Kill Hannah at work ahead of 'Hopeless' trek

Kill Hannah frontman Mat Devine has a rather unconventional way of saving bits and pieces of song ideas. Instead of running out and buying multiple notebooks, he graces his body with potential lyrics and thoughts.

"I've already run out of space on my phone, voicemail and notebooks and paper and everything, so I just started writing all over my arms and hands and stuff," Devine said during an interview with LiveDaily. "My arms are completely covered in notes and lyrics and stuff. In these little pockets we have off of tour, we write a lot. I've got this dry erase board where I organize the ideas and fragments of songs and the progress of the entire body of work. It's getting out of control. I think I need to get a second one."

Fans can see his literal body of work when the band embarks on its 40-city Hope for the Hopeless Tour with The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem and The White Tie Affair. Details are listed below.

"This is definitely going to be our coolest headlining tour ever," Devine said. "Everybody on this package has a lot of cool stuff going on right now. I just saw White Tie Affair's video on MTV. Their new single is totally blowing up. Innerpartysystem is totally blowing up right now, too, in a slightly different scene, in a New York scene. We were just in England again and they were all over the press there, too. Every one of the support bands [is] kind of up and coming."

The name "Hope for the Hopeless" refers to the reciprocal support that fans and Kill Hannah give each other.

"It's kind of a slightly tongue-in-cheek, slightly ironic title right now, though, because things seem to be going so well," Devine said. "But, truly, we have learned that, over the years, regardless of radio and regardless of press and financial success, our greatest equity is in our fanbase. They're the ones who buoy us and keep us alive. We get so many letters and gestures from them. It kind of refers to this entire fanbase around the globe. If no one can afford therapy, they can go to our shows."

"Hope for the Hopeless is also the title of an EP that the band self-released to tide fans over between its 2006 Atlantic Records album, "Until There's Nothing Left of Us," and its forthcoming LP from its new label, Roadrunner Records.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
July 2008
8 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
9 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Ballroom
10 - Tulsa, OK - The Marquee
11 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
12 - Houston, TX - Meridian
13 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
15 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
16 - Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
17 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
18 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
19 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
21 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
22 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
25 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
26 - Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
27 - Boise, ID - The Venue
28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
29 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
31 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown

August 2008
1 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
2 - Orlando, FL - The social
3 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
4 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
5 - Jacksonville, FL - Jackrabbit's
7 - Charlotte, NC - The Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
8 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
9 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
12 - Towson, MD - The Recher Theatre
13 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
14 - New York City, NY - The Blender Theatre at Gramercy
15 - Toronto, Ontario - The Opera House
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small Theatre
17 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
19 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
20 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
21 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
22 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
23 - Chicago, IL - The Metro



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