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Alkaline Trio, NOFX, Screeching Weasel to play Riot Fest 09
Scott Heisel on 6/2/09 @ 11:30 PM
The lineup and details for this year's
Riot Fest, an annual punk festival in Chicago, have begun to leak out thanks to the
Chicago Reader. According to the Reader's "Early Warnings" column, the festival will expand from three days to five, due to it being the fest's fifth anniversary. Scheduled to appear at a variety of Chicago venues between Oct. 7-11 are Alkaline Trio, Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Dead Milkmen, Murder City Devils and Cock Sparrer; many more bands will be announced in the coming weeks. Five-day passes go on sale this Saturday at noon.
AP was a proud sponsor of 2008's Riot Fest; you can see our photo recap of last year
here, including pictures of the Lawrence Arms, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Bouncing Souls, the Casualties and more.
Coalesce stream entire new album
Chris French on 6/2/09 @ 4:05 PM
One of hardcore's most influential bands,
Coalesce, are streaming their new album,
OX, through
Lambgoat. You can check out the group's first release in 10 years
HERE.
OX will be the band's first album since 1999's
0:12 Revolution in Just Listening. The new record is due out June 9 through
Relapse Records.
Paramore post lyrics
Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 3:47 PM
Paramore are busy bouncing back and forth between touring with
No Doubt and finishing up their next album, but that isn't slowing them down. Check out the band's
LiveJournal where frontwoman Hayley Williams has posted lyrics to a song entitled, "Where The Lines Overlap."
Lights announces new album title
Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 3:37 PM
Upbeat electro pop songstress
Lights has confirmed via her
Twitter that her new album will be called,
The Listening.
Hey Mercedes plan Chicago reunion show this September
Scott Heisel on 6/2/09 @ 3:03 PM
For the second time since their 2005 breakup,
Hey Mercedes will strap on their instruments and take to the stage for a reunion show. This one will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at
Double Door in Chicago; the show will cost $15 and is 21+. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, June 6
here; no word on who will open the show as of yet.
The band previously reunited in 2007 for
two shows; currently, frontman Bob Nanna and drummer Damon Atkinson play in
Certain People I Know.
Reign Supreme release collaborative tracks
Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 2:50 PM
Deathwish Inc.'s hardcore heroes
Reign Supreme have released two songs from their upcoming album,
Testing the Limits of Infinite. You can check out, "And What Come May," featuring guest vocals by Travis Reilly (
This is Hell singer), and "Slipping Away," featuring guest vocals by Andrew Neufeld (
Comeback Kid singer), right
here.
