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Drop Dead, Gorgeous video shoot

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 5/25/09 @ 2:23 AM - altpress.com

Drop Dead, Gorgeous are heading out to LA tomorrow to record a video for "Two Birds, One Stone." The band's new album, The Hot 'N Heavy, hits stores on June 2, afterwards hitting the road with He Is Legend and And Then There Were None.

More dates added to Rx Bandits tour

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 5/24/09 @ 10:22 PM - altpress.com

Three more dates have been added to the planner for the Rx Bandits/Dredg Tour. You can check them out below.

Paradise Rock Club
Boston, MA (United States) August 1, 2009 - 8:00 PM

Foufounes Electriques
Montreal, QC (Canada) August 2, 2009 - 8:00 PM

The Opera House
Toronto, ON (Canada) August 3, 2009 - 8:00 PM

Rx Bandits in the studio

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 5/24/09 @ 10:16 PM - altpress.com

Ska rockers Rx Bandits are hard at work on their upcoming album, Mandala. Check out the follow-up to their trippy teaser below, where they give you a behind-the-scenes look at work in the studio.

Grizzly Bear stream new album on MySpace

Alternative Press - Chris French on 5/24/09 @ 11:43 AM - altpress.com

Indie rockers Grizzly Bear are streaming their entire new album, Veckatimest, on MySpace. You can check it out HERE. The band's sophomore release is due out this Tuesday, May 26 on Warp Records.

Grizzly Bear is also on a nation-wide tour through June 21 and has already sold out many of their stops. Chek out the tour schedule below:

May 24 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: Aladdin Theatre (w/ Foreign Born) Portland, Oregon
May 25 2009 8:00P Sasquatch Music Festival George, Washington
May 26 2009 8:00P Commodore (w/ Foreign Born) Vancouver, British Columbia
May 28 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: Town Hall (w/ Here We Go Magic) New York
May 29 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: Town Hall (w/ Here We Go Magic) New York, New York
May 31 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Jun 1 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: 9:30 Club (w/ Here We Go Magic) Washington, Washington DC
Jun 2 2009 8:00P Trocadero (w/ Here We Go Magic) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 3 2009 8:00P Berklee Performance Center (w/ Here We Go Magic) Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 4 2009 8:00P Le National (w/ Here We Go Magic) Montreal, Quebec
Jun 5 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: Phoenix (w/ Here We Go Magic) Toronto, Ontario
Jun 7 2009 8:00P Cedar Cultural Center (w/ Here We Go Magic) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 8 2009 8:00P Pabst Theatre (w/ Here We Go Magic) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jun 9 2009 8:00P Buskirk-Chumley (w/ Here We Go Magic)Bloomington, Indiana
Jun 11 2009 8:00P Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 11 2009 8:00P Cats Cradle (w/ Here We Go Magic) Carrboro, North Carolina
Jun 12 2009 8:00P Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 13 2009 8:00P Tabernacle (with TV On The Radio) Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 15 2009 8:00P Granada (w/ Here We Go Magic) Dallas, Texas
Jun 16 2009 8:00P SOLD OUT: The Parish (w/ Here We Go Magic) Austin, Texas
Jun 18 2009 8:00P Centennial Hall (w/ Wilco) Tucson, Arizona
Jun 19 2009 8:00P Wiltern (w/ Here We Go Magic) Los Angeles, California
Jun 21 2009 8:00P Fillmore (w/ Here We Go Magic) San Francisco, California

Blameshift on tour

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 5/24/09 @ 10:54 AM - altpress.com

They were one of our recommendations for AP&R, and now Blameshift are hitting the road to support the follow-up to 2007's The Test. Check out the tour dates below. Our favorites are the free ones.

July, 11 2009 06:00 PM - TBA
Hackensack, New Jersey

July, 12 2009 06:00 PM - Club Diesel - all ages
1601 E. Carson St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania w/Identity X and others

July, 13 2009 06:30 PM - Polaris Mall Hot Topic - (acoustic performance, all ages)
1500 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, Ohio -

July, 14 2009 06:00 PM - Miami Valley Centre Mall - all ages
987 E. Ash St, Piqua, Ohio

July, 15 2009 06:00 PM - The Eagle Theatre - all ages
1 S Saginaw St, Pontiac, Michigan -

July, 17 2009 07:00 PM - Bulldog Cafe - all ages
10619 W. Manslick Rd, Fairdale, Kentucky -

July, 18 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
Bloomington, Indiana -

July, 19 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
St Louis, Missouri

July, 20 2009 06:00 PM - Lindale Mall Hot Topic - (acoustic performance, all ages)
4444 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa - FREE! signing and acoustic performance

July, 21 2009 07:00 PM - The Industry - all ages
211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, Iowa

July, 22 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
Lincoln, Nebraska

July, 23 2009 06:00 PM - The Hub - all ages
118 N Walnut St, Peabody, Kansas

July, 24 2009 08:00 PM - PJ's Pub - 18+
1129 Laramie Manhattan, KS, Manhattan, Kansas

July, 25 2009 08:00 PM - TBA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

July, 28 2009 09:00 PM - Gary's Spot
14083 FM 2920 Rd, Tomball, Texas

July, 29 2009 07:00 PM - Barton Creek Square Mall Hot Topic (acoustic performance, all ages)
2901 South Capital of Texas Highway, Austin, Texas 78746 - FREE!

July, 30 2009 08:00 PM - Red 7 - all ages
611 E. 7th Street, Austin, Texas

August, 2 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

August, 3 2009 06:00 PM - Cordova Mall Hot Topic - (acoustic performance, all ages)
5100 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, Florida

August, 8 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
Orlando, Florida

August, 9 2009 07:00 PM - TBA
Jacksonville, Florida

August, 14 2009 08:00 PM - The Rockshop - all ages
106 S Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville, North Carolina

August, 15 2009 08:00 PM - KC's Music Alley - all ages
1917 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 -

Full metal postal

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 5/23/09 @ 8:48 PM - altpress.com

Always wanted to hear your favorite Postal Service song sung in screamo metal fashion? You're in luck today, because LA's Confide have posted a cover of, "Such Great Heights," on their MySpace.