The First Step will be playing our last show
on Saturday September 6th @ The Championship in Lemoyne, PA
with Mindset, Get The Most, Hostage Calm, Breakthough and Warpriest.

It's Time!!!!!!


19.04.2008 Portugal Lisbon @ Academia De Linda-a-Velha
20.04.2008 Spain Barcelona @ Casal Joves De Roquetes
21.04.2008 Sweden Lund @ Hemgården
22.04.2008 Germany Bremen @ Schlachthof-Magazinkeller
23.04.2008 Holland Hengelo @ Innocent
24.04.2008 Belgium Hasselt @ Muziekodroom Club
25.04.2008 Germany Rosswein @ Juha
26.04.2008 Germany Nürnberg @ Kunstverein
27.04.2008 Germany Stuttgart @ Juha West (Matinee)

These are the confirmed dates for our upcoming European tour. We only have a short period of time we can tour in April and we would rather come to Europe for a short time then not come at all. Please understand that we could not go everywhere that we wanted to. See you on tour!

We hope you are all well. - The First Step

19.04.2008 Portugal Lisbon @ Academia De Linda-a-Velha
20.04.2008 Spain Barcelona @ Casal Joves De Roquetes
21.04.2008 Sweden Lund @ Hemgården
22.04.2008 Germany Bremen @ Schlachthof-Magazinkeller
23.04.2008 Holland Hengelo @ Innocent
24.04.2008 Belgium Hasselt @ Muziekodroom Club
25.04.2008 Germany Rosswein @ Juha
26.04.2008 Germany Nürnberg @ Kunstverein
27.04.2008 Germany Stuttgart @ Juha West (Matinee)

Our drummer Fred has had a death in the family and we are going to be playing second on Friday at the Rivalry Showcase instead of fourth so that we can get him to airport and home for the funeral. So get to the Gilman early!

OPEN HEARTS AND CLEAR MINDS

(link above)

North East Weekend with Get The Most. Come check us out!

THE FIRST STEP is putting the finishing touches on a new 4 song 7' EP to be released early next year on Rivalry Records. Recording is complete, and they're working on the mixing/mastering, along with the layout for the record.

We are playing Sound & Fury on SATURDAY! (07-28-07)

Check out an unmixed and unmastered new song called 'Connection'
It's posted on our myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/thefirststep

WHAT WE KNOW LP is officially out! You should be able to find it at your favorite record store, or at any of these fine places.

http://www.rivalryrecords.com/

http://www.revhq.com

http://www.merch.com

Pre-orders are now being taken for THE FIRST STEP - 'What We Know' CD/LP, which will be released on 05.23.06 from Rivalry Records. Check out 2 brand new mp3s from THE FIRST STEP 'What We Know' CD/LP. These mp3s feature a DIFFERENT vocal recording and a DIFFERENT mix than the previous versions that have leaked onto the internet. In addition, those versions were UN-MASTERED recordings. The legitimate mastered versions of these songs sound 100% better, check it out:


http://www.rivalryrecords.com/media_sounds.asp

Pre-orders from Rivalry will ship the week of May 15th. There are 2 different colors of vinyl LPs available from Rivalry. We have a package deal for 2 LPs + 1 CD that will contain 2 LPs on colored vinyl. With this package you're basically getting the CD for about $4 bucks. The package deal will contain 1 of each color LP *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST*. Once the more limited color is gone, t... more

I am feeling a bit excited coming off the weekend, so I figured Id share my reflections and thoughts with everyone!

- THE GEEKS really a rad band. These guys were great to play shows with. Seeing them play really changed my perspective on HC right now. This isnt just something that is meaningful for me and my friends, or even just kids in the United States it REALLY IS something that kids all around the world are having a chance to experience and define for themselves. That might sounds like some clich unity song but I really felt that after talking with THE GEEKS that they are doing something very courageous for their culture where things like playing in a band, or ideas like straight edge are pretty much alien and unacceptable. So check out THE GEEKS if they are playing a town near you on this tour.

- THE DEAD HEARTS another band to definitely check out. We got to play with them at Gilman St. a few months back and it was really good to see some old frien... more

We are happy to announce that Rivalry Records will be releasing our upcoming LP!

'WHAT WE KNOW' is 12 songs that we recorded and produced with Walter Schriefels earlier this year. We aren't the best at talking about our own music, but we feel like it is taking the sound of 'Open Hearts and Clear Minds' and making it a bit more progressive to where we are at now. We tried out a few new ideas, and also have further defined our sound as a band.

We’re glad to see this come out as a testament to what we've been up to for the last year or so. We’re feeling energized, vital and inspired by each other and the people around us and this LP is simply the icing on the cake.

Also, we know a few people have heard some songs online but the vocals and mix to these versions are different than those on the final recording.

The word is, that the record will be available for sale in February - but we will let you know as soon as we have a better idea! For more comp... more

We would like to thank everyone that came out to our shows in California. We had a blast seeing old friends, making new ones and playing with some great bands.


They Came For Your Milk Money. That's the name of a new compilation that was just released on New Music Revolution records. We have two songs on it. New recording of WE ALL DIE and a brand new song NO WAY TO LIVE. Go to Merch.com to order.


We have some big news to be announced in the next couple days. Keep checking back!