RUTH's myspace has been updated with new photos, a new layout and some cool things about Anorak.
You can even pre-order Anorak!
The first single from Anorak will be "Back to the Five" and will be available on iTunes October 7th.
9/14/08
Tooth and Nail's updated website has some cool features including artist widgets.
You can check that and other cool things at the member's section at toothandnail.com
This fall, the guys will be going out on tour with Decemberadio and Sevenglory. Those dates will be up soon, so be ready! Also, Anorak's release date is still October 28th, so tell everyone you know about Ruth's new cd! Soon on Ruth's myspace, they will have some songs off the album and the artwork! So, keep checking back for more exciting news!
8/19/08
New blog entry! All about Europe and it's expensive-ness. Needless to say, this is a pretty awesome blog entry full of great photos!!
Also, the other day I was informed about an article written about the upcoming release!
Ruth's sophomore album has apparently been moved up to October 28th from it's original November 11th release date.. It has also been retitled Anorak (a person who has an unfathomable interest in something, and feels compelled to talk at length about it) and was produced by Aaron Sprinkle. They will be shooting a music video next month. Here's a look at the early tracklisting.
1. Hibernation Pieces
2. Back To The Five
3. Who I Was And Who I Am
4. Rolling With The Punches
5. Hearts 'N' Sleeves
6. Pure Concept
7. Forgetting To Remember
8. Nothing To Hide
9. Miracle Photo
10. Dead Giveaway
-insideREVOLUTION.net
8/12/08
Exciting stuff posted in a bulletin this afternoon:
hello to anyone who might read this. Just wanted to let you all know that we have finished our next release. It is coming out Oct 28 2008 which is really soon. Hopefully someone wants a copy. I guess well see. But, most of all i wanted to let you know we are really proud and excited to put this next cd out. We will be posting the title and artwork as well as a new track probably within a week. please, if you are at all interested check back.
we love you
dustin
:)
7/20/08
Long time, no update. The summer shows have been coming along well! I heard about an acoustic set at Life Fest, which sounds like an awesome treat!
Be sure to head out to shows near you.
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Creation West Festival
George, Washington
Jul 29 2008 8:00P
Chop Suey (w/FAIR and THE PALE Pacific)
Seattle, Washington
Jul 30 2008 8:00P
Columbia Arts Center
Vancouver, Washington
Aug 1 2008 3:00P
Spirit West Coast
Salinas, California
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
Tom Fest
Camas, Washington
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
Flevo Fest
Eindhoven
Aug 16 2008 8:00P
Flevo Fest
Eindhoven
Aug 17 2008 8:00P
TBA
Leipzig
Aug 18 2008 8:00P
Nochbesserleben acoustic
Leipzig
Aug 19 2008 12:00P
3FM Radio (afternoon)
Hiversum
Aug 20 2008 8:00P
The Glebe
Stoke on Trent
Aug 21 2008 7:00P
The End Bar
New Castle UK
Aug 22 2008 7:00P
The Leopard
Doncaster, Northeast
Sep 7 2008 7:00P
St Luke Lutheran Church
COLUMBUS, Ohio
With summer almost over, be sure to keep an eye out for new show dates and promotion chances for the new cd!
Again, if you are going to some shows and would like some promotional materials, please send a message and I can set you up with something as soon as possible!
Also, Tooth and Nail Records recently started issuing a Magazine called Fuel Magazine.
Brett just so happens to be on one of the pages of the magazine for the Sick 'Stache Bro! Award.
Click
here to vote for the sickest stache around!
6/20/08
New blog post with a sweet picture from the Summer Rock Tour.

Enjoy!
6/4/08
Hearts and Sleeves
A new song,unlike other videos of this song, you can understand what Dustin is singing.
This adds to some anticipation of the new album!
Let's get promoting the summer shows!
5/29/08
Recording is finished!
New blog post.
Very Exciting!
Also, the East Lutz, FL show was changed to Brandon, FL. That's about a 30 minute driving difference, so if you were planning to go to the East Lutz show, be sure to still head out to the Brandon show.
Has anyone noticed RuthRock.com hasn't been working? Well, that's because the website has moved to RuththeBand.com! It looks pretty sweet!
Keep spreading the Ruth love...
5/21/08
Cool things are happening in Ruth-land lately, more to come soon!
Awesome new RR's layout courtesy of my friend Jenn!
The amazing summer tour dates:

New blog post-a little in studio update.
:)
That's all for now but keep an eye out for more exciting things coming very soon!
5/7/08
Dustin posted a bulletin in the early hours this morning:
"hey friends its dustin with a studio update"
ok so its 230 am i went to bed at 130 and i cant sleep. i could say its because im super excited about the new record weve been recording but i have to add that i drank a giant coca cola at like 900 pm right before "the alaska experiment". Very good show by the way. Anywho, since im up really late and trying to get tired i thought i would let you all know that we have been in the studio for about 4 weeks all day everyday pretty much recording.
Im super happy with how things are coming out. i should be sleeping because i have two songs to sing tomorrow and our deadline is friday but whatev. i cant help it. the caffeen. man i cant spell caffine and my computer keeps underlining it with the red squigglys. whatev, anyway maybe those songs will sound sleepy. it might work because one of them is all about being on the road in a van, and flying on airplanes and stuff and it can be really tiring.
well we have three more days with chris keene from surrogate and our wizard friend kelsey smith then its off to seattle for a couple songs with Aaron sprinkle.
what to expect? theres a lot of drums, some guitars and bass, and vocals. its really great. I believe the album will come out Nov 4th. but obviously well get some tracks up a lot sooner to give you a listen. hopefully you vote for us this election year. we could use the indie vote.
dustin
5/2/08
Lately, it's the smallest things that make me laugh...
4/30/08
New studio blog entry !! I’m so excited for new Ruth songs!
Stuff from GMAs:

And RadioU interviewed the guys again this year. You can listen to it here!
Summer tour dates are here! Let’s get promoting the shows to get the best turn out possible!
That’s all for now!
Keep spreading the Ruth love
3/9/08
New Blog!!
Each year Tooth and Nail/BEC swoops into Nashville for GMA week and pull one of the hottest showcases in town. This year on April 22, 2008 at Rocketown we get to be apart of it...and will do the same.
Come on out and join us with some of our friends like Thousand Foot Krutch, The Becoming, Kutless, Run Kid Run, Capital Lights, Jaymes Reunion, Cory Crowder, The Glorious Unseen and plenty more bands will be playing.
The show starts at 7pm and doors are at 6pm. I would suggest you get tickets in advance as we typically sell this event out. You can grab tickets
HERE!!!
GMA week is going to be so much fun!
So, Nick update the tour blog yesterday. If you don't know about it already, it's a great way to know about how the guys are doing on tour; they update it quite frequently so, check back often!
2/17/08
Flyers for shows are here!!
Help promote the shows in anyway, print the flyers, hand them out, post them in bulletins, send them in emails, anything you can think of to help get people to shows!!
Feb 19 in Visalia, CA
Feb 22 in Lake Stevens, WA
Feb 23 in Vancouver, WA
Feb 24 in Spokane, WA
March 15 in Huntersville, NC
May 31 in Federal Way, WA
Have fun!
2/6/08
Vote for Ruth in Jesusfreak Hideout's Reader Choice Awards!
If you don't see Ruth in a category, you can always write them in!
1/18/08
New tour dates. Start promoting those shows anyways you can!
Also, Ruth put some new live shots up!
And this month's CCM Magazine has a little Appetite For Construction Tour show review in it. You can check that out here:
If you haven't told everyone about the Listening Room yet, let someone know about it!!
That's all for now. But there will be more coming soon!
12/31/07
"whats up guys, happy new years. just wanted to let everyone know we have some cool stuff in the mix for 08. there is a west coast tour in feb. we are headed out with The Afters. they're a pretty sweet band you should check them out. we also are headed into the studio for a NEW RECORD in May and June. its going to be a fantastic time. last but not least if you got some i-tunes gift cards for christmas and are wondering what to buy our record is still 5.99 throught the new year on i-tunes, dont know how long that deal will last but you cant beat it. or if grandma gave you some cash and you want the artwork and all you can get it for 8.99 at best buy still. hope you all have a sweet new years eve and be careful
love you
dustin"
Happy New Year. Stay tuned and get ready to start promoting these shows!!
12/6/07
Switchfoot's Daily Foot has been updated. The last 2 entries mention the pranks the last days of tour brings and pictures of the Ruth guys.
Also, "Secondhand Dreaming" is only $5.99 on iTunes
, but it will only be this price for a limited time.
You can still vote "Cross The Line" for debut single of the year.
Vote for it here:
www.geocities.com/ccmsingles
12/5/07
The tour blog has been updated with the last posting from the Appetite for Construction tour; be sure to check it out!

12/3/07
It's already December and the Appetite for Construction tour sadly comes to an end tonight. But I have a feeling the show will be extra special.
Some of the Air1 morning show from last week has been posted.
You can listen to the interview clip and view pictures here.
A picture from the show:

That's all for now!
11/29/07
"Cross The Line" has been nominated for debut single of the year.
Vote for it here:
www.geocities.com/ccmsingles
Also, any Roadies that live in Vancouver,Wa;Rockford Homes Inc. & The Fish 104.1 are holding a ticket party for Ruth this Saturday!! There will be a drawing every 15 minutes for tickets and Ruth merch- please help us get the word out!!
Today's news provided by the lovely Ruthie's Groupies
11/28/07
Ruth has a few more shows left on this tour, they are having an amazing time. They recently updated their tour blog!
Also, don't forget that Dustin, Jon (Switchfoot) and Matt T.(Relient K) are going to be on Air1.com at 7 am Pacific time!
And, you can still get "Secondhand Dreaming" for ONLY $5.99 on iTunes
, but it will only be this price for a limited time.
There are only 2 days left to vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
11/26/07
I couldn't have said it better myself:
"Hey everyone!
We wanted to let you know that you can now get our album "Secondhand Dreaming" for ONLY $5.99 on iTunes! If you already have our album, maybe you can gift it to someone for Christmas....or just to share the love.
Also, make sure to check out our listening page to listen to the album, see our videos, read our blog, and more.
Lastly, (we are just full of info. to day. ha) Check out our tour dates as we are still out on tour with Relient K & Switchfoot. Click here to see what night they will be near you. Just a few dates left...so come on out if you can. We would love to see you.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
-Ruth"
Also, there are only 4 days left to vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
How great is that??
11/22/07
Hope everyone is having a fantstic Thanksgiving!
So, Total Axxess finally has some stuff up from the interview. Some pictures, and an acoustic performance of "You Are".
And if you didn't know,Ruth has a new album on their myspace page with some pictures from tour.
11/19/07
Thanksgiving is this Thursday!
Anyways,there are exactly 2 weeks left on the Appetite for Construction tour. To me, it feels like it just started.
And if you haven't been checking Ruth's blog lately, then you have been missing out. There is a new update as of Friday with some sweet pictures.
Also, Switchfoot's Daily Foot has some pictures of Ruth!View them here:
11/16/07
Ruth posted a blog that said:
"Hey friends...we wanted to let you know that Dustin Ruth (RUTH) will be joining Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) & Matt Theissen (RelientK) on air Friday morning, November 30th at Air1. You can stream the radio station at Air1.com and via iTunes Radio player.
Be sure to listen in and support the band!
More to come...
~RUTH"
I know that it will be great! Don't forget to listen!
11/8/07
It took a few weeks but Ruth's tour blog has been updated with fascinating alligator tales.
Last month, Ruth did another interview with RadioU, check it out!
If you haven't already,vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
And have you visited the Listening Room?
11/7/07
So, Ruth's interview last night on Total Axxess was quite amusing; from the game they played to their version of the Circle Bunny Song.
They also played an acoustic version of You Are.
If you missed the interview, hopefully Total Axxess will upload it soon. Keep an eye out.
Also,vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award. The Appetite For Construction tour picks back up tomorrow, so be sure to head out to a show if you haven't already.
11/6/07
Vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award. Voting Ends November 30th. So vote and tell other people about the award so they can vote too!
Don't forget, tonight 7pm central time, Total Axxess.
11/5/07
Ruth will be on Total Axxess at 7pm central time tomorrow, November 6th.
If you don't get WayFm near you, you can listen online here
So check it out , you won't want to miss it!
You can call in to the radio station while Ruth is in the studio and have a chance to talk to them by calling:
1-888-HIT-RADIO (1-888-448-7234)
Don't forget!!
Also, Ryan, Nick and Dustin were in Switchfoot's Daily Foot<>
On Switchfoot's front page, they have a picture up of Rebuild live. Also on Switchfoot's front page, you can donate money and or time to Habitat for Humanity in your town and download the recorded version of Rebuild.
Here's a special report from Drew Shirley of Switchfoot on Habitat for Humanity, you may recognize some lovely people in this video.
