Carlos from Lakota has a great music blog called Speaking Rhythms worth checking out. There are plenty of music blogs out there, but rarely do you find a site that posts about good bands consistantly.

Speaking Rhythms

In the first week at college radio, Lakota’s Hope For The Haunted was # 7 most added… 64 stations, to be exact! This should be the start of a nice run. We’ll give you a list of stations shortly so you can put in your requests.

Also, stay tuned for an e-card where you can preview the whole album.

If you’re heading out to Warped Tour this summer, keep an eye out for the FREE Undecided Records Summer 2005 Sampler which features a new song on the upcoming Lakota record “Hope For The Haunted” Grab a copy and let us know what you think.

We have big news! We’re super excited to announce that we recently signed a deal to be distributed through Victory Records/Red Distribution. First on the agenda is re-releasing Biirdie’s Morning Kills The Dark. It will be out August 23.

We will also be re-releasing Army of Me’s Fake Ugly EP on Sept 20, the same day as Lakota’s Hope For The Haunted. Make sure your local record store plans on ordering copies of your favorite Pop Up artist.

Biirdie is on the road, bringing their bittersweet symphony to a town near you. If you’re in the Sunshine State, here are a few upcoming shows. We hope you’ll be there!

Wed July 20: The Social, Orlando, FL, w/ New Roman Times

Thur July 21: Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL w/ New Roman Times

Fri July 22: Jack Rabbit’s, Jacksonville, FL w/ New Roman Times, Julius Airwave

Sat July 23: Melbourne Jaycees, Melbourne, FL

Sun July 24: DaDa, Delray Beach, FL w/ Summer Blanket

All the artwork for the debut LAKOTA album is finished and the record will be finally coming out on September 20th! The art and layout was done by Jeff Matz of Lure Design. Check out www.luredesigninc.com and see the work he’s done for Thrice, Wilco and many others.

Lakota will be hitting the road on August 29th for a tour hitting the entire east coast. The dates will be posted soon. They will be playing a few New York shows in July and August so keep an eye on their Pure Volume and My Space pages for more info and exclusive downloads!

Testing, one, two… is this thing on? Hey everyone! Excuse the dust, pur.com has been out of commision for a while. But, we hope the new version will be a little more dynamic, with more frequent updates, and even the occasional random musings from us here at Pop Up.

If you see things that don’t work, please bear with us as it’s a work in progress. It’s slowly coming together, so check back as much as you can.