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Murder By Death, Owen, City On Film, more at Pygmalion Fest

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/1/06 @ 6:27 PM - altpress.com

Organizers of the Pygmalion Music Festival have announced this year's lineup. The fest, taking place at a number of venues in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, from Sept. 20-23, will feature dozens of bands, including Murder By Death, Owen, Of Montreal, the City On Film, Elf Power, David Bazan, Man Man, the Life And Times and many more

Weekend passes are $35 and can be purchased here; you can also buy admission to any of the shows individually. The schedule is below.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20

CANOPY CLUB ($10/12)
Elf Power - 12:00am
Geoff Reacher - 11:00pm
Mad Science Fair 10:00pm
Dress Code - 9:00pm

THURSDAY, SEPT. 21

CANOPY CLUB ($10/$12)
Murder By Death - 12:45am
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - 11:50pm
Shipwreck - 11:00pm
Low Skies - 10:10pm
Metal Hearts - 9:20pm
Unwed Sailor - 8:30pm

COWBOY MONKEY ($5)
Scurvine - 1:00am
Triple Whip - 12:10am
Ghost in Light - 11:20pm
Exit Clov - 10:30pm
CoCo Coca - 9:45pm
Darrin Drda - 9:00pm

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

KRANNERT CENTER - EARLY SHOW ($15/18)
Danielson - 8:30pm
David Bazan - 7:30pm

CANOPY CLUB ($10/12)
Man Man - 12:30am
The Life and Times 11:30pm
Canada - 10:40pm
The Living Blue - 9:50pm
Watery Domestic - 9:00pm

MIKE N MOLLY'S ($5)
The Beauty Shop - 12:30am
Brighton, MA - 11:30pm
Caleb Engstrom - 10:30pm
New Ruins- 9:30pm

COWBOY MONKEY ($7)
Howling Hex 1:00am
Elsinore - 12:00am
Gentlemen Auction House - 11:00pm
Darling Disarm - 10:00pm

THE IRON POST ($7)
The City on Film - 12:00am
The Reputation - 11:00pm
Fireflies - 10:15pm
Monte Carlos 9:30pm

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

CANOPY CLUB ($15/17)
Of Montreal - 12:00am
Headlights - 11:00pm
Owen - 10:00pm
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - 9:00pm

THE HIGHDIVE - EARLY SHOW ($8/10)
Salaryman - 9:15pm
Bailey - 8:30pm

COWBOY MONKEY ($7)
Lorenzo Goetz - 1:00am
Probably Vampires - 12:00am
Weird Weeds - 11:00pm
Pulsar47 - 10:00pm

MIKE N MOLLY'S ($5)
Tractor Kings - 12:20pm
Rusty Pipes - 11:20pm
The Chemicals - 10:20pm
Bellcaster - 9:30pm

THE IRON POST ($5)
The Wandering Sons 12:00am
Elanors - 11:00pm
Judah Johnson10:00pm
Ellestel - 9:00pm

COURTYARD CAFE ($6)
Lynn O'Brien
Casados

Details on upcoming Incubus album revealed

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/1/06 @ 6:12 PM - altpress.com

Details have surfaced about the new album from Incubus. The 13-track disc, titled Light Grenades, will be released Nov. 28 via Epic Records. Its first single will be "Anna Molly." The tracklisting is below.

Light Grenades tracklisting:
01. Quicksand
02. A Kiss To Send Us Off
03. Dig
04. Anna Molly
05. Love Hurts
06. Light Grenades
07. Earth to Bella Part 1
08. Oil and Water
09. Diamonds and Coal
10. Rogues
11. Paper Shoes
12. Pendulous Threads
13. Earth to Bella Part 2

Matt Skiba side project Heavens announce North American tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/1/06 @ 12:05 PM - altpress.com

Heavens, a side project of Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba and Joe Steinbrick of F-Minus, have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming debut album, Patent Pending. The band will release the album via Epitaph on Sept. 12. You can view the tracklisting here. Darker My Love will open the shows; the dates are below.

AP first brought you news of this side project in AP 197, when they were originally called the GOD (or the Garden Of Delight). The name has since changed, but the lineup is still the same.

