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Alexisonfire post new song

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/3/09 @ 1:26 PM - altpress.com

Canadian post-hardcore quintent Alexisonfire have posted another song from their upcoming Vagrant album, Old Crows/Young Cardinals. The record won't hit stores until June 23, but you can listen to, "No Rest," right now on their MySpace.

More Riot Fest details announced; Riot Fest West in LA confirmed

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 6/3/09 @ 12:34 PM - altpress.com

It seemed like only yesterday we were bringing you news of this fall's Riot Fest lineup, featuring Alkaline Trio, NOFX, Screeching Weasel, the Dead Milkmen, Murder City Devils and Cock Sparrer. (Actually, it was yesterday.) Still, we've been able to unearth some more details in the past 12 hours, so here we go...

The main Riot Fest will take place Oct. 7-11 in Chicago as previously revealed, at the following venues: Congress Theater, the Metro, Double Door, Subterranean and Cobra Lounge. There will also be four secret shows in Chicago for early ticket holders, beginning in August. Five-day passes will cost $99 and will get you into 14 shows total; they go on sale here this Saturday, June 6 at noon CST.

But wait, there's more: This year, there will be a west-coast counterpart to Riot Fest, cleverly called Riot Fest West. Taking place Nov. 12-14 at Palladium, the Wiltern, Key Club and the Roxy in Los Angeles, no bands have been confirmed for RFW yet but we're keeping our ears to the ground.

You can see a trailer for 2009's Riot Fest below to get yourself hyped up:

Man Man on the tour van

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/3/09 @ 12:21 PM - altpress.com

Philadelphia-based Man Man will hit the road this summer in support of their latest release, Rabbit Habits. Check out the dates below.

July 3, 2009 Rothbury Festival Rothbury, MI
July 4, 2009 80/35 Music Festival Des Moines, IA
July 5, 2009 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
July 6, 2009 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
July 8, 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Cleveland, OH
July 9, 2009 Radio Radio Indianapolis, ID
July 10, 2009 The Summit Columbus, OH
July 11, 2009 Forecastle Festival Louisville, KY
July 13, 2009 Lee's Palace Toronto, ON
July 14, 2009 The Tralf Music Hall Buffalo, NY
July 15, 2009 Daniel Street Club Milford, CT
July 16, 2009 East River Park New York, NY

Iron Chic post new song

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/3/09 @ 12:15 PM - altpress.com

Iron Chic are following up their free demo with a free song from their upcoming 7", out on Dead Broke Records later this year. Check out, "Shits/Giggles" on their MySpace.

Fake Problems set up headlining tour with Kiss Kiss, Ninja Gun

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 6/3/09 @ 11:34 AM - altpress.com

Florida-based (sorta) folk-punks Fake Problems have announced their first full headlining tour in support of this year's It's Great To Be Alive, out now on SideOneDummy. They'll be bringing along some of their friends for the ride, with Kiss Kiss opening the first half and Ninja Gun, and even hook up with Warped Tour for one show in Cleveland. Dates below:

w/Kiss Kiss
6/25 Columbia,SC- New Brookland Tavern
6/26 Atlanta, GA- Drunken Unicorn
6/27 Chapel Hill, NC- Local 506
6/28 Virginia Beach, VA- The Jewish Mother
6/29 Baltimore, MD- The Ottobar
6/30 Philadelphia, PA- The Trocadero Balcony Bar
7/1 New York, NY- The Mercury Lounge
7/2 Cambridge, MA- Middle East Upstairs
7/4 Quebec, QC- Le Cercle
7/6 Montreal, QC- Underworld
7/7 Toronto, ON- Sneaky Dee's
7/8 Buffalo, NY- Mohawk Place
7/9 Cleveland, OH- Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre (Warped Tour)
7/10 Lansing, MI- Mac's Bar
7/11 Chicago, IL- Beat Kitchen
7/12 Minneapolis, MN- Triple Rock
7/13 Milwaukee, WI- Stonefly Brewery
7/14 Iowa City, IA- Picador

w/Ninja Gun
7/16 St. Louis, MO- Off Broadway Nightclub
7/17 Lawrence, KS- Jackpot Music Hall
7/18 Denver, CO- Larimer Lounge
7/20 Salt Lake City, UT- Burt's Tiki Lounge
7/21 Reno, NV - Tonic Lounge
7/22 ­ San Francisco, CA - Botom of the Hill
7/23 Ventura, CA- Bombay Bar & Grill
7/24 Hollywood, CA- Knitting Factory Front Room
7/25 Riverside, CA- Back to the Grind
7/26 Phoenix, AZ- Modified Arts
7/27 ­ Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
7/29 Austin, TX- Emo's
7/30 Denton, TX- Rubber Gloves
7/31 Little Rock, AR- Vino's
8/2 Birmingham, AL- BottleTree
8/4 Tallahassee, FL- Big Daddy's
8/5 Gainesville, FL- 1982 Bar
8/6 Orlando, FL- The Backbooth

Early 'Spider-Man 4' poster unveiled

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 6/3/09 @ 11:04 AM - altpress.com

A very early version of a Spider-Man 4 poster has found its way online, presumably from a recent licensing show in Las Vegas.

If the poster's correct, the movie is set to hit theaters May 6, 2011. No official word yet if Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are set to star again. Uh, set your countdown calendars now?