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Foo Fighters plan 2008 tour with Against Me!

Alternative rock scene staple Foo Fighters plan to hit the road in early 2008 with Against Me! The tour, in support of Foo Fighters' latest release, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (RCA), kicks off on Jan. 16, 2008 in Miami, FL.

Tour dates are as follows:
1/16 Miami, FL - Bank Atlantic Arena
1/17 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
1/19 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
1/20 Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
1/23 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
1/25 Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
1/26 Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium
1/28 Fayetteville, AR - Barnhill Arena
1/29 Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
2/01 Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
2/02 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
2/18 Worcester, MA - DCU Center
2/19 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
2/21 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
2/24 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
2/25 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
2/27 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
2/28 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
3/02 Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
3/17 Montreal, QC - Canada Bell Center
3/19 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Scotiabank Place
3/20 London, ON, Canada - John Labatt Center
3/22 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Center
3/25 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - MTS Center
3/27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - Credit Union Center
3/28 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Rexall Place
3/30 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Pacific Coliseum

Circle Takes The Square post new live track

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 12/9/07 @ 2:37 PM - altpress.com

Spastic progressive hardcore/screamo visionaries Circle Takes The Square have posted a live recording of a new song titled "Ritual Of Names" over on their MySpace page. The song is broken up into two parts, and was recorded at Jillian's in Las Vegas, Nevada last month. The band recently wrapped up a tour with Thursday and is said to be currently working on a follow-up to their last album, 2004's As The Roots Undo.

Mike Glita leaves Senses Fail

Bassist Mike Glita has decided to leave Senses Fail to pursue personal endeavors. The band announced the news via Myspace blog:

Dear Loyal Fans,

We regret to inform you today that our bassist, Mike Glita, has decided to part ways with the band. There are no hard feelings involved with his decision; Mike simply wants to move on and pursue personal ventures and feats he has put on hold for the last 5 years. We all had a good talk about it and wish him nothing but the best.

Something Mike would like to say to the fans:

"Thanks to everyone who supported the band and me through 'thick and thin' over the past 5 ½ years. You'll be missed greatly."

As for the four of us (Buddy, Dan, Garrett, Heath), we will continue Senses Fail and see you all next year on tour. We began the writing process last week for our follow up to Still Searching and will keep everyone up to date with videos, photos and blogs!

Again, apologies go out to the loyal fans for the bad news, but we hope you support his decision as much as we do.

-Buddy, Dan, Garrett & Heath

A new morning for Silversun Pickups

If it feels like forever and a day since that Silversun Pickups album came out, you can finally step back from the ledge because a Jimmy Tamborello-remixed, iTunes-only 6-track EP is now available. For a taste of what the remixes sound like, you can stream the songs here.

Oh, we also forgot to tell y'all that the band will also be hitting the road for a brief tour before we turn the page on 2007. Pour vous...

Silversun Pickups - 2007 Tour Dates
Dec 9 - KROQ's Almost Acoustic Xmas @ Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City, California
Dec 12 - Q101's Twisted 14 @ House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Dec 13 - KROX's Independent Workforce Xmas @ Emo's Austin, Texas
Dec 14 - How the Edge Stole Christmas @ Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas
Dec 15 - 105.7's Ho Ho Show @ The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 16 - 99X's Mistle Toe Jam @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center Atlanta, Georgia

Bayside plan tour with Straylight Run, Four Year Strong

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 12/8/07 @ 7:00 PM - altpress.com

Long Island pop-punks Bayside, who are wrapping their current headlining trek up tonight in Asbury Park, New Jersey, are already looking to the future, and that future includes another North American tour alongside former Victory labelmates Straylight Run, as well as opening act Four Year Strong. Dates:

01/25/08 Providence, RI Living Room
01/26/08 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre / Underground
01/28/08 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
01/29/08 South Hackensack, NJ School of Rock East
01/30/08 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
02/01/08 London, ON Call The Office
02/02/08 Toledo, OH Headliners
02/03/08 Columbus, OH The Basement
02/04/08 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
02/05/08 Springfield, MO Remington's Niteclub
02/07/08 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
02/08/08 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
02/10/08 Reno, NV The Underground
02/11/08 Eugene, OR W.O.W. Hall
02/12/08 Spokane, WA Service Station
02/14/08 San Jose, CA San Jose Skate
02/15/08 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
02/17/08 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
02/19/08 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live
02/20/08 Little Rock, AR Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
02/22/08 Pensacola, FL Sluggo's
02/23/08 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
02/24/08 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
02/26/08 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
02/27/08 Greensboro, NC Greene Street
02/28/08 Richmond, VA Alley Katz
02/29/08 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Cafe
03/01/08 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey

The Mars Volta announce tour dates

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 12/8/07 @ 6:37 PM - altpress.com

Progressive post-post-post hardcore weirdos (and that's putting it lightly) the Mars Volta have announced a brief run of club dates in January. The shows lead up to the Jan. 29 release of the Volta's upcoming album, The Bedlam In Goliath.

Dates & Venues
January 9th - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
January 11th - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
January 12th - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
January 14th - New York, NY - Terminal 5
January 17th - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
January 18th - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
January 19th - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
January 21st - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall
January 23rd - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
January 25th - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
January 27th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre