We Are The Union

Time for another big update from the WATU camp!
First things first, you can now stream our new full-length, You Can’t Hide The Sun, in its entirety at Alternative Press.
Secondly, you can now pre-order You Can’t Hide The Sun, and receive an instant digital download of the whole record, via Paper + Plastick.
Third, and finally, in addition to our October Tour Dates, we have also announced a whole slew of tour dates in November and December:

Tuesday, November 20th - Toledo, OH // Frankie’s Inner City
Friday, November 23rd - Flint, MI // Flint Local 432
Saturday, November 24th - Chicago, IL // Reggie’s Rock Club
Sunday, November 25th - Minneapolis, MN // 7th St Entry
Monday, November 26th - Lawrence, KS // The Bottleneck
Tuesday, November 27th - Tulsa, OK // Eclipse
Wednesday, November 28th - Lubbock, TX // Jake’s Sports Cafe
Thursday, November 29th - Mesa, AZ // The Underground
Friday, November 30th - Murrieta, CA // The Dial w/ The Sheds, Save The Swim Team
Saturday, December 1st - Fresno, CA // The CYC w/ The Sheds
Monday, December 3rd - Stockton, CA // Plea For Peace w/ The Sheds
Tuesday, December 4th - San Jose, CA // San Jose Rock Shop w/ The Sheds
Wednesday, December 5th - San Francisco, CA // Sub-Mission Art Space w/ The Sheds
Thursday, December 6th - Pomona, CA // Alladin Jr w/ The Sheds, Save The Swim Team
Friday, December 7th - Canoga Park, CA // Guitar Merchant w/ The Sheds
Saturday, December 8th - Las Vegas, NV // East Side Joe’s w/ The Sheds, Save The Swim Team
Monday, December 10th - Midland, TX // The Pine Box
Wednesday, December 12th - Houston, TX // Scout Bar
Friday, December 14th - Nashville, TN // The Owl Farm
Saturday, December 15th - Whitesburg, KY // Letcher County Tourism
Sunday, December 16th - Columbus, OH // Kobo Live
Monday, December 17th - Kent, OH // Euro Gyro

For more info on the dates, and to stay updated as we add ticket links, head to our Facebook page and click the “Tour Dates” tab!
Hope to see you folks out there! 

If you haven’t already, please take a moment to check out two brand new songs from our upcoming full-length, You Can’t Hide The Sun:
I Want You To Hit Me As Hard As You Can - http://propertyofzack.com/post/32674117105/poz-stream-interview-we-are-the-union-i-want-you-to
Live Like Mitch - http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2912212

We Are The Union October/November Tour Dates:
Sunday, October 14th - St Louis, MO @ FUBAR (Tickets: http://www.fubarstl.com/event/148185/)
Monday, October 15th - Fort Wright, KY @ Shimmers Tavern
Tuesday, October 16th - Erie, PA @ Basement Transmissions
Wednesday, October 17th - Rochester, NY @ Dub Land Underground (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/409621465760931/)
Thursday, October 18th - Watertown, NY @ The Dungeon (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/385353901532458/)
Friday, October 19th - Albany, NY @ Hudson River Coffee House (FREE SHOW - Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/491224147574198/)
Saturday, October 20th - Middletown, NY @ The Interactive Museum (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/370493079692741/)
Sunday, October 21st - Garden City, NY @ Ethical Humanist Society (Tickets: http://tickets.liecc.com/events/146)
Monday, October 22nd - Hamden, CT @ The Space (Tickets: http://www.manicproductions.org/event/156245/)
Tuesday, October 23rd -  Cambridge, MA @ All Asia (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/277182012399401/)
Wednesday, October 24th - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/539699609389760/)
Thursday, October 25th - Norfolk, VA @ Aletheia (Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/258283064290666/) 
Friday, October 26th-Sunday, October 28th - FEST 11 in Gainesville, FL (We play SATURDAY at 3:10 PM at FLORIDA THEATER OF GAINESVILLE - thefestfl.com)

We are super excited to announce that we are playing two shows with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in August! Details and ticket links below:

Friday, August 10th - Chicago, IL @ The Metro
Doors at 6:30 PM
Tickets $29 /// ALL AGES
Ticket link: http://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=1635104&cobrand=metrochicago&method=restoreToken

Saturday, August 11th - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Doors at 6PM
Tickets $25 /// 18+
Ticket link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1635283&cobrand=first-avenue

Alrighty folks, we’ve been asked to post the lyrics for If I Can’t Smoke Or Swear, I’m Fucked, so here they are!

If you haven’t heard this song yet, you can check it out via the Graveyard Grins EP - now streaming at tinyurl.com/graveyardgrins

If I Can’t Smoke Or Swear, I’m Fucked

Don’t wait, it’s almost over

This rope gets shorter by the day, and now you’ve found its end

You test the poison and you pay

Drag it for your worst mistakes

And fight to shake the blame

A death grip denial

A graveyard grin

You bear your teeth

Remind us that you’re just a skeleton

Don’t wait, I can see it now

The patron saint of the totally fucked*

Lie down in living your own way

Cause dying isn’t living, is it?

Your bones decay

A death grip denial

A graveyard grin

You bear your teeth

Remind us that you’re just a skeleton

*Chuck Klosterman

http://www.facebook.com/PaperAndPlastickRecords

“With WE ARE THE UNION touring early MARCH with the TOSSERS, we decided to give away a test press of theirs that we found in the warehouse a few weeks back! The test press was limited to 5.

The person who shares this status and posts a picture of their record collection will have the vinyl sent to them at end of the contest !! While you’re doing that, make sure to give the new(ish) EP a spin too!

http://soundcloud.com/ paperandplastick/sets/ we-are-the-union-graveyard