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The Bravery to kick off headlining tour in January

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 12/16/07 @ 10:03 PM - altpress.com

New York post-punk indie rockers the Bravery will head out on a headlining tour of the U.S. starting Jan. 16 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado. The band are touring in support of their most recent album, The Sun And The Moon, released this past May on Island.

Dates & Venues
Wed 01/16/08 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Thu 01/17/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Fri 01/18/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Sat 01/19/08 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Tue 01/22/08 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Wed 01/23/08 Spokane, WA Big Easy Concert House
Thu 01/24/08 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Fri 01/25/08 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sat 01/26/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Mon 01/28/08 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Tue 01/29/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Wed 01/30/08 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Thu 01/31/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Fri 02/01/08 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse Music Venue
Sat 02/02/08 Tucson, AZ The Rock
Tue 02/05/08 Austin, TX Emo's
Wed 02/06/08 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Thu 02/07/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Fri 02/08/08 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
Sat 02/09/08 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
Tue 02/12/08 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert Venue
Thu 02/14/08 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
Fri 02/15/08 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 02/16/08 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
Mon 02/18/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Tue 02/19/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Fri 02/22/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Fri 03/14/08 Stateline, NV Harrah's Tahoe

The Presidents Of The U.S. Of A announce new album/tour

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 12/16/07 @ 9:50 PM - altpress.com

If you're as old as us, then you definitely remember the Presidents Of The United States Of America--or at least the songs "Peaches" and "Lump." The Seattle trio will release These Are The Good Times People on March 11, 2008, via Fugitive Recordings/EMI. The band will spend part of March touring the U.S. before heading to Europe to play dates there, too.

Dates & Venues
Fri 3/14 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3/15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Mon 3/17 (Sacramento) Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Tue 3/18 San Francisco, CA Great American
Wed 3/19 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 3/21 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
Sat 3/22 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Mon 3/24 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 3/25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 3/26 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Thu 3/27 Boston, MA Paradise

Nodes Of Ranvier are officially done

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 12/15/07 @ 4:37 PM - altpress.com

Adding to an ever-growing list of bands calling it quits in 2007, long-running Christian metalcore outfit Nodes Of Ranvier have confirmed speculation that they will be breaking up. After putting out three albums for Facedown Records, the band put out their last release, Defined By Struggle, this past summer on Victory. The band has scheduled their final show on Dec. 31 at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall in their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Source: Decoymusic.com

"Are you 'aving a laugh?"

King of comedy Ricky Gervais, responsible for such side-splitting shows like The Office and Extras will be playing some shows in New York and Los Angeles mid-2008.

The dates are as follows:

July 12, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA
July 14 & 15, 2006 at the WaMu Theater, Madison Sq Gdn in New York, NY

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 am on Tuesday December 18, 2008, so start planning ahead.

Rocket From The Crypt's Reis unveils new band in 2008

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 12/14/07 @ 5:57 PM - altpress.com

John Reis, mouthpiece for San Diego's swelegant rock maniacs Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Pitchfork (not the website, neo-punker), Back Off Cupids and Hot Snakes, will have his new band, Speedo, unleashed into the marketplace next year via a joint venture between Reis' label, Swami and Vagrant. Expect it March 25. Reis' partners in volume include Tommy Kitsos of Montreal-based racket-makers CPC Gangbangs and former burning amphibians Gar Wood and Jason Kourkounis.

While we have your attention, RIP, a CD/DVD of Rocket's last gig on Halloween 2005, comes out on Vagrant Febuary 26. If anybody has an MP3 of Rocket doing the MC5's "Gold," could you send it over to me at editorial@altpress.com? I can't find my Injex copy of All Systems Go!. Thanks, rockers; you're the best!

What a Lupe Fiasco

In between listening to the new Forever The Sickest Kids and Kate Nash, some of us at AP-mainly me-actually rock some skate rap. True story. You can imagine our delight when we found out that Lupe Fiasco is gonna be circling around the States through the New Year. Grab those Bape hoodies and mark these dates on your calendar.

Dec 18 New York, NY The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Dec 27 Honolulu, HI Pipeline Café
Jan 10 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Jan 11 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
Jan 13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Jan 14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Jan 15 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Jan 17 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
Jan 18 Las Vegas, CA House of Blues
Jan 19 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Jan 20 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
Jan 22 Austin, TX Emo's
Jan 23 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Jan 25 Atlanta, GA The Roxy
Jan 27 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Jan 28 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Jan 30 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jan 31 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore at TLA
Feb 1 Richmond, VA Stuart C. Seigel Center
Feb 2 New York, NY Nokia Theatre
Mar 1 New Haven, CT Yale University
Mar 25 Fredricksburg, VA Great Hall