclusive ARTTM t-shirt and 20 limited edition postcards. A Rocket To The Moon premiered the first track from the album, "Annabelle," on their MySpace page; while "Mr. Right," the album’s first single, will follow online and at the iTunes Store on September 15th. A companion video clip for "Mr. Right" is currently in pre-production.

A Rocket To The Moon has slated a busy tour schedule to trumpet the album’s release. First up will be a headlining run alongside The Summer Set, kicking off October 2nd at Hartford, Connecticut’s Webster Underground (see attached itinerary). From there, they will join the "OP Presents: Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon and VersaEmerge" tour. The dates begin October 14th at Buffalo’s Rapids Theatre, and continue through a two-night-stand at Foxboro, Massachusetts’ Showcase Live on November 27th and 28th.

"ON YOUR SIDE" follows last year’s acclaimed Fueled By Ramen debut, "GREETINGS FROM…" The EP was highlighted by the singles "If Only They Knew" and "Dakota," the latter of which ARTTM performed live on MTV’s TRL as part of a feature on America’s best unsigned bands.

The brainchild of Braintree, Massachusetts-based songwriter/musician Nick Santino, A Rocket To The Moon has toured virtually non-stop since the EP’s release, sharing bills with an array of artists, including 3OH!3, The Maine, The Cab, Cute Is What We Aim For, Secondhand Serenade, Hey Monday, This Providence, and Hit The Lights. ARTTM has proven a MySpace favorite, now with over 26 million streams and counting.

A Rocket To The Moon is: Nick Santino – vocals/guitar, Justin Richards – guitar, Eric Halvorsen – bass, Andrew Cook – drums.

For up-to-the-minute news, tour dates, and on-sale information, please visit: www.myspace.com/arockettothemoon and www.fueledbyramen.com.

A ROCKET TO THE MOON
On Tour 2009

10/2-10 – w/The Summer Set, Vita, and Ian Walsh

10/14-11/28 –"OP Presents: Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon and VersaEmerge" tour
Except * w/o Cobra Starship

OCTOBER
2 Hartford, CT Webster Underground
3 Manchester, NH Stadium Ten Pin
4 Providence, RI Club Hell
6 Altoona, PA The Eldolyn Terrace
7 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
9 Vineland, NJ Hangar 84
10 Wilmington, DE The Harmony Grange
14 Buffalo, NY Rapids Theatre *
15 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion *
16 Kalamazoo, MI Western Michigan University *
17 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
18 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
20 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
21 Blackfoot, ID El Rey Events Center
23 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
24 San Diego, CA SOMA
25 Henderson, NV Henderson Events Plaza
27 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
28 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheater
30 Mission, TX Las Palmas Race Park
31 Dallas, TX Nokia Live @ Grand Prairie

NOVEMBER
1 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
3 Nashville, TN Rocketown
5 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
6 Jacksonville, FL Bourbon Street Station
7 Orlando, FL House of Blues
8 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
10 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
11 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
12 Louisville, KY Expo Five
13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
14 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo’s
15 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
18 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
19 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
20 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
21 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
24 New York, NY Nokia Theater In Times Square
27 Foxboro, MA Showcase Live
28 Foxboro, MA Showcase Live