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The Loved Ones, Mad Caddies to play live on PunkRadioCast today

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/17/06 @ 12:48 PM - altpress.com

Internet punk radio station PunkRadioCast has announced that today at 1 p.m. EST, Fat Wreck Chords bands the Loved Ones and Mad Caddies will both perform live sets on the air, followed by in-studio interviews. The schedule is as follows:

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST: The Loved Ones perform live
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm EST: The Mad Caddies perform live
2:35 pm EST: Live to air interviews with both bands

To tune in, simply head to PunkRadioCast.com.

Foo Fighters announce first dates of acoustic tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/17/06 @ 12:19 PM - altpress.com

Modern rock innovators Foo Fighters have announced the first series of dates for their acoustic tour in support of last year's double-CD effort, In Your Honor. The tour will find the band fleshed out to an eight-piece lineup, with added musicians Petra Haden (violin), Rami Jaffee (keyboards) and Drew Hester (percussion), as well as former Foo Fighter Pat Smear (guitar). The band will be debuting the acoustic songs off In Your Honor for the first time at these shows, as well as reinterpreting a number of tracks from their back catalog.

While only a handful of shows have been announced, more are expected. Timmy Curran will open the July stops; Pixies frontman Frank Black gets the honors for August. Dates:

w/Timmy Curran
July 11th Seattle Paramount Theater
July 13th Berkeley Berkeley Community Theater
July 17th San Diego Civic Theater

w/Frank Black
August 16th Philadelphia Tower Theater
August 21st New York Beacon Theater
August 22nd Boston Wang Theater
August 25th Chicago Auditorium Theater

Sasquatch! Festival adds TV On The Radio, Stephen Malkmus

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/17/06 @ 12:12 PM - altpress.com

Organizers of the annual music fest Sasquatch! Music Festival have confirmed the schedule for the 2006 edition. The fest, taking place from May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington (outside of Seattle), will feature a large variety of musical acts headlining, from Nine Inch Nails and HIM to Ben Harper and the Flaming Lips to Beck and Death Cab For Cutie.

Fleshing out each day's lineups include ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Queens Of The Stone Age, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Shins, Constantines, Bedouin Soundclash, the Decemberists, Nada Surf, Rocky Votolato and many more. Recent additions to the lineup include TV On The Radio, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Damien Jurado and Headphones. The fest also promises avant-folk artist Sufjan Stevens' only scheduled concert appearance of the summer.

No weekend passes are currently available for the fest; single-day tickets are on sale now; you can learn more at the fest's MySpace blog. The fest's complete schedule is below:

**FRIDAY MAY 26, 2006  (Gates open 1PM)

SASQUATCH MAINSTAGE:
10:00-11:30  NINE INCH NAILS
8:30-9:30     BAUHAUS
7:05-8:05     HIM
6:00-6:45    TV ON THE RADIO
5:00-5:45    TRAIL OF DEAD
4:00-4:45    WOLFMOTHER

WOOKIE STAGE (IN THE PLAZA)
5:30-6:15    DEADBOY & THE ELEPHANTMEN
4:30-5:15   THE TRUCKS

**SATURDAY MAY 27, 2006 (Gates open 11AM)

SASQUATCH MAINSTAGE:
10:00-12:00  BEN HARPER
8:30-9:30       FLAMING LIPS
7:00-8:00       THE SHINS
5:40-6:40     TRAGICALLY HIP
4:35-5:20        NEKO CASE
3:30-4:15       IRON & WINE
2:20-3:10       SUFJAN STEVENS
1:15-2:00       GOMEZ
12:15-1:00     ROGUE WAVE

WOOKIE STAGE (IN THE PLAZA)
8:00-9:00      MATT COSTA
6:40-7:40      SAM ROBERTS BAND
5:20-6:20      THE CONSTANTINES
4:00-5:00      BAND OF HORSES
2:40-3:40      STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS
1:20-2:20      ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
12:00-1:00    BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

YETI STAGE (IN THE MEADOW)
6:30-7:15       TIM SEELY
5:25-6:10       COMMON MARKET
4:20-5:05       KORBY LENKER
3:15-4:00       SLENDER MEANS
2:10-2:55       DAVID FORD
1:05-1:50       ELVIS PERKINS
12:00-12:45  BRETT DENNEN

**SUNDAY MAY 28, 2006  (Gates open 11AM)

SASQUATCH MAINSTAGE:
10:30-12:00 BECK
8:45-10:00 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
7:15-8:15 QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE
5:45-6:45 MATISYAHU
4:15-5:15 DECEMBERISTS
2:45-3:45 ARCTIC MONKEYS
1:45-2:30 NADA SURF
12:45-1:30 PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES
11:45-12:30 BLUE SCHOLARS

WOOKIE STAGE (IN THE PLAZA)
8:00-9:00 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
6:40-7:40 DAMIEN JURADO
5:20-6:20 WE ARE SCIENTISTS
4:00-5:00 BEN LEE
2:40-3:40 HEAVENLY STATES
1:20-2:20 CHAD VANGALLEN
12:00-1:00 JAMIE LIDDELL

YETI STAGE (IN THE MEADOW)
6:30-7:15 HEADPHONES
5:25-6:10 ROCKY VOTOLATO
4:20-5:05 LAURA VEIRS
3:15-4:00 MERCIR
2:10-2:55 VILLAGE GREEN
1:05-1:50 BIG JAPAN
12:00-12:45 BIG CITY ROCK

