Harry And The Potters are urging their fans to vote. Apparently Harry is now old enough to hit the polls, and he and the rest of his band are giving you not 1, but 2 gifts to celebrate this day. The first is an a cappella version of Save Ginny Weasley performed by Dumbledore's Chorus. The second announcement is that tickets for the Yule Balls shows are now on sale:

Tickets for Philadelphia on December 2nd are available online through TicketWeb, and they are also on sale at AKA Music (2nd and Market Sts) or by calling 1-866-468-7619 (toll free).

Tickets for the Middle East shows on December 10th are available through Ticketmaster and in person at the Middle East Box Office in Cambridge (1-7pm). Buy online: Early show | Late Show | BOTH shows

The A.K.A.s are offering some perks if you show them proof that you voted. They want you to use this election as a rejection of George Dubya & all of his "stay the course" cronies. As a little incentive, for each & every one of you who sends them proof that you voted in today's election, they will personally send you an AKAs limited edition 3 button set & sticker. In addition to that, they will pick 5 people at random who will receive a signed copy of White Doves & Smoking Guns. Not a bad deal for taking 30 minutes of your time to vote.

Happy Election Day!

Ahhh...What the hell... Check out the non-a cappella version of Save Ginny Weasley below...But you have to visit their Myspace site to get the special version!

What came of this drunken, blur of a weekend?  A bad-ass 6 song debut EP that pushes the boundaries of the rock music world and aims to catch the attention of 2 of the biggest cities in music right now - Vegas and LA.

Long distance relationships aren't always easy, but this group seems to be playing their cards right.... golden ax is jumping into the perfect combination of scenes.... Vegas, home to recent mega-successful artists (namely the Killers and Panic! at the Disco) that seem to have drawn so much national attention to Sin City, and LA, the well-established launching pad for the majority of today's hottest rock bands.

Like many artists starting out these days, the album was done in a home studio.  The tracking was done in 3 days, and just like that, the 3 members left as quickly as they came.

"After all the tracking was done, the guys went back to LA, and I was basically rollin' solo in Vegas trying to produce the best damn record I could.  I recorded all the vocals and keyboards and then emailed the tracks to the guitarists Cecil who would hit me back with his ideas about the song."    It seems like their formula for recording worked well.  One of the biggest reasons the songs sound so tight is because singer MF and guitarist Cecil Adams have been writing these songs together for over 2 years.  MF travels regularly back and forth between LA and Vegas to write with the band, but recently he has decided to head out to the west coast on a more permanent basis.  "Vegas will always be my home town, but right now I want to be out in LA with the band on a full-time basis."

Golden AX's raw rock n' roll wall of sound is influenced by artists like the recently departed noise-rockers Death from Above 1979, Los Angeles thrashers the Bronx, and even Nirvana at times.

The release date of their new EP has not been set, but be on the lookout for the buzzworthy band in the next year.  You can hear streaming songs from the EP on their myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/goldenaxslays).  In the meantime, here is a FREE DOWNLOAD of their single "Hard To Get".  A little something to chew on... the flavor will definitely last.

If you want to go ahead and pre-order the album up until October 23rd, you'll also get a free 11x17 autographed poster! How much will this little package cost you? Just $5.98 plus shipping! Get your order in fast before these babies are sold out. If you miss this deal, you'll be stuck buying their autographs on Ebay, or having to meet these scary guys in person. After seeing some of their performances, I'd definitely try and steer clear of a face to face confrontation! Just in case you've never heard of these wild guys, check out the stream below this post.