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Los Campesinos! lose a member, plan tour

Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 2:41 PM

Indie-pop's Los Campesinos! have good and bad news. Vocalist/keyboardist Aleks Campesinos! will be leaving the group to focus more on school. You can read further details in a statement from the band here. Even though the departure of Aleks is sad, the band will not halt their journey and will continue to tour and work on new albums. Check out their upcoming summer tour, dates listed below.

07-11 Lisbon, Portugal - Alive! Festival
08-04 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
08-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
08-06 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
08-07 Indianapolis, IN - Spin Nightclub
08-08 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-11 St. Louis, MO - Firebird *
08-12 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
08-14 Austin, TX - Emos Outside *
08-15 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre *
08-16 Houston, TX - Warehouse (Studio) *
08-19 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad *
08-20 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
08-21 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *
08-22 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
08-23 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar *
08-25 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
08-28 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
08-29 San Diego, CA - Street Scene

* with Girls

Anti-Flag limited time album stream

Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 2:29 PM

If you're getting pumped to hear Anti-Flag's new album, you don't have to wait quite until its June 9 release date. The full stream of The People Or The Gun is available on the band's MySpace today and tomorrow.

Frank Turner announces album release date

Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 2:20 PM

English guitar slinger Frank Turner recently signed to Epitaph Records and is starting to fulfill his contractual obligations with the label. The artist's follow-up to 2008's Love, Ire & Song will be entitled Poetry of the Dead and will hit stores on September 7.

Iwrestledabearonce stream new album

Laila Hanson on 6/2/09 @ 2:13 PM

Creatively-titled Iwrestledabearonce's album It's All Happening!!! came out today in stores, but if you want to try it before you buy it, all songs from the disc are available for streaming now on AOL music.

X vocalist Exene Cervenka diagnosed with MS

Tim Karan on 6/2/09 @ 12:39 PM

Exene Cervenka, vocalist for Los Angeles punk band X, revealed that she recently became aware that she has been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis for "quite some time." Cervenka has been a strong supporter of the Sweet Relief charity which was initiated to provide support to uninsured musicians after singer/songwriter Victoria Williams was diagnosed with MS in 1992.

Cervenka made this statement:

"After some months of not feeling 100% healthy, I recently had some medical tests run and the prognosis is that I am suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, it has been affecting me for quite some time.

While this diagnosis will most certainly mean some changes for me, personally, it will not affect my commitments to the current X U.S. tour, nor will it affect my solo album that is slated for release this fall on Bloodshot Records.

My focus will certainly be on maintaining my health--many people remain strong and continue to live their lives as productively as they had before an MS diagnosis and I plan to be one of those people."

The Cab replace guitarist Ian Crawford

The Cab have made what sounds like an amicable split with guitarist Ian Crawford. "The direction we as a band weren't what his intentions were to move forward musically," said bassist Cash Colligan in his blog. "He's a great guy who taught me alot about music and helped me push myself at times even when I was like... 'ok dude whatever kiss my ass I'm not doing that.' But, you can't put up a red light at a car heading a different direction... so we didn't. We wish him the best of luck with his future in music."

The Cab will continue their "What Happens in Vegas Tour" with their friend, Bryan Dawson, replacing Crawford.