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Garrett Klahn & The Surrounding Areas (Rise Records) announce fall tour with emo royalty

Garrett Klahn & The Surrounding Areas have finalized the details of their U.S. fall tour with scattered support from a who's who of emo—Last Days Of April, members of Jets To Brazil, Dashboard Confessional, Christie Front Drive, Mineral, the Promise Ring and of course, Texas Is The Reason. The former frontman for Texas himself, Klahn says […]

Emo pioneer Garrett Klahn goes solo

Garrett Klahn Garrett Klahn There's an incredibly powerful moodiness throughout this debut solo album from Garrett Klahn (Texas Is The Reason, Solea, Atlantic/Pacific, New Rising Sons). And while some songs have a certain Midwest old-school, emo twang that brings prime TITR to mind, it’s the unexpected touches that elevate things here: “Are We Alright” has […]

‘I had to get this as perfect as possible’—Q&A with ex-Texas Is The Reason frontman Garrett Klahn

Next week, Garrett Klahn will release his debut solo album and, without question, it’s his best work since coming to prominence with beloved post-hardcore pioneers Texas Is The Reason in the mid-’90s. Filled with heartbreaking acoustic ballads and warm, Sunday morning comedowns, it’s the sound of a grizzled punk vet who can easily recite the […]

Garrett Klahn (Texas Is The Reason frontman on Rise Records) streams new single, "Are We Alright?"

Texas Is The Reason frontman and current Rise Records solo artist Garrett Klahn is streaming a new single titled “Are We Alright?” His self-titled debut album arrives on January 15, 2016. The New York native will perform in Brooklyn on December 29 in support of the Loved Ones. Pre-orders in all shapes and sizes can be found […]

Garrett Klahn (Rise Records, Texas Is The Reason) announces summer tour

Photo: Federico Álvarez Garrett Klahn, former frontman of Texas Is The Reason and current Rise Records solo artist, has announced his summer vacation plans. He'll be joined by Florida's Have Gun, Will Travel on the tour, which kicks off July 24 in Tampa, Florida and finishes on September 4 in Washington, DC. Here's the single “I Don't […]

Thursday's Geoff Rickly, Texas Is The Reason's Garrett Klahn, Terrible Things planning house shows

Thursday's Geoff Rickly, Zena Rd. (the latest solo project of Texas Is The Reason's Garrett Klahn) and Terrible Things are currently planning house shows in the northeast for late November to early December. Following the initial run of shows, Terrible Things and Zena Rd. will continue on their own extended tour of houses through most of […]