January 28, 2009

Modest Mouse will head out on a two-week tour starting in late February. The band’s lineup for the tour will include ex-Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild. Support on all dates will come from Mimicking Birds, who are on Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock’s Glacial Pace label. Modest Mouse are supporting 2007’s We Were Dead Before...

Silverstein have unveiled the track listing and artwork for their forthcoming full-length, A Shipwreck In The Sand. The album will hit stores March 31st via Victory, following up 2007’s Arrivals & Departures. A Shipwreck In The Sand track listing: Chapter One: It Burns Within Us All 1. A Great Fire 2. Vices 3....

Harvest Of Hope Fest has added some more acts to the lineup. Now on the bill are GZA, Kool Keith (Dr. Octagon Vs. Dr. Doom), Diplo, Deerhunter, Valient Thorr, Yip-Yip, Static Radio NJ, Summerbirds In The Cellar, the Beauvilles, Division Minuscula, Kiss Kiss, Tiger City, Good Luck, the Winslows, Paul Baribeau & Ginger Alford, After...

Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant has posted some more free solo material for download. “This is the culmination of nine years of work, my ‘Purple Phase’ as it were,” explains Grant. “It started as a new wave project with my friend John Reynolds, turning briefly into a collaboration with Hunter Burgan [AFI], and ended up...

Savannah, Georgia metal act Kylesa have been keeping themselves busy lately. First off, the band has uploaded a new song titled "Said And Done" that you can thrash to on their MySpace page. The track comes from their upcoming record, Static Tensions. The full album comes out on March 17 courtesy of Prosthetic...

Look Mexico have posted their video for "You’re Not Afraid Of The Dark, Are You?" The song kicks off their 2008 7" on Lujo / Tiny Engines, Gasp Asp. A new/previously unreleased song, "Just Like Old Times (Bionic Ear)," can be downloaded here as well.

The Audition announced that bassist and co-founder, Joe Lussa, is leaving. Today is a sad day for the Audition. We would like to inform you all that Joe will no longer be a part of the band. I know this comes as a shock but we are doing what is best for both us...

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus were forced to cancel their sold-out show tonight in Toronto due to a snow storm. This show will be rescheduled with a "special opportunity" for those ticket-holders. On the bright side, RJA had fun throwing snowballs. There's snow business like show business

Death In The Park, the newest endeavor for former Hot Rod Circuit frontman Andy Jackson and bassist Joe Ballaro, have posted a new song at their MySpace page. The band previously released a digital EP and is apparently looking to release the followup this spring.