Monday, May 17, 2010

Cute Is What We Aim For on tour

Shaant Hacikyan, the founding member of Cute Is What We Aim For has come full circle. After struggling with alcohol addiction and successfully completing treatment, Shaant began writing music again and will be releasing a new album with a fresh reincarnated version of the band. He is also prepping for a headlining tour with The Friday Night Boys, The Bigger Lights and Down With Webster, which kicks off May 11th in Boston.

Shaant is back better than ever and ready to get on the road with a new line-up. Members of CIWWAF that are joining Shaant on tour are Michael Novak on Drums, former member of Every Time I Die and former members of Mandy K on guitar are Michael Brady and Kevin Scoma.

The band formed in January 2005 and in less than a year they were signed to Fueled by Ramen. The band’s 2006 debut The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch, produced by Matt Squire, spent countless months on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. They successfully headlined Alternative Press’ Bands You Need To Know tour (and graced the cover of the magazine) and were named one of Rolling Stones’ 10 Artists To Watch—all while the group were still teenagers.

The band was upstreamed to Atlantic Records and began recording their sophomore album, Rotation, with John Feldmann. Rotation, was released in June 2008, and hit the Billboard charts at No. 21. But despite the group’s positive press and frequent touring, all was not well within the ranks.

Despite the band’s fast paced success, by April 2009, the inner workings of CIWWAF started to fall apart. During this time Shaant was struggling personally, which led to alcohol abuse. He quickly lost control of everything around him that was important and decided it was time to take control of his life again. Shaant checked himself into rehab in October 2009 and has been clean ever since. With a new outlook on life and respect for the industry, he returns triumphantly and with an open mind and heart.

“I needed this music to get me out of a depression,” Shaant explains. “You can be that far down, but you can pick yourself back up. I want to make an impact. For a while I was scared to say that. I want to do to those who listen to the music I make what they have done for me, which is keep me alive. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do that for anybody but it’s my hope, and it’s a big hope.”

For more information on Cute Is What We Aim For and The Bigger Lights, please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/cuteiswhatweaimfor www.myspace.com/thebiggerlights

May 11 8:00P MIDDLE EAST Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 12 6:30P HIGHLINE BALLROOM New York, New York
May 13 8:00P DIESEL Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 14 8:00P FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 15 8:00P SCHOOL OF ROCK South Hackensack, New Jersey
May 16 8:00P THE RECHER THEATRE Towson, Maryland
May 18 8:00P THE CANAL CLUB Richmond, Virginia
May 19 8:00P TREMONT MUSIC HALL Charlotte, North Carolina
May 20 8:00P MASQUERADE - DOWNSTAIRS Atlanta, Georgia
May 21 8:00P THE SOCIAL Orlando, Florida
May 22 7:00P CULTURE ROOM Ft Lauderdale, Florida
May 23 8:00P THE STATE THEATRE St Petersburg, Florida
May 26 6:30P ANTONES Austin, Texas
May 27 6:30P THE LOFT Dallas, Texas
May 28 7:00P LAUNCHPAD Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 29 7:00P THE CLUBHOUSE Tempe, Arizona
May 30 6:30P SOMA San Diego, California
Jun 1 7:00P CHAIN REACTION Anaheim, California
Jun 2 6:30P TROUBADOUR West Hollywood, California
Jun 4 7:30P SLIM’S San Francisco, California
Jun 5 7:00P THE BOARDWALK Orangevale, California
Jun 7 6:30P THE HAWTHORNE THEATRE Portland, Oregon
Jun 12 8:00P THE BLACK SHEEP Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jun 15 6:00P REGGIES ROCK CLUB Chicago, Illinois
Jun 18 7:00P THE BASEMENT Columbus, Ohio
Jun 19 6:00P GROG SHOP Cleveland Heights, Ohio

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