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Reggie And The Full Effect provide ticket on the "G" line

Brian Shultz on 6/3/08 @ 12:01 AM

Reggie And The Full Effect has posted a new song from his upcoming MTA-themed record, Last Stop: Crappy Town. The song is "G," and can be found on the MySpace.

Last Stop: Crappy Town follows up 2005's Songs Not To Get Married To, and is due out June 17 on Vagrant.

The Mars Volta announce more dates

Brian Shultz on 6/2/08 @ 5:05 PM

Maybe Cedric and Omar were jealous of Chris and Roger, so they announced some more tour dates too. The Mars Volta have added a few shows to their route in support of The Bedlam In Goliath, which we gave a perfect score in AP 236.

September 12 Columbus, OH LC AMPHITHEATER
September 14 Boston, MA ORPHEUM THEATER
September 17 New York, NY HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
September 20 Philadelphia, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY
September 23 Asheville, NC ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER
September 24 Atlanta, GA TABERNACLE
September 26 Austin, TX AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL

Less Than Jake announces more dates (Goldfinger, Rancid)

Brian Shultz on 6/2/08 @ 4:59 PM

Ska-punk vets Less Than Jake have announced a few more dates, some of which will be with Rancid Most, however, are with Goldfinger.

The band will soon release their new album, GNV FLA, June 24 via their own label, Sleep It Off.

6/17 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL *
6/18 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL *
6/19 - House Of Blues - Orlando, FL *
6/20 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA *
6/21 - House Of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC *
6/22 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA *
6/23 - Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD *
6/25 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA *
6/26 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY *
6/27 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI *
6/28 - Stone Pony Parking Lot - Asbury Park, NJ *
6/29 - Penns Landing - Philadelphia, PA *
7/01 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI *
7/02 - Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL *
7/03 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN *
7/04 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI *
7/05 - Sokol Auditorium - Omaha, NE *
7/07 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO *
7/08 - House Of Blues - Cleveland, OH *
7/10 - The Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY *
7/11 - Hampton Beach Casino - Hampton Beach, NH *
7/12 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY *
7/13 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY *
7/14 - Toad's Place - Richmond, VA *
7/16 - House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA *
7/17 - Meridian - Houston, TX *
7/18 - House Of Blues - Dallas, TX *
7/20 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO *
7/21 - The Great Salt Air - Magna, UT *
7/23 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ *
7/24 - House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV *
7/25 - Regency Centre @ The Grand - SF, CA *
7/26 - Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA *
7/27 - The Grove Of Anaheim - Anaheim, CA *
7/29 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA *
7/30 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ *
8/2 - Antones - Austin, TX *
9/12 - Showbox - Seattle, WA #
9/13 - Knitting Factory Concert - Spokane, WA #
9/14 - Wilma Theatre - Missoula, MT #

* Sleep It Off Tour w/ Goldfinger
# w/ Rancid

Dizzee Rascal announces North American July tour

Mike Scales on 6/2/08 @ 4:49 PM

After a successful co-headlining tour with El-P, UK grime / hip-hop innovator and newest addition to the Def Jux roster, Dizzee Rascal, has announced that he'll be hitting North American streets (and festivals) once again this coming July. Be sure not to miss the Mercury Prize winning MC do what he does best! Dates below:

July 18 NEW YORK, NY Highline Ballroom
July 19 CHICAGO, IL Pitchfork Music Fest
July 20 TORONTO, ON Rogers Picnic
July 21 AUSTIN, TX Emo's
July 22 DENVER, CO Cervante's
July 24 LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
July 25 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mezzanine

Suicide Note announce new album; post songs, tour dates

Brian Shultz on 6/2/08 @ 4:18 PM

For-lack-of-a-better-prefix-hardcore act Suicide Note has announced info on their first full-length in four years. Empty Rooms will be out August 5 on Hawthorne Street Records, following up 2004's Too Sick To Dance (Forever Fucked).

The band has also posted two songs from the record at their MySpace page: "Analog Future" and "Black Snow." The latter features Converge's Kurt Ballou on bass.

Some dates have also been posted for a run with Lords.

Empty Rooms track listing:
1. Truly Historic
2. Analog Future
3. Merci, Mercy
4. Social Leper
5. Simple Math
6. No Waves
7. New Eyes
8. Division Of Me
9. Ride Out West
10. Black Snow

6/21-7/5 w/ Lords
JUNE 20 Chesterton, IN @ JC's Pub
JUNE 21 Indianapolis IN @ Zanies Too (Dude Fest)
JUNE 22 Cincinnati, OH @ Blue Rock Tavern
JUNE 23 Johnstown, PA @ 709 Railroad St
JUNE 24 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
JUNE 25 Richmond, VA @ TBA
JUNE 26 Washington, DC @ The Red and Black Bar
JUNE 27 West Berlin, NJ @ The Fly Trap
JUNE 28 NYC/Brooklyn @ TBA
JUNE 29 Allston, MA @ Obriens Pub (3pm - all ages)
JUNE 30 Colchester, VT @Wasted City
JULY 1 Oswego, NY @ Red Planet Skatepark
JULY 2 Rochester, NY @ Sakes Alive Space
JULY 3 Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe's
JULY 4 Ypsilanti, MI @ Andrews
JULY 5 Chicago IL @ Beat Kitchen

Genghis Tron announces remix series

Brian Shultz on 6/2/08 @ 1:01 PM

Genghis Tron has announced a five-volume remix series of their recent album, Board Up The House.

There will be five 12" remix records released on five different labels: Temporary Residence Ltd., Lovepump United, Relapse Records, Anticon Records and Crucial Blast. Each will be colored and limited to 1,000, with unique artwork respective to each release.

Participants include Rob Crow, Jesu / Justin Broadrick, Subtle, Dntel, Telefon Tel Aviv, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Ulver, Steve Moore, Danny Lohner, Odd Nosdam, Circle and Tim Hecker among others. Each release will contain a select number of tracks.

The first of the five will be released in August.

Relapse issued Board Up The House earlier this year.

The band also have some tour dates coming up in Brazil and Europe.

June 15 Sao Paulo, Brazil Kool Metal Fest
June 30 Bratislava, Slovakia Randal (w/ BRUTAL TRUTH)
July 1 Budapest, Hungary Rocktogon
July 2 Prague, Czech Republic Klub 007
July 3 Wiesbaden, Germany Schlachthof
July 4 Belfort, France Eurockeennes Festival (w/ MASSIVE ATTACK, CAT POWER, GIRL TALK, and more)
July 5 Oslo, Norway Club Maiden