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'Gum Drop Giveaway #26

Put down Guitar Hero a moment and practice your scales on an actual Gibson-brand Epiphone Dot. Better exercise and it's pretty, too.

You can get the specifics here. It's related to the Epiphone-endorsed Los Angeles band Astra Heights. You can hear "The March" the first single from the quintet's Universal debut Good Problems at MySpace. They're going on tour in a couple days, sometimes with Nicole Atkins.

02/29 - Oakland, CA The Uptown Lounge*
03/01 - San Jose,CA The Blank Club*
03/03 - Tuscon, AZ Hotel Congress
03/06 - Houston, TX Great Day Houston TV Taping
03/07 - Houston, TX Fox Rocks TV Taping
03/07 - Houston, TX Santos: Taste of Mexico
03/09 - Dallas, TX House of Blues**
03/10 - Houston, TX The Mink**
03/11 - Tulsa, OK Soundpony
03/12 - Austin, TX Good Day Austin
03/13 - Austin, TX SXSW: Swing House / Viper Room Party
03/13 - Austin, TX SXSW: Official SXSW show @ Lambert's
03/14 - Austin, TX SXSW: Vimby Party @ Scoot Inn
03/14 - Austin, TX SXSW: Sideone Dummy / Monster Energy / Swing House Party
03/15 - Austin, TX Esther's Follies SXSW

*w/ Scissors For Lefty
**w/ Nicole Atkins & The Sea

One winner takes home the guitar and the CD.

CONTEST ENDS 03/12/08 AT 12PM EST.

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