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Portugal. The Man add fall dates

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 7/29/09 @ 3:44 PM - altpress.com

Portugal. The Man have added more tour dates to their summer and fall routing. The band released The Satanic Satanist last week on Equal Vision. Hockey and Drug Rug will support on various dates.

AUGUST
4 Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
5 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
7 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9 Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago IL (1:30PM, Playstation Stage)
11 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
12 The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
14 Hi-Dive, Denver, CO
27 Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
29 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park Polo Field, San Francisco, CA (3:10PM, Panhandle Stage)

SEPTEMBER
3 Fred Meyer Lounge, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
16 The Union, LTD, Vancouver, BC CANADA
17 Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
18 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
19 NXNW Festival/Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
22 Harlow's San Francisco, CA
23 Independent, San Francisco, CA
25 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
26 Glass House, Pomona, CA
28 Belly Up, San Diego, CA
29 The Clubhouse, Tucson, AZ

OCTOBER
1 Sante Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM
2 B-Side Lounge, Boulder, CO
3 B-Side Lounge, Boulder, CO
8 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
9 Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
10 Schubas, Chicago, IL
11 Schubas, Chicago, IL
13 Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
14 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ONT CANADA
16 Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
18 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
20 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
21 Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
22 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
23 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (CMJ)

Brand New announce North American tour dates

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 7/29/09 @ 3:04 PM - altpress.com

Brand New will be headlining a venue near you this fall, in support of their upcoming album, Daisy, out Sept. 22 on DGC/Interscope/Procrastinate Music Traitors. Supporting on three different legs will be Manchester Orchestra, Thrice and Glassjaw, respectively.

Oct. 1st Time Warner Cable Amphitheater Cleveland, OH*
2nd The Fillmore Detroit, MI*
3rd Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL*
4th Myth Nightclub St. Paul, MN*
6th The Pageant St. Louis, MO*
7th Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO*
8th Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO*
9th Salt Palace Conv. Center Salt Lake City, UT*
13th Roseland Theatre Portland, OR*
15th Rabobank Arena & Conv. Center Bakersfield, CA*
16th Event Center at San Jose State Univ. San Jose, CA*
17th Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA*
20th House of Blues San Diego, CA*
21st House of Blues San Diego, CA*
22nd Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ*
23rd House of Blues Las Vegas, NV*
25th Lonestar Amphitheater Lubbock, TX†
27th Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX†
29th Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK†
30th The Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX†
31st Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX†
Nov. 4th House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL†
5th The Ritz Tampa, FL†
7th House of Blues North Myrtle Beach, SC†
9th The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC†
10th The National Richmond, VA†
11th Sonar Baltimore, MD†
13th The NorVa Norfolk, VA†
14th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA†
15th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA^
17th House of Blues Boston, MA^
18th House of Blues Boston, MA^
20th Olympia De Montreal Montreal, QC^
21st Kool Haus Toronto, ONT^
22nd Kool Haus Toronto, ONT^
24th Main Street Armory Rochester, NY^
25th Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT^
28th Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY^

*Dates played with Manchester Orchestra
†Dates played with Thrice
^Dates played with Glassjaw

My Chemical Romance announce shows in Los Angeles

Alternative Press - Nattalie Tehrani on 7/29/09 @ 2:51 PM - altpress.com

My Chemical Romance announced two private shows in West Hollywood, CA at the The Roxy. Unfortunately, tickets cannot be purchased, however, they can be won by calling Los Angeles rock radio station, KROQ, between 5 and 9 PCT. Tickets were also given out to a handful of lucky MCRMY members.

Dates:

7/31 @ The Roxy
8/1 @ The Roxy

Originally posted by Nattalie Tehrani

Anchor & Braille post new song

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 7/29/09 @ 2:49 PM - altpress.com

Anchor & Braille, side project of Anberlin singer Stephen Christian, have posted a new song on their MySpace entitled "Summer Tongues." Also, check out the update video below and let us know your thoughts.

Ace Enders makes a mess again

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 7/29/09 @ 2:37 PM - altpress.com

Ace Enders seems to be reminiscing. The musician has posted a new song on his old band's MySpace. Check out "Open Windows" by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business and tell us what you think.

Mayday Parade post new song

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 7/29/09 @ 2:33 PM - altpress.com

Check out "Anywhere But Here" from Mayday Parade. The song will appear on the band's upcoming album that hits stores October 6.