In-store appearances for Bayside and June announced

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/17/06 @ 11:59 AM - altpress.com

Victory Records has announced a number of in-store performances and signings for two of their bands, Bayside and June, scheduled during their respective tours (Bayside dates here, June dates here). The in-store information is below:

21-May   3pm. BAYSIDE SIGN ONLY VOLUME CD 2720 N. Mall Dr. Virginia Beach VA 23452
21-May   2PM JUNE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 1601 Willow Lawn Drive RICHMOND VA  
27-May   3-4:30pm BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN PARK AVE CDs 2916 CORRINE DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32803
29-May   4PM JUNE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 21001 North Tatum Blvd PHOENIX AZ 85050
31-May   3PM JUNE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS  220 South Brea Blvd BREA CA 92821
3-Jun   3-5PM BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS  220 South Brea Blvd BREA CA 92821
4-Jun   1:30-3PM BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 3601 Sports Arena Blvd SAN DIEGO CA 92110
5-Jun   5:30-7PM BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 4580 W. Sahara Ave LAS VEGAS NA 89102
7-Jun   5-6:30PM BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 2525 JONES ST. SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
13-Jun   TBD JUNE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 383 W. Army Trail Road BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
25-Jun   2pm BAYSIDE PLAY / SIGN TOWER RECORDS 1145 High Ridge Road STAMFORD CT

Daughters announce details of new LP, post new MP3

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/16/06 @ 6:28 PM - altpress.com

Providence, Rhode Island's avant-spazzcore collective, Daughters, have announced the details regarding their upcoming second LP. The 10-track album has been titled Hell Songs; it is the follow-up to 2003's Robotic Empire-released Canada Songs and will be released August 8 by Hydrahead. A website for the release has been set up; you can view it here.

The album was co-produced by Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Blue Man Group) and the band; the track "Providence By Gaslight" features guest appearances from three members of Kayo Dot. The band have also posted an MP3 of "Fiery"; you can download that here. The tracklisting is below:

Hell Songs tracklisting:
1. Daughters Spelled Wrong
2. Fiery
3. Recorded Inside A Pyramid
4. X-Ray
5. Feisty Snake-Woman
6. Providence By Gaslight
7. Hyperventilationsystem
8. Crotch Buffet
9. Cheers Pricks
10. The Fuck Whisperer

VCR hit the road in support of new album

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/16/06 @ 5:03 PM - altpress.com

SideOneDummy synthcore band VCR have announced a batch of tourdates in support of their upcoming full-length debut, Power Destiny, out May 23. The band will be on the road through mid-July, sharing the stage with the Dwarves, the Grey, Mass Movement Of The Moth and others. Dates:

5/26/06. alley katz. richmond, VA. 5:30 am. with moon boggle, mass movement of da moth.
6/02/06. millcreek tavern. phillydelphia, pa. 9:30 p. $6.
6/04/06. cakeshop. new dork city, ny w/ big digits
6/07/06. zaphod beeblebrox. ottawa. w/ the grey.
6/09/06. underdog. peterborough. w/ the grey.
6/10/06. sneaky dees. toronto. w/ the grey.
6/11/06. The Corktown Tavern. Hamilton. w/ the grey.
6/12/06. Call The Office. London (the one in canada). w/The Grey.
06/13/2006 2500 Club , Detroit, MI 48201 - w/Thunderbirds are Now! Stylex
06/14/2006 Hi-Fi Club , Lakewood, OH 44107 - w/Mass Movement of The Moth, The Catalyst
06/15/2006 Legion of Doom , Columbus, OH 43085 - w/Mass Movement of The Moth, The Catalyst
06/16/2006 Huntington Bank , Elwood, IN 46036 - w/Mass Movement of The Moth, The Catalyst
06/19/2006 Memory Lanes , Minneapolis, MN 55400 - w/Choplogic
06/20/2006 The Aquarium , Fargo, ND 58102 - w/Battle at Sea
06/21/2006 O' Leavers , Omaha, NB -
06/25/2006 Grove Street , Boise, ID 83701
06/26/2006 Rock Coffee , Spokane, WA 99201 - w/Flee The Century
06/27/2006 Funhouse 206 5th Ave N., Seattle, WA 98101
06/29/2006 Placebos , Eureka, CA 95501 - w/Strip Mall Seizures
06/30/2006 Knockout , San Francisco, CA 94101 - w/Strip Mall Seizures
07/02/2006 The Knitting Factory , Hollywood, CA - w/Dwarves
07/05/2006 The Modified , Phoenix, AZ 85001 - w/My First Word was Aardvark
07/07/2006 Robotic Labs , Odessa, TX 79760 - w/Kennedy Assassination, Whale Legs, oh no circuitry!!
07/09/2006 The 8th Continent , Denton, TX 76201
07/10/2006 The Conservatory , Oklahoma City, OK 73101 - w/The Electric Primadonnas
07/11/2006 Whitewater , Little Rock, AR 72201 - w/An A+ Setup
07/13/2006 Cave9 , Birmingham, AL 35201 - w/Circuit Pop
07/14/2006 Bait Shack , Greenville, SC 30601 -
07/16/2006 The Muse , Danville, VA 24540 - w/international grapevine