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Oceana call it quits

Tim Karan on 6/19/09 @ 5:26 PM

Oceana, whose new record Birtheater came out less than a month ago, have decided to call it quits.

The band release this statement on their MySpace page:

"We know a lot of rumors have been circulating around about us. We're sorry we left you hanging so long on this blog. But unfortunately the rumors are true. Oceana has broken up. We apologize to all of our fans. You are amazing and are the only ones who made this worth while. We love you. Thanks to everyone who picked up our new cd. We all put our heart and soul into birtheater and are very proud of the album.

This breakup has nothing to do with any one member. We're all best friends and we all sat down and talked this through. It's not that we are not happy with the response from the new album. We knew the change would be a bit rocky and our kind of music isn't exactly whats popular right now. A lot of kids would rather listen to songs riddled with breakdowns and over auto-tuned vocals. That is exactly why we appreciate our fans so much, you guys aren't just going with the trend. We all decided that our hearts were in different places at this time in our lives. We're all young and we guarantee this won't be the last you hear of us. Maybe you'll get five new bands out of the deal.

Again we apologize for letting anyone down and we hope you will all support us in our future endeavors.

We love you all and thanks for making this amazing."

The Cab streaming new EP

Laila Hanson on 6/19/09 @ 3:40 PM

We know that you've been psyched to hear new songs from The Cab ever since they released the track listing for their upcoming EP entitled Lady Luck. The EP won't hit stores until Tuesday, but you can stream it in its entirety right now on the band's PureVolume page.

Artist Vs. Poet enter studio to record their full length

James Shotwell on 6/19/09 @ 1:15 PM

Artist Vs. Poet will be entering Tree Sounds Studios to record their currently untitled full length release for Fearless Records on June 22. Zack Odem and Kenneth Mount will be producing. The album is scheduled for release in February 2010.

Modest Mouse stream "Whale Song"

Laila Hanson on 6/19/09 @ 1:14 PM

We mentioned that the upcoming 7" from Modest Mouse would contain the newly-streaming "Autumn Beds" on one side and "Whale Song" on the other. Head over to Tripwire to hear the latter of the two and get your fill of previewing the tracks before the physical copy hits stores on June 23.

Dillinger Escape Plan reveal details on new imprint

Laila Hanson on 6/19/09 @ 1:07 PM

We mentioned that experimental unit Dillinger Escape Plan would be releasing their new album on their own imprint label. The band has confirmed that the new label will be called Party Smasher Inc. and will release their new record Option Paralysis in early 2010. They released the following statement about the imprint.

"We are creating an umbrella known as Party Smasher Inc.. that we will be putting out all of our future endeavors under. Our records, our shirts, our whatever the fucks....all of it is from now on coming out under that moniker. You'll see that on there no matter where or what it is, and that's how you'll know if something you are getting is really an official DEP release and not a copy, like on the limited shirts and limited other things that we are gonna be doing. That will be on there, and if you don't see it, on eBay or something, it's not legit."

Cursive announce more tour dates

Laila Hanson on 6/19/09 @ 12:53 PM

If you were bummed to see that Cursive weren't coming to your town when they announced their brief summer tour, never fear. The band has added more dates, which you can see below; those in bold are new.



June 17, 2009
Lincoln, NE
Box Awesome

June 18, 2009
Sioux Falls, SD
Nutty's North

June 19, 2009
Rapid City, SD
Dahl Center

June 20, 2009
Billings, MT
Yellowstone Valley Brewing

June 21, 2009
Missoula, MT
The Palace

June 23, 2009
Seattle, WA
Neumo's

June 24, 2009
Portland, OR
Wonder Ballroom

June 26, 2009
Orangeville, CA
Sacramento Boardwalk

June 27, 2009
San Francisco, CA
Great American Music Hall

June 28, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
El Rey Theatre

June 29, 2009
Pomona, CA
Glass House

June 30, 2009
Las Vegas, NV
Beauty Bar

July 1, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT
In The Venue

July 24, 2009
Omaha, NE
Wild About Omaha at Slowdown/Film Streams

July 25, 2009
Iowa City, IA
Picador

July 26, 2009
Dekalb, IL
Otto's

July 27, 2009
Indianapolis, IN
Radio Radio

July 28, 2009
Pontiac, MI
Pike Room

July 29, 2009
Cleveland, OH
Grog Shop

July 30, 2009
Rochester, NY
Bug Jar

July 31, 2009
Buffalo, NY
Tralf Music Hall

August 1, 2009
Toronto, ONT
Horseshoe Tavern

August 2, 2009
Montreal, QC
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival

August 3, 2009
Cambridge, MA
Middle East (downstairs)

August 4, 2009
Milford, CT
Daniel Street

August 6, 2009
Hoboken, NJ
Maxwell's

August 7, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
First Unitarian Church

August 8, 2009
Baltimore, MD
Otto Bar