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The Gaslight Anthem add Anaheim, Scottsdale, Philly, San Jose shows

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/27/09 @ 6:24 PM - altpress.com

First, we brought you rumblings of the Gaslight Anthem's fall tour. Then we brought you the exclusive unveiling of the majority of their headlining tour dates. After that, we figured out which bands were opening which dates. After that, we received confirmation of nine new shows. We thought that was all, but these guys had us fooled once more -- they've now added four new shows, including a second show in Philadelphia. Check out the new dates in bold:

w/Murder By Death, the Loved Ones, Ninja Gun
Sept 8: Mr. Small's @ Pittsburgh
Sept 9: Bogart's @ Cincinnati
Sept 10: Pop's @ St. Louis
Sept 11: Sokol Auditorium @ Omaha

w/Murder By Death, the Loved Ones, Frank Turner
Sept 13: Ogden Theater @ Denver
Sept 16: House of Blues @ San Diego
Sept 15: Martini Ranch @ Scottsdale AZ
Sept 17: Henry Fonda Theater @ Los Angeles
Sept 18: Chain Reaction @ Anaheim
Sept 19: San Jose (104.9 Radio Fest) @ San Jose State University
Sept 20: Fillmore @ San Francisco
Sept 22: Berbati's Pan @ Portland
Sept 23: Showbox @ Seattle
Sept 24: Commodore @ Vancouver BC
Sept 26: Edmonton Arts Ctr @ Edmonton
Sept 27: MacEwan Ballroom @ Calgary
Sept 29: Riddell Centre @ Regina
Oct 1: Garrick Centre @ Winnipeg
Oct 3: Epic @ Minneapolis
Oct 4: Turner Hall @ Milwaukee
Oct 5: The Intersection @ Grand Rapids MI
Oct 6: St. Andrew's Hall @ Detroit
Oct 7: Water Street Music Hall @ Rochester NY

w/Murder By Death, Jesse Malin, Broadway Calls
Oct 12: Town Ballroom @ Buffalo NY
Oct 13: Kool Haus @ Toronto ON
Oct 15: Terminal 5 @ New York City
Oct 17: House of Blues @ Boston

w/Murder By Death, the Loved Ones, Broadway Calls
Oct 18: Trocadero @ Philadelphia
Oct 19: Trocadero @ Philadelphia

w/Murder By Death, the Loved Ones, the Measure (SA)
Oct 21: The National @ Richmond VA
Oct 22: 9:30 Club @ Washington DC
Oct 23: Mercy Lounge @ Nashville (without the Loved Ones and the Measure (SA))
Oct 24: Masquerade @ Atlanta (without the Measure (SA))
Oct 25: Tremont Music Hall @ Charlotte NC (without the Measure (SA))
Oct 26: Newport Music Hall @ Columbus
Oct 27: House Of Blues @ Chicago

Craig Owens posts new song online

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 8/27/09 @ 6:20 PM - altpress.com

Chiodos/Cinematic Sunrise frontman Craig Owens has posted a new song online. "All Based On A Storyline" is from Owens' upcoming solo EP, With Love. Listen to it here.

Watch Fall Out Boy's video for "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown"

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 8/27/09 @ 5:54 PM - altpress.com

Fall Out Boy have unveiled the video for "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet" from Folie a Deux. The clip features Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith of Panic! At The Disco. Check it out below.

A Weekend at Pete Roses from Shane Valdés on Vimeo.

The Fall Of Troy taking album pre-orders, post free MP3

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 8/27/09 @ 5:40 PM - altpress.com

Equal Vision experimentalists the Fall Of Troy are now taking pre-orders for their upcoming full-length, In The Unlikely Event. The album hits stores Oct. 6, but you can get your order in here.Sign up for the band's mailing list and you'll receive a free MP3 of "Panic Attack!".

Watch the trailer for the upcoming Blink-182 documentary

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 8/27/09 @ 11:37 AM - altpress.com

The official trailer for The Blinkumentary--a documentary about the reunion of Blink-182--is now online. Check out the video below.

The Used announce Twitter listening party

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 8/27/09 @ 10:52 AM - altpress.com

The Used will host the first-ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket album listening party on Aug. 31. The virtual listening party for the band's upcoming full-length, Artwork, gives fans an album stream in exchange for one tweet on the release date.

The stream will be hosted exclusively here. The suggested tweet is: "You can listen to the new @wearetheused album #Artwork today for 24 hours only at http://twitter.theused.net/. ONE TWEET GETS YOU IN." As a bonus, fans will also be able to stream two B-sides--"On The Cross" (Save Yourself Mix) and "In A Needle."