Dashboard Confessional to Release Brand-New Album, Alter the Ending, on Vagrant/DGC/Interscope on November 10th

Dashboard Confessional to Release Brand-New Album, Alter the Ending, on Vagrant/DGC/Interscope on November 10th

FIRST SINGLE FROM BUTCH WALKER-PRODUCED ALBUM IS 'BELLE OF THE BOULEVARD' BAND TO HIT THE ROAD THIS FALL FOR NATIONWIDE TOUR

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Boca Raton, Florida's Dashboard Confessional, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba, will release its sixth studio album, entitled Alter The Ending, on November 10th, 2009, on Vagrant/DGC/Interscope. Recorded in New York City, Alter The Ending was produced by Butch Walker, noted for his work with Weezer, Fall Out Boy and Pink, and co-produced by Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne). The first single from the album will be "Belle of the Boulevard."

Dashboard Confessional, which also includes bassist Scott Schoenbeck, guitarist John Lefler, and drummer Mike Marsh, will preview songs from the album on its fall nationwide tour. After select college shows in September and October, the trek begins in earnest on November 7th and will criss-cross the U.S. through mid-December. Joining the bill will be New Found Glory, Never Shout Never and Meg & Dia.

Alter The Ending is the official follow-up to 2006's gold Dusk and Summer. Dashboard Confessional's other studio releases include two additional gold albums: 2001's The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most and 2003's A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. Carrabba also released an acoustic album, The Shade of Poison Trees, on Vagrant Records in September 2007. Dashboard Confessional has also contributed a song called "Finishing School" to the motion picture soundtrack for the upcoming dark comedy Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox.

Tour onsale dates to be announced Monday, September 14th.

For more about Dashboard Confessional, please visit www.dashboardconfessional.com or www.myspace.com/dashboardconfessional.

   Dashboard Confessional's upcoming tour dates are as follows:     9/11               Milwaukee, WI           Marcus Amphitheater   9/12               High Point, NC          High Point University   10/15              Greenville, NC          East Carolina University   10/23              Syracuse University     LeMoyne College   11/07              Louisville, KY          Whitney Hall/Kentucky Center   11/08              Kansas City, MO         Uptown Theater   11/09              Denver, CO              Fillmore Auditorium   11/11              Salt Lake City, UT      McKay Center   11/13              San Jose, CA            San Jose Civic Center   11/14              Irvine, CA              Bren Events Center   11/15              Los Angeles, CA         Hollywood Palladium   11/17              San Diego, CA           Soma   11/18              Tempe, AZ               Marquee Theater   11/20              Oklahoma City, OK       Bricktown Ballroom   11/21              San Antonio, TX         Sunset Station   11/22              Dallas, TX              Palladium Ballroom   11/24              Houston, TX             Warehouse Live   11/27              Pompano Beach, FL       Pompano Amphitheater   11/28              Orlando, FL             House of Blues   11/29              Orlando, FL             House of Blues   12/03              Lowell, MA              Tsongas Arena   12/04              Camden, NJ              Susquehanna Bank Center   12/05              Pittsburgh, PA          Ice Garden Arena   12/07              New York City           Nokia Theater   12/08              New York City           Nokia Theater   12/09              New York City           Nokia Theater   12/11              Chicago, IL             Aragon Ballroom   12/12              Detroit, MI             Fillmore Detroit   12/13              Toronto, ON             Kool Haus   12/14              Toronto, ON             Kool Haus   12/16              Richmond, VA            The National   12/17              Charlotte, NC           Fillmore Charlotte   12/18              Atlanta, GA             Tabernacle  

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Source: Vagrant/DGC/Interscope

CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy of Interscope Records, +1-310-865-7934,
d.dennehy@umusic.com

Web Site: http//www.dashboardconfessional.com
http://www.myspace.com/dashboardconfessional

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