October 19, 2009

Mercy Mercedes and the Dangerous Summer announce tour

Mercy Mercedes and the Dangerous Summer have revealed dates for a tour this November featuring special guests Between The Trees and Single File. Dates are below. 11/10 – THE BALCONY BAR @ Trocadero – Phildelphia, PA 11/11 – CROCODILE ROCK CAFÉ – Allentown, PA 11/12 – WEBSTER UNDERGROUND – Hartford, CT 11/13 – THE...

Front Row Center: Glamour Kills Tour

The Glamour Kills Tour kicked off Oct. 15 in Hartford, Connecticut, featuring a line-up of All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday and the Friday Night Boys. Couldn’t make it to the show? No worries: We’ve got your front row seat right here. (Well, not really. We mean that metaphorically.) /// CLICK...

Motion City Soundtrack release "Disappear" single

Motion City Soundtrack have issued the first music from their upcoming fourth album, My Dinosaur Life. The song, titled "Disappear," can be streamed below or downloaded for free here. My Dinosaur Life will be out in early 2010 on Columbia Records.

Mew, Jay Reatard, more announced as support for the Pixies "Doolittle Tour"

The Pixies have revealed support acts for their tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1989 album, Doolittle. Mew, Jay Reatard, Bad Lieutenant (featuring Bernard Sumner of New Order and Joy Division), No Age, Black Gold and Rain Machine (featuring Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio). In addition, the Pixies added a third and...

Web Exclusive: The Blood Brothers talk about their new reissues

Epitaph Records to reissue four titles by groundbreaking post-everything band THE BLOOD BROTHERS STORY: Jason Pettigrew Just when Seattle punk fulcrum THE BLOOD BROTHERS were finally getting notice and respect from quarters outside of the underground realm they flourished in, they celebrated their achievements–by breaking up. After a decade-plus of tearing up the hardcore blueprint...

Altpress.com Exclusive: Listen to a new Rocket Summer song!

Last week we brought you a 30-second clip of the title track from the Rocket Summer‘s upcoming EP, You Gotta Believe, and today we’ve got an exclusive first-listen to the entire song. The EP doesn’t come out until Oct. 27, but listen to the song here! Let us know what you think!

The Lawrence Arms

The Lawrence Arms Buttsweat And Tears EP [4/5] It’s been 10 years since Midwestern pop-punk heavyweights the Lawrence Arms formed like Voltron in the Chicago night. Buttsweat And Tears is the band’s first proper 7-inch, its name drawn from a decade-old plan to release a 7-inch titled Buttsweat And Tears. It would appear some...