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As the new century’s first decade unwound, things evolved or deteriorated rapidly, depending on your perspective. The entire world was changing in every aspect. So of course, punk rock was gonna change with it. The fundamentalists would scream and moan about how these changes weren’t punk at all, that we needed to go back to […]

[Photo credit: Sparta/Facebook, @cantswim_/Twitter, Super American/@afterdarkevents/Twitter, Lights/Twitter] Can't Swim are hitting the road with Envy On The Coast and the Amity Affliction are streaming their Silverchair cover! Check out all of this and more you might have missed today, below. Read more: With Confidence part ways with guitarist Luke Rockets amidst sexual misconduct allegations 1. […]

Texan post-hardcore group Sparta have begun work on their fourth studio album, according to frontman Jim Ward's instagram. Once out, the record will follow 2006's Threes. The band released their first song in six years this past May, which we premiered here.

As a “thank you,” Macbeth are currently giving away free downloads of a compilation album featuring the following tracks:  1. Sparta – “Born and Buried” 2. The New Regime – “Don't Chase It” (new song!) 3. Grand Tarantula – “Drugs” 4. The Royalty – “I Want You” 5.Wake Up Lucid – “When I Come Around” […]

A cryptic tweet from At The Drive-In promises “exciting news” this month: Hello to all our @AtTheDriveIn friends. We have some exciting news coming up in June … Stand by for transmissions — At The Drive-In (@AtTheDriveIn) May 31, 2012 The reunited and beloved band has already played a handful of shows in 2012, including […]

Check out the third update of AP's exclusive look at Sparta's return to the road. This update documents the band's show in Phoenix, complete with a cameo from Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins. Don't forget to watch updates one and two.

Sparta recently met up with famed skateboarder Tony Hawk for a radio interview before their show in LA. Check out part two of AP's exclusive look at the band's return to the road. Watch the first update here.

Sparta recently returned to activity, releasing their first new song in six years and embarking on a weeklong run of shows. Check out this exclusive look at the band's return to the road.

A couple more live video's from last night's At The Drive-In show are below, including performances of “Quarantined” and “Enfilade.”  

The reunited At The Drive-In played a last-minute show in Austin, Texas last night. Video of the band performing “One Armed Scissor” can be seen below.

At The Drive-In has announced a one-off show in Marfa, Texas (population 1,981 according to Wikipedia) scheduled for Apr. 12. Zechs Marquise will support. More info is here.

At The Drive-In continue to add shows to their reunion plans–the band just tweeted that they'll be playing the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK this August.   Freight train coming !!!… At The Drive In will be performing atReading / Leeds Festivals August 25-26 — At The Drive-In (@AtTheDriveIn) March 12, 2012  

At The Drive-In has added another reunion show, this one at Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan. The festival takes place July 27-29. ATDI will also be playing Coachella in April and at FIB Benicassim in Costa Azahar, Spain in early July.

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At The Drive-In recently confirmed that the reunited band would not be recording a new album, and that money was indeed a factor in their decision to play shows again. Check out the quotes below: “Will there be a new album? No, no, no. At The Drive-In is more of a nostalgia […]

At The Drive-In has announced their first European tour date since reuniting–July 12 at FIB Benicassim in Costa Azahar, Spain. This will follow the group's appearance at this year's Coachella festival in Indio, California this April. AT THE DRIVE IN is proud to announce our first show in Europe: Thursday July 12 FIB Benicassim in […]

Altpress.com can confirm that seminal post-hardcore outfit At The Drive-In will be reuniting after eleven years of dormancy. The band has launched a new website here as well as a twitter account, which is here. The group broke up in 2001, a year after the release of Relationship Of Command. Members went on to form […]

Sparta frontman Jim Ward has announced the band will play their first show since 2008 on November 17th in their hometown of El Paso, TX. Tickets are already available for sale here. Additionally, the band will head into the studio this fall to record the follow-up album to 2006's Threes.

(Photo: Tim Valencia) Check out this exclusive stream of the electric version of “Decades,” from Jim Ward's new album, Quiet In The Valley, On The Shores The End Begins & The Electric Six, out Aug. 2 on Tembloroso.