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AltPress Exclusive: State Radio reveal album details, fall tour

Rachel Lux on 7/16/09 @ 2:31 PM

Boston socio-political trio State Radio have revealed details of their upcoming album on Ruff Shod, as well as dates for their fall tour. Let It Go will be released on Sept. 29. Hear new track, "Knights Of Bostonia, on the band's MySpace page.

Tracklist
1. Mansin Humanity
2. Calling All Crows
3. Doctor Ron The Actor
4. Arsenic & Clover
5. Bohemian Grove
6. Knights of Bostonia
7. Let It Go
8. Evolution
9. Held Up By The Wires
10. Blood Escaping Man
11. Still & Silent

State Radio will hit the road Sept. 30. Throughout their tour, they will be promoting Darfur awareness via their humanitarian group, Calling All Crows.

Tour Dates
09/30/09 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
10/01/09 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite
10/02/09 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
10/04/09 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/06/09 - Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company
10/07/09 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
10/09/09 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew
10/10/09 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Club
10/13/09 - Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
10/14/09 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
10/15/09 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/16/09 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/17/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline
10/28/09 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
10/29/09 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/30/09 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/31/09 - Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater
11/03/09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
11/04/09 - Columbus, OH @ the Newport
11/05/09 - Ann Arbor, MI @ the Blind Pig
11/06/09 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
11/07/09 - Montreal, QC @ the Green Room

Modest Mouse make "history" with new song

Laila Hanson on 7/16/09 @ 2:19 PM

If you've been keeping up with Modest Mouse's recent trend of vinyl releases, you'll be excited to hear that the band is at it again. They'll be releasing a 7" single next week entitled "Perpetual Motion Machine." The b-side single to that disc entitled "History Sticks To Your Feet" can be heard right here on Pitchfork.

Set Your Goals album stream

Laila Hanson on 7/16/09 @ 2:06 PM

Head over to Set Your Goals' MySpace page to hear a preview of their new album, This Will Be The Death Of Us before it hits stores on Tuesday.

The Secret Handshake added to the AP Tour Fall Ball

Scott Heisel on 7/16/09 @ 12:00 PM

Dallas-based electro-pop act the Secret Handshake have been confirmed as the second act on this fall's AP Tour, which has been dubbed the Fall Ball. TSH will join U.K. sensations You Me At Six on the tour, which will traverse North America from late September to late November. You can watch a video of TSH frontman Luis Dubuc announcing his participation in the Fall Ball below.

Please visit the Fall Ball's website for additional information and to find out when more bands will be announced.

THE AP TOUR FALL BALL: The Secret Handshake intro video from Alternative Press on Vimeo.

Coheed and Cambria frontman to unveil Kill Audio at Comic-Con

Chris French on 7/16/09 @ 10:51 AM

Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria's big-haired frontman, along with BOOM! Studios, will unveil his newest comic book series, Kill Audio, at this year's Comic-Con International (July 23 through July 26). The Kill Audio vinyl will also be available at the showcase. BOOM! Studios will be shipping the new material in October.

The new series from Sanchez follows an immortal troll as he searches for the meaning of life in a land snubbed of creativity.

Kill Audio is the second comic book series from Sanchez. His first, the wildly popular Amory Wars, parallels Coheed and Cambria's music and their four studio releases.

Blessthefall on tour

Laila Hanson on 7/16/09 @ 10:24 AM

Check out the update video below from Blessthefall, who are currently on tour with August Burns Red.