February 26, 2009

Emery post bluegrass-ified "Fractions"

Emery has posted a bluegrass version of "Fractions" on their MySpace page. The original version appears on the band’s first full-length for Tooth & Nail, 2004’s The Weak’s End.

Atmosphere, Attracted To Gods, POS unveil North American tour

The U.S. and Canada will figure out what to do When God Gives You Ugly since it’s namesake tour will bring along Atmosphere joined by Attracted To Gods and POS. The shows celebrate the reissue of God Loves Ugly and continues promotion of When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That Shit Gold. Tour Dates 04/09-...

Protest The Hero announce first U.S. headlining tour

Protest The Hero have revealed dates for their first headlining tour of the U.S. this spring with the Heads Will Roll Tour. They will be joined on select dates by Misery Signals, the Number Twelve Looks Like You, Scale The Summit and Fall From Grace. Tickets go on sale Feb. 27. Protest The Hero will...

My Morning Jacket, Gnarles Barkley, others release charity collaboration

Waxploitation has announced May 5 as the release date for it’s second collaborative charity album, Causes 2. Three non-profit organizations will receive 100 percent of the profits. Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America work toward ending the mass genocide in Darfur. Participating artists include: Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Decemberists, Devendra...

Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Poison announce U.S. tour

Old-school English rockers Def Leppard will be returning to the states this June with fellow icons Cheap Trick and Poison. The tour is produced by Live Nation and exact venue locations will be announced later. Citi Card members can purchase presale tickets starting March 4. Public sales begin on March 6. Tour Dates: 6/23...

Karate High School guitarist diagnosed with skin cancer; tour cancelled

Karate High School guitarist Geoff Garnett has been diagnosed with skin cancer, specifically malignant melanoma. The band has consequently canceled their March tour with Watchout! There’s Ghosts. "With only a few days before leaving for tour I was hit with this bombshell and honestly my first fear was not for my life, but that...