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Boys Night out return from hibernation, plan special show

Scott Heisel on 8/12/09 @ 1:55 PM

After nearly two years of lying dormant, Ontario prog-screamo act Boys Night Out have announced they will return for what appears to be one show only, tentatively taking place Oct. 24 in a currently undisclosed location in Toronto. What's more, the show will feature the original lineup of BNO (pictured) performing the Broken Bones And Bloody Kisses EP and the band's debut LP Make Yourself Sick in their entirety, and nothing more. The band explain on their blog:

"Now, to avoid any confusion, we're not saying this is our last show ever...buuut, it also doesn't mean that we're going to start touring again. It's just one show...however, it will be a fairly special show. In fact, it will be a once in a lifetime kind of show.

We're going to play one night in Toronto, with our five original members (connor, jeff, dave, rob and ben) and we will be playing broken bones and bloody kisses, and makeyourselfsick from beginning to end. AND NOTHING ELSE...no trainwreck, no self titled. Just want to clarify that, so no one shows up and is bummed when they don't hear any later songs.

We're still working out the details on what venue etc, but we're shooting for Saturday Oct. 24th.

We're going to keep tickets cheap as hell, so you can save your money to buy us drinks at the bar. This is going to be an awesome night, we hope to see lots of old friends from all over the place come out to party.

Once we have the venue locked down, we will let you know where you can get tickets in advance."

BNO's last album was 2007's Boys Night Out.

Placebo frontman collapses during set

Nattalie Tehrani on 8/12/09 @ 1:29 PM

Placebo lead singer, Brian Molko, passed out during their set at Summer Sonic in Japan this past weekend. Placebo released a statment explaining that grueling touring and a virus were the factors that played in Molko's sudden illness onstage.They did, however,reassure fans that Molko is recovering well under professional care and fan's can expect new tour dates in Japan soon.

The Matches stream new album

Laila Hanson on 8/12/09 @ 12:58 PM

The Matches mentioned that they'd be releasing a new album due to the reactions to their hiatus, and the band hasn't fallen short of their promise. The band's new material can be streamed here. Let us know what you think.

Showbread stream new album

Laila Hanson on 8/12/09 @ 10:26 AM

Showbread have launched a stream of their new album The Fear Of God which came out today. Check it out here and tell us what you think.

We Shot The Moon announce fall tour

Laila Hanson on 8/12/09 @ 10:13 AM

We Shot The Moon have announced a headlining tour this fall. Joining them on the first half will be Mansions and The Record Life, then they'll head east and meet up with Destry and Lights Resolve for the second half. Check out the dates below.

w/ Mansions, The Record Life
09.03 Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe*
09.04 San Jose, CA @ The Venue
09.06 Sacramento, CA @ Club Retro
09.09 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09.10 Boise, ID @ The Venue
09.11 Rexburg, ID @ The Westwood
09.12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
09.14 Provo, UT @ Velour
09.15 Logan, UT @ Taggart Center
09.16 St. George, UT @ Electric Theater
09.17 San Diego, CA @ The Epicentre
09.18 Palmdale, CA @ The Crossing
09.19 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
09.20 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
09.21 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts

w/ Mansions
09.23 San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven
09.24 Plano, TX @ The Door
09.25 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory

w/ Lights Resolve, Destry
10.06 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
10.07 Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java
10.08 Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
10.10 Rockville Centre, NY @ Vibe Lounge
10.13 Blairsville, PA @ The Corner Pocket
10.14 Akron, OH @ Musica
10.15 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar
10.16 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
10.18 La Crosse, WI @ Warehouse
10.19 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews*
10.20 Kansas City, MO @ Main Street Cafe* * WSTM only

fun. launch full album stream

Laila Hanson on 8/12/09 @ 7:57 AM

Check out the full stream of fun.'s debut, Aim And Ignite. The album doesn't come out for another couple weeks, but the band has made it available for your listening pleasure on their MySpace.