Gone Fish--er, Festin'
Dear all AP netizens: The AP crew is cutting out for the weekend a day early in order to make it down to Gainesville, Florida, for The Fest 4. Depending on internet access/the sheer amount of beards present, we'll try to get the news page updated whenever possible. Regular news updates will resume on Tuesday,...
The Militia Group sign the Appleseed Cast
After months of rumors, the Militia Group have officially confirmed the signing of long-running emo-turned-shoegazer act the Appleseed Cast. The Lawrence, Kansas, band, who have formerly released albums under both the Deep Elm and now-defunct Tiger Style labels, are working on their sixth album and Militia debut through the year's end with new drummer Nathan...
Latterman returns to the road
After taking a few weeks off to recharge their batteries, Deep Elm band Latterman are heading out on the road once more in support of their new album, No Matter Where We Go..! [streamable here. The band begin the newest leg of touring this weekend in Gainesville, Florida, as a part of The Fest 4,...
Criteria
Criteria When We Break [5] This must all be pretty surreal for Stephen Pedersen. Propelled by a dropped-D guitar riff that us rock critics can only describe as “driving,” When We Break’s opener “Preventing The World” finds the former Cursive/White Octave member lamenting the fact he’s “stuck in a basement world,” wondering aloud if it...
Minus The Bear
Minus The Bear Menos El Oso [5] While it’s convenient to think of Minus The Bear as “that weird little dance-punk band with the finger-tapping guitar player and the absurd song titles,” that description has also become a curse for the Seattle quintet, who’ve quietly been evolving in spite of the very image listeners have...
A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream Ruiner [5] Remember mid-’90s punk rock? You know, the stuff with galloping bass drums, perfectly executed vocal harmonies, raging guitar solos that would blow away the resident washed-up hair-metal reject at your local Guitar Center, and an overall impeccable sense of melody fueled by aggression? Now, take five kids who, odds are,...
Against Me! - Searching For a Former Clarity
Against Me! Searching For A Former Clarity There’s a scene in Almost Famous where William Miller frantically phones Lester Bangs, asking what he should tell Rolling Stone about the progress of his story which is nowhere near completion, and Bangs says, “Tell him, ‘It’s a think piece about a mid-level band struggling with their own...
Bayside re-join Never Sleep Again tour as acoustic duo
Victory Records act Bayside have rejoined the Never Sleep Again tour, featuring labelmates Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein and Aiden, as of last night in St. Petersburg, Florida. The band, who recently were involved in a fatal van accident, taking the life of drummer John "Beatz" Holohan and hospitalizing bassist Nick Ghanbarian, have regrouped as an acoustic...
Taste Of Chaos confirms 2006 lineup, announces kick-off party
Taste Of Chaos, founded by Warped Tour Svengali Kevin Lyman, has officially confirmed the lineup for the 2006 U.S. edition of the tour. Performing are Deftones, Thrice, Atreyu, Story Of The Year, As I Lay Dying, Silverstein, Dredg, the Receiving End Of Sirens, Pelican, the Confession, Greeley Estates, Adair, Millionaire and Street Drum Corps. The...