OCT 24 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
OCT 25 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
OCT 26 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
OCT 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
OCT 28 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
NOV 08 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
NOV 09 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
NOV 10 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
NOV 11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
NOV 12 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
NOV 15 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
NOV 16 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter
NOV 17 - Chicago, IL @ Metro

Silverstein announce "Never Shave Again" U.S. tour with Aiden

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/1/06 @ 11:11 AM - altpress.com

Ontario-based post-hardcore quintet Silverstein have revealed the itinerary for their upcoming Never Shave Again Tour headlining across the U.S., slated for this October and November. Supporting the band on the whole trek will be Victory Records labelmates Aiden, as well as It Dies Today and He Is Legend; opening different legs of the tour are Man Alive, the Blackout Pact and I Killed The Prom Queen. Dates:

Man Alive (October 13-30)
The Blackout Pact (November 1-16)
I Killed the Prom Queen (November 17-December 1)

October 13 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
October 14 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
October 15 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
October 18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Hall
October 19 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
October 20 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 21 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
October 22 Indianapolis, IN @ Knights of Columbus
October 23 St. Louis, MO @ POPs
October 24 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
October 25 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
October 27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre
October 28 Boise, ID @ Big Easy
October 29 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
October 30 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
November 1 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
November 2 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
November 3 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
November 4 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
November 5 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
November 6 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
November 7 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
November 8 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
November 10 Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ball Room
November 11 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
November 12 Houston, TX @ Meridien
November 14 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
November 15 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
November 16 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
November 17 Norfolk, VA @ Norva
November 18 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
November 19 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 21 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
November 22 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
November 24 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
November 25 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights

Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, AFI, A7X take home VMAs

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/31/06 @ 11:57 PM - altpress.com

If there's one thing to be said about this year's edition of MTV's Video Music Awards, it's this: If you're a nominee and you've been on the cover of AP before, you have a pretty damn good shot of winning. Unless you're Taking Back Sunday.

Such was proven by a slew of former AP cover stars, including Panic! At The Disco, the All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, AFI and Avenged Sevenfold, all walking home with a Moonman each, while fellow AP steadies Taking Back Sunday lost to the Jared Leto-led prog-punk act 30 Seconds To Mars in the MTV2 Award category.

The biggest surprise of the evening had to be Las Vegas dance-pop upstarts Panic! At The Disco who, after being nominated five times and being shut out all night long, stunned the crowd by winning the Video Of The Year award, beating out the likes of Christina Aguilera and Madonna to do it. Even more surprising was someone calling themselves "Six," who leapt onto the stage before Panic! could accept, grabbed the mic and launched into his own acceptance speech.

Panic!'s big brothers in Fall Out Boy won their second VMA in two years (they won the MTV2 award in 2005), this year walking away with the Viewer's Choice Award after conquering competitors like Kelly Clarkson and Rihanna.

Another upset came in the form of the All-American Rejects winning Best Group Video for "Move Along," not only beating out Panic! and FOB, but Gnarls Barkley and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band also performed a rousing rendition of the track earlier in the night.

Bay Area goth punks AFI took home the VMA for Best Rock Video, their second in their career (they previously won the MTV2 Award in 2003). Competition was fierce in this category, as well, with Davey Havok & Co. triumphing over 30 Seconds To Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Panic! At The Disco and fellow Bay Area punk legends Green Day.

Southern California pop-metal quintet Avenged Sevenfold continued the upset trend by winning the Best New Artist In A Video moonman, defeating the likes of Angels & Airwaves, Panic! At The Disco and James Blunt. A left-field win if there ever was one, the band took the stage remarkably humbly, with drummer the Rev looking close to tears.

Those virtually shut out include Angels & Airwaves, who were up for three VMAS but won none; Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose seven nods turned up only one trophy; and Beck and Green Day, who both went 0-for-1.

The complete winners list is below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

BEST MALE VIDEO
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"

BEST GROUP VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"

BEST RAP VIDEO
Chamillionaire: "Ridin' "

BEST R&B VIDEO
Beyoncé f/ Slim Thug: "Check on It"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"

BEST DANCE VIDEO
Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
AFI: "Miss Murder"

BEST POP VIDEO
Pink: "Stupid Girls"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
Avenged Sevenfold: "Bat Country"

VIEWER'S CHOICE
Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"

MTV2 AWARD
30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill"

RINGTONE OF THE YEAR
Fort Minor: "Where'd You Go"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO
Missy Elliott: "We Run This"

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
"Mark Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE
"Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)

Moneen touring U.S. with Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/31/06 @ 8:05 PM - altpress.com

Canadian emo-rockers Moneen have announced the dates for their co-headlining tour of the U.S. this October and November with countrymen and Vagrant labelmates Alexisonfire. Opening the tour will be fellow Canucks (and Abacus Recordings band) Cancer Bats. Dates:

October 11th South Hackensack, NJ - School of Rock
October 12th Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar
October 13th Virginia Beach, VA - Peppermint Beach Club
October 16th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
October 17th Orlando, FL - The Social
October 18th Tampa, FL - Orpheum
October 20th Houston, TX - Java Jazz
October 21st Austin, TX - Emo's
October 23rd Tempe, AZ - The Sets
October 24th San Diego, CA - Soma
October 25th Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
October 26th West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
October 28th San Francisco, CA - The Pound
October 31st Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
November 01st Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
November 02nd St.Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
November 03rd Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
November 04th Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop