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Monsters Of Folk post new songs

Laila Hanson on 7/30/09 @ 10:16 AM

Monsters Of Folk have posted two new songs on their MySpace. Check out "Dear God (sincerely M.O.F)" and "The Sandman, The Brakeman And Me" and tell us what you think.

Thursday announce headlining tour

Laila Hanson on 7/30/09 @ 10:00 AM

In support of their latest album Common Existence, Thursday will be heading out on a tour this fall. Some of the acts joining them are the Fall Of Troy, The Dear Hunter and Young Widows. Check out the dates below.

9/18 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & Moving Mountains)
9/19 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows, Moving Mountains & Kiss Kiss)
9/20 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows, Moving Mountains & Kiss Kiss)
9/22 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/23 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/25 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/26 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, W (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/28 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/29 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
9/30 - The Flytrap - Tulsa, OK (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
10/1 - Granada - Lawrence, KS (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
10/2 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
10/3 - In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT (w/ The Fall of Troy, Young Widows & La Dispute)
10/5 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/6 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/8 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/9 - Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter)
10/11 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/12 - Glasshouse - Pomona, CA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/13 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/15 - The Door - Dallas, TX (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/16 - Emo's - Austin, TX (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/17 - Meridian - Houston, TX (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore)
10/19 - Edge 17 - Jacksonville, FL (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)
10/20 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)
10/21 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)
10/22 - The Social - Orlando, FL (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)
10/23 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)
10/24 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC (w/ The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Midnight Masses)

Banner Pilot preview track off Collapser

Ben Sailer on 7/29/09 @ 5:25 PM

In anticipation of the release of their new record, Collapser, Minneapolis punks Banner Pilot have thrown up a new song online. The track is titled "Greenwood," and it's streaming now on their MySpace page.

Collapser comes out on Sept. 1 on Fat Wreck.

Portugal. The Man add fall dates

Rachel Lux on 7/29/09 @ 3:44 PM

Portugal. The Man have added more tour dates to their summer and fall routing. The band released The Satanic Satanist last week on Equal Vision. Hockey and Drug Rug will support on various dates.

AUGUST
4 Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
5 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
7 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9 Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago IL (1:30PM, Playstation Stage)
11 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
12 The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
14 Hi-Dive, Denver, CO
27 Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
29 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park Polo Field, San Francisco, CA (3:10PM, Panhandle Stage)

SEPTEMBER
3 Fred Meyer Lounge, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
16 The Union, LTD, Vancouver, BC CANADA
17 Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
18 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
19 NXNW Festival/Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
22 Harlow's San Francisco, CA
23 Independent, San Francisco, CA
25 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
26 Glass House, Pomona, CA
28 Belly Up, San Diego, CA
29 The Clubhouse, Tucson, AZ

OCTOBER
1 Sante Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM
2 B-Side Lounge, Boulder, CO
3 B-Side Lounge, Boulder, CO
8 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
9 Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
10 Schubas, Chicago, IL
11 Schubas, Chicago, IL
13 Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
14 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ONT CANADA
16 Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
18 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
20 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
21 Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
22 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
23 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (CMJ)

Brand New announce North American tour dates

Tim Karan on 7/29/09 @ 3:04 PM

Brand New will be headlining a venue near you this fall, in support of their upcoming album, Daisy, out Sept. 22 on DGC/Interscope/Procrastinate Music Traitors. Supporting on three different legs will be Manchester Orchestra, Thrice and Glassjaw, respectively.

Oct. 1st Time Warner Cable Amphitheater Cleveland, OH*
2nd The Fillmore Detroit, MI*
3rd Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL*
4th Myth Nightclub St. Paul, MN*
6th The Pageant St. Louis, MO*
7th Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO*
8th Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO*
9th Salt Palace Conv. Center Salt Lake City, UT*
13th Roseland Theatre Portland, OR*
15th Rabobank Arena & Conv. Center Bakersfield, CA*
16th Event Center at San Jose State Univ. San Jose, CA*
17th Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA*
20th House of Blues San Diego, CA*
21st House of Blues San Diego, CA*
22nd Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ*
23rd House of Blues Las Vegas, NV*
25th Lonestar Amphitheater Lubbock, TX†
27th Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX†
29th Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK†
30th The Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX†
31st Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX†
Nov. 4th House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL†
5th The Ritz Tampa, FL†
7th House of Blues North Myrtle Beach, SC†
9th The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC†
10th The National Richmond, VA†
11th Sonar Baltimore, MD†
13th The NorVa Norfolk, VA†
14th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA†
15th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA^
17th House of Blues Boston, MA^
18th House of Blues Boston, MA^
20th Olympia De Montreal Montreal, QC^
21st Kool Haus Toronto, ONT^
22nd Kool Haus Toronto, ONT^
24th Main Street Armory Rochester, NY^
25th Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT^
28th Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY^

*Dates played with Manchester Orchestra
†Dates played with Thrice
^Dates played with Glassjaw

My Chemical Romance announce shows in Los Angeles

Nattalie Tehrani on 7/29/09 @ 2:51 PM

My Chemical Romance announced two private shows in West Hollywood, CA at the The Roxy. Unfortunately, tickets cannot be purchased, however, they can be won by calling Los Angeles rock radio station, KROQ, between 5 and 9 PCT. Tickets were also given out to a handful of lucky MCRMY members.

Dates:

7/31 @ The Roxy
8/1 @ The Roxy

Originally posted by Nattalie Tehrani