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Escape The Fate cancel two shows on the Vatos Locos Tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 5:04 PM - altpress.com

Escape The Fate have announced that they will not be playing two scheduled dates of their Vatos Locos Tour with Hollywood Undead and Atreyu this weekend due to "personal reasons." ETF won't play the Minneapolis date on Nov. 7 or the Omaha date on Nov. 8. The band released a statement saying, "We will definitely be making it up to you guys in the future. Don't you worry."

ETF will rejoin the tour on Nov. 10 in Denver.

Echo & The Bunnymen cancel U.S. tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 4:55 PM - altpress.com

British post-punk icons Echo & The Bunnymen have been forced to cancel their November tour of the U.S. due to tax issues with the IRS. The band had planned to play eight dates in the states in conjunction with the U.S. release of their new album, The Fountain, due Nov. 10. A statement released on behalf of the band explains: "The cancellation of the tour is due to the rejection of the band's Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The rejection was unexpected as the Echo & the Bunnymen team submitted the necessary paperwork in due time and in accordance with the process that had been followed on previous tours. Additionally, the IRS offered no reasoning for the rejection and was unresponsive to our inquiries. This CWA allows for foreign entertainers to be paid in full, otherwise promoters are legally obliged to withhold a minimum of 30% in lieu of tax which ultimately will not allow for a tour to happen at this time."

Canceled dates include:
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Nov. 17 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Nov. 18 - State College, Pittsburgh, PA - State Theatre
Nov. 20 - Glenside, PA - Kewsick Theatre
Nov. 21 - Fairfield, CT - StageOne
Nov. 22 - New York, NY- Hammerstein
Nov. 23 - Boston, MA- House of Blues
Nov. 25 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Forever The Sickest Kids to play Thanksgiving Day halftime show

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:17 PM - altpress.com

Forever The Sickest Kids will join other members of the Universal Motown roster in a tribute to Motown Records during the halftime show of an NFL football game on Thanksgiving Day. The performance will take place as the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions in a game that begins at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 26. FTSK will join artists like Kem, Hal Linton, Shontelle and Melanie Fiona for a medley of classic Motown songs. After the show, a copy of the performance will be available for download here.

Relient K frontman hints at side-project with Owl City

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:08 PM - altpress.com

Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen revealed in a recent interview that he is working on a side-project with Owl City's Adam Young. Thiessen says the band will be called Goodbye Dubai. Thiessen said, "I probably have 15 side projects cooked up in my head. We'll see which actually happen. The most likely is a collaboration with Adam Young of Owl City. We're calling it Goodbye Dubai."

How would you feel about this project?

Listen to a clip of the new Fall Out Boy song "From Now On We Are Enemies"

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:01 PM - altpress.com

Fall Out Boy have posted a clip of one of the new songs on their upcoming greatest hits package, Believers Never Die. You can hear the excerpt of "From Now On We Are Enemies" on the album pre-order page. Believers Never Die will make its way to digital and retail outlets on Nov. 16 and 17.

Thrice announce Beggars vinyl release

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 12:36 PM - altpress.com

Thrice will release 2,000 numbered vinyl copies of their latest full-length, Beggars, beginning Dec. 15. The limited edition pressing will include a download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl edition will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 or fewer copies. Fans in the U.S. can pre-order here, fans in the U.K. and Europe can pre-order here.

Thrice just kicked off their dates with Brand New last week, running through Nov. 14.