10/19/07
Another Rebuild video...cracking jokes on Ruth
Don't forget to check out the Listening Room and tell everyone you know about it
10/18/07
Switchfoot's Rebuild song with Ruth and Matthew Thiessen of Relient K.
10/16/07
Check out the Listening Room and tell everyone you know about it, this way you can learn Ruth's tunes or just enjoy them.
The Appetite for Construction tour starts today!
Ruth has a new online store:
Photography by ©Renee McMahon
Air 1 (92.7 in Vancouver) added Ruth's latest single, "You Are!" Air 1 is the largest CHR station on the west coast!
Aside from calling in to request "You Are," Air 1 has a listener feedback poll where you can rate songs on their current rotation. This is more than just a contest to involve the audience, they really do use these as research and the results have a significant effect on radio play.
So please, go here to sign up for Air 1's survey- "You Are" is on the current survey, and every vote they can get is great! They do not list band's names so just look for the song title.
Also,Way-FM (93.5 in Vancouver), the largest CHR station is also playing "You Are," and has been hugely supportive of Ruth. Please tune in, and if you are willing thank the station for their support of Ruth!
">Vote for Ruth in Jesusfreak Hideout's Reader Choice awards.
If you don't see Ruth as a choice, you can always write them in!
1/18/08
New tour dates. Start promoting those shows anyways you can!
Also, Ruth put some new live shots up!
And this month's CCM Magazine has a little Appetite For Construction Tour show review in it. You can check that out here:
If you haven't told everyone about the Listening Room yet, let someone know about it!!
That's all for now. But there will be more coming soon!
12/31/07
"whats up guys, happy new years. just wanted to let everyone know we have some cool stuff in the mix for 08. there is a west coast tour in feb. we are headed out with The Afters. they're a pretty sweet band you should check them out. we also are headed into the studio for a NEW RECORD in May and June. its going to be a fantastic time. last but not least if you got some i-tunes gift cards for christmas and are wondering what to buy our record is still 5.99 throught the new year on i-tunes, dont know how long that deal will last but you cant beat it. or if grandma gave you some cash and you want the artwork and all you can get it for 8.99 at best buy still. hope you all have a sweet new years eve and be careful
love you
dustin"
Happy New Year. Stay tuned and get ready to start promoting these shows!!
12/6/07
Switchfoot's Daily Foot has been updated. The last 2 entries mention the pranks the last days of tour brings and pictures of the Ruth guys.
Also, "Secondhand Dreaming" is only $5.99 on iTunes
, but it will only be this price for a limited time.
You can still vote "Cross The Line" for debut single of the year.
Vote for it here:
www.geocities.com/ccmsingles
12/5/07
The tour blog has been updated with the last posting from the Appetite for Construction tour; be sure to check it out!

12/3/07
It's already December and the Appetite for Construction tour sadly comes to an end tonight. But I have a feeling the show will be extra special.
Some of the Air1 morning show from last week has been posted.
You can listen to the interview clip and view pictures here.
A picture from the show:

That's all for now!
11/29/07
"Cross The Line" has been nominated for debut single of the year.
Vote for it here:
www.geocities.com/ccmsingles
Also, any Roadies that live in Vancouver,Wa;Rockford Homes Inc. & The Fish 104.1 are holding a ticket party for Ruth this Saturday!! There will be a drawing every 15 minutes for tickets and Ruth merch- please help us get the word out!!
Today's news provided by the lovely Ruthie's Groupies
11/28/07
Ruth has a few more shows left on this tour, they are having an amazing time. They recently updated their tour blog!
Also, don't forget that Dustin, Jon (Switchfoot) and Matt T.(Relient K) are going to be on Air1.com at 7 am Pacific time!
And, you can still get "Secondhand Dreaming" for ONLY $5.99 on iTunes
, but it will only be this price for a limited time.
There are only 2 days left to vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
11/26/07
I couldn't have said it better myself:
"Hey everyone!
We wanted to let you know that you can now get our album "Secondhand Dreaming" for ONLY $5.99 on iTunes! If you already have our album, maybe you can gift it to someone for Christmas....or just to share the love.
Also, make sure to check out our listening page to listen to the album, see our videos, read our blog, and more.
Lastly, (we are just full of info. to day. ha) Check out our tour dates as we are still out on tour with Relient K & Switchfoot. Click here to see what night they will be near you. Just a few dates left...so come on out if you can. We would love to see you.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
-Ruth"
Also, there are only 4 days left to vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
How great is that??
11/22/07
Hope everyone is having a fantstic Thanksgiving!
So, Total Axxess finally has some stuff up from the interview. Some pictures, and an acoustic performance of "You Are".
And if you didn't know,Ruth has a new album on their myspace page with some pictures from tour.
11/19/07
Thanksgiving is this Thursday!
Anyways,there are exactly 2 weeks left on the Appetite for Construction tour. To me, it feels like it just started.
And if you haven't been checking Ruth's blog lately, then you have been missing out. There is a new update as of Friday with some sweet pictures.
Also, Switchfoot's Daily Foot has some pictures of Ruth!View them here:
11/16/07
Ruth posted a blog that said:
"Hey friends...we wanted to let you know that Dustin Ruth (RUTH) will be joining Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) & Matt Theissen (RelientK) on air Friday morning, November 30th at Air1. You can stream the radio station at Air1.com and via iTunes Radio player.
Be sure to listen in and support the band!
More to come...
~RUTH"
I know that it will be great! Don't forget to listen!
11/8/07
It took a few weeks but Ruth's tour blog has been updated with fascinating alligator tales.
Last month, Ruth did another interview with RadioU, check it out!
If you haven't already,vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award.
And have you visited the Listening Room?
11/7/07
So, Ruth's interview last night on Total Axxess was quite amusing; from the game they played to their version of the Circle Bunny Song.
They also played an acoustic version of You Are.
If you missed the interview, hopefully Total Axxess will upload it soon. Keep an eye out.
Also,vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award. The Appetite For Construction tour picks back up tomorrow, so be sure to head out to a show if you haven't already.
11/6/07
Vote for Ruth for Ignite Your Faith's Golden Ear Award. Voting Ends November 30th. So vote and tell other people about the award so they can vote too!
Don't forget, tonight 7pm central time, Total Axxess.
11/5/07
Ruth will be on Total Axxess at 7pm central time tomorrow, November 6th.
If you don't get WayFm near you, you can listen online here
So check it out , you won't want to miss it!
You can call in to the radio station while Ruth is in the studio and have a chance to talk to them by calling:
1-888-HIT-RADIO (1-888-448-7234)
Don't forget!!
Also, Ryan, Nick and Dustin were in Switchfoot's Daily Foot<>
On Switchfoot's front page, they have a picture up of Rebuild live. Also on Switchfoot's front page, you can donate money and or time to Habitat for Humanity in your town and download the recorded version of Rebuild.
Here's a special report from Drew Shirley of Switchfoot on Habitat for Humanity, you may recognize some lovely people in this video.
10/19/07
Another Rebuild video...cracking jokes on Ruth
Don't forget to check out the Listening Room and tell everyone you know about it
10/18/07
Switchfoot's Rebuild song with Ruth and Matthew Thiessen of Relient K.
10/16/07
Check out the Listening Room and tell everyone you know about it, this way you can learn Ruth's tunes or just enjoy them.
The Appetite for Construction tour starts today!
Ruth has a new online store:
Photography by ©Renee McMahon
Air 1 (92.7 in Vancouver) added Ruth's latest single, "You Are!" Air 1 is the largest CHR station on the west coast!
Aside from calling in to request "You Are," Air 1 has a listener feedback poll where you can rate songs on their current rotation. This is more than just a contest to involve the audience, they really do use these as research and the results have a significant effect on radio play.
So please, go here to sign up for Air 1's survey- "You Are" is on the current survey, and every vote they can get is great! They do not list band's names so just look for the song title.
Also,Way-FM (93.5 in Vancouver), the largest CHR station is also playing "You Are," and has been hugely supportive of Ruth. Please tune in, and if you are willing thank the station for their support of Ruth!
Appetite for Construction Tour Dates
>
Ruth Has a new online store:
Air 1 (92.7 in Vancouver) added Ruth's latest single, "You Are!" Air 1 is the largest CHR station on the west coast!
Aside from calling in to request "You Are," Air 1 has a listener feedback poll where you can rate songs on their current rotation. This is more than just a contest to involve the audience, they really do use these as research and the results have a significant effect on radio play.
So please, go here to sign up for Air 1's survey- "You Are" is on the current survey, and every vote they can get is great! They do not list band's names so just look for the song title.
Also,Way-FM (93.5 in Vancouver), the largest CHR station is also playing "You Are," and has been hugely supportive of Ruth. Please tune in, and if you are willing thank the station for their support of Ruth!