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Celebrating its 10th anniversary of raising funds and awareness to assorted non-profit organizations, Sub City is pleased to announce the 2011 edition of TAKE ACTION TOUR. This year’s beneficiary is SEX, ETC., the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project of Answer, a national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education to young people and the adults who teach them. “Sex is a hot topic amongst Take Action bands and fans but rarely communicated in a honest and accurate way,” says Louis Posen, Hopeless Records president. “Either don't do it or do it right!"
 
Presented by Hot Topic, the tour will feature co-headliners SILVERSTEIN and BAYSIDE, along with POLAR BEAR CLUB, THE SWELLERS and TEXAS IN JULY. Kicking off on April 22nd, the tour will circle the US, presenting the best bands in music today while raising funds and awareness for Sex, Etc. and the concept that we can all play a part in making a positive impact in the world. Ten percent of the cost of each ticket sold is donated to Sex, Etc. and Sub City 501c3 non-profits.
 
Silverstein's creative and busy decade has seen them perform over 1,200 live shows. The quintet recently finished up their successful US and Canadian Winterizer tour and are preparing for the release of their highly anticipated, fifth studio album, Rescue, due out April 26. The forthcoming debut Hopeless Records full length is already gaining momentum with a spot on Alternative Press’ Most Anticipated Albums of 2011.
 
Bayside has released four full length studio albums, three of which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200, and have sold over 300,000 records in the U.S. alone. A devoted fan base helped spur the “Bayside is a Cult” slogan. Wind-up Records released the band’s fifth studio recording, Killing Time, in February. It was produced by the legendary Gil Norton who has worked with artists including Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World and The Pixies.
 
Polar Bear Club's Chasing Hamburg was named one of Alternative Press' Most Anticipated Albums of 2009. The band then went on to tour the world several times over, closing out 2010 on the Alternative Press Tour. Polar Bear Club will kick off the year by recording their third full-length, and will debut new songs from the album on Take Action Tour.
 
The Swellers have proven themselves to be an aggressive and hard-working live act. The group’s Fueled By Ramen debut, Ups And Downsizing, was named one of the best albums of 2009 by both AbsolutePunk and Punknews. The band will return to the studio later this month to record its follow-up.
 
As soon as the two youngest members walked across the graduation stage this past year, Texas in July charged headfirst into a European headlining tour and numerous tours throughout the US and Canada. The Ephrata, PA-based band will release their new album in Spring 2011 on Equal Vision